do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the  Proposal for a Council Regulation determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals (COM(2005) 402 final — 2005/0171 CNS)
Date: 2005-12-14
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: ESC opinion, agricultural product nomenclature, carcase, cattle, codification of EU law, common organisation of markets, meat processing industry

C 65/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.3.2006

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regu-
lation determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals’

(COM(2005) 402 final — 2005/0171 CNS)

(2006/C 65/10)

On 7 October 2005 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 262 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

The Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, which was responsible for preparing
the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 9 November 2005. The rapporteur was
Frank Allen.

At its 422nd plenary session, held on 14 and 15 December 2005 (meeting of 14 December), the European
Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 127 votes with 5 abstentions.

1. Introduction

2. General comments

1.1
The purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codifica-
tion of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April
1981 determining the Community scale for the classification of
carcases of adult bovine animals (1). The new Regulation will
supersede the various acts incorporated in it (2); this proposal
fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence
does no more than bringing them together with only such
formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise
itself.

Brussels, 14 December 2005.

The Committee regards it as very useful to have all the
2.1
texts integrated into one Regulation.
In the context of a
People's Europe, the Committee, like the Commission, attaches
great importance to simplifying and clarifying Community law
so as to make it clearer and more accessible to ordinary citi-
zens, thus giving them new opportunities and the chance to
make use of the specific rights it gives them.

2.2
It has been ensured that this compilation of provisions
contains no changes of substance and serves only the purpose
of presenting Community law in a clear and transparent way.
The Committee expresses its total support for this objective
and, in the light of these guarantees, welcomes the proposal.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Anne-Marie SIGMUND

(1) Carried out pursuant to the Communication from the Commission
to the European Parliament and the Council – Codification of the
Acquis communautaire, COM(2001) 645 final.

(2) See Annex III to this proposal.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2034/2005 of  14 December 2005  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

L 328/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.12.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2034/2005

of 14 December 2005

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
fruit and vegetables (1), and in
import arrangements
particular Article 4(1) thereof,

for

Whereas:

standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 December 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 December 2005.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

15.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 328/7

to Commission Regulation of 14 December 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 10 20

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
212
999

052
204
628
999

052
204
999

052
204
388
508
999

052
204
999

052
400
464
624
999

052
999

400
404
720
999

052
400
404
720
999

49,1
50,3
88,1
62,5

127,2
59,8
155,5
114,2

138,9
111,4
125,2

66,5
70,8
22,0
13,2
43,1

83,4
59,6
71,5

76,1
82,8
143,4
94,7
99,3

66,2
66,2

106,5
93,3
68,6
89,5

104,1
102,9
53,1
63,7
81,0

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3997 — Sun Capital/Sara Lee) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, disclosure of information, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, private investment, restrictive-practice authorisation

14.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 318/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3997 — Sun Capital/Sara Lee)

(2005/C 318/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 December 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3997. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3871 — RBC/Dexia/JV)

(2005/C 318/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 December 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3871. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the  Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 69/169/EEC as regards the temporary quantitative restriction on beer imports into Finland (COM(2005) 427 final — 2005/0175 (CNS))
Date: 2005-12-14
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: ESC opinion, Finland, beer, derogation from EU law, exemption from customs duties, import, originating product, quantitative restriction

17.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/29

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive
amending Directive 69/169/EEC as regards the temporary quantitative restriction on beer imports
into Finland’

(COM(2005) 427 final — 2005/0175 (CNS))

(2006/C 65/05)

On 30 September 2005 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee,
under Article 93 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

The Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption, which was responsible for preparing the
Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 11 November 2005. The rapporteur was Mr
Byrne.

At its 422nd plenary session, held on 14 and 15 December 2005 (meeting of 14 December 2005), the
European Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 115 votes to 3 with
14 abstentions.

1. Summary

Finland has requested an extension of

the existing
1.1
restriction on beer imports by travellers from countries other
than Member States beyond 1 January 2006. This request is
aimed at addressing fiscal, economic, social health and public
order problems.

1.2
The proposed amendment authorises Finland to extend
the restriction until 31 December 2006. The maximum limit of
six litres will however be increased to sixteen which is the
actual limit currently being applied by Finland.

1.3

The EESC supports the amendment.

of six litres. In particular, Finland has a border with Russia
where alcohol is much cheaper so that if the normal monetary
limits applied individuals could import c. 200 litres of beer.

Because of

2.2
unrestricted imports on Finnish retailers, government
revenue and social and health problems would be severe.

the large price difference the impact of
tax

2.3
Finland has however already made significant tax reduc-
tions in 2004 and has also applied a higher maximum of
sixteen litres rather than six. Thus Finland has therefore been
seeking to move towards a long-term solution.

2. Background

In 2000 Finland was granted a derogation until 31
2.1
December 2005 to limit personal imports of beer by indivi-
duals from countries other than Member States to a maximum

3.1
The Committee notes the steps already taken by Finland
to address the problem and believes therefore that it is appro-
priate to grant a further extension of the derogation until 31
December 2006.

3. General comments

Brussels, 14 December 2005.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Anne-Marie SIGMUND
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 318/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.12.2005

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

13 December 2005

(2005/C 318/02)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

MTL

PLN

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

RON

Romanian leu

1,1925

143,47

7,4497

0,67425

9,4415

1,5433

75,23

7,9520

1,9557

0,5735

29,007

15,6466

252,82

3,4528

0,6970

0,4293

3,8299

3,6426

SIT

SKK

TRY

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

NZD New Zealand dollar

SGD

Singapore dollar

239,50

37,856

1,6080

1,5822

1,3739

9,2461

1,6864

1,9967

KRW South Korean won

1 223,51

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,5643

9,6296

7,4050

Indonesian rupiah

11 665,63

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,502

63,984

34,2950

49,071

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4053 — Morgan Stanley/AM Development) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial market, merger control

C 318/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.12.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4053 — Morgan Stanley/AM Development)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 318/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 6 December 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking MSREF V International
Fund belonging to the Morgan Stanley Group (‘Morgan Stanley’, UK) acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of AM Development B.V. (‘AM Development’, Nether-
lands) part of the undertaking AM N.V. (‘AM’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Morgan Stanley: global financial services including investment banking, sales, trading,

financing and private equity,

— for undertaking AM Development: office and retail development.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the Notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4053 — Morgan Stanley/AM Development, to the following address:

European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
2005/908/EC: Commission Decision of  14 December 2005  amending Council Directive 2002/56/EC as regards the date laid down in Article 21(3) until which Member States are authorised to extend the validity of decisions concerning equivalence of seed potatoes from third countries  (notified under document number C(2005) 5020)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: codification of EU law, labelling, marketing, packaging, potato, seedling

16.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 329/37

COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 December 2005

amending Council Directive 2002/56/EC as regards the date laid down in Article 21(3) until which
Member States are authorised to extend the validity of decisions concerning equivalence of seed
potatoes from third countries

(notified under document number C(2005) 5020)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/908/EC)

granted

potatoes harvested within the Community, the authori-
by Directive
sation
2002/56/EC to extend the period of
validity of
equivalence decisions should be continued for a three
year period.

to Member

States

Directive 2002/56/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for
in this Decision are in
Standing
accordance with
the
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agri-
culture, Horticulture and Forestry,

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

subparagraph of Article 21(3) of Directive
In the
2002/56/EC, ‘31 March 2005’ is replaced by ‘31 March 2008’.

first

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 December 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June
2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), and in particular
the second subparagraph of Article 21(3) thereof,

(4)

(5)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Directive 2002/56/EC provides that, with effect
from
certain dates, Member States may no longer determine
for themselves the equivalence of seed potatoes harvested
in third countries with seed potatoes harvested within the
Community and complying with that Directive.

However, as work to establish a Community equivalence
for seed potatoes from all the third countries concerned
had not been completed, Directive 2002/56/EC permitted
Member States to extend until 31 March 2005 the
validity of equivalence decisions which they had already
taken for seed potatoes from certain third countries not
covered by a Community equivalence.

(3)

In the absence of Community rules on the equivalence of
seed potatoes harvested in third countries with seed

(1) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 60. Directive as last amended by Directive

2003/61/EC (OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4024 — Cinven/Frans Bonhomme) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, disclosure of information, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 318/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.12.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4024 — Cinven/Frans Bonhomme)

(2005/C 318/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 December 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in French and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M4024. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3765 — Amer/Salomon)

(2005/C 318/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 October 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(2) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3765. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4016 — Macquarie Airports Copenhagen/Copenhagen Airports) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, bank, disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

14.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 318/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4023 — Industri Kapital/GUS Holland Holding)

(2005/C 318/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 December 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M4023. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4016 — Macquarie Airports Copenhagen/Copenhagen Airports)

(2005/C 318/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 December 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M4016. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4023 — Industri Kapital/GUS Holland Holding) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: credit institution, disclosure of information, distance selling, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

14.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 318/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4023 — Industri Kapital/GUS Holland Holding)

(2005/C 318/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 December 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M4023. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4016 — Macquarie Airports Copenhagen/Copenhagen Airports)

(2005/C 318/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 December 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M4016. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)