do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2005/931/EC: Commission Decision of  21 December 2005  releasing Finland and Sweden from the obligation to apply to Council Directive 68/193/EEC on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine  (notified under document number C(2005) 5469)
Date: 2005-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, marketing, plant propagation, vineyard, viticulture

23.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 340/67

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 December 2005

releasing Finland and Sweden from the obligation to apply to Council Directive 68/193/EEC on the
marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine

(notified under document number C(2005) 5469)

(Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2005/931/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

the provision of Directive 68/193/EEC to the material in
question.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(4)

Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968
on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of
the vine (1), and in particular Article 18a thereof,

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

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the requests submitted by Finland and Sweden,

Article 1

Finland and Sweden are hereby released from the obligation to
apply Directive 68/193/EEC, with the exception of Article 12(1)
and Article 12a.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland and the
Kingdom of Sweden.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Directive 68/193/EEC sets out certain provisions for the
marketing of material for the propagation of the vine.
to certain
This Directive also provides
conditions, Member States may be wholly or partly
released from the obligation to apply this Directive.

subject

that,

Material for the propagation of the vine is not normally
reproduced or marketed in Finland and Sweden.
In
addition the growing of vine is of minimal economic
importance in the abovementioned countries.

(3)

As long as those conditions remain, the relevant Member
States should be released from the obligation to apply

(1) OJ L 93, 17.4.1968, p. 15. Directive as

last amended by
Commission Directive 2005/43/EC (OJ L 164, 24.6.2005, p. 37).
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.3975 — Cargill/Degussa Food Ingredients) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agro-industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, pharmaceutical industry

C 324/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.12.2005

Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.3975 — Cargill/Degussa Food Ingredients)

(2005/C 324/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 December 2005, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after
finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common
market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified
concentration. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

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

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not
later than 15 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 COMP/M.3975 — Cargill/Degussa
Food Ingredients, to the following address:
European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2084/2005 of  19 December 2005  on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia ( OJ L 333, 20.12.2005 )
Date: 2005-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, beef, boned meat, import licence, originating product

21.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 335/59

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2084/2005 of 19 December 2005 on import licences in respect
of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

(Official Journal of the European Union L 333 of 20 December 2005)

On page 30, Article 1, second paragraph:

for:

‘— 34 t originating in Botswana;’,

read:

‘— 34,1 t originating in Botswana;’.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2174/2005 of  21 December 2005  concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
Date: 2005-12-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Japan, photographic industry, recording equipment, trade agreement (EU)

30.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 347/7

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2174/2005

of 21 December 2005

concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

closing negotiations initiated pursuant
GATT 1994,

to Article XXIV:6 of

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

By Decision 2005/958/EC of 21 December 2005 on the
conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters between the European Community and Japan pursuant
to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 (1), the Council approved, on
behalf of the Community, the said Agreement with a view to

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The duty rates shown in the Annex to this Regulation shall
apply for the period indicated.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2005.

For the Council
The President

B. BRADSHAW

(1) See page 75 of this Official Journal.

L 347/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.12.2005

ANNEX

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the
products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the concessions being determined, within the
context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of the current regulation.
Where ex CN codes are indicated, the concessions are to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding
description taken together.

Part two
Schedule of Customs duties

CN code

Description

Duty rate

3702 32 19

Photographic film in rolls; for colour photography; other

A lower applied rate of 1,3 % (1)

8525 40 19

Still image video cameras; other

A lower applied rate of 1,2 % (1)

8525 40 99

Still image video cameras; other video camera recorders; other

A lower applied rate of 12,5 % (1)

(1) The lower applied rates indicated above are to be applied for four years or until the implementation of the results of the Doha

Development Agenda Round reaches the tariff level above, whichever comes first.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

21.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 324/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 December 2005

(2005/C 324/01)

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

1,1955

139,36

7,4572

0,67820

9,3887

1,5521

75,61

8,0330

1,9560

0,5735

28,945

15,6466

251,25

3,4528

0,6965

0,4293

3,8359

3,6566

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

239,52

37,905

1,6151

1,6181

1,4020

9,2681

1,7383

1,9885

KRW South Korean won

1 215,35

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,5758

9,6525

7,4078

Indonesian rupiah

11 781,65

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,518

64,001

34,3110

48,896

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2005/964/EC: Council Decision of  21 December 2005  on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement on Duty-Free Treatment of Multi-Chip Integrated Circuits (MCPs) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, United States, agreement (EU), common tariff policy, electronic component, ratification of an agreement, tariff agreement, tariff exemption

L 349/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.12.2005

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 December 2005

on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement on Duty-Free
Treatment of Multi-Chip Integrated Circuits (MCPs)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/964/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with
the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2)
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Multi-Chip Integrated Circuits (MCPs) are a new form of
semiconductors which did not exist at the time of nego-
tiation of the WTO Information Technology Agreement.
Had they existed at the time, they would have probably
been included at zero tariff level. Trade in this important
technology should be facilitated.

The Commission has negotiated on behalf of
the
Community an Agreement on Duty-Free Treatment of
Multi-Chip
(hereinafter
referred to as ‘the Agreement’), within the framework
the Government/Authorities Meeting on Semicon-
of
ductors (GAMS).

Integrated Circuits

(MCPs)

The Agreement eliminates applied duties and charges on
MCPs, whilst leaving the WTO bound rates unchanged.

The Agreement has been authenticated by the Secretary
General of
the European Union as
depository on 28 November 2005.

the Council of

The Agreement should be concluded on behalf of the
Community.

Paragraph 7(a) of the Agreement provides that after the
depositary receives four instruments of acceptance, those
accepting Parties shall agree on a date of entry into force

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

It

the Agreement.

of
Commission, as representative of
GAMS,
other Parties to the Agreement,

is appropriate to authorise the
the Community in
to agree on a date in that regard with the

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement on Duty-Free Treatment of Multi-Chip Inte-
grated Circuits (MCPs)
is hereby concluded on behalf of the
Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The Commission is authorised to agree with the other Parties to
the Agreement on a date of entry into force. This date will be
published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s)
the
Community, the instrument of acceptance of the agreement in
accordance with paragraph 7(b) thereof.

empowered to deposit, on behalf of

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2005.

For the Council
The President

B. BRADSHAW
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2105/2005 of  21 December 2005  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 337/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.12.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2105/2005

of 21 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 22 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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).

22.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 337/15

to Commission Regulation of 21 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
220
628
999

052
204
999

052
204
220
388
624
999

052
204
999

052
220
400
464
624
999

052
999

096
400
404
528
720
999

052
400
720
999

71,2
51,0
87,2
69,8

128,1
59,9
196,3
155,5
135,0

109,0
112,3
110,7

59,8
62,5
65,0
22,5
59,8
53,9

60,4
53,0
56,7

77,0
36,7
81,3
143,9
83,2
84,4

44,9
44,9

18,3
87,8
96,7
48,0
74,2
65,0

125,5
103,9
63,3
97,6

(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’.
2005/924/EC: Commission Decision of  21 December 2005  on the list of the beneficiary countries which qualify for the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, provided for by Article 26(e) of Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences
Date: 2005-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, developing countries, generalised preferences, governance, sustainable development

L 337/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.12.2005

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 December 2005

on the list of the beneficiary countries which qualify for the special incentive arrangement for
sustainable development and good governance, provided for by Article 26(e) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 980/2005 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences

(2005/924/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Sole Article

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 of
27 June 2005 applying a
scheme of generalised tariff
preferences (1), and in particular Articles 11 and 26 thereof,

from the
The following developing countries shall benefit
special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and
good governance provided for in Regulation (EC) No 980/2005
from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

a

special

Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 provides for the granting
to developing
of
countries which
for
satisfy
sustainable development and good governance.

arrangement
certain

requirements

incentive

itself of the
Each developing country wishing to avail
special
incentive arrangement has submitted its request
in writing by 31 October 2005, accompanied by the
comprehensive information concerning ratification of
the relevant conventions, the legislation and measures
to
the
conventions and its commitment to accept and comply
fully with the monitoring and review mechanism
envisaged in the
and related
instruments.

conventions

implement

provisions

effectively

relevant

the

of

requests,

examined these

in
The Commission has
accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 980/2005, and has established the final
the relevant
list of beneficiary countries which fulfil
criteria. Accordingly, the special
incentive arrangement
should be granted to those countries from 1 January
2006 to 31 December 2008.

(BO) Bolivia
(CO) Colombia
(CR) Costa Rica
(EC) Ecuador
(GE) Georgia
(GT) Guatemala
(HN) Honduras
(LK) Sri Lanka
(MD) Republic of Moldova
(MN) Mongolia
(NI) Nicaragua
(PA) Panama
(PE)
Peru
(SV) El Salvador
(VE) Venezuela

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2005.

The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
Preferences Committee,

in this Decision are in
the Generalised

For the Commission

Peter MANDELSON
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 169, 30.6.2005, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4004 — SCF/SAG GEST/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control, motor car

21.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 324/39

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4004 — SCF/SAG GEST/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 324/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 12 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 undertakings Santander
Consumer Finance, S.A. (‘SCF’, Spain) belonging to the Grupo Santander and Soluções Atomóvel Globais,
SGPS S.A. (‘SAG GEST’, Portugal) controlled by SGC-SGPS, S.A. acquire within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Multirent-Aluguer e Comércio de Automóveis, S.A.
(‘Multirent’, Portugal), SAG International Finance Company Limited (‘SAG IFC’, Ireland) and the entire busi-
ness of HBF Auto-Renting, S.A. (‘HBF business’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created
company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— SCF: financial services, mainly in Spain,

— SAG GEST: car distribution and financial services in Portugal,

— Multirent: full fleet management services in Portugal,

— SAG IFC: acquisition of receivables originated by Multirent,

— HBF business: full fleet management services in Spain.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
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.4004 — SCF/SAG GEST/JV, 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.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 of  21 December 2005  amending Regulation (EC) No 384/96 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community
Date: 2005-12-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ukraine, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, common commercial policy, dumping, import, third country

23.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 340/17

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2117/2005

of 21 December 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 384/96 on protection against dumped imports from countries not
members of the European Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

establishing the European

Article 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

In Regulation (EC) No 384/96, in the first sentence of Article
2(7)(b), the term ‘the Ukraine’ shall be deleted.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

By Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (1) the Council adopted
common rules for protection against dumped imports
the
from countries which are not members of
European Community.

the

of market

establishment

In view of the very significant progress made by Ukraine
economy
towards
conditions, as recognised by the conclusions of
the
Ukraine-European Union Summit on 1 December
2005,
is appropriate to allow normal value for
Ukrainian exporters and producers to be established in
accordance with the provisions of Article 2(1) to (6) of
Regulation (EC) No 384/96,

it

Article 2

initiated
This Regulation shall apply to all
pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 384/96 after the date of
entry into force of this Regulation, either on the basis of an
application for initiation lodged after such date, or at
the
initiative of the Commission.

investigations

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
Journal of the
following that of its publication in the Official
European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2005.

For the Council
The President

B. BRADSHAW

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).