do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers
Date: 2006-01-12
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, air transport, carrier, transport licence

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Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to
Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1)

(2006/C 7/05)

NORWAY

Operating licences granted

Category B: Operating licences including the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Midtnorsk Helikopter AS

Norsk Flytjeneste AS

Slottelid
N-7650 Verdal

Sandefjord lufthavn
N-3241 Sandefjord

Operating licences revoked

Decision effective
since

1.9.2005

1.8.2005

Category B: Operating licences including the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

SAAB Norsk Flytjeneste AS

Sandefjord lufthavn
N-3241 Sandefjord

Decision effective
since

1.8.2005

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 50/2006 of  12 January 2006  fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
Date: 2006-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 50/2006

of 12 January 2006

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed.

situation for

the cereal

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat to certain third countries was opened
pursuant
(EC) No
to
1059/2005 (2).

Commission

Regulation

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on
cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of
disturbance on the market for cereals (3), the Commission
may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a
maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.

invitation to tender

For tenders notified from 6 to 12 January 2006, pursuant to
the
issued in Regulation (EC) No
1059/2005, the maximum refund on exportation of common
wheat shall be 9,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 January 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections
Date: 2006-01-12
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, environmental tax, tax exemption

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I
of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2006/C 7/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

22 June 2005

Number of aid

EFTA State

Title

Objective

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned or
overall amount of individual aid
granted (in national currency)

Case 55682

Norway

Electricity tax exemption for energy intensive industries participating in a
programme for energy efficiency

The objective of the programme is to encourage efficient use of energy

The Parliament's annual decision on electricity tax, the Regulation on excise duties,
ref. § 3-12-11 (1) and the standard ‘Agreement Concerning the Promotion of
Energy Efficient Energy Use in Energy Intensive Industries’ to be entered into
between the Norwegian State and each of the relevant companies qualifying for
participation

Aid scheme

Exemption of tax amounts
to approx. NOK 25 million
per year

Annual
NOK 25 million

expenditure

planned:

EUR 3 million

Overall
million

amount: NOK 250

EUR 30 million

Duration

10 years

Maximum aid intensity of the aid
scheme

NOK 25 million per year

Economic sectors

Limited to the energy intensive industries in the manufacturing
and mining sector, social works, as far as the electricity is used
by enterprises that exercise industrial production in the same
way as the enterprises in the manufacturing and mining
sector, as well as the industry which supplies steam and hot
water

Name and address of the granting
authority

Ministry of Finance
P.O. Box 8008 Dep, N-0030 Oslo

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2006 of  12 January 2006  fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2093/2005
Date: 2006-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 47/2006

of 12 January 2006

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2093/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
the
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

situation for

the cereal

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Spain from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 2093/2005 (2).

the Commission, acting under

Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1839/95 (3)
the
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC)
No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction
in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC)
No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

invitation

For tenders notified from 6 to 12 January 2006, pursuant to
(EC)
in
to
the
No 2093/2005,
the maximum reduction in the duty on
maize imported shall be 22,88 EUR/t and be valid for a total
maximum quantity of 55 175 t.

Regulation

tender

issued

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 January 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 335, 20.12.2005, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1558/2005 (OJ L 249, 24.9.2005, p. 6).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4098 — Investcorp/Autodistribution Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control, motor vehicle industry, spare part

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4098 — Investcorp/Autodistribution Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 7/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 5 January 2006 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Parts Holding Sarl (‘Parts’, Luxembourg,
part of the Investcorp Group, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of Autodis S.A (‘Autodis’, France), by way of purchase of shares

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Parts/Investcorp group: international financial institution acting as a principal and as an intermediary in

international investment transactions,

— Autodis: distribution of automotive (car and car engines) spare parts, heavy vehicle (truck, trailer and

bus) spare parts, and industrial non-automotive spare parts.

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.4098 — Investcorp/Autodistribution Group, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 44/2006 of  12 January 2006  fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004
Date: 2006-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, skimmed milk powder

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 44/2006

of 12 January 2006

fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing
invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third subpar-
agraph of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 of 26 March
2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export
refunds for skimmed milk powder (2) provides for a
permanent tender.

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender
procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk
products (3)
and following an examination of
the
submitted in response to the invitation to
tenders

it

tender,
is appropriate to fix a maximum export
refund for the tendering period ending on 10 January
2006.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

the permanent

tender opened by Regulation (EC) No
For
582/2004,
for the tendering period ending on 10 January
2006, the maximum amount of refund for the product and
destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall
be 12,20 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 January 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 67. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1239/2005 (OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 32).

(3) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1814/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 3).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2006 of  12 January 2006  derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1282/2001 as regards the final date for submitting harvest and production declarations for the 2005/06 wine year
Date: 2006-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU production, data processing, derogation from EU law, exchange of information, grape, harvest, viticulture, wine

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 39/2006

of 12 January 2006

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1282/2001 as regards the final date for submitting harvest and
production declarations for the 2005/06 wine year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of
in
wine (1), and in particular Article 73 thereof,

the market

(3)

(4)

To resolve the problem, which is not the fault of the
producers, and to avoid their being unjustly penalised,
those producers should be granted an extension for the
submission of harvest and production declarations.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Wine,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 11(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1282/2001 (2) requires wine growers to submit harvest
and production declarations no later than 10 December,
with a view to knowing the volume of Community wine
production in good time.

In a particular Member State the procedure for notifying
declarations has just been computerised. Most producers
must prepare their declarations at local support centres
for farmers. As these centres must also simultaneously set
up the electronic case-files for these declarations and
update
and single payment
scheme for the first year, it will not be possible to deal
with all the producers' files by the deadline.

area declarations

the

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(EC) No
11(1)
Notwithstanding Article
1282/2001,
the declarations
the 2005/06 wine year
referred to in Articles 2 and 4 of that Regulation may be
submitted up to 25 January 2006.

of Regulation

for

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 10 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 January 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 176, 29.6.2001, p. 14.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

11 January 2006

(2006/C 7/01)

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

1,2088

138,31

7,4573

0,68840

9,3499

1,5474

74,03

8,0310

1,9554

0,5737

28,753

15,6466

249,88

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

3,7742

3,6285

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

239,48

37,380

1,6210

1,6061

1,4073

9,3702

1,7392

1,9702

KRW South Korean won

1 187,04

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,3825

9,7556

7,3851

Indonesian rupiah

11 441,29

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,529

63,583

34,4140

48,100

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 38/2006 of  12 January 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 38/2006

of 12 January 2006

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 13 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 January 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY
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).

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to Commission Regulation of 12 January 2006 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 10 00

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
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
220
388
624
999

052
204
999

052
204
464
624
662
999

052
999

400
404
720
999

400
720
999

105,9
41,1
92,7
79,9

168,4
79,9
124,2

88,5
88,5

92,6
105,2
98,9

49,1
57,8
48,5
66,5
51,9
54,8

74,2
73,4
73,8

70,2
51,6
107,2
70,1
35,9
67,0

50,6
50,6

112,5
102,5
66,1
93,7

89,2
63,2
76,2

(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’.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2024/2005 of  12 December 2005  amending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia ( OJ L 326, 13.12.2005 )
Date: 2006-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Liberia, economic sanctions, foreign capital, head of State, international sanctions

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2024/2005 of 12 December 2005 amending Council Regulation
(EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia

(Official Journal of the European Union L 326 of 13 December 2005)

On page 11, point 2, under (f):

for:

read:

‘Bukava Aviation Transport’,
‘Bukavu Aviation Transport’.

for:

On page 11, point 2, under (n):
‘DHH Enterprise, Inc.’
‘DHH Enterprises, Inc.’.

read:

for:

On page 12, point 2, under (u):
‘Orient Star Cooperation’,
‘Orient Star Corporation’.

read:

Corrigendum to Commission Directive 74/268/EEC of 2 May 1974 laying down special conditions concerning
the presence of ‘Avena fatua’ in fodder plant and cereal seed
(Official Journal of the European Communities L 141 of 24 May 1974)

On page 19, Article 2, first paragraph:

for:

read:

‘Member States shall issue the official certificate provided for in Article 11 of the Directive on the marketing of
cereal seed,’;
‘Member States shall issue, on request, the official certificate provided for in Article 11 of the Directive on the
marketing of cereal seed,’.
Corrigendum to Commission Directive 74/268/EEC of  2 May 1974  laying down special conditions concerning the presence of  Avena fatua  in fodder plant and cereal seed ( OJ L 141, 24.5.1974 )
Date: 2006-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, fodder plant, market approval, plant disease, seed

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2024/2005 of 12 December 2005 amending Council Regulation
(EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia

(Official Journal of the European Union L 326 of 13 December 2005)

On page 11, point 2, under (f):

for:

read:

‘Bukava Aviation Transport’,
‘Bukavu Aviation Transport’.

for:

On page 11, point 2, under (n):
‘DHH Enterprise, Inc.’
‘DHH Enterprises, Inc.’.

read:

for:

On page 12, point 2, under (u):
‘Orient Star Cooperation’,
‘Orient Star Corporation’.

read:

Corrigendum to Commission Directive 74/268/EEC of 2 May 1974 laying down special conditions concerning
the presence of ‘Avena fatua’ in fodder plant and cereal seed
(Official Journal of the European Communities L 141 of 24 May 1974)

On page 19, Article 2, first paragraph:

for:

read:

‘Member States shall issue the official certificate provided for in Article 11 of the Directive on the marketing of
cereal seed,’;
‘Member States shall issue, on request, the official certificate provided for in Article 11 of the Directive on the
marketing of cereal seed,’.