do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

17.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 January 2006

(2006/C 11/01)

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

1,2112

139,23

7,4613

0,68545

9,3293

1,5497

74,14

8,0490

1,9558

0,5737

28,796

15,6466

250,32

3,4528

0,6959

0,4293

3,8093

3,6352

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

239,51

37,477

1,6148

1,6066

1,4055

9,3912

1,7340

1,9792

KRW South Korean won

1 189,94

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,2575

9,7711

7,3798

Indonesian rupiah

11 476,12

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,536

63,673

34,2590

48,054

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 75/2006 of  17 January 2006  on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
Date: 2006-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, citrus fruit, export licence, export refund, fruit vegetable, pip fruit

18.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 12/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 75/2006

of 17 January 2006

on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges,
lemons and apples)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market
in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular the third subpar-
agraph of Article 35(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2078/2005 (2) opens an
invitation to tender setting the indicative refund rates and
indicative quantities for system A3 export licences, which
may be issued, other than those tendered for as part of
food aid.

the maximum
the tenders submitted,
In the light of
refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be
awarded for
tenders quoting those maximum rates
should be set.

In the case of tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples, the
maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indi-
cative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is not
more than one-and-a-half
times the indicative refund
rate,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

tomatoes, oranges,

the
In the case of
maximum refund rates and the percentages for reducing the
quantities awarded under the invitation to tender opened by
Regulation (EC) No 2078/2005 shall be fixed in the Annex.

lemons and apples,

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).

(2) OJ L 333, 20.12.2005, p. 3.

L 12/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.1.2006

ANNEX

Issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetable sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)

Product

Maximum refund rate
(EUR/t net)

Percentage awarded of quantities tendered
for quoting the maximum refund rate

Tomatoes

Oranges

Lemons

Apples

—

52

70

45

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4006 — Crédit Agricole/Banca Intesa/Nextra Investment Management) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 11/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.1.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4006 — Crédit Agricole/Banca Intesa/Nextra Investment Management)

(2006/C 11/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 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 32005M4006. 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.3944 — Behr/Hella/JV)

(2006/C 11/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 November 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 German 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 32005M3944. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 (COM(2005)0563 - C6-0406/2005 - 2005/0226(CNS))
Date: 2006-01-17
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Croatia, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), cooperation policy, economic stabilisation

C 287 E/64

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.11.2006

Tuesday, 17 January 2006

TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2006)0001

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 (Croatia) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 (COM(2005)0563 — C6-0406/2005 — 2005/0226(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0563) (1),

— having regard to Article 181a(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0406/2005),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0002/2006),

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

3. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-
tially;

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0002

Protocol to the Framework Trade and Cooperation Agreement with Korea *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclu-
sion of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European
Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other
hand, to take account of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of
Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic
of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the Euro-
pean Union (10966/2005 — COM(2005)0281 — C6-0303/2005 — 2005/0121(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0281) (1),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4101 — MatlinPatterson/Deutsche Bank/Michel Thierry) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid to undertakings, bank, company in difficulties, economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, textile product, vehicle parts

17.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4101 — MatlinPatterson/Deutsche Bank/Michel Thierry)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 11/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 6 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 the undertakings MatlinPatterson LLC
(USA) and Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation joint control of the undertaking Michel Thierry SA (France), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for MatlinPatterson: investment in companies in financial difficulties, directing their reorganization;

— for Deutsche Bank: banking;

— for Michel Thierry: manufacture and supply of fabrics and seat covers for the automotive industry.

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.4101 — MatlinPatterson/Deutsche Bank/Michel Thierry, 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.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2000/24/EC in order to include the Maldives in the list of countries covered, following the Indian Ocean tsunamis of December 2004 (COM(2005)0460 - C6-0319/2005 - 2005/0195(CNS))
Date: 2006-01-17
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Subjects: EIB loan, European Investment Bank, Indian Ocean, Maldives, credit guarantee, financial loss, investment abroad, natural disaster

24.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 287 E/65

Tuesday, 17 January 2006

— having regard to Articles 57(2), 71, 80(2), 133, 181a and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0303/2005),

— having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0398/2005),

1. Approves the conclusion of the Protocol;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments

2.
and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Korea.

P6_TA(2006)0003

Inclusion of the Maldives in the list of countries covered following the Indian
Ocean tsunamis of December 2004 *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Deci-
sion 2000/24/EC in order to include the Maldives in the list of countries covered, following the
Indian Ocean tsunamis of December 2004 (COM(2005)0460 — C6-0319/2005 — 2005/0195(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0460) (1),

— having regard to Article 181a of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0319/2005),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0407/2005),

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

3. Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the
Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-
tially;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3996 — Industri Kapital/Kwintet) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

17.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3996 — Industri Kapital/Kwintet)

(2006/C 11/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 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 32005M3996. 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.4031 — JCI/SAFT/JV)

(2006/C 11/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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 32005M4031. 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.3944 — Behr/Hella/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, electrical engineering, electronic component, engine, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 11/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.1.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4006 — Crédit Agricole/Banca Intesa/Nextra Investment Management)

(2006/C 11/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 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 32005M4006. 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.3944 — Behr/Hella/JV)

(2006/C 11/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 November 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 German 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 32005M3944. 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.4031 — JCI/SAFT/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

17.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3996 — Industri Kapital/Kwintet)

(2006/C 11/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 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 32005M3996. 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.4031 — JCI/SAFT/JV)

(2006/C 11/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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 32005M4031. 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.4040 — KKR/FL Selenia) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, special chemicals

C 11/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.1.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4040 — KKR/FL Selenia)

(2006/C 11/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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 32005M4040. 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.4005 — Ineos/Innovene)

(2006/C 11/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 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 32005M4005. EUR-Lex is the on-

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