do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, air transport, carrier, transport licence

19.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/19

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to
Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 14/08)

Text with EEA relevance

AUSTRIA

Operating licences granted

Category A: Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision
effective since

Amira Air GmbH

Hangar 2
A-1300 Flughafen-Wien

passengers, mail, cargo

7.12.2005

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

Operating licences revoked

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision
effective since

OREST-Immorent Leasing GmbH Windmühlgasse 22-24

passengers

29.11.2005

A-1060 Wien

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.
(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 99/2006 of  19 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: 2006-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

L 15/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 99/2006

of 19 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 13 to 19 January 2006, pursuant to
(EC)
in
to
the
No 2093/2005,
the maximum reduction in the duty on
maize imported shall be 22,86 EUR/t and be valid for a total
maximum quantity of 84 655 t.

Regulation

tender

issued

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 86/2006 of  19 January 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

L 15/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 86/2006

of 19 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 20 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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).

20.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/25

to Commission Regulation of 19 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
624
999

052
204
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

052
204
999

052
204
400
464
624
662
999

052
220
999

400
404
512
720
999

400
720
999

100,8
67,7
95,5
115,6
94,9

160,9
79,5
120,2

88,5
88,5

144,3
148,7
146,5

45,9
53,0
48,3
45,9
45,3
47,7

74,2
69,4
71,8

67,5
98,1
87,5
142,9
73,0
27,9
82,8

50,9
60,9
55,9

119,3
104,9
58,4
66,5
87,3

84,9
39,1
62,0

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

19.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 January 2006

(2006/C 14/01)

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

1,2125

139,51

7,4609

0,68640

9,3297

1,5468

74,61

8,1240

1,9558

0,5738

28,862

15,6466

251,79

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,8552

3,6480

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

37,620

1,6210

1,6181

1,4122

9,4018

1,7620

1,9749

KRW South Korean won

1 202,98

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,3553

9,7854

7,3815

Indonesian rupiah

11 522,99

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,555

63,838

34,2820

47,869

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 97/2006 of  19 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: 2006-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

L 15/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 97/2006

of 19 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 13 to 19 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 20 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3869 — Tessenderlo/Siemens/Advanced Power/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, investment, merger control, telecommunications industry, transport infrastructure

C 14/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.1.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3869 — Tessenderlo/Siemens/Advanced Power/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 14/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 12 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 Tessenderlo Chemie
S.A. (‘Tessenderlo’, Belgium), Siemens Project Ventures GmbH (‘Siemens Projects’, Germany) belonging to
the German group Siemens AG (‘Siemens’) and Advanced Power AG (‘AP’, Switzerland) acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking T-Power N.V. (‘T-
Power’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Tessenderlo: International activities in several branches of the chemical industry;

— for undertaking Siemens Projects: Investment in infrastructure projects world-wide focusing on power

generation, telecommunications and transport sectors;

— for undertaking Siemens: Information and communication products, automation and control, power
generation and transmission equipment, transportation, medical, lighting, financing and real estate;

— for undertaking AP: Project management, in particular power generation and related infrastructure;

— for undertaking T-Power: Generation of electricity, including development, finance and construction of

the power plant.

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.3869 — Tessenderlo/Siemens/Advanced Power/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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4018 — ED & F Man/Safic Alcan (Natural Products)) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, raw material, restrictive-practice authorisation, wholesale trade

19.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4019 — Fraport/Deutsche Bank/Budapest Airport)

(2006/C 14/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 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 32005M4019. 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.4018 — ED & F Man/Safic Alcan (Natural Products))

(2006/C 14/04)

(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 32005M4018. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4087 — Eiffage/Macquarie/APRR) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment, merger control, transport infrastructure

C 14/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.1.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4087 — Eiffage/Macquarie/APRR)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 14/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 11 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 Eiffage (‘Eiffage’,
France) and Macquarie Infrastructure Group International Limited (‘MIGIL’, Bermuda) controlled by the
Macquarie Bank Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhone (‘APRR’, France) by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Eiffage: financing, design, construction and maintenance of projects and infrastructures

including motorways;

— for undertaking MIGIL: entity controlled by Macquarie;

— for undertaking Macquarie: financial services and investments in infrastructure;

— for undertaking APRR: toll motorway in France.

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.4087 — Eiffage/Macquarie/APRR, 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 95/2006 of  19 January 2006  on the issue of import licences for sugar and sugar and cocoa mixtures with ACP/OCT or EC/OCT cumulation of origin
Date: 2006-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, cocoa, import licence, originating product, overseas countries and territories, sugar

L 15/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 95/2006

of 19 January 2006

on the issue of import licences for sugar and sugar and cocoa mixtures with ACP/OCT or EC/OCT
cumulation of origin

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27
November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries
and territories with the European Community (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 192/2002 of
31 January 2002 laying down detailed rules for issuing import
licences for sugar and sugar and cocoa mixtures with ACP/OCT
or EC/OCT cumulation of origin (2), and in particular Article
6(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 6(4) of Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC allows
ACP/EC-OCT cumulation of origin in the case of
products falling within Chapter 17 and tariff headings
1806 10 30 and 1806 10 90 up to an annual quantity
of 28 000 tonnes of sugar.

(2)

(3)

Applications have been submitted to the national autho-
rities in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 192/2002
for the issue of import licences for a total quantity of
84 000 tonnes, exceeding the quantity laid down in
Decision 2001/822/EC.

The Commission must therefore set the reducing coef-
ficient for the issue of import licences and suspend the
submission of further licence applications for 2006,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import licences covered by applications submitted by 7 January
2006 under Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 192/2002 shall be
issued for 33,3333 % of the quantity applied for.

Article 2

The submission of
suspended.

further applications for 2006 is hereby

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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, 19 January 2006.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 55. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 96/2004 (OJ L 15, 22.1.2004, p. 3).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4019 — Fraport/Deutsche Bank/Budapest Airport) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: airport, bank, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, transport company

19.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4019 — Fraport/Deutsche Bank/Budapest Airport)

(2006/C 14/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 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 32005M4019. 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.4018 — ED & F Man/Safic Alcan (Natural Products))

(2006/C 14/04)

(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 32005M4018. EUR-Lex is the on-

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