do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 126/2006 of  25 January 2006  determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2005 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted
Date: 2006-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, import licence, meat product, pigmeat

L 22/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.1.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 126/2006

of 25 January 2006

determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2005 for import licences for
certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the
Community with the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2040/2005
of 14 December 2005 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for
by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (1), and in particular Article
4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The applications for import licences lodged for the first
quarter of 2006 are for quantities less than or equal to
the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the
following period should be determined.

It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the
fact that licences may only be used for products which

comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the
Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 January
to Regulation (EC)

1.
to 31 March 2006 submitted pursuant
No 2040/2005 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

For the period 1 April to 30 June 2006, applications may
2.
be lodged pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 2040/2005 for
import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

3.
Licences may only be used for products which comply
with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2006.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 328, 15.12.2005, p. 34.

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L 22/19

ANNEX I

Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the
period 1 January to 31 March 2006

—

—

—

—

ANNEX II

Total quantity available for the period
1 April to 30 June 2006

(t)

4 400,0

2 125,0

15 625,0

Order No

09.4671

09.4751

09.4752

09.4756

Order No

09.4671

09.4752

09.4756
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3940 — Lufthansa/Eurowings) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, transport company

C 18/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.1.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3940 — Lufthansa/Eurowings)

(2006/C 18/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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(2) 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32005M3940. 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.4061 — Kalyani Brakes/Brembo/JV)

(2006/C 18/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 January 2006, 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32006M4061. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission notice concerning the entry into force of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation between the Community, Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Romania, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and West Bank and Gaza Strip
Date: 2006-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: originating product, third country, trade agreement (EU)

C 18/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.1.2006

Commission notice concerning the entry into force of the protocols on rules of origin providing
for diagonal cumulation between the Community, Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Iceland,
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Romania, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), Syria,
Tunisia, Turkey and West Bank and Gaza Strip

(2006/C 18/03)

For the purpose of the creation of diagonal cumulation of origin among the Community, Algeria, Bulgaria,
Egypt, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Romania, Switzerland (including
Liechtenstein), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and West Bank and Gaza Strip, the Community and the countries
concerned notify each other, through the European Commission, of the origin rules in force with the other
countries.

Based on the notifications received from the countries concerned, the table below gives an overview of the
protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation specifying the date from which such cumu-
lation becomes applicable.

This table replaces the previous one (OJ C 100, 25.4.2002).

Entry into force of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation in the pan-euro-med
zone

EU

DZ

BU

CH(EFTA)

EG

FO

IL

IS(EFTA)

JO

LB

LI(EFTA)

MA

NO(EFTA)

PS

RO

SY

TN

TR

1.1.2006

1.12.2005

1.1.2006

1.11.2005

1.11.2005

1.12.2005

1.11.2005

EU

DZ

BU

CH(EFTA)

1.1.2006

1.1.2006

1.7.2005

1.3.2005

EG

FO

IL

1.12.2005

1.1.2006

1.1.2006

1.7.2005

1.11.2005

1.7.2005

1.7.2005

1.12.2005

1.7.2005

IS(EFTA)

1.11.2005

1.11.2005

1.7.2005

1.3.2005

JO

LB

LI(EFTA)

1.11.2005

1.7.2005

1.3.2005

MA

1.12.2005

1.3.2005

1.3.2005

1.3.2005

1.3.2005

1.1.2006

NO(EFTA)

1.11.2005

1.12.2005

1.7.2005

1.3.2005

PS

RO

SY

TN

TR

(*) Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein form a customs union.

1.1.2006

1.7.2005

1.7.2005

.

.

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5
1
2
0
0
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 127/2006 of  25 January 2006  determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in January 2006 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 for Bulgaria and Romania
Date: 2006-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, beef, import licence, tariff quota

L 22/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.1.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 127/2006

of 25 January 2006

determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence
applications lodged in January 2006 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in
Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 for Bulgaria and Romania

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of
19 June 1998, laying down rules for the application of the tariff
quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Decisions
2003/286/EC and 2003/18/EC for Bulgaria and Romania (2),
and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 fixes the quantities of
certain beef and veal products originating in Romania and

Bulgaria, which may be imported on special terms in respect
of the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006. The quantities of
certain beef and veal products originating in Romania and
Bulgaria covered by import licence applications submitted are
such that applications may be accepted in full,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities covered by import licence applications submitted
in respect of the period 1 January to 30 June 2006 under the
quotas referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 are accepted
in full.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2006.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by
L 328,

(EC) No 1899/2004 (OJ

Commission Regulation
30.10.2004, p. 67).

(2) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1240/2005 (OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 34).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3978 — Oracle/Siebel) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, software

25.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 18/23

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3910 — Rockwood/Süd-Chemie)

(2006/C 18/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32005M3910. 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.3978 — Oracle/Siebel)

(2006/C 18/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32005M3978. 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.3910 — Rockwood/Süd-Chemie) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

25.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 18/23

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3910 — Rockwood/Süd-Chemie)

(2006/C 18/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32005M3910. 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.3978 — Oracle/Siebel)

(2006/C 18/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32005M3978. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 128/2006 of  25 January 2006  on granting import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements
Date: 2006-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cane sugar, import licence, preferential agreement, tariff quota

26.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 22/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 128/2006

of 25 January 2006

on granting import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential
agreements

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

zero duty for products falling within CN code 1701
expressed as white sugar equivalent for imports origi-
to the ACP
nating in countries which are parties
Protocol and the India Agreement.

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18
June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in
Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the
GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (2),

(2)

(3)

The weekly totals referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation
still
(EC) No 1159/2003 show that
the delivery obligations for preferential
available for
sugar originating in India for
the 2005/06 delivery
period which have already reached their limits.

some sugar

is

the Commission must
Under
indicate that the limits concerned have not been reached,

circumstances,

these

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003
of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for
the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the
import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential
agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and
(EC) No 779/96 (3), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The limits for the delivery obligations for preferential sugar
originating in India for the 2005/06 delivery period have not
yet been reached.

(1)

Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 lays down
detailed rules on determining the delivery obligations at

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2006.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 987/2005 (OJ L 167, 29.6.2005,
p. 12).

(2) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 162, 1.7.2003, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 568/2005 (OJ L 97, 15.4.2005, p. 9).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4084 — Banca Intesa/NH Hoteles/NH Italia) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, hotel industry, insurance company, merger control

C 18/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.1.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4084 — Banca Intesa/NH Hoteles/NH Italia)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 18/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 17 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 Banca Intesa S.p.A.
(‘Banca Intesa’, Italy) and NH Hoteles S.A. (‘NH Hoteles’, Spain), through its subsidiary NH Hoteles Rallye
S.A., acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of NH Italia S.r.l.
(‘NH Italia’, Italy), currently solely controlled by NH Hoteles, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Banca Intesa: holding of a banking and finance group;

— for NH Hoteles: establishment, development and operation of hotels;

— for NH Italia: establishment, development and operation of hotels.

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.4084 Banca Intesa/NH Hotels/NH Italia, 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.4061 — Kalyani Brakes/Brembo/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor car, restrictive-practice authorisation, safety device, two-wheeled vehicle

C 18/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.1.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3940 — Lufthansa/Eurowings)

(2006/C 18/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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(2) 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32005M3940. 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.4061 — Kalyani Brakes/Brembo/JV)

(2006/C 18/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 January 2006, 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32006M4061. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

25.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 18/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

24 January 2006

(2006/C 18/01)

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

1,2272

140,45

7,4608

0,68780

9,2698

1,5489

75,35

8,0460

1,9558

0,5739

28,580

15,6466

249,98

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,8414

3,6269

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

239,49

37,390

1,6220

1,6363

1,4123

9,5175

1,8094

1,9897

KRW South Korean won

1 197,26

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,4308

9,8943

7,3800

Indonesian rupiah

11 648,58

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,599

64,520

34,3400

48,180

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.