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Commission Regulation (EC) No 158/2006 of  27 January 2006  fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 33rd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
Date: 2006-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, intervention price, minimum price, selling price, skimmed milk powder

L 25/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.1.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 158/2006

of 27 January 2006

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 33rd individual invitation to
tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001

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 Article 10(c)
thereof,

shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no
award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 214/2001.

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

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

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
in
1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market
skimmed milk (2), intervention agencies have put up for
sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of
skimmed-milk powder held by them.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 33rd individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for
the submission of tenders expired on 24 January 2006, the
minimum selling price
fixed at
191,00 EUR/100 kg.

skimmed milk is

for

(2)

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2006.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 27 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
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005,
p. 2).

(2) OJ L 37, 7.2.2001, p. 100. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1195/2005 (OJ L 194, 26.7.2005, p. 8).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4000 — Inco/Falconbridge) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, metalworking, non-ferrous metal, precious metal

27.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 20/27

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4000 — Inco/Falconbridge)

(2006/C 20/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 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 undertaking Inco Limited (‘Inco’,
Canada) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of
the undertaking Falconbridge Limited (‘Falconbridge’, Canada) by way of public bid announced on 11
October 2005.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Inco: mining, processing, refining and sale of various nickel products, copper, cobalt and precious

metals as well as sulphur products;

— for Falconbridge: mining, processing, refining and sale of various nickel products, copper, cobalt, lead,

zinc, aluminium and precious metals as well as sulphur products.

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.

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.4000 — Inco/Falconbridge, to the following address:

European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3599 — Apax/Vista Desarrollo/ItevelesA) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial institution, mechanical engineering, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

27.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 20/31

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3599 — Apax/Vista Desarrollo/ItevelesA)

(2006/C 20/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 November 2004, 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 Spanish 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 32004M3599. 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.4050 — Goldman Sachs/Cinven/Ahlsell)

(2006/C 20/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 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 32006M4050. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 9/2006 of  27 January 2006  amending Annex XI (Telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-01-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: confidentiality, contract terms, cross-frontier data flow, personal data

30.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 92/31

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 9/2006

of 27 January 2006

amending Annex XI (Telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 148/2005 of
2 December 2005 (1).

Commission Decision 2004/915/EC of 27 December 2004 amending Decision 2001/497/EC as
regards the introduction of an alternative set of standard contractual clauses for the transfer of
personal data to third countries (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 5ed (Commission Decision 2001/497/EC) of Annex XI to the
Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32004 D 0915: Commission Decision 2004/915/EC of 27 December 2004 (OJ L 385,

29.12.2004, p. 74).’

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2004/915/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 28 January 2006, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 January 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

R. WRIGHT

(1) OJ L 53, 23.2.2006, p. 46.
(2) OJ L 385, 29.12.2004, p. 74.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4063 — Cisco/Scientific-Atlanta) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, telecommunications

C 20/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.1.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4063 — Cisco/Scientific-Atlanta)

(2006/C 20/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 January 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1)
by which the undertaking Cisco Systems Inc. (‘Cisco’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.(‘Scientific-Atlanta’, USA) by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Cisco: networking equipment for the internet, including switches and routers, home
networking, Internet Protocol communications, wireless technology, optical networking equipment;

— for undertaking Scientific-Atlanta: global provider of set-top boxes, video distribution networks and

video system integration.

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.

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.4063 — Cisco/Scientific-Atlanta, to the following address:

European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 8/2006 of  27 January 2006  amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-01-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: explosive, free movement of goods, harmonisation of standards, intra-EU trade, safety standard, transport of dangerous goods

30.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 92/29

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 8/2006

of 27 January 2006

amending Annex II

(Technical

regulations,

standards,

testing

and certification)

to the

EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 7/1994 of
21 March 1994 (1).

Commission Decision 2004/388/EC of 15 April 2004 on an Intra-Community transfer of explosives
document (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Directive 2004/57/EC of 23 April 2004 on the identification of pyrotechnic articles and
certain ammunition for the purposes of Council Directive 93/15/EEC on the harmonisation of the
provisions relating to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses (3) is to
be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The following points shall be inserted after point 1 (Council Directive 93/15/EEC) of Chapter XXIX of
Annex II to the Agreement:

Article 1

‘2. 32004 D 0388: Commission Decision 2004/388/EC of 15 April 2004 on an Intra-Community

transfer of explosives document (OJ L 120, 24.4.2004, p. 43).

3. 32004 L 0057: Commission Directive 2004/57/EC of 23 April 2004 on the identification of
pyrotechnic articles and certain ammunition for the purposes of Council Directive 93/15/EEC on
the harmonisation of the provisions relating to the placing on the market and supervision of
explosives for civil uses (OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 73).’

The texts of Directive 2004/57/EC and Decision 2004/388/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to
be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

(1) OJ L 160, 28.6.1994, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 120, 24.4.2004, p. 43.
(3) OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 73.

L 92/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.3.2006

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 28 January 2006, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 27 January 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

R. WRIGHT

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4105 — DSV/Frans Maas) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, management, merger control, transport company

27.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 20/29

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4105 — DSV/Frans Maas)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 20/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 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 undertaking DFDS Transport Group
A/S (‘DFDS Transport’, Denmark) controlled by DSV A/S (‘DSV’, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Koninklijke Frans Maas
Groep N.V. (‘Frans Maas’, Netherlands) by way of public bid.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for DFDS Transport: international distribution and freight forwarding by road, sea and air and contract

logistic services;

— for DSV: transport and logistics;

— for Frans Maas: freight forwarding and logistics services.

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.4105 — DSV/Frans Maas, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4123 — BC Partners/Hyatt Regency Hotels & Tourism Hellas) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gaming establishment, hotel industry, investment company, merger control

C 20/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.1.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4123 — BC Partners/Hyatt Regency Hotels & Tourism Hellas)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 20/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 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 undertaking CIE Management II
Limited (‘CIEM’, Channel Islands) controlled by BC Partners Holdings Limited acquires within the meaning
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Hyatt Regency Hotels
& Tourism (Hellas) S.A (‘HRHT Hellas’, Greece) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking CIEM: management of private equity funds;

— for undertaking HRHT Hellas: casinos and hotels.

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.4123 — BC Partners/Hyatt Regency Hotels & Tourism Hellas, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

27.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 20/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

26 January 2006

(2006/C 20/01)

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

1,2254

141,85

7,4632

0,68590

9,2512

1,5500

74,86

8,0690

1,9558

0,5739

28,395

15,6466

249,54

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,8282

3,6210

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

239,47

37,320

1,6230

1,6223

1,4149

9,5043

1,7788

1,9875

KRW South Korean won

1 187,41

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,4563

9,8792

7,3645

Indonesian rupiah

11 469,74

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,590

64,223

34,2830

47,664

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 11/2006 of  27 January 2006  amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-01-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: common transport policy, exchange of information, inland waterway shipping, inland waterway transport, network of navigable waterways

L 92/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.3.2006

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 11/2006

of 27 January 2006

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 153/2005
of 2 December 2005 (1).

the Council of 7 September 2005
Directive 2005/44/EC of
on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community (2) is to
be incorporated into the Agreement,

the European Parliament and of

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 49 (Commission Decision 77/527/EEC) of Annex XIII to
the Agreement:

‘49a. 32005 L 0044: Directive 2005/44/EC of

the Council of
7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the
Community (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 152).’

the European Parliament and of

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2005/44/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 28 January 2006, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 27 January 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

R. WRIGHT

(1) OJ L 53, 23.2.2006, p. 55.
(2) OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 152.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.