do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

1.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 25/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

31 January 2006

(2006/C 25/01)

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

1,2118

142,17

7,4639

0,68430

9,2503

1,5547

75,73

8,0920

1,9558

0,5739

28,408

15,6466

252,71

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,8377

3,6160

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

37,370

1,6057

1,6070

1,3870

9,3995

1,7698

1,9672

KRW South Korean won

1 168,96

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,4105

9,7681

7,3510

Indonesian rupiah

11 359,41

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,545

63,195

34,0880

47,271

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4075 — Providence/Carlyle/Com Hem) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment, mass media, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, shareholding

C 25/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.2.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3642 — Carlyle/Advent/HT Troplast JV)

(2006/C 25/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 December 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 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 32004M3642. 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.4075 — Providence/Carlyle/Com Hem)

(2006/C 25/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 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 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 32006M4075. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 177/2006 of  1 February 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

2.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 29/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 177/2006

of 1 February 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 2 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 February 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).

L 29/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.2.2006

to Commission Regulation of 1 February 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
628
999

220
624
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

204
999

052
204
400
464
624
662
999

052
220
999

400
404
720
999

388
400
720
999

93,4
43,0
90,9
115,6
85,7

136,7
102,3
180,0
139,7

74,5
91,7
83,1

156,1
130,2
143,2

43,8
61,8
53,7
52,0
60,4
54,3

83,9
83,9

61,1
129,1
87,6
135,7
76,7
36,9
87,9

53,2
61,7
57,5

143,4
107,7
83,2
111,4

83,1
90,1
64,3
79,2

(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’.
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of  1 February 2006  to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (ECB/2006/1)
Date: 2006-02-01
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Austria, accountant, appointment of staff, central bank

C 34/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.2.2006

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 1 February 2006

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Oesterreichische National-
bank

(ECB/2006/1)

(2006/C 34/08)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central
Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular
Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

Austrian public procurement legislation, and the ECB
considers that they fulfil the necessary requirements for
appointment.

(5)

The mandate of the external auditors may be renewed
on a yearly basis, not exceeding a total term of five
years,

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of
the national central banks of the Eurosystem are audited
by independent external auditors recommended by the
Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the
Council of the European Union.

Pursuant to Article 37(1) of the Federal Act on the
Oesterreichische Nationalbank, the General Meeting of
the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) shall elect
two auditors and two alternate auditors each year. The
alternate auditors will be mandated only in the event
that the auditors are not able to perform the audit.

The mandate of the current external auditors of the
OeNB cannot be renewed for a further term of office
after the audit for the financial year 2005. It is therefore
necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial
year 2006.

The OeNB has selected KPMG Alpen-Treuhand GmbH,
TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH, Moore
Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH
and BDO Auxilia Treuhand GmbH as its new external
auditors in accordance with Community as well as

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

1. It is recommended that KPMG Alpen-Treuhand GmbH and
be
TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH should
appointed jointly as the external auditors of the OeNB for
the financial year 2006.

2. It is recommended that Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaft-
sprüfungsgesellschaft mbH and BDO Auxilia Treuhand
GmbH should be appointed jointly as the alternate auditors
of the OeNB for the financial year 2006.

3. This mandate may be renewed on a yearly basis, not
exceeding a total term of five years, ending with the finan-
cial year 2010 at the latest.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 1 February 2006.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3349 — Toshiba/Samsung/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic equipment, merger control, optical medium, restrictive-practice authorisation, telecommunications industry, telematics

1.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 25/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4002 — OMV/ARAL CR)

(2006/C 25/07)

(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 32005M4002. 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.3349 — Toshiba/Samsung/JV)

(2006/C 25/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 2 March 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 Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. 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 32004M3349. 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.4094 — INEOS/BP Dormagen) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control

C 25/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.2.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4094 — INEOS/BP Dormagen)

(2006/C 25/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 January 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 5(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking INEOS Group
Limited (‘INEOS’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
BP Ethylene Oxide/Ethylene Glycol Business (‘BP Dormagen’, UK) controlled by British Petroleum Group by
way of purchase of shares. The current transaction is a result of a call option exercised by INEOS for the
remaining part of Innovene (BP Dormagen).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking INEOS: manufacturing of speciality and intermediate chemicals;

— for undertaking BP Dormagen: manufacturing of ethylene, ethylene oxide and ethylene glycols.

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.4094 — INEOS/BP Dormagen, 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.4002 — OMV/ARAL CR) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, merger control, oil industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

1.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 25/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4002 — OMV/ARAL CR)

(2006/C 25/07)

(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 32005M4002. 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.3349 — Toshiba/Samsung/JV)

(2006/C 25/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 2 March 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 Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. 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 32004M3349. 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.4118 — CVC/KKR/AVR) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hazardous waste, investment, merger control, waste management

1.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 25/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4118 — CVC/KKR/AVR)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 25/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 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 CVC Capital Partners
Group SARL (CVC, Luxembourg) and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P (KKR, USA) acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Holding
AVR-Bedrijven NV (AVR, Netherlands) and NV Afvalverwerking Rijnmond (NV AVR, Netherlands) by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for CVC and KKR: Private equity investment;

— for AVR and NV AVR: Collection, processing and management of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.

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.4118 — CVC/KKR/AVR, 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.3642 — Carlyle/Advent/HT Troplast JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 25/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.2.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3642 — Carlyle/Advent/HT Troplast JV)

(2006/C 25/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 December 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 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 32004M3642. 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.4075 — Providence/Carlyle/Com Hem)

(2006/C 25/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 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 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 32006M4075. EUR-Lex is the on-

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