do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,30 % on  1 February 2006  — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

2.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 26/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

2,30 % on 1 February 2006

Euro exchange rates (2)

1 February 2006

(2006/C 26/01)

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

1,2092

142,22

7,4646

0,68060

9,2352

1,5538

76,00

8,0585

1,9558

0,5739

28,384

15,6466

251,45

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,8151

3,6138

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

37,279

1,6030

1,6042

1,3782

9,3813

1,7624

1,9656

KRW South Korean won

1 163,37

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,3797

9,7471

7,3355

Indonesian rupiah

11 281,84

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,535

62,975

34,0300

47,389

(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender,

the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2006/110/EC: Decision No 34/2005 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of  2 February 2006  related to the listing of a Conformity Assessment Body under the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Date: 2006-02-02
Institutions: EC–United States of America Joint Committee
Subjects: United States, agreement (EU), electro-magnetic equipment, harmonisation of standards, mutual recognition principle, standardisation, technical regulations

L 47/62

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.2.2006

DECISION No 34/2005 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT
ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA

of 2 February 2006

related to the listing of a Conformity Assessment Body under

the Sectoral Annex on

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

(2006/110/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United
States of America, and in particular Articles 7 and 14,

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a
Sectoral Annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Conformity Assessment Body in the Annex is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies in

Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility.

2. The specific scope of

in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the
Conformity Assessment Body indicated in the Annex has been agreed by the Parties and will be
maintained by them.

listing,

This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are
authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall
be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.

Signed in Washington, 17 January 2006.
On behalf of the United States of America

Signed in Brussels, 2 February 2006.
On behalf of the European Community

James C. SANFORD

Andra KOKE

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 47/63

ANNEX

EC Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies in Section V of the
Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V.

EMC Competence Center

Mündelheimer Weg 35

40472 Düsseldorf

GERMANY

Tel.: +49 211 171 497 12

Fax: +49 211 171 497 27
2006/198/EC: Commission Decision of  2 February 2006  approving on behalf of the European Community amendments to the annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products  (notified under document member C(2006) 81)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, animal product, fishery product, health control, live animal, public health, trade agreement (EU), veterinary inspection

10.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 71/11

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 February 2006

approving on behalf of the European Community amendments to the annexes to the Agreement
between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to
protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products

(notified under document member C(2006) 81)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/198/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 98/258/EC of 16 March
1998 on the conclusion of
the Agreement between the
European Community and the United States of America on
sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade
in live animals and animal products (1), and in particular Arti-
cle 4, third paragraph thereof,

Whereas:

The Joint Management Committee for the Agreement
(the Committee), at its meeting on 27 October 2005
issued a recommendation concerning the determination
of equivalence for fishery products. As a result of this
recommendation it is appropriate to amend Annex V to
the Agreement.

to

by

the

the

recommendation made

Pursuant
Joint
Management Committee established under Article 14 of the
Agreement between the European Community and the United
States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and
animal health in trade in live animals and animal products, the
amendments to Annex V to the said Agreement are hereby
approved on behalf of the European Community. The text of
the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, including
the amendments to Annex V to the Agreement, is attached to
this Decision.

Article 2

The Director-General for Health and Consumer Protection is
hereby empowered to sign the agreement in the form of an
exchange of letters in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

the month
This Decision shall apply from the first day of
following the month in which the United States of America
notifies the Commission in writing that its internal procedures
for the approval of the amendments referred to in Article 1
have been completed.

This amendment should be approved on behalf of the
Community.

Done at Brussels, 2 February 2006.

The measure provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision is

opinion

in
Standing

the

the

of

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) OJ L 118, 21.4.1998, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 193/2006 of  2 February 2006  fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
Date: 2006-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

3.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 31/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 193/2006

of 2 February 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.

For tenders notified from 27 January to 2 February 2006,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1059/2005,
the maximum refund on exportation of
common wheat shall be 4,92 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 February 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).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4004 — SFC/SAG GEST/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, financial institution, merger control, motor car, restrictive-practice authorisation

2.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 26/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4004 — SFC/SAG GEST/JV)

(2006/C 26/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 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 32006M4004. 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.4010 — Fresenius/Helios)

(2006/C 26/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 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 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 32005M4010. 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.4112 — Cerberus/Goldman Sachs/Wittur) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, lift, merger control, private property, securities

C 26/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.2.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4112 — Cerberus/Goldman Sachs/Wittur)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 26/06)

(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 Pelton S.à r.l. (Luxem-
bourg) belonging to the Cerberus Group (‘Cerberus’, USA) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (‘Goldman
Sachs’, USA), through its subsidiary ELQ Investors Ltd. (UK), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Wittur AG (‘Wittur’, Germany) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Cerberus: investments in personal property;

— for Goldman Sachs: investment banking and securities firm;

— for Wittur: manufacturing of elevator components.

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.4112 — Cerberus/Goldman Sachs/Wittur, 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 192/2006 of  2 February 2006  concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
Date: 2006-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

L 31/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.2.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 192/2006

of 2 February 2006

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005 (2).

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), and in particular Article 13(3)
thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from
27 January to 2 February 2006 in response to the invitation
to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 February 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. 12.

(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as

last modified by

Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 183/2006 of  2 February 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

3.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 31/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 183/2006

of 2 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 3 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 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).

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3.2.2006

to Commission Regulation of 2 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
448
624
999

204
999

052
204
400
464
624
662
999

052
220
999

400
404
720
999

388
400
720
999

88,8
46,7
90,9
115,6
85,5

148,9
134,9
171,8
151,9

66,1
91,7
78,9

162,7
129,0
145,9

45,7
52,7
43,1
51,2
47,8
80,2
53,5

86,6
86,6

60,0
112,3
87,0
135,7
70,7
36,9
83,8

52,5
61,7
57,1

142,3
104,7
81,6
109,5

87,0
89,4
64,3
80,2

(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’.
Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Community of certain finished polyester filament fabrics originating in the People's Republic of China: modification of the name of a company subject to an individual anti-dumping duty rate
Date: 2006-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, man-made fibre, originating product

C 26/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.2.2006

Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Community
of certain finished polyester filament fabrics originating in the People's Republic of China: modifi-
cation of the name of a company subject to an individual anti-dumping duty rate

(2006/C 26/02)

Imports of certain finished polyester filament fabrics originating in the People's Republic of China are
subject to definitive anti-dumping duties, imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005 (1).

Hangzhou Hongfeng Textile Co., Ltd, a company located in the People's Republic of China, whose exports
to the Community of certain finished polyester filament fabrics are subject to an individual anti-dumping
duty rate of 14,1 % by the aforementioned Regulation, has informed the Commission that on 8 May 2005
it had changed its name into Hangzhou Hongfeng Textile Group Co., Ltd. The company has argued that
the change of name does not affect the right of the company to benefit from the individual duty rate
applied to the company under its previous name of Hangzhou Hongfeng Textile Co., Ltd.

The Commission has examined the information supplied and concluded that the change of name in no
way affects the findings of Council Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005. Therefore, the reference to Hangzhou
Hongfeng Textile Co., Ltd should be read as Hangzhou Hongfeng Textile Group Co., Ltd in Article 1(2) of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005.

The Taric additional code A 617 previously attributed to Hangzhou Hongfeng Textile Co., Ltd shall apply
to Hangzhou Hongfeng Textile Group Co., Ltd.

(1) OJ L 240, 16.9.2005, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4010 — Fresenius/Helios) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, health service, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

2.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 26/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4004 — SFC/SAG GEST/JV)

(2006/C 26/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 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 32006M4004. 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.4010 — Fresenius/Helios)

(2006/C 26/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 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 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 32005M4010. EUR-Lex is the on-

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