do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 229/2006 of  9 February 2006  determining the extent to which applications for import rights lodged in respect of the quota for live bovine animals of a weight exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, can be accepted
Date: 2006-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Switzerland, cattle, import licence, live animal, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 229/2006

of 9 February 2006

determining the extent to which applications for import rights lodged in respect of the quota for
live bovine animals of a weight exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland, provided for in
Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, can be accepted

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 2172/2005
of 23 December 2005 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of an import tariff quota for live bovine animals of a
exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland
weight
provided for
in the Agreement between the European
Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agri-
cultural products (2), and in particular in the first sentence of
Article 4(2) thereof,

Whereas:

which Community importers can lodge an application
for import rights in accordance with Article 3 of that
Regulation.

(2)

Since the import rights applied for exceed the available
quantity referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No
2172/2005, a unique reduction coefficient should be
fixed for quantities tendered,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Each application for import rights lodged in accordance with
Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 for the quota
period from 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be accepted
at a rate of 64,5161 % of the import rights applied for.

(1)

Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 fixes at
4 600 head the quantity of the annual quota in respect of

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 February 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 Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 346, 29.12.2005, p. 10.
Planned closure of complaint 2004/5008
Date: 2006-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, complaint to the Commission, disclosure of information

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Planned closure of complaint 2004/5008

(2006/C 33/07)

‘The Commission services have completed their
investigation of mass complaint case 2004/5008
(concerning a planned housing construction in Hamburg, Germany). A letter detailing the results of the
assessment has been published in German on the internet:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/lexcomm/multiple_complaints/doc/20045008de.pdf’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4028 — Flaga/Progas/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, retail selling, wholesale selling

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4028 — Flaga/Progas/JV)

(2006/C 33/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 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 32006M4028. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 February 2006

(2006/C 33/01)

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

1,1948

141,51

7,4667

0,68610

9,2713

1,5529

74,97

8,0165

1,9558

0,5742

28,473

15,6466

251,29

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,8225

3,5820

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

37,650

1,5950

1,6195

1,3808

9,2740

1,7669

1,9518

KRW South Korean won

1 161,05

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,4712

9,6235

7,3502

Indonesian rupiah

11 069,82

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,461

61,843

33,7940

47,491

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4128 — Adecco/Deutscher Industrie Service) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, employment service, merger control, temporary employment

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4128 — Adecco/Deutscher Industrie Service)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 33/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 2 February 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 Adecco SA (‘Adecco’,
Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole
of the undertaking Deutscher Industrie Service AG (‘DIS’, Germany) by way of public bid.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Adecco: provision of human resources and staffing services on a global scale, including temporary

employment services;

— for DIS: provision of employment services,

including temporary employment,

to companies in

Germany and Austria.

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.4128 — Adecco/Deutscher Industrie Service, 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.
New national side of euro circulation coins
Date: 2006-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, commemoration, euro, money, technical specification

9.2.2006

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C 33/5

New national side of euro circulation coins

(2006/C 33/04)

National side of the new 2-euro commemorative circulation coin issued by Germany

Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all
new euro coin designs (1) with a view to informing anyone required to handle coins in the course of their
work and the public at large. In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), Member
States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing for the
issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro circulation
coins on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued per country per year and that only
the 2 EUR denomination is used. These coins have the technical features of normal euro circulation coins,
but bear a commemorative design on the obverse national side.

Issuing State: Germany

Subject of commemoration: Schleswig-Holstein

Factual description of the design: The inner part of the coin shows a representation of the ‘Holstentor’,
the landmark gate of the town of Lübeck. The word ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ appears underneath the gate at
the bottom of the inner part. The engraver's initials ‘HH’ are depicted on the right hand side of the design.
One of the letters ‘A’, ‘D’, ‘F’, ‘G’ or ‘J’ appears as the mintmark on the left hand side of the design. Twelve
stars form a semicircle on the upper part of the outer ring, interrupted by the year of mintage ‘2006’ at
the top of the coin. The words ‘Bundesrepublik Deutschland’ form a semicircle on the lower part of the
outer ring.

Issue volume: 30 million coins

Approximate issue period: February 2006

Edge lettering:

‘Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit’ and the federal eagle

(1) See OJ C 373 of 28.12.2001, p. 1-30 for a reference to all national sides that were issued in 2002.
(2) See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of
euro coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the
design of national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264 of 15.10.2003, p. 38-39).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 234/2006 of  9 February 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: 2006-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 234/2006

of 9 February 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

For tenders notified from 3 to 9 February 2006, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2093/2005,
the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be
30,95 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of
70 500 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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 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 226/2006 of  9 February 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 226/2006

of 9 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 10 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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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to Commission Regulation of 9 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
999

400
404
720
999

388
400
528
720
999

88,1
45,7
93,4
106,4
83,4

122,9
101,8
167,7
130,8

66,1
101,9
84,0

154,7
87,3
121,0

53,0
51,9
40,0
41,6
47,7
61,7
49,3

89,6
89,6

64,0
107,6
79,6
141,7
73,7
45,3
85,3

49,2
49,2

100,9
105,2
67,2
91,1

86,0
84,1
106,0
66,9
85,8

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 235/2006 of  9 February 2006  concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005
Date: 2006-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 235/2006

of 9 February 2006

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005

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)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7
of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in
the duty should not be fixed.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported in Portugal
from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1809/2005 (2).

Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3),
allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No
1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to
make no award.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 3 to
9 February 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for
the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regu-
lation (EC) No 1809/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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 291, 5.11.2005, p. 4.
(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 238/2006 of  9 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: 2006-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 238/2006

of 9 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 3 to 9 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
3,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 233/2006 of  9 February 2006  concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2094/2005
Date: 2006-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import, sorghum, tariff reduction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 233/2006

of 9 February 2006

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum
issued in Regulation (EC) No 2094/2005

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)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7
of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in
the duty should not be fixed.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction from
third countries in the duty on sorghum imported into
Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2094/2005 (2).

Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3),
allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC)
No 1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified
to make no award.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 3 to 9
February 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the
reduction in the duty on imported sorghum issued in Regu-
lation (EC) No 2094/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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 335, 21.12.2005, p. 4.
(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).