do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, State aid, control of State aid

C 34/2

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10.2.2006

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 34/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption: 14.1.2005

Legal basis:

Member State: Czech Republic — NUTS 4: Žďár nad Sázavou
(NUTS 3: Jihlava region, NUTS 2: Southeast)

Projet de loi-programme modifiant certaines dispositions de la
loi-programme du 27 décembre 2004

Aid number: N 300/2004

Title: Sale of land for subsidised price in the industrial zone in
the street Jamská in Žďár nad Sázavou

Ontwerp van programmawet tot wijziging van een aantal bepa-
lingen van de programmawet van 27 december 2004

Budget: c.a. EUR 184 million per year

Objective: to promote regional development
specific)

(Not

sector

Duration: 6 years

Further information: Annual reports

Legal basis: Usnesení z 9. řádného zasedání města Žďár nad
Sázavou konaného dne 27. května 2004 (Podmínky prodeje
Jamská ve
stavebních pozemků v průmyslové zóně na ulici
Žďáře nad Sázavou)

Budget: estimate — CZK 66,417 million (EUR 2,19 million)
until 2008

Intensity or amount: maximum aid intensities: 48 %, 63 %
(SMEs)

Duration: until 31 December 2008

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 23.12.2005

Member States: Belgium

Aid No: N 334/2005

Title: Excise reduction for biofuels

Objective: Environmental protection

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.10.2005

Member State: Austria

Aid No: NN 43/2004

Title: Tax exemption for biofuels

Objective: Environmental aid

Legal basis: Mineralölsteuergesetz 1995, Kraftstoffverordnung
1999

Duration: until 30 September 2011

information: Austria committed itself

Other
to monitor
annually the production cost and modify the scheme accord-
ingly if overcompensation occurs

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

9 February 2006

(2006/C 34/01)

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

1,1972

141,91

7,4653

0,6881

9,2617

1,5563

75,26

8,0155

1,9558

0,5743

28,359

15,6466

250,99

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,8105

3,5502

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

37,558

1,593

1,6212

1,3761

9,2923

1,7702

1,9504

KRW South Korean won

1 164,58

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,3577

9,6444

7,3538

Indonesian rupiah

11 056,14

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,465

61,835

33,841

47,379

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 239/2006 of  10 February 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 239/2006

of 10 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 11 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 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 10 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
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
512
528
720
999

91,5
42,2
88,5
106,4
82,2

114,0
101,8
107,9

57,6
101,9
79,8

160,4
79,4
119,9

53,6
49,3
45,0
44,2
47,7
61,1
50,2

87,2
87,2

63,4
106,7
79,6
131,1
70,9
45,3
82,8

54,1
54,1

109,0
105,2
74,3
96,2

88,6
98,4
67,9
67,3
74,0
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’.
Completion by the Lebanese Republic of certain administrative cooperation formalities to provide evidence of the origin of the product  (Communication made under Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002)
Date: 2006-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lebanon, customs cooperation, originating product, surveillance concerning imports

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EN

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C 34/3

Completion by the Lebanese Republic of certain administrative cooperation formalities to provide
evidence of the origin of the product

(Communication made under Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002)

(2006/C 34/03)

Pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 (1) the Commission informs importers and the
administrations concerned that the Lebanese Republic has forwarded to the Commission imprints of the
stamps used by the Lebanese authorities, and the names and addresses of the Lebanese authorities respon-
sible for issuing and receiving requests for post-clearance checks on certificates of origin. These require-
ments were fulfilled on 13 October 2005.

(1) OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 537/2004 (OJ L 86, 24.3.2004, p. 9.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 240/2006 of  10 February 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air safety, civil aviation, confidentiality, piracy

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EN

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 240/2006

of 10 February 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 laying down measures for the implementation of the
common basic standards on aviation security

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 of
European Parliament and the Council of 16 December 2002
establishing common rules
in the field of civil aviation
security (1) and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,

should be secret and should not be published. The
same rule necessarily applies to any amending act.

(4)

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 should be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil
Aviation Security,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Commission is required, pursuant to Regulation (EC)
No 2320/2002, to adopt measures for the implemen-
tation of common basic standards for aviation security
throughout
the European Community. Commission
Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 of 4 April 2003 laying
down measures for the implementation of the common
basic standards on aviation security (2) was the first act
containing such measures.

There is a need for measures giving greater precision to
the common basic standards.

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 and
in order to prevent unlawful acts,
the measures laid
down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 622/2003

Article 1

Objective

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 is amended as set
out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3 of that Regulation shall apply as regards the confi-
dential nature of this Annex.

Article 2

Entry into Force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2006.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 355, 30.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 849/2004 (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 89, 5.4.2003, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 65/2006 (OJ L 11, 17.1.2006, p. 5).

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In accordance with Article 1 the Annex is secret and shall not be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

ANNEX
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 403rd meeting on  10 February 2006  concerning a preliminary draft decision in case Comp/A.38.381— De Beers   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-10
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), competition law, dominant position, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, mining extraction, precious stones, trade agreement

27.7.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 175/3

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its
403rd meeting on 10 February 2006 concerning a preliminary draft decision in case
Comp/A.38.381— De Beers

(2006/C 175/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees that the proceedings opened with a formal statement of objections
under article 82 of the Treaty in January 2003, can be concluded by means of a decision pursuant to
Article 9(1) of EC Regulation No 1/2003 which will make commitments binding on De Beers.

2. The Advisory Committee agrees that a transitional period, from 2006 to 2008, during which De Beers
can purchase a maximum amount of rough diamonds from ALROSA can be considered necessary to
build a competitive distribution system for the quantities of diamonds previously sold by Alrosa to De
Beers.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees that — in the light of the commitments offered by the undertakings —
there are no longer grounds for action by the Commission, without prejudice to Article 9(2) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.

4. The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the Euro-

pean Union.

5. The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take account of all other points raised during the

discussion.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 243/2006 of  10 February 2006  on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2006-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, refrigerated product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 243/2006

of 10 February 2006

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

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 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue of
import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the
amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal meeting the definition laid down therein which may

be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2005
to 30 June 2006 at 11 500 t.

(3)

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this
the period of validity, be
Regulation will, throughout
open for use only in so far as provisions on health
protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 February
2006 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as
referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be
granted in full.

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first
five days of March 2006 for 7 706,862 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 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 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2186/2005 (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 74).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2006 of  10 February 2006  determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2006-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 245/2006

of 10 February 2006

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of
22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to
the historical relationship between the price recorded for
ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton.
That historical relationship has been established in Article
2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2
August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the
cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price
cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on
the most recent price determined.

(2)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
for unginned
the world market price
1051/2001,

the

considered representative of

cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of
specific characteristics and by reference to the most
favourable offers and quotations on the world market
real
among those
market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated
of offers and quotations recorded on one or more
European exchanges for a product delivered cif
to a
port in the Community and coming from the various
supplier countries considered the most representative in
terms of international trade. However, there is provision
for adjusting the criteria for determining the world
market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences
justified by the quality of the product delivered and the
offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments
are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1591/2001.

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling 24,448 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2006.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1486/2002 (OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3).
Appointment of the Registrar
Date: 2006-02-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, appointment of staff

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COURT OF JUSTICE

Appointment of the Registrar

(2006/C 34/07)

The term of office of Mr Roger Grass, Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Communities,
expired on 9 February 2006.

The Court of Justice, at its General Meeting on 28 June 2005, decided to renew the term of office of Mr
Roger Grass in accordance with Article 12 of the Rules of Procedure for the period from 10 February
2006 to 9 February 2012 inclusive.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Poland, Portugal, State aid, control of State aid

C 34/4

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10.2.2006

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 34/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption: 25.8.2005

Member State: Portugal (Região Autónoma dos Açores)

Aid No: N 360/2005

Title: Modification of
Regional Development of the Azores — SIDER (N 563/2000)

the existing State aid scheme for

Objective: Regional
distribution, tourism and services)

development

(Industry,

construction,

Legal basis: Decreto Legislativo Regional n.o 26/2000/A, de
10 de Agosto, que criou o SIDER — Sistema de Incentivos
para o desenvolvimento Regional dos Açores; Decreto Regula-
mentar Regional n.o 6/2001/A de 6 de Junho, que regulamenta
o subsistema para o Desenvolvimento Local — SIDEL; Decreto
Regulamentar Regional n.o 4/2001/A, de 6 de Junho, que regu-
lamenta o subsistema para o Desenvolvimento do Turismo —
SIDET; Decreto Regulamentar Regional n.o 5/2001/A, de 6 de
Junho, que regulamenta o subsistema de Prémios — SIDEP

Budget: EUR 63,132 million

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 22.11.2005

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 454/2005

Title in original language: Innovation und neue Energietech-
nologien — das 5. Energieforschungsprogramm der Bundesre-
gierung

Objective: Research and development (All sectors)

Legal basis: Jeweiliges jährliches Bundeshaushaltsgesetz mit
den Einzelplänen 09, 16, 10 und 30

Budget: EUR 805 200 000

Maximum aid intensity: 75 %, 50 %

Duration: 31.12.2008

Intensity or amount: Variable depending on the investment
project, the type of enterprise and the assisted zone

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

Duration: Until 31.12.2006

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/