do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/ M.4138 — DZ Equity/L-Bank/Hornschuch) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, merger control

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/ M.4138 — DZ Equity/L-Bank/Hornschuch)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 40/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 9 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 undertakings DZ Equity Partner
GmbH (‘DZ Equity’, Germany) controlled by DZ Bank AG (‘DZ Bank’, Germany) and Landeskreditbank
Baden-Württemberg — Förderbank (‘L-Bank’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Konrad Hornschuch AG (‘Hornschuch’, Germany)
by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking DZ Equity: financing of medium-sized companies by investment;

— for undertaking DZ Bank: cooperative and commercial bank;

— for undertaking L-Bank: state bank of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg (Germany);

— for undertaking Hornschuch: manufacturing and marketing of films, coverings and substrates for final

customers and industry.

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.4138 — DZ Equity/L-Bank/Hornschuch, 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.
Declaration by the Netherlands in accordance with Article 5 and Article 97 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of  14 June 1971  on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community
Date: 2006-02-17
Institutions: Netherlands
Subjects: EU national, Netherlands, disability insurance, exchange of information, free movement of persons, social security legislation, social-security harmonisation, wage earner

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(Information)

COUNCIL

Declaration by the Netherlands in accordance with Article 5 and Article 97 of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed
persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Com-
munity

(2006/C 40/01)

The Netherlands Government wishes to inform you of the following:

In accordance with Article 5 and Article 97 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social
security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving
within the Community, Member States are required to specify the social security legislation to which this
Regulation applies and to notify it to you.

The Netherlands Government wishes to amend one point of the declaration. This amendment relates to the
entry into force of a new law.

On 1 January 2006 the Law on Invalidity Insurance for Employees was replaced by the Law on Work and
Income in Accordance with Capacity for Work. The Law on Invalidity Insurance for Employees continues
to apply only to persons who already receive benefits.

The above gives rise to the following amendment:

Legislation and schemes referred to in Article 4(1) and (2) of the Regulation

Invalidity benefits, including those for maintaining or improving earning capacity:

— ‘The Law of 18 February 1966 on Invalidity Insurance for Employees (Netherlands Official Gazette
1966, 84)’ to be replaced by ‘the Law of 10 November 2005 (Netherlands Official Gazette 2005, 572)
on the promotion of the work or return to work of partially disabled insured persons in accordance
with their capacity for work and the adoption of rules governing income for these persons as well as
for insured persons who are totally and permanently disabled (Law on Work and Income in Accord-
ance with Capacity for Work)’.
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2006-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, anti-dumping legislation, magnetic medium

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Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2006/C 40/08)

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1), following which no request for a review was
received, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will shortly
expire.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22
December 1995 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European
Community.

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Magnetic disks (3,5'
microdisks)

Hong Kong
Republic of Korea

Magnetic disks (3,5'
microdisks

People's Republic
of China
Japan

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Anti-dumping duty Council

Regulation

(EC) No
311/2002 (OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p.
13)

Anti-dumping duty Council

Regulation

(EC) No
312/2002 (OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p.
24)

22.2.2006

22.2.2006

(1) OJ C 139, 8.6.2005, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340,

23.12.2005, p. 17).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 295/2006 of  17 February 2006  fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 98th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999
Date: 2006-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, intervention price, minimum price, selling price, skimmed milk powder

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 295/2006

of 17 February 2006

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 98th individual invitation to
tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999

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 thereof,

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, the minimum selling
price should be fixed at the level specified below and the
processing security determined accordingly.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down
for applying Council Regulation (EC)
detailed rules
No 1255/1999 as
aid for
skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for
animal
such skimmed-milk
powder (2),
intervention agencies have put up for sale
by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of
skimmed-milk powder held by them.

feed and the

the grant of

sale of

regards

According to Article 30 of the said Regulation,
in the
light of the tenders received in response to each indi-
invitation to tender a minimum selling price
vidual
shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no
award. The amount of the processing security shall also
be fixed taking account of the difference between the
market price of
the
skimmed-milk
minimum selling price.

powder

and

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 98th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2799/1999, in respect of which the time limit
for the submission of tenders expired on 14 February 2006, the
minimum selling price and the processing security are fixed as
follows:

— minimum selling price:

— processing security:

191,38 EUR/100 kg,

35,00 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 February 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
L 307,

(EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ

Commission Regulation
25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 340, 31.12.1999, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1194/2005 (OJ L 194, 26.7.2005, p. 7).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 298/2006 of  17 February 2006  fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 34th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
Date: 2006-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, intervention price, minimum price, selling price, skimmed milk powder

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 298/2006

of 17 February 2006

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 34th 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 34rd 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 14 February 2006, the
minimum selling price
fixed at
191,10 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 18 February 2006.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 February 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).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 February 2006

(2006/C 40/04)

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

1,1858

140,11

7,4663

0,68425

9,3940

1,5588

75,66

8,1070

1,9558

0,5745

28,360

15,6466

250,93

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,7633

3,5200

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

1,5783

1,6090

1,3742

9,2025

1,7666

1,9422

KRW South Korean won

1 155,62

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,2287

9,5451

7,2900

Indonesian rupiah

10 936,04

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,412

61,187

33,5150

46,738

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 291/2006 of  17 February 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 291/2006

of 17 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 18 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 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 17 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
220
464
624
999

052
220
999

400
404
528
720
999

388
400
528
720
999

89,3
49,0
83,5
111,0
83,2

120,8
89,8
131,0
113,9

66,1
95,8
81,0

138,1
61,5
99,8

48,4
50,6
43,8
43,4
60,3
49,3

99,5
99,5

63,4
112,1
80,3
127,4
71,5
90,9

55,3
47,9
51,6

124,1
103,7
112,1
83,2
105,8

85,7
80,9
83,6
68,0
79,6

(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 296/2006 of  17 February 2006  fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 3rd individual invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
Date: 2006-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, concentrated product, farm price support

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 296/2006

of 17 February 2006

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 3rd individual invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005

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 thereof,

Whereas:

ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by
the retail trade.

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid
should be fixed at the appropriate level and the end-use
security should be determined accordingly.

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

(1)

and

In accordance with Article 47 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down
detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC)
No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of
concentrated
cream,
the
butter
Community market (2),
the intervention agencies are
opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting
of aid for concentrated butter. Article 54 of that Regu-
lation provides that in the light of the tenders received in
response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum
amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with
a minimum fat content of 96 %.

butter

on

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 3rd individual tender under the standing invitation to
tender opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
1898/2005 the maximum amount of the aid for concentrated
butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %, as referred to in
is fixed at 45 EUR/100 kg,
Article 47(1) of that Regulation,

The end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation
(EC) No 1898/2005 is fixed at 50 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

(2)

An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 February 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 Regu-

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

(2) OJ L 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3865 — Trinecke/VVT) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, iron and steel product, manufactured goods, merger control, semi-manufactured goods, tube

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3865 — Trinecke/VVT)

(2006/C 40/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 September 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 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 32005M3865. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/2006 of  17 February 2006  fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 35th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2006-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention price, minimum price, selling price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 297/2006

of 17 February 2006

fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 35th individual invitation to tender issued under
the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

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,

award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999.

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

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

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the
market
intervention agencies
have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender
certain quantities of butter held by them.

in butter and cream (2),

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price
shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 35th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit
for the submission of tenders expired on 14 February 2006,
the minimum selling
at
255,00 EUR/100 kg.

butter

price

fixed

for

is

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 February 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 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1802/2005 (OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 3).