do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, air transport, carrier, transport licence

C 44/4

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22.2.2006

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to
Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 44/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

GREECE

Operating licences revoked

Category A: Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision effective
since

HELLAS WINGS LTD

Vasileos Pyrrou 1 and Mikras Asias
GR-15233 Chalandri — Athens

passengers, mail, cargo

30.1.2006

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.
(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 313/2006 of  22 February 2006  opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of paddy rice held by the Greek intervention agency
Date: 2006-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, award of contract, export, intervention agency, rice, sale

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23.2.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 313/2006

of 22 February 2006

opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of paddy rice held by
the Greek intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

tenders for the resale on the internal market of the quantities of
paddy rice held by it, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 2

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of
the
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
in rice (1), and in particular Article 7(4) and (5)
market
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (2)
the procedures and conditions
paddy rice held by intervention agencies.

for

lays down
the disposal of

In view of the situation on the Community market in
rice, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for
the resale on the internal market of some 34 611 tonnes
of paddy rice held by the Greek intervention agency.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

The time limit for submission of tenders under the first

1.
partial invitation to tender shall be 8 March 2006.

The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last

2.
partial invitation to tender shall be 28 June 2006.

Tenders shall be lodged with the Greek intervention

3.
agency:

OPEKEPE
Acharnon Street 241
GR-10446 Athens
Tel. (30-210) 212 48 46 et 212 47 88
Fax (30-210) 212 47 91.

Article 3

Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 notwithstanding, no
later than the Tuesday of the week following the expiry of the
deadline for submitting tenders the Greek intervention agency
shall inform the Commission of the quantity and average prices
of the various lots sold, broken down by group where appro-
priate.

Article 1

Article 4

Under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 75/91,
the Greek intervention agency shall launch a standing call for

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 22 February 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.

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Groups

Quantity (approximate)

Harvest years

Rice types

ANNEX

1

34 611 t

2002

all
Commission Regulation (EC) No 308/2006 of  22 February 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

23.2.2006

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 308/2006

of 22 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 23 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 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 22 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
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

204
999

052
204
220
464
624
662
999

052
220
999

400
404
528
720
999

052
388
400
512
528
720
999

81,1
46,2
139,7
111,0
94,5

106,2
90,1
131,0
109,1

60,4
60,4

116,5
51,2
83,9

48,2
52,4
45,9
51,2
59,2
51,4

100,4
100,4

58,8
125,1
48,0
141,8
70,1
54,4
83,0

47,1
39,9
43,5

135,2
100,9
97,2
66,5
100,0

105,2
88,8
94,8
69,6
77,6
47,6
80,6

(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 310/2006 of  22 February 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 1695/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the French intervention agency
Date: 2006-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, award of contract, common wheat, export, intervention agency

23.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 52/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 310/2006

of 22 February 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1695/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation
to tender for the export of common wheat held by the French intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1695/2005 (2) has
opened a standing invitation to tender for the export
of 1 000 000 tonnes of common wheat held by the
French intervention agency.

The invitations to tender made since this invitation to
tender was opened have almost completely exhausted the
quantities made available to the economic operators. In
view of the strong demand recorded in recent weeks and
the market situation, new quantities should be made
available and the French intervention agency should be
authorised to increase by 500 000 tonnes the quantity
put out to tender for export.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1695/2005 is hereby replaced
by the following:

‘Article 2

shall

cover

invitation to tender

The
a maximum of
1 500 000 tonnes of common wheat for export to third
countries with the exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herze-
govina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia,
and
Montenegro (*) and Switzerland.

Liechtenstein,

Romania,

Serbia

___________
(*) Including Kosovo as defined in UN Security Council Reso-

lution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’

Article 2

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1695/2005 should be amended
accordingly.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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, 22 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 272, 18.10.2005, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Commission

Regulation (EC) No 64/2006 (OJ L 11, 17.1.2006, p. 3).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3918 — Doughty Hanson/Moeller) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: automation, economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, new technology

C 44/12

EN

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22.2.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3918 — Doughty Hanson/Moeller)

(2006/C 44/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 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 32005M3918. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 312/2006 of  22 February 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 1062/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Austrian intervention agency
Date: 2006-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, award of contract, common wheat, export, intervention agency

23.2.2006

EN

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L 52/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 312/2006

of 22 February 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1062/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation
to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Austrian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of
the
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1062/2005 is replaced by the
following:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1062/2005 (2) opened a
standing invitation to tender for the export of 124 109
tonnes of common wheat held by the Austrian inter-
vention agency.

The invitations to tender made since this invitation to
tender was opened have completely exhausted the quan-
tities made available to the economic operators. In view
of the strong demand recorded in recent weeks and the
market
should be made
available and the Austrian intervention agency should
be
the
authorised to increase by 45 000 tonnes
quantity put out to tender for export.

situation, new quantities

‘Article 2

The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 169 109
tonnes of common wheat for export to third countries with
the exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liech-
tenstein, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (*) and Swit-
zerland.
___________
(*) Including Kosovo, as defined in UN Security Council

Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’

Article 2

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1062/2005 should be amended
accordingly.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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, 22 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. 30. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 79/2006 (OJ L 14, 19.1.2006, p. 4).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4055 — Talanx/Gerling) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, merger control

22.2.2006

EN

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C 44/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4055 — Talanx/Gerling)

(2006/C 44/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 15 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 Talanx Aktienge-
sellschaft (‘Talanx’, Germany), controlled by HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G. (‘HDI
V.a.G.’, Germany) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of all
operating subsidiaries of Gerling Versicherungsgruppe (‘Gerling’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Talanx: life insurance, non-life insurance, re-insurance;

— HDI V.a.G.: insurances (over its subsidiary Talanx);

— Gerling: life insurance, non-life insurance, re-insurance.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4055 — Talanx/Gerling, to the following address:

European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 314/2006 of  22 February 2006  opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of paddy rice held by the Spanish intervention agency
Date: 2006-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, award of contract, export, intervention agency, rice, sale

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Official Journal of the European Union

23.2.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 314/2006

of 22 February 2006

opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of paddy rice held by
the Spanish intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

The time limit for submission of tenders under the first

1.
partial invitation to tender shall be 8 March 2006.

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
the
in rice (1), and in particular Article 7(4) and (5)
market
thereof,

Whereas:

The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last

2.
partial invitation to tender shall be 28 June 2006.

Tenders shall be lodged with the Spanish intervention

3.
agency:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (2)
the procedures and conditions
paddy rice held by intervention agencies.

for

lays down
the disposal of

In view of the situation on the Community market in
rice, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for
the resale on the internal market of some 31 309 tonnes
of paddy rice held by the Spanish intervention agency.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria (FEGA)
Beneficencia 8
E-28004 Madrid
Télex 23427 FEGA E
Fax (34) 915 21 98 32, 915 22 43 87.

Article 3

Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 notwithstanding, no
later than the Tuesday of the week following the expiry of the
deadline for submitting tenders the Spanish intervention agency
shall inform the Commission of the quantity and average prices
of the various lots sold, broken down by group where appro-
priate.

Under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 75/91,
the Spanish intervention agency shall launch a standing call for
tenders for the resale on the internal market of the quantities of
paddy rice held by it, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 22 February 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.

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Groups

Quantity (approximate)

Harvest years

Rice types

ANNEX

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31 309 t

2003

all
Commission Regulation (EC) No 311/2006 of  22 February 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 27/2006 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the German intervention agency
Date: 2006-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, award of contract, common wheat, export, intervention agency

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23.2.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 311/2006

of 22 February 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 27/2006 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to
tender for the export of common wheat held by the German intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 27/2006 (2) has opened
a standing invitation to tender for the export of 500 000
tonnes of common wheat held by the German inter-
vention agency.

The invitations to tender made since this invitation to
tender was opened have almost completely exhausted the
quantities made available to the economic operators. In
view of the strong demand recorded in recent weeks and
the market situation, new quantities should be made
available and the German intervention agency should
be authorised to increase by 500 000 tonnes
the
quantity put out to tender for export.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 27/2006 is hereby replaced by
the following:

‘Article 2

shall

invitation to tender

The
cover a maximum of
1 000 000 tonnes of common wheat for export to third
countries with the exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herze-
govina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia,
and
Montenegro (*) and Switzerland.
___________
(*) Including Kosovo as defined in UN Security Council

Liechtenstein,

Romania,

Serbia

Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’

Article 2

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 27/2006 should be
accordingly.

amended

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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, 22 February 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 6, 11.1.2006, p. 15.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

21 February 2006

(2006/C 44/01)

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

1,1906

141,61

7,4625

0,68210

9,3887

1,5598

77,02

8,0545

1,9558

0,5746

28,455

15,6466

251,87

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,7773

3,4969

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

37,263

1,5683

1,6116

1,3668

9,2413

1,7931

1,9421

KRW South Korean won

1 153,16

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,2213

9,5825

7,3080

Indonesian rupiah

11 027,93

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,428

61,697

33,5830

46,916

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.