do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 379/2006 of  2 March 2006  concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
Date: 2006-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 379/2006

of 2 March 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 24
February to 2 March 2006 in response to the invitation to
tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regu-
lation (EC) No 1058/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 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 376/2006 of  2 March 2006  determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2006-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

3.3.2006

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 376/2006

of 2 March 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 22,624 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 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).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 370/2006 of  2 March 2006  fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
Date: 2006-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, butter oil, export refund

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 370/2006

of 2 March 2006

fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004

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 the third sub-
paragraph of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March
2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export
refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for
a permanent tender.

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender
procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk
products (3)
the

and following an examination of

tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender,
it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the
tendering period ending on 28 February 2006.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

tender opened by Regulation (EC)
the permanent
For
tendering period ending on 28
for
No 581/2004,
February 2006,
the
the maximum amount of
products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be
as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

refund for

the

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 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 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1239/2005 (OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 32).

(3) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1814/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 3).

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ANNEX

Product

Export refund Code

(EUR/100 kg)

Maximum amount of export refund for export
to the destinations referred to in the second
subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 581/2004

Butter

Butter

Butteroil

ex 0405 10 19 9500

ex 0405 10 19 9700

ex 0405 90 10 9000

—

102,00

123,90
Corrigendum to the notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ironing boards originating in the People's Republic of China and Ukraine  ( OJ C 29, 4.2.2006 )
Date: 2006-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, Ukraine, anti-dumping legislation, household article, import, originating product

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ironing boards
originating in the People's Republic of China and Ukraine

(Official Journal of the European Union C 29 of 4 February 2006)

(2006/C 52/12)

On page 2, in point 2:

for:

‘…normally declared within CN codes ex 3924 90 90, ex 4421 90 98, ex 7323 99 91, ex 7323 99 99,
ex 8516 79 70 and ex 8516 90 00.’

read:

‘…normally declared within CN codes ex 3924 90 90, ex 4421 90 98, ex 7323 93 90, ex 7323 99 91,
ex 7323 99 99, ex 8516 79 70 and ex 8516 90 00.’.
Amendment by France of the public service obligations imposed in respect of scheduled air services between Rennes and Mulhouse   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, services of general interest

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Amendment by France of the public service obligations imposed in respect of scheduled air
services between Rennes and Mulhouse

(2006/C 52/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
France has decided, pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July
1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, to amend the public service
obligations imposed in respect of scheduled air services between the airports of Rennes (Saint-Jacques) and
Basel-Mulhouse. These obligations replace those published in Official Journal of the European Communities C
76 of 27 March 2002.

The new public service obligations for scheduled air services between the airports of Rennes (Saint-

2.
Jacques) and Basel-Mulhouse are as follows

Minimum frequency

The minimum level of service provided must be two round trips per day, morning and evening, excluding
public holidays, from Monday to Friday, for 220 days a year.

The services must be operated without a stopover between Rennes (Saint-Jacques) and Basel-Mulhouse.

Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

The service must be operated using a pressurised aircraft with a capacity of at least eighteen seats.

Timetables

Timetables during the working week must be such as to enable business passengers to make the round trip
within the day and to spend at least seven hours at their destination, whether Basel-Mulhouse or Rennes
(Saint-Jacques).

Flight bookings

Seats on these flights must be marketed using at least one computerised booking system.

Continuity of service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the
carrier must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any one year. Moreover, the carrier must
give six months' notice before discontinuing the services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the above-
mentioned public service obligations may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 374/2006 of  2 March 2006  fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 20th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005
Date: 2006-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 374/2006

of 2 March 2006

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 20th partial
invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of
19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1) and in particular the second indent of
Article 27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 of 15 July
2005 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for
invi-
the 2005/2006 marketing year, requires partial
tations to tender to be issued for the export of this
sugar to certain third countries.

(2)

Pursuant
to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1138/2005 a maximum export refund shall be fixed,

the

as the case may be, account being taken in particular
the
of
Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial
invitation to tender in question.

and foreseeable development of

state

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 20th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
to Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 the maximum
pursuant
amount of the export refund shall be 30,713 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16).

(2) OJ L 185, 16.7.2005, p. 3.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3905 — Tesco/Carrefour (Czech Republic and Slovakia)) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Slovakia, economic concentration, merger control, retail trade

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3905 — Tesco/Carrefour (Czech Republic and Slovakia))

(2006/C 52/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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 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 32005M3905. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2006 of  2 March 2006  fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2094/2005
Date: 2006-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import, sorghum, tariff reduction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 377/2006

of 2 March 2006

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation
to tender 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)

Whereas:

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,

(1)

(2)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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
a 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. Whereas a
contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal
to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.

to fix

For tenders notified from 24 February to 2 March 2006,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
the maximum reduction in the duty on
No 2094/2005,
sorghum imported shall be 29,91 EUR/t and be valid for a
total maximum quantity of 3 000 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 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).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 368/2006 of  2 March 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 368/2006

of 2 March 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 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 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 2 March 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 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
212
624
999

052
068
204
628
999

220
624
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
624
999

052
624
999

388
400
404
528
720
999

220
388
400
512
528
720
999

87,4
42,0
97,4
92,6
79,9

158,7
138,2
68,2
155,5
130,2

57,6
102,5
80,1

133,5
67,3
100,4

54,9
44,1
40,7
40,6
61,8
62,0
50,7

42,9
69,1
56,0

115,2
133,7
106,2
75,9
89,5
104,1

60,6
78,3
77,1
65,7
67,9
45,0
65,8

(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’.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,32 % on  1 March 2006  — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

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(Information)

COMMISSION

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

2,32 % on 1 March 2006

Euro exchange rates (2)

1 March 2006

(2006/C 52/01)

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

1,1954

138,56

7,4604

0,68060

9,4475

1,5614

77,33

8,0290

1,9558

0,5747

28,265

15,6466

253,42

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

3,7748

3,4753

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

239,50

36,975

1,5708

1,6047

1,3607

9,2739

1,7955

1,9341

KRW South Korean won

1 157,80

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,3652

9,6098

7,3105

Indonesian rupiah

10 976,76

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,434

61,396

33,4940

46,587

(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.