do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

7.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/49

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 March 2006

(2006/C 55/13)

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

1,2017

141,04

7,4622

0,68550

9,4543

1,5607

79,51

7,9790

1,9558

0,5747

28,546

15,6466

254,72

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,8177

3,4813

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

239,51

37,178

1,5748

1,6169

1,3686

9,3247

1,8185

1,9536

KRW South Korean won

1 171,60

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,4812

9,6595

7,3280

Indonesian rupiah

11 037,61

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,455

61,323

33,5830

46,606

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4105 — DSV/Frans Maas) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, management, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, transport company

C 55/58

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.3.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4105 — DSV/Frans Maas)

(2006/C 55/23)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 February 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 32006M4105. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3930 — LBO/Wheelabrator Allevard)

(2006/C 55/24)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 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 32005M3930. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3848 — Sea-Invest/EMO-EKOM) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: coal, economic concentration, freight rate, iron ore, logistics, merger control, service

7.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/55

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3848 — Sea-Invest/EMO-EKOM)

(2006/C 55/19)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 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 Sea-Invest N.V. (‘Sea-
Invest’, Belgium) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of
the undertakings Europees Massagoed-Overslagbedrijf B.V. and Erts- en Kolen Overslagbedrijf B.V. (‘EMO-
EKOM’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. After the transaction, EMO-EKOM will be jointly
controlled by Sea-Invest, ThyssenKrupp Veerhaven B.V. (‘TKV’, the Netherlands), H.E.S. Beheer N.V. (‘HES’,
the Netherlands) and Manufrance B.V. (‘Manufrance’, the Netherlands).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Sea-Invest: stevedoring services for non-containerised cargo, including coal and iron ore;

— EMO-EKOM: stevedoring services for coal and iron ore;

— TKV: operation of push boat and barge services, stevedoring services for coal and iron ore;

— HES: provision of logistical services in ports, including stevedoring services for coal and iron ore;

— Manufrance: marketing, logistics and quality control of imported coal, stevedoring services for non-

containerised cargo, including coal and iron ore.

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.3848 — Sea-Invest/EMO-EKOM, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3971 — Deutsche Post/Exel) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, economic concentration, merger control, postal service, restrictive-practice authorisation, transport company

C 55/60

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.3.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3971 — Deutsche Post/Exel)

(2006/C 55/27)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 November 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 32005M3971. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3670 — EQT Group/Carl Zeiss/Sola)

(2006/C 55/28)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 March 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 Regulation
(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 32005M3670. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4169 — Virgin/CPW/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, clothing, economic concentration, merger control, mobile phone, service, telecommunications

C 55/52

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.3.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4169 — Virgin/CPW/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 55/16)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 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 Bluebottle UK Limited,
belonging to the Virgin Group (‘Virgin’, UK) and The Carphone Warehouse Limited (‘CPW’, UK) acquire
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company
constituting a joint venture, Omer Telecom Limited (‘JV Co’, UK) by way of contribution of assets and
transfer of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Virgin: provides mobile telephony services as an mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in UK
and several countries outside Europe and is globally active in operating airline services (Virgin Atlantic),
music retail stores (Virgin Megastores), bridal wear stores (Virgin Brides) etc.;

— for CPW: provision and sale of mobile telecommunications services and products in Europe, the provi-

sion of fixed line telecommunication services in France;

— for JV Co: provision of mobile telephony services as an MVNO in France.

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.4169 — Virgin/CPW/JV, 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.
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: 2006-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, research and development

7.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

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)

(2007/C 52/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

22.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

N 830/06

Germany

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programm zur Förderung von Technologie und Innovation

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

§ 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Aid scheme

Research and development

Direct grant

Annual budget: —; Overall budget: EUR 25 million

70 %

1.1.2007-31.12.2007

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Technologie Beratungs-Institut GmbH
Hauptgeschäftsstelle Schwerin
Hagenower Str. 73
D-19061 Schwerin

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
Commission Regulation (EC) No 395/2006 of  7 March 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

8.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 66/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 395/2006

of 7 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 8 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 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).

L 66/2

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8.3.2006

to Commission Regulation of 7 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
204
628
999

220
624
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
448
512
624
999

052
624
999

400
404
512
524
528
720
999

388
400
512
528
720
999

100,4
46,6
139,7
92,6
94,8

100,8
47,9
155,5
101,4

57,6
102,5
80,1

127,9
71,5
99,7

56,6
46,1
44,2
40,4
61,1
41,1
33,1
64,3
48,4

76,5
64,0
70,3

139,0
106,0
79,5
62,6
79,4
78,2
90,8

82,6
74,8
70,1
71,9
45,0
68,9

(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’.