do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 444/2006 of  16 March 2006  granting no refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004
Date: 2006-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, skimmed milk powder

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 444/2006

of 16 March 2006

granting no refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004

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 subpar-
agraph of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

tenders
submitted in response to the invitation to
tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the
tendering period ending on 14 March 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

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 of 26 March
2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export
refunds of skimmed milk powder (2), provides for a
permanent tender.

the permanent

For
tender opened by Regulation (EC)
No 582/2004, for the tendering period ending on 14 March
2006, no refund shall be granted for the product and desti-
nations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation.

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

Article 2

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, 16 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-
25.11.2005,

1913/2005

(EC) No

307,

(OJ

L

lation
p. 2).

(2) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 67. 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 last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1814/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 3).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2006 of  16 March 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 436/2006

of 16 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 17 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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 16 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 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
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
448
512
624
999

052
624
999

388
400
404
512
524
528
720
999

388
400
512
528
720
999

111,7
59,2
102,0
120,2
98,3

144,9
143,9
36,3
108,4

130,9
52,2
91,6

66,1
42,8
50,4
49,7
60,5
37,8
33,1
62,2
50,3

74,2
63,9
69,1

94,2
118,7
102,0
75,7
76,3
84,9
91,5
91,9

82,4
74,8
70,0
67,0
60,4
70,9

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4025 — ATEL/EOSH) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy production, holding company, merger control

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4025 — ATEL/EOSH)

(2006/C 63/04)

(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 32006M4025. 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.4102 — BASF/Engelhard)

(2006/C 63/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 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 32006M4102. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 450/2006 of  16 March 2006  concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
Date: 2006-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 450/2006

of 16 March 2006

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common
wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005

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
common wheat to certain third countries was opened
pursuant
(EC) No
to
1059/2005 (2).

Commission

Regulation

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
10 to 16 March 2006 in response to the invitation to tender
for the refund for the export of common wheat
issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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. 15.

(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).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4143 — AACF/ASTORG/OFIC) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, packaging product

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4143 — AACF/ASTORG/OFIC)

(2006/C 63/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 March 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 Regulation
(EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in French 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 32006M4143. 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.4140 — TCCC/CCHBC/FRESH)

(2006/C 63/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 March 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 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 32006M4140. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 438/2006 of  16 March 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 1530/2005 opening crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for table wine in Italy
Date: 2006-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, agricultural surplus, distillation, market intervention, table wine, viticulture

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 438/2006

of 16 March 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1530/2005 opening crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for table wine in Italy

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
in
May 1999 on the common organisation of
wine (1), and in particular Article 33(1)(f) thereof,

the market

Whereas:

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1530/2005 should be amended
accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1530/2005 (2) opened
crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1493/1999 for table wine in Italy.

In Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1530/2005 the second
sentence is replaced by the following:

As several distillation measures are simultaneously in
place, the Italian authorities have found that neither the
distilleries nor the supervisory authorities have sufficient
capacity to ensure proper distillation performance.
In
order
the measure
the
introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1530/2005,
period laid down by the Regulation in which the
alcohol can be delivered to the intervention agency
should be extended to 31 May 2006.

effectiveness of

to ensure

the

‘The alcohol obtained shall be delivered to the intervention
agency in accordance with Article 6(1) not later than 31 May
2006.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 16 March 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 246, 22.9.2005, p. 9.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

15 March 2006

(2006/C 63/01)

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

1,2026

141,31

7,4618

0,68920

9,3875

1,5653

84,25

7,9680

1,9558

0,5753

28,745

15,6466

262,43

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,8865

3,5178

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

239,55

37,508

1,6025

1,6277

1,3885

9,3310

1,8681

1,9481

KRW South Korean won

1 172,41

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,4645

9,6675

7,3275

Indonesian rupiah

10 997,78

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,456

61,381

33,4630

47,102

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 443/2006 of  16 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: 2006-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, butter oil, export refund

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 443/2006

of 16 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:

tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender,
it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the
tendering period ending on 14 March 2006.

(3)

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(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

the permanent

For
tender opened by Regulation (EC)
No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 14 March
2006, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred
to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the
Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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

99,50

102,00

123,90
Commission Regulation (EC) No 448/2006 of  16 March 2006  concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005
Date: 2006-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 448/2006

of 16 March 2006

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005

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)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7
of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in
the duty should not be fixed.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported in Portugal
from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1809/2005 (2).

Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3),
allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No
1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to
make no award.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 10 to
16 March 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the
reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1809/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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 291, 5.11.2005, 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 449/2006 of  16 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: 2006-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 449/2006

of 16 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 10 to 16
March 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No
1058/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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).