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Commission Regulation (EC) No 472/2006 of  22 March 2006  derogating for 2006 from Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 regarding the date of issue of export licences in the pigmeat sector
Date: 2006-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, pigmeat

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Official Journal of the European Union

23.3.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 472/2006

of 22 March 2006

derogating for 2006 from Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 regarding the date of issue of export
licences in the pigmeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of
29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market
in pigmeat (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

be issued will be too brief to guarantee proper adminis-
tration of the market and so should be extended.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1518/2003 of 28 August 2003 laying down detailed
rules for implementing the system of export licences in
the pigmeat sector (2) provides that export licences are to
be issued on the Wednesday following the week in which
the licence applications have been lodged, provided that
no special measures have since been taken by the
Commission.

In view of the public holidays in 2006 and the irregular
publication of the Official Journal of the European Union
during those holidays, the period between the submission
of applications and the day on which the licences are to

Notwithstanding Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003,
licences shall be delivered for 2006 on the dates set out in the
Annex to this Regulation.

This derogation shall apply provided that none of the special
measures referred to in Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No
1518/2003 have been taken before the dates of
issue in
question.

Article 2

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 March 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(2) OJ L 217, 29.8.2003, p. 35. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1361/2004 (OJ L 253, 29.7.2004, p. 9).

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ANNEX

Period for submission of licence applications

Dates of issue

from 10 to 14 April 2006

from 24 to 28 April 2006

from 1 to 5 May 2006

from 29 May to 2 June 2006

from 7 to 11 August 2006

from 23 to 27 October 2006

20 April 2006

4 May 2006

11 May 2006

8 June 2006

17 August 2006

3 November 2006

from 18 to 22 December 2006

28 December 2006

from 25 to 29 December 2006

5 January 2007
COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission
Date: 2006-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, directory, official document

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COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

(2006/C 70/04)

Document

Part

Date

Title

COM(2005) 133

12.4.2005

COM(2005) 290

29.6.2005

COM(2005) 320

14.7.2005

COM(2005) 532

25.10.2005

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the Euro-
pean Parliament: Accelerating progress towards attaining the Millen-
nium Development Goals — Financing for Development and Aid
Effectiveness

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European
Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions: Civil Society Dialogue between the EU
and Candidate Countries

Communication from the Commission — Report on the implemen-
tation of Council Regulation (EC) 866/2004 of 29 April 2004 and
the situation resulting from its application

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the Euro-
pean Parliament:
the Community Lisbon
Programme — The Contribution of Taxation and Customs Policies
to the Lisbon Strategy

Implementation of

COM(2005) 585

23.11.2005

Communication from the Commission: Third package of legislative
measures on maritime safety in the European Union

COM(2005) 626

6.12.2005

COM(2005) 668

21.12.2005

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the Euro-
pean Parliament on the results of the consultation launched by the
Green Paper on Defence Procurement and on the future Commis-
sion initiatives

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament
and the Council: Progress report on the Commission reform beyond
the reform mandate

COM(2005) 669

21.12.2005

Communication from the Commission: Policy Plan on Legal Migra-
tion

COM(2005) 675

21.12.2005

Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parlia-
ment and the European Economic and Social Committee: Second
report on the application of Council Directive 93/7/EEC on the
return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a
Member State

COM(2005) 696

23.12.2005

Green Paper on Conflicts of Jurisdiction and the Principle of ne bis
in idem in Criminal Proceedings

COM(2005) 699

23.12.2005

Report from the Commission to the budgetary authority on guaran-
tees covered by the general budget situation at 30 June 2005

COM(2005) 701

23.12.2005

Report from the Commission: 2004 Report on Phare, pre-accession
and transition instruments

COM(2005) 706

22.12.2005

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European
Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions: Working together, working better: A
new framework for the open coordination of social protection and
inclusion policies in the European Union

COM(2005) 710

23.12.2005

Report from the Commission to the Council on the future of the
European Agency for Reconstruction

These texts are available on EUR-Lex: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/
Commission Regulation (EC) No 471/2006 of  22 March 2006  derogating for 2006 from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 as regards the dates of issue of export licences in the beef and veal sector
Date: 2006-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, export licence

L 84/4

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Official Journal of the European Union

23.3.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 471/2006

of 22 March 2006

derogating for 2006 from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 as regards the dates of issue of export
licences in the beef and veal sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 29(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 10(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for
import and export licences in the beef and veal sector
and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (2) provides
that export licences are to be issued on the fifth working
day following that on which the application is lodged,
provided that the Commission has not taken any specific
action during that period.

In view of the public holidays in 2006 and the irregular
appearance of the Official Journal of the European Union
during those holidays, the abovementioned period of five
working days will be too short
to guarantee proper
administration of the market and should therefore be
extended.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1445/95, for 2006 licences for which applications are lodged
during the periods set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall
be issued on the corresponding dates indicated in that Annex.

The derogation shall apply provided that no specific action
referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95
has been taken prior to those dates of issue.

Article 2

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 March 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(2) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1118/2004 (OJ L 217, 17.6.2004, p. 10).

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ANNEX

Period for submission of licence applications

Date of issue

from 10 to 13 April 2006

from 22 to 24 May 2006

from 17 to 18 July 2006

from 30 to 31 October 2006

21 December 2006

from 28 to 29 December 2006

21 April 2006

1 June 2006

26 July 2006

8 November 2006

29 December 2006

8 January 2007
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

22.3.2006

EN

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C 70/3

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

21 March 2006

(2006/C 70/02)

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

1,2144

141,61

7,4628

0,69420

9,3730

1,5738

85,18

7,9530

1,9558

0,5756

28,578

15,6466

263,81

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,8964

3,5147

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

239,57

37,473

1,6260

1,6903

1,4143

9,4234

1,9489

1,9635

KRW South Korean won

1 175,96

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,6617

9,7482

7,3530

Indonesian rupiah

11 069,26

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,488

62,080

33,6410

47,131

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 470/2006 of  22 March 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 1063/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Czech intervention agency
Date: 2006-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, award of contract, common wheat, export, intervention agency, quantitative restriction

23.3.2006

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 470/2006

of 22 March 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1063/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation
to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Czech 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
the
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1063/2005 (2) opened a
standing invitation to tender for the export of 275 911
tonnes of common wheat held by the Czech intervention
agency.

The Czech Republic has informed the Commission of its
intervention agency’s intention to increase by 120 000
tonnes the quantity put out to tender for export. In view
of the quantities available and the market situation, the
request made by the Czech Republic should be granted.

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 1063/2005 is amended as
follows:

‘Article 2

The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 395 911
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, Liechtenstein,
Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (*) and Switzerland.
___________
(*) Including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security

Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’

Article 2

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1063/2005 should therefore be
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 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. 36. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1535/2005 (OJ L 247, 23.9.2005, p. 3).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 469/2006 of  22 March 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

23.3.2006

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 469/2006

of 22 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 23 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 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 22 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
999

624
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
448
624
999

052
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
999

388
512
524
528
720
999

94,2
53,3
102,0
101,8
87,8

134,8
134,8

103,6
103,6

110,8
48,5
79,7

71,7
42,8
53,8
43,2
60,8
37,8
57,1
52,5

42,2
73,8
58,0

77,0
121,8
103,9
82,7
84,8
62,5
88,1
82,6
87,9

80,8
73,3
58,2
83,8
122,5
83,7

(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 462/2006 of  21 March 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 462/2006

of 21 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 22 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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 21 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
999

624
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
448
624
999

052
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
999

388
512
524
528
720
999

98,7
54,3
102,0
101,8
89,2

141,7
141,7

103,6
103,6

96,3
49,9
73,1

59,0
45,3
48,1
47,4
60,8
37,8
61,9
51,5

42,2
48,4
45,3

80,3
114,1
102,5
82,7
80,6
62,5
80,2
74,2
84,6

84,5
71,8
58,2
67,8
48,1
66,1

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4059 — Swiss Re/GE Insurance Solutions) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, merger control, reinsurance

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22.3.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4059 — Swiss Re/GE Insurance Solutions)

(2006/C 70/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 15 March 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 Swiss Reinsurance
Company (‘Swiss Re’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
insurance and reinsurance businesses of General Electric
control of a substantial part of the direct
Company (‘GE IS’, USA) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Swiss Re: the worldwide supply of traditional reinsurance services, both life and non-life, as well as

direct life and non-life insurance services;

— for GE IS: the worldwide supply of traditional reinsurance services, both life and non-life, as well as

direct non-life insurance services.

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.4059 — Swiss Re/GE Insurance Solutions, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.