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Commission Regulation (EC) No 498/2006 of  28 March 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 498/2006

of 28 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 29 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 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 28 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
999

052
628
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

624
999

388
400
404
508
512
528
720
999

388
512
528
720
999

98,7
50,0
102,0
83,6

137,9
155,5
146,7

119,0
54,7
86,9

72,3
46,0
50,4
41,9
67,0
55,5

66,0
66,0

76,0
126,1
92,9
82,3
74,8
90,2
81,9
89,2

83,2
60,9
73,6
43,0
65,2

(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’.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on cooperation in the field of statistics
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Switzerland, cooperation agreement (EU), statistical method, statistics

28.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Swiss Confederation on cooperation in the field of statistics (1)

The procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Swiss Confederation on cooperation in the field of statistics, signed in Luxembourg on 26 October
2004, having been completed on 27 February 2006, this Agreement will enter into force, in conformity
with its Article 13(1), on 1 January 2007.

(1) See page 2 of this Official Journal.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

27 March 2006

(2006/C 75/01)

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

1,2025

140,15

7,4617

0,68830

9,3550

1,5733

86,84

7,9670

1,9558

0,5759

28,670

15,6466

264,18

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,9048

3,5112

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

239,59

37,565

1,6160

1,6999

1,4100

9,3312

1,9753

1,9460

KRW South Korean won

1 173,22

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,5168

9,6495

7,3280

Indonesian rupiah

10 876,61

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,443

61,496

33,4150

46,807

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4190 — Autostrade/SIAS/Costanera) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, management, merger control, motorway

28.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 75/17

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4190 — Autostrade/SIAS/Costanera)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 75/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 17 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 undertakings Autostrade S.p.A. (‘Auto-
strade’, Italy), controlled by Edizione Holding S.p.A. and SIAS S.p.A. (‘SIAS’, Italy) controlled by Aurelia
S.p.A. acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the under-
taking Sociedad Concesionaria Costanera Norte S.A. (‘Costanera’, Chile) by way of purchase of shares in a
newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Autostrade: management of motorways;

— for SIAS: management of motorways, construction;

— for Costanera: management of urban motorways in Chile.

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.4190 — Autostrade/SIAS/Costanera, 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.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons, regarding the participation, as Contracting Parties, of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, pursuant to their accession to the European Union
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, Switzerland, accession to the European Union, agreement (EU), free movement of persons, information, protocol to an agreement

28.3.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Information relating to the entry into force of the Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of
the other, on the free movement of persons, regarding the participation, as Contracting Parties, of
the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the
Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the
Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, pursuant to their accession to the European Union (1)

The procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Protocol to the Agreement between the European
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free
movement of persons, regarding the participation, as contracting parties, of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia,
the
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the
Slovak Republic, pursuant to their accession to the European Union, signed in Luxembourg on 26 October
2004, having been completed on 1 March 2006, this Protocol will enter into force, in conformity with its
Article 7, on 1 April 2006.

the Republic of Lithuania,

the Republic of Cyprus,

the Republic of Latvia,

(1) OJ L 89, 28.3.2006, p. 30.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programmes MEDIA Plus and MEDIA Training
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU programme, Switzerland, audiovisual communications policy, audiovisual programme, cooperation agreement (EU), vocational training

28.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 90/35

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the
participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programmes MEDIA Plus and MEDIA
Training (1)

The procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the partici-
pation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programmes MEDIA Plus and MEDIA Training,
signed in Luxembourg on 26 October 2004, having been completed on 27 February 2006, this Agreement
will enter into force, in conformity with its Article 13, on 1 April 2006.

(1) See page 23 of this Official Journal.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4100 — Seagate/Maxtor) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer equipment, economic concentration, merger control

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4100 — Seagate/Maxtor)

(2006/C 75/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 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 Seagate Technology
(‘Seagate’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking Maxtor Corporation (‘Maxtor’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Seagate: Hard disk drives and related components;

— for undertaking Maxtor: Hard disk drives.

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.4100 — Seagate/Maxtor, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the participation of Switzerland in the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Environment Agency, Switzerland, cooperation agreement (EU), environmental cooperation, environmental monitoring, environmental protection, information network

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the

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and
in
the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation
Network (1)

Confederation

participation

Switzerland

concerning

Swiss

the

of

The procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Swiss Confederation concerning the participation of Switzerland in the European Environment
Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network, signed in Luxembourg on
26 October 2004, having been completed on 27 February 2006, this Agreement will enter into force, in
conformity with its Article 20, on 1 April 2006.

(1) See page 37 of this Official Journal.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/2006 of  28 March 2006  providing for a further allocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 for bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bull, cow, heifer, import, import licence, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 502/2006

of 28 March 2006

providing for a further allocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 for bulls,
cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999
of 26 May 1999 opening and providing for the administration
of tariff quotas for imports of bulls, cows and heifers other than
for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds, repealing
Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 and amending Regulation (EC)
No 1143/98 (2), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 provides for the
opening, for the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, of two
tariff quotas each of 5 000 head for bulls, cows and heifers

other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds.
Article 9 of that Regulation provides for a further allocation, for
both quotas, of quantities not covered by import licence appli-
cations at 15 March 2006,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1081/1999 shall be:

— 4 163 head for serial number 09.0001,

— 3 458 head for serial number 09.0003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 March 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 March 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(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 131, 27.5.1999, p. 15. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1096/2001 (OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 33).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4158 — TowerBrook Investors/GSE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, property market

28.3.2006

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C 75/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4158 — TowerBrook Investors/GSE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 75/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 16 March 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which the undertaking TowerBrook Investors II LP (Cayman Islands) controlled by TowerBrook Investors
Group (together TowerBrook Investors) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regu-
lation control of the whole of the undertaking GSE SA (France) including its subsidiary Compagnie des
Contractants Regionaux (together GSE) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for TowerBrook Investors: investment fund;

— for GSE: real estate.

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. 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.4158 — TowerBrook Investors/GSE, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4090 — WEST LB/Odewald/ASH) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, commercial vehicle, economic concentration, investment bank, merger control, vehicle parts

28.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 75/19

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4090 — WEST LB/Odewald/ASH)

(2006/C 75/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 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 32006M4090. 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.4126 — LBO France/Cegelec Holdings)

(2006/C 75/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 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 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 32006M4126. 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.4126 — LBO France/Cegelec Holdings) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, investment company, mechanical engineering, merger control

28.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 75/19

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4090 — WEST LB/Odewald/ASH)

(2006/C 75/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 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 32006M4090. 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.4126 — LBO France/Cegelec Holdings)

(2006/C 75/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 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 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 32006M4126. EUR-Lex is the on-

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