do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2006/268/EC: Commission Decision of  5 April 2006  amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Italy  (notified under document number C(2006) 1260)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, disease prevention, sheep, trade restriction

6.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 98/75

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 April 2006

amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Italy

(notified under document number C(2006) 1260)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/268/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20
the
November 2000 laying down specific provisions
control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular
Article 8(3)(c) and the third paragraph of Article 19 thereof,

for

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

rules and
Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control
measures to combat bluetongue in the Community,
including
and
surveillance zones and a ban on animals leaving those
zones.

establishment

protection

the

of

Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on
protection and surveillance zones in relation to blue-
tongue and conditions applying to movements from or
through these zones (2) provides for the demarcation of
the global geographic
areas where protection and
surveillance zones (the restricted zones) are to be estab-
lished by the Member States in relation to bluetongue.

Italy has informed the Commission that no virus has
circulated in the provinces of Livorno and Pisa since
April 2005.

Consequently, these provinces should be considered free
of bluetongue and, on the basis of
the substantiated
request submitted by Italy, deleted from the areas listed
for restricted zones.

(5)

(6)

Decision 2005/393/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC, in the part for Zone B, in
the row for Toscana, ‘Pisa’ and ‘Livorno’ are deleted.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from the day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 April 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.
(2) OJ L 130, 24.5.2005, p. 22. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/828/EC (OJ L 311, 26.11.2005, p. 37).
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4162 — Merck/Schering) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, research and development

C 82/58

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.4.2006

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4162 — Merck/Schering)

(2006/C 82/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 March 2006, the Commission of the European Communities received notification of a proposed
concentration between Merck KgaA (‘Merck’, Germany) and Schering Aktiengesellschaft
(‘Schering’,
Germany). On 27 March 2006, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their
notification.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

5.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 82/57

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

4 April 2006

(2006/C 82/14)

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

1,2217

143,69

7,4628

0,69835

9,3820

1,5804

88,04

7,8840

1,9558

0,5760

28,513

15,6466

264,61

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,9483

3,5182

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

239,62

37,515

1,6320

1,6951

1,4281

9,4804

2,0070

1,9691

KRW South Korean won

1 175,89

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,3950

9,7973

7,3285

Indonesian rupiah

10 983,08

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,495

62,331

33,7470

47,233

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national and Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 concerning the establishment of  Eurodac  for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention
Date: 2006-04-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, EU migration policy, admission of aliens, agreement (EU), database, right of asylum

5.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 96/9

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Albania on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the readmission of
persons residing without authorisation will enter into force on 1 May 2006, the procedure provided for in
Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 2 March 2006.

Information concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC)
No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State
responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-
country national and Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 concerning the establishment of
‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention

The aforementioned Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark, which
the Council concluded on 21 February 2006, entered into force on 1 April 2006, the notifications
concerning the completion of the procedures in accordance with Article 11 of the Agreement having
been carried out on 23 February 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 560/2006 of  5 April 2006  fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
Date: 2006-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund, fruit vegetable, pip fruit

6.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 98/73

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 560/2006

of 5 April 2006

fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in
the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market
in fruit and vegetables (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

Whereas:

refund for

The definitive rate of
tomatoes, oranges,
lemons and apples covered by licences applied for
under system B between 17 January and 16 March
2006, should be fixed at the indicative rate, and the
percentage of
licences to be issued for the quantities
applied for should be laid down,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

for

system B export

submitted
For applications
to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2044/2005
pursuant
between 17 January and 16 March 2006, the percentages of
licences to be issued and the rates of refund applicable are fixed
in the Annex hereto.

licences

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2044/2005 (3) fixed the
indicative quantities for the issue of B system export
licences.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 April 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 April 2006.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003,
p. 64).

(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

(3) OJ L 328, 15.12.2005, p. 54.

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6.4.2006

Percentages for the issuing of licences and rates of refund applicable to system B licences applied for between
17 January to 16 March 2006 (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)

ANNEX

Product

Rate of refund
(EUR/t net)

Percentages of licences to
be issued for the quan-
tities applied for

Tomatoes

Oranges

Lemons

Apples

30

36

60

34

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %
Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2006 of  5 April 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

6.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 98/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 552/2006

of 5 April 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 6 April 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 April 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 5 April 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
204
628
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
624
999

052
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
528
720
999

75,6
63,7
111,3
83,5

91,1
66,3
155,5
104,3

89,6
45,5
67,6

67,1
39,9
49,7
43,5
62,7
63,3
54,4

41,3
65,0
53,2

70,7
137,9
96,7
83,5
75,0
73,0
96,0
85,4
117,5
92,9

81,1
78,1
74,9
44,1
69,6

(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 Republic of Albania on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
Date: 2006-04-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Albania, agreement (EU), illegal migration, removal

5.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 96/9

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Albania on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the readmission of
persons residing without authorisation will enter into force on 1 May 2006, the procedure provided for in
Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 2 March 2006.

Information concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC)
No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State
responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-
country national and Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 concerning the establishment of
‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention

The aforementioned Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark, which
the Council concluded on 21 February 2006, entered into force on 1 April 2006, the notifications
concerning the completion of the procedures in accordance with Article 11 of the Agreement having
been carried out on 23 February 2006.
EC: Commission Decision of  5 April 2006  amending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection centres of Canada  (notified under document number C(2006) 1258)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, animal breeding, health control, health legislation, import, swine, veterinary inspection

7.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 99/29

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 April 2006

amending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection centres of
Canada

(notified under document number C(2006) 1258)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/271/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June
1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable
to intra-Community trade
semen of
domestic animals of the porcine species (1) and in particular
Article 8(1) thereof,

in and imports of

(4)

(5)

Decision 2002/613/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Whereas:

Annex V to Decision 2002/613/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Decision 2002/613/EC of 19 July 2002
laying down the importation conditions of semen of
domestic animals of the porcine species (2) establishes a
list of
from which
Member States are to authorise the importation of
semen of domestic animals of the porcine species.

including Canada,

third countries,

Canada has requested that an amendment be made to the
list of semen collection centres approved under Decision
2002/613/EC as regards entries for that country.

appropriate

Canada has provided guarantees regarding compliance
with the
in Directive
rules
90/429/EEC and the new centre to be added to the list
has been officially
to the
Community by the veterinary services of that country.

approved for

set out

exports

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 10 April 2006.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 April 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 45. Decision as last amended by Decision
2004/456/EC (OJ L 156, 30.4.2004, p. 49, corrected by OJ L 202,
7.6.2004, p. 33).

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7.4.2006

In Annex V to Decision 2002/613/EC, the following row is added to the list for Canada:

ANNEX

‘CA

4-AI-29

CIA des Castors
317 Rang Ile aux Castors
Ile Dupas
Québec
J0K 2P0’