do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 579/2006 of  7 April 2006  on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (lemons)
Date: 2006-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund

8.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 100/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 579/2006

of 7 April 2006

on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (lemons)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

lemons will
prejudice the proper working of
scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.

shortly be exceeded. This overrun will
refund

the export

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),

(3)

To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences
for lemons after 7 April 2006 should be rejected until
the end of the current export period,

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(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 230/2006 (3) fixes the
indicative quantities for which system B export licences
may be issued.

light of

In the
to the
Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative
quantities laid down for the current export period for

information available

the

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for system B export licences for lemons submitted
pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 230/2006, export
declarations for which are accepted after 7 April and before
16 May 2006, are hereby rejected.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 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 last amended by Regu-

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

(3) OJ L 39, 10.2.2006, p. 10.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 576/2006 of  7 April 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards operational funds, operational programmes and financial assistance
Date: 2006-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: environmental protection, financial aid, fruit, fund (EU), operational programme, producer organisation, vegetable

L 100/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.4.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 576/2006

of 7 April 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards operational funds, operational programmes and financial
assistance

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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), and in particular Article 48 thereof,

Whereas:

in their operational programmes. It is therefore envisaged
to eliminate the current limit of ten years per action for
these measures.

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

(1)

Point 2 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1433/2003 (2) sets out that specific costs for organic,
integrated or experimental production, organic plant
including
protection materials, environmental measures,
costs generated by the environmental management of
packaging and quality improvement measures, including
certified mycelium and plants and seed of the categories
‘basic seed’ and ‘certified seed’ can be considered as
optional eligible measures for operational programmes
for a maximum of 10 years per action.

(2)

Experience has shown that there has been a high take-up
rate of these measures by producer organisations in most
Member States. These producer organisations have thus
taken full account of environmental and quality concerns

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In point 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003, the
introductory words of the first subparagraph are replaced by the
following:

‘2. Specific costs for:’

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, 7 April 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(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 203, 12.8.2003, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2190/2004 (OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 21).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

7.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 84/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 April 2006

(2006/C 84/01)

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

1,2312

144,81

7,4631

0,70055

9,3220

1,5793

89,53

7,8920

1,9558

0,5760

28,550

15,6466

268,02

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,9716

3,5162

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

239,63

37,480

1,6489

1,6799

1,4225

9,5529

1,9998

1,9746

KRW South Korean won

1 172,10

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,4308

9,8617

7,3280

Indonesian rupiah

11 086,96

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,515

62,902

33,8580

46,976

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 139th meeting on 7 April 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.3916 — T-Mobile Austria/Tele.ring — Rapporteur: Luxembourg
Date: 2006-04-07
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: Austria, competition, economic concentration, merger control, radio telecommunications, telecommunications industry

C 72/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.3.2007

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 139th meeting on 7 April 2006
concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.3916 — T-Mobile Austria/Tele.ring

Rapporteur: Luxembourg

(2007/C 72/21)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified operation constitutes a concentra-
tion within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) and that it has a
Community dimension.

2. The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that for the purposes of assessing

the present operation, the relevant product markets are the following:

a) The market for provision of mobile telecommunication services to end consumers;

b) The market for wholesale of termination services;

c) The market for wholesale international roaming services.

A minority disagrees with respect to a) and a minority abstains for c).

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that for the purposes of assessing the present

operation, the relevant geographic markets are national.

4. The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the operation as notified
would give rise to non-coordinated effects in the Austrian market for the provision of mobile telecom-
munication services to end consumers and therefore result in a significant impediment of effective
competition in that market. A minority abstains.

5. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the efficiency claims raised by T-Mobile are

very unlikely to take place after the concentration.

6. The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the commitments submitted
by the parties are sufficient to remove the competition concerns raised and that, as a result, the concen-
tration should be declared compatible with the Common Market. A minority disagrees.

7. The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account all the other points raised during the

discussion.

(1) JO L 24 du 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 574/2006 of  7 April 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

8.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 100/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 574/2006

of 7 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 8 April 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 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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8.4.2006

to Commission Regulation of 7 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 10 10

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
999

220
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

97,0
75,8
129,8
109,5
103,0

140,7
66,3
103,5

226,6
226,6

115,1
47,1
81,1

72,0
38,0
46,8
34,6
62,7
62,7
52,8

44,7
57,8
51,3

76,4
129,1
64,6
77,9
76,8
61,0
84,5
92,1
111,1
85,9

84,4
73,2
67,1
63,7
72,1

(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.4146 — GE/Bayer/OSi Europe Business) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical product, service, technology

7.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 84/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4146 — GE/Bayer/OSi Europe Business)

(2006/C 84/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 29 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 General Electric Company
(‘GE’, USA) and Bayer AG (‘Bayer’,Germany) acquire joint control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the EC Merger Regulation partly through the existing joint venture GE Bayer Silicones GmbH&Co KG
(‘GEBS’), partly through a newly created joint venture, of the undertakings GE Speciality Materials (Suisse)
Sarl, GE Silicones (Benelux) BVBA and GE Specialities Srl [all: ‘OSi Europe Business’] which are currently
controlled by GE, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for GE: diversified technology and services;

— for Bayer: chemical and pharmaceutical products;

— for OSi Europe Business: silicones.

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.4146 — GE/Bayer/OSi Europe Business, to the following address:

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

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