do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4066 — CVC/SLEC) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, sporting event

C 90/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.4.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4066 — CVC/SLEC)

(2006/C 90/02)

(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(2) 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 32006M4066. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4137 — Mittal/Arcelor) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control

13.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 90/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4137 — Mittal/Arcelor)

(2006/C 90/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 7 April 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 Mittal Steel Company N.V.
(‘Mittal’, The Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control
of the whole of the undertaking Arcelor S.A. (‘Arcelor’, Luxembourg) by way of public bid announced on
27 January 2006.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Mittal: manufacturing and sale of steel products at a world-wide level;

— for Arcelor: manufacturing and sale of steel products at a world-wide level.

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.4137 — Mittal/Arcelor, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

13.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 90/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

12 April 2006

(2006/C 90/01)

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

1,2125

143,22

7,4624

0,69165

9,3285

1,5727

92,37

7,8263

1,9558

0,5764

28,572

15,6466

265,21

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,9254

3,4896

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

239,61

37,385

1,6275

1,6582

1,3883

9,4062

1,9720

1,9549

KRW South Korean won

1 165,21

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,4335

9,7146

7,3115

Indonesian rupiah

10 921,59

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,454

62,177

33,5760

46,235

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of  13 April 2006  to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Banque de France (ECB/2006/5)
Date: 2006-04-13
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: France, accountant, appointment of staff, central bank

26.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 98/25

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 13 April 2006

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Banque de France

(ECB/2006/5)

(2006/C 98/08)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

(4)

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central
Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular
Article 27.1 thereof,

The Banque de France has selected Deloitte & Associés
and Mazars & Guerard as its external auditors and
KPMG S.A. as its deputy auditor for the financial years
2006 to 2011 in accordance with its public procure-
ment rules, and the ECB considers that they fulfil the
necessary requirements for appointment,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of
the national central banks of the Eurosystem are audited
by independent external auditors recommended by the
Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the
Council of the European Union.

Pursuant to Article L.142-6 of the Monetary and Finan-
cial Code the General Council of the Banque de France
appoints two statutory auditors entrusted with auditing
the accounts of
to
Article L.823-1 of
the Commercial Code, a deputy
auditor is appointed to replace the incumbent auditors
in the event of their refusal, unavailability, resignation or
death.

the Banque de France. Pursuant

The mandates of the current external auditors of the
Banque de France will end after the audit for the finan-
cial year 2005.
is therefore necessary to appoint
external auditors from the financial year 2006.

It

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

1. It is recommended that Deloitte & Associés and Mazars &
Guerard should be appointed jointly as the external auditors
of the Banque de France for the financial years 2006 to
2011.

2. It is recommended that KPMG S.A. should be appointed as
the deputy auditor of the Banque de France for the financial
years 2006 to 2011.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 13 April 2006.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET
Corrigendum to Directive 2005/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of  7 September 2005  on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements ( OJ L 255, 30.9.2005 )
Date: 2006-04-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: environmental liability, environmental offence, law of the sea, maritime safety, penalty, pollution control measures, pollution from ships

13.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 105/65

Corrigendum to Directive 2005/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on
ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements

(Official Journal of the European Union L 255 of 30 September 2005)

On Page 11, the following words shall be inserted immediately below the title:

‘(Text with EEA relevance)’.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2028/2004 of  16 November 2004  amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 implementing Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom on the system of the Communities’ own resources ( OJ L 352, 27.11.2004 )
Date: 2006-04-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Member States' contribution, financial control, financial regulation, financing of the EU budget, own resources

L 105/64

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.4.2006

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2028/2004 of 16 November 2004 amending Regulation
(EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 implementing Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom on the system of the Communities’ own
resources

(Official Journal of the European Union L 352 of 27 November 2004)

1. On page 4, in point 5(f), second sentence, 11th line,

for:

‘… determined by Article 2(1) of Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom …’,

read:

‘… determined by Article 2(1)(c) of Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom …’.

2. On page 5, in point 7, paragraph 2, first subparagraph of the quoted text:

for:

‘… which the European Central Bank applied to its refinancing operations, …’,

read:

‘… which the European Central Bank applied to its main refinancing operations, …’.

3. On page 7, in point 16,

for:

‘Article 21a

The rate provided for in Article 11 of this Regulation shall continue to apply for the calculation of interest for
late payment where the due date falls before the end of the month in which Council Regulation (EC) 2028/2004
of 16 November 2004 amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 implementing Decision 94/728/EC,
Euratom on the system of the Communities’ own resources (*) enters into force.

(*) OJ L 352, 27.11.2004, p. 1.’,

read:

‘Article 21a

The rate provided for in Article 11 of this Regulation in its version before the entry into force of Council Regu-
lation (EC, Euratom) No 2028/2004 of 16 November 2004 amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000
implementing Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom on the system of the Communities’ own resources (*) shall con-
tinue to apply for the calculation of interest for late payment where the due date falls before the end of the month
in which the said Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2028/2004 enters into force.

(*) OJ L 352, 27.11.2004, p. 1.’