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Commission Regulation (EC) No 637/2006 of  26 April 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-04-26
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 637/2006

of 26 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 27 April 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 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 26 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
628
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

052
508
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
524
528
720
999

130,1
75,3
139,0
114,8

109,9
147,3
128,6

97,7
46,1
71,9

37,7
38,0
45,4
44,5
65,3
46,2

43,0
30,4
59,0
44,1

83,2
119,3
94,7
83,2
85,8
68,2
93,4
98,8
104,8
92,4

92,5
82,4
29,4
77,1
51,8
66,6

(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 concerning the entry into force of the Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway
Date: 2006-04-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU migration policy, Iceland, Norway, admission of aliens, agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

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COUNCIL

Information concerning the entry into force of the Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the
criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum
lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway

The aforementioned Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of
Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, which the Council concluded on 21 February 2006, will enter into
force on 1 May 2006, the notifications concerning the completion of the procedures in accordance with
Article 5 of the Protocol having been carried out on 27 March 2006.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4208 — Petroplus/European Petroleum Holdings) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: crude oil, economic concentration, marketing, merger control, oil refining, petroleum product

26.4.2006

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4208 — Petroplus/European Petroleum Holdings)

(2006/C 98/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 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 Petroplus International
B.V. (‘Petroplus’, the Netherlands), controlled by the Carlyle Group, acquires within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking European Petroleum Holdings
NV (‘EPH’, Netherlands Antilles) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Petroplus: refining of crude oil, wholesale marketing of refined oil products, storage of crude and

refined products and other liquid bulk products, trading in petrochemicals;

— for EPH: refining of crude oil, wholesale marketing of refined oil products, retail sales of fuels, trading

in crude and refined products.

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.4208 — Petroplus/European Petroleum Holdings, 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: 2006-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

25 April 2006

(2006/C 98/01)

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

1,2425

142,11

7,4610

0,69440

9,3326

1,5733

92,00

7,8475

1,9558

0,5761

28,395

15,6466

263,45

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,8699

3,4570

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

239,58

37,100

1,6437

1,6636

1,4130

9,6338

1,9728

1,9722

KRW South Korean won

1 174,29

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,5066

9,9599

7,2995

Indonesian rupiah

10 950,15

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,525

64,480

34,0250

46,745

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4177 — BASF/Degussa Construction Chemicals) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, chemical product, economic concentration, merger control

C 98/20

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26.4.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4177 — BASF/Degussa Construction Chemicals)

(2006/C 98/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 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 BASF Aktiengesellschaft
(‘BASF’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of Degussa AG's Construction Chemicals business (‘DCC’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking BASF: high-performance products,

including chemicals, plastics, coating systems,

dispersions, agricultural products, fine chemicals, as well as crude oil and natural gas;

— for undertaking DCC: chemical systems and formulations for customers in the construction industry.

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.4177 — BASF/Degussa Construction Chemicals,
to the following
address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 638/2006 of  26 April 2006  specifying the extent to which applications lodged in April 2006 for import certificates in respect of young male bovine animals for fattening as part of a tariff quota provided for in Regulation (EC) No 992/2005 may be accepted
Date: 2006-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cattle, fattening, import, import licence, tariff quota

27.4.2006

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 638/2006

of 26 April 2006

specifying the extent to which applications lodged in April 2006 for import certificates in respect of
young male bovine animals for fattening as part of a tariff quota provided for in Regulation (EC)
No 992/2005 may be accepted

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 992/2005 of
29 June 2005 opening and providing for the administration of
an import
tariff quota for young male bovine animals for
fattening (1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006) (2), and in particular
Articles 1(4) and 4 thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 992/2005 lays down the
number of young male bovine animals which may be imported

on special terms during the period from 1 April to 30 June
2006. The quantities covered by import licence applications
submitted are such that applications may by accepted in full,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

All applications for import certificates made in the month of
April 2006 pursuant to Article 3(3), second subparagraph, third
indent, of Regulation (EC) No 992/2005 are hereby met in full.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 April 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 April 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 168, 30.6.2005, p. 16.