do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 51/2006 of  28 April 2006  amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, EU statistics, Economic and Monetary Union, Eurostat, data transmission, economic statistics, national accounts, statistical method, statistics

29.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 175/101

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 51/2006

of 28 April 2006

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 16/2006 of
27 January 2006 (1).

Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics (2) is to be incor-
porated into the Agreement.

Regulation (EC) No 1161/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 on the
compilation of quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (3) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1. The following shall be added in point 2 (Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98):

‘, as amended by:

— 32005 R 1158: Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

6 July 2005 (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 1).’

2. The following point shall be inserted after point 19s (Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 of the European

Parliament and of the Council):

‘19t. 32005 R 1161: Regulation (EC) No 1161/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
6 July 2005 on the compilation of quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (OJ
L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 22).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the
following adaptation:

This Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’

(1) OJ L 92, 30.3.2006, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 22.

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Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) Nos 1158/2005 and 1161/2005 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to
be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 29 April 2006, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

R. WRIGHT

(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 50/2006 of  28 April 2006  amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: cadmium, chromium, environmental protection, hazardous waste, lead, metal pollution, metal waste, prevention of pollution, waste management

L 175/100

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.6.2006

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 50/2006

of 28 April 2006

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 36/2006 of
10 March 2006 (1).

Council Decision 2005/673/EC of 20 September 2005 amending Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (2) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 32e (Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

‘— 32005 D 0673: Council Decision 2005/673/EC of 20 September 2005 (OJ L 254, 30.9.2005,

p. 69).’

The texts of Decision 2005/673/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 29 April 2006, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

R. WRIGHT

(1) OJ L 147, 1.6.2006, p. 55.
(2) OJ L 254, 30.9.2005, p. 69.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 53/2006 of  28 April 2006  amending Annex XXII (Company law) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: accounting, capital market, international standard

L 175/104

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.6.2006

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 53/2006

of 28 April 2006

amending Annex XXII (Company law) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XXII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 37/2006 of
10 March 2006 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2106/2005 of 21 December 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No
1725/2003 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC)
No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards International Accounting
Standard (IAS) 39 (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 10ba (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1725/2003) of Annex
XXII to the Agreement:

‘— 32005 R 2106: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2106/2005 of 21 December 2005 (OJ L 337,

22.12.2005, p. 16).’

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 2106/2005 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force 20 days after its adoption, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

R. WRIGHT

(1) OJ L 147, 1.6.2006, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 16.
(*) No Constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 656/2006 of  28 April 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

29.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 116/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 656/2006

of 28 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 29 April 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 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 28 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
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

508
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
524
528
720
804
999

87,3
100,2
139,0
108,8

103,7
103,7

82,4
43,9
63,2

37,7
36,6
51,7
47,0
56,4
45,9

30,4
50,0
40,2

80,1
125,1
101,7
81,0
79,9
68,2
91,4
93,1
101,7
91,4

91,2
78,6
29,4
75,4
50,1
134,0
76,5

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 664/2006 of  28 April 2006  fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 39th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, intervention price, minimum price, selling price, skimmed milk powder

L 116/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 664/2006

of 28 April 2006

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 39th individual invitation to
tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c)
thereof,

shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no
award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 214/2001.

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
in
1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market
skimmed milk (2), intervention agencies have put up for
sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of
skimmed-milk powder held by them.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 39th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for
the
the submission of
minimum selling price
fixed at
155,00 EUR/100 kg.

tenders expired on 25 April 2006,

skimmed milk is

for

(2)

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price

This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 2006.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005,
p. 2).

(2) OJ L 37, 7.2.2001, p. 100. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1195/2005 (OJ L 194, 26.7.2005, p. 8).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 663/2006 of  28 April 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 opening the buying-in of butter in certain Member States for the period  1 March  to  31 August 2006
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, butter, intervention buying

29.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 116/39

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 663/2006

of 28 April 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 opening the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
for the period 1 March to 31 August 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 is replaced by the
following text:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards
in butter and cream (2), and in
intervention on the market
particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 (3) establishes
the list of Member States in which buying-in for butter is
open, as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1255/1999.

On the basis of most recent communications by Latvia,
pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999,
the Commission has observed that butter market prices
have been below 92 % of the intervention price for two
should
Intervention
consecutive weeks.
therefore be opened in those Member States. Latvia
should therefore be added to the list established in Regu-
lation (EC) No 343/2006.

buying-in

‘Article 1

Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby open in the following
Member States:
— Czech Republic
— Germany
— Estonia
— Spain
— France
— Italy
— Ireland
— Latvia
— Netherlands
— Poland
— Portugal
— Finland
— Sweden
— United Kingdom.’

Article 2

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).

(3) OJ L 55, 25.2.2006, p. 17. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 541/2006 (OJ L 94, 1.4.2006, p. 21).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4071 — Apollo/Akzo Nobel IAR) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control

28.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 102/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4071 — Apollo/Akzo Nobel IAR)

(2006/C 102/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 April 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 Hexion Speciality Chemicals (‘Hexion’, USA), belonging to the Apollo Group
(‘Apollo Group’, USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
the whole of Akzo Nobel's Inks and Adhesive Resins business (‘IAR’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase
of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Apollo Group: portfolio investments;

— for Hexion: thermosetting resins and other speciality chemicals;

— for IAR: rosin resins and related chemicals for ink and other applications.

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.4071 — Apollo/Akzo Nobel IAR, 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 670/2006 of  28 April 2006  fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from  1  to  31 May 2006
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, production refund, white sugar

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29.4.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 670/2006

of 28 April 2006

fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to
31 May 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of
19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the fifth indent of Article
7(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

of

Regulation

to Article

(EC)
7(3)
Pursuant
No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on
the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regu-
lation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on
by CN code
chemically
1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one
of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty
and are used in the manufacture of certain products of
the chemical industry.

fructose

covered

pure

regards
Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as
granting
the production refund on certain sugar
products used in the chemical industry (2) provides that
these refunds shall be determined according to the refund
fixed for white sugar.

(3)

(4)

Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that
the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at
monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each
month.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be
to
21,902 EUR/100 kg net for the period from 1 to 31 May 2006.

equal

Article 2

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June
2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004,
p. 16).

(2) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 63.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4161 — SEI/VWBN) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical equipment, electronic equipment, merger control, motor vehicle industry

28.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 102/11

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4155 — BNP Paribas/BNL)

(2006/C 102/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 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 French 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 32006M4155. 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.4161 — SEI/VWBN)

(2006/C 102/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 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 32006M4161. 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.4193 — L'Oréal/The Body Shop) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chain store, cosmetics industry, economic concentration, merger control

C 102/10

EN

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28.4.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4193 — L'Oréal/The Body Shop)

(2006/C 102/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 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 L'Oréal SA (‘L'Oréal’,
France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of
the undertaking The Body Shop International plc (‘The Body Shop’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase
of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for L'Oréal: research, development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of cosmetics

products;

— for The Body Shop: marketing, distribution and sale of cosmetics products through a network of

single-brand The Body Shop stores.

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.4193 — L'Oréal/The Body Shop, to the following address:

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

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