do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 673/2006 of  28 April 2006  concerning the 8th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, concentrated product, farm price support

29.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 116/57

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 673/2006

of 28 April 2006

concerning the 8th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005

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 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

and

In accordance with Article 47 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down
detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC)
No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of
concentrated
cream,
the
butter
Community market (2),
the intervention agencies are
opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting
of aid for concentrated butter. Article 54 of that Regu-
lation provides that in the light of the tenders received in
response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum
amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with
a minimum fat content of 96 %.

butter

on

(2)

(3)

(4)

An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to
ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by
the retail trade.

On the basis of the examination of the offers received,
the tendering procedure should not be proceeded with.

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 8th tender under the standing invitation to tender
opened by Regulation (EEC) No 1898/2005 no award shall
be made.

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

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 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 54/2006 of  28 April 2006  amending Annex XXII (Company law) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: accounting, financial instrument, financial market, international standard

29.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 175/105

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 54/2006

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 108/2006 of 11 January 2006 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 Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS) 1, 4, 6 and 7, International Accounting Standards (IAS) 1, 14, 17, 32, 33,
and 39, International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee’s (IFRIC) Interpretation 6 (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:

‘— 32006 R 0108: Commission Regulation (EC) No 108/2006 of 11 January 2006 (OJ L 24,

27.1.2006, p. 1).’

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 108/2006 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 24, 27.1.2006, p. 1.
(*) No Constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 44/2006 of  28 April 2006  amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Community certification, agricultural vehicle, safety device, tractor

29.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 175/91

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 44/2006

of 28 April 2006

amending Annex II

(Technical regulations, standards,

testing and certification)

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 II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 113/2005 of
30 September 2005 (1).

Commission Directive 2005/67/EC of 18 October 2005 amending, for the purposes of their adap-
tation, Annexes I and II to Council Directive 86/298/EEC, Annexes I and II to Council Directive
87/402/EEC and Annexes I, II and III to Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council, relating to the type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors (2) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in points 20 (Council Directive 86/298/EEC), 22 (Council Directive
87/402/EEC) and 28 (Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of
Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32005 L 0067: Commission Directive 2005/67/EC of 18 October 2005 (OJ L 273, 19.10.2005,

p. 17).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2005/67/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 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 339, 22.12.2005, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 273, 19.10.2005, p. 17.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
2006/327/EC: Commission Decision of  28 April 2006  amending Decision 2003/526/EC as regards the prolongation of the application of protection measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States  (notified under document number C(2006) 1719)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, animal plague, health certificate, swine, veterinary inspection

L 120/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.5.2006

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 April 2006

amending Decision 2003/526/EC as regards the prolongation of the application of protection
measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States

(notified under document number C(2006) 1719)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/327/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in
particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

States,

Member

Commission

In response to outbreaks of classical swine fever in
certain
Decision
2003/526/EC of 18 July 2003 concerning protection
in certain
measures relating to classical swine fever
Member States (2) was adopted. That Decision establishes
certain additional disease control measures concerning
classical swine fever and lays down the period of appli-
cation of the measures.

(3)

(4)

Decision 2003/526/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 Article 11 of Decision 2003/526/EC ‘30 April 2006’
replaced by ‘30 April 2007’.

is

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006.

(2)

It is appropriate in the light of the available epidemio-
logical
the
measures until 30 April 2007.

information to prolong the application of

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive
2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ
L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

(2) OJ L 183, 22.7.2003, p. 46. Decision as last amended by Decision

2006/284/EC (OJ L 104, 13.4.2006, p. 48).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 661/2006 of  28 April 2006  derogating from Commission Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 laying down detailed rules of application for the importation of olive oil originating in Tunisia, as regards the monthly limit for the period from  1 May  to  31 October 2006
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Tunisia, derogation from EU law, import licence, olive oil, tariff quota

L 116/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 661/2006

of 28 April 2006

derogating from Commission Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 laying down detailed rules of
application for the importation of olive oil originating in Tunisia, as regards the monthly limit
for the period from 1 May to 31 October 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 2000/822/EC of 22
December 2000 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the
form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning reciprocal
liberalisation measures and amendment of
the Agricultural
Protocols to the EC/Tunisia Association Agreement (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 865/2004 of 29
April 2004 on the common organisation of the market in olive
oil and table olives and amending Regulation (EEC) No
827/68 (2),

Whereas:

lays down a monthly limit

Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
312/2001 (3)
the
quantity of olive oil for which import licences may be
issued under the quota provided for in paragraph 1 of
that Article.

for

(1)

(2)

the Community olive oil market, authorisation should be
granted, by way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No
312/2001, for licences to be issued without a monthly
limit from 1 May 2006.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Olive Oil and Table Olives,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from the fourth indent of the first subpar-
agraph of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 312/2001, the
issue of licences without a monthly limit is hereby authorised
for the period from 1 May 2006 to 31 October 2006.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The 2005/06 marketing year
in the Community is
marked by a low level of olive oil production, which is
causing supply problems. In order to facilitate supply to

It shall apply from 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 336, 30.12.2000, p. 92.
(2) OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 97. Corrected by OJ L 206, 9.6.2004,

p. 37.

(3) OJ L 46, 16.2.2001, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1721/2005 (OJ L 276, 21.10.2005, p. 3).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4218 — Investcorp/Orefi Participation) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, financial institution, mechanical engineering, merger control

C 102/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.4.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4218 — Investcorp/Orefi Participation)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 102/03)

(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 Investcorp Group (‘Investcorp’, UK)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Orefi
Participation (‘Orefi’, France), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Investcorp: international financial institution acting as a principal and as an intermediary in interna-

tional investment transactions;

— Orefi: purchase and distribution of industrial parts, for the mechanical transmission, automation,

assembling, tooling, and other sectors.

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. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the Notice.

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.4218 — Investcorp/Orefi Participation, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 52/2006 of  28 April 2006  amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, report, statistical method, waste management

29.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 175/103

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 52/2006

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)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No16/2006 of
27 January 2006 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/2005 of 5 September 2005 defining the proper quality
evaluation criteria and the contents of the quality reports for waste statistics for the purposes of
Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incor-
porated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 27a (Commission Regulation EC (No) 782/2005) of Annex
XXI to the Agreement:

‘27b. 32005 R 1445: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/2005 of 5 September 2005 defining the
proper quality evaluation criteria and the contents of the quality reports for waste statistics for
the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 229, 6.9.2005, p. 6).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1445/2005 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

(1) OJ L 92, 30.3.2006, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 229, 6.9.2005, p. 6.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on given at its 408th meeting on 28 April 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/C.38.620 Hydrogen Peroxide and Perborate
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), chemical salt, economic concentration, merger control, opinion (EU), oxide

C 303/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.12.2006

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting
on given at its 408th meeting on 28 April 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case
COMP/C.38.620 Hydrogen Peroxide and Perborate

(2006/C 303/19)

(1) The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission on the basic amounts of the fines.

(2) The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission on the increase of the basic amount

due to aggravating circumstances.

(3) The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission on the reduction of the basic amount

due to attenuating circumstances?

(4) The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission on the amounts of reduction of the
fine based on the 2002 Commission Notice on the non-imposition or reduction of fines in cartel cases.
A minority disagrees.

(5) The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission on the final amounts of the fines. A

minority disagrees.

(6) The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the Euro-

pean Union.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

28.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 102/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

27 April 2006

(2006/C 102/01)

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

1,2414

142,71

7,4602

0,6958

9,3328

1,5814

93,03

7,796

1,9558

0,5761

28,445

15,6466

265,38

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,8737

3,475

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

37,395

1,648

1,6546

1,4043

9,6267

1,9751

1,9702

KRW South Korean won

1 173

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,6833

9,9566

7,2901

Indonesian rupiah

10 928,04

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,5063

64,218

34,011

46,717

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 49/2006 of  28 April 2006  amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU control, European standard, acidification, air quality, diesel fuel, pollution control measures, vessel

29.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 175/99

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 49/2006

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).

Directive 2005/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 amending
Directive 1999/32/EC (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XX to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following shall be added in point 21ad (Council Directive 1999/32/EC):

‘, as amended by:

— 32005 L 0033: Directive 2005/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005

(OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 59).’

2. The following shall be added in the adaptation text in point 21ad (Council Directive 1999/32/EC):

‘In Article 2(3l), the words “, and Iceland, with regard to all its territory” shall be inserted after the word
“Treaty”.’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2005/33/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 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 (*).

Article 4

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

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 191, 22.7.2005, p. 59.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.