do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Judgment of the Court of 3 May 2006 in Case E-3/05 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway (Failure of a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — free movement of workers — social security for migrant workers with family members residing in an EEA State other than the State of employment — regional residence requirement for family benefits — Article 73 of Regulation EEC 1408/71 — Article 7(2) of Regulation EEC 1612/68 — discrimination — justification on grounds of promoting sustainable settlement)
Date: 2006-05-03
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: EFTA Court, Norway, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, family benefit, free movement of workers, migrant worker, social security

7.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 297/51

EFTA COURT

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 3 May 2006

in Case E-3/05

EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway

(Failure of a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — free movement of workers — social security for migrant
workers with family members residing in an EEA State other than the State of employment — regional residence
requirement for family benefits — Article 73 of Regulation EEC 1408/71 — Article 7(2) of Regulation EEC
1612/68 — discrimination — justification on grounds of promoting sustainable settlement)

(2006/C 297/18)

In Case E-3/05, EFTA Surveillance Authority v the Kingdom of Norway –APPLICATION for a declaration
that the Kingdom of Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations pursuant to Article 73 of the Act referred to
at point 1 of Annex VI to the EEA Agreement (Council Regulation EEC No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on
the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members
of their families moving within the Community), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto;
alternatively by maintaining the same requirement, failed to fulfil its obligations pursuant to Article 7(2) of
the Act referred to at Point 2 of Annex V (Council Regulation EEC No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on
freedom of movement for workers within the Community), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol
1 thereto, the Court, composed of: Carl Baudenbacher, President, Henrik Bull and Thorgeir Örlygsson
(Judge-Rapporteur), Judges, gave judgment on 3 May 2006, the operative part of which is as follows:

1. Dismisses the application.

2. Orders the EFTA Surveillance Authority to pay the costs of the Defendant.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

3.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 104/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

2 May 2006

(2006/C 104/01)

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

1,2643

143,48

7,4570

0,68865

9,3173

1,5622

93,97

7,7750

1,9558

0,5758

28,415

15,6466

263,24

3,4528

0,6959

0,4293

3,8549

3,4799

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

37,325

1,6700

1,6610

1,4005

9,8036

1,9813

1,9954

KRW South Korean won

1 188,63

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,6544

10,1353

7,2949

Indonesian rupiah

11 103,71

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,570

65,238

34,3610

47,569

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4184 — Boeing/Carmen) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, economic concentration, merger control, services company

C 104/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.5.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4184 — Boeing/Carmen)

(2006/C 104/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 25 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 The Boeing Company (‘Boeing’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Carmen Systems AB (‘Carmen’, Sweden)
by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Boeing: commercial aircraft, defence and space industries and related services,

including crew
management services and fleet planning and scheduling services for airlines provided by the subsidiary
Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.;

— for Carmen: crew management services, fleet planning and scheduling services and disruption recovery

services for airlines and other transport companies.

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.4184 — Boeing/Carmen, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4207 — Campina/Fonterra Co-operative Group/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cooperative, dairy industry, economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry

C 104/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.5.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4207 — Campina/Fonterra Co-operative Group/JV)

(2006/C 104/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 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 undertakings Campina B.V. (‘Campina’,
the Netherlands), controlled by Zuivelcoöperatie Campina U A (the Netherlands) and Fonterra Co-operative
Group Limited (‘Fonterra’, New Zealand) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regu-
lation joint control of the undertaking Fonterra Excipients GmbH&CoKG (‘JV’, Germany) by way of
purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Campina: international co-operative active in development, production, sale and distribution of
dairy and dairy-related consumer products and ingredients for the food and pharmaceutical industries;

— for Fonterra: dairy co-operative principally producing dairy-based branded consumer and food products

and food ingredients;

— for JV: takes over the Parents' business of pharmaceutical excipients and edible and pharmaceutical

grade lactose for fine chemicals manufacture.

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.4207 — Campina/Fonterra Co-operative Group/JV), to the following
address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4220 — Food Service Project/Tele Pizza) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control

3.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 104/17

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4220 — Food Service Project/Tele Pizza)

(2006/C 104/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 25 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 CVC Group through Food
Service Project S.L. (‘FSP’, Spain) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
(‘Tele Pizza’, Spain) by way of public bid
control of the whole of the undertaking Tele Pizza S.A.
announced on 20 April 2006.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking CVC: investment funds;

— for undertaking FSP: operator of informal restaurants;

— for undertaking Tele Pizza: network of branded fast food restaurants operated directly through proprie-

tary stores or through third party's franchised 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.4220 — Food Service Project/Tele Pizza, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4062 — SKF/SNFA) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, mechanical engineering, merger control

3.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 104/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4062 — SKF/SNFA)

(2006/C 104/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 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 Aktiebolaget SKF (‘SKF’, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking SNFA SAS (‘SNFA’, France) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for SKF: Design, production, and distribution of ball and roller bearings (including bearings for

machine tool and aerospace applications), seals and related products;

— for SNFA: Design, production, and distribution of ball and roller bearings for machine tool and aero-

space 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.4062 — SKF/SNFA, 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 680/2006 of  3 May 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

4.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 119/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 680/2006

of 3 May 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 4 May 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 May 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).

L 119/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.5.2006

to Commission Regulation of 3 May 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

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
212
999

052
628
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
624
999

052
388
508
528
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

117,3
85,7
127,8
110,3

124,8
155,5
140,2

120,8
83,4
102,1

36,0
39,1
43,1
46,0
50,1
55,8
45,0

42,3
50,1
39,2
59,9
56,4
49,6

83,2
127,9
104,3
77,8
89,1
101,8
90,4
108,9
109,0
99,2

(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’.
Notice
Date: 2006-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, United States, common commercial policy, common tariff policy, trade dispute

C 104/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.5.2006

NOTICE

(2006/C 104/08)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2193/2003 of 8 December 2003 (1) established additional customs duties on
imports of certain products originating in the United States of America as a result of the WTO Dispute
Settlement Body's earlier adoption of the rulings and recommendations of the WTO Panel and Appellate
Body in the dispute relating to the Foreign Sales Corporation (‘FSC’).

Council Regulation (EC) No 2193/2003 was amended and its application suspended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 171/2005 of 31 January 2005 (2) pending the determination of the WTO compatibility of certain
aspects of the FSC successor legislation, i.e. the American Jobs Creation Act (‘AJCA’).

On 13 February 2006 the WTO Appellate body issued its report confirming the WTO-incompatibility of
the contested aspects of the AJCA.

According to Council Regulation (EC) No 171/2005, which temporarily suspended the application of
Council Regulation (EC) No 2193/2003 and amended the applicable ad valorem rate and annexed product
list, additional customs duties will be automatically reintroduced absent United States' compliance with
previous rulings and recommendations adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body. On 14 March 2006
the WTO Dispute Settlement Body confirmed that certain aspects of the AJCA are inconsistent with the
United States' WTO obligations. In accordance with Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 171/2005,
the reintroduction of the additional duties should take place 60 days after this confirmation.

The Commission hereby gives notice that the additional customs duties will be reintroduced as of 16 May
2006. In accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2193/2003, as amended by
Council Regulation (EC) No 171/2005, the rate of the ad valorem additional customs duties will be 14 %,
applying to the products listed in the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 171/2005.

(1) OJ L 328, 17.12.2003, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 28, 1.2.2005, p. 31.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 682/2006 of  3 May 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 1375/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the Czech intervention agency
Date: 2006-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, award of contract, barley, export, intervention agency

4.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 119/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 682/2006

of 3 May 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1375/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation
to tender for the export of barley held by the Czech intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
the
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (2) lays down
the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals
held by intervention agencies.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1375/2005 (3) has
opened a standing invitation to tender for the export
of 31 443 tonnes of barley held by the Czech inter-
vention agency.

The Czech Republic has informed the Commission of its
intervention agency’s intention to increase by 100 000
tonnes the quantity put out to tender for export. In view
of the market situation, the request made by the Czech
Republic should be granted.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1375/2005 is replaced by the
following:

‘Article 2

The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 131 443
tonnes of barley for export
to third countries with the
exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
of
former Yugoslav Republic
Canada, Croatia,
Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Romania, Serbia
and
Montenegro (*), Switzerland and the United States of
America.

the

___________
(*) including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security

Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’

Article 2

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1375/2005 should therefore be
amended.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 May 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 749/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 10).

(3) OJ L 219, 24.8.2005, p. 9.