do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 752/2006 of  18 May 2006  fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 26th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005
Date: 2006-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 752/2006

of 18 May 2006

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 26th partial
invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005

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 second indent of
Article 27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 of 15 July
2005 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for
invi-
the 2005/2006 marketing year, requires partial
tations to tender to be issued for the export of this
sugar to certain third countries.

(2)

Pursuant
to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1138/2005 a maximum export refund shall be fixed,

the

as the case may be, account being taken in particular
the
of
Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial
invitation to tender in question.

and foreseeable development of

state

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 26th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
to Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 the maximum
pursuant
amount of the export refund shall be 26,963 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(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 185, 16.7.2005, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 762/2006 of  18 May 2006  fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
Date: 2006-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 762/2006

of 18 May 2006

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

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 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed.

situation for

the cereal

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

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005 (2).

In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on
cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of
disturbance on the market for cereals (3), the Commission
may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a
maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 12 to 18 May 2006, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005,
the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be
6,95 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(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 174, 7.7.2005, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2006 of  18 May 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 748/2006

of 18 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 19 May 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 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).

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to Commission Regulation of 18 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
999

052
999

052
999

204
212
220
400
448
624
999

052
388
508
528
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

96,6
46,7
71,7

129,4
129,4

120,2
120,2

33,7
64,4
34,9
20,3
46,6
49,8
41,6

42,4
59,4
51,1
55,9
54,7
52,7

90,5
126,3
110,2
78,8
87,6
88,6
95,3
87,1
117,4
98,0

(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 740/2006 of  17 May 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 1063/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Czech intervention agency
Date: 2006-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, award of contract, common wheat, export, intervention agency

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 740/2006

of 17 May 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1063/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation
to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Czech intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1063/2005 (2) opened a
standing
export of
395 911 tonnes of common wheat held by the Czech
intervention agency.

invitation to tender

the

for

agency’s

The Czech Republic has informed the Commission of its
by
intervention
for
117 358 tonnes
the quantities available and the
In view of
export.
market
request made by the Czech
situation,
Republic should be granted.

to
the quantity put out

increase
to tender

intention

the

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 1063/2005 is replaced by the
following:

‘Article 2

The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 513 269
tonnes of common wheat for export to third countries with
the exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liech-
tenstein, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (*) and Swit-
zerland.
___________
(*) including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security

Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’

Article 2

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1063/2005 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, 17 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 174, 7.7.2005, p. 36. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 470/2006 (OJ L 84, 23.3.2006, p. 3).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 759/2006 of  18 May 2006  fixing production refunds on cereals
Date: 2006-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: barley, maize, oats, potato, production refund, starch, wheat

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 759/2006

of 18 May 2006

fixing production refunds on cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 8(2) thereof,

(2)

(3)

The production refunds fixed in this Regulation should
be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to
Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact
amount to be paid.

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

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June
1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No
1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals
and rice sectors respectively (2) lays down the conditions
for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating
the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation.
The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary
for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may
be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes
significantly.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refund per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of
Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at:

(a) EUR/tonne 14,83 for starch from maize, wheat, barley and

oats;

(b) EUR/tonne 22,91 for potato starch.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(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 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1548/2004 (OJ L 280, 31.8.2004, p. 11).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4180 — Gaz de France/Suez) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, gas industry, merger control, water supply

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4180 — Gaz de France/Suez)

(2006/C 117/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 10 May 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 Gaz de France group
(‘GDF’, France) enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Council Regulation
with the Suez group (‘Suez’, France) by way of exchange of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for GDF: active in the gas sector at all levels, in electricity generation, electricity retail, and in energy

services;

— for Suez: active in the gas and electricity sectors, in energy services and in water and environmental

services.

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.4180 — GDF/Suez, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 763/2006 of  18 May 2006  fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
Date: 2006-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 763/2006

of 18 May 2006

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed.

situation for

the cereal

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

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat to certain third countries was opened
pursuant
(EC) No
to
1059/2005 (2).

Commission

Regulation

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on
cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of
disturbance on the market for cereals (3), the Commission
may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a
maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.

For tenders notified from 12 to 18 May 2006, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005,
the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be
6,25 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(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 174, 7.7.2005, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

17 May 2006

(2006/C 117/01)

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

1,2882

140,88

7,4554

0,67930

9,3777

1,5518

89,89

7,8210

1,9558

0,5751

28,194

15,6466

262,69

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,8869

3,5078

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

239,65

37,513

1,8480

1,6710

1,4220

9,9883

2,0533

2,0214

KRW South Korean won

1 206,98

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,0831

10,3133

7,2698

Indonesian rupiah

11 503,63

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,607

67,070

34,6930

48,835

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 760/2006 of  18 May 2006  amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons impeding the peace process and breaking international law in the conflict in the Darfur region in Sudan
Date: 2006-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sudan, economic sanctions, establishment of peace, international law, international sanctions, natural person

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 760/2006

of 18 May 2006

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures
law in
directed against certain persons impeding the peace process and breaking international

the conflict in the Darfur region in Sudan

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005
imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against
certain persons impeding the peace process and breaking inter-
national law in the conflict in the Darfur region in Sudan (1),
and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

and bodies to whom the freezing of funds and economic
resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be
amended accordingly.

(3)

In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this
Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into
force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

Annex I
to Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005 lists the
natural or legal persons, entities or bodies covered by
the freezing of
funds and economic resources under
that Regulation.

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005 is hereby amended
as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

to Security Council resolution 1672
Acting pursuant
(2006), the Committee established pursuant to resolution
1591 (2005) has amended the list of persons, entities

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

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2006.

For the Commission

Eneko LANDÁBURU
Director-General for External Relations

(1) OJ L 193, 23.7.2005, p. 9.

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ANNEX

The following natural persons shall be added to Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005:

1. Gaffar Mohamed ELHASSAN

Title: Major General.

Other information: Commander of the Western Military Region for the Sudanese Air Force.

2. Sheikh Musa HILAL

Other information: Paramount Chief of the Jalul Tribe in North Darfur.

3. Adam Yacub SHANT

Other information: Sudanese Liberation Army Commander.

4. Gabril Abdul Kareem BADRI

Other information: Field Commander of the National Movement for Reform and Development.