do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information concerning the entry into force of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and India pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994, attached to Council Decision 2004/617/EC
Date: 2006-05-31
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: India, import policy, rice, trade agreement (EU)

L 144/24

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Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2006

Information concerning the entry into force of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
between the European Community and India pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating to
the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to the
GATT 1994, attached to Council Decision 2004/617/EC

This Agreement entered into force on 1 September 2004.

Information concerning the entry into force of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
between the European Community and Pakistan pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating
to the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to
the GATT 1994, attached to Council Decision 2004/618/EC

This Agreement entered into force on 1 September 2004.

Information concerning the entry into force of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of
calculation of applied duties for husked rice and amending Decisions 2004/617/EC, 2004/618/EC and
2004/619/EC, attached to Council Decision 2005/476/EC

This Agreement entered into force on 30 June 2005.
Notice concerning the countervailing measures in force in respect of imports into the Community of certain cotton-type bed linen originating in India: modification of the name of a company subject to an individual countervailing duty rate
Date: 2006-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, business name, countervailing charge, import, organisation, originating product, textile product

31.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 127/11

Notice concerning the countervailing measures in force in respect of imports into the Community
of certain cotton-type bed linen originating in India: modification of the name of a company
subject to an individual countervailing duty rate

(2006/C 127/05)

Imports of certain cotton-type bed linen originating in India are subject to a definitive countervailing duty,
imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2004 (1).

Harimann International, a company located in India, whose exports to the Community of certain cotton-
type bed linen are subject to a countervailing duty of 7,6 % imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No
2143/2004 (2), has informed the Commission that on 20 June 2005, as the result of a change in the
company's legal form, it changed its name to Harimann International Private Limited.

The company has argued that the change of name does not affect the right of the company to benefit from
the individual duty rate applied to the company under its previous name of Harimann International.

The Commission has examined the information submitted and has concluded that the change of name and
legal form in no way affects the findings of Regulation (EC) No 2143/2004. Therefore, the reference to
‘Harimann International’ should be read as ‘Harimann International Private Limited’ in Article 1 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 2143/2004.

The Taric additional code A498 previously attributed to Harimann International shall apply to Harimann
International Private Limited.

(1) OJ L 12, 17.1.2004, p. 1, amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2143/2004 (OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 1) and

Council Regulation (EC) No 122/2006, (OJ L 22, 26.1.2006, p. 3).

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 2143/2004 (OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 1), amending Council Regulation (EC) No

74/2004 (OJ L 12, 17.1.2004, p. 1).
Information concerning the entry into force of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice and amending Decisions 2004/617/EC, 2004/618/EC and 2004/619/EC, attached to Council Decision 2005/476/EC
Date: 2006-05-31
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: United States, import policy, rice, trade agreement (EU)

L 144/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2006

Information concerning the entry into force of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
between the European Community and India pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating to
the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to the
GATT 1994, attached to Council Decision 2004/617/EC

This Agreement entered into force on 1 September 2004.

Information concerning the entry into force of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
between the European Community and Pakistan pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating
to the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to
the GATT 1994, attached to Council Decision 2004/618/EC

This Agreement entered into force on 1 September 2004.

Information concerning the entry into force of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of
calculation of applied duties for husked rice and amending Decisions 2004/617/EC, 2004/618/EC and
2004/619/EC, attached to Council Decision 2005/476/EC

This Agreement entered into force on 30 June 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2006 of  31 May 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

1.6.2006

EN

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 806/2006

of 31 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 1 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 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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1.6.2006

to Commission Regulation of 31 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 50 10

0808 10 80

0809 20 95

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
999

052
999

052
999

388
508
528
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

052
999

83,2
55,6
69,4

77,5
77,5

91,2
91,2

54,9
52,4
50,1
52,5

88,5
127,7
101,0
74,8
81,2
88,5
89,3
92,5
103,0
94,1

227,5
227,5

(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’.
List of authorities required to notify draft technical regulations (in addition to the central governments of the Member States)  (Article 1, point 11 of Directive 98/34/EC)
Date: 2006-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European standard, access to information, exchange of information, government, public authorities, technical standard

C 127/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2006

List of authorities required to notify draft technical regulations (in addition to the central govern-
ments of the Member States)

(Article 1, point 11 of Directive 98/34/EC (1))

(2006/C 127/07)

Belgium

Régions/Gewesten (3)

Communautés/Gemeenschappen (3)

Czech Republic

Kraje (14)

Denmark

—

Germany

Länder (16)

Estonia

—

Greece

Perifereia (13)

Spain

Comunidades autónomas (17)

France

Régions (including overseas departments) (26)

Ireland

IE Domain services

UCD Computing centre

Italy

Regioni (20)

Banca d'Italia

Commissione nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)

Istituto per la Vigilanza delle Assicurazioni private e di interesse collettivo (ISVAP)

Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni

Garante per la tutela delle persone e di altri soggetti rispetto al trattamento dei dati personali

Autorità per l'informatica nella pubblica amministrazione (AIPA)

Cyprus

—

Latvia

—

(1) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37 ; Directive as amended by Directive 98/48/EC (OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18).

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Lithuania

—

Luxembourg

—

Hungary

—

Malta

—

Netherlands

Bedrijfslichamen ingevolge de Wet op de bedrijfsorganisatie

Austria

Bundesländer (9)

Poland

Terenowe organy administracji rządowej (16)

Organy samorządu terytorialnego

Portugal

Regiões autónomas (2)

Slovenia

—

Slovakia

Vyššie územné celky (samosprávne kraje) (8)

Finland

Ahvenanmaan maakunta/Ålands landskap (1)

Sweden

—

United Kingdom

Nations (4)

Gibraltar (only for information society services)
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 88/378/EEC of  3 May 1988  on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the safety of toys   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, approximation of laws, product safety, safety standard, toy industry

C 127/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2006

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive
88/378/EEC of 3 May 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the
safety of toys

(2006/C 127/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

ESO (1)

CEN

CEN

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the directive)

Reference and title of the harmonised standard
(and reference document)

Reference of superseded
standard

Date of cessation of presump-
tion of conformity of super-
seded standard
Note 1

EN 71-2:2006
Safety of toys — Flammability

EN 71-2:2003

31.7.2006

EN 71-5:1993
Safety of toys — Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental
sets

—

EN 71-5:1993/A1:2006

Note 3

31.7.2006

(1) ESO: European Standardisation Organisation:

— CEN: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 550 08 11; fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be)
— CENELEC: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 519 68 71; fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org)
— ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis, tel. (33) 492 94 42 00; fax (33) 493 65 47 16 (http://www.etsi.org)

Note 1 Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal
(‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards
is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 3 In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if
any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard (column 3) therefore consists of
EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment.
On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the
essential requirements of the directive.

NOTE:

— Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European
Standardisation Organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed
to Directive 98/34/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Directive
98/48/EC (2).

— Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the stan-

dards are available in all the Community languages.

— This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The

Commission ensures the updating of this list.

More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/

(1) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
(2) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 812/2006 of  31 May 2006  fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from  1  to  30 June 2006
Date: 2006-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, production refund, white sugar

1.6.2006

EN

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 812/2006

of 31 May 2006

fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to
30 June 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

(2)

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

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
21,564 EUR/100 kg net for the period from 1 to 30 June 2006.

equal

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 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 178, 30.6.2001, p. 63.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4165 — Sonae Indústria/Hornitex) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, wood industry

C 127/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4165 — Sonae Indústria/Hornitex)

(2006/C 127/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 19 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 Sonae Indústria — SGPS,
SA (‘Sonae Indústria’, Portugal) belonging to the group Sonae, acquires within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the business of Hornitex-Werke Beeskow GmbH,
the assets of Hornitex-Werke Gebr. Cloos GmbH located in Duisburg and the assets of Hornitex-Werke
Gebr. Künnemeyer GmbH located in Meinberg, all belonging to the Hornitex Group (‘Target’, Germany),
by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Sonae Indústria: production of wood-based products, such as fibre boards;

— for Target: wood-based boards producer (particle board, laminates, panelling, post- and soft-forming

components, furniture components).

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.4165 — Sonae Indústria/Hornitex, 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: 2006-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

31.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 127/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

30 May 2006

(2006/C 127/01)

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

1,2839

144,05

7,4573

0,68470

9,2726

1,5585

92,61

7,8250

1,9558

0,5750

28,203

15,6466

261,51

3,4528

0,6959

0,4293

3,9323

3,5280

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

239,64

37,690

1,9885

1,6848

1,4138

9,9600

2,0054

2,0227

KRW South Korean won

1 214,31

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,4320

10,3077

7,2690

Indonesian rupiah

11 799,04

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,646

67,514

34,6520

48,981

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4232 — Scottish & Newcastle/Kuehne + Nagel/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: alcohol, beer, beverage industry, distributive trades, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

31.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 127/19

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4232 — Scottish & Newcastle/Kuehne + Nagel/JV)

(2006/C 127/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 19 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 Scottish & Newcastle UK Ltd (‘S&N’, UK,
part of the S&N Group) and Kuehne + Nagel Logistics Ltd (‘K+N’, UK, part of the K&N Group), acquire
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of JVCo (‘JV’, UK) by way of
purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— S&N: supply and distribution of beer and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to the on-trade and

off-trade in the UK;

— K+N: contract logistics in the UK;

— JV: distribution of drinks in the UK.

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.4232 — Scottish & Newcastle/Kuehne + Nagel/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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4059 — Swiss RE/GE Insurance Solutions) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, merger control, reinsurance, restrictive-practice authorisation

31.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 127/21

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4059 — Swiss RE/GE Insurance Solutions)

(2006/C 127/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 April 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 Regulation
(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://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4059. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3699 — EQT/Smurfit Munsksjö)

(2006/C 127/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 February 2005, 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 web site (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site 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 32005M3699. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)