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European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (15763/3/2005 - C6-0087/2006 - 2004/0217(COD))
Date: 2006-06-01
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: European Medicines Agency, committee (EU), drug surveillance, market approval, medicinal product, paediatrics, pharmaceutical legislation

C 298 E/176

Thursday 1 June 2006

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

8.12.2006

29.

Calls for tax incentives to be given to SMEs, especially in their start-up phase;

Calls for regulatory reforms aimed at speeding up and simplifying registration procedures as well as

30.
lowering minimum capital requirements;

Calls for the reform of court procedures to settle business disputes faster as well as to enforce con-

31.
tracts and defend property rights more effectively;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of

32.
the EU Member States and ACP, the ACP-EU Council and the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

P6_TA(2006)0232

Medicinal products for paediatric use ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regu-
lation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medicinal products for paediatric use and
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation
(EC) No 726/2004 (15763/3/2005 — C6-0087/2006 — 2004/0217(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (15763/3/2005 — C6-0087/2006),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2004)0599) (2),

— having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2005)0577) (2),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public

Health and Food Safety (A6-0171/2006),

— having regard to the Commission statement which is annexed to this legislative resolution and which

will be published together with the legislative act in the Official Journal,

1.

2.

Approves the common position as amended;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Texts adopted, 7.9.2005, P6_TA(2005)0331.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2006 of  1 June 2006  fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
Date: 2006-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund, third country

2.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 148/49

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 828/2006

of 1 June 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.

invitation to tender

For tenders notified from 26 May to 1 June 2006, pursuant to
the
issued in Regulation (EC) No
1059/2005, the maximum refund on exportation of common
wheat shall be 6,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 June 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).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4179 — Huntsman/Ciba Specialty Chemicals) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, economic concentration, merger control, textile industry

1.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 128/23

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4179 — Huntsman/Ciba Specialty Chemicals)

(2006/C 128/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 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 Huntsman International
LLC (‘Huntsman’, United States) and Huntsman Germany GmbH (‘Huntsman Germany’, Germany) acquire
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Textile Effects Busi-
ness of Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Inc (‘Ciba’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares and
purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Huntsman: development, production and distribution of a wide variety of chemical products;

— Ciba: development and production of specialty chemicals to the textile industry.

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.4179 — Huntsman/Ciba Specialty Chemicals, 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 824/2006 of  1 June 2006  amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2006-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, white sugar

L 148/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.6.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 824/2006

of 1 June 2006

amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the
form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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 Article 27(5)(a) and (15)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The rates of the refunds applicable from 19 May 2006 to
the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 754/2006 (2).

It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained
in Regulation (EC) No 754/2006 to the information at
present available to the Commission that
the export
refunds at present applicable should be altered as
shown in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 754/2006 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 June 2006.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President

(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 132, 19.5.2006, p. 15.

2.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 148/43

Rates of refunds applicable from 2 June 2006 to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty (1)

ANNEX

CN code

Description

Rate of refund in EUR/100 kg

In case of advance fixing of
refunds

1701 99 10

White sugar

26,52

Other

26,52

(1) The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Bulgaria, with effect from 1 October 2004, to Romania with effect
from 1 December 2005, and to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European
Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation or to the Principality of Liechtenstein
with effect from 1 February 2005.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4246 — Merill Lynch/Farallon/Barceló/Playa) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial institution, hotel industry, investment, merger control

1.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 128/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4246 — Merill Lynch/Farallon/Barceló/Playa)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 128/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 22 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 undertakings Merill Lynch L.P. Hold-
ings, Inc (‘MLLPHI’, USA), controlled by Merill Lynch & Co., Inc., Cabana Investors B.V. (‘Farallon’, USA),
part of the Farallon Group and Barceló Corporación Empresarial, S.A. (‘Barceló’, Spain), belonging to the
group Barceló, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the
undertaking Playa Hotels & Resorts, S.L. (‘Playa’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for MLLPHI: investment bank and advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals

worldwide. Management of financial assets;

— for Farallon: management of investment funds and accounts;

— for Barceló: operation of hotels, mainly found in cities and holiday resorts;

— for Playa: acquisition, development and redevelopment of all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, Central

America, the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean countries.

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.4246 — Merill Lynch/Farallon/Barceló/Playa, 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.