do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 849/2006 of  8 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: 2006-06-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund, third country

9.6.2006

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 849/2006

of 8 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.

For tenders notified from 2 to 8 June 2006, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005,
the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be
6,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 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).
53rd amendment of the State aid guidelines — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision to propose appropriate measures
Date: 2006-06-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EFTA, State aid, control of State aid, public service

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

53rd amendment of the State aid guidelines

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision to propose appropriate measures

(2006/C 133/06)

Date of adoption: 20 December 2005

EFTA State: n.a.

Case No: 55134

Title: Introduction of a new Chapter 18 C to the Authority's State Aid Guidelines on ‘State aid in the form
of public service compensation’ and proposal for appropriate measures.

Legal basis: College Decision No 328/05/COL

Decision: The appropriate measures, proposed by the Authority and accepted by the EFTA States are as
follows:

— that the EFTA States bring their existing schemes regarding public service compensation into line with
the new guidelines, within 18 months following the notification of the Decision to the EFTA States.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4240 — Teck Cominco/Inco) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-06-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, metalworking, mining operation

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4240 — Teck Cominco/Inco)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 133/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 1 June 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 Teck Cominco Limited
(‘Teck Cominco’, Canada) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control
of the whole of the undertaking Inco Limited (‘Inco’, Canada) by way of public bid announced on 23 May
2006, that is conditional upon, inter alia, Inco not acquiring Falconbridge Limited.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Teck Cominco: mining, processing, refining and sale of zinc, copper, coal, and other metal products

as well as sulphur products;

— for Inco: mining, processing, refining and sale of various nickel products, copper, cobalt and precious

metals as well as sulphur products.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
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.4240 — Teck Cominco/Inco, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4170 — LSG Lufthansa Service Holding/Gate Gourmet Switzerland) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-06-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, airport, economic concentration, hotel industry, merger control

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4170 — LSG Lufthansa Service Holding/Gate Gourmet Switzerland)

(2006/C 133/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 30 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 LSG/Sky Chefs Europe
Holdings Ltd (‘LSG’, UK) belonging to the Lufthansa group and Gate Gourmet GmbH (‘Gate Gourmet’,
Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a
newly created company (‘JV’) constituting a joint venture by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for LSG: airline catering and related business activities;

— for Gate Gourmet: airline catering and related business activities;

— for JV: airline food catering in the Paris region airports in France.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4170 — LSG Lufthansa Service Holding/Gate Gourmet Switzerland, to
the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 848/2006 of  8 June 2006  concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
Date: 2006-06-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 848/2006

of 8 June 2006

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005

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,

the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3)
thereof,

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

(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).

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 2 to 8
June 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund
for
export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No
the
1058/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 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. 12.

(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as

last modified by

Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 845/2006 of  8 June 2006  fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 28th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005
Date: 2006-06-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

9.6.2006

EN

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L 156/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 845/2006

of 8 June 2006

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 28th 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 28th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
to Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 the maximum
pursuant
amount of the export refund shall be 31,159 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 June 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-06-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

7 June 2006

(2006/C 133/01)

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

1,2789

144,89

7,4587

0,6878

9,223

1,5613

93,77

7,8045

1,9558

0,575

28,195

15,6466

262,84

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,9542

3,5145

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

239,67

37,725

2,001

1,726

1,4264

9,926

2,0444

2,0269

KRW South Korean won

1 212,65

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,645

10,2527

7,257

Indonesian rupiah

11 986,49

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6769

67,679

34,351

48,965

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 25 Member States applicable as from  1 June 2006 — Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of  21 April 2004  ( OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates ( OJ C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3 )
Date: 2006-06-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, redemption

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 25
Member States applicable as from 1 June 2006

Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004
(OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates
(OJ C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3)

(2006/C 133/02)

From

1.6.2006

To

…

AT

BE

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

SE

SI

SK

UK

4,36

4,36 6,34 3,72 4,36

4,49 5,50 4,36

4,36 4,36 4,36 7,04

4,36 4,36 6,49

4,36 6,64 7,00 4,36

5,56 4,36 4,31

4,43 4,77

5,33

1.3.2006

31.5.2006

3,70

3,70 6,34 3,72 3,70

3,74 5,50 3,70

3,70 3,70 3,70 7,04

3,70 3,70 6,49

3,70 6,64 7,00 3,70

5,56 3,70 3,74

4,43 3,98

5,33

1.1.2006

28.2.2006

3,70

3,70 6,34 3,72 3,70

3,74 5,50 3,70

3,70 3,70 3,70 7,04

3,70 3,70 6,49

3,70 6,64 7,00 3,70

5,56 3,70 3,74

5,10 3,98

5,33

1.12.2005

31.12.2005

4,08

4,08 6,34 3,40 4,08

3,54 5,50 4,08

4,08 4,08 4,08 8,59

4,08 4,08 6,49

4,08 6,64 7,00 4,08

6,24 4,08 3,96

5,10 7,55

5,81

1.9.2005

30.11.2005

4,08

4,08 7,53 3,40 4,08

3,54 5,50 4,08

4,08 4,08 4,08 8,59

4,08 4,08 6,49

4,08 6,64 7,00 4,08

6,24 4,08 3,96

5,10 7,55

5,81

1.7.2005

31.8.2005

4,08

4,08 7,53 4,05 4,08

4,23 5,50 4,08

4,08 4,08 4,08 8,59

4,08 4,08 6,49

4,08 6,64 7,00 4,08

6,24 4,08 3,96

5,10 7,55

5,81

1.6.2005

30.6.2005

4,08

4,08 7,53 4,05 4,08

4,23 5,50 4,08

4,08 4,08 4,08 8,59

4,08 4,08 6,49

4,08 6,64 7,00 4,08

6,24 4,08 4,69

5,10 7,55

5,81

1.4.2005

31.5.2005

4,08

4,08 7,88 4,05 4,08

4,23 5,50 4,08

4,08 4,08 4,08 8,59

4,08 4,08 6,49

4,08 6,64 7,00 4,08

7,62 4,08 4,69

5,10 7,55

5,81

1.1.2005

31.3.2005

4,08

4,08 7,88 4,86 4,08

4,23 5,50 4,08

4,08 4,08 4,08 8,59

4,08 4,08 6,49

4,08 6,64 7,00 4,08

7,62 4,08 4,69

5,10 7,55

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 843/2006 of  8 June 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-06-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 843/2006

of 8 June 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 9 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 June 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 8 June 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 10 00

0809 20 95

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
999

052
068
999

052
999

388
508
528
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

052
999

052
068
999

72,3
27,1
49,7

73,7
59,2
66,5

87,6
87,6

57,7
56,7
57,6
57,3

83,6
110,2
108,9
81,1
79,9
48,7
112,6
78,2
101,5
89,4

205,2
205,2

304,2
95,0
199,6

(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’.