do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: GATT, United States, tariff agreement, trade agreement (EU)

9.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 156/15

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Australia
pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
(OJ L 47, 17.2.2006) has entered into force on 7 February 2006.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and
Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom
of Thailand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT) 1994 (OJ L 120, 5.5.2006) has entered into force on 16 March 2006.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6
and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United
States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade (GATT) 1994 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006) has entered into force on 22 March 2006.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4055 — Talanx/Gerling) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, merger control

C 135/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.6.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4202 — Charterhouse/Elior)

(2006/C 135/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 May 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 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 32006M4202. 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.4055 — Talanx/Gerling)

(2006/C 135/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 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 German 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 32006M4055. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, air transport, carrier, transport licence

9.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 135/7

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to
Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 135/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

SWEDEN

Operating licences granted

Category A: Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision effective
since

Air Express in Sweden AB
556278-1798

PO Box 907
S-195 05
Arlanda-Stad

passengers, mail, cargo

26.4.2006

TUIfly Nordic AB
556248-9525

Söder Mälarstrand
S-117 85 Stockholm

passengers, mail, cargo

11.12.1996

Category B: Operating licences including the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision effective
since

BN Construction i Motala AB
556440-4290

Sveavägen 74
S-591 36 Motala

passengers, mail, cargo

21.4.2006

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.
(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

9.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 135/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 June 2006

(2006/C 135/01)

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

1,2735

145,66

7,4586

0,69030

9,2123

1,5617

93,52

7,8310

1,9558

0,5750

28,245

15,6466

264,43

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,9620

3,5235

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

37,890

1,9800

1,7100

1,4240

9,8852

2,0302

2,0324

KRW South Korean won

1 214,22

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,6717

10,2102

7,2600

Indonesian rupiah

12 002,74

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,671

67,782

34,2850

49,030

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: GATT, New Zealand, tariff agreement, trade agreement (EU)

L 156/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.6.2006

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the Republic of Korea pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and
Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic
of Korea pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT) 1994 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005) has entered into force on 13 December 2005.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Japan
pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
1994 (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005) has entered into force on 21 December 2005.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII
of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and New Zealand
pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
(OJ L 347, 30.12.2005) has entered into force on 21 December 2005.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: GATT, Japan, tariff agreement, trade agreement (EU)

L 156/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.6.2006

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the Republic of Korea pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and
Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic
of Korea pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT) 1994 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005) has entered into force on 13 December 2005.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Japan
pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
1994 (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005) has entered into force on 21 December 2005.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII
of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and New Zealand
pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
(OJ L 347, 30.12.2005) has entered into force on 21 December 2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 850/2006 of  9 June 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

10.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 158/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 850/2006

of 9 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 10 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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).

L 158/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.6.2006

to Commission Regulation of 9 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

052
388
508
528
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

052
999

052
068
999

63,9
27,4
45,7

65,4
53,2
59,3

86,8
86,8

51,3
65,9
66,9
54,4
59,6

84,1
110,8
108,9
73,5
83,0
48,7
129,2
85,9
110,2
92,7

234,1
234,1

295,4
95,0
195,2

(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’.
Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, air transport, carrier, transport licence

C 135/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.6.2006

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to
Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 135/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

SPAIN

Operating licences granted

Category A: Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision effective
since

TOP FLY, S. L.

Aeropuerto De Sabadell
E-08204 Sabadell (Barcelona)

passengers, mail, cargo

3.5.2006

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.
(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4202 — Charterhouse/Elior) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering, economic concentration, financial institution, holding company, management, merger control, water supply

C 135/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.6.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4202 — Charterhouse/Elior)

(2006/C 135/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 May 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 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 32006M4202. 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.4055 — Talanx/Gerling)

(2006/C 135/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 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 German 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 32006M4055. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 854/2006 of  9 June 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 796/2006, as regards the list of Member States where buying-in of butter by tendering is open for the period expiring on  31 August 2006
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, butter, intervention buying

L 158/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.6.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 854/2006

of 9 June 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 796/2006, as regards the list of Member States where buying-in of
butter by tendering is open for the period expiring on 31 August 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 of
29 May 2006 suspending the buying-in of butter at 90 % of the
intervention price and opening the buying-in by tendering for
the period expiring on 31 August 2006 (2), and in particular
Article 2(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 has opened the buying-in
of butter by tendering for the period expiring on 31
August 2006 in accordance with the third subparagraph
of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.

On the basis of most recent communications by Latvia,
the Commission has observed that
the butter market
prices have been equal or above 92 % of the intervention
price for two consecutive weeks. Intervention buying-in
by tendering should therefore be suspended in this
Member State. This Member State should therefore be

removed from the list set out in Regulation (EC) No
796/2006.

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2006, paragraph 1 is
replaced by the following:

‘1.
Buying-in of butter by tendering, as provided for in
the third subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1255/1999,
is hereby open from 10 June to 31 August
2006 in the following Member States, under the conditions
provided for
in Section 3a of Regulation (EC) No
2771/1999: Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia,
Spain, France,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom.’

Ireland,

Article 2

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, 9 June 2006.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 142, 30.5.2006, p. 4.
Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, air transport, carrier, transport licence

9.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 135/5

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to
Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 135/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

FINLAND

Operating licences revoked

Category B: Operating licences including the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision effective
since

Utin Lento Oy

Utin lentoasema
Lentoportintie 83
FIN-45410 Utti

passengers, mail, cargo

27.4.2006

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.
(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
2006/530/EC: Council Decision of  9 June 2006  on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on certain aspects of air services
Date: 2006-06-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ukraine, agreement (EU), air transport, ratification of an agreement

1.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 211/39

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 June 2006

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on certain
aspects of air services

(2006/530/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 80(2),
with the first sentence of
300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

establishing the European
in conjunction
the first subparagraph of Article

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1).

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

By its decision of 5 June 2003 the Council authorised the
Commission to open negotiations with third countries
on the replacement of certain provisions in existing
bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.

The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of
the
Community, an agreement with Ukraine on certain
aspects
the
mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the said
Council Decision.

in accordance with

services

air

of

(3)

The Agreement has been signed, on behalf of
Community, on 1 December 2005 subject

the
to its

possible conclusion at a later date, in accordance with the
Council Decision of 28 November 2005.

(4)

The Agreement should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1.
The Agreement between the European Community and
Ukraine on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved
on behalf of the Community.

2.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision (2).

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to make the notification provided for
in Article 9(1) of the Agreement.

Done at Luxembourg, 9 June 2006.

For the Council
The President

H. GORBACH

(1) Opinion delivered on 14 March 2006 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) See page 24 of this Official Journal.