do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4204 — Cinven/UPC France) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, economic concentration, merger control, pay television, telephone

C 141/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4204 — Cinven/UPC France)

(2006/C 141/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 8 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 Cinven Limited (‘Cinven’,
United Kingdom) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cinven Group Limited (United Kingdom) acquires within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking UPC
France SA (‘UPC France’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Cinven:

investment

two
companies active in the provision of pay-television, Internet access and fixed telephony services by
cable in France;

fund controlling notably Numéricâble and Est Vidéocommunication,

— for undertaking UPC France: provider of pay-television, Internet access and fixed telephony services by

cable 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4204 — Cinven/UPC France, 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: 2006-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

15 June 2006

(2006/C 141/01)

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

1,2610

144,84

7,4547

0,68225

9,2765

1,5522

95,02

7,8475

1,9558

0,5750

28,323

15,6466

271,50

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

4,0357

3,5242

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

38,010

2,0055

1,7078

1,4045

9,7873

2,0227

2,0053

KRW South Korean won

1 210,06

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,6391

10,0879

7,2580

Indonesian rupiah

11 831,33

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,605

67,003

34,0890

48,431

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2006 of  16 June 2006  fixing the maximum buying-in price for butter for the first individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 796/2006
Date: 2006-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, maximum price, purchase price

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17.6.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 891/2006

of 16 June 2006

fixing the maximum buying-in price for butter for the first individual invitation to tender under the
standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 796/2006

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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

award, in accordance with Article 17a of Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999.

In the light of the tenders received for the first individual
invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price should
be fixed.

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

(3)

(4)

(1)

Pursuant to Article 16(2) of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the
market in butter and cream (2), a notice of invitation to
tender was published in the Official Journal of the European
Union for the purpose of the buying-in of butter by
standing invitation to tender, as opened by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 (3).

(2)

In the light of the tenders received in response to indi-
vidual invitations to tender, a maximum buying-in price
is to be fixed or a decision is to be taken to make no

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the first individual invitation to tender under the standing
invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 796/2006,
in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders
expired on 13 June 2006, the maximum buying-in price for
butter is fixed at 246,19 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).

(3) OJ L 142, 30.5.2006, p. 4.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4256 — Xstrata/Falconbridge) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: coal industry, economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control, metallurgical industry

16.6.2006

EN

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C 141/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4256 — Xstrata/Falconbridge)

(2006/C 141/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 8 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 Xstrata plc (‘Xstrata’, Switzerland)
controlled by Glencore International AG, (‘Glencore’, Switzerland), acquires within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Falconbridge Limited (‘Falconbridge’, Canada) by
way of a public bid announced on 17 May 2006.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Xstrata: mining, smelting, processing and sale of coal, copper, zinc and alloys with additional expo-

sures to gold, lead and silver;

— for Glencore: trading in metals and minerals (aluminium, zinc, copper, ferroalloys, nickel), energy
products (oil products and coal) and agricultural products, supported by industrial investments and
ownership interests in mining operations;

— for Falconbridge: mining, processing, refining and sale of various nickel products, copper, cobalt, lead,

zinc, aluminium and precious metals as well as sulphur products.

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.4256 — Xstrata/Falconbridge, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4238 — E.ON/Pražská plynárenská) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, gas supply, merger control

C 141/4

EN

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16.6.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4238 — E.ON/Pražská plynárenská)

(2006/C 141/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 6 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 E.ON Czech Holding AG
belonging to the group E.ON AG (‘E.ON’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Pražská plynárenská a.s. (‘Pražská plynárenská’, the
Czech Republic) by way of purchase of shares in the holding company Pražská plynárenská Holding a.s.
After the transaction, Pražská plynárenská will be jointly controlled by E.ON and The City of Prague.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking E.ON: supply of electricity and gas and related services;

— for undertaking Pražská plynárenská: gas distribution in the region of the City of Prague and gas supply

to industrial, commercial and household customers.

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.4238 — E.ON/Pražská plynárenská, 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 886/2006 of  16 June 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

17.6.2006

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 886/2006

of 16 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 17 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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 16 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

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

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
204
624
999

052
068
999

624
999

54,6
28,9
41,8

124,8
46,6
85,7

94,1
94,1

54,6
73,0
52,0
56,1
58,9

99,1
97,5
101,4
86,5
74,9
88,5
92,4
115,6
110,7
96,3

219,8
61,1
135,7
138,9

343,6
95,0
219,3

182,5
182,5

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 892/2006 of  16 June 2006  fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 11th individual invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
Date: 2006-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, concentrated product, farm price support

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 892/2006

of 16 June 2006

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 11th individual invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005

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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by
the retail trade.

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid
should be fixed at the appropriate level and the end-use
security should be determined accordingly.

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

(1)

and

In accordance with Article 47 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down
detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC)
No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of
concentrated
cream,
the
butter
Community market (2),
the intervention agencies are
opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting
of aid for concentrated butter. Article 54 of that Regu-
lation provides that in the light of the tenders received in
response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum
amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with
a minimum fat content of 96 %.

butter

on

(2)

An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 11th individual tender under the standing invitation to
tender opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
1898/2005 the maximum amount of the aid for concentrated
butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %, as referred to in
Article 47(1) of that Regulation, is fixed at 26,8 EUR/100 kg,

The end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation
(EC) No 1898/2005 is fixed at 36 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4218 — Investcorp/Orefi Participation) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, financial institution, mechanical engineering, merger control

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4218 — Investcorp/Orefi Participation)

(2006/C 141/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 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 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 32006M4218. 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.4096 — Carrefour/Hyparlo)

(2006/C 141/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 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 French 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 32006M4096. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 893/2006 of  16 June 2006  fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 43rd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2006-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention price, minimum price, selling price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 893/2006

of 16 June 2006

fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 43rd individual invitation to tender issued under
the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

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), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,

award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999.

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

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

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the
market
intervention agencies
have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender
certain quantities of butter held by them.

in butter and cream (2),

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price
shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 43rd individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit
tenders expired on 13 June 2006,
the submission of
for
the minimum selling
at
butter
250,00 EUR/100 kg.

price

fixed

for

is

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005,
p. 2).

(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1802/2005 (OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 3).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4156 — Lactalis/Nestlé) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agro-industry, economic concentration, merger control, milk product

16.6.2006

EN

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C 141/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4156 — Lactalis/Nestlé)

(2006/C 141/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 7 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 Groupe Lactalis S.A.
(Lactalis, France) and the undertaking Nestlé S.A. (Nestlé, Switzerland) create, within the meaning of Arti-
‘the Undertaking’) by way of
cles 3(4) and 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, a joint venture (hereafter,
transfer of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Lactalis: food company;

— for Nestlé: food company;

— for the Undertaking: dairy products, cheeses.

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.4156 — Lactalis/Nestlé, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.