do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4279 — GDF/Camfin/Energie Investimenti JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy distribution, exchange of information, gas, heating, investment, merger control, natural gas

C 155/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.7.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4279 — GDF/Camfin/Energie Investimenti JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 155/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 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 GDF International S.A.S.
(‘GDFI’, France) controlled by Gaz de France S.A. and Camfin S.p.A. (‘Camfin’, Italy) acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Energie Investimenti by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for GDFI: active in the gas distribution, gas supply and energy services;

— for Camfin: oil and energy, distribution of heating and diesel fuel products, trading in bitumen, paving

and petroleum products, investment management and real estate;

— for Energie Investimenti: natural gas supply.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4279 — GDF/Camfin/Energie Investimenti JV, 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.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 (9078/2006 - C6-0191/2006 - 2004/0166(AVC))
Date: 2006-07-04
Institutions: Committee on Regional Development, European Parliament
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, operation of the Institutions

13.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 303 E/101

Tuesday, 4 July 2006

ANNEX

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COMMISSION STATEMENT

Without prejudice to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on Budgetary Discipline and Sound
Financial Management and to the current rules (2007-2013), the Commission shall, from 2010 onwards,
submit to the Budgetary Authority an assessment of how cohesion policy has been implemented over the
programming period 2007 to 2013 and shall include therein the consequences of applying the N + 3/N + 2
rule.

P6_TA(2006)0290

Establishment of a Cohesion Fund ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a
Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 (9078/2006 — C6-0191/2006 —
2004/0166(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (9078/2006) (1),

— having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 161, second para-

graph, of the EC Treaty (C6-0191/2006),

— having regard to Rule 75(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0226/2006);

1. Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council regulation;

2.

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

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
Note concerning the entry into force of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part
Date: 2006-07-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Lebanon, association agreement (EU), economic relations, trade relations

4.7.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 180/19

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

Note concerning the entry into force of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an
association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Lebanon, of the other part

With the instruments notifying completion of the procedures required for entry into force of the Euro-
Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part (1), signed in Luxembourg on 17 June
2002, having been exchanged on 14 February 2006, the Agreement entered into force on 1 April 2006, in
accordance with Article 92 thereof.

(1) OJ L 143, 30.5.2006, p. 2.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (COM(2005)0305 - C6-0232/2005 - 2005/0126(COD))
Date: 2006-07-04
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU act, civil law, commercial law, exchange of information, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU

13.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 303 E/69

Tuesday, 4 July 2006

P6_TA(2006)0288

Service of documents in civil or commercial matters ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European
Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on
the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial
matters (COM(2005)0305 — C6-0232/2005 — 2005/0126(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2005)0305) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 61(c) and 67(5), second indent, of the EC Treaty, pursuant

to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0232/2005),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0024/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to submit a codified version of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 incorporating
the amendments contained herein by way of its revised proposal;

3. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal
substantially or replace it with another text;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0126

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 4 July 2006 with a view to the
adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending
Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judi-
cial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 61, point (c) and
the second indent of Article 67(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

(1) OJ C 88, 11.4.2006, p. 7.
(2) Position of the European Parliament of 4 July 2006.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (8174/2006 - COM(2005)0503 - C6-0129/2006 - 2003/0196(CNS))
Date: 2006-07-04
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: UN convention, fight against crime, migrant, organised crime, protocol to an agreement, trafficking in human beings

C 303 E/64

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.12.2006

Tuesday, 4 July 2006

TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2006)0281

Transnational organised crime (the smuggling of migrants) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a Council decision on the
conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol Against the Smuggling of
Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational
Organised Crime (8174/2006 — COM(2005)0503 — C6-0129/2006 — 2003/0196(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — renewed consultation)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council draft (8174/2006),

— having regard to the amended Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0503) (1),

— having regard to its position of 13 January 2004 (2),

— having regard to Articles 62(2) and 63(3), 66, 179 and 181a, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first

subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

— having been reconsulted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), first paragraph, of the EC Treaty

(C6-0129/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51, 43(1), 55(3) and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of

the Committee on Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home Affairs

(A6-0215/2006);

1. Approves the conclusion of the protocol;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and

2.
parliaments of the Member States.

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
(2) OJ C 92 E, 16.4.2004, p. 75.

P6_TA(2006)0282

Transnational organised crime (trafficking in persons) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a Council decision on the
conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish
Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women And Children, supplementing the United Nations
(8174/2006 — COM(2005)0503 —
Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime

C6-0130/2006 — 2003/0197(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — renewed consultation)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council draft (8174/2006),
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4227 — Umicore/Solvay/Solvicore/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, electrical industry, materials technology, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 155/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.7.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4227 — Umicore/Solvay/Solvicore/JV)

(2006/C 155/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 June 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 32006M4227. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (9062/2/2006 - C6-0189/2006 - 2004/0168(COD))
Date: 2006-07-04
Institutions: Committee on Regional Development, European Parliament
Subjects: EU body for police and judicial cooperation, cross-border cooperation, economic and social cohesion, local authority, regional authority

C 303 E/68

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.12.2006

Tuesday, 4 July 2006

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

— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Development

(A6-0225/2006);

1. Approves the common position;

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

3.
EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
4.
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

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

P6_TA(2006)0287

European grouping of territorial co-operation (EGTC) ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regu-
lation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European grouping of territorial coopera-
tion (EGTC) (9062/2/2006 — C6-0189/2006 — 2004/0168(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (9062/2/2006 — C6-0189/2006),

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

Council (COM(2004)0496) (2),

— having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0094) (3),

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

— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Development

(A6-0227/2006);

1. Approves the common position;

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

3.
EC Treaty;

4.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

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

(1) Texts Adopted, 6.7.2005, P6_TA(2005)0280.
(2) Not yet published in the OJ.
(3) Not yet published in the OJ.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (PE-CONS 3615/4/2006 - C6-0154/2006 - 2003/0282(COD))
Date: 2006-07-04
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU environmental policy, electricity storage device, electronic waste, environmental protection, waste recycling

C 303 E/66

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.12.2006

Tuesday, 4 July 2006

1. Approves the joint text;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

2.
EC Treaty;

3.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.

P6_TA(2006)0284

Batteries, accumulators and their waste ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee
for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and
waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (PE-CONS 3615/4/2006 —
C6-0154/2006 — 2003/0282(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3615/4/2006 —

C6-0154/2006),

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

Council (COM(2003)0723) (2),

— having regard to its position at second reading (3) on the Council common position (4),

— having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position

(COM(2006)0017) (5),

— having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 65 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A6-0231/2006);

1. Approves the joint text;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

2.
EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
3.
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 354.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.
(3) Texts Adopted, 13.12.2005, P6_TA(2005)0495.
(4) OJ C 264 E, 25.10.2005, p. 1.
(5) Not yet published in OJ.
2006/494/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of  4 July 2006  appointing a Finnish member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2006-07-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Finland, appointment of staff

L 195/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.7.2006

COUNCIL DECISION

of 4 July 2006

appointing a Finnish member of the European Economic and Social Committee

(2006/494/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,

establishing the European

Article 1

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2002/758/EC, Euratom of
17 September 2002 appointing the members of the Economic
and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2002
to 20 September 2006 (1),

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Finnish
Government,

Having consulted the European Commission,

Whereas a Finnish member's seat on the European Economic
and Social Committee has fallen vacant following the resig-
nation of Mr Peter BOLDT,

is hereby appointed a member of the
Mr Janne METSÄMÄKI
European Economic
in place of
and Social Committee
Mr Peter BOLDT for the remainder of his term of office,
which runs until 20 September 2006.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 4 July 2006.

For the Council
The President

P. LEHTOMÄKI

(1) OJ L 253, 21.9.2002, p. 9.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 (9060/4/2006 - C6-0188/2006 - 2004/0165(COD))
Date: 2006-07-04
Institutions: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU employment policy, European Social Fund, European social policy, economic and social cohesion

13.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 303 E/67

Tuesday, 4 July 2006

P6_TA(2006)0285

European Social Fund ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regu-
lation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 (9060/4/2006 — C6-0188/2006 — 2004/0165(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (9060/4/2006 — C6-0188/2006),

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

Council (COM(2004)0493) (2),

— having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2005)0523) (3),

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

— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Employment and Social

Affairs (A6-0220/2006);

1. Approves the common position;

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

3.
EC Treaty;

4.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

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

(1) Texts Adopted, 6.7.2005, P6_TA(2005)0281.
(2) Not yet published in the OJ.
(3) Not yet published in the OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0286

European Regional Development Fund ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regu-
lation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund
and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1783/1999 (9059/4/2006 — C6-0187/2006 — 2004/0167(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (9059/4/2006 — C6-0187/2006),

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

Council (COM(2004)0495) (2),

(1) Texts Adopted, 6.7.2005, P6_TA(2005)0279.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.