do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

9.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 186/1

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 August 2006

(2006/C 186/01)

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

1,2839

147,70

7,4614

0,67380

9,1830

1,5738

91,19

7,9095

1,9558

0,5760

28,245

15,6466

270,66

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,8723

3,5225

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

37,570

1,8826

1,6894

1,4369

9,9839

2,0561

2,0191

KRW South Korean won

1 237,23

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,7225

10,2368

7,2928

Indonesian rupiah

11 670,65

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,709

65,928

34,3080

48,386

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1206/2006 of  9 August 2006  setting, for the 2005/2006 marketing year, the storage aid for unprocessed dried grapes and unprocessed dried figs
Date: 2006-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, aid to agriculture, dried product, intervention agency, storage premium

L 219/8

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10.8.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1206/2006

of 9 August 2006

setting, for the 2005/2006 marketing year, the storage aid for unprocessed dried grapes and
unprocessed dried figs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in
processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in particular
Article 9(8) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 provides for
aid to be granted to storage agencies for the quantities of
sultanas, currants and dried figs that they buy in and for
the actual duration of storage.

set

The storage aid for unprocessed dried grapes and unpro-
cessed dried figs from the 2005/2006 marketing year
should be
in accordance with Article 7 of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/1999 of 23 July
1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council
Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the scheme for
the storage of unprocessed dried grapes and unprocessed
dried figs (2).

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vege-
tables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For products from the 2005/2006 marketing year, the storage
aid provided for in Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96
shall be:

(a)

for dried grapes:

(i) EUR 0,1108 per day and per tonne net weight until 28

February 2007;

(ii) EUR 0,0848 per day and per tonne net weight from

1 March 2007;

(b) for dried figs: EUR 0,0934 per day and per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication 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 August 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2004 (OJ L 64, 2.3.2004,
p. 25).

(2) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 33. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1051/2005 (OJ L 173, 6.7.2005, p. 5).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4310 — Phelps Dodge/Inco) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, merger control, mining industry

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9.8.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4310 — Phelps Dodge/Inco)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 186/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 1 August 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 Phelps Dodge Corporation
(‘Phelps Dodge’, USA) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
the whole of Inco Limited (‘Inco’, Canada) by way of public bid announced on 26 June 2006.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Phelps Dodge: mining, processing and refining of copper and molybdenum, and the production and

sale of electrical wires and cables.

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

metals.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4310 — Phelps Dodge/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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1207/2006 of  9 August 2006  setting, for the 2006/2007 marketing year, the buying-in price to be applied by storage agencies for unprocessed dried grapes and unprocessed dried figs
Date: 2006-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, aid to agriculture, dried product, intervention agency, purchase price

10.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1207/2006

of 9 August 2006

setting, for the 2006/2007 marketing year, the buying-in price to be applied by storage agencies for
unprocessed dried grapes and unprocessed dried figs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Regulation (EC) No 1100/2005 of 13 July 2005 setting,
for the 2005/2006 marketing year, the minimum price
to be paid to producers for unprocessed dried figs and
the production aid for dried figs (3).

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in
processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in particular
Article 9(8) thereof,

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vege-
tables,

Whereas:

(1)

The criteria for setting the price at which storage agencies
buy in unprocessed dried figs and unprocessed dried
grapes are laid down in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 2201/96 and the conditions on which the storage
agencies buy in and manage the products are laid down
in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/1999 of 23
July 1999 laying down detailed rules
for applying
Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the
scheme for the storage of unprocessed dried grapes and
unprocessed dried figs (2).

(2)

for the
The buying-in price should therefore be set
2006/2007 marketing year on the basis,
for dried
grapes, of the evolution in world prices and, for dried
figs, of the minimum price laid down in Commission

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2006/2007 marketing year, the buying-in price referred
to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:

(a) EUR 444,81 per tonne net for unprocessed dried grapes;

(b) EUR 542,70 per tonne net for unprocessed dried figs.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 9 August 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2004 (OJ L 64, 2.3.2004,
p. 25).

(2) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 33. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1051/2005 (OJ L 173, 6.7.2005, p. 5).

(3) OJ L 183, 14.7.2005, p. 63.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1202/2006 of  9 August 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

10.8.2006

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1202/2006

of 9 August 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 August 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 August 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc 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 9 August 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

0806 10 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999

052
999

052
999

052
388
512
524
528
999

052
204
220
508
999

388
400
508
512
524
528
720
800
804
999

052
388
512
528
804
999

052
400
404
999

052
999

068
093
098
624
999

44,8
44,8

103,9
103,9

79,6
79,6

63,2
55,8
41,8
47,5
53,2
52,3

113,2
143,0
123,6
23,9
100,9

86,5
87,3
88,0
87,9
43,0
125,0
81,3
141,0
95,4
92,8

118,4
92,4
83,4
54,2
78,4
85,4

235,0
361,0
399,0
331,7

137,6
137,6

110,8
50,3
53,2
133,6
87,0

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4307 — Toyota Tsusho/T.T. Holding/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, spare part

9.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 186/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4307 — Toyota Tsusho/T.T. Holding/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 186/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 2 August 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 Toyota Tsusho Corpora-
tion (‘Toyota Tsusho’, Japan) and T.T. Holding S.p.A. (‘TTH’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking T&M CAR S.r.l. (‘T&M CAR’, Italy) by
way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Toyota Tsusho: logistics services for the automotive industry, and trading of metals,

machinery, chemical and other products;

— for undertaking TTH: management and development of retail distribution of passenger cars and parts

in northern region of Lomabardy, Italy;

— for T&M CAR: retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and spare parts, and the provision of

automobile related services.

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.4307 — Toyota Tsusho/T.T. Holding/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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4243 — International Automotive Components Group/Lear Corporation) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle, vehicle parts

9.8.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 186/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4243 — International Automotive Components Group/Lear Corporation)

(2006/C 186/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 July 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 32006M4243. 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.4272 — Fortress/Telent)

(2006/C 186/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 July 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 32006M4272. 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.4270 — Platinum Equity/Textron Fastening Systems) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bolt and screw industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, private investment

C 186/10

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Official Journal of the European Union

9.8.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4270 — Platinum Equity/Textron Fastening Systems)

(2006/C 186/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 July 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 32006M4270. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1204/2006 of  9 August 2006  amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1899/2005 as regards the quantitative limits of certain steel products
Date: 2006-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Russia, iron and steel product, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1204/2006

of 9 August 2006

amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1899/2005 as regards the quantitative limits of
certain steel products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

transfers between product categories are permitted up
to a maximum of 25 000 tonnes.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1899/2005 of 27
June 2005 on administering certain restrictions on imports of
certain steel products from the Russian Federation (1), and in
particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The European Community and the Russian Federation
signed an agreement on trade in certain steel products
on 3 November 2005 (2) (‘the Agreement’).

Article 3(3) of the Agreement provides that unused quan-
to the
tities for a given year may be carried over
following year up to a maximum of 7 % of
the
relevant quantitative limit set out in Annex II to the
Agreement.

to Article 3(4) of

Pursuant
transfers
between product groups may be made up to 7 % of
the quantitative limit of a given product group and

the Agreement

(4)

Russia has notified the Community of its intent to make
use of the provisions in Article 3(3) and (4) within the
It is appropriate to
time-limits set by the Agreement.
to the quantitative
make the necessary adjustments
limits for the year 2006 resulting from Russia’s request.

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 1899/2005 should be amended
accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantitative limits for the year 2006 set out in Annex V to
Regulation (EC) No 1899/2005 are replaced by those set out in
the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 10th day following
its publication 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 August 2006.

For the Commission

Peter MANDELSON
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 303, 22.11.2005, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 303, 22.11.2005, p. 39.

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ANNEX

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR THE YEAR 2006

(tonnes)

Products

SA. Flat-rolled products

SA1. Coils

SA2. Heavy plate

SA3. Other flat-rolled products

SA4. Alloyed products

SA5. Alloyed quarto plates

SA6. Alloyed cold-rolled and coated sheets

SB. Long products

SB1. Beams

SB2. Wire rod

SB3. Other long products

Note: SA and SB are product categories.

SA1 to SA6 and SB1 to SB3 are product groups.

2006

995 554

201 025

462 118

103 015

22 010

109 604

50 373

195 080

289 151
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4272 — Fortress/Telent) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, services company, telecommunications industry

9.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 186/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4243 — International Automotive Components Group/Lear Corporation)

(2006/C 186/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 July 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 32006M4243. 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.4272 — Fortress/Telent)

(2006/C 186/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 July 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 32006M4272. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)