do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4344 — Lactalis/Nestlé) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-foodstuffs, dairy industry, economic concentration, merger control

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4344 — Lactalis/Nestlé)

(2006/C 199/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 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 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.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4344 — Lactalis/Nestlé, to the ollowing address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1271/2006 of 24 August 2006 concerning the 5th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 796/2006
Date: 2006-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention buying

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1271/2006

of 24 August 2006

concerning the 5th 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:

is to be fixed or a decision is to be taken to make no
award, in accordance with Article 17a of Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999.

On the basis of the examination of the offers received,
the tendering procedure should not proceed.

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

(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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 5th 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 22 August 2006 no award shall be made.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 August 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 August 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2006 of 24 August 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1265/2006

of 24 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 25 August 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 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 24 August 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 50 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999

052
999

388
524
528
999

052
220
624
999

388
400
508
512
528
720
800
804
999

052
388
999

052
999

052
098
624
999

95,5
95,5

74,2
74,2

70,5
55,6
57,4
61,2

92,2
89,3
139,0
106,8

88,3
92,8
82,9
86,1
78,9
82,6
140,1
96,5
93,5

123,3
94,9
109,1

127,0
127,0

39,5
47,3
149,1
78,6

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2006-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Korea, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, plastics

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24.8.2006

Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2006/C 199/05)

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1), following which no request for a review was
received, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will shortly
expire.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of
22 December 1995 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European
Community.

Product

Country(ies) of
origin or
exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Polyethylene terephtha-
late film

Republic of
Korea

Anti-dumping duty

Council Regulation
(EC) No
227,
(OJ
1676/2001
L
23.8.2001, p. 1) as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 366/2006
(OJ L 68, 8.3.2006, p. 6)

24.8.2006

(1) OJ C 321, 16.12.2005, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340,

23.12.2005, p. 17).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1268/2006 of 24 August 2006 granting no refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004
Date: 2006-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, skimmed milk powder

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1268/2006

of 24 August 2006

granting no refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004

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 the third sub-
paragraph of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

tenders
submitted in response to the invitation to
tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the
tendering period ending on 22 August 2006.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 of 26 March
2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export
refunds of skimmed milk powder (2), provides for a
permanent tender.

the permanent

For
tender opened by Regulation (EC)
No 582/2004, for the tendering period ending on 22 August
2006, no refund shall be granted for the product and desti-
nations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation.

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender
procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk
products (3)
the

and following an examination of

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, 24 August 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc 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 90, 27.3.2004, p. 67. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 409/2006 (OJ L 71, 10.3.2006, p. 5).

(3) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1814/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 3).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1273/2006 of 24 August 2006 fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 47th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2006-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention price, minimum price, selling price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1273/2006

of 24 August 2006

fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 47th 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 47th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit
for the submission of tenders expired on 22 August 2006,
the minimum selling
at
237,20 EUR/100 kg.

butter

price

fixed

for

is

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 August 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 August 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc 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).
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid

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C 199/7

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of
the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2006/C 199/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

XE 8/05

Lithuania

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

State aid to social undertakings

Legal basis

Lietuvos Respublikos socialinių įmonių įstatymas Nr. IX-2251 (Žin. 96-3519,
įsigaliojo nuo 2004 m. birželio 19 d.)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Annual overall amount

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

EUR 2,1 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the
Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

There is no limit attached to the Social Undertakings Act, but the intensity of
the State aid is set up to the expiry of the exemption regulation,
i.e. 31
December 2006, followed by a six month transition period

Objective of aid

Art 4: Creation of employment

Art 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled
workers

Art 6: disabled workers

Yes

Yes

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment

Yes

aid

— All manufacturing (1)

— All services (1)

— Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:
Lietuvos darbo birža prie Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos

Address:
Geležinio vilko g. 3A
LT-2600 Vilnius

Other information

If the plan is co-financed from Community resources, please add the following
sentence:
The aid scheme is co-financed under Measure 2.3 of the Lithuanian single
programme planning document for the period 2004-2006 (Official Gazette,
2003, No. 123-5609)

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Yes

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

state aid within the sector.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1267/2006 of 24 August 2006 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
Date: 2006-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, butter oil, export refund

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1267/2006

of 24 August 2006

fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004

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 the third sub-
paragraph of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender,
it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the
tendering period ending on 22 August 2006.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March
2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export
refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for
a permanent tender.

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender
procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk
products (3)
the

and following an examination of

the permanent

For
tender opened by Regulation (EC)
No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 22 August
2006, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred
to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the
Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 August 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 August 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc 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 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 409/2006 (OJ L 71, 10.3.2006, p. 5).

(3) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1814/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 3).

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ANNEX

Product

Export refund Code

(EUR/100 kg)

Maximum amount of export refund for export to
the destinations referred to in the second
subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 581/2004

Butter

Butter

Butteroil

ex 0405 10 19 9500

ex 0405 10 19 9700

ex 0405 90 10 9000

—

108,00

130,00
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 August 2006

(2006/C 199/01)

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

1,2812

149,09

7,4615

0,67730

9,2010

1,5799

90,08

8,0430

1,9558

0,5761

28,106

15,6466

275,65

3,4528

0,6959

0,4293

3,9045

3,5294

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

239,59

37,615

1,8689

1,6735

1,4243

9,9649

2,0027

2,0164

KRW South Korean won

1 224,31

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,0795

10,2110

7,2895

Indonesian rupiah

11 658,28

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,708

65,751

34,2740

48,184

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1272/2006 of 24 August 2006 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 15th individual invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
Date: 2006-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, concentrated product, farm price support

25.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 232/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2006

of 24 August 2006

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 15th 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 15th 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 19,8 EUR/100 kg,

The end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation
(EC) No 1898/2005 is fixed at 22 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 August 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 August 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc 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).