do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector (COM(2006)0330 - C6-0234/2006 - 2006/0108(CNS))
Date: 2006-09-05
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: agricultural levy, milk, milk product, production quota, regulation of agricultural production

C 305 E/66

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

14.12.2006

Tuesday 5 September 2006

P6_TA(2006)0328

Exemption from taxes of imports of small consignments of goods*

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on the exemption
from taxes of imports of small consignments of goods of a non-commercial character from third-
countries (codified version) (COM(2006)0012 — C6-0059/2006 — 2006/0007(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0012) (1),

— having regard to Article 93 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0059/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0258/2006),

1.

2.

3.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to inform Parliament if it intends to reject the text approved by Parliament;

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0329

A levy in the milk and milk products sector *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector
(COM(2006)0330 — C6-0234/2006 — 2006/0108(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0330) (1),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0234/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0245/2006),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal sub-

3.
stantially;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

5.9.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

4 September 2006

(2006/C 213/01)

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

1,2852

149,22

7,4606

0,67475

9,3177

1,5812

88,86

8,1260

1,9558

0,5763

28,190

15,6466

277,22

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,9717

3,5270

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

239,61

37,670

1,8720

1,6680

1,4219

9,9959

1,9691

2,0154

KRW South Korean won

1 231,09

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,2313

10,2026

7,3485

Indonesian rupiah

11 672,83

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,703

64,838

34,3320

48,002

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on the exemption from taxes of imports of small consignments of goods of a non-commercial character from third-countries (codified version) (COM(2006)0012 - C6-0059/2006 - 2006/0007(CNS))
Date: 2006-09-05
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: codification of EU law, postal service, tax-free allowance, third country

C 305 E/66

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

14.12.2006

Tuesday 5 September 2006

P6_TA(2006)0328

Exemption from taxes of imports of small consignments of goods*

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on the exemption
from taxes of imports of small consignments of goods of a non-commercial character from third-
countries (codified version) (COM(2006)0012 — C6-0059/2006 — 2006/0007(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0012) (1),

— having regard to Article 93 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0059/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0258/2006),

1.

2.

3.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to inform Parliament if it intends to reject the text approved by Parliament;

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0329

A levy in the milk and milk products sector *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector
(COM(2006)0330 — C6-0234/2006 — 2006/0108(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0330) (1),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0234/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0245/2006),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal sub-

3.
stantially;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2006/441/EC of 23 June 2006 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or steel, originating, inter alia , in Romania ( OJ L 175, 29.6.2006 )
Date: 2006-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import policy, originating product, piping, tube

5.9.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 242/5

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2006/441/EC of 23 June 2006 accepting undertakings offered in
connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of
iron or steel, originating, inter alia, in Romania
(Official Journal of the European Union L 175 of 29 June 2006)

1. On pages 81 and 82, in recitals 3, 11 and 12, the names of the companies should read as follows:

‘S.C. Artrom S.A.

S.C. Silcotub S.A.

S.C. Mittal Steel Roman S.A.
S.C. T.M.K. - Artrom S.A.’;

2. on page 82 the table in Article 1 should be replaced by the following table:

‘Country

Company

Romania

S.C. T.M.K. - Artrom S.A.
Draganesti Street No 30
230119 Slatina

S.C. Mittal Steel Roman S.A.
Stefan cel Mare Street No 246
611040 Roman
Neamt County

S.C. Silcotub S.A.
93, Mihai Viteazu Bvd.
450131 Zalau
Salaj County

Taric
Additional
Code

A738

A739

A740’
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade (COM(2006)0250 - C6-0186/2006 - 2006/0080(CNS))
Date: 2006-09-05
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: UN convention, chemical product, dangerous substance, environmental protection, international convention, international trade, pesticide, public health

14.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305 E/67

Tuesday 5 September 2006

P6_TA(2006)0330

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain
hazardous chemicals *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion,
on behalf of the European Community, of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed
trade
Consent Procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides

in international

(COM(2006)0250 — C6-0186/2006 — 2006/0080(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0250) (1),

— having regard to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain

hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade,

— having regard to Article 133 and Article 175(1), in conjunction with the first sentence of the first sub-

paragraph of Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0186/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and

the opinion of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0239/2006),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Convention;

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

2.
and parliaments of the Member States.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0331

Special report on interpretation expenditure

European Parliament resolution on the Court of Auditors' Special Report No 5/2005 on
the Commission and the Council
interpretation expenditure incurred by the Parliament,

(2006/2001(INI))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' Special report No 5/2005 on interpretation expenditure
incurred by the Parliament, the Commission and the Council, together with the institutions' replies (1),

— having regard to Article 248(4),

second subparagraph, Article 276(3) and Article 280(5) of

the

EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0261/2006),

(1) OJ C 291, 23.11.2005, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing (codified version) (COM(2006)0004 - C6-0042/2006 - 2006/0003(CNS))
Date: 2006-09-05
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, codification of EU law, economic support, sericulture

14.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305 E/65

TEXTS ADOPTED

Tuesday 5 September 2006

P6_TA(2006)0326

Specific agricultural measures for the smaller Aegean islands *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down
specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and amending Regulation
(EC) No 1782/2003 (COM(2006)0264 — C6-0232/2006 — 2006/0093(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0264) (1),

— having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parlia-

ment (C6-0232/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0244/2006),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal sub-

3.
stantially;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0327

Special measures to encourage silkworm rearing *

European Parliament
for a Council regulation laying
down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing (codified version) (COM(2006)0004 —
C6-0042/2006 — 2006/0003(CNS))

legislative resolution on the proposal

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0004) (1),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0042/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0259/2006),

1.

2.

3.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to inform Parliament if it intends to reject the text approved by Parliament;

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4316 — Atos Origin/Banksys/BCC) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer systems, economic concentration, electronic money, exchange of information, financial transaction, merger control, provision of services

C 213/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.9.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4316 — Atos Origin/Banksys/BCC)

(2006/C 213/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 25 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 Atos Worldline S.A.S.
(‘AW’, France) controlled by Atos Origin S.A. (‘AO’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Banksys N.V./S.A. (‘Banksys’, Belgium)
and Bank Card Company (‘BCC’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for AO: various information technology services;

— for AW: transaction processing services for payment cards, customer relationship management (‘CRM’)

services and multi-channel contact services (Internet and voice services);

— for Banksys: commercial acquiring services for national debit cards, transaction processing services for

payment cards and payment terminal business services;

— for BCC: commercial acquiring services for international debit and credit cards.

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.4316 — Atos Origin/Banksys/BCC, 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.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (COM(2006)0264 - C6-0232/2006 - 2006/0093(CNS))
Date: 2006-09-05
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: Aegean Sea, Greece, agricultural product, aid system, aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, island region, security of supply

14.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305 E/65

TEXTS ADOPTED

Tuesday 5 September 2006

P6_TA(2006)0326

Specific agricultural measures for the smaller Aegean islands *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down
specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and amending Regulation
(EC) No 1782/2003 (COM(2006)0264 — C6-0232/2006 — 2006/0093(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0264) (1),

— having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parlia-

ment (C6-0232/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0244/2006),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal sub-

3.
stantially;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0327

Special measures to encourage silkworm rearing *

European Parliament
for a Council regulation laying
down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing (codified version) (COM(2006)0004 —
C6-0042/2006 — 2006/0003(CNS))

legislative resolution on the proposal

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0004) (1),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0042/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0259/2006),

1.

2.

3.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to inform Parliament if it intends to reject the text approved by Parliament;

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1318/2006 of 5 September 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

6.9.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 243/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1318/2006

of 5 September 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 6 September 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 September 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).

L 243/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.9.2006

to Commission Regulation of 5 September 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 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999

052
999

052
999

388
524
528
999

052
220
400
624
999

388
400
508
512
528
720
800
804
999

052
388
720
999

052
999

052
066
098
624
999

83,4
83,4

90,4
90,4

94,1
94,1

58,5
43,5
59,3
53,8

83,0
178,5
181,8
120,4
140,9

89,4
92,7
79,0
97,0
59,3
81,1
174,2
108,9
97,7

120,0
89,4
88,3
99,2

124,4
124,4

74,5
44,6
41,6
150,6
77,8

(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.4271 — Daikin/OYL) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

5.9.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4271 — Daikin/OYL)

(2006/C 213/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 28 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 Daikin Industries, Ltd
(Daikin, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking O.Y.L. Industries Berhad (OYL, Malaysia) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Daikin: air conditioners,

— for OYL: air conditioners.

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.4271 — Daikin/OYL, 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.