do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Council Common Position 2006/671/CFSP of 5 October 2006 extending the validity of Common Position 2004/694/CFSP on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Date: 2006-10-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: International Criminal Tribunal, economic sanctions, fight against crime, natural person, war crime

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Official Journal of the European Union

6.10.2006

COUNCIL COMMON POSITION 2006/671/CFSP

of 5 October 2006

extending the validity of Common Position 2004/694/CFSP on further measures in support of the
effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia (ICTY)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

Action by the Community is needed in order
implement these measures,

to

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 15 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Article 1

On 11 October 2004, the Council adopted Common
Position 2004/694/CFSP (1) on further measures
in
support of the effective implementation of the mandate
for the former
of the International Criminal Tribunal
Yugoslavia (ICTY),
funds and
economic resources belonging to all persons publicly
indicted by the ICTY for war crimes who are not in
custody of the Tribunal.

to freeze all

in order

The validity of Common Position 2004/694/CFSP is hereby
extended until 10 October 2007.

Article 2

This Common Position shall
adoption.

take effect on the date of

its

Article 3

This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Common Position 2004/694/CFSP applies until 10
October 2006.

Done at Luxembourg, 5 October 2006.

The Council considers it necessary to extend the validity
of Common Position 2004/694/CFSP for another 12
months.

For the Council
The President

K. RAJAMÄKI

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 52. Common Position as last amended by
Council Decision 2006/484/CFSP (OJ L 189, 12.7.2006, p. 25).
Council Regulation (EC) No 1562/2006 of 5 October 2006 concerning the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles
Date: 2006-10-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Community, Seychelles, cooperation agreement (EU), economic development, fishery management, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, ratification of an agreement

20.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1562/2006

of 5 October 2006

concerning the conclusion of

the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European

Community and the Republic of Seychelles

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 37 in conjunction with
Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3)
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(EEC) No

By Council Regulation
the
Community approved an Agreement with the Republic
of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles (2). The Parties
conducted negotiations to replace that Agreement by a
Fisheries Partnership Agreement.

1708/87

Following those negotiations, a Fisheries Partnership
Agreement was initialled in March 2005.

financial,

Partnership Agreement provides

for
The
Fisheries
improved economic,
technical and scientific
cooperation in the fisheries sector with a view to guar-
anteeing the conservation and sustainable exploitation of
resources, as well as partnerships between undertakings
aimed at developing economic activities in the fisheries
sector and related activities in the common interest.

(4)

That Agreement should be approved.

As a consequence of the entry into force of the new
Agreement, Regulation (EEC) No 1708/87 will become
obsolete. For reasons of clarity,
it should therefore be
repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European
Community and the Republic of Seychelles (hereafter referred
to as the Agreement)
is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind
the Community.

Article 3

Regulation (EEC) No 1708/87 is hereby repealed

Article 4

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 Luxembourg, 5 October 2006.

For the Council
The President

K. RAJAMÄKI

(1) Opinion delivered on 6 September 2006. Not yet published in the

Official Journal.

(2) OJ L 160, 20.6.1987, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4321 — Siemens/Bayer Diagnostics) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, medical device, medical diagnosis, merger control

C 240/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.10.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4321 — Siemens/Bayer Diagnostics)

(2006/C 240/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 26 September 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 German undertaking
Siemens AG (‘Siemens’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of Bayer Diagnostics, the Diagnostic division of Bayer Healthcare, a business unit of
Bayer AG (‘Bayer’, Germany) by way of combined purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Siemens: diversified company active in various manufacturing, technology and services business
activities, including medical systems. Within the latter, active in-vitro diagnostics through its subsidiary
Diagnostic Products Corporation;

— for Bayer Diagnostics: development, manufacture and sales of in-vitro diagnostic systems for hospitals,

medical laboratories and physicians' offices.

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. 4321 — Siemens/Bayer Diagnostics, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/2006 of 5 October 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No 2771/1999 and (EC) No 1898/2005 as regards the entry into storage of intervention butter put on sale
Date: 2006-10-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: butter, intervention price, intervention stock, market intervention, sales aid

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.10.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1474/2006

of 5 October 2006

amending Regulations (EC) No 2771/1999 and (EC) No 1898/2005 as regards the entry into storage
of intervention butter put on sale

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:

(3)

(4)

(5)

Given the situation on the butter market and the quan-
tities of butter in intervention storage it is appropriate
that butter in storage before 1 January 2006 should be
available for sale.

Regulations (EC) No 2771/1999 and (EC) No 1898/2005
should therefore be amended accordingly.

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

(1)

(2)

21

(EC) No
of Commission Regulation
Article
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
inter-
vention butter placed on sale must have entered into
storage before 1 January 2005.

in butter and cream (2)

lays down that

for

implementing Council Regulation

Article 1(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed
rules
(EC)
No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of
cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community
market (3) lays down that intervention butter bought in
under Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 to
be sold at reduced prices must have been taken into
storage before 1 January 2005.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999,
‘1 January 2005’

the date
is replaced by the date ‘1 January 2006’.

Article 2

In Article 1(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005,
‘1 January 2005’

the date
is replaced by the date ‘1 January 2006’.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of 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, 5 October 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 1226/2006 (OJ L 222, 15.8.2006, p. 3).

(3) OJ L 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1417/2006 (OJ L 267, 27.9.2006, p. 34).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/2006 of 5 October 2006 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
Date: 2006-10-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

6.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 275/47

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1476/2006

of 5 October 2006

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph
and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on
5 October 2006,
it is appropriate to fix a maximum
export refund for that partial invitation to tender.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June
2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007
marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial
invi-
tations to tender.

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 5 October 2006,
the maximum export
referred
refund for
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be
33,750 EUR/100 kg.

the product

(2)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
and following an examination of the tenders submitted

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 October 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 October 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 49.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1477/2006 of 5 October 2006 fixing production refunds on cereals
Date: 2006-10-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: barley, maize, oats, potato, production refund, starch, wheat

L 275/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.10.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1477/2006

of 5 October 2006

fixing production refunds on cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of
29 September 2003, on the common organisation of
the
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

(2)

(3)

The production refunds fixed in this Regulation should
be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to
Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact
amount to be paid.

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

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June
1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No
1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals
and rice sectors respectively (2) lays down the conditions
for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating
the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation.
The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary
for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may
be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes
significantly.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refund per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of
Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at:

(a) EUR/tonne 0,00 for starch from maize, wheat, barley and

oats;

(b) EUR/tonne 0,00 for potato starch.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 October 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 October 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1950/2005 (OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 18).
Council Regulation (EC) No 1563/2006 of 5 October 2006 concerning the conclusion of the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros
Date: 2006-10-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Comoros, European Community, cooperation agreement (EU), economic development, fishery management, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, ratification of an agreement

L 290/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.10.2006

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1563/2006

of 5 October 2006

concerning the conclusion of the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the
European Community and the Union of the Comoros

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

That Agreement should be approved.

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 37, in conjunction with
Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3)
thereof,

(5)

Following the entry into force of the new Agreement,
Regulation (EEC) No 1494/88 will become obsolete
and must therefore be repealed for reasons of clarity,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

the

By Regulation (EEC) No 1494/88 (2),
the Council
European Economic
approved, on behalf of
Community, an Agreement with the Islamic Federal
Republic of the Comoros on fishing off Comoros. The
two
that
Agreement,
in accordance with the provisions thereof,
with a new fisheries Partnership Agreement.

negotiations

replace

parties

began

to

As a result of those negotiations, a new Agreement was
initialled on 24 November 2004.

provides

financial,

economic,

Agreement

the
The
Partnership
strengthening of
and
scientific cooperation in the fisheries sector with a view
to ensuring the conservation and sustainable exploitation
of resources, together with partnerships between under-
takings aimed at developing,
in the common interest,
economic activities in the fisheries and related sectors.

for
technical

The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European
Community and the Union of
is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.

the Comoros

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind
the Community.

Article 3

Regulation (EEC) No 1494/88 is hereby repealed.

Article 4

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 Luxembourg, 5 October 2006.

For the Council
The President

K. RAJAMÄKI

(1) Opinion delivered on 6.9.2006 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(2) OJ L 137, 2.6.1988, p. 18.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4239 — Plastic Omnium/Inopart) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, new technology, plastics, vehicle parts, waste management

5.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 240/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4239 — Plastic Omnium/Inopart)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 240/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 25 September 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration
pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No
139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA (‘Plastic Omnium’, France) acquires
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking
INOPART SA (‘Inopart’, France), undertaking in which Plastic Omnium currently holds 49,01 % of the
shares, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Plastic Omnium: active in the plastic industry, for the production of automobile components, envir-

onmental services and high tech products,

— for Inopart: automobile components.

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.4239 — Plastic Omnium/Inopart, 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 1473/2006 of 5 October 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-10-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

L 275/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.10.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1473/2006

of 5 October 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 October 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 October 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 5 October 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

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
999

052
999

052
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
400
624
999

388
400
508
512
720
800
804
999

052
388
720
999

74,1
17,5
45,8

114,4
114,4

88,2
88,2

51,2
64,6
55,3
57,0
57,0

89,3
151,0
137,8
126,0

87,6
91,0
76,2
87,1
74,9
146,7
102,6
95,2

117,0
80,3
56,3
84,5

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

other origin’.