do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4412 — Permira Holdings Ltd/BorsodChem — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, holding company, merger control, plastics industry

C 251/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.10.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4412 — Permira Holdings Ltd/BorsodChem

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 251/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 9 October 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Permira Holdings Ltd (Guernsey)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Borsod-
Chem Nyrt (‘BorsodChem’, Hungary) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Permira Holdings Ltd: Holding company for undertakings active in a variety of sectors, including

ingredients for plastic production;

— for BorsodChem: production of certain plastics and plastic ingredients.

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.4412 — Permira Holdings Ltd/BorsodChem, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

17.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 251/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 October 2006

(2006/C 251/01)

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

1,2515

149,13

7,4555

0,67270

9,2430

1,5918

84,76

8,4610

1,9558

0,5767

28,291

15,6466

265,40

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,8814

3,5011

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

239,57

36,805

1,8494

1,6623

1,4231

9,7412

1,9008

1,9820

KRW South Korean won

1 195,75

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,3680

9,8991

7,3925

Indonesian rupiah

11 470,62

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6099

62,588

33,7420

46,875

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

18.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 252/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

17 October 2006

(2006/C 252/01)

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

1,2524

148,67

7,4556

0,67080

9,2694

1,5895

85,54

8,4710

1,9558

0,5767

28,323

15,6466

266,72

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,8958

3,5125

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

239,57

36,833

1,8548

1,6616

1,4232

9,7456

1,8876

1,9800

KRW South Korean won

1 195,23

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,5498

9,9042

7,3880

Indonesian rupiah

11 465,72

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6032

62,545

33,7520

46,825

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Member States notifications in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 895/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 introducing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for the purposes of transit through their territories and — Article 4 of Decision 896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 establishing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the purpose of transit through their territory
Date: 2006-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU visa policy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, accession to the European Union, border control, exchange of information, external border of the EU, foreign national, third country

C 251/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.10.2006

Member States notifications in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 895/2006 (1) of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 introducing a simplified regime for the control of
persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia of certain documents as
equivalent to their national visas for the purposes of transit through their territories

Article 4 of Decision 896/2006 (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006
establishing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the
unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland
and Liechtenstein for the purpose of transit through their territory

and

(2006/C 251/06)

The following Member States that acceded in 2004 have notified that they will fully implement Decision
895/2006 and Decision 896/2006 from the date indicated in the following table:

Date of implementation

Decision 895/2006:
Visas and residence permits issued by
Schengen Member States and all
Member States that acceded in 2004

Decision 896/2006:
Residence permits issued by Switzerland
and Liechtenstein

10 July 2006

10 July 2006

1 September 2006

1 September 2006

1 September 2006

1 September 2006

1 December 2006

1 December 2006

1 October 2006

1 October 2006

1 August 2006

10 July 2006

1 August 2006

10 July 2006

1 October 2006

1 October 2006

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Hungary

Latvia

Malta

Poland

Slovenia

Slovakia

Estonia and Lithuania have notified that they will not implement both Decisions.

(1) OJ L 167, 20.6.2006, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 167, 20.6.2006, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1550/2006 of 17 October 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

18.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 287/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1550/2006

of 17 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 18 October 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 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).

L 287/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.10.2006

to Commission Regulation of 17 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
204
999

052
096
999

052
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
066
092
400
999

388
400
512
800
804
999

052
388
720
999

67,6
40,3
40,1
49,3

98,1
27,7
62,9

105,4
105,4

53,0
67,0
61,1
55,2
59,1

92,3
54,3
44,8
191,3
95,7

80,3
109,9
82,4
175,4
101,6
109,9

104,7
102,9
59,6
89,1

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4076 — Boston Scientific/Guidant) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, medical device, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

17.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 251/21

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4076 — Boston Scientific/Guidant)

(2006/C 251/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 11 April 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 32006M4076. 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.4288 — SAAB/EMW)

(2006/C 251/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 August 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 Regu-
lation (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 32006M4288. 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.4288 — SAAB/EMW) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, arms industry, economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

17.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 251/21

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4076 — Boston Scientific/Guidant)

(2006/C 251/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 11 April 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 32006M4076. 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.4288 — SAAB/EMW)

(2006/C 251/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 August 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 Regu-
lation (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 32006M4288. 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.4316 — Atos Origin/Banksys/BCC) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer systems, economic concentration, electronic money, financial transaction, merger control, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 251/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.10.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2006/C 251/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 September 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 Regu-
lation (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 32006M4316. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Council Joint Action 2006/708/CFSP of 17 October 2006 amending and extending Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX
Date: 2006-10-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iraq, administrative expenditure (EU), common foreign and security policy, cooperation policy, judicial cooperation, rule of law, the EU's international role

21.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 291/43

(Acts adopted under Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2006/708/CFSP

of 17 October 2006

amending and extending Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Rule of
Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

On 12 June 2006, following a review of the mission by
the Secretary General/High Representative, the Council
agreed to extend EUJUST LEX for another 18 months
the existing mandate, until 31
after
December 2007.

the expiry of

On the same date,
the Council adopted Joint Action
2006/413/CFSP amending and extending Joint Action
2005/190/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Rule
of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX (1). That
Joint
Action covers the first phase of this extension until 31
October 2006.

into by the United Kingdom with the companies providing
and invoicing for these services. The budget of EUJUST LEX
shall cover these expenses up to a maximum of EUR 2,4
million. The United Kingdom shall, in consultation with the
Head of Mission, report with adequate information to the
Council on these expenses.’.

2. The second subparagraph of Article 14 shall be replaced by

the following:

‘It shall expire on 31 December 2007.’

Article 2

The financial reference amount intended to cover the additional
expenditure related to the mission for the period 1 November
2006 to 31 December 2007 shall be EUR 11,2 million.

Article 3

This Joint Action should provide the basis for the second
phase of this extension, until 31 December 2007.

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of
adoption.

its

Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP (2)
accordingly,

should be amended

Article 4

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP is amended as follows:

Done at Luxembourg, 17 October 2006.

1. Article 11(3) should be replaced by the following:

‘Given the particular security situation in Iraq, services in
Baghdad shall be provided through the contracts entered

For the Council
The President

E. TUOMIOJA

(1) OJ L 163, 15.6.2006, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 37.