do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4150 — Abbott/Guidant) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, medical device, merger control, pharmaceutical product, restrictive-practice authorisation

24.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/15

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4225 — CELSA/FUNDIA)

(2006/C 256/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 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 32006M4225. 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.4150 — Abbott/Guidant)

(2006/C 256/10)

(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(2) 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 32006M4150. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4421 — OJSC Novolipetsk Steel/Duferco/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, iron and steel industry, manufactured goods, merger control, semi-manufactured goods

24.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4421 — OJSC Novolipetsk Steel/Duferco/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 256/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 13 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 the undertakings OJSC Novolipetsk Steel
(‘NLMK’, Russia) and Duferco Participations Holding Ltd (‘Duferco’, Guernsey), acquire within the meaning
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Steel Invest & Finance (Luxem-
bourg) S.A. (‘the Joint Venture Company’, Luxembourg), to which a group of companies currently solely
controlled by Duferco (‘the JV companies’) will be transferred, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— NLMK: carbon steel semi-finished and finished flat products, electrical steel products;

— Duferco: carbon steel semi-finished and finished flat and long products, electrical steel products, stain-

less steel and high-alloy steel;

— the JV companies: carbon steel semi-finished and finished flat and long products.

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.4421 — OJSC Novolipetsk Steel/Duferco/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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1584/2006 of 24 October 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

25.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 294/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1584/2006

of 24 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 25 October 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 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 294/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.10.2006

to Commission Regulation of 24 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
204
999

052
204
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
400
508
999

388
400
404
800
804
999

052
400
720
999

63,3
23,2
40,7
42,4

142,9
30,8
42,1
71,9

98,7
43,6
71,2

57,7
70,8
57,8
55,3
60,4

90,2
192,3
289,2
190,6

80,2
129,9
100,0
140,0
140,2
118,1

107,3
199,1
51,9
119,4

(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.4341 — FCC/Alpine) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, cement, civil engineering, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, service

C 256/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.10.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4341 — FCC/Alpine)

(2006/C 256/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 October 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 32006M4341. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4432 — Oerlikon/Saurer) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic component, exchange of information, industrial product, mechanical equipment, merger control, motor vehicle industry, textile machine

24.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4432 — Oerlikon/Saurer)

(2006/C 256/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 16 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 OC Oerlikon Corporation AG
(‘Oerlikon’, Switzerland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control
of the whole of Saurer AG (‘Saurer’, Switzeland), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Oerlikon: coatings, optical components, semiconductor equipment, other equipment;

— Saurer: textile machinery, automotive transmission systems.

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.4432 — Oerlikon/Saurer, 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.
Information on the date of entry into force of the Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Solomon Islands on fishing off the Solomon Islands
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Community, Solomon Islands, cooperation agreement (EU), fishing agreement, fishing rights

L 293/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.10.2006

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

Information on the date of entry into force of the Partnership Agreement between the European
Community and the Solomon Islands on fishing off the Solomon Islands (1)

The European Community and the Government of the Solomon Islands notified each other on 28 June and
9 October 2006 respectively that their adoption procedures had been completed.

The Agreement accordingly entered into force on 9 October 2006 pursuant to Article 16 thereof.

(1) OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 33.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4225 — CELSA/FUNDIA) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron, iron and steel industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, steel

24.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/15

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4225 — CELSA/FUNDIA)

(2006/C 256/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 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 32006M4225. 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.4150 — Abbott/Guidant)

(2006/C 256/10)

(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(2) 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 32006M4150. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4267 — Deutsche Börse/Euronext) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer systems, economic concentration, exchange of information, information, merger control, spot market, stock-exchange listing, stock-exchange transaction

C 256/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.10.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4267 — Deutsche Börse/Euronext)

(2006/C 256/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 13 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 Deutsche Börse AG (‘DBAG’), Germany
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the under-
taking Euronext N.V. (‘Euronext’), the Netherlands by way of public bids.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking DBAG: provision of listing and trading services for the cash markets; trading services
for financial derivatives; market information services; and information technology solutions for finan-
cial markets and market participants. Via affiliates, DBAG is involved in the provision of securities
clearing, custody services and settlement of securities transactions;

— for undertaking Euronext: listing and trading services for the cash markets in Belgium, France, the Neth-
erlands and Portugal, as well as trading services for derivatives in the UK. In addition Euronext provides
market information and information technology services to market participants.

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.4267 — Deutsche Börse/Euronext, 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 Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) (6235/3/2006 - C6-0269/2006 - 2004/0150(COD))
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, European citizenship, cultural cooperation, cultural policy, cultural promotion

C 313 E/88

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

20.12.2006

Tuesday 24 October 2006

P6_TA(2006)0433

Culture programme (2007-2013) ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision
of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013)
(6235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006 — 2004/0150(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (6235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2004)0469) (2),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education

(A6-0343/2006),

1.

2.

Approves the common position as amended;

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

(1) Texts Adopted, 25.10.2005, P6_TA(2005)0397.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2004)0150

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 24 October 2006 with a view to
the adoption of European Parliament and Council Decision No 2006/…/EC establishing the Culture
Programme (2007-2013)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first indent of
Article 151(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

(1)

It is essential to promote cooperation and cultural exchanges in order to respect and promote the
diversity of cultures and languages in Europe and improve knowledge among European citizens of
European cultures other than their own, while at the same time heightening their awareness of the
common European cultural heritage they share. Promoting cultural and linguistic cooperation and
diversity thus helps to make European citizenship a tangible reality by encouraging direct participa-
tion by European citizens in the integration process.

(1) OJ C 164, 5.7.2005, p. 65.
(2) Position of the European Parliament of 25 October 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common
Position of 18 July 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Position of the European Parliament of
24 October 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Council Regulation (EC) No 1582/2006 of 24 October 2006 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90, as regards the derogation on egg washing
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: derogation from EU law, egg, marketing standard, packaging

25.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 294/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1582/2006

of 24 October 2006

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90, as regards the derogation on egg washing

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 has been repealed by
Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006 of 19 June
2006 on marketing standards for eggs (3) with effect
from 1 July 2007. Accordingly, the transitional period
for egg washing should be extended until that date.

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
eggs (1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,

(3)

Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 of
26 June 1990 on certain marketing standards for eggs (2)
lays down the criteria for
the derogation enabling
packing centres to continue to wash eggs until 31
December 2006. A derogation has been granted to
nine packing centres in Sweden and one in the Neth-
erlands.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the first subparagraph of Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No
1907/90, the date ‘31 December 2006’ shall be replaced by the
date ‘30 June 2007’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 24 October 2006.

For the Council
The President

J. KORKEAOJA

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 173, 6.7.1990, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1039/2005 (OJ L 172, 5.7.2005, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 186, 7.7.2006, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 (COM(2006)0351 - C6-0252/2006 - 2006/0115(CNS))
Date: 2006-10-24
Institutions: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, administrative structures, company structure, corporate finance, joint venture, legal status, satellite communications

20.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 313 E/63

Tuesday 24 October 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 (A6-0312/2006),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the

3.
Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if

4.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

5.

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

P6_TA(2006)0423

Amendment of the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending the
the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002
Statutes of

(COM(2006)0351 — C6-0252/2006 — 2006/0115(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0351) (1),

— having regard to Article 171 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0252/2006),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0348/2006),

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

3.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.