do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2006 of 8 December 2006 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-12-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, agricultural statistics, common agricultural policy, economic accounts for agriculture, statistical method

29.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 89/35

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 158/2006

of 8 December 2006

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 136/2006 of

27 October 2006 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 909/2006 of 20 June 2006 amending Annexes I and II to Regulation
(EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the economic accounts for
agriculture in the Community (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 24c (Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament
and of the Council) of Annex XXI to the Agreement:

‘— 32006 R 0909: Commission Regulation (EC) No 909/2006 of 20 June 2006 (OJ L 168,

21.6.2006, p. 14).’

The text of Regulation (EC) No 909/2006 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the
EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 December 2006, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen SLETNES

(1) OJ L 366, 21.12.2006, p. 79.
(2) OJ L 168, 21.6.2006, p. 14.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 151/2006 of 8 December 2006 amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-12-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: electrical energy, energy policy, energy production, heating, single market

L 89/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.3.2007

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 151/2006

of 8 December 2006

amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex IV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 146/2005 of

2 December 2005 (1).

(2) Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the
promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending
Directive 92/42/EEC (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annex IV to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1.

the following point shall be inserted after point 23 (Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council):

‘24. 32004 L 0008: Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February
2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy
market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC (OJ L 52, 21.2.2004, p. 50).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptation:

The Directive shall not apply to geothermal cogeneration as regards Iceland.’;

2.

the following indent shall be added in point 10 (Council Directive 92/42/EEC):

‘— 32004 L 0008: Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February

2004 (OJ L 52, 21.2.2004, p. 50).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2004/8/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 December 2006, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

(1) OJ L 53, 23.2.2006, p. 43.
(2) OJ L 52, 21.2.2004, p. 50.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.

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L 89/23

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen SLETNES
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4461 — Accor Services France/Groupe Caisse d'Épargne/Accor Emploi Services Universel JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, provision of services

C 298/16

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Official Journal of the European Union

8.12.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4461 — Accor Services France/Groupe Caisse d'Épargne/Accor Emploi Services
Universel JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 298/10)

1.
On 28 November 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 Accor
Services France (‘ASF’, France), belonging to the group Accor (
, France) and Groupe Caisse
d'épargne (‘GCE’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint
control of the undertaking A.C.E. (‘ACE’, France), a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

‘Accor’

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking ASF: design and provision of services to undertakings and communities in France, in

particular through the emission of tickets for services;

— For undertaking GCE: group active in the supply of products and banking and financial services for

individuals, companies, communities and financial institutions;

— For undertaking ACE: newly created full-function joint venture, entrusted with the emission and

marketing of Cheques for Universal Employment Services (CESU), with a fixed amount.

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.4461 — Accor Services France/Groupe Caisse d'Épargne/Accor Emploi
Services Universel 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.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 146/2006 of 8 December 2006 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-12-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: agricultural product, consumer information, foodstuff, labelling, livestock farming, organic farming, poultry, veterinary legislation

29.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 89/15

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 146/2006

of 8 December 2006

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 114/2006 of

22 September 2006 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 592/2006 of 12 April 2006 amending Annex II to Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on
agricultural products and foodstuffs (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 699/2006 of 5 May 2006 amending Annex I to Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2092/91 as regards conditions of access for poultry to open-air runs (3) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 54b (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91) of Chapter XII of
Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32006 R 0592: Commission Regulation (EC) No 592/2006 of 12 April 2006 (OJ L 104,

13.4.2006, p. 13),

— 32006 R 0699: Commission Regulation (EC) No 699/2006 of 5 May 2006 (OJ L 121, 6.5.2006,

p. 36).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 592/2006 and (EC) No 699/2006 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages,
to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 December 2006, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

(1) OJ L 333, 30.11.2006, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 104, 13.4.2006, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 121, 6.5.2006, p. 36.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen SLETNES
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 298/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.12.2006

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 December 2006

(2006/C 298/06)

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

1,3297

152,87

7,4554

0,67610

9,0345

1,5875

91,85

8,0945

1,9558

0,5781

27,968

15,6466

256,04

3,4528

0,6986

0,4293

3,8103

3,4270

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

239,67

35,460

1,9045

1,6827

1,5275

10,3283

1,9261

2,0449

KRW South Korean won

1 215,21

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,3800

10,4030

7,3495

Indonesian rupiah

12 063,70

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,7105

65,727

34,8610

47,293

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 148/2006 of 8 December 2006 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-12-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: animal product, chemical product, material of animal origin, veterinary drug, veterinary legislation

L 89/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.3.2007

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 148/2006

of 8 December 2006

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 116/2006 of

22 September 2006 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1055/2006 of 12 July 2006 amending Annexes I and III to Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum
residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards flubendazole and
lasalocid (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 14 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90) of Chapter XIII of
Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32006 R 1055: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1055/2006 of 12 July 2006 (OJ L 192,

13.7.2006, p. 3).’

The text of Regulation (EC) No 1055/2006 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the
EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 December 2006, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen SLETNES

(1) OJ L 333, 30.11.2006, p. 38.
(2) OJ L 192, 13.7.2006, p. 3.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1816/2006 of 8 December 2006 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2006-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, product quality, refrigerated product

9.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 346/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1816/2006

of 8 December 2006

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
beef and veal (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue of
import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the
amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal meeting the definition laid down therein which may

be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2006
to 30 June 2007 at 11 500 t.

(3)

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this
Regulation will, throughout
the period of validity, be
open for use only in so far as provisions on health
protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 December
2006 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as
referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be
granted in full.

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first
five days of January 2007 for 5 686,783 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2006.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1745/2006 (OJ L 329, 25.11.2006, p. 22).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 150/2006 of 8 December 2006 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-12-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: advertising, approximation of laws, sponsorship, tobacco

29.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 89/21

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 150/2006

of 8 December 2006

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 28/2004 of

19 March 2004 (1).

(2) Directive 2003/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the
approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the
advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products (2), as corrected by OJ L 67, 5.3.2004, p. 34, is to be
incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 4 (Commission Decision 2003/641/EC) of Chapter XXV of
Annex II to the Agreement:

‘5.

32003 L 0033: Directive 2003/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May
2003 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member
States relating to the advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products (OJ L 152, 20.6.2003, p. 16),
as corrected by OJ L 67, 5.3.2004, p. 34.’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2003/33/EC, as corrected by OJ L 67, 5.3.2004, p. 34, in the Icelandic and Norwegian
languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be
authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 December 2006, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen SLETNES

(1) OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 136.
(2) OJ L 152, 20.6.2003, p. 16.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4390 — PHL/IBFF) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: deep-frozen product, economic concentration, foodstuff, investment company, marketing, merger control, private investment, restrictive-practice authorisation

8.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 298/23

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4390 — PHL/IBFF)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 298/12)

On 20 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 32006M4390. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 145/2006 of 8 December 2006 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-12-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: analytical chemistry, labelling, man-made fibre, natural fibre, plastics, product designation, textile fibre, textile product

29.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 89/13

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 145/2006

of 8 December 2006

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 43/2005 of

11 March 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Directive 2006/2/EC of 6 January 2006 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to
technical progress, Annex II to Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on
certain methods for quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2006/3/EC of 9 January 2006 amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to
technical progress, Annexes I and II to Directive 96/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
on textile names (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Chapter XI of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1.

the following shall be added in point 4a (Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council):

‘, as amended by:

— 32006 L 0002: Commission Directive 2006/2/EC of 6 January 2006 (OJ L 5, 10.1.2006, p. 10).’;

2.

the following indent shall be added in point 4b (Directive 96/74/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council):

‘— 32006 L 0003: Commission Directive 2006/3/EC of 9 January 2006 (OJ L 5, 10.1.2006, p. 14).’

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2006/2/EC and 2006/3/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published
in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 December 2006, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

(1) OJ L 198, 28.7.2005, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 5, 10.1.2006, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 5, 10.1.2006, p. 14.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen SLETNES