do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4395 — Boeing/C-MAP) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, browser, economic concentration, exchange of information, expansion card, maritime shipping, merger control

12.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 301/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4395 — Boeing/C-MAP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 301/06)

1.
On 1 December 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 The Boeing Company (‘Boeing’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking C-MAP (‘C-MAP’, Italy) by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Boeing: Commercial aircraft, defence and space industries; through its subsidiary
Jeppesen: supply of PC navigational software and related services and products, supply of electronic
marine charts;

— for undertaking C-MAP: Supply of electronic marine charts and related services and products.

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.4395 — Boeing/C-MAP, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

12.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 301/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

11 December 2006

(2006/C 301/01)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

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

1,3177

154,33

7,4551

0,6762

9,0585

1,5916

92,14

8,122

1,9558

0,5781

27,898

15,6466

255,89

3,4528

0,6979

0,4293

3,8123

3,4338

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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

Exchange rate

239,68

35,137

1,887

1,6835

1,5135

10,2423

1,9176

2,0341

KRW South Korean won

1 219,99

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,3329

10,3242

7,3415

Indonesian rupiah

11 974,6

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6871

65,341

34,672

46,882
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of minors and human dignity and on the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and online information services industry (9577/1/2006 - C6-0313/2006 - 2004/0117(COD))
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: Committee on Culture and Education, European Parliament
Subjects: audiovisual industry, child protection, competitiveness, fundamental rights, information industry

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317 E/63

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the

recommendation for

second reading of

Tuesday, 12 December 2006

the Committee on Fisheries

(A6-0400/2006);

1. Approves the common position;

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

3.
EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
4.
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

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

P6_TA(2006)0537

Protection of minors and human dignity and the right of reply ***II

European Parliament
legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a
recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of minors and
human dignity and on the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European
industry (9577/1/2006 — C6-0313/2006 —
audiovisual

information services

and online

2004/0117(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (9577/1/2006 — C6-0313/2006),
— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2004)0341),

— having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0031),
— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education

(A6-0433/2006);

1. Approves the common position;

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

3.
EC Treaty;

4.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

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

(1) OJ C 193 E, 17.8.2006, p. 217.
Commission Notice concerning the trade arrangements for agricultural products applicable from 1 January 2007
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, accession to the European Union, agricultural product, agricultural trade, trade policy

12.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 301/11

Commission Notice concerning the trade arrangements for agricultural products applicable from
1 January 2007

(2006/C 301/04)

Interested parties are hereby informed that in view of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Euro-
pean Union from 1 January 2007, the Community rules on agricultural products will apply to the new
Member States starting from this date.

Therefore, the arrangements for trade between Member States will apply to trade between the Community
of 25 Member States and the new Member States and between the new Member States themselves in
products subject to a common market organisation, without prejudice to possible transitional measures in
connection with the new accessions.

Consequently, from 1 January 2007, import licences, export licences and advance fixing certificates may
no longer be used in such trade.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4425 — Merril Lynch/Irish Life & Permanent) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, banking, capital market, economic concentration, financial market, merger control, mortgage, restrictive-practice authorisation

12.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 301/17

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4425 — Merril Lynch/Irish Life & Permanent)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 301/11)

On 30 November 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 32006M4425. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4470 — Apollo Group/Jacuzzi Brands) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, plumbing equipment

C 301/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.12.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4470 — Apollo Group/Jacuzzi Brands)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 301/07)

1.
On 5 December 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 the undertaking the
Apollo Group (‘Apollo Group’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regu-
lation control of the whole of the undertaking Jacuzzi Brands Inc. (‘Jacuzzi’, USA) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Apollo Group: portfolio investments,

— Jacuzzi: bath and plumbing 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.4470 — Apollo Group/Jacuzzi Brands, 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 1820/2006 of 12 December 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

13.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 351/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1820/2006

of 12 December 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 13 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 December 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 351/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.12.2006

to Commission Regulation of 12 December 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 10 20

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
999

052
204
628
999

052
204
999

052
388
528
999

052
204
999

052
624
999

052
528
999

400
720
999

052
400
528
720
999

76,8
59,9
68,4

114,1
67,3
167,7
116,4

133,5
64,4
99,0

59,9
46,7
26,3
44,3

63,5
57,6
60,6

69,3
71,9
70,6

50,9
35,3
43,1

87,3
76,5
81,9

134,0
108,9
106,5
80,3
107,4

(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’.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (14224/4/2006 - C6-0432/2006 - 2004/0270B(COD))
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: European standard, World Organisation for Animal Health, animal disease, animal product, disease prevention, health control, health risk, marketing standard, slaughter of animals

C 317 E/62

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2006

Tuesday, 12 December 2006

P6_TA(2006)0535

Prevention,
encephalopathies ***II

control

and eradication of

certain transmissible

spongiform

European Parliament
legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a
regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies (14224/4/2006 — C6-0432/2006 — 2004/0270B(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (14224/4/2006 — C6-0432/2006) (1),
— having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2004)0775) (3),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public

Health and Food Safety (A6-0445/2006);

1. Approves the common position;

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

3.
EC Treaty;

4.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) Texts Adopted, 17.5.2006, P6_TA(2006)0212.
(3) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0536

Statistical data on landings of fishery products ***II

European Parliament
legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a
regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of statistical data on
landings of fishery products in Member States and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91
(14283/1/2006 — C6-0421/2006 — 2005/0223(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (14283/1/2006 — C6-0421/2006),
— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2005)0566) (2),

(1) Texts Adopted, 15.6.2006, P6_TA(2006)0264.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a paperless environment for customs and trade (COM(2005)0609 - C6-0420/2005 - 2005/0247(COD))
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: customs document, customs inspection, customs regulations, electronic document, exchange of information, systems interconnection

C 317 E/74

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2006

Tuesday, 12 December 2006

P6_TA(2006)0539

A paperless environment for customs and trade ***I

European Parliament
the European
Parliament and of the Council on a paperless environment for customs and trade (COM(2005)0609
— C6-0420/2005 — 2005/0247(COD))

legislative resolution on the proposal

for a decision of

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2005)0609) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 95 and 135 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the

Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0420/2005),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of

the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

(A6-0407/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0540

Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European
the Council on amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the
Parliament and of
organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the
financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for
Bulgaria and Romania (COM(2006)0344 — C6-0217/2006 — 2006/0112(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0344) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0217/2006),

— having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0424/2006);

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme of Community action in the field of consumer policy (2007-2013) (13241/1/2006 - C6-0420/2006 - 2005/0042B(COD))
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, action programme, consumer protection, public health

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317 E/61

Tuesday, 12 December 2006

— having regard to Article 62(2)(a), Article 66 and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first line, of the

EC Treaty,

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

consulted Parliament (C6-0358/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of

the Committee on Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home Affairs

(A6-0423/2006);

1. Approves the conclusion of the Arrangement;

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

2.
parliaments of the Member States, the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway.

P6_TA(2006)0534

Community action programme in the field of consumer policy (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 a programme of Community action in
the field of consumer policy (2007-2013) (13241/1/2006 — C6-0420/2006 — 2005/0042B(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (13241/1/2006 — C6-0420/2006),

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

Council (COM(2005)0115) (2),

— having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0235) (3),

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

— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Internal Market and

Consumer Protection (A6-0408/2006);

1. Approves the common position;

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

3.
EC Treaty;

4.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

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

(1) Texts Adopted, 23.3.2006, P6_TA(2006)0107.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.
(3) Not yet published in OJ.