do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4455 — Schmolz + Bickenbach/Swiss Steel) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control, special steels

14.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305/17

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4455 — Schmolz + Bickenbach/Swiss Steel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 305/07)

On 29 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 German 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 32006M4455. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4449 — KKR/SIF (Tarkett))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 305/08)

On 7 December 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 32006M4449. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1841/2006 of 14 December 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 355/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.12.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1841/2006

of 14 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 15 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 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).

15.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 355/7

to Commission Regulation of 14 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
999

052
204
999

052
624
999

052
528
999

388
400
404
720
999

052
400
720
999

109,6
71,2
90,4

120,7
58,7
155,5
111,6

145,1
68,3
106,7

55,8
72,8
64,3

30,7
59,5
45,1

72,3
71,9
72,1

60,3
35,4
47,9

107,5
89,9
94,2
76,8
92,1

63,8
108,9
62,6
78,4

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2006 of 14 December 2006 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 935/2006
Date: 2006-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

15.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 355/89

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1852/2006

of 14 December 2006

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 935/2006

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 13(3) thereof,

the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3)
thereof,

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 935/2006 (2).

Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on
the granting of export
refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 8 to 14
December 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No
935/2006.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 December 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 172, 24.6.2006, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as

last modified by

Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (9010/1/2006 - C6-0312/2006 - 2003/0252(COD))
Date: 2006-12-14
Institutions: Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: European driving licence, approximation of laws, driving licence, mutual recognition principle

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317 E/701

Article 24

Entry into force

Thursday, 14 December 2006

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 …, on …

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

P6_TA(2006)0587

Driving licenses ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a directive
of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (9010/1/2006 — C6-0312/2006
— 2003/0252(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (9010/1/2006 — C6-0312/2006),

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

Council (COM(2003)0621) (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 Transport and Tourism

(A6-0414/2006);

1. Approves the common position as amended;

2.

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

(1) OJ C 304 E, 1.12.2005, p. 138.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2001/886/JHA on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (COM(2006)0383 - C6-0297/2006 - 2006/0126(CNS))
Date: 2006-12-14
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Schengen Agreement, Schengen Information System, competence of the institution

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317 E/863

Thursday, 14 December 2006

P6_TA(2006)0598

Development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)
(decision) *

for a Council decision amending
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal
Decision 2001/886/JHA on the development of the second generation Schengen Information
System (SIS II) (COM(2006)0383 — C6-0297/2006 — 2006/0126(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal (COM(2006)0383) (1),

— having regard to Article 30(1)(a) and (b), Article 31(1)(a) and (b) and Article 34(2)(c) of the EU Treaty,

— having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0297/2006),

— having regard to Rules 93 and 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of

the Committee on Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home Affairs

(A6-0413/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

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

3. Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal
substantially;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0599

Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance *

European Parliament
Instrument

legislative resolution on the draft Council regulation establishing an
for Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance (9037/2006 — C6-0153/2006 —

2006/0802(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the text of the Council (9037/2006),
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0630) (1),
— having regard to Article 177 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and

Article 203 thereof, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0153/2006),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation (Euratom, EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (codified version) (COM(2006)0477 - C6-0290/2006 - 2006/0159(COD))
Date: 2006-12-14
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Eurostat, codification of EU law, data protection, professional secret, statistics

C 317 E/600

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2006

Thursday, 14 December 2006

P6_TA(2006)0573

Transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation (Euratom, EC) of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidenti-
ality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (codified version) (COM(2006)0477 —
C6-0290/2006 — 2006/0159(COD))

(Codecision procedure: codification)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0477) (1),

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

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0290/2006),

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method

for official codification of legislative texts (2),

— having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0457/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

2.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0574

Submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East
Atlantic (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European
Parliament and of the Council on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States
(COM(2006)0497 — C6-0301/2006 —
fishing in the North-East Atlantic (codified version)

2006/0164(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0497) (1),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4449 — KKR/SIF (Tarkett)) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, floor coverings, holding company, investment company, merger control

14.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305/17

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4455 — Schmolz + Bickenbach/Swiss Steel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 305/07)

On 29 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 German 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 32006M4455. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4449 — KKR/SIF (Tarkett))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 305/08)

On 7 December 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 32006M4449. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the elimination of controls performed at the frontiers of Member States in the field of road and inland waterway transport (codified version) (COM(2006)0432 - C6-0261/2006 - 2006/0146(COD))
Date: 2006-12-14
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: codification of EU law, customs inspection, customs regulations, inland waterway transport, internal border of the EU, road transport

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317 E/599

Thursday, 14 December 2006

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method

for official codification of legislative texts (2),

— having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0458/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

2.

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

(2) OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0572

Elimination of controls at the frontiers of Member States (road and inland
waterway transport) (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European
Parliament and of the Council on the elimination of controls performed at the frontiers of Member
States in the field of road and inland waterway transport (codified version) (COM(2006)0432 —
C6-0261/2006 — 2006/0146(COD))

(Codecision procedure: codification)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0432) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 71 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0261/2006),

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method

for official codification of legislative texts (2),

— having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0459/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

2.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (10351/1/2006 - C6-0314/2006 - 2005/0017(COD))
Date: 2006-12-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European organisation, competence of the institution, gender equality, operation of the Institutions, women's rights

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317 E/689

Thursday, 14 December 2006

C05 — Committee on Budgetary Control: 40 members
C06 — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 51 members
C07 — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 52 members
C08 — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 68 members
C09 — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 54 members
C10 — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 44 members
C11 — Committee on Transport and Tourism: 51 members
C12 — Committee on Regional Development: 57 members
C13 — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 47 members
C14 — Committee on Fisheries: 40 members
C15 — Committee on Culture and Education: 38 members
C16 — Committee on Legal Affairs: 28 members
C17 — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 60 members
C18 — Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 29 members
C19 — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality: 40 members
C20 — Committee on Petitions: 40 members;

2. Decides that, as from 8 January 2007, the numerical strength of the subcommittees shall be as follows:

SC01A — Subcommittee on Human Rights: 36 members
SC01B — Subcommittee on Security and Defence: 36 members.

P6_TA(2006)0586

European Institute for Gender Equality ***II

European Parliament
legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a
regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for
Gender Equality (10351/1/2006 — C6-0314/2006 — 2005/0017(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (10351/1/2006 — C6-0314/2006) (1),
— having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2005)0081) (3),

— having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0209) (4),
— 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 Women's Rights and

Gender Equality (A6-0455/2006);

1. Approves the common position as amended; confirms the joint statement of the Parliament, the
Council and the Commission thereon, as annexed hereto;

2.

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

(1) OJ C 295 E, 5.12.2006, p. 57.
(2) Texts adopted, 14.3.2006, P6_TA(2006)0074.
(3) Not yet published in the OJ.
(4) Not yet published in the OJ.