do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1866/2006 of 15 December 2006 fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 54th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention price, minimum price, selling price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1866/2006

of 15 December 2006

fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 54th individual invitation to tender issued under
the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,

award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999.

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the
market
intervention agencies
have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender
certain quantities of butter held by them.

in butter and cream (2),

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price
shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 54th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit
for the submission of tenders expired on 12 December 2006,
the minimum selling
at
236,00 EUR/100 kg.

butter

price

fixed

for

is

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2006.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005,
p. 2).

(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1802/2005 (OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 3).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

14 December 2006

(2006/C 306/01)

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

1,3192

155,04

7,4544

0,67155

9,0602

1,5987

91,21

8,1500

1,9558

0,5781

27,843

15,6466

253,38

3,4528

0,6974

0,4293

3,7980

3,4293

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

239,65

34,866

1,8790

1,6848

1,5242

10,2515

1,9172

2,0322

KRW South Korean won

1 214,92

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,2604

10,3142

7,3535

Indonesian rupiah

11 963,17

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6772

65,136

34,6900

46,515

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4451 — Alcatel/Nortel Networks) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: communications systems, economic concentration, merger control, radio telecommunications, transmission network

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4451 — Alcatel/Nortel Networks)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 306/06)

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 32006M4451. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Corrigendum to State aid N. 54/2001 — Italy ( OJ C 297, 7.12.2006 )
Date: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, State aid, control of State aid

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to State aid N. 54/2001 — Italy

(Official Journal of the European Union C 297 of 7 December 2006)

(2006/C 306/09)

On page 18, in the second line, ‘Reference number of the aid’:

for:

‘N. 54/2001’,

read:

‘NN 54/01’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1859/2006 of 15 December 2006 fixing the standard fee per farm return for the 2007 accounting year of the farm accountancy data network
Date: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: farm accountancy data network, farm income, farm return, financial year

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1859/2006

of 15 December 2006

fixing the standard fee per farm return for the 2007 accounting year of the farm accountancy data
network

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of 15 June
1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy
data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural
holdings in the European Economic Community (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 of
13 July 1983 on certain detailed implementing rules concerning
the keeping of accounts for the purpose of determining the
incomes of agricultural holdings (2), and in particular Article
5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2006 (3) fixed the
amount of the standard fee for the 2006 accounting year
at EUR 145 per farm return. The trend in costs and its
effects on the costs of completing the farm return justify
a revision of the fee.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Community
Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard fee provided for in Article 5(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1915/83 shall be fixed at EUR 148.

Article 2

(1)

Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 provides
that a standard fee shall be paid by the Commission to
the Member States for each duly completed farm returns
forwarded to it within the period prescribed in Article 3
of that Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply for the 2007 accounting year.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 109, 23.6.1965, p. 1859/65. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 660/2004 (OJ L 104, 8.4.2004,
p. 97).

(2) OJ L 190, 14.7.1983, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 803/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 18).

(3) OJ L 21, 25.1.2006, p. 12.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid

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C 306/15

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the
EC Treaty to State aid for employment

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 306/05)

XE 30/06

Poland

Województwo pomorskie — kod NUTS PL63
Miasto Słupsk — kod NUTS PL631

Decision No XLII/521/05 of the Słupsk City Council of 29 June 2005 on
exemption from property tax in connection with the creation of new jobs, as
amended by Decision No LVII/740/06 of the Słupsk City Council of 31 May
2006

1. Art. 18 ust. 2 pkt 8 ustawy z dnia 8 marca 1990 r. o samorządzie
gminnym z późn. zm. oraz art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o
podatkach i opłatach lokalnych z późn. zm.

2. Uchwała nr XLII/521/05 Rady Miejskiej w Słupsku z dnia 29 czerwca 2005
roku w sprawie zwolnień od podatku od nieruchomości w związku z two-
rzeniem nowych miejsc pracy zmieniona Uchwałą nr LVII/740/06 Rady
Miejskiej w Słupsku z dnia 31 maja 2006 roku

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme

Annual overall amount

annual — EUR 0,125
million
overall — EUR 0,1875
million

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the
Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

20.6.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Article 4: Creation of employment

Article 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and
disabled workers

Article 6: Employment of disabled workers

Yes

No

No

Economic sectors concerned

— All Community sectors (1) eligible for employ-

Yes

ment aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Urząd Miejski w Słupsku

Plac Zwycięstwa 3, PL-76-200 Słupsk

Other information

If the aid programme is co-financed by Community funds, please insert the
following sentence:
The aid programme is co-financed under (reference)

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Yes

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

state aid within the sector.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1856/2006 of 15 December 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

16.12.2006

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1856/2006

of 15 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 16 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 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).

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to Commission Regulation of 15 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

118,3
77,5
97,9

104,5
59,2
155,5
106,4

134,0
70,1
102,1

56,3
72,8
64,6

30,7
61,3
46,0

69,1
71,9
70,5

48,9
35,4
42,2

107,5
86,4
94,2
73,3
90,4

63,8
98,6
46,8
69,7

(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 1865/2006 of 15 December 2006 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 22nd individual invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
Date: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, award of contract, butter, concentrated product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1865/2006

of 15 December 2006

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 22nd individual invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by
the retail trade.

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid
should be fixed at the appropriate level and the end-use
security should be determined accordingly.

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

(1)

and

In accordance with Article 47 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down
detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC)
No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of
concentrated
cream,
the
butter
Community market (2),
the intervention agencies are
opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting
of aid for concentrated butter. Article 54 of that Regu-
lation provides that in the light of the tenders received in
response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum
amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with
a minimum fat content of 96 %.

butter

on

(2)

An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 22nd individual tender under the standing invitation to
tender opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
1898/2005 the maximum amount of the aid for concentrated
butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %, as referred to in
Article 47(1) of that Regulation, is fixed at 19,27 EUR/100 kg,

The end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation
(EC) No 1898/2005 is fixed at 21 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2006.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(2) OJ L 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1860/2006 of 15 December 2006 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
Date: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, farm accountancy data network, farm income, sampling

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1860/2006

of 15 December 2006

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the
purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 79/65/EEC of 15
collection of
June 1965 setting up a network for
accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of
agricultural
Economic
Community (1), and in particular Articles 4(4) and 6(2) thereof,

European

holdings

the

the

in

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Community
Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

Annex I
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

to Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 is amended in

(1)

(2)

Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 (2)
fixes the number of returning holdings per division.

Article 2

The number of returning holdings per division in Sweden
should be adjusted so that
the sample may better
represent all the types of farm that are present in the
field of observation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

It shall apply from the 2007 accounting year.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 109, 23.6.1965, p. 1859/65. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 660/2204 (OJ L 104, 8.4.2004,
p. 97).

(2) OJ L 205, 13.7.1982, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1187/2005 (OJ L 193, 23.7.2005, p 20).

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ANNEX

In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82, the part concerning Sweden is replaced by the following:

710

720

730

‘SWEDEN

Plains of southern and central Sweden

Forest and mixed agricultural and forest areas of southern and
central Sweden

Areas of northern Sweden

Total Sweden

702

217

106

1 025’