do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4514 — Advent/Carlyle/H.C.Starck) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

C 311/54

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.12.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4514 — Advent/Carlyle/H.C.Starck)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 311/12)

1.
On 11 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 several funds managed by Advent Inter-
national Corporation (‘Advent’, USA) and Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P., part of the Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’,
USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the H.C.
Starck group of companies (‘H.C. Starck’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Advent: private equity investment;

— for Carlyle: private equity investment;

— for H.C. Starck: active in refractory metals and related compounds, advanced ceramics, conductive poly-
mers and other electronic chemicals for industrial applications, including electronics and optics, medical
equipment, aviation and aerospace, hard and heavy metals, energy automotive and chemicals.

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. 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.4514 — Advent/Carlyle/H.C.Starck, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4433 — RREEF/Peel Ports Holdings/Peel Ports) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, building speculation, economic concentration, financial market, harbour installation, investment, merger control, real property, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 311/62

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.12.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4433 — RREEF/Peel Ports Holdings/Peel Ports)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 311/18)

On 11 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 32006M4433. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
List of third countries recognised under the procedure laid down in Article 18(3) of Directive 2001/25/EC on the minimum level of training of seafarers (Situation on 20 November 2006 )   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: crew, maritime shipping, third country, vocational training

19.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 311/59

List of third countries recognised under the procedure laid down in Article 18(3) of Directive
2001/25/EC on the minimum level of training of seafarers (1)

(Situation on 20 November 2006)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 311/15)

Member States

Third Countries

Serbia & Montenegro

Greece

Belgium

Italy

United Kingdom

Danemark

Luxembourg

Sweden

Hong Kong
Canada
South Africa
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Malaysia
India
New Zealand
Romania
USA
Argentina

Brazil
Argentina
Cuba

Slovenia

Argentina
Brazil
New Zealand

Argentina
Senegal
Canada
Australia
Hong-Kong
Singapore
Malaisia

Russia

(1) OJ L 136, 18.5.2001, p. 17. Directive as amended by Directive 2003/103/EC (OJ L 326, 13.12.2003, p. 28).
2006/1015/EC: Council Decision of 19 December 2006 on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Malaysia on certain aspects of air services
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU relations, Malaysia, air transport, common transport policy, interim agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement

L 414/84

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.12.2006

COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 December 2006

on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and
the Government of Malaysia on certain aspects of air services

(2006/1015/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 80(2)
with the first sentence of
cle 300(2) thereof,

establishing the European
in conjunction
the first subparagraph of Arti-

Article 1

signing of

The
the Agreement between the European
Community and the Government of Malaysia on certain
aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the
conclusion of the said Agreement.

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Council authorised the Commission on 5 June 2003
to open negotiations with third countries on the
replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral
agreements with a Community agreement.

On behalf of the Community, the Commission has nego-
tiated an Agreement with the Government of Malaysia
on certain aspects of air services in accordance with the
mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council
Decision authorising the Commission to open nego-
tiations with third countries on the replacement of
certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with
a Community agreement.

(3)

Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the
Agreement negotiated by the Commission should be
signed and provisionally applied,

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of
the Community, subject to its conclusion.

Article 3

Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied
provisionally from the first day of the first month following
the date on which the parties have notified each other of the
completion of the necessary procedures for this purpose.

Article 4

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to make the
notification provided for in Article 9(2) of the Agreement.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2006.

For the Council
The President

J. KORKEAOJA
Corrigendum to European Aviation Safety Agency – Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2005 ( OJ C 266, 31.10.2006 )
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Aviation Safety Agency, financial year, implementation of the budget, publication of accounts

C 312/112

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.12.2006

Corrigendum to European Aviation Safety Agency – Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2005

CORRIGENDA

(Official Journal of the European Union C 266 of 31 October 2006)

(2006/C 312/19)

Financial tables 1 and 2 relating to the European Aviation Safety Agency published on pages 11 and 12 of the
Official Journal of the European Union C 266 of 31 October 2006, are replaced by the following:

‘Table 1

Implementation of the budget for the financial year 2005

Final budget appropriations

Expenditure

Appropriations carried over
from the previous financial
year

Appropriations available
(2005 and 2004)

entered

commit-
ted

paid

carried
over

cancelled

out-
standing
commit-
ments

paid

cancelled

appro-
priations

commit-
ted

paid

carried
over

cancelled

16 192 13 968 13 754

214 2 224

314

212

102

16 506 14 282 13 966

214

2 326

(1 000 euro)

3 691

3 428

2 646

782 263

810

732

78

4 501

4 238

3 378

782

341

Revenue

Origin of revenue

Revenue entered in
the final budget for
the financial year

Revenue
collected

Allocation of expenditure

Community subsidies

Own revenue

22 138

8 000

18 930

8 569

Other revenue

1 443

1 472

Title I
Staff

Title II
Administration

Title III
Operating activities

CA

PA

Total

31 581

28 971

Total PA 31 581

0 21 056

6 607 3 918

1 388

1 181

CA: commitment appropriations, PA: payment appopriations.

20 098 13 865

0

0 6 233

11 698

0

4 656

5 611 1 431

0

264

Total CA 39 981 31 261

0

996 8 720

1 124

0

237

944

0

27

180

207

20 098 13 865

0

0

6 233

11 962

0

4 893

5 611

1 458

41 105 32 385

0

996

8 900

32 969

0 22 237

6 607

4 125

.

1
9
1
2
2
0
0
6

.

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

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u
r
o
p
e
a
n
U
n
o
n

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3
1
2
/
1
1
3

C 312/114

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.12.2006

Revenue and expenditure account for the financial year 2005 and 2004

Table 2

(1 000 euro)

2005

2004

Operating revenue

Community subsidies

Other subsidies/revenue

Operating expenditure

Staff

Administration

Operations

Other income (d)

Other charges (e)

Total (a)

Total (b)

Operating result (c = a – b)

Economic result (f = c + d + e)

17 416

13 053

30 469

13 636

4 016

11 660

29 312

1 157

41

– 14

1 184

7 777

601

8 378

5 557

1 521

2 081

9 159

– 781

0

– 1

– 782

Source: Agency data — These tables summarise the data supplied by the Agency in its annual accounts.’
2006/978/EC: Council Decision of 19 December 2006 on the granting of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance beyond 1 January 2007 to the Republic of El Salvador
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU relations, El Salvador, aid policy, development aid, generalised preferences, sustainable development

L 365/86

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.12.2006

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 December 2006

on the granting of the special

incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good

governance beyond 1 January 2007 to the Republic of El Salvador

(2006/978/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

establishing the European

In accordance with the same Regulation, the Commission
submitted on 29 November 2006 a report to the Council
on the compliance by El Salvador with its commitments
under that Regulation and proposing a continuation of
the special
incentive arrangement beyond 1 January
2007,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 of 27
tariff
a
June
preferences (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

generalised

applying

scheme

2005

of

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

By Commission Decision 2005/924/EC (2)
of 21
December 2005, El Salvador has been included in the
list of developing countries which qualify for the special
incentive arrangement for sustainable development and
good governance, provided for in Regulation (EC) No
period 1 January 2006 to
the
980/2005,
31 December 2008.

for

the granting of

to the said Regulation,

Pursuant
the
incentive arrangement beyond 1 January 2007
special
to countries faced with specific constitutional constraints
to the ratification of a maximum of
the 16
conventions listed in Part A of Annex III to the same
Regulation is subject to a Council Decision.

two of

(1) OJ L 169, 30.6.2005, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 50.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Sole Article

The Republic of El Salvador shall continue to benefit from the
special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and
good governance provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EC)
No 980/2005, from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2008.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2006.

For the Council
The President

J. KORKEAOJA
Commission notice to producers of maize
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, aid system, farmer, maize, operational expenditure, proposal (EU)

19.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 311/53

Commission notice to producers of maize

(2006/C 311/11)

The Commission wishes to draw the attention of Community producers of maize to the proposal for a
Council Regulation which it adopted on 15 December 2006, designed to amend Council Regulation (EC)
No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1). Specifically,
this proposal provides for the removal of maize from the intervention arrangements with effect from the
2007/08 marketing year.

(1) COM (2006) 755.
EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 412/06/COL of  19 December 2006 to adopt a decision regarding a tax refund scheme for seafarers aboard vessels in the Norwegian Ordinary Shipping Register — Summary information
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, crew, employment aid, tax rebate

C 111/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.5.2007

NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 412/06/COL of 19 December 2006 to adopt a decision
regarding a tax refund scheme for seafarers aboard vessels in the Norwegian Ordinary Shipping
Register

Number of aid

EFTA State

Region

Title and objective of aid schemes

Summary information

(2007/C 111/08)

61026

Kingdom of Norway

Norway

Tax refund scheme for seafarers employed aboard vessels in the Norwegian
Ordinary Shipping Register (NOR).

The main aim of the tax refund scheme for employment and training of seafarers
is to safeguard and increase employment of Norwegian and EEA seafarers, to
secure recruitment and qualified training of seafarers and to improve the compe-
titive position of companies employing such seafarers. At the same time, the
scheme has a wider strategic objective of preserving and developing know-how
in the maritime industries in general and improving safety.

Legal basis

Annual fiscal budget according to decision made by the Norwegian Parliament
and Regulation No 1720 21 December 2005.

Annual expenditure planned

Aid scheme

expenditure

Annual
planned for 2006:
For the scheme as such

NOK 1 210 million

EUR 152 million

For the notified altera-
tions to the scheme for
2006

NOK 45 million

EUR 5,65 million

Duration

Maximum aid intensity of
scheme

the aid

The tax refund scheme is subject to the annual budgetary decisions of the
Norwegian Parliament, where the scope of the scheme is set. Thus, the scheme is
limited to the fiscal year. The continuation of the scheme is each year condi-
tioned on the next fiscal year's budget appropriation. The scheme is in principle
not fixed for a specific time-period, but if still in operation it will be re-notified
in ten years.

The aid scheme reimburses the ship-owners of taxes and social security contribu-
tions collected from seafarers as well as social security contributions paid by the
ship-owner.

These refund payments will never exceed the amount of income tax and social
security contributions paid.

Economic sectors

Maritime transport

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministry of Trade and Industry
P.O. Box 8014 Dep
N-0030 Oslo
Corresponding values of the thresholds of Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, award of contract, euro, national currency, public contract, services contract, supplies contract, works contract

19.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 311/61

Corresponding values of the thresholds of Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council

(2006/C 311/17)

The corresponding values in the national currencies of Bulgaria and Romania of the thresholds of Directives
2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2083/2005 (1), are the
following:

EUR 80 000

EUR 137 000

EUR 211 000

EUR 422 000

EUR 1 000 000

EUR 5 278 000

BGN

RON

BGN

RON

BGN

RON

BGN

RON

BGN

RON

BGN

RON

Bulgarian Lev

156 268

new Romanian Leu

311 233

Bulgarian Lev

267 609

new Romanian Leu

532 987

Bulgarian Lev

412 157

new Romanian Leu

820 878

Bulgarian Lev

824 313

new Romanian Leu

1 641 756

Bulgarian Lev

1 953 348

new Romanian Leu

3 890 417

Bulgarian Lev

10 309 773

new Romanian Leu

20 533 621

(1) OJ L 333, 20.12.2005, p. 28.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4520 — Industri Kapital/Attendo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: care for the elderly, care of people with disabilities, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

C 311/60

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.12.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4520 — Industri Kapital/Attendo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 311/16)

1.
On 8 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 Industri Kapital (the Netherlands) acquires
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking
Attendo Group AB (‘Attendo’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Industri Kapital: a private investment firm;

— for undertaking Attendo: a service provider of care to elderly and disabled persons, children and youth.

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. 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4520 — Industri Kapital/Attendo, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

19.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 311/15

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 December 2006

(2006/C 311/05)

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

RON

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

Romanian leu

1,3095

154,34

7,4537

0,67155

9,0555

1,5993

90,06

8,141

1,9558

0,5781

27,7

15,6466

252,93

3,4528

0,6974

0,4293

3,7968

3,4185

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

239,66

34,839

1,8663

1,6779

1,5114

10,18

1,8997

2,023

KRW South Korean won

1 214,1

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,1727

10,2406

7,3655

Indonesian rupiah

11 899,43

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6553

64,604

34,566

47,022

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1879/2006 of 19 December 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

20.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 364/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1879/2006

of 19 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 20 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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 364/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.12.2006

to Commission Regulation of 19 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
512
720
999

052
400
720
999

89,8
80,1
85,0

116,3
51,8
155,5
107,9

131,1
61,3
96,2

63,2
72,9
68,1

30,7
61,3
46,0

69,0
69,1
69,1

45,9
35,7
40,8

107,5
95,0
94,2
57,4
76,0
86,0

63,8
101,6
50,2
71,9

(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’.