do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Decision of 20 December 2006 on the prolongation of certain State aid decisions (notified under document number C(2006) 6927) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EC Decision, European Commission, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

L 32/180

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.2.2007

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 December 2006

on the prolongation of certain State aid decisions

(notified under document number C(2006) 6927)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/72/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Articles 87 and 88 thereof,

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

The period of validity of 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 (1), Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and
88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for small and medium-sized
enterprises (2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/
2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87
the EC Treaty to training aid (3) has been
and 88 of
extended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1976/2006
of 20 December 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No
2204/2002, (EC) No 70/2001 and (EC) No 68/2001 as
regards the extension of the periods of application (4) until
30 June 2008.

(2)

In order to avoid unnecessary administrative work and to
guarantee legal security it is appropriate to extend the
validity of decisions of
the Commission approving aid
schemes notified on the basis of the exemption regulations
being subject of this prolongation regulation,

Without prejudice to the appropriate measures contained in the
third indent of point 107 of the Guidelines on national regional
aid for 2007–2013 of 4 March 2006 (5) and accepted by all
Member States, the validity of the Decisions of the Commission
approving State aid schemes on the basis of Regulations (EC) No
2204/2002, (EC) No 70/2001 or (EC) No 68/2001 before the
entry into force of this Decision shall be extended until 30 June
2008.

Article 2

This decision is addressed to the Member States.

It shall be applicable from 1 January 2007.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006.

For the Commission

Neelie KROES

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 13.12.2002, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1040/2006 (OJ L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 8).

(2) OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 33. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1040/2006.

(3) OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 20. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1040/2006.

(4) OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 85.
(5) OJ C 54, 4.3.2006, p. 13.
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.4404 — Universal Music Group/BMG Music Publishing) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: communications industry, culture industry, economic concentration, infringement procedure (EU), merger control, music, publishing

C 313/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.12.2006

Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.4404 — Universal Music Group/BMG Music Publishing)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 313/02)

On 8 December 2006, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after
finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common
market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concen-
tration. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration
to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not
later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by
fax (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 — 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4404 —
Universal Music Group/BMG Music Publishing, to the following address:

Commission of the European Communities
Competition DG
Merger Registry
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70
B-1000 Brussels
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4440 — GE/Disko/ASL) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: capital goods, economic concentration, exchange of information, financing, management, merger control, service, technology, vehicle fleet

20.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 313/25

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4440 — GE/Disko/ASL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 313/11)

On 12 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 32006M4440. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Commission Decision of 20 December 2006 on appointment of members of the Standards Advice Review Group created by the Commission Decision 2006/505/EC of 14 July 2006 setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group's (EFRAG's) opinions
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accounting, advisory committee (EU), appointment of staff, standard

6.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 32/181

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 December 2006

on appointment of members of the Standards Advice Review Group created by the Commission
Decision 2006/505/EC of 14 July 2006 setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the
Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group's
(EFRAG's) opinions

(2007/73/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity,

Having regard to Commission Decision 2006/505/EC of 14 July
2006 setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the
Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European
Financial Reporting Advisory Group's (EFRAG's) opinions (1),
and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

the Decision 2006/505/EC,

According to Article 3 of
the
Commission shall appoint a maximum of seven members of the
Standards Advice Review Group from independent experts
whose experience and competence in the accounting area, in
particular in financial reporting issues, are widely recognised at
Community level,

Article 1

The Commission herewith appoints 7 members of the Standards
Advice Review Group, whose names are reproduced in the
Annex.

Article 2

The decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006.

For the Commission

Charlie McCREEVY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 199, 21.7.2006, p. 33.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.2.2007

ANNEX

LIST OF MEMBERS

Josef JÍLEK

Elisabeth KNORR

Carlos Soria SENDRA

Hervé STOLOWY

Enrico LAGHI

Jan KLAASEN

Geoffrey MITCHELL
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

20.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 313/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 December 2006

(2006/C 313/01)

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

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

1,3158

155,48

7,4538

0,67125

9,0252

1,6024

90,75

8,164

1,9558

0,5781

27,745

15,6466

253,13

3,4528

0,6974

0,4293

3,8113

3,4169

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

239,64

34,88

1,8845

1,6824

1,5217

10,2299

1,8981

2,0326

KRW South Korean won

1 226,39

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,2168

10,2911

7,3688

Indonesian rupiah

12 026,41

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,7057

65,001

34,641

47,073

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1912/2006 of 20 December 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 365/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.12.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1912/2006

of 20 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 21 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 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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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 365/51

to Commission Regulation of 20 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
204
220
388
999

204
999

052
624
999

052
528
999

388
400
404
512
720
999

400
720
999

103,0
80,6
91,8

109,5
61,5
155,5
108,8

132,5
58,3
95,4

74,3
59,0
53,3
72,9
64,9

61,6
61,6

65,5
72,2
68,9

55,6
43,0
49,3

107,5
90,3
88,2
57,4
80,7
84,8

97,9
51,1
74,5

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4437 — Sun Group/Autobar Packaging) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, holding company, investment company, merger control, packaging, private investment

C 313/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.12.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4430 — Doosan/Mitsui Babcock)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 313/09)

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 32006M4430. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4437 — Sun Group/Autobar Packaging)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 313/10)

On 1 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 32006M4437. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4430 — Doosan/Mitsui Babcock) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, economic concentration, electrical energy, engine, exchange of information, foodstuff, industrial building, merger control, publishing

C 313/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.12.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4430 — Doosan/Mitsui Babcock)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 313/09)

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 32006M4430. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4437 — Sun Group/Autobar Packaging)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 313/10)

On 1 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 32006M4437. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Malta, Netherlands, State aid, control of State aid

C 313/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.12.2006

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

Date of adoption of the decision

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Title

Legal basis

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 313/05)

8.11.2006

N 216/06

France

Indemnisation des ramasseurs agrées d'huiles usagées

Délibération du Conseil d'administration de l'Agence de l'Environnement et de la
Maîtrise de l'Énergie (ADEME) no 06-1-2 du 2 février 2006

Type of measure

aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Duration

environmental protection

direct grant

annual expenditure planned: EUR 13 million

1.1.2007 — 31.12.2012

Economic sectors

waste oil collection

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie (ADEME)
2, square La Fayette
BP 90 406
F-49004 Angers cedex 01

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision

13.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

N 320/06

Malta

Participation in the EUREKA-programme

Malta Enterprise Corporation Act (Cap 463)

Aid scheme

Research and development

Direct grant

Annual budget: 0,1 million MTL; Overall budget: 0,4 million MTL

30 %

31 December 2010

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Malta Enterprise Corporation; Enterprise Centre;
San Gwann SGN 09, Malta

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 313/13

Date of adoption of the decision

20.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 501/05

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Netherlands

Draagkrachtondersteuning voor bodemsanering van bedrijfsterreinen

Artikel 55b en 76j van de Wet bodembescherming en artikel 40 en 40a van het
Besluit financiële bepalingen bodemsanering

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 20 million; Overall budget: EUR 500 million

115 %

20 September 2006 — 31 December 2030

Economic sectors

All sectors

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
Corrigendum to the Draft Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on efficiency and equity in education and training ( OJ C 298, 8.12.2006 )
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union, Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: access to information, continuing education, democratisation of education, knowledge economy, teaching quality

C 313/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.12.2006

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Common position (EC) No 27/2006 adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006, with a
view to the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Seventh
Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstra-
tion activities (2007-2013)

(OJ C 301E, 12.12.2006, p. 1)

(2006/C 313/15)

Page 6, Article 6(4)

For:

‘4. The fields of research set out in paragraph 2 shall be reviewed for the second phase of this programme (2010-

2013) in the light of scientific advances.’;

Read:

‘4. The fields of research set out above shall be reviewed for the second phase of this programme (2010-2013) in

the light of scientific advances.’.

Corrigendum to the Draft Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the
Member States, meeting within the Council, on efficiency and equity in education and training

(Official Journal of the European Union C 298 of 8 December 2006)

(2006/C 313/16)

In the Contents on the cover page, and on page 3, in the title:

for:

‘Draft Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting
within the Council, on efficiency and equity in education and training’,

read:

‘Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the
Council, on efficiency and equity in education and training’.
Corrigendum to Common position (EC) No 27/2006 adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 , with a view to the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) ( OJ C 301E, 12.12.2006 p. 1 )
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU research policy, innovation, knowledge economy, research and development, research programme, research staff, scientific cooperation

C 313/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.12.2006

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Common position (EC) No 27/2006 adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006, with a
view to the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Seventh
Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstra-
tion activities (2007-2013)

(OJ C 301E, 12.12.2006, p. 1)

(2006/C 313/15)

Page 6, Article 6(4)

For:

‘4. The fields of research set out in paragraph 2 shall be reviewed for the second phase of this programme (2010-

2013) in the light of scientific advances.’;

Read:

‘4. The fields of research set out above shall be reviewed for the second phase of this programme (2010-2013) in

the light of scientific advances.’.

Corrigendum to the Draft Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the
Member States, meeting within the Council, on efficiency and equity in education and training

(Official Journal of the European Union C 298 of 8 December 2006)

(2006/C 313/16)

In the Contents on the cover page, and on page 3, in the title:

for:

‘Draft Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting
within the Council, on efficiency and equity in education and training’,

read:

‘Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the
Council, on efficiency and equity in education and training’.