do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1949/2006 of 21 December 2006 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
Date: 2006-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

L 367/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.12.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1949/2006

of 21 December 2006

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph
and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on
21 December 2006, it is appropriate to fix a maximum
export refund for that partial invitation to tender.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June
2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007
marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial
invi-
tations to tender.

For the partial
invitation to tender ending on 21 December
2006, the maximum export refund for the product referred
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be
29,338 EUR/100 kg.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
and following an examination of the tenders submitted

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1585/2006 (OJ L 294, 25.10.2006, p. 19).

(2) OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 49.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1946/2006 of 21 December 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 367/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.12.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1946/2006

of 21 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 22 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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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L 367/27

to Commission Regulation of 21 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
204
624
999

052
528
999

388
400
404
512
720
999

400
720
999

96,6
78,8
87,7

167,2
61,5
155,5
128,1

133,2
56,3
94,8

71,2
58,8
53,3
72,9
64,1

66,3
66,3

65,1
135,9
72,2
91,1

56,4
35,5
46,0

120,0
88,9
92,9
57,4
81,8
88,2

100,9
51,1
76,0

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

21.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 314/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 December 2006

(2006/C 314/01)

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

1,3203

156,00

7,4529

0,67020

9,0038

1,6039

91,45

8,1610

1,9558

0,5781

27,418

15,6466

251,90

3,4528

0,6974

0,4293

3,7993

3,4029

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

34,688

1,8855

1,6820

1,5137

10,2651

1,8915

2,0316

KRW South Korean won

1 222,60

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,2441

10,3184

7,3680

Indonesian rupiah

12 001,53

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6791

65,196

34,7170

47,400

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2036/2006 of 21 December 2006 fixing the amount of private storage aid for certain fishery products in the 2007 fishing year
Date: 2006-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, common fisheries policy, fishery product, private stock, storage premium

L 414/74

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.12.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2036/2006

of 21 December 2006

fixing the amount of private storage aid for certain fishery products in the 2007 fishing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17
December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in
fishery and aquaculture products (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2813/2000
of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the
grant of private storage aid for certain fishery products (2), and
in particular Article 1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The aid should not exceed the sum of technical and
financial costs recorded in the Community during the
fishing year proceeding the year in question.

To discourage long-term storage,
to shorten payment
times and to reduce the burden of controls, private
storage aid should be paid in one single instalment.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the Management Committee
for
Fishery Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2007 fishing year the amount of private storage aid,
referred to in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, for
the products listed in Annex II to that Regulation shall be as
follows:

— first month:

EUR 210 per tonne,

— second month: EUR 0 per tonne.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act

of Accession.

(2) OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 30.
Summary information for publication in the Official Journal
Date: 2006-12-21
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Liechtenstein, State aid, communications industry

21.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 314/83

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Summary information for publication in the Official Journal

(2006/C 314/11)

Number of aid

EFTA State

Case No 60540

Liechtenstein

Title of the aid scheme

Media Support Act (Medienförderungsgesetz)

Legal Basis

Media Support Act, Government proposal to the Liechtenstein Landtag No
36/2006

Annual expenditure planned under the
scheme

CHF 1,5 million (some EUR 966 000)

Overall amount for five years: CHF 7,5 million (some EUR 4 829 000)

Duration

Entry into force: 1 January 2007

Maximum aid intensity of
scheme

the aid

The duration of the Media Support Act is not limited in time. However, the
exemption is requested for five years, i.e. until 31.12.2011. The scheme will
then be re-notified to the Authority.

30 % of standardised wages costs for employees involved in the creation of the
journalistic-editorial content for a medium within the meaning of section 4 of
the Media Support Act

25 % of actually incurred disseminations costs of a medium within the meaning
of section of section 4 of the Media Support Act

40 % of training and education costs for employees involved in the creation of
the journalistic-editorial content for a medium within the meaning of section of
section 4 of the Media Support Act

Economic sectors:

Media undertakings

Name and address of
authority:

the granting

Media Commission
Regierungsgebäude
FL-9490 Vaduz
Principality of Liechtenstein
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1955/2006 of 21 December 2006 fixing production refunds on cereals
Date: 2006-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: production refund, starch

L 367/58

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.12.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1955/2006

of 21 December 2006

fixing production refunds on cereals

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 8(2) thereof,

(2)

(3)

The production refunds fixed in this Regulation should
be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to
Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact
amount to be paid.

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

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June
1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No
1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals
and rice sectors respectively (2) lays down the conditions
for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating
the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation.
The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary
for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may
be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes
significantly.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refund per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of
Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at:

(a) EUR/tonne 0,00 for starch from maize, wheat, barley and

oats;

(b) EUR/tonne 0,00 for potato starch.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1950/2005 (OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 18).
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: 2006-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Poland, State aid, control of State aid

21.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 314/7

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 314/03)

25.1.2006

N 305/05

Poland

Zobowiązania operatorów sieci telefonicznych

Ustawa z dnia 23 listopada 2002 r. o restrukturyzacji zobowiązań koncesyjnych
operatorów stacjonarnych sieci telefonicznych

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

Measure does not constitute aid

28 December 2002 — 31 December 2004

Post and telecommunications

the granting

Minister ds. Łączności

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/

22.3.2006

N 638/05

France

Corse

Aide à la création de la chaîne corse Via Stella

Convention d'objectifs et de moyens de la chaîne Via Stella entre l'Etat français,
la Collectivité Territoriale de Corse et France 3

Date of adoption of the decision

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

Individual aid

Sectoral development

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 6,2 million

31 December 2008

Media

the granting

Collectivité Territoriale de Corse

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/
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1960/2006 of 21 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: 2006-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

22.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 367/67

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1960/2006

of 21 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 15 to 21
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 22 December 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1977/2006 of 21 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1201/2006 fixing the weighting coefficients to be used in calculating the Community market price for pig carcases for the 2006/07 marketing year by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
Date: 2006-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, EC Regulation, European Commission, Romania, accession to the European Union, approximation of laws, common organisation of markets, fixing of prices, market prices, pigmeat

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 368/87

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1977/2006

of 21 December 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1201/2006 fixing the weighting coefficients to be used in calculating
the Community market price for pig carcases for the 2006/07 marketing year by reason of the
accession of Bulgaria and Romania

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and
Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania,
and in particular Article 56 thereof,

(3)

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2006 (1) must
therefore be amended.

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

The Community market price for pig carcases, as referred
to in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, must
be established by weighting the prices recorded in each
Member State by coefficients expressing the relative size
of the pig population of each Member State.

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1201/2006 is replaced by the
Annex hereto.

Article 2

In view of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the
European Union, those coefficients should be adjusted to
take account of data from the new Member States.

This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date
of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria
and Romania.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 218, 9.8.2006, p. 10.

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Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2006

ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Weighting coefficients to be used in calculating the Community market price for pig carcases for the 2006/07
marketing year, applicable from 1 January 2007

Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

3,9

0,6

1,7

7,9

16,9

0,2

0,7

15,5

9,5

1,1

5,8

0,3

0,3

0,7

0,1

2,4

0,1

6,9

2,0

11,8

1,5

4,1

0,3

0,7

0,9

1,1

3,0’