do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4475 — Schneider Electric/APC) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, merger control

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4475 — Schneider Electric/APC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 317/04)

1.
On 12 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 the undertaking Schneider Electric SA
(Schneider, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking American Power Conversion (APC, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Schneider: electrical distribution,

— for APC: power solutions,

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.

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.4475 — Schneider Electric/APC, 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.
Corrigendum to State aid N. 622/05 — Slovakia ( OJ C 306, 15.12.2006 )
Date: 2006-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, cultural promotion, energy saving, environmental protection, printing, processing industry

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317/23

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to State aid N. 622/05 — Slovakia

(Official Journal of the European Union C 306 of 15 December 2006)

(2006/C 317/11)

On page 13, in the second line, ‘Reference number of the aid’:

for:

‘N 622/05’,

read:

‘N 622/06’.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme for customs in the Community (Customs 2013) (COM(2006)0201 - C6-0158/2006 - 2006/0075(COD))
Date: 2006-12-23
Institutions: Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, action programme, customs cooperation

C 317 E/64

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2006

Tuesday, 12 December 2006

P6_TA(2006)0538

Customs 2013 programme ***I

European Parliament
the European
Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme for customs in the Community
(Customs 2013) (COM(2006)0201 — C6-0158/2006 — 2006/0075(COD))

legislative resolution on the proposal

for a decision of

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0201) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0158/2006),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the
opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0428/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Considers that the financial envelope indicated in the legislative proposal must be compatible with the
ceiling of heading 1a of the multi-annual financial framework (MFF) and points out that the annual amount
will be decided within the annual budgetary procedure in accordance with the provisions of point 37 of the
IIA of 17 May 2006;

3. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal
substantially or replace it with another text;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0075

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 December 2006 with a view to
the adoption of Decision No …/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing
an action programme for customs in the Community (Customs 2013)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

(1) OJ C 324, 30.12.2006, p. 78.
(2) Position of the European Parliament of 12 December 2006.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2005/217/EC of 19 May 2004 on measures implemented by Denmark for TV2/Danmark ( OJ L 85, 23.3.2006 )
Date: 2006-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, broadcasting, control of State aid, public service

L 368/112

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2006

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2005/217/EC of 19 May 2004 on measures implemented by Denmark for
TV2/Danmark

(Official Journal of the European Union L 85 of 23 March 2006)

In the Contents page and on page one:

for:

‘(2005/217/EC)’,

read:

‘(2006/217/EC)’.
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 25 Member States applicable as from 1 January 2007 — Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 ( OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates ( OJ C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3 )
Date: 2006-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, redemption

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for
25 Member States applicable as from 1 January 2007

Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140,
30.4.2004, p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 273,
9.9.1997, p. 3)

(2006/C 317/02)

From

1.1.2007

To

…

AT

BE

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

SE

SI

SK

UK

4,62

4,62

6,34

4,24

4,62

4,76

5,50

4,62

4,62

4,62

4,62

8,54

4,62

4,62

6,49

4,62

6,64

7,00

4,62

5,94

4,62

4,68

4,62

5,20

5,90

1.9.2006

31.12.2006

4,36

4,36

6,34

4,34

4,36

4,49

5,50

4,36

4,36

4,36

4,36

8,12

4,36

4,36

6,49

4,36

6,64

7,00

4,36

5,56

4,36

4,31

4,43

5,62

5,33

1.6.2006

31.8.2006

4,36

4,36

6,34

3,72

4,36

4,49

5,50

4,36

4,36

4,36

4,36

7,04

4,36

4,36

6,49

4,36

6,64

7,00

4,36

5,56

4,36

4,31

4,43

4,77

5,33

1.3.2006

31.5.2006

3,70

3,70

6,34

3,72

3,70

3,74

5,50

3,70

3,70

3,70

3,70

7,04

3,70

3,70

6,49

3,70

6,64

7,00

3,70

5,56

3,70

3,74

4,43

3,98

5,33

1.1.2006

28.2.2006

3,70

3,70

7,53

3,72

3,70

3,74

5,50

3,70

3,70

3,70

3,70

8,59

3,70

3,70

6,49

3,70

6,64

7,00

3,70

5,56

3,70

3,74

5,10

7,55

5,33

1.9.2005

31.12.2005

4,08

4,08

7,53

3,40

4,08

3,54

5,50

4,08

4,08

4,08

4,08

8,59

4,08

4,08

6,49

4,08

6,64

7,00

4,08

6,24

4,08

3,96

5,10

7,55

5,81

1.7.2005

31.8.2005

4,08

4,08

7,53

4,05

4,08

4,23

5,50

4,08

4,08

4,08

4,08

8,59

4,08

4,08

6,49

4,08

6,64

7,00

4,08

6,24

4,08

3,96

5,10

7,55

5,81

1.6.2005

30.6.2005

4,08

4,08

7,53

4,05

4,08

4,23

5,50

4,08

4,08

4,08

4,08

8,59

4,08

4,08

6,49

4,08

6,64

7,00

4,08

6,24

4,08

4,69

5,10

7,55

5,81

1.4.2005

31.5.2005

4,08

4,08

6,33

4,05

4,08

4,23

5,50

4,08

4,08

4,08

4,08

8,59

4,08

4,08

6,49

4,08

6,64

7,00

4,08

7,62

4,08

4,69

5,10

7,55

5,81

1.1.2005

31.3.2005

4,08

4,08

6,33

4,86

4,08

4,23

5,50

4,08

4,08

4,08

4,08

8,59

4,08

4,08

6,49

4,08

6,64

7,00

4,08

7,62

4,08

4,69

5,10

7,55

5,81

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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: 2006-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, control of State aid, cultural promotion

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317/3

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)

(2006/C 317/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

4.7.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 280/06

Member State

Slovakia

Title

Legal basis

JMB Film & TV Production Bratislava s r.o.

a) Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej

správy

a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov,

b) Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona č. 203/2004 –

§ 4 ods. 1, písm. d),

c) Výnos MK SR – 12947/05-110/30493 zo 16. novembra 2005 o poskyto-

vaní dotácií v pôsobnosti MK SR

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Culture

Direct grant

Annual budget: SKK 8 million; Overall budget: SKK 8 million

29 %

31 December 2006

Economic sectors

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo kultúry Slovenskej republiky
Námestie SNP č. 33
SK-813 31 Bratislava 1

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

4.7.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 283/06

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Slovakia

MIRAS s r.o.

a) Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej

správy

a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov,

b) Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona č. 203/2004 –

§ 4 ods. 1, písm. d),

c) Výnos MK SR – 12947/05-110/30493 zo 16. novembra 2005 o poskyto-

vaní dotácií v pôsobnosti MK SR

C 317/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2006

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Individual aid

Culture

Direct grant

Annual budget: SKK 4,5 million; Overall budget: SKK 4,5 million

8 %

31 December 2006

Economic sectors

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo kultúry Slovenskej republiky
Námestie SNP č. 33
SK-813 31 Bratislava 1

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/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 December 2006

(2006/C 317/01)

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

1,3192

156,26

7,4536

0,67150

8,9888

1,6029

91,89

8,1770

1,9558

0,5781

27,573

15,6466

252,23

3,4528

0,6975

0,4293

3,8211

3,3510

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

34,378

1,8810

1,6792

1,5240

10,2589

1,8880

2,0310

KRW South Korean won

1 225,01

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,2195

10,3113

7,3655

Indonesian rupiah

11 975,04

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6627

65,037

34,7030

48,019

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.