# Official Journal C 199/6 Au

| | ISSN 1725-2423 |
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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 476 August 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 199

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 476 August 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2004/C 199/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 199/2 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3504 — UTC/IHI) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2004/C 199/3 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3427 — SITA/SOL/JÄTEÄSSÄT/HYÖTYKESKUS JV) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2004/C 199/4 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3477 — LAND NRW/NRW BANK) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2004/C 199/5 | Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping and countervailing measures | 4 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Information

Commission

2004/C 199/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2004/C 199/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3504 — UTC/IHI) (
  1
  )

1

2

2004/C 199/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3427 — SITA/SOL/JÄTEÄSSÄT/HYÖTYKESKUS JV) (
  1
  )

1

2

2004/C 199/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3477 — LAND NRW/NRW BANK) (
  1
  )

1

3

2004/C 199/5

Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping and countervailing measures

4

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| | Commission |
| 2004/C 199/6 | Notice | 5 |

III   Notices

Commission

2004/C 199/6

Notice

5

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| | (1)   Text with EEA relevance |

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

5 August 2004

(2004/C 199/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2042 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 134,13 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4355 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,66120 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1803 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5383 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 86,50 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,3675 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,57940 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,730 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 248,90 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6542 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4247 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4130 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 40 924 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,9700 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 40,130 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 771 100 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7112 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5866 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,3925 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8683 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0745 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 400,91 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,5138 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2042

JPY

Japanese yen

134,13

DKK

Danish krone

7,4355

GBP

Pound sterling

0,66120

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1803

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5383

ISK

Iceland króna

86,50

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3675

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,57940

CZK

Czech koruna

31,730

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

248,90

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6542

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4247

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4130

ROL

Romanian leu

40 924

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,9700

SKK

Slovak koruna

40,130

TRL

Turkish lira

1 771 100

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7112

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5866

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,3925

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8683

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0745

KRW

South Korean won

1 400,91

ZAR

South African rand

7,5138

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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| 6.8.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 199/2 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3504 — UTC/IHI)

(2004/C 199/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 July 2004, 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 Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. 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 web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/) free of charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/) free of charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3504. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below: |
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in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3504. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below:

CELEX: subscriber information

http://publications.eu.int/general/en/eulaw_en.htm

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3427 — SITA/SOL/JÄTEÄSSÄT/HYÖTYKESKUS JV)

(2004/C 199/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 July 2004, 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 Regulation (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 web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/) free of charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
| --- | --- |

—

from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/) free of charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3427. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below: |
| --- | --- |

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in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3427. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below:

CELEX: subscriber information

http://publications.eu.int/general/en/eulaw_en.htm

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| 6.8.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 199/3 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3477 — LAND NRW/NRW BANK)

(2004/C 199/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 July 2004, 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 Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is available only in German and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/) free of charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
| --- | --- |

—

from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/) free of charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3477. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below: |
| --- | --- |

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in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3477. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below:

CELEX: subscriber information

http://publications.eu.int/general/en/eulaw_en.htm

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Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping and countervailing measures

(2004/C 199/05)

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1), following which no request for a review was received, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping and countervailing measures mentioned below have expired.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (2) and with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (3).

| Product | Country(ies) of origin or exportation | Measures | Reference | Date of expiry |
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| Stainless steel wire with a diameter of 1 mm or more | India | Anti-dumping duty | Regulation (EC) No 1600/1999 (OJ L 189, 22.7.1999, p. 19) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1294/2004 (OJ L 244, 16.7.2004, p. 1) | 23.7.2004 |
| Stainless steel wire with a diameter of 1 mm or more | India | Countervailing duty | Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999 (OJ L 189, 22.7.1999, p. 1) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1295/2004 (OJ L 244, 16.7.2004, p. 5) | 23.7.2004 |
| Stainless steel wire with a diameter of less than 1 mm | India | Countervailing duty | Regulation (EC) No 1601/1999 (OJ L 189, 22.7.1999, p. 26), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1323/2004 (OJ L 246, 20.7.2004, p. 14) | 23.7.2004 |

Product

Country(ies) of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Stainless steel wire with a diameter of 1 mm or more

India

Anti-dumping duty

Regulation (EC) No 1600/1999 (OJ L 189, 22.7.1999, p. 19) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1294/2004 (OJ L 244, 16.7.2004, p. 1)

23.7.2004

Stainless steel wire with a diameter of 1 mm or more

India

Countervailing duty

Regulation (EC) No 1599/1999 (OJ L 189, 22.7.1999, p. 1) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1295/2004 (OJ L 244, 16.7.2004, p. 5)

23.7.2004

Stainless steel wire with a diameter of less than 1 mm

India

Countervailing duty

Regulation (EC) No 1601/1999 (OJ L 189, 22.7.1999, p. 26), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1323/2004 (OJ L 246, 20.7.2004, p. 14)

23.7.2004

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(1)  OJ C 255, 24.10.2003, p. 2.

(2)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).

(3)  OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).

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NOTICE

(2004/C 199/06)

The Commission envisages to delay to 31 October 2004 the date of publication of the call for proposals foreseen in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2208/2002 which establishes the implementing measures for the regime foreseen in Council Regulation (EC) No 814/2000 concerning information measures relating to the common agricultural policy, and this for reasons of sound management due in particular to the extension to the citizens of the new Member States of the above regime.

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