# Official Journal C 148/3 Ju

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 473 June 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 148

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 473 June 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Council |
| 2004/C 148/1 | Decision of the Management Board of Europol of 30 April 2004 agreeing to the conditions and procedures laid down by Europol adapting the amounts mentioned in the Appendix to the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 regarding taxes applicable to salaries and emoluments paid to Europol staff members for the benefit of Europol | 1 |
| | Commission |
| 2004/C 148/2 | Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,00 % on 1 June 2004 — Euro exchange rates | 3 |
| 2004/C 148/3 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3479 - INVESTCORP/APCOA) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2004/C 148/4 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3426 - ADVENT / SPORTFIVE) (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2004/C 148/5 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3443 - JP MORGAN / BRIDGEPOINT / SIUTSA) (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| | EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| 2004/C 148/6 | Authorisation of State measure pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1 (3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement | 6 |
| 2004/C 148/7 | Order of the President of the Court 25 February 2004 in Case E-3/03, Transportbedriftenes Landsforening and Nor-Way Bussekspress AS v EFTA Surveillance Authority, with respect to the application from Transportbedriftenes Landsforening and Nor-Way Bussekspress AS of 18 September 2003, seeking annulment of the EFTA Surveillance Authority's Decision No 140/03/COL of 16 July 2003 | 7 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Information

Council

2004/C 148/1

Decision of the Management Board of Europol of 30 April 2004 agreeing to the conditions and procedures laid down by Europol adapting the amounts mentioned in the Appendix to the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 regarding taxes applicable to salaries and emoluments paid to Europol staff members for the benefit of Europol

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Commission

2004/C 148/2

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,00 % on 1 June 2004 — Euro exchange rates

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2004/C 148/3

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3479 - INVESTCORP/APCOA) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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4

2004/C 148/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3426 - ADVENT / SPORTFIVE) (
  1
  )

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5

2004/C 148/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3443 - JP MORGAN / BRIDGEPOINT / SIUTSA) (
  1
  )

1

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EFTA Surveillance Authority

2004/C 148/6

Authorisation of State measure pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1 (3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

6

2004/C 148/7

Order of the President of the Court 25 February 2004 in Case E-3/03, Transportbedriftenes Landsforening and Nor-Way Bussekspress AS v EFTA Surveillance Authority, with respect to the application from Transportbedriftenes Landsforening and Nor-Way Bussekspress AS of 18 September 2003, seeking annulment of the EFTA Surveillance Authority's Decision No 140/03/COL of 16 July 2003

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| | III   Notices |
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| | Commission |
| 2004/C 148/8 | Notice of call for proposals — Cards Regional Programme 2003 — Democratic Stabilisation — Network to Network Programme — EuropeAid/119907/C/G/Multi | 8 |

III   Notices

Commission

2004/C 148/8

Notice of call for proposals — Cards Regional Programme 2003 — Democratic Stabilisation — Network to Network Programme — EuropeAid/119907/C/G/Multi

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| | Corrigenda |
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| 2004/C 148/9 | Corrigendum to publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin (OJ C 30, 4.2.2004) | 9 |

Corrigenda

2004/C 148/9

Corrigendum to publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin (OJ C 30, 4.2.2004)

(OJ C 30, 4.2.2004)

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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I Information

Council

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DECISION OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF EUROPOL

of 30 April 2004

agreeing to the conditions and procedures laid down by Europol adapting the amounts mentioned in the Appendix to the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 regarding taxes applicable to salaries and emoluments paid to Europol staff members for the benefit of Europol

(2004/C 148/01)

THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF EUROPOL,

Having regard to the Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 41 (3) of the Europol Convention, on the privileges and immunities of Europol, the members of its organs, the deputy directors and employees of Europol (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof;

Whereas:

| (1) | The Council decided on 29 April 2004 to adapt the salaries and emoluments for Europol officials with 0,9 % with retroactive effect as of 1 July 2002. |
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(1)

The Council decided on 29 April 2004 to adapt the salaries and emoluments for Europol officials with 0,9 % with retroactive effect as of 1 July 2002.

| (2) | The Management Board decided on 10 December 2003 to effect an increase in the amounts mentioned in Article 4 of the Appendix to the Decision of the Management Board of 16 November 1999 (2) by the same percentage and as of the same date as determined by the Council Decision of 29 April 2004 mentioned under point 1. |
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(2)

The Management Board decided on 10 December 2003 to effect an increase in the amounts mentioned in Article 4 of the Appendix to the Decision of the Management Board of 16 November 1999 (2) by the same percentage and as of the same date as determined by the Council Decision of 29 April 2004 mentioned under point 1.

| (3) | In accordance with the same decision of the Management Board of 10 December 2003 the values thus established should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
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(3)

In accordance with the same decision of the Management Board of 10 December 2003 the values thus established should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

With effect from 1 July 2002:

| 1. | The value mentioned in the first sentence of Article 4 of the Appendix to the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 shall be replaced by EUR 106,71. |
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1.

The value mentioned in the first sentence of Article 4 of the Appendix to the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 shall be replaced by EUR 106,71.

| 2. | The values in euro units of the table included in Article 4 of the Appendix to the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 shall be replaced by the following: | 8 % to amounts between EUR 106,71 and EUR 1.879,60 |
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The values in euro units of the table included in Article 4 of the Appendix to the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 shall be replaced by the following:

8 % to amounts between EUR 106,71 and EUR 1.879,60

| | 10 % to amounts between EUR 1.879,61 and EUR 2.588,87 |
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10 % to amounts between EUR 1.879,61 and EUR 2.588,87

| | 12,5 % to amounts between EUR 2.588,88 and EUR 2.966,98 |
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12,5 % to amounts between EUR 2.588,88 and EUR 2.966,98

| | 15 % to amounts between EUR 2.966,99 and EUR 3.369,46 |
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15 % to amounts between EUR 2.966,99 and EUR 3.369,46

| | 17,5 % to amounts between EUR 3.369,47 and EUR 3.747,60 |
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17,5 % to amounts between EUR 3.369,47 and EUR 3.747,60

| | 20 % to amounts between EUR 3.747,61 and EUR 4.114,12 |
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20 % to amounts between EUR 3.747,61 and EUR 4.114,12

| | 22,5 % to amounts between EUR 4.114,13 and EUR 4.492,23 |
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22,5 % to amounts between EUR 4.114,13 and EUR 4.492,23

| | 25 % to amounts between EUR 4.492,24 and EUR 4.858,76 |
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25 % to amounts between EUR 4.492,24 and EUR 4.858,76

| | 27,5 % to amounts between EUR 4.858,77 and EUR 5.236,88 |
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27,5 % to amounts between EUR 4.858,77 and EUR 5.236,88

| | 30 % to amounts between EUR 5.236,89 and EUR 5.603,41 |
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30 % to amounts between EUR 5.236,89 and EUR 5.603,41

| | 32,5 % to amounts between EUR 5.603,42 and EUR 5.981,53 |
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32,5 % to amounts between EUR 5.603,42 and EUR 5.981,53

| | 35 % to amounts between EUR 5.981,54 and EUR 6.348,63 |
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35 % to amounts between EUR 5.981,54 and EUR 6.348,63

| | 40 % to amounts between EUR 6.348,64 and EUR 6.726,76 |
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40 % to amounts between EUR 6.348,64 and EUR 6.726,76

| | 45 % to amounts above EUR 6.726,77 |
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45 % to amounts above EUR 6.726,77

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force the day following that of its adoption.

Done at The Hague, 30 April 2004.

Jimmy MARTIN

Chairman of the Management Board

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(1)  OJ C 221, 19.7.1997, p. 2.

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(2)  OJ C 65, 28.2.2001, p. 8.

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Commission

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Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

2,00 % on 1 June 2004

Euro exchange rates (2)

2 June 2004

(2004/C 148/02)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2276 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,64 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4366 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,665 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,131 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5276 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,64 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,193 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9476 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5837 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,462 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 251,56 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4529 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,661 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4259 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,662 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 40 797 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,16 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 39,905 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 859 277 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7504 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6749 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,5704 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,9617 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0944 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 429,00 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,9015 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2276

JPY

Japanese yen

135,64

DKK

Danish krone

7,4366

GBP

Pound sterling

0,665

SEK

Swedish krona

9,131

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5276

ISK

Iceland króna

87,64

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,193

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9476

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5837

CZK

Czech koruna

31,462

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

251,56

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4529

LVL

Latvian lats

0,661

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4259

PLN

Polish zloty

4,662

ROL

Romanian leu

40 797

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,16

SKK

Slovak koruna

39,905

TRL

Turkish lira

1 859 277

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7504

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6749

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,5704

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9617

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0944

KRW

South Korean won

1 429,00

ZAR

South African rand

7,9015

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(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3479 - INVESTCORP/APCOA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 148/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 25/05/2004, 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 Parking Holdings Limited, belonging to the Investcorp Group (‘Investcorp’, Bahrein), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Apcoa Parking AG (‘Apcoa’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 25/05/2004, 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 Parking Holdings Limited, belonging to the Investcorp Group (‘Investcorp’, Bahrein), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Apcoa Parking AG (‘Apcoa’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Investcorp: international financial investor; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Investcorp: international financial investor;

| — | for Apcoa: management of parking facilities services. |
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for Apcoa: management of parking facilities services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the 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 (EEC) No 4064/89 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the 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 (EEC) No 4064/89 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed 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. +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3479 - INVESTCORP/APCOA, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed 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. +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3479 - INVESTCORP/APCOA, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1

(2)  OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32; Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 has been replaced by Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3426 - ADVENT / SPORTFIVE)

(2004/C 148/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27/05/2004, 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 304M3426. 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 304M3426. 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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| 3.6.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 148/5 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3443 - JP MORGAN / BRIDGEPOINT / SIUTSA)

(2004/C 148/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18/05/2004, 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 304M3443. 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 304M3443. 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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EFTA Surveillance Authority

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Authorisation of State measure pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1 (3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

(2004/C 148/06)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the notified measure does not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 61 (1) of the EEA Agreement

| Date of adoption: | 18 February 2004 |
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| EFTA State: | Norway |
| Aid No: | SAM 030.500.052 |
| Title: | Notification of the sale of Tjuvholmen |
| Objective: | Sale of Tjuvholmen from the City of Oslo, Oslo Port Authority, to Selmer Gruppen AS / Aspelin-Ramm Gruppen AS. |
| Legal basis: | Article 61 of the EEA Agreement |
| Budget/ Duration: | n.a. |

Date of adoption:

18 February 2004

EFTA State:

Norway

Aid No:

SAM 030.500.052

Title:

Notification of the sale of Tjuvholmen

Objective:

Sale of Tjuvholmen from the City of Oslo, Oslo Port Authority, to Selmer Gruppen AS / Aspelin-Ramm Gruppen AS.

Legal basis:

Article 61 of the EEA Agreement

Budget/ Duration:

n.a.

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

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/

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ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT

25 February 2004

in Case E-3/03, Transportbedriftenes Landsforening and Nor-Way Bussekspress AS v EFTA Surveillance Authority, with respect to the application from Transportbedriftenes Landsforening and Nor-Way Bussekspress AS of 18 September 2003, seeking annulment of the EFTA Surveillance Authority's Decision No 140/03/COL of 16 July 2003

(2004/C 148/07)

the President of the Court made an Order of 25 February 2004, the operative part of which orders:

| 1. | Case E-3/03 to be removed from the Register. |
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Case E-3/03 to be removed from the Register.

| 2. | The Applicants to pay the costs of the Defendant. |
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2.

The Applicants to pay the costs of the Defendant.

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NOTICE OF CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Cards Regional Programme 2003

Democratic Stabilisation — Network to Network Programme

EuropeAid/119907/C/G/Multi

(2004/C 148/08)

The European Commission is seeking proposals for the following spheres of co-operation:

| — | Strengthening local civil society network organisations and the civil society sector |
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Strengthening local civil society network organisations and the civil society sector

| — | Support to the local democratic process |
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Support to the local democratic process

in Albania, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo) with financial assistance from the CARDS Regional Programme 2003 Democratic Stabilisation of the European Communities.

The full Guidelines for Applicants are available for consultation on the following internet site:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl

The deadline for submission of proposals is Wednesday 15 September 2004 at 16h00 CET.

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Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 30 of 4 February 2004
  )

(2004/C 148/09)

On page 11, in point 4.7. Inspection body:

for:

‘Name: Agroqualità.

Address: Via Montebello 8, Roma’

read:

‘Name: Certiprodop s.r.l.

Address: Via del Macello, 26

Crema (CR)

The six-month period during which objections to the application for registration of the name “Ricotta Romana” may be submitted, through the competent authority of a Member State, a Member State of the WTO or a non-member country recognised in accordance with Article 12(3), runs from the date of this publication.’

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