# Official Journal C 8/12 J

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4812 January 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 8

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4812 January 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2005/C 008/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2005/C 008/2 | Notice of initiation of an accelerated review of Council Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating, inter alia, in India | 2 |
| 2005/C 008/3 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3464 — Kesko/ICA/JV) (
  1
  ) | 4 |

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Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2005/C 008/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2005/C 008/2

Notice of initiation of an accelerated review of Council Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating, inter alia, in India

inter alia

2

2005/C 008/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3464 — Kesko/ICA/JV) (
  1
  )

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4

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Euro exchange rates (1)

11 January 2005

(2005/C 8/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3143 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 136,70 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4397 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,70010 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0280 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5470 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 82,91 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,2045 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5811 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 30,264 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 246,40 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6966 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4325 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0666 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 38 304 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,79 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 38,632 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8142 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7260 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5992 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,2479 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8854 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1594 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 373,57 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,8371 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3143

JPY

Japanese yen

136,70

DKK

Danish krone

7,4397

GBP

Pound sterling

0,70010

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0280

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5470

ISK

Iceland króna

82,91

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,2045

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5811

CZK

Czech koruna

30,264

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

246,40

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6966

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4325

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0666

ROL

Romanian leu

38 304

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,79

SKK

Slovak koruna

38,632

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8142

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7260

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5992

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,2479

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8854

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1594

KRW

South Korean won

1 373,57

ZAR

South African rand

7,8371

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Notice of initiation of an accelerated review of Council Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating,
  inter alia
  , in India

(2005/C 8/02)

The Commission has received an application for an accelerated review pursuant to Article 20 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 (1) (‘the basic Regulation’), with regard to imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating, inter alia, in India, subject to a definitive countervailing duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 (2).

1.   Request for review

The application was lodged by South Asian Petrochem Limited (‘the applicant’), an exporting producer in India.

2.   Product

The product under review is polyethylene terephthalate with a coefficient of viscosity of 78 ml/g or higher, according to the DIN (‘Deutsche Industrienorm’) 53728, originating in India (‘the product concerned’), normally declared within CN code 3907 60 20. This CN code is given only for information.

3.   Existing measures

The measure currently in force is a definitive countervailing duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 under which imports into the Community of the product concerned originating, inter alia, in India, including those produced by the applicant, are subject to a definitive countervailing duty of EUR 41,3/tonne, with the exception of imports from several companies expressly mentioned which are subject to individual duty rates.

4.   Grounds for the review

The applicant alleges that it was not investigated during the period of investigation on which the countervailing measure was based, i.e. the period from 1 October 1998 to 30 September 1999 (‘the original investigation period’) for reasons other than the refusal to cooperate. The applicant alleges that it did not export the product concerned to the Community during the original investigation period, and that it is not related to any of the exporting producers of the product which are subject to the existing measure.

The applicant further alleges that it has begun exporting the product concerned to the Community after the end of the original investigation period. On the basis of the above, it has requested that an individual duty rate be established for it.

5.   Procedure

Community producers known to be concerned have been informed of the above application and have been given an opportunity to comment. No comments have been received.

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of an accelerated review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in accordance with Article 20 of the basic Regulation.

(a)   Questionnaires

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send a questionnaire to the applicant.

(b)   Collection of information and holding of hearings

Interested parties, provided they can show that they are likely to be affected by the results of the review, are hereby invited to present their views in writing, and submit replies to the questionnaire mentioned in point 5(a) of this notice or any other information to be taken into account during the review. This information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within the time limit set in point 6(a) of this notice.

Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request showing that there are particular reasons why they should be heard. This request must be made within the time limit set in point 6(b) of this notice.

6.   Time limits

(a)   For parties to make themselves known, to submit questionnaire replies and any other information

All interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views and submit a questionnaire reply to the questionnaire mentioned in point 5(a) of this notice or any other information within 40 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. Attention is drawn to the fact that the exercise of most procedural rights set out in the basic Regulation depends on the party's making itself known within the aforementioned period.

(b)   Hearings

All interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 40-day time limit.

7.   Written submissions, questionnaire replies and correspondence

All submissions and requests made by interested parties must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax, and/or telex numbers of the interested party. All written submissions, including the information requested in this notice, questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as ‘Limited’ (3) and, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the basic Regulation, shall be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’.

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate General for Trade |
| Directorate B |
| Office: J-79 5/16 |
| B-1049 Brussels |
| Fax (32-2) 295 65 05 |
| Telex COMEU B 21877. |

European Commission

Directorate General for Trade

Directorate B

Office: J-79 5/16

B-1049 Brussels

Fax (32-2) 295 65 05

Telex COMEU B 21877.

8.   Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, provisional or final findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made of the facts available. If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially, and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

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

(2)  OJ L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 1.

(3)  This means that the document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 (OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1) and Article 12 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervaling Measures (‘ASCM’).

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3464 — Kesko/ICA/JV)

(2005/C 8/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 15 November 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/). 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/). This web site 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 32004M3464. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3464. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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