# Official Journal C 5/8 Ja

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 488 January 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 5

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 488 January 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2005/C 005/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2005/C 005/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3637 — Total/Sasol/JV) (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2005/C 005/3 | Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft, as amended by Directive 2003/44/EC (
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  ) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2005/C 005/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2005/C 005/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3637 — Total/Sasol/JV) (
  1
  )

1

2

2005/C 005/3

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft, as amended by Directive 2003/44/EC (
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| | III   Notices |
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| | Commission |
| 2005/C 005/4 | Call for proposals — DG EAC No EAC/73/04 — Call for proposals on general activities of observation, analysis and innovation, 2005 (Actions 6.1.2 and 6.2 of the Socrates programme) | 4 |

III   Notices

Commission

2005/C 005/4

Call for proposals — DG EAC No EAC/73/04 — Call for proposals on general activities of observation, analysis and innovation, 2005 (Actions 6.1.2 and 6.2 of the Socrates programme)

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

7 January 2005

(2005/C 5/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3200 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 138,06 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4399 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,70280 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0298 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5488 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 83,36 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,2210 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,58070 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 30,303 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 248,58 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6968 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4329 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0912 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 39 003 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,7700 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 38,608 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8250 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7301 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6226 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,2822 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8811 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1721 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 387,58 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 8,0036 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3200

JPY

Japanese yen

138,06

DKK

Danish krone

7,4399

GBP

Pound sterling

0,70280

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0298

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5488

ISK

Iceland króna

83,36

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,2210

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,58070

CZK

Czech koruna

30,303

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

248,58

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6968

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4329

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0912

ROL

Romanian leu

39 003

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,7700

SKK

Slovak koruna

38,608

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8250

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7301

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6226

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,2822

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8811

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1721

KRW

South Korean won

1 387,58

ZAR

South African rand

8,0036

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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| 8.1.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 5/2 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3637 — Total/Sasol/JV)

(2005/C 5/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 23 December 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 undertakings Total France SA, belonging to the Total Group (‘Total’, France), and Sasol Wax International AG (‘Sasol Wax’, Germany), belonging to the Sasol Group (‘Sasol’, South Africa), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Sasol Wax GmbH (‘JV’, Germany ) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 23 December 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 undertakings Total France SA, belonging to the Total Group (‘Total’, France), and Sasol Wax International AG (‘Sasol Wax’, Germany), belonging to the Sasol Group (‘Sasol’, South Africa), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Sasol Wax GmbH (‘JV’, Germany ) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking Total: exploration, production, refining and marketing of petroleum products and production of basic and specialty chemicals, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Total: exploration, production, refining and marketing of petroleum products and production of basic and specialty chemicals,

| — | for undertaking Sasol: production and marketing of liquid fuels, pipeline gas, waxes, chemicals and marketing of coal, |
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for undertaking Sasol: production and marketing of liquid fuels, pipeline gas, waxes, chemicals and marketing of coal,

| — | for undertaking JV: production and marketing of petroleum-based waxes and bitumen additives. |
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for undertaking JV: production and marketing of petroleum-based waxes and bitumen additives.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3637 — Total/Sasol/JV, 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3637 — Total/Sasol/JV, 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.

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Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft, as amended by Directive 2003/44/EC

(2005/C 5/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the directive)

| ESO

   (1) | Reference and title of the harmonised standard
  (and reference document) | Reference of superseded standard | Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard
  Note 1 |
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| CEN | EN ISO 7840:2004
  Small craft - Fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 7840:2004) | EN ISO 7840:1995 | 31.8.2004 |
| CEN | EN ISO 8847:2004
  Small craft - Steering gear - Cable and pulley systems (ISO 8847:2004) | EN 28847: 1989 | 30.11.2004 |
| CEN | EN ISO 8849:2003
  Small craft - Electrically operated direct-current bilge-pumps (ISO 8849:2003) | EN 28849:1993 | 30.4.2004 |
| CEN | EN ISO 13590:2003
  Small craft - Personal watercraft - Construction and system installation requirements (ISO 13590:2003) | — | — |
| CEN | EN ISO 14945:2004
  Small craft - Builder's plate (ISO 14945:2004) | — | — |
| Note 1: Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise. |

ESO

(1)

Reference and title of the harmonised standard

(and reference document)

Reference of superseded standard

Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard

Note 1

CEN

EN ISO 7840:2004

Small craft - Fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 7840:2004)

EN ISO 7840:1995

31.8.2004

CEN

EN ISO 8847:2004

Small craft - Steering gear - Cable and pulley systems (ISO 8847:2004)

EN 28847: 1989

30.11.2004

CEN

EN ISO 8849:2003

Small craft - Electrically operated direct-current bilge-pumps (ISO 8849:2003)

EN 28849:1993

30.4.2004

CEN

EN ISO 13590:2003

Small craft - Personal watercraft - Construction and system installation requirements (ISO 13590:2003)

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CEN

EN ISO 14945:2004

Small craft - Builder's plate (ISO 14945:2004)

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Note 1: Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

NOTE:

| — | Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European Standardisation Organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC (2) of the European Parliament and Council amended by the Directive 98/48/EC (3). |
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Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European Standardisation Organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC (2) of the European Parliament and Council amended by the Directive 98/48/EC (3).

| — | Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages. |
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Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages.

| — | More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/ |
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More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/

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(1)  ESO: European Standardisation Organisation:

| — | CEN: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 550 08 11; fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be) |
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CEN: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 550 08 11; fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be)

| — | CENELEC: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 519 68 71; fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org) |
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CENELEC: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 519 68 71; fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org)

| — | ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis, Tel. (33) 492 94 42 00; fax (33) 493 65 47 16, (http://www.etsi.org) |
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ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis, Tel. (33) 492 94 42 00; fax (33) 493 65 47 16, (http://www.etsi.org)

Note 1: Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

(2)  OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.

(3)  OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.

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III Notices

Commission

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — DG EAC No EAC/73/04

Call for proposals on general activities of observation, analysis and innovation, 2005

(Actions 6.1.2 and 6.2 of the Socrates programme)

(2005/C 5/04)

1.   Objectives and description

On the basis of the Decision of the European Parliament and the Council adopting the second phase of the Community programme Socrates (1), the Commission is inviting proposals for the implementation of ‘General activities of observation and analysis’ (sub-action 6.1.2, points c) and d)) and ‘Innovatory Initiatives responding to emerging needs’ (action 6.2), in the form of measures to improve and facilitate the exchange of information and experiences and the development of innovations in the field of education among the countries participating in the Socrates programme.

2.   Eligible applicants

Applications for assistance may include, or be made by, establishments in the countries participating in the Socrates programme, i.e.:

| — | the 25 Member States of the European Union, |
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the 25 Member States of the European Union,

| — | EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, |
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EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,

| — | candidate countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey. |
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candidate countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey.

Proposals may be submitted by organisations and institutions which are based in the countries participating in the Socrates programme, have the qualifications and experience needed to complete the proposed action, and actively involve, as project partners, establishments in at least five countries participating in the Socrates programme, including the project coordinator's country, and including at least one Member State of the European Union.

The establishments eligible to respond to this call for proposals are classified by type, in accordance with Annex 2 to the call for proposals (‘List of codes to be used in the application’).

3.   Budget and duration of projects

The total budget earmarked for the cofinancing of projects is of the order of EUR 2 297 000. Financial assistance from the Commission cannot exceed 75 % of the total eligible costs. The maximum subsidy granted by the Commission will be EUR 220 000 per year.

Activities must start on 1 October 2005. The maximum duration of projects is 24 months.

4.   Deadline

Applications for funding must be sent to the Commission no later than 18 March 2005.

5.   Further information

The full text of the call for proposals and the application form are available on the following website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/observation/call_en.html

Applications must comply with all the requirements set out in the full text and must be submitted using the form provided.

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(1)  Decision 253/2000/EC of 24.1.2000, OJ L 28, 3.2.2000, pp. 1 — 15.

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