# Official Journal C 61/11 M

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4811 March 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 61

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4811 March 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2005/C 061/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2005/C 061/2 | Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3734 — Ericsson/H3G) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2005/C 061/3 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3709 — Orkla/Elkem) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2005/C 061/4 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3556 — Fortis/BCP) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2005/C 061/5 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3576 — ECT/PONL/Euromax) (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2005/C 061/6 | Commission Communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by Ireland of a public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Galway/Na Minna and the Aran Islands (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2005/C 061/7 | New national side of euro circulation coins | 6 |
| 2005/C 061/8 | New national side of euro circulation coins | 7 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2005/C 061/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2005/C 061/2

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3734 — Ericsson/H3G) (
  1
  )

1

2

2005/C 061/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3709 — Orkla/Elkem) (
  1
  )

1

3

2005/C 061/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3556 — Fortis/BCP) (
  1
  )

1

3

2005/C 061/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3576 — ECT/PONL/Euromax) (
  1
  )

1

4

2005/C 061/6

Commission Communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by Ireland of a public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Galway/Na Minna and the Aran Islands (
  1
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1

5

2005/C 061/7

New national side of euro circulation coins

6

2005/C 061/8

New national side of euro circulation coins

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Euro exchange rates (1)

10 March 2005

(2005/C 61/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3409 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 139,62 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4459 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,69645 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0693 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5484 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 79,14 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,174 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5825 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 29,503 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 243,88 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6962 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4327 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,9725 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 36 051 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,7 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 37,761 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,7215 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6938 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6112 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,458 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8147 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1731 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 341,3 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,8918 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3409

JPY

Japanese yen

139,62

DKK

Danish krone

7,4459

GBP

Pound sterling

0,69645

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0693

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5484

ISK

Iceland króna

79,14

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,174

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5825

CZK

Czech koruna

29,503

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

243,88

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6962

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4327

PLN

Polish zloty

3,9725

ROL

Romanian leu

36 051

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,7

SKK

Slovak koruna

37,761

TRY

Turkish lira

1,7215

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6938

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6112

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,458

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8147

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1731

KRW

South Korean won

1 341,3

ZAR

South African rand

7,8918

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3734 — Ericsson/H3G)

(2005/C 61/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 2 February 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Ericsson Telecomunicazioni S.p.A, and Ericsson Network Services Italia S.p.A. (both ‘Ericsson’, Italy), controlled by the group Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (‘Gruppo Ericsson’, Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of parts of H3G S.p.A. (‘H3G’, Italy) by way of rental of assets.

On 1 March 2005, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3709 — Orkla/Elkem)

(2005/C 61/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 March 2005, 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 32005M3709. 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 32005M3709. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3556 — Fortis/BCP)

(2005/C 61/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 January 2005, 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 32005M3556. 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 32005M3556. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3576 — ECT/PONL/Euromax)

(2005/C 61/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 December 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 32004M3576. 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 32004M3576. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4(1)(a) OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2408/92

Modification by Ireland of a public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Galway/Na Minna and the Aran Islands

(2005/C 61/06)

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| 1. | Ireland has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air services between Galway/Na Minna and the Aran Islands as set out in the notice published in the
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 281/05 of 5 October 2001. |
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Ireland has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air services between Galway/Na Minna and the Aran Islands as set out in the notice published in the
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 281/05 of 5 October 2001.

| 2. | The modification to the Public Service Obligation is as follows:






  — | Fares (amendment to C281/05 paragraph 2.4(a))






  1. | A maximum return standard fare of EUR 46,66 is proposed to each of the Islands. |
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2.

The modification to the Public Service Obligation is as follows:

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Fares (amendment to C281/05 paragraph 2.4(a))

1.

A maximum return standard fare of EUR 46,66 is proposed to each of the Islands.

| 2. | A maximum return fare of EUR 35,99 for local residents (Islanders) is proposed to each of the Islands. |
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2.

A maximum return fare of EUR 35,99 for local residents (Islanders) is proposed to each of the Islands.

| 3. | A maximum return fare of EUR 38,66 for students under the age of 26 is proposed to each of the Islands. |
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3.

A maximum return fare of EUR 38,66 for students under the age of 26 is proposed to each of the Islands.

| 4. | A maximum return fare of EUR 26,66 for children under the age of 18 is proposed to each of the Islands. |
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4.

A maximum return fare of EUR 26,66 for children under the age of 18 is proposed to each of the Islands.

| 5. | A maximum return fare of EUR 24,00 for local students and children (ages as above) (Islanders) is proposed to each of the Islands. |
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5.

A maximum return fare of EUR 24,00 for local students and children (ages as above) (Islanders) is proposed to each of the Islands.

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NEW NATIONAL SIDE OF EURO CIRCULATION COINS

(2005/C 61/07)

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Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all new euro coin designs (1) with a view to informing anyone required to handle coins in the course of their work and the public at large. In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), Member States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing for the issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro circulation coins on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued per country per year and that only the EUR 2 denomination is used. These coins have the technical features of normal euro circulation coins, but bear a commemorative design on the obverse national side.

Issuing State: Austria

Subject of commemoration: 50th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty

Factual description of the design: The outer ring bears the twelve stars of the European Union. The inner part shows a reproduction of the signatures and seals from the last page of the Austrian State Treaty, signed in May 1955 by the Foreign Ministers and the Ambassadors of the Soviet Union, Great Britain, USA and France, and the then Austrian Foreign Minister Leopold Figl, with the inscription ‘50 JAHRE STAATSVERTRAG’ above the seals, running along the upper edge of the inner part in a quasi-semicircle slightly tilted to the right. At the bottom left is the year of issue, 2005. The vertically-striped background of the inner part depicts the heraldic representation of the Austrian national colours (red-white-red).

Issue volume: max. 7 million

Approximate issue period: from 11 May 2005

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(1)  See OJ C 373 of 28.12.2001, pp. 1-30 for a reference to all national sides that were issued in 2002.

(2)  See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of euro coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the design of national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264 of 15.10.2003, p. 38-39).

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NEW NATIONAL SIDE OF EURO CIRCULATION COINS

(2005/C 61/08)

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Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all new euro coin designs (1) with a view to informing anyone required to handle coins in the course of their work and the public at large. In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), Member States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing for the issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro circulation coins on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued per country per year and that only the EUR 2 denomination is used. These coins have the technical features of normal euro circulation coins, but bear a commemorative design on the obverse national side.

Issuing State: Belgium

Subject of commemoration: Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union

Factual description of the design: The effigies of Grand-Duke Henri of Luxembourg and King Albert II of Belgium are depicted in profile in the centre of the design. The profile of King Albert II is slightly superimposed on that of Grand-Duke Henri. Under the effigies appears the year mark ‘2005’. To the lower right there is a combination of the letters ‘LL’, the engraver's initials. The two effigies and the date are surrounded by the twelve stars and by the monograms of Grand-Duke Henri to the left and of King Albert II to the right. The mintmarks each appear between two stars, one on the left and one on the right of the bottom part of the outer circle.

Issue volume: max. 6 million coins

Approximate issue period: March/April 2005

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(1)  See OJ C 373 of 28.12.2001, pp. 1-30 for a reference to all national sides that were issued in 2002.

(2)  See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of euro coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the design of national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264 of 15.10.2003, p. 38-39).

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