# Official Journal C 245/2 Oc

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 472 October 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 245

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 472 October 2004

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| 2004/C 245/1 | Resolution of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 8 June 2004 supplementary to the resolutions of 23 June 1981, 30 June 1982, 14 July 1986 and 10 July 1995 concerning the introduction of a passport of uniform pattern | 1 |
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| 2004/C 245/2 | Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,02 % on 1 October 2004 — Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2004/C 245/3 | Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block segment K1b of the Dutch continental shelf | 3 |
| 2004/C 245/4 | Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block segment B18b of the Dutch continental shelf | 4 |
| 2004/C 245/5 | Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.3445 — Microsoft/Time Warner/Contentguard) (
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Council

2004/C 245/1

Resolution of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 8 June 2004 supplementary to the resolutions of 23 June 1981, 30 June 1982, 14 July 1986 and 10 July 1995 concerning the introduction of a passport of uniform pattern

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Commission

2004/C 245/2

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,02 % on 1 October 2004 — Euro exchange rates

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2004/C 245/3

Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block segment K1b of the Dutch continental shelf

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2004/C 245/4

Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block segment B18b of the Dutch continental shelf

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2004/C 245/5

Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.3445 — Microsoft/Time Warner/Contentguard) (
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I Information

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Resolution of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 8 June 2004 supplementary to the resolutions of 23 June 1981, 30 June 1982, 14 July 1986 and 10 July 1995 concerning the introduction of a passport of uniform pattern

(2004/C 245/01)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

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HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

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| 1. | That the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic will endeavour to issue the passport by 1 January 2007 at the latest, in accordance with the format and scope specified in the aforementioned resolutions as amended by this resolution. |
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That the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic will endeavour to issue the passport by 1 January 2007 at the latest, in accordance with the format and scope specified in the aforementioned resolutions as amended by this resolution.

| 2. | That the information referred to in points C and D, the second indent of the third subparagraph of point E, and points F, G, H and I of Annex I to the resolution of 23 June 1981 will also be given in Czech, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Polish, Slovenian and Slovak in accordance with the provisions of that resolution with regard to the other official languages of the Member States of the European Union.
  The Member States will take account of this change as and when new stocks of passports are printed, and by 1 January 2007 at the latest. |
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That the information referred to in points C and D, the second indent of the third subparagraph of point E, and points F, G, H and I of Annex I to the resolution of 23 June 1981 will also be given in Czech, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Polish, Slovenian and Slovak in accordance with the provisions of that resolution with regard to the other official languages of the Member States of the European Union.

The Member States will take account of this change as and when new stocks of passports are printed, and by 1 January 2007 at the latest.

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(1)  OJ No C 241, 19.9.1981, p. 1.

(2)  OJ No C 179, 16.7.1982, p. 1.

(3)  OJ No C 185, 24.7.1986, p. 1.

(4)  OJ No C 200, 4.8.1995, p. 1.

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Commission

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

2,02 % on 1 October 2004

Euro exchange rates (2)

1 October 2004

(2004/C 245/02)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2413 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 136,85 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4404 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,69095 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0288 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5495 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,87 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,328 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5755 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,618 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 246,25 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6675 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4294 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3634 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 41 187 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,99 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 40,075 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 870 400 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7151 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5661 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,6786 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8449 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0908 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 426,13 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 8,0434 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2413

JPY

Japanese yen

136,85

DKK

Danish krone

7,4404

GBP

Pound sterling

0,69095

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0288

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5495

ISK

Iceland króna

87,87

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,328

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5755

CZK

Czech koruna

31,618

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

246,25

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6675

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4294

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3634

ROL

Romanian leu

41 187

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,99

SKK

Slovak koruna

40,075

TRL

Turkish lira

1 870 400

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7151

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5661

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,6786

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8449

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0908

KRW

South Korean won

1 426,13

ZAR

South African rand

8,0434

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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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Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block segment K1b of the Dutch continental shelf

(2004/C 245/03)

The Minister of Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands serves notice that an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons has been received for the segment of block K1 indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Government Gazette 2002, 245), known as ‘block segment K1b’.

With reference to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons and the publication as described in Article 15 of the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, 542), the Minister of Economic Affairs invites interested parties to submit an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons for block segment K1b.

Applications may be submitted for 13 weeks after publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to the Minister of Economic Affairs, for the attention of the Director of Energy Production, specifying ‘personal’, Princess Beatrixlaan 5-7, The Hague. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than nine months after this period.

Further information can be requested by telephone: (tel. (31-70) 379 66 94).

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Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block segment B18b of the Dutch continental shelf

(2004/C 245/04)

The Minister of Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands serves notice that an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons has been received for the segment of block B18 indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Government Gazette 2002, 245), known as ‘block segment B18b’.

With reference to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons and the publication as described in Article 15 of the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, 542), the Minister of Economic Affairs invites interested parties to submit an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons for block segment B18b.

Applications may be submitted for 13 weeks after publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to the Minister of Economic Affairs, for the attention of the Director of Energy Production, specifying ‘personal’, Princess Beatrixlaan 5-7, The Hague. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than nine months after this period.

Further information can be requested by telephone: (tel. (31-70) 379 66 94).

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Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.3445 — Microsoft/Time Warner/Contentguard)

(2004/C 245/05)

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On 25 August 2004, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (fax: (32-2) 296 43 01 — 296 72 44) or by post, under reference COMP/M.3445 — Microsoft/Time Warner/Contentguard, to the following address:

| Commission of the European Communities |
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| Merger Registry |
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| B-1049 Brussels. |

Commission of the European Communities

Competition DG

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels.

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