# Official Journal C 237/27 S

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4827 September 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 237

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4827 September 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Council |
| 2005/C 237/1 | Information concerning the extension of the International Agreement on Tropical Timber, 1994 | 1 |
| | Commission |
| 2005/C 237/2 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2005/C 237/3 | Details of arrangement for the electronic transmission of State aid notifications including addresses together with the arrangements for the protection of confidential information — Article 3(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty
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  ) | 3 |
| 2005/C 237/4 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3984 — Bain Fund Group/FCI) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2005/C 237/5 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3921 — Advent/Herlitz) (
  1
  ) | 5 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Council

2005/C 237/1

Information concerning the extension of the International Agreement on Tropical Timber, 1994

1

Commission

2005/C 237/2

Euro exchange rates

2

2005/C 237/3

Details of arrangement for the electronic transmission of State aid notifications including addresses together with the arrangements for the protection of confidential information — Article 3(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty
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— Article 3(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty

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2005/C 237/4

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3984 — Bain Fund Group/FCI) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

4

2005/C 237/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3921 — Advent/Herlitz) (
  1
  )

1

5

| | Corrigenda |
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| 2005/C 237/6 | Corrigendum to the call for proposals (No VIII-2006/01) — Budget line 4020 Contributions to European political parties(OJ C 141, 10.6.2005) | 6 |

Corrigenda

2005/C 237/6

Corrigendum to the call for proposals (No VIII-2006/01) — Budget line 4020 Contributions to European political parties(OJ C 141, 10.6.2005)

(OJ C 141, 10.6.2005)

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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I Information

Council

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Information concerning the extension of the International Agreement on Tropical Timber, 1994

(2005/C 237/01)

At its 34th session (Panamá, 12-16 May 2003), the International Tropical Timber Council decided, under Article 46(2) of the International Agreement on Tropical Timber, 1994 (1), to extend the Agreement for a period of three years with effect from 1 January 2004 until 31 December 2006.

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(1)  OJ L 208, 17.8.1996, p. 1.

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Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

26 September 2005

(2005/C 237/02)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2031 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,21 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4617 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67895 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3570 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5566 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 75,46 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,8215 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5731 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 29,518 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 246,95 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6960 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8985 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,5460 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,51 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 38,587 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,6251 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5919 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4167 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,3330 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7561 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0318 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 244,97 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,6948 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,7366 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4500 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 307,71 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,536 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 67,692 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,3450 |
| THB | Thai baht | 49,646 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2031

JPY

Japanese yen

135,21

DKK

Danish krone

7,4617

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67895

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3570

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5566

ISK

Iceland króna

75,46

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,8215

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5731

CZK

Czech koruna

29,518

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

246,95

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6960

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8985

RON

Romanian leu

3,5460

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,51

SKK

Slovak koruna

38,587

TRY

Turkish lira

1,6251

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5919

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4167

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,3330

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7561

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0318

KRW

South Korean won

1 244,97

ZAR

South African rand

7,6948

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,7366

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4500

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 307,71

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,536

PHP

Philippine peso

67,692

RUB

Russian rouble

34,3450

THB

Thai baht

49,646

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Details of arrangement for the electronic transmission of State aid notifications including addresses together with the arrangements for the protection of confidential information

Article 3(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty

(2005/C 237/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | The present notice sets out the detailed arrangements for the transmission of the electronic notification forms, which will be compulsory as of 1 January 2006. It is based on Article 3(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the Treaty. Article 3(6) requests the Commission to publish these arrangements before 30 September 2005. The advisory Committee for State aids has been consulted. |
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The present notice sets out the detailed arrangements for the transmission of the electronic notification forms, which will be compulsory as of 1 January 2006. It is based on Article 3(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the Treaty. Article 3(6) requests the Commission to publish these arrangements before 30 September 2005. The advisory Committee for State aids has been consulted.

| 2. | The notifications forms of Annexe I Part 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 will be made available in a Web-application, the different supplementary information sheets (part III of Annexe I) will be annexed as a word document. The address of the web application will be the following:
  https://webgate.cec.eu.int/competition/sani |
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The notifications forms of Annexe I Part 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 will be made available in a Web-application, the different supplementary information sheets (part III of Annexe I) will be annexed as a word document. The address of the web application will be the following:

https://webgate.cec.eu.int/competition/sani

| 3. | Member States are requested to nominate a Local Administrator as well as the person authorized to validate notifications as well as a replacement. The Commission will grant them a login and password for the web-application which will make sure that the incoming notifications are authorized.
  Member States will have the possibility to sub-delegate certain access rights to other persons depending on the internal organisation of the Member States administration for the State aid notifications. The sub-delegation shall not modify the authorization to validate the notification. |
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Member States are requested to nominate a Local Administrator as well as the person authorized to validate notifications as well as a replacement. The Commission will grant them a login and password for the web-application which will make sure that the incoming notifications are authorized.

Member States will have the possibility to sub-delegate certain access rights to other persons depending on the internal organisation of the Member States administration for the State aid notifications. The sub-delegation shall not modify the authorization to validate the notification.

| 4. | Subsequent correspondence between the Member States and the Commission relating o the same notification will be sent electronically via a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) encrypted e-mail system.
  The address for this e-mail system will be a functional mailbox established within each DG responsible for the treatment of State aid notifications. Each DG will introduce a certification system which will make the e-mail correspondence secure and confidential. |
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Subsequent correspondence between the Member States and the Commission relating o the same notification will be sent electronically via a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) encrypted e-mail system.

The address for this e-mail system will be a functional mailbox established within each DG responsible for the treatment of State aid notifications. Each DG will introduce a certification system which will make the e-mail correspondence secure and confidential.

| 5. | Upon validation of the notification form and the corresponding Supplementary Information Sheet (SIS), the system will dispatch the notification to the Sec. Gen. and transfer the core data into the ISIS (Integrated State Aid Information System) database. Following that a notification of receipt will automatically be send to the notifying Member State indicating the delay within which the Commission intends to assess the case preliminary as well as the DG which the case has been attributed to by the system.
  The delay will depend upon whether the Member State avails himself of the simplified procedure of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004. |
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Upon validation of the notification form and the corresponding Supplementary Information Sheet (SIS), the system will dispatch the notification to the Sec. Gen. and transfer the core data into the ISIS (Integrated State Aid Information System) database. Following that a notification of receipt will automatically be send to the notifying Member State indicating the delay within which the Commission intends to assess the case preliminary as well as the DG which the case has been attributed to by the system.

The delay will depend upon whether the Member State avails himself of the simplified procedure of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.

| 6. | In the case of the simplified procedures, the Commission will use its best endeavours to preliminarily assess the case within a month's period.
  In all other cases, the delay will be fixed at two months.
  Subsequent correspondence relating to the particular notification will be exchanged between the Member State and the DG responsible via a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) secured system. Member States will inform the Commission of their representative authorized to receive the key and to manage the security system. Two keys will be available per Member State. Member States are responsible for the security guarantee of their own e-mailing system between the sending point and the Authorized Disclosure Officer (ADO) |
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In the case of the simplified procedures, the Commission will use its best endeavours to preliminarily assess the case within a month's period.

In all other cases, the delay will be fixed at two months.

Subsequent correspondence relating to the particular notification will be exchanged between the Member State and the DG responsible via a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) secured system. Member States will inform the Commission of their representative authorized to receive the key and to manage the security system. Two keys will be available per Member State. Member States are responsible for the security guarantee of their own e-mailing system between the sending point and the Authorized Disclosure Officer (ADO)

| 7. | Withdrawal of notifications should be done via the same secured e-mail system. Decisions that a notification is deemed to be withdrawn are decisions of the Commission; they will be communicated to the Member State through the secured e-mail system. |
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Withdrawal of notifications should be done via the same secured e-mail system. Decisions that a notification is deemed to be withdrawn are decisions of the Commission; they will be communicated to the Member State through the secured e-mail system.

| 8. | Pre-notifications shall not be submitted via the web-based system, but shall be sent by e-mail. Upon finalisation of the informal contacts Member States will be requested to fill in the formal notification through the web-application. |
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Pre-notifications shall not be submitted via the web-based system, but shall be sent by e-mail. Upon finalisation of the informal contacts Member States will be requested to fill in the formal notification through the web-application.

| 9. | The Commission will establish a functional mailbox where all suggestions for improvements of the functioning of the system and the Web based application shall/could be sent to by Member States. |
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The Commission will establish a functional mailbox where all suggestions for improvements of the functioning of the system and the Web based application shall/could be sent to by Member States.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3984 — Bain Fund Group/FCI)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 237/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 23 August 2005, 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 Bain Capital Fund VIII-E, Bain Capital Fund VIII and Bain Capital VIII coinvestment Fund (together Bain Fund Group, Cayman Islands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Framatome Connectors International (‘FCI’, France), belonging to the Areva Group, by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 23 August 2005, 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 Bain Capital Fund VIII-E, Bain Capital Fund VIII and Bain Capital VIII coinvestment Fund (together Bain Fund Group, Cayman Islands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Framatome Connectors International (‘FCI’, France), belonging to the Areva Group, by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Bain Fund Group: Fund manager of private equity and venture capital, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Bain Fund Group: Fund manager of private equity and venture capital,

| — | for FCI: production and distribution of connectors applied in a number of applications, including automotive, telecommunication, computers, household appliances and industrial electronics. |
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for FCI: production and distribution of connectors applied in a number of applications, including automotive, telecommunication, computers, household appliances and industrial electronics.

| 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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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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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3984 — Bain Fund Group/FCI, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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.3984 — Bain Fund Group/FCI, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3921 — Advent/Herlitz)

(2005/C 237/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 September 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 German 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 32005M3921. 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 32005M3921. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to the call for proposals (No VIII-2006/01) — Budget line 4020 ‘Contributions to European political parties’

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 141 of 10 June 2005
  )

(2005/C 237/06)

On page 22, in point 4.3(e):

for:

‘Payment of an advance of 80 % (15 days after signature of the agreement).’,

read:

‘Payment of an advance of 50 % (15 days after signature of the agreement).’.

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