# Official Journal C 36/11 F

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4811 February 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 36

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4811 February 2005

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| | Commission |
| 2005/C 036/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2005/C 036/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3734 — Ericsson/H3G) (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2005/C 036/3 | Commission Opinion of 22 December 2004 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of the Windscale Pile Reactor Chimneys at Sellafield in Cumbria in the United Kingdom, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty | 3 |

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Contents

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Commission

2005/C 036/1

Euro exchange rates

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2005/C 036/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3734 — Ericsson/H3G) (
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2005/C 036/3

Commission Opinion of 22 December 2004 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of the Windscale Pile Reactor Chimneys at Sellafield in Cumbria in the United Kingdom, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty

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| 11.2.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 36/1 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

10 February 2005

(2005/C 36/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2777 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,96 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4419 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,68825 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0910 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5588 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 80,71 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,4305 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5831 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 29,990 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 244,46 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6960 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4301 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0077 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 36 475 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,74 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 38,080 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,7144 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6477 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6016 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,9658 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8113 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1171 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 319,86 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,9808 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2777

JPY

Japanese yen

135,96

DKK

Danish krone

7,4419

GBP

Pound sterling

0,68825

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0910

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5588

ISK

Iceland króna

80,71

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,4305

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5831

CZK

Czech koruna

29,990

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

244,46

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6960

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4301

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0077

ROL

Romanian leu

36 475

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,74

SKK

Slovak koruna

38,080

TRY

Turkish lira

1,7144

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6477

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6016

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,9658

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8113

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1171

KRW

South Korean won

1 319,86

ZAR

South African rand

7,9808

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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| 11.2.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 36/2 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3734 — Ericsson/H3G)

(2005/C 36/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | 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 purchase of assets. |
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1.

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 purchase of assets.

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






  — | for Ericsson: provides network and communication solutions to telecom operators, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Ericsson: provides network and communication solutions to telecom operators,

| — | for H3G: provides UMTS mobile telephony services. |
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for H3G: provides UMTS mobile telephony services.

| 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.3734 — Ericsson/H3G, 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.3734 — Ericsson/H3G, 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 OPINION

of 22 December 2004

concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of the Windscale Pile Reactor Chimneys at Sellafield in Cumbria in the United Kingdom, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty

(2005/C 36/03)

(only the English text is authentic)

On 16 April 2004, the European Commission received from the Government of the United Kingdom, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of the Windscale Pile Reactor Chimneys.

On the basis of these data and additional information requested by the Commission on 9 July 2004 and provided by the Government of the United Kingdom on 3 September 2004, and following consultation with the group of experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion:

| a) | The distance between the plant and the nearest point of another Member State, in this case Ireland, is approximately 180 km. |
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The distance between the plant and the nearest point of another Member State, in this case Ireland, is approximately 180 km.

| b) | During normal decommissioning operation, discharges of liquid and gaseous effluent will not cause an exposure of the population in other Member States that is significant from the point of view of health. |
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b)

During normal decommissioning operation, discharges of liquid and gaseous effluent will not cause an exposure of the population in other Member States that is significant from the point of view of health.

| c) | Solid radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning will be stored in a facility off-site. Non-radioactive solid waste and materials in compliance with clearance levels will be released from regulatory control for disposal as conventional waste or for recycling or reuse. This will be done in compliance with the criteria laid down in the Basic Safety Standards (Directive 96/29/Euratom). |
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c)

Solid radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning will be stored in a facility off-site. Non-radioactive solid waste and materials in compliance with clearance levels will be released from regulatory control for disposal as conventional waste or for recycling or reuse. This will be done in compliance with the criteria laid down in the Basic Safety Standards (Directive 96/29/Euratom).

| d) | In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive waste, which may follow an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses likely to be received by the population in other Member States would not be significant from the point of view of health. It was noted in previous opinions that a bilateral agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland concerning emergency preparedness was not in place. The statement that work on an Early Notification Bilateral Agreement between the two Member States is nearing a positive conclusion is acknowledged. It is recommended that this work be continued and brought to a successful and timely conclusion. |
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d)

In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive waste, which may follow an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses likely to be received by the population in other Member States would not be significant from the point of view of health. It was noted in previous opinions that a bilateral agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland concerning emergency preparedness was not in place. The statement that work on an Early Notification Bilateral Agreement between the two Member States is nearing a positive conclusion is acknowledged. It is recommended that this work be continued and brought to a successful and timely conclusion.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste in whatever form arising from the decommissioning of the Windscale Pile Reactor Chimneys at Sellafield in the United Kingdom, both in normal operation and in the event of an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to result in radioactive contamination, significant from the point of view of health, of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.

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