do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Removal from the register of Case C-155/02
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Austria, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, air quality, prevention of pollution, waste incineration

C 146/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2003

Removal from the register of Case C-107/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-192/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/60)

(2003/C 146/63)

By order of 4 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-107/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.

By order of 7 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-192/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

( 1) OJ C 191 of 10.8.2002.

(1) OJ C 169 of 13.7.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-149/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-343/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/61)

(2003/C 146/64)

By order of 6 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-149/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

By order of 2 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-343/02: Commission of the European
Communities v French Republic.

( 1) OJ C 156 of 29.6.2002.

(1) OJ C 261 of 26.10.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-155/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-363/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/62)

(2003/C 146/65)

By order of 10 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-155/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

By order of 3 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-363/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Portuguese Republic.

( 1) OJ C 169 of 13.7.2002.

(1) OJ C 305 of 7.12.2002.
Re-notification of a previously notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3161 — CVRD/Caemi) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, logistics, merger control, mining industry

C 145/56

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2003

Re-notification of a previously notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3161 — CVRD/Caemi)

(2003/C 145/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 22 April 2003, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (‘CVRD’ — Brazil) acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Caemi Mineracao e
Metalurgia SA (‘Caemi’ — Brazil), currently under joint control by CVRD and the Japanese company
Mitsui & Co., Ltd, by way of purchase of shares.

This notification has been declared incomplete on 6 June 2003. The undertakings concerned have
2.
now provided the further information required. The notification became complete within the meaning of
Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 on 12 June 2003. Accordingly, the notification
became effective on 13 June 2003.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

3.
proposed operation to the Commission.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number
COMP/M.3161 — CVRD/Caemi, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (PECA)
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Slovakia, approval, association agreement (EU), industrial product

L 154/92

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Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2003

Information relating to the entry into force of the Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing
an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and
the Slovak Republic, of the other part, on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial
Products (PECA)

The Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities
and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, on Conformity
Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (PECA), which the Council decided to conclude on 14
April 2003 (1), enters into force on 1 July 2003, the procedures provided for in Article 17 of the Protocol
having been completed on 28 May 2003.

(1) OJ L 120, 15.5.2003, p. 39.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3197 — Candover/Cinven/BertelsmannSpringer) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, publishing

21.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 145/55

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3197 — Candover/Cinven/BertelsmannSpringer)

(2003/C 145/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 13 June 2003 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings Candover Partners Limited (‘Candover’, United Kingdom) and Cinven Limited
(‘Cinven’, United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint
control of the undertaking BertelsmannSpringer (‘BertelsmannSpringer’, Germany) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Candover: private equity company with participations in — amongst others — the publication sector,

especially academic publishing (Science, Technology, Medicine; ‘STM’),

— Cinven: venture capital company with participation's in — amongst others — the publication sector,

especially academic and professional publishing (STM),

— BertelsmannSpringer: academic and professional publishing, offset printing, distribution of STM

academic publishing.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation to the Commission.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3197 — Candover/Cinven/BertelsmannSpringer, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1069/2003 of 20 June 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

L 154/60

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1069/2003

of 20 June 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A
rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1897/2002 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/
2002 (5), allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders
submitted, a maximum export refund.
In fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into
account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium
grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third
countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 1897/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders submitted from 16 to 19 June 2003 at 131,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 June 2003.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 June 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

21.6.2003

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C 145/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 June 2003

(2003/C 145/01)

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Exchange
rate

1,1655

137,94

7,425

0,6966

9,0675

1,5429

86,21

8,158

1,9462

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,58551

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,48

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6534

0,4279

4,422

38 140

233,765

41,671

1 650 000

1,737

1,5661

9,0896

1,9909

2,0204

262,07

KRW

South Korean won

1 387,59

3,4526

ZAR

South African rand

9,237

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Removal from the register of Case C-107/02
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Germany, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, health risk, ionising radiation, occupational health, public health

C 146/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2003

Removal from the register of Case C-107/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-192/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/60)

(2003/C 146/63)

By order of 4 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-107/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.

By order of 7 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-192/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

( 1) OJ C 191 of 10.8.2002.

(1) OJ C 169 of 13.7.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-149/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-343/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/61)

(2003/C 146/64)

By order of 6 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-149/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

By order of 2 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-343/02: Commission of the European
Communities v French Republic.

( 1) OJ C 156 of 29.6.2002.

(1) OJ C 261 of 26.10.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-155/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-363/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/62)

(2003/C 146/65)

By order of 10 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-155/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

By order of 3 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-363/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Portuguese Republic.

( 1) OJ C 169 of 13.7.2002.

(1) OJ C 305 of 7.12.2002.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, agricultural product, agricultural trade, association agreement (EU), import policy

21.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 154/91

Information relating to the entry into force of the Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the
Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of
the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions

The Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Bulgaria, to take
account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions, which
the Council decided to conclude on 8 April 2003 (1), entered into force on 1 June 2003, since notification
of the accomplishment of the procedures specified in Article 4 of that Protocol was completed on 15 May
2003.

(1) OJ L 102, 24.4.2003, p. 60.
Removal from the register of Case C-413/02
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Union transit, customs debt, customs formalities, exchange of information, interpretation of the law, limitation of legal proceedings

21.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/37

Removal from the register of Case C-412/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-413/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/66)

(2003/C 146/67)

By order of 11 March 2003 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-412/02 (Reference for a preliminary
ruling by the Hof van Cassatie): Belgian Refining Corporation
and Others v Ministerie van Financiën.

( 1) OJ C 55 of 8.3.2003.

By order of 13 March 2003 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-413/02 (Reference for a preliminary
ruling by the Hof van Cassatie): F. Sips v Ministerie van
Financiën.

(1) OJ C 55 of 8.3.2003.
Case T-119/03: Action brought on 4 April 2003 by New Look Limited against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), trade mark, trade-mark law

21.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/41

The applicant claims that the Court should:

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— Annul the decision of 27 January 2003 of the Second
Board of Appeal of OHIM in Case R 577/2002-1, and

— Order the applicant, as well as any intervener, to pay the
costs arising from the proceedings and from Case 577/
2001-1 before the First Board of Appeal of OHIM.

Pleas in law and main arguments

— Annul the decision of 27 January 2003 of the Second
Board of Appeal of OHIM in Case R 578/2002-1, and

— Order the applicant, as well as any intervener, to pay the
costs arising from the proceedings and from Case 578/
2001-1 before the First Board of Appeal of OHIM.

Applicant
munity trade mark:

for

Com-

Community trade mark
sought:

Proprietor of mark or
sign cited in the oppo-
sition proceedings:

Mark or sign cited in
opposition:

Decision of the Oppo-
sition Division:

Decision of the Board of
Appeal:

Pleas in law:

The applicant.

Figurative mark ‘NLJEANS’ —
Application No 816.454 for
goods within Classes 3, 14, 18
and 25.

Naulover S.A.

figurative mark
Community
No 13417, consisting in an N
superposed on an L, both in
English characters.

Refusal of the opposition.

Annulment of the decision of the
Opposition Division and accept-
ance of the opposition.

application

Incorrect
of
Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC)
No 40/494 (likelihood of con-
fusion).

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant
munity trade mark:

for

Com-

The applicant.

Community trade mark
sought:

Figurative mark ‘NLACTIVE’ —
Application No 816.629 for
goods within Classes 3, 14, 18
and 25.

Proprietor of mark or
sign cited in the oppo-
sition proceedings:

Naulover S.A.

Mark or sign cited in
opposition:

trade

mark
Community
No 13417, consisting in an N
superposed on an L, both in
English characters.

Action brought on 4 April 2003 by New Look Limited
against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal
Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

Decision of the Oppo-
sition Division:

Refusal of the opposition.

(Case T-119/03)

(2003/C 146/74)

Decision of the Board of
Appeal:

Annulment of the decision of the
Opposition Division and accept-
ance of the opposition.

(Language of the case: Spanish)

Pleas in law:

An action against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal
Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) was brought before
the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on
4 April 2003 by New Look Limited, with its official address
in Weymouth (Dorset), United Kingdom,
represented by
R. Ballester and G. Marín, lawyers, of the firm Marks & Clerk.

application

Incorrect
of
Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC)
No 40/494 (likelihood of con-
fusion).
Removal from the register of Case C-192/02
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Austria, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, environmental policy, waste disposal

C 146/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2003

Removal from the register of Case C-107/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-192/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/60)

(2003/C 146/63)

By order of 4 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-107/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.

By order of 7 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-192/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

( 1) OJ C 191 of 10.8.2002.

(1) OJ C 169 of 13.7.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-149/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-343/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/61)

(2003/C 146/64)

By order of 6 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-149/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

By order of 2 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-343/02: Commission of the European
Communities v French Republic.

( 1) OJ C 156 of 29.6.2002.

(1) OJ C 261 of 26.10.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-155/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-363/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/62)

(2003/C 146/65)

By order of 10 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-155/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

By order of 3 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-363/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Portuguese Republic.

( 1) OJ C 169 of 13.7.2002.

(1) OJ C 305 of 7.12.2002.
Removal from the register of Case C-363/02
Date: 2003-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Portugal, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, chemical product, marketing, narcotic, national implementing measure, psychotropic substance

C 146/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2003

Removal from the register of Case C-107/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-192/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/60)

(2003/C 146/63)

By order of 4 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-107/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.

By order of 7 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-192/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

( 1) OJ C 191 of 10.8.2002.

(1) OJ C 169 of 13.7.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-149/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-343/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/61)

(2003/C 146/64)

By order of 6 March 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-149/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

By order of 2 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-343/02: Commission of the European
Communities v French Republic.

( 1) OJ C 156 of 29.6.2002.

(1) OJ C 261 of 26.10.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-155/02 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-363/02 (1)

(2003/C 146/62)

(2003/C 146/65)

By order of 10 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-155/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

By order of 3 April 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-363/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Portuguese Republic.

( 1) OJ C 169 of 13.7.2002.

(1) OJ C 305 of 7.12.2002.