do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 195/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.8.2003

Euro exchange rates (1)

15 August 2003

(2003/C 195/02)

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Exchange
rate

1,1247

134

7,4327

LVL

MTL

PLN

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Exchange
rate

0,6436

0,4272

4,374

0,70375

ROL

Romanian leu

37 330

9,2322

1,5438

89,75

SIT

SKK

TRL

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

235,02

42,16

1 574 000

Norwegian krone

8,2825

AUD

Australian dollar

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

1,9463

0,5869

32,2

CAD

HKD

NZD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

260,92

KRW

South Korean won

1 326,02

3,4525

ZAR

South African rand

8,261

1,7089

1,5659

8,7758

1,9102

1,9682

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

19.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 August 2003

(2003/C 195/01)

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

1,1188

133,93

7,4323

0,7033

9,2411

1,5454

89,2

8,3045

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

0,58699

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,23

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6425

0,4271

4,38

37 190

235,085

42,185

1 566 000

1,6965

1,5543

8,7257

1,8981

1,9593

261,36

KRW

South Korean won

1 318,28

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

8,1613

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Renewal of term of office of members of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
Date: 2003-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), aquaculture, common fisheries policy, power of attorney, staff

C 195/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.8.2003

Renewal of term of office of members of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture

(2003/C 195/08)

Commission Decision 1999/478/EC of 14 July 1999 renewed the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and
Aquaculture.

The Commission has decided to renew, for three years from 16 January 2003, the term of office of the
following members of the Committee.

CFP interest

SEATS

Members

Committee

Full

Substitute

Private shipowners

Cooperative shipowners

Producer organisations

Mollusc/crustacean farmers

Fish farmers

Processors

Traders

Fishermen
employees

Consumers

Environment

Development

and

salaried

Working groups

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

2

Mr B. DEAS

J. M. GONZÁLEZ GIL DE

Mr
BERNABÉ

Mr D. LANGSTRAAT

Mr J.-L de FEUARDENT

Mr C. OLESEN

Mr G. BREST

Mr SUAREZ LLANOS

Mr ALCAIDE NUÑEZ

Mr J. STEPHANIS

Mr P. SALVADOR

Mr P. HYLDTOFT

Mr P. COMMERE

Mr J. A. MOZOS

Mr T. GEOGHEGAN

Mr R. OTERO

Mr C. BANDEIRA

Mr J. GODFREY

(1)

Ms A. R. MARTÍNEZ PRAT

Ms N. VENEMA

Ms D. LE SAUCE

Ms C. LÓPEZ RODRÍGUEZ

Chair

Vice-chair

Mr N. WICHMANN

Mr J. R. FUERTES GAMUNDI

Mr R. FLYNN

Dr M. KELLER

Mr A. PARRES

Mr L. FISCHLER (2)
Mr N. KRIARIS (2)

Mr J. GOODLAD

Mr G. PASTOOR

(1) This member will be appointed as soon as possible.
(2) Mr FISCHLER will be vice-chair of working group No 2 during the first 18 months of the ACFA's term of office (16 January 2003 to

16 July 2004).
In line with the Annex to the Commission Decision of 14 July 1999 (OJ L 187, 20.7.1999) on 17 July 2004 the chair of working
group No 2 will revert to the representative of the mollusc/crustacean farmers; Mr KRIARIS and Mr FLYNN will be vice-chairs of the
group.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1463/2003 of 19 August 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

20.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1463/2003

of 19 August 2003

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
import arrangements
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002 (2), and in parti-
cular Article 4(1) thereof,

fruit and vegetables (1), as

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the
standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 August 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 August 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17.

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to the Commission Regulation of 19 August 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0709 90 70

0805 50 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
060
999

052
999

382
388
524
528
999

052
064
400
999

039
388
400
508
512
528
720
800
804
999

052
388
512
528
800
999

052
999

064
066
068
093
094
624
999

64,3
45,4
54,8

100,3
100,3

56,5
47,1
51,3
52,8
51,9

122,2
114,9
193,4
143,5

65,0
65,5
99,3
84,8
79,0
31,9
54,2
126,4
76,7
75,9

84,7
71,0
81,5
87,6
148,4
94,6

113,8
113,8

63,6
62,5
81,4
60,7
64,8
155,2
81,4

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 6). Code ‘999’ stands for

‘of other origin’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3258 — ACH/ACC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, electric machinery, exchange of information, holding company, merger control

C 195/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.8.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3258 — ACH/ACC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 195/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 11 August 2003 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking Applied Components Holding (‘ACH’, Italy), controlled by the ABN Amro Group
(‘ABN’, The Netherlands), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control
of the whole of the undertaking Applied Components Companies SpA (‘ACC’, Italy) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— ABN Amro: banking and financial services,

— ACH: holding company,

— ACC: production, via its subsidiaries, of electrical engines for ‘white goods’, i.e. washing machines,

dishwashers and dryers, as well as of compressor engines for refrigerators.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. 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 (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the Notice.

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.3258 — ACH/ACC, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3149 — Procter & Gamble/Wella) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beverage, cosmetic product, economic concentration, exchange of information, hairdressing and beauty care, human nutrition, merger control, polishing and scouring preparations, toiletries

C 195/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.8.2003

8. Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or does
not provide the necessary information within the time limits,
or significantly impedes the investigation, provisional or final
findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance
with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the
facts available.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or
misleading information, the information shall be disregarded
and use may be made of the facts available.

If an interested party does not cooperate, or cooperates only
partially, the result may be less favourable to the party than if
it had cooperated.

9. Schedule of the investigation

The investigation will be concluded, according to Article 6(9)
of the basic Regulation within 15 months of the date of the
publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European
Union. According to Article 7(1) of
the basic Regulation,
provisional measures may be imposed no later than nine
months from the publication of
this notice in the Official
Journal of the European Union.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3149 — Procter & Gamble/Wella)

(2003/C 195/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 July 2003 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(2) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3149. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3250 — Permira Europe III/Goldman Sachs/Blackstone/Debenhams) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: company with share capital, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, supermarket

19.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 195/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3250 — Permira Europe III/Goldman Sachs/Blackstone/Debenhams)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 195/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 August 2003 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
(United Kingdom), GS Capital Partners 2000 LP and
by which the undertakings Permira Europe III
affiliates, belonging to the Goldman Sachs Group (‘Goldman Sachs’)
(USA) and Blackstone Capital
Partners IV Merchant Banking Fund LP and affiliates, belonging to the Blackstone Group (‘Blackstone’)
(USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the whole of
the undertaking Debenhams plc (United Kingdom) by way of public bid announced on 29 July 2003.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Permira Europe III, Goldman Sachs and Blackstone: private equity funds,

— Debenhams: retailing a range of consumer, household and food goods.

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. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the Notice.

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.3250 — Permira Europe III/Goldman Sachs/Blackstone/Debenhams, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/2003 of 19 August 2003 setting the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the production aid for prunes for the 2003/2004 marketing year
Date: 2003-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: dried product, production aid, stone fruit

20.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1464/2003

of 19 August 2003

setting the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the production aid for
prunes for the 2003/2004 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in
processed fruit and vegetable products (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 453/2002 (2), and in particular Article
6b(3) and Article 6c(7) thereof,

prunes (5) and the characteristics that
these products
must possess are laid down in Article 2 of that Regula-
tion. The minimum price and the production aid should
therefore be set for the 2003/2004 marketing year.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vege-
tables,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 449/2001
of 2 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying
Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid
scheme in the sector in products processed from fruit
and vegetables (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1426/2002 (4), lays down the dates of the marketing
years.

The criteria for setting the minimum price and the
production aid are laid down in Articles 6b and 6c
respectively of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96.

The products for which the minimum price and the aid
are to be set are listed in Article 3 of Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 464/1999 of 3 March 1999 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
for
(EC) No 2201/96 as

regards aid arrangements

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2003/2004 marketing year:

(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 3 of Regulation
shall be

(EC) No 2201/96 for dried ‘d'Ente’ plums
EUR 1 935,23 per tonne net ex-producer's premises;

(b) the production aid referred to in Article 4 of that Regula-

tion for prunes shall be EUR 804,15 per tonne net.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 August 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 72, 14.3.2002, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 64, 6.3.2001, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 206, 3.8.2002, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 56, 4.3.1999, p. 8.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3263 — 3i Group/Refresco) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: company with share capital, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, non-alcoholic beverage, venture capital

19.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 195/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3263 — 3i Group/Refresco)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 195/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 August 2003 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which 3i Group plc (‘3i’, United Kingdom) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, control of the whole of Refresco Holding BV (‘Refresco’, NL), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— 3i: venture capital company,

— Refresco: manufacturer of fruit juices and soft drinks.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under
the procedure set out in the notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

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.3263 — 3i Group/Refresco, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.