do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3197 — Candover/Cinven/Bertelsmann-Springer) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, publishing

3.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 207/25

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3197 — Candover/Cinven/Bertelsmann-Springer)

(2003/C 207/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 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 303M3197. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3148 — Siemens/Alstom Gas and Steam Turbines)

(2003/C 207/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 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(1)(b) 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 303M3148. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Commission notification on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings
Date: 2003-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, rail transport, transport company, transport licence

C 207/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.9.2003

Commission notification on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2003/C 207/12)

Under Article 11(8) of Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June
1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings the Commission
is obliged to inform the Member States of
the situation
regarding licences. The main aspects of the licence issued by
the office mentioned under point 2 are set out below.

4. Licence No

16

5. Terms and conditions

—

1. Name and address of the railway undertaking

6. Observations regarding suspensions, revocations or

Gruppo Torinese Trasporti SpA
C.so Turati, 19/6
I-10128 Torino

2. Issuing office

Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei trasporti
Servizio di vigilanza sulle ferrovie
Roma

3. Date of the decision

25 March 2003

&

&

&

First issued

Suspended

Revoked

Amended

amendments

Licence No 16 of 27 July 2001, previously issued to SATTI
SpA for the performance of rail transport activities and for
the types of service specified in Presidential Decree No 146
in accordance with the rules and
of 16 March 1999,
conditions stipulated in the said Decree,
is transferred to
Gruppo Torinese Trasporti SpA – GTT SpA (VAT number
and Administrative Notices
08555280018,
Register number 982581), registered office at Corso F.
Turati 19/6, CAP 10128, Turin,
Italy, which replaces
SATTI SpA in all relevant active and passive legal relations.

Economic

7. Other observations

—

8. Person to contact at the issuing office

(Name, telephone and fax number, e-mail address)

Dott. Ing. Enzo Celli
Tel. (39-06) 41 58 35 71
Fax (39-06) 41 58 35 14
E-mail: vig4@mint.rupa.it
2003/648/EC: Decision No 24/2003 of 3 September 2003 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility
Date: 2003-09-03
Institutions: EC–United States of America Joint Committee
Subjects: United States, agreement (EU), electro-magnetic equipment, harmonisation of standards, mutual recognition principle, quality label, research method

L 229/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.9.2003

DECISION No 24/2003

of 3 September 2003

of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the
European Community and the United States of America related to the listing of Conformity
Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility

(2003/648/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United
States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14,

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a
Sectoral Annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Conformity Assessment Bodies in the Annex are added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies
under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic
Compatibility.

2. The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Confor-
mity Assessment Bodies indicated in the Annex has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained
by them.

This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are
authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be
effective from the date of the later of these signatures.

Signed in Washington DC, 16 July 2003.

Signed in Brussels, 3 September 2003.

On behalf of the United States of America

On behalf of the European Community

James SANFORD

Joanna KIOUSSI

EC Conformity Assessment Bodies added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access
to the US market’ in section V of the Sectoral Annex on electromagnetic compatibility

ANNEX

EMCE GmbH
Laupheimer Str. 25d
D-88483 Burgrieden
Tel. (49 7392) 91 13 70
Fax (49 7392) 91 13 72

EMV TESTHAUS GmbH
Gustav-Hertz-Straße 35
D-94315 Straubing
Tel. (49 9421) 92 30 33
Fax (49 9421) 92 30 35
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/2003 of 3 September 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 221/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.9.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1555/2003

of 3 September 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 4 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 September 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.

4.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 221/3

to the Commission Regulation of 3 September 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining
the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

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)

060
096
999

052
096
999

052
999

382
388
524
528
999

052
064
999

388
400
508
512
720
800
804
999

052
388
999

052
999

052
060
064
066
093
094
624
999

56,8
45,5
51,1

120,2
16,4
68,3

65,0
65,0

52,7
61,3
52,1
59,9
56,5

71,2
64,8
68,0

76,2
80,0
70,7
90,8
49,8
201,0
101,1
95,7

111,8
88,6
100,2

122,0
122,0

78,6
68,0
60,2
71,1
70,3
54,8
129,3
76,0

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3148 — Siemens/Alstom Gas and Steam Turbines) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, industrial enterprise, industrial equipment, merger control, turbine

3.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 207/25

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3197 — Candover/Cinven/Bertelsmann-Springer)

(2003/C 207/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 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 303M3197. 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.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3148 — Siemens/Alstom Gas and Steam Turbines)

(2003/C 207/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 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(1)(b) 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 303M3148. 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.
2003/649/EC: Decision No 25/2003 of 3 September 2003 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and the United States of America related to the listing of conformity assessment bodies under the sectoral Annex on telecommunication equipment
Date: 2003-09-03
Institutions: Joint Committee
Subjects: United States, agreement (EU), harmonisation of standards, mutual recognition principle, quality label, research method, telecommunications equipment

13.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 229/37

DECISION No 25/2003

of 3 September 2003

of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on mutual recognition between the
European Community and the United States of America related to the listing of conformity assess-
ment bodies under the sectoral Annex on telecommunication equipment

(2003/649/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and the United
States of America and in particular Articles 7 and 14 thereof,

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list conformity assessment body or bodies under a
sectoral Annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The conformity assessment body in the Annex is added to the list of conformity assessment bodies in
the column ‘US access to the EC market’ in section V of the sectoral Annex on telecommunication
equipment.

2. The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Confor-
mity Assessment Body indicated in the attachment has been agreed by the Parties and will be main-
tained by them.

This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are
authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be
effective from the date of the later of these signatures.

Signed in Washington DC, on 16 July 2003.

Signed in Brussels, on 3 September 2003.

On behalf of the United States of America

On behalf of the European Community

James SANFORD

Joanna KIOUSSI

Conformity assessment body of the United States of America added to the list of conformity assessment bodies
in section V of the sectoral Annex on telecommunication
in the column ‘US access to the EC market’
equipment

ANNEX

Washington Laboratories, Ltd
7560 Lindbergh Drive
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
USA
Tel. (1-301) 417 02 20
Fax (1-301) 417 90 69
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,08 % on 1 September 2003 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

3.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 207/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

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

2,08 % on 1 September 2003

Euro exchange rates (2)

2 September 2003

(2003/C 207/01)

Exchange
rate

1,0849

126,94

7,426

0,6921

9,181

1,5359

88,68

8,225

1,9469

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

0,58333

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,428

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6277

0,4246

4,356

37 298

235,04

41,975

1 508 600

1,692

1,5072

8,4616

1,9014

1,9078

257,58

KRW

South Korean won

1 277,42

3,4529

ZAR

South African rand

7,9682

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

___________
(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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3267 — CRH/Cementbouw) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 207/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.9.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3267 — CRH/Cementbouw)

(2003/C 207/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 26 August 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 CRH Nederland BV (CRH), belonging to the Irish CRH group, acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of part of the Dutch undertaking Cementbouw Holdings BV
(‘Cementbouw’), controlled by CVC Group by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— CRH: production and trade of building materials, including paving, floors and walls. ‘Do it yourself’

retail activities.

— Cementbouw (acquired business activities): production and trade of building materials,

including
paving, floors and walls. ‘Do it yourself’ retail activities. Cementbouw's ready-mixed concrete activities
and binding agents activities are not part of this concentration.

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.

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.3267 — CRH/Cementbouw, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3259 — CRH/CVC/Cementbouw JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control

3.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 207/23

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3259 — CRH/CVC/Cementbouw JV)

(2003/C 207/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 26 August 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 Dutch undertakings CRH Nederland BV (‘CRH’), belonging to the Irish CRH group, and CVC
Capital Partners BV (‘CVC’), acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control
of certain business areas of the Dutch company Cementbouw Holdings BV (‘Cementbouw’) by way of
purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— CRH: production and trade of building materials,

— CVC Group: investment and management advice and management of investment funds,

— JV (acquired Cementbouw activities): ready-mixed concrete production, trading of cement, aggregates

and fly ash.

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.

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.3259 — CRH/CVC/Cementbouw JV, 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.