do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Removal from the register of Case T-78/03
Date: 2003-09-20
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for failure to act, complaint to the Commission, construction equipment

C 226/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.9.2003

Application for annulment of decision C(2003) 564 final of
17 February 2003 concerning the system of State aid imple-
mented by Belgium in favour of coordination centres estab-
lished in Belgium, the Court of First Instance (First Chamber,
Extended Composition), composed of: B. Vesterdorf, President,
J. Azizi, M. Jaeger, H. Legal and E. Martins Ribeiro, Judges;
H. Jung, Registrar, has made an order on 16 May 2003, the
operative part of which is as follows:

lawyer, against Commission of the European Communities —
application for suspension of enforcement of the Commission
Decision of 18 June 2003 terminating the applicant's assign-
ment to a post in the delegation of that institution in Nairobi
(Kenya) with effect from 15 July 2003, the President of the
Court of First Instance made an order of 3 July 2003, the
operative part of which is as follows:

1. The Court of First Instance declines jurisdiction in Case T-140/03
Forum 187 ASBL v Commission in favour of the Court of Justice
in order to enable the latter to rule on the application for
annulment.

1.

Enforcement of the Commission Decision of 18 June 2003 termi-
nating the applicant's assignment to a post in the delegation of
that institution in Nairobi (Kenya) is suspended with effect from
15 July 2003 until the end of the present interim proceedings.

2. The costs are reserved.

(1) OJ C 158 of 5.7.2003.

2. Costs are reserved.

ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST
INSTANCE

of 3 July 2003

in Case T-249/03 R: Y v Commission of the European
Communities

(Interim measures — Official — Article 105(2) of the Rules
of Procedure)

(2003/C 226/38)

(Language of the case: French)

Removal from the register of Case T-78/03 (1)

(2003/C 226/39)

(Language of the Case: French)

By order of 26 June 2003 the President of the Fifth Chamber of
the Court of First Instance of the European Communities
ordered the removal
from the register of Case T-78/03:
Haladjian Frères v Commission of the European Communities.

In Case T-249/03 R Y, an official of the Commission of the
represented by S. Papanikolaou,
European Communities,

(1) OJ C 112 of 10.5.2003.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3246 — Volkswagen/Pon/Pon Financial Services) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control, motor vehicle industry

C 225/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.9.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3246 — Volkswagen/Pon/Pon Financial Services)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 225/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 September 2003 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration
1.
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 Volkswagen Financial Services AG (‘VWFS’, Germany),
controlled by Volkswagen AG (‘VWAG’, Germany) and the undertaking Pon Holdings BV (‘Pon’, The
Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint control of the under-
taking Pon Financial Services BV (‘PFS’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— VWFS: financial services, leasing and fleet management services, insurance brokerage services,

— Pon: distribution of motor vehicles,

— PFS: financial services.

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 Regu-
lation (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.3246 — Volkswagen/Pon/Pon Financial Services, 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.
Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 3 July 2003 in Case T-249/03 R: Y v Commission of the European Communities (Interim measures — Official — Article 105(2) of the Rules of Procedure)
Date: 2003-09-20
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: Commission Delegation, European Commission, European official, Kenya, appointment of staff, summary procedure

C 226/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.9.2003

Application for annulment of decision C(2003) 564 final of
17 February 2003 concerning the system of State aid imple-
mented by Belgium in favour of coordination centres estab-
lished in Belgium, the Court of First Instance (First Chamber,
Extended Composition), composed of: B. Vesterdorf, President,
J. Azizi, M. Jaeger, H. Legal and E. Martins Ribeiro, Judges;
H. Jung, Registrar, has made an order on 16 May 2003, the
operative part of which is as follows:

lawyer, against Commission of the European Communities —
application for suspension of enforcement of the Commission
Decision of 18 June 2003 terminating the applicant's assign-
ment to a post in the delegation of that institution in Nairobi
(Kenya) with effect from 15 July 2003, the President of the
Court of First Instance made an order of 3 July 2003, the
operative part of which is as follows:

1. The Court of First Instance declines jurisdiction in Case T-140/03
Forum 187 ASBL v Commission in favour of the Court of Justice
in order to enable the latter to rule on the application for
annulment.

1.

Enforcement of the Commission Decision of 18 June 2003 termi-
nating the applicant's assignment to a post in the delegation of
that institution in Nairobi (Kenya) is suspended with effect from
15 July 2003 until the end of the present interim proceedings.

2. The costs are reserved.

(1) OJ C 158 of 5.7.2003.

2. Costs are reserved.

ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST
INSTANCE

of 3 July 2003

in Case T-249/03 R: Y v Commission of the European
Communities

(Interim measures — Official — Article 105(2) of the Rules
of Procedure)

(2003/C 226/38)

(Language of the case: French)

Removal from the register of Case T-78/03 (1)

(2003/C 226/39)

(Language of the Case: French)

By order of 26 June 2003 the President of the Fifth Chamber of
the Court of First Instance of the European Communities
ordered the removal
from the register of Case T-78/03:
Haladjian Frères v Commission of the European Communities.

In Case T-249/03 R Y, an official of the Commission of the
represented by S. Papanikolaou,
European Communities,

(1) OJ C 112 of 10.5.2003.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3248 — BAT/ETI) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, tobacco industry

20.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 225/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3248 — BAT/ETI)

(2003/C 225/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 15 September 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 British American Tobacco plc, United Kingdom (‘BAT’)
belonging to the British American Tobacco group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Ente Tabacchi Italiani SpA, Italy (‘ETI’) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— BAT: manufacturing, marketing and sales of cigarettes and other tobacco products worldwide,

— ETI: manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products in Italy.

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.3248 — BAT/ETI, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

20.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 225/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 September 2003

(2003/C 225/01)

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

1,1312

129,92

7,4282

0,6951

9,0375

1,5597

88,54

8,157

1,947

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

0,58421

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,173

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6412

0,4266

4,4984

38 127

235,265

41,23

1 547 258

1,6897

1,5341

8,8221

1,9218

1,9767

255,35

KRW

South Korean won

1 321,13

3,4532

ZAR

South African rand

8,315

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.