do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3290 — General Electric/Sophia) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial transaction, group of companies, merger control, property market

12.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 271/49

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3290 — General Electric/Sophia)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 271/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 November 2003 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
1.
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 GE Real Estate Investissement France (‘GEREIF’, France)
belonging to the General Electric group (‘GE’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Sophia SA (‘Sophia’, France) by way of public bid
announced on 3 November 2003.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— GEREIF: acquisition vehicle specially established for the transaction,

— GE: diversified industrial, technology and services group, active in various fields, including real estate,

— Sophia: ownership and management of commercial real estate portfolio, mainly located in France.

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.3290 — General Electric/Sophia, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3317 — Ratos/Lehmann Brothers/Fastighetstornet) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, private investment, real property

C 271/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.11.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3317 — Ratos/Lehmann Brothers/Fastighetstornet)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 271/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 November 2003, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
1.
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 Ratos AB (‘Ratos’), Sweden, and Lehmann Brothers Real
Estate Partnership (‘LBREP’), USA, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint
control of the Swedish undertaking Fastighets AB Tornet (‘Tornet’) by way of public bid announced on 20
October 2003.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Ratos: A Swedish listed private equity company, specialising in investment management,

— LBREP: A Real Estate Private Equity Fund within of the global investment bank Lehmann Brothers,

specialising in asset investments both in Europe and North America,

— Tornet: A Swedish real estate investment company.

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.3317 — Ratos/Lehmann Brothers/Fastighetstornet, 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 1986/2003 of 12 November 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

13.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 295/45

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1986/2003

of 12 November 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 13 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 November 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.

L 295/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.11.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 12 November 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 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 50 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
204
999

052
999

052
204
999

204
512
999

052
388
504
528
999

052
388
524
528
600
999

052
400
508
999

052
060
064
096
388
400
404
720
800
804
999

052
060
064
720
999

55,6
47,8
49,4
50,9

143,2
143,2

111,0
101,6
106,3

61,1
116,3
88,7

81,8
66,8
97,5
66,8
78,2

84,8
67,9
60,1
81,9
88,1
76,6

110,9
205,6
301,2
205,9

73,0
38,7
47,1
84,1
71,4
72,1
78,5
36,1
142,7
238,9
88,3

105,8
52,0
59,9
52,4
67,5

(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.3284 — Outokumpu/Boliden) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, metalworking, non-ferrous metal, precious metal, steel

C 271/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.11.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3284 — Outokumpu/Boliden)

(2003/C 271/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 5 November 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 Outokumpu Oyi
(‘Outokumpu’, Finland) acquires within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Boliden AB (‘Boliden’,
Sweden) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Outokumpu: production of copper, zinc metal and stainless steel; development and sale of technology,

— Boliden: mining and smelting of copper, zinc, lead, gold and silver; development and sale of tech-

nology; manufacturing of copper and brass products.

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.3284 — Outokumpu/Boliden, 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: 2003-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

12.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 271/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

11 November 2003

(2003/C 271/01)

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

1,1497

125,03

7,4359

0,6896

8,988

1,5689

88,31

8,21

1,9463

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

0,58261

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,99

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6406

0,4265

4,5648

39 945

236,02

41,175

1 710 957

1,6111

1,5104

8,9162

1,8381

1,9937

257,61

3,453

KRW

ZAR

South Korean won

1 353,83

South African rand

7,9801

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