do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3254 — Vidacaixa/Swisslife Espana) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance company, merger control

C 288/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.11.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3254 — Vidacaixa/Swisslife Espana)

(2003/C 288/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 November 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 Spanish 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 ‘CES’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3254. CELEX

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3283 — Ferroser/Teris/Ecocat JV)

(2003/C 288/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 November 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 303M3283. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Case T-326/03: Action brought on 22 September 2003 by Hippocrate Vounakis against the Commission of the European Communities
Date: 2003-11-29
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action for annulment (EU), dissemination of information, regulations for civil servants, staff assessment

29.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 289/29

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law:

— there is no likelihood of con-
fusion between the marks
of
within the meaning
Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation
No 40/94;

— the marks are not similar.

— annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade
Marks and Designs) of 18 June 2003 in Case R 281/
2002-4;

— in the alternative, in the event that the other party to
the proceedings withdraws the opposition during the
proceedings, declare the opposition procedure to be at an
end;

— further in the alternative, refer the case back to the
defendant with the proviso that the opposition procedure
be declared at an end in the light of the withdrawal of the
opposition;

— order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant
munity trade mark:

for Com-

the applicant

Community trade mark Word mark ‘E-SIM’ for goods and
services in Classes 9 and 42
sought:
(including computer software for
use in the design, development,
prototyping, promotion and sup-
port of a wide variety of products,
systems, and devices and services
relating to the provision of web-
based electronic commerce) —
application no 1 387 661

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

Mark or sign cited in
opposition:

Druckhaus Remstal-Bote GmbH

German word mark ‘ASIM’ for
goods and services in Classes 9,
35, 41 and 42 (including data
processing
and
economic and technical advice
and training)

programmes

Action brought on 22 September 2003 by Hippocrate
Vounakis against the Commission of the European Com-
munities

(Case T-326/03)

(2003/C 289/61)

(Language of the case: French)

An action against the Commission of the European Communi-
ties was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 22 September 2003 by Hippocrate
Vounakis, residing in Wezembeek-Oppem (Belgium), rep-
resented by S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis and É. Marchal,
avocats, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— annul

the Commission’s decision not to include his
name on the list of promoted officials published in
Administrative Notices (AN) No 2002-69 of 14 August
2002;

— order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Decision of the Oppo-
sition division:

Refusal of the application

The applicant alleges infringement of Article 45 of the Staff
Regulations, and manifest error of assessment.

Decision of the Board of
Appeal:

Dismissal of the applicant’s appeal
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

29.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 288/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 November 2003

(2003/C 288/01)

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

1,1994

131,24

7,4396

0,6971

9,0475

1,5484

89,29

8,1625

1,9525

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

0,58415

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,095

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6555

0,4289

4,7047

40 200

236,405

41,1

1 748 045

1,6583

1,5552

9,3117

1,8718

2,0662

264,74

KRW

South Korean won

1 441,74

3,4525

ZAR

South African rand

7,7001

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Commission Directive 97/17/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: harmonisation of standards, household electrical appliance, technical standard

29.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 288/3

Commission communication in the framework of

the implementation of

the Commission

Directive 97/17/EC

(2003/C 288/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the directive)

ESO (1)

Reference and title of the standard

Reference
document

Reference of the
superseded standard

Cenelec

EN 50242:1998

Electric dishwashers
methods for measuring the performance

for household use — Test

Amendment A1:1999 to EN 50242:1998

Amendment A2:2001 to EN 50242:1998

Amendment A3:2003 to EN 50242:1998

None

Note 3

Note 3

Note 3

Date of cessation
of use of the
superseded standard
Note 1

—

Date expired
(1.8.2001)

Date expired
(1.8.2001)

1.12.2005

(1) ESO (European standardisation organistions):

— CEN: rue de Stassart/De Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be)
— Cenelec: rue de Stassart/De Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org)
— ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 00, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16 (http://www.etsi.org).

Note 1:

Note 3:

Generally the date of cessation of use will be the date of withdrawal
(‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation
Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can
be otherwise.

In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted
amendment. The superseded standard (column 4) therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if
any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard cannot be used any longer in
the context of the directive.

Example: For EN 50242:1998, the following applies:

Cenelec

EN 50242:1998

Electric dishwashers
methods for measuring the performance
(The referenced standard is EN 50242:1998)

for household use — Test

Amendment A1:1999 to EN 50242:1998
(The referenced standard is EN 50242:1998
+A1:1999 to EN 50242:1998)

Amendment A2:2001 to EN 50242:1998
(The referenced standard is EN 50242:1998
+A1:1999 to EN 50242:1998
+A2:2001 to EN 50242:1998)

Amendment A3:2003 to EN 50242:1998
(The referenced standard is EN 50242:1998
+A1:1999 to EN 50242:1998
+A2:2001 to EN 50242:1998
+A3:2003 to EN 50242:1998)

None
(There is no superseded
standard)

Note 3
(The superseded standard is
EN 50242:1998)

Note 3
(The superseded standard is
EN 50242:1998
+A1:1999 to EN 50242:1998)

Note 3
(The superseded standard is
EN 50242:1998
+A1:1999 to EN 50242:1998
+A2:2001 to EN 50242:1998)

—

Date expired
(1.8.2001)

Date expired
(1.8.2001)

1.12.2005
Removal from the register of Case C-194/02
Date: 2003-11-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Austria, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, environmental protection, hazardous waste, waste management

29.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 289/19

The Commission of the European Communities claims that
the Court should:

1. Declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of
biotechnological inventions (1) or, in any event, by not
communicating those provisions to the Commission, the
Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations
under Article 15 of that directive;

2. Order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit fixed for the transposition of the directive
expired on 30 July 2000.

(1) OJ L 213 of 30.07.1998, p. 13.

Removal from the register of Case C-194/02 (1)

(2003/C 289/39)

By order of 30 June 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-194/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

(1) OJ C 169 of 13.7.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-33/02 (1)

(2003/C 289/38)

Removal from the register of Case C-226/02 (1)

(2003/C 289/40)

By order of 19 June 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-33/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

By order of 8 May 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-226/02 Reference for a preliminary ruling by
the Østre Landsret): Remedan af 1985 ApS v Skatteministeriet.

(1) OJ C 84 of 6.4.2002.

(1) OJ C 219 of 14.9.2002.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3331 — KKR/MTU) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aircraft, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, turbine

29.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 288/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3331 — KKR/MTU)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 288/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 November 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 undertaking Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., LP (‘KKR’, USA) acquires, within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, by way of purchase of shares, control of MTU Aero
Engines GmbH (‘MTU’, Germany).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— KKR: investment company,

— MTU: aero engines, maintenance of aero engines and industrial gas turbines.

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.3331 — KKR/MTU, 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.
Removal from the register of Case C-33/02
Date: 2003-11-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Austria, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, dangerous substance, waste disposal, waste incineration

29.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 289/19

The Commission of the European Communities claims that
the Court should:

1. Declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of
biotechnological inventions (1) or, in any event, by not
communicating those provisions to the Commission, the
Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations
under Article 15 of that directive;

2. Order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit fixed for the transposition of the directive
expired on 30 July 2000.

(1) OJ L 213 of 30.07.1998, p. 13.

Removal from the register of Case C-194/02 (1)

(2003/C 289/39)

By order of 30 June 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-194/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

(1) OJ C 169 of 13.7.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-33/02 (1)

(2003/C 289/38)

Removal from the register of Case C-226/02 (1)

(2003/C 289/40)

By order of 19 June 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-33/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

By order of 8 May 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-226/02 Reference for a preliminary ruling by
the Østre Landsret): Remedan af 1985 ApS v Skatteministeriet.

(1) OJ C 84 of 6.4.2002.

(1) OJ C 219 of 14.9.2002.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

29.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 288/7

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 288/08)

Date of adoption of the decision: 31.10.2003

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Member State: Spain (Navarre)

Aid No: N 194/03 and N 291/03

Title: Aid to repair flood damage

Date of adoption of the decision: 31.10.2003

Member State: Spain (Navarre)

Objective: To repair damage caused by the floods in February
2003

Aid No: N 252/03

Legal basis: Decreto Foral 39/2003, por el que se declaran
protegibles los daños causados en cultivos y parcelas agrícolas
por las inundaciones extraordinarias de febrero de 2003.

Proyecto de Decreto Foral por el que se establecen ayudas para
compensar los daños materiales y las perdidas de renta en las
explotaciones agrarias dañadas por las inundaciones de febrero
de 2003

Title: Aid for the use of biodegradable plastics in horticulture

Objective: To use biodegradable plastics in horticulture

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden Foral por la que se fomenta el
uso de plásticos biodegradables en cultivos hortícolas

Budget: EUR 100 000

Budget: EUR 2 700 000 for aid N 194/03 and EUR 600 000
for aid N 291/03

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 25 % of the cost

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the damage caused

Duration: Five years

Duration: Ad hoc aid

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3283 — Ferroser/Teris/Ecocat JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building, economic concentration, exchange of information, maintenance, management, merger control, waste management

C 288/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.11.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3254 — Vidacaixa/Swisslife Espana)

(2003/C 288/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 November 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 Spanish 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 ‘CES’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3254. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3283 — Ferroser/Teris/Ecocat JV)

(2003/C 288/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 November 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 303M3283. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Removal from the register of Case C-226/02
Date: 2003-11-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: disc drive, interpretation of the law, statistical nomenclature

29.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 289/19

The Commission of the European Communities claims that
the Court should:

1. Declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of
biotechnological inventions (1) or, in any event, by not
communicating those provisions to the Commission, the
Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations
under Article 15 of that directive;

2. Order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit fixed for the transposition of the directive
expired on 30 July 2000.

(1) OJ L 213 of 30.07.1998, p. 13.

Removal from the register of Case C-194/02 (1)

(2003/C 289/39)

By order of 30 June 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-194/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

(1) OJ C 169 of 13.7.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-33/02 (1)

(2003/C 289/38)

Removal from the register of Case C-226/02 (1)

(2003/C 289/40)

By order of 19 June 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-33/02: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

By order of 8 May 2003 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-226/02 Reference for a preliminary ruling by
the Østre Landsret): Remedan af 1985 ApS v Skatteministeriet.

(1) OJ C 84 of 6.4.2002.

(1) OJ C 219 of 14.9.2002.