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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3350 — Norsk Hydro/WINGAS/HydroWingas/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-12-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aluminium, chemical product, economic concentration, energy production, exchange of information, farming sector, merger control, natural gas, oil industry

C 321/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.12.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3350 — Norsk Hydro/WINGAS/HydroWingas/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 321/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 December 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 Norsk Hydro UK Ltd (UK), ultimately controlled by Norsk
Hydro ASA (‘Norsk Hydro’, Norway) and WINGAS GmbH (‘WINGAS’, Germany), acquire, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking HydroWingas Ltd (‘Hydro-
Wingas’, UK), by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Norsk Hydro: aluminium, agriculture, oil, gas, energy production, chemicals and petrochemicals,

— WINGAS: transportation, storage and sale of natural gas,

— HydroWingas: supply and trading of natural gas.

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.3350 — Norsk Hydro/WINGAS/HydroWingas/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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-12-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

31.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 321/21

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

30 December 2003

(2003/C 321/05)

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

1,2496

133,72

7,4446

0,7036

9,077

1,5594

89,63

8,421

1,9559

0,5862

32,56

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

HKD

NZD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6685

0,4312

4,6882

41 072

236,85

41,145

1 752 635

1,6742

1,638

9,701

1,9139

2,1278

261,69

KRW

South Korean won

1 496,13

3,4523

ZAR

South African rand

8,2333

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Communication from the Commission of 19 December 2003 concerning the calculation of the average Community share of electricity market opening, as defined in Directive 96/92/EC, concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-12-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: electrical energy, market-sharing agreement, single market

31.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 321/51

Communication from OLAF

(2003/C 321/13)

In accordance with Article 280(5) of the EC Treaty, the Commission has presented to the European
Parliament and the Council its annual report on the protection of the Community's financial interests
and the fight against fraud for 2002. The report describes the joint efforts made in 2002 by the Member
States and the Community in combating fraud and irregularities, and gives details of the principal
achievements. It was produced in close collaboration with the Member States.

The report is available in the eleven official languages of the European Union on the Internet at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/anti_fraud/reports/index_en.html

Communication from the Commission of 19 December 2003 concerning the calculation of the
average Community share of electricity market opening, as defined in Directive 96/92/EC (1),
concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity

(2003/C 321/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

According to the calculations made by the Commission under Article 19(1) 2nd and 3rd paragraph of
Directive 96/92/EC, the Community's average share of the electricity market opening in the period 1
January 2004 to 1 July 2004 is 34,76 %.

This figure has been calculated by adding, on the one hand electricity consumed by final consumers
consuming more than 9 GWh in all the Member States and, on the other, total net consumption in all
the Member States, and then dividing the first figure by the second.

(1) OJ L 27, 30.1.1997, p. 20.
Communication from OLAF
Date: 2003-12-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, activity report, fraud against the EU

31.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 321/51

Communication from OLAF

(2003/C 321/13)

In accordance with Article 280(5) of the EC Treaty, the Commission has presented to the European
Parliament and the Council its annual report on the protection of the Community's financial interests
and the fight against fraud for 2002. The report describes the joint efforts made in 2002 by the Member
States and the Community in combating fraud and irregularities, and gives details of the principal
achievements. It was produced in close collaboration with the Member States.

The report is available in the eleven official languages of the European Union on the Internet at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/anti_fraud/reports/index_en.html

Communication from the Commission of 19 December 2003 concerning the calculation of the
average Community share of electricity market opening, as defined in Directive 96/92/EC (1),
concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity

(2003/C 321/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

According to the calculations made by the Commission under Article 19(1) 2nd and 3rd paragraph of
Directive 96/92/EC, the Community's average share of the electricity market opening in the period 1
January 2004 to 1 July 2004 is 34,76 %.

This figure has been calculated by adding, on the one hand electricity consumed by final consumers
consuming more than 9 GWh in all the Member States and, on the other, total net consumption in all
the Member States, and then dividing the first figure by the second.

(1) OJ L 27, 30.1.1997, p. 20.
Publication of a request under Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 to amend one or more parts of the specification of a name registered under Article 17 or Article 6 of that Regulation
Date: 2003-12-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Andalusia, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, olive oil, product designation, product quality

31.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 321/49

Publication of a request under Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 to amend one or more
parts of the specification of a name registered under Article 17 or Article 6 of that Regulation

(2003/C 321/11)

Publication confers the right to object within the meaning of Article 7 and 12d of the Regulation. Any
objections to this request must be forwarded via the competent authority of a mMember State, a WTO
member country or a third country recognised under Article 12(3) within six months of the publication
date.

The amendment is not a minor one and it must therefore be published under Article 6(2) of the
Regulation.

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92

Application to amend a specification: Article 9

1. Registered name: ‘Baena’.

2. Responsible department in the Member State

Name:

Subdirección General de Sistemas de Calidad Diferenciada, Dirección General de Alimentación
— Secretaría General de Agricultura y Alimentación del MAPA — España

Address: Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, 1, E-28014 Madrid

Tel.

Fax

(34) 913 47 53 61

(34) 913 47 57 70

3. Amendments requested

— S p e c i f i c a t i o n h e a d i n g s :

& Name
& Description

Geographical area

& Proof of origin
& Method of production
& Link
& Labelling
& National requirements

— A m e n d m e n t s :

In the paragraph ‘Production’

Where it reads ‘The production area of olive oil covered by the Designation of Origin “Baena” is
made up of land located in the municipal districts of Baena, Castro del Río, Luque, Doña Mencia,
Nueva Carteya and Zuheros, . . .’.

Add ‘Cabra’.

4. Date of receipt of the full application: 7 October 2003.