do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3296 — Areva/Alstom T & D) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, exchange of information, merger control

C 16/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.1.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3296 — Areva/Alstom T & D)

(2004/C 16/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 December 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 303M3296. 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.3329 — Tchibo/Beiersdorf)

(2004/C 16/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 December 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 German 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 ‘CDE’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3329. 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

22.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 16/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

21 January 2004

(2004/C 16/01)

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

1,2607

134,86

7,4472

0,69

9,1639

1,5691

86,95

8,64

1,9558

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

0,58672

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,77

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6711

0,4299

4,7083

41 048

237,4

40,585

1 677 660

1,6328

1,6313

9,7931

1,8741

2,1428

263,85

KRW

South Korean won

1 498,22

3,4529

ZAR

South African rand

8,9635

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(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Community of hardboard originating, inter alia, in Poland: modification of the name of a company with an individual duty rate from which an undertaking was accepted
Date: 2004-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, anti-dumping duty, building slab, import, originating product

C 16/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.1.2004

Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Community
of hardboard originating, inter alia, in Poland: modification of the name of a company with an
individual duty rate from which an undertaking was accepted

(2004/C 16/07)

Imports of hardboard originating,
in Poland are subject to definitive anti-dumping duties,
imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 194/1999 (1) as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No
1899/2001 (2).

inter alia,

An undertaking was accepted by Commission Decision 1999/71/EC (3) as amended by Commission
Decision 2001/707/EC (4) from Alpex-Karlino SA, a Polish company, whose exports to the Community
of hardboard are subject to an individual anti-dumping duty rate of 22,4 % by the aforementioned
Regulation.

The company has informed the Commission that it has changed its name into Płyty-Karlino SA. The
company has asked the Commission to confirm that the change of name does not affect the right of the
company to benefit from the individual duty rate applied to the company under its previous name of
Alpex-Karlino SA nor the right to benefit from the undertaking given by the company, in respect of
product types covered by the undertaking, under its previous name.

The Commission has examined the information supplied, which demonstrates that all the company's
activities linked to the manufacturing, sales and exports of hardboard are unaffected by the change of
name. The Commission therefore concludes that the change of name in no way affects the findings of
Council Regulation (EC) No 194/1999 and Commission Decision 1999/71/EC. In view of the absence of
any substantive change of circumstances, the reference to Alpex-Karlino SA should be read as Płyty-Karlino
SA in Articles 1(2) and 2(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 194/1999 and in Article 1(1) of Commission
Decision 1999/71/EC.

The Taric additional codes 8479 and 8511 previously attributed to Alpex-Karlino SA shall be replaced by
the Taric additional code A 501 attributed to Płyty-Karlino SA (ex: Alpex-Karlino SA).

(1) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 16.
(2) OJ L 261, 29.9.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 71.
(4) OJ L 261, 29.9.2001, p. 65.
Agreement between the ECB and Narodowy Bank Polski
Date: 2004-01-22
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Poland, central bank, counterfeiting, disclosure of information, euro, exchange of information, fight against crime, fraud, paper money

For each am of counterfeit e m  bmknotes sent electronicalIy, there shouId be: 

The entire front  and reverse  of the  banknote,  shown  f h t  and mdistortcrt, scanned as  a 24-bitmap 
image at a resolution l00 dats per inch (dpi)  for the rzreen image or 400 dots per inch (clpi) for the 
printed image. 

Any  regions  of special intercst (e.g. microtext) should  also be scanned  as  a 24-bitrnap image  at a 
resolution of 100 dots pet inch (dpi)  for the screen image or 400 dots per inch (dpi) for thc printed 
image. 

TEMPLATE FORM REPORTED EURa COUNTER.FEITS
Commission Regulation (EC) No 114/2004 of 22 January 2004 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003
Date: 2004-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, import, maize

23.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/43

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 114/2004

of 22 January 2004

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued
in Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7
of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in
the duty should not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for cereals,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 2315/2003 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/
95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/
2000 (5), allows the Commission to decide,
in accord-
ance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the
tenders notified, to make no award.

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 16 to 22
January 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the
reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation
(EC) No 2315/2003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 34.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0103/04 by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission. Water for human consumption.
Date: 2004-01-22
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: technical regulations, water supply

C 84 E/534

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

3.4.2004

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(4 March 2004)

The Community has, through the Water Framework Directive (1), thoroughly restructured its water policy.
One of the key elements of the Directive is the principle of supporting environmental objectives by
economic instruments, in particular water pricing reflecting the costs.

By 2010, based on economic analysis and participation of citizens and stakeholders, Member States will
have to ensure adequate pricing of water-related services, reflecting the principle of recovery of costs.

To this purpose, Member States have to ensure by that date:

(cid:1) that water pricing policies provide adequate incentives for the users to use water resources efficiently,

and thereby contribute to the environmental objectives of the Directive;

(cid:1) that an adequate contribution of

households and agriculture,
economic analysis due by the end of 2004 and taking into account the polluter pays principle.

the different water uses, disaggregated into at

industry,
is made to the recovery of the costs of water services, based on an

least

Details of how to charge for water use are, within the above framework, the responsibility of Member
States. In this context Member States will have some discretion to apply the principle of cost recovery,
having regard to the social, environmental and economic effects of the recovery as well as the geographic
and climatic conditions of the region or regions concerned. At the same time, the principle of cost
recovery does not prevent the funding of particular measures such as preventive or remedial measures.

(1) Directive 2000/60/EC of the Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for

Community action in the field of water policy, OJ L 327, 22.12.2000.

(2004/C 84 E/0611)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0103/04

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(22 January 2004)

Subject: Water for human consumption

Can the Commission tell me whether direct or indirect references in European legislation to minimum
pressure levels for water for private consumption are being respected?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(5 March 2004)

There are no criteria set out in Community environmental legislation for minimum pressure levels for
water supplied by distribution systems.

The Drinking Water Directive (1) of 1998 establishes clear and binding criteria for the quality of drinking
water from the tap provided to consumers of water supply systems.

(1) Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 concerning the quality of water

intended for human

consumption, OJ L 330, 5.12.1998.