do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Removal from the register of Case T-124/03
Date: 2004-02-07
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, State aid, United Kingdom, action for annulment (EU), electrical energy, energy production

C 35/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.2.2004

Removal from the register of Case T-124/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/37)

(Language of the Case: English)

Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-161/03: Cascades S.A. v Commission of the European
Communities.

(1) OJ C 171 of 19.07.2003.

By order of 21 October 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber (Extended Composition) of the Court of First Instance
of the European Communities ordered the removal from
the register of Case T-124/03: AES Drax Power Limited v
Commission of the European Communities.

(1) OJ C 135 of 07.06.2003.

Removal from the register of Case T-127/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/38)

(Language of the Case: Dutch)

By order of 7 November 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-127/03: Antoinette Pascucci v Europol.

Removal from the register of Case T-243/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/40)

(Language of the Case: English)

By order of 14 November 2003 the President of the First
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-243/03: Guardant, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the
Internal Market (Trade Marks and Design) (OHIM).

(1) OJ C 264 of 1.11.2003.

(1) OJ C 158 of 05.07.2003.

Removal from the register of Case T-244/03 (1)

Removal from the register of Case T-161/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/39)

(Language of the Case: French)

(2004/C 35/41)

(Language of the Case: French)

By order of 15 October 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-244/03: Flavia Angeletti v Commission of the European
Communities.

By order of 4 November 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European

(1) OJ C 200 of 23.08.2003.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3341 — Koch/Invista) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control, oil industry, restrictive-practice authorisation, textile industry

7.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 34/11

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 34/09)

Date of adoption of the decision:

13.1.2004

Member State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Spain (Galicia)

N 413/02

Aid for rural development

Implementation of rural development programmes similar to
the Leader+ programme without Community funding

Resolución por la que se convocan ayudas a los programas
de desarrollo rural de Galicia 2000-2006 y del programa
AGADER con fondos de la Comunidad Autónoma

Budget:

EUR 51 447 407

Aid intensity or amount:

Varies according to the aid

Duration:

Up to 2006

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential 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.3341 — Koch/Invista)

(2004/C 34/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 January 2004, 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 304M3341. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Removal from the register of Case T-161/03
Date: 2004-02-07
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), application of EU law, fine, firm governed by commercial law, paperboard, restriction on competition

C 35/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.2.2004

Removal from the register of Case T-124/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/37)

(Language of the Case: English)

Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-161/03: Cascades S.A. v Commission of the European
Communities.

(1) OJ C 171 of 19.07.2003.

By order of 21 October 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber (Extended Composition) of the Court of First Instance
of the European Communities ordered the removal from
the register of Case T-124/03: AES Drax Power Limited v
Commission of the European Communities.

(1) OJ C 135 of 07.06.2003.

Removal from the register of Case T-127/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/38)

(Language of the Case: Dutch)

By order of 7 November 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-127/03: Antoinette Pascucci v Europol.

Removal from the register of Case T-243/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/40)

(Language of the Case: English)

By order of 14 November 2003 the President of the First
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-243/03: Guardant, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the
Internal Market (Trade Marks and Design) (OHIM).

(1) OJ C 264 of 1.11.2003.

(1) OJ C 158 of 05.07.2003.

Removal from the register of Case T-244/03 (1)

Removal from the register of Case T-161/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/39)

(Language of the Case: French)

(2004/C 35/41)

(Language of the Case: French)

By order of 15 October 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-244/03: Flavia Angeletti v Commission of the European
Communities.

By order of 4 November 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European

(1) OJ C 200 of 23.08.2003.
Removal from the register of Case T-65/03
Date: 2004-02-07
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), conference proceedings, exchange of information, report

7.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 35/19

Removal from the register of Cases T-7/95 and T-22/95 (1)

Removal from the register of Case T-349/02 (1)

(2004/C 35/31)

(Language of the Case: German)

(2004/C 35/34)

(Language of the Case: Italian)

By order of 9 October 2003 the President of the First Chamber
of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities
ordered the removal from the register of Case T-7/95: Josef
Lang v Council of the European Union and Commission of
the European Communities; and of Case T-22/95: Therese
Schweiger v Council of the European Union and Commission
of the European Communities.

(1) OJ C 74 of 23.3.1995.

By order of 10 November 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-349/02: Società Sephora v Office for Harmonisation in the
Internal Market (Trade Marks and Design) (OHIM).

(1) OJ C 19 of 25.01.2003.

Partial removal from the register of Joined Cases T-306/
01 and T-315/01 (1)

(2004/C 35/32)

(Languages of the Cases: Swedish and English)

By order of 9 October 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber (Extended Composition) of the Court of First Instance
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of the names of the appellants Abdirisak Aden and
Abdi Abdulaziz Ali from the names of the appellants in the
Joined Cases T-306/01 and T-315/01: Abdirisak Aden and
Others v Commission of the European Communities.

(1) OJ C 44 of 16.02.2002 and OJ C 56 of 02.03.2002.

Removal from the register of Case T-65/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/35)

(Language of the Case: French)

By order of 11 November 2003 the President of the Fourth
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-65/03: Fondation Alsace v Commission of the European
Communities.

(1) OJ C 101 of 26.04.2003.

Removal from the register of Case T-141/02 (1)

(2004/C 35/33)

(Language of the Case: English)

Removal from the register of Case T-121/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/36)

(Language of the Case: English)

By order of 20 October 2003 the President of the First
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-141/02: Vetoquinol AG v Office for Harmonisation in the
Internal Market.

By order of 21 October 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber (Extended Composition) of the Court of First Instance
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case T-121/03: Greenpeace Limited and Nexgen
Group Limited (trading as ECOTRICITY) v Commission of the
European Communities.

(1) OJ C 169 of 13.07.2002.

(1) OJ C 184 of 02.08.2003.
Removal from the register of Case T-349/02
Date: 2004-02-07
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), clothing industry, electronic commerce, trade-mark law

7.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 35/19

Removal from the register of Cases T-7/95 and T-22/95 (1)

Removal from the register of Case T-349/02 (1)

(2004/C 35/31)

(Language of the Case: German)

(2004/C 35/34)

(Language of the Case: Italian)

By order of 9 October 2003 the President of the First Chamber
of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities
ordered the removal from the register of Case T-7/95: Josef
Lang v Council of the European Union and Commission of
the European Communities; and of Case T-22/95: Therese
Schweiger v Council of the European Union and Commission
of the European Communities.

(1) OJ C 74 of 23.3.1995.

By order of 10 November 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-349/02: Società Sephora v Office for Harmonisation in the
Internal Market (Trade Marks and Design) (OHIM).

(1) OJ C 19 of 25.01.2003.

Partial removal from the register of Joined Cases T-306/
01 and T-315/01 (1)

(2004/C 35/32)

(Languages of the Cases: Swedish and English)

By order of 9 October 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber (Extended Composition) of the Court of First Instance
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of the names of the appellants Abdirisak Aden and
Abdi Abdulaziz Ali from the names of the appellants in the
Joined Cases T-306/01 and T-315/01: Abdirisak Aden and
Others v Commission of the European Communities.

(1) OJ C 44 of 16.02.2002 and OJ C 56 of 02.03.2002.

Removal from the register of Case T-65/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/35)

(Language of the Case: French)

By order of 11 November 2003 the President of the Fourth
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-65/03: Fondation Alsace v Commission of the European
Communities.

(1) OJ C 101 of 26.04.2003.

Removal from the register of Case T-141/02 (1)

(2004/C 35/33)

(Language of the Case: English)

Removal from the register of Case T-121/03 (1)

(2004/C 35/36)

(Language of the Case: English)

By order of 20 October 2003 the President of the First
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities ordered the removal from the register of Case
T-141/02: Vetoquinol AG v Office for Harmonisation in the
Internal Market.

By order of 21 October 2003 the President of the Second
Chamber (Extended Composition) of the Court of First Instance
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case T-121/03: Greenpeace Limited and Nexgen
Group Limited (trading as ECOTRICITY) v Commission of the
European Communities.

(1) OJ C 169 of 13.07.2002.

(1) OJ C 184 of 02.08.2003.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3314 — Air Liquide/Messer Targets) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, gas industry, merger control

C 34/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.2.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3314 — Air Liquide/Messer Targets)

(2004/C 34/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 30 January 2004 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 L'Air Liquide SA (France,
‘Air Liquide’) acquires within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation sole control of the activities of the Messer Group (‘Messer
Group’) in Germany, United Kingdom and US (‘Messer Targets’) by way of purchase of assets and transfer
of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Air Liquide:

industrial gases and related business, engineering, welding and cutting equipment and

consumables, diving equipment, and services related to those products,

— Messer Targets: industrial gases and related businesses as well as services related to those products,

— Messer Group: industrial gases and related businesses as well as services related to those 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.3314 — Air Liquide/Messer Targets, 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: 2004-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

7.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 34/5

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 February 2004

(2004/C 34/04)

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

1,2529

133,54

7,4505

LVL

MTL

PLN

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Exchange
rate

0,6674

0,4288

4,8623

0,68315

ROL

Romanian leu

40 903

9,1175

1,5694

86,25

8,7355

1,9556

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,58624

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

33,207

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

237,32

40,7

1 691 400

1,6458

1,6765

9,741

1,828

2,1236

268,45

KRW

South Korean won

1 463,45

3,4534

ZAR

South African rand

8,855

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2004-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, rural development

7.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 34/11

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 34/09)

Date of adoption of the decision:

13.1.2004

Member State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Spain (Galicia)

N 413/02

Aid for rural development

Implementation of rural development programmes similar to
the Leader+ programme without Community funding

Resolución por la que se convocan ayudas a los programas
de desarrollo rural de Galicia 2000-2006 y del programa
AGADER con fondos de la Comunidad Autónoma

Budget:

EUR 51 447 407

Aid intensity or amount:

Varies according to the aid

Duration:

Up to 2006

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential 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.3341 — Koch/Invista)

(2004/C 34/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 January 2004, 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 304M3341. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Piedmont, State aid, vocational training

C 34/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.2.2004

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the
EC Treaty to training aid

(2004/C 34/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 41/02

Member State: Italy

Region: Piedmonte

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Directive on continuing
training — Law No 236/93 — Company, sectoral and regional training schemes agreed by labour and
management — 2002

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta regionale del Piemonte n. 76-5853 del 15.4.2002

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the
company: EUR 12 584 655,43 (ITL 24 367 290 770)

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensities are those laid down in Article 4(2) to (6) of
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001.

The aid, quantified on the assumption that the course will be carried out properly and in full, is granted in
the form of reimbursements of eligible expenditure actually incurred and backed by documentary evidence
in respect of training programmes, in relation to the activity actually carried out and within the maximum
intensity ceilings given below:

Large enterprises

Specific training

General training

Non-assisted areas

Article 87(3)(c) assisted areas

25

30

50

55

SMEs

Specific training

General training

Non-assisted areas

Article 87(3)(c) assisted areas

35

40

70

75

The above intensities are increased by 10 percentage points if the training is given to disadvantaged
workers, as defined in Article 2(g) of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001

Date of implementation: 12 June 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until December 2003

Objective of aid: The aid scheme covers general and specific training. Complies with Article 2(e) of
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors; all services

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Piemonte
Direzione regionale alla formazione professionale — lavoro
Settore attività formativa
Via Magenta n. 12
I-10128 Torino

Other information: The total public contribution that may be allocated to a single firm for training
programmes under this Directive may not in any event exceed EUR 1 million (ITL 1 936 270 000)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2768 — Generali/Banca Intesa/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial institution, insurance company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

7.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 34/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2768 — Generali/Banca Intesa/JV)

(2004/C 34/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 15 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 Italian 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 ‘CIT’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M2768. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
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