do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Decision declaring that the measure notified by the Czech Republic, under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Act of Accession, is not applicable after accessionText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, accession to the European Union, application of EU law, bank, transitional period (EU)

C 86/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.4.2005

Commission Decision declaring that the measure notified by the Czech Republic, under the
interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Act of Accession, is not applicable after acces-
sion

(2005/C 86/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 3 March 2004

Member State: The Czech Republic

Aid No: CZ 55/03

Title: Moravia Banka, a.s.

Objective: Aid to the banking sector

Other information: Commission decision declaring that the measure in favour of Moravia Banka, a.s.,
notified by the Czech Republic under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Accession
Act, is not applicable after accession.

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
Commission notification on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings
Date: 2004-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, rail transport, transport company, transport licence

3.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/5

Commission notification on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2004/C 55/03)

Under Article 11(8) of Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway under-
takings the Commission is obliged to inform the Member States of the situation regarding licences. The
main aspects of the licence issued by the office mentioned under point 2 are set out below.

1. Name and address of the railway undertaking

IKEA Rail AB
Box 228
S-260 35 Ödåkra

2. Issuing office

Järnvägsinspektionen
Box 858
S-781 28 Borlänge

3. Date of the decision

19 January 2004

First issued

Suspended

Revoked

Amended

4. Licence No

J 01-680/TR10

5. Terms and conditions

None

&

&

&

6. Observations regarding suspensions, revocations or amendments

The licence was withdrawn at the request of the undertaking (Decision J 03-1712/TR10) on 19 January
2004

7. Other observations

None

8. Person to contact at the issuing office

Ulrik Bergman
Järnvägsinpektionen
Box 858
S-781 28 Borlänge
Tel. (46) 243 44 60 16
Fax (46) 243 44 60 05
E-mail: registrator@jarnvagsinsp.se
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3313 — CRH/Samse/Doras) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, hand tool, merger control

C 55/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.3.2004

Notice on the European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER)

(2004/C 55/04)

EPER, the European Pollutant Emission Register, was launched on 23 February 2004 by the European
Commission together with the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen.

EPER is based on Commission Decision 2000/479/EC of 17 July 2000 (1) on the implementation of a
European pollutant emission register (EPER) according to Article 15 of Council Directive 96/61/EC
concerning integrated pollution and control (IPPC).

EPER is the first Europe-wide register of emissions from industries into air and water. It covers detailed
information on 50 pollutants from around 10 000 large industrial facilities in the EU and Norway.

EPER is publicly accessible on the internet (www.eper.cec.eu.int).

(1) OJ L 192, 28.7.2000, p. 36.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3313 — CRH/Samse/Doras)

(2004/C 55/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 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 French 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 ‘CFR’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3313. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
2004/214/EC: Commission Decision of 3 March 2004 amending Decision 2000/40/EC as regards the period of validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to refrigerators (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 310)
Date: 2004-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, eco-label, environmental protection, household electrical appliance, product quality

5.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 67/23

COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 March 2004

amending Decision 2000/40/EC as regards the period of validity of the ecological criteria for the
award of the Community eco-label to refrigerators

(notified under document number C(2004) 310)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/214/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a
revised Community eco-label award scheme (1), and in particu-
lar the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) thereof,

After consulting the European Union Eco-labelling Board,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides for the award
of an eco-label to a product possessing characteristics,
which enable it to contribute significantly to improve-
ments in relation to key environmental aspects and
provides that specific eco-label criteria are to be estab-
lished according to product groups.

Commission Decision 2000/40/EC of 16 December
1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of
the Community eco-label to refrigerators (2) will expire
on 1 December 2003.

Following the review of that Decision in accordance
with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, it is
appropriate to prolong the period of validity of those
ecological criteria for a period of 12 months, in particu-
lar to allow those companies that have been awarded the
eco-label to continue using the eco-label at least until
the revision of Decision 2000/40/EC is completed.

(4)

Decision 2000/40/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the committee set up
under Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 3 of Decision 2000/40/EC is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

The product group definition and the criteria for the
product group shall be valid until 1 December 2004. If,
however, by that date a new decision establishing the
product group definition and the criteria for this product
group has not yet been adopted, that period of validity
shall end either on 1 December 2005 or on the date of
adoption of the new decision, whichever is sooner.’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 2004.

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 22.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,00 % on 1 March 2004 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

3.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

2,00 % on 1 March 2004

Euro exchange rates (2)

2 March 2004

(2004/C 55/01)

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

1,2402

135,98

7,4524

0,667

9,2481

1,5838

87,24

8,685

1,9477

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

0,58589

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,66

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6639

0,4265

4,8758

39 767

237,99

40,458

1 636 775

1,6071

1,6618

9,655

1,7985

2,1138

255,95

KRW

South Korean won

1 455,44

3,4525

ZAR

South African rand

8,2283

___________
(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender,

the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3399 — PPM Ventures/Triton/Pharmacia Diagnostics) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical product

3.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3399 — PPM Ventures/Triton/Pharmacia Diagnostics)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 55/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 February 2004 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 PPM Ventures Ltd (‘PPMV’, UK), belonging to the Prudential
Plc group, and Triton Managers Ltd (‘Triton’, UK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, joint control of the Pharmacia Diagnostics business (Sweden), belonging to Pfizer Inc. (‘Pfizer’,
USA), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— PPMV: Private equity investment fund,

— Triton: Private equity investment fund,

— Pharmacia Diagnostics: blood test systems for clinical diagnosis and monitoring of allergy, asthma and
autoimmune diseases; natural allergen raw materials and pollen extracts for natural health products.

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 Council
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.3399 — PPM Ventures/Triton/Pharmacia Diagnostics, 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.
Notice on the European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER)
Date: 2004-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU environmental policy, air quality, industrial pollution, pollution control measures, water pollution

C 55/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.3.2004

Notice on the European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER)

(2004/C 55/04)

EPER, the European Pollutant Emission Register, was launched on 23 February 2004 by the European
Commission together with the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen.

EPER is based on Commission Decision 2000/479/EC of 17 July 2000 (1) on the implementation of a
European pollutant emission register (EPER) according to Article 15 of Council Directive 96/61/EC
concerning integrated pollution and control (IPPC).

EPER is the first Europe-wide register of emissions from industries into air and water. It covers detailed
information on 50 pollutants from around 10 000 large industrial facilities in the EU and Norway.

EPER is publicly accessible on the internet (www.eper.cec.eu.int).

(1) OJ L 192, 28.7.2000, p. 36.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3313 — CRH/Samse/Doras)

(2004/C 55/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 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 French 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 ‘CFR’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3313. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 399/2004 of 3 March 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

4.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 66/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 399/2004

of 3 March 2004

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,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particu-
lar Article 4(1) thereof,

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.

(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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 March 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1947/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17).

L 66/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.3.2004

to the Commission Regulation of 3 March 2004 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 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 50 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
212
999

052
068
204
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
624
999

052
400
600
999

052
060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
999

060
388
400
508
512
528
720
999

102,2
51,7
115,9
89,9

130,7
51,0
39,0
73,6

112,8
54,3
83,6

39,0
46,1
56,1
42,8
66,4
61,7
52,0

50,0
36,4
57,6
48,0

60,0
38,2
113,5
99,9
92,2
72,7
90,9
81,7
84,1
76,4
81,0

66,1
78,1
84,3
69,3
62,6
73,2
46,4
68,6

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11). Code ‘999’ stands for

‘of other origin’.