do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3334 — Arcelor/Thyssenkrupp/Steel24-7) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, iron and steel industry, merger control

5.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 57/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3334 — Arcelor/Thyssenkrupp/Steel24-7)

(2004/C 57/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 February 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 304M3334. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Corrigendum to Directive 2003/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products (OJ L 152 of 20.6.2003)
Date: 2004-03-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: advertising, approximation of laws, sponsorship, tobacco

L 67/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.3.2004

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 464/2001 of 7 March 2001 supplementing the Annex to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and
protected geographical indications’ provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of
geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 66 of 8 March 2001)

On page 30, in the Annex, Products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty, intended for human consumption:

for:
read:

‘Fruit and vegetables’,
‘Other Annex I products (spices etc.)’.

Corrigendum to Directive 2003/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the
approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the
advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products

(Official Journal of the European Union L 152 of 20 June 2003)

On page 19:

— Article 10(2) shall be deleted.

— Article 11:

for:
read:

‘This Directive shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.’,
‘This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Union.’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 417/2004 of 5 March 2004 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (oranges and apples)
Date: 2004-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, pip fruit

L 68/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.3.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 417/2004

of 5 March 2004

on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (oranges and apples)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2214/2003 (3) fixes the
indicative quantities for which system B export licences
may be issued.

In the light of the information available to the Commis-
sion today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities
laid down for the current export period for oranges and

apples will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will preju-
dice the proper working of the export refund scheme in
the fruit and vegetables sector.

(3)

To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences
for oranges and apples after 5 March 2004 should be
rejected until the end of the current export period,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

licences for oranges and
Applications for system B export
apples submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
2214/2003, export declarations for which are accepted after 5
March and before 16 March 2004, are hereby rejected.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 March 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 5 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p.
64).

(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1176/2002 (OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69).

(3) OJ L 332, 19.12.2003, p. 7.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3386 — SEI/Fujitsu/FQD) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic component, exchange of information, merger control, telecommunications equipment

C 57/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.3.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3386 — SEI/Fujitsu/FQD)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 57/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 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 Fujitsu Limited (‘Fujitsu’,
Japan) and Sumitomo Electric
Industries, Ltd (‘SEI’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint control
of the undertaking Fujitsu Quantum Devices Limited (‘FQD’, Japan), by way of purchase of shares in a
newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Fujitsu: information technology and communication solutions including semiconductors,

— SEI: power and telecommunication cable and wire used in electronic components and semiconductors,

— FQD: compound semiconductor devices.

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.3386 — SEI/Fujitsu/FQD, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/2004 of 5 March 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003
Date: 2004-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

6.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 68/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 418/2004

of 5 March 2004

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain
third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/
2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
issued pursuant
1877/2003 (2).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3)
allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the
criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract
is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum export refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled
long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1877/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders
submitted from 1 to 4 March 2004 at 242,00 EUR/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 March 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 5 March 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p.
27).

(2) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 20.
(3) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1948/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

5.3.2004

EN

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

4 March 2004

(2004/C 57/01)

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

1,2147

134,43

7,4522

0,6663

9,2151

1,5793

86,88

8,6365

1,9473

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

33,035

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6578

0,4257

4,8126

39 899

237,93

40,685

1 613 577

1,6178

1,629

9,4661

1,8125

2,0844

254,35

KRW

South Korean won

3,4529

ZAR

South African rand

1 421,38

8,31

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 420/2004 of 5 March 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1876/2003
Date: 2004-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

6.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 68/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 420/2004

of 5 March 2004

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A
rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1876/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1876/2003 (2).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3)
in accordance with the
allows the Commission to fix,
procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the
criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No
is
3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum export refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium
grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third
issued in
countries pursuant
Regulation (EC) No 1876/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of
the
submitted from 1 to 4 March 2004 at
104,00 EUR/t.

to the invitation to tender

tenders

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 March 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 5 March 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p.
27).

(2) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1948/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 413/2004 of 5 March 2004 prohibiting fishing for blue ling by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Date: 2004-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

6.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 68/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 413/2004

of 5 March 2004

prohibiting fishing for blue ling by vessels flying the flag of Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002 of 16 December
2002 fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportu-
nities for deep-sea fish stocks (2) lays down quotas for
blue ling for 2004.

In order
to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of blue ling in the waters of ICES divisions
VI and VII (EC waters and waters not falling under the
sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of third countries),
by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain
have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. Spain has

prohibited fishing for this stock from 26 January 2004.
This date should consequently be adopted in this Regu-
lation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of blue ling in the waters of ICES divisions VI and VII
(EC waters and waters not falling under the sovereignty or
within the jurisdiction of third countries), by vessels flying the
flag of Spain or registered in Spain are hereby deemed to have
exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 2004.

Fishing for blue ling in the waters of ICES divisions VI and VII
(EC waters and waters not falling under the sovereignty or
within the jurisdiction of third countries), by vessels flying the
flag of Spain or registered in Spain is hereby prohibited, as are
the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock
caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this
Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 26 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 March 2004.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST

Director-General for Fisheries

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 409/2004 of 4 March 2004 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004
Date: 2004-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, award of contract, customs duties, import, sorghum, tariff reduction

L 67/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.3.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 409/2004

of 4 March 2004

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum
issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004

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 organization of the market in
cereals (1), 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 sorghum imported into Spain was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 238/
2004 (2).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/
95 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regu-
lation (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 27
February to 4 March 2004 in response to the invitation to
tender for the reduction in the duty on imported sorghum
issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 March 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 4 March 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2235/2000 (OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 419/2004 of 5 March 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003
Date: 2004-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

L 68/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.3.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 419/2004

of 5 March 2004

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in
connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
the
in the maximum export
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1875/2003 (2).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3)
allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the
criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract
is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum export refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice
to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-
tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003 is
hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 1 to 4
March 2004 at 104,00 EUR/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 March 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 5 March 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p.
27).

(2) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 14.
(3) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1948/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 27).