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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3332 — Geso/Zweckverband/Gaso) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, exchange of information, gas, merger control

16.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3332 — Geso/Zweckverband/Gaso)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 66/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 March 2004 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings Geso Beteiligungs- und Beratungs-AG (‘Geso’, Germany), controlled by Energie
Baden-Württemberg AG, itself jointly controlled by Electricité de France (‘EdF’, France, controlled by the
French State) and Ostschwäbische Elektrizitätswerke (‘OEW’, Germany), and Zweckverband Gasversorgung
Ostsachsen (‘Zweckverband’, Germany) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
control of Gasversorgung Sachsen Ost GmbH (‘Gaso’, Germany) through the acquisition of joint contro
over a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘Energieversorgung Sachsen Ost GmbH’, EnSO).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Geso: supply of gas and electricity,

— Zweckverband: supply of gas,

— Gaso: supply of 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference
COMP/M.3332 — Geso/Zweckverband/Gaso, 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 Decision of 16/03/2004 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.3372 - CARLSBERG / HOLSTEN) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)
Date: 2004-03-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

3.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 84/21

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3289 — Interbrew/Spaten-Franziskaner)

(2004/C 84/11)

(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 303M3289. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3372 — Carlsberg/Holsten)

(2004/C 84/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 March 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),

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Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

16.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

15 March 2004

(2004/C 66/01)

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

1,2278

136,02

7,4515

0,6818

9,2563

1,5645

86,60

8,4895

1,9463

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

33,165

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6632

0,4279

4,7229

39 895

238,02

40,456

1 615 435

1,6727

1,6353

9,5693

1,9044

2,0979

253,83

3,452

KRW

ZAR

South Korean won

1 442,97

South African rand

8,2566

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3354 — Sanofi-Synthélabo/Aventis) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, pharmaceutical product

16.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3354 — Sanofi-Synthélabo/Aventis)

(2004/C 66/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 9 March 2004 the Commission received 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 Sanofi-Synthélabo (France) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, joint control of the whole of Aventis (France) by way of public bid announced on 26 January
2004.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Sanofi-Synthélabo: Human pharmaceuticals;

— Aventis: Human pharmaceuticals, vaccines, animal health and chemicals 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.3354 — Sanofi-Synthélabo/Aventis, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 488/2004 of 16 March 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 79/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.3.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 488/2004

of 16 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 17 March 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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).

17.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 79/17

to the Commission Regulation of 16 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 10 00

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
096
204
220
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
624
999

052
400
600
999

060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
800
999

388
512
528
999

95,6
82,0
125,1
100,9

133,1
141,1
88,7
20,5
147,3
106,1

77,3
77,3

110,5
51,0
80,8

43,1
46,6
60,8
48,0
65,3
60,6
54,1

53,0
46,9
51,3
50,4

45,0
84,0
105,0
89,3
71,7
85,8
73,5
82,0
83,5
99,6
81,9

72,9
79,3
69,7
74,0

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3371 — Blackstone/Celanese) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment bank, merger control

C 66/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.3.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3371 — Blackstone/Celanese)

(2004/C 66/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 March 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 304M3371. CELEX

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3369 — Eurailco/Transregio)

(2004/C 66/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 March 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 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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3156 — EADS/Astrium (II)) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

16.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3156 — EADS/Astrium (II))

(2004/C 66/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 May 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 303M3156. CELEX

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3357 — Matsushita Electric Industrial/Matsushita Electric Works)

(2004/C 66/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 March 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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3357 — Matsushita Electric Industrial/Matsushita Electric Works) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual equipment, economic concentration, electrical equipment, exchange of information, household electrical appliance, merger control, telecommunications

16.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3156 — EADS/Astrium (II))

(2004/C 66/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 May 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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3357 — Matsushita Electric Industrial/Matsushita Electric Works)

(2004/C 66/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 March 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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3136 — GE/AGFA NDT) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical equipment, exchange of information, industrial enterprise, merger control, testing

C 66/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.3.2004

Date of implementation: After notification of the aid under
the block exemption regulation

Name and address of the granting authority:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The assistance
limited to 31 December 2006 (date of
are
guidelines
submission of application)

Objective of aid: Horizontal aid: SMEs; Secondary aim:
to the ceilings allowed under the
regional aid — subject
competition rules, higher levels of aid may be granted by the
provinces concerned for projects in areas of Austria covered by
Objective 2 of the EU Structural Funds

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors except
for the
tourism and leisure industry and primary agriculture and
forestry

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Center 1 Wirtschaftspolitik
Stubenring 1
A-1010 Wien
Contact person: Alexandra Moser-Witzky
Tel. (43-1) 177 00-58 90

Managing agency:
Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Ungargasse 37
A-1030 Wien
Contact person: Anton Neunteufl
Tel. (43-1) 501 75-223
Fax (43-1) 501 75-900
Internet: www.awsg.at

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3136 — GE/AGFA NDT)

(2004/C 66/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 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(2) of Council Regu-
lation (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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3369 — Eurailco/Transregio) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of passengers, economic concentration, exchange of information, means of public conveyance, merger control

C 66/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.3.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3371 — Blackstone/Celanese)

(2004/C 66/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 March 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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3369 — Eurailco/Transregio)

(2004/C 66/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 March 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 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),

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