do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3415 - CRH/SEMAPA/SECIL JV)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, building materials, economic concentration, merger control

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3415 - CRH/SEMAPA/SECIL JV)

(2004/C 111/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. On 26 April 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 CRH plc. (‘CRH’, Ireland) acquires within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento,
S.A. (‘Secil’, Portugal), previously under the sole control of SEMAPA, Sociedade de Investimento e
Gestao, SGPS S.A. (‘SEMAPA’, Portugal), by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— CRH: production and distribution of building materials

— SEMAPA: holding with activities in particular in the construction industry

— Secil: production of cement and other building materials

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the

scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (fax no. (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by
post, under reference COMP/M.3415 - CRH/SEMAPA/SECIL JV to the following address:

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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3418-General Dynamics/Alvis)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: combat vehicle, economic concentration, information system, merger control

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3418-General Dynamics/Alvis)

(2004/C 111/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. On 20 April 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 General Dynamics Corporation ('General Dynamics', USA)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the
undertaking Alvis plc ('Alvis', UK), by way of public bid announced on 11 March 2004.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— General Dynamics: business aviation, defence systems, mission-critical information systems and tech-
nologies, shipbuilding and marine systems, land and amphibious combat vehicles and systems,

— Alvis: design, development and production of armoured fighting vehicles and military land systems.

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.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No(32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference COMP/M.3418 — General Dynamics/Alvis, to the following address:

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 communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive 89/106/EEC Text with EEA relevance(Publication of titles and references of European Technical Approval Guidelines (ETAG) under the directive)
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, building slab, harmonisation of standards, standard, technical regulations

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 115/19

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive
89/106/EEC

(2004/C 115/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European Technical Approval Guidelines (ETAG) under the directive)

EOTA (1) Reference

Title of the ETA Guideline

Date of Applicability (2)

Date of the end of the co-
existence period (3)

ETAG 016-2

Self Supporting Composite Lightweight
two: Specific
Panels — Part
aspects
to self-supporting Composite
relating
Lightweight Panels for use in roofs

17.11.2004

17.11.2006

(1) EOTA: European Organisation for Technical Approvals:

Avenue des Arts/Kunstlaan 40, B-1040 Brussels, tel.: (32-2) 502 69 00; fax (32-2) 502 38 14, E-Mail: info@eota.be (www.eota.be).
(2) Date of applicability of ETAs (issued in accordance with the relevant Guideline) according to Article 4(2)(b) of Directive 89/106/EEC.
(3) The date of the end of the co-existence period is the same as the date of withdrawal of conflicting national technical specifications,
after which presumption of conformity must be based upon harmonised European specifications. (harmonised standards or European
Technical Approvals).
The translations of the titles given above have been provided by EOTA and represent the ‘official’ language versions given by the
National members of EOTA.

NOTE:

Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European
standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies. Any information concerning the
availability of the ETA Guidelines can be obtained either from EOTA or from its members.

Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the harmonised
technical specifications are available in all the Community languages.

Further harmonised technical specifications related to the Construction Products Directive have been
published in previous editions of the Official Journal of the European Union. A complete updated list can be
found on the Europa server on the Internet at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/nando-is/cpd/home/index.cfm
Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3397-Owens-Illinois/BSN Glasspack)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, glass industry, packaging, plastics industry

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3397-Owens-Illinois/BSN Glasspack)

(2004/C 111/01)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. On 22 April 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 Owens-Illinois, Inc. (‘Owens-Illinois’, USA) acquires within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking BSN Glas-
spack S.A. (‘BSN Glasspack’, France), by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Owens-Illinois: manufacture and sale of glass containers, glass container molds and associated
machinery for manufacturing glass containers, custom-molded and injection-molded plastic
containers, plastic closures, plastic prescription containers, labels, and multi-pack plastic carriers for
beverage containers.

— BSN Glasspack: manufacture and sale of glass containers for beverages and food.

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.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (fax no. (32-2) 296 43 01 or 29 672 44) or by
post, under reference COMP/M. 3397-Owens-Illinois / BSN Glasspack, to the following address:

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.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Italy, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, export aid, shipbuilding

C 115/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2004

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 115/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.2.2004

Member State [Region]:

Italy-Piedmont

Aid No: N 21/2004

Title: Amendment of measure 3.3 type (b) in aid scheme No
N 102/02

Objective:

Environmental protection

Legal basis: Regione Piemonte: determina dirigenziale n.189
del 14/11/03

Budget: No fresh budget; the initial budget (N 102/02) was
EUR 14 to 20 million

Objective [sector]: Régime filière électronique et décisions
des collectivités locales

Legal basis: R&D aid for Altis Seéiconductor (Altis)

Budget:

EUR 23 600 000

Aid intensity or amount: Gross: 19.5 % - intensity in line
with R&D framework

Duration: May 2003 to May 2006

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Aid intensity or amount:

Gross: 100 %

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.3.2004

This amendment increases the intensity from 50 % to 100 %

Duration: The duration is the duration of the initial scheme,
i.e. until 31 December 2006

Member State:

Spain

Aid No: N 811/a/2002

Other information:
N 102/02, see OJ C 143, 19.6.2003

For the initial scheme, aid measure No

Title:

Financing scheme for the export of ships.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Objective: This scheme makes it possible for ship owners to
receive Commercial Interest Reference Rate financing in accord-
ance with the OECD New Sector Understanding on Export
Credits for ship financing. (Shipbuilding)

Legal basis: RD 442/1994 y documentos internos

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.03.2004

Budget:

EUR 36 million per year

Member State [Region]:

France

Aid No: N 359/2003

Duration: Up to the 31st of December 2006.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at

Title: R&D aid for Altis Semiconductor (Altis)

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2004
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Union Aviation Safety Agency
Subjects: European Aviation Safety Agency, expenditure, financial management, financial year, revenue

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

155

Statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2004

(summary table)

(2004/353/EC)

Title

Heading

Financial year 2004

Financial year 2003

Financial year 2002

Revenue

Title 1

Fees collected

5 200 000

p.m.

Title 2

Subsidy from the Commission

11 050 000

4 750 000

Title 3

Third country contribution

Title 4

Administrative operations

824 000

166 000

p.m.

p.m.

Total revenue

17 240 000

4 750 000

Expenditure

Title 1

Staff and related expenditure

9 123 000

1 007 600

Title 2

Buildings, equipment and miscellaneous operating expenditure

2 150 000

895 000

Title 3

Operating expenditure

5 967 000

2 847 400

Total expenditure

17 240 000

4 750 000

—

—

—

—

—

0,—

0,—

0,—

0,—

The detailed statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2004 can be consulted on the Agency
website: http://www.easa.eu.int/
Removal from the register of Case C-63/03
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Netherlands, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, designs and models, industrial property, intellectual property, national implementing measure

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 118/35

Removal from the register of Case C-56/03 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-381/03 (1)

(2004/C 118/67)

(2004/C 118/71)

By order of 23 March 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-56/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

By order of 18 March 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-381/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Italian Republic

(1) OJ C 83 of 5.4.2003

(1) OJ C 264 of 1.11.2003.

Removal from the register of Case C-63/03 (1)

(2004/C 118/68)

By order of 24 March 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-63/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands

Removal from the register of Case C- 392/03 (1)

(2004/C 118/72)

By order of 19 March 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-392/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Italian Republic.

(1) OJ C 83 of 5.4.2003.

(1) OJ C 264 of 1.11.2003.

Removal from the register of Case C-304/03 (1)

(2004/C 118/69)

By order of 26 April 2004 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-304/03: Commission of the European
Communities v PROSECOM – Protecção, Segurança e Comuni-
cações, L da.

Removal from the register of Case C- 493/03 (1)

(2004/C 118/73)

By order of 30 March 2004 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-493/03 (reference for a preliminary
ruling from the Cour d' appel de Bordeaux ) Ministère public v
André Rochus Hiebeler.

(1) OJ C 213 of 6.9.2003

(1) OJ C 21 of 24.1.2004.

Removal from the Register of Case C-326/03 (1)

(2004/C 118/70)

Removal from the register of Case C-20/04 (1)

By order of 25 March 2004, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the Register of Case C-326/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Hellenic Republic

(2004/C 118/74)

By order of 29 April 2004 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-20/04: Commission of the European
Communities v French Republic.

(1) OJ C 226 of 20.9.2003

(1) OJ C 59 of 6.3.2004.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3394 — Johnson & Johnson/Johnson & Johnson MSD Europe)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer goods, economic concentration, exchange of information, medical device, merger control, pharmaceutical industry

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3394 — Johnson & Johnson/Johnson & Johnson MSD Europe)

(2004/C 111/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 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 Regu-
lation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is available only 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 number 304M3394.

CELEX is the computerized 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.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objectionsText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Italy, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 115/17

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 115/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.03.2004

Duration: 2003 and 2004

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 133/2003

Title: Use of rapidly biodegradable lubricants and hydraulic
fluids produced from renewable raw materials in the fisheries
and aquaculture sectors

rapidly biodegradable

Objective: To promote, for environmental purposes, the use
of
fluids
produced from renewable raw materials in the fisheries and
aquaculture sectors

and hydraulic

lubricants

Legal basis:

— Richtlinien zur Förderung von Projekten zum Schwerpunkt
‘Einsatz von biologisch schnell abbaubaren Schmierstoffen
und Hydraulikflüssigkeiten auf Basis nachwachsender
Rohstoffe in den Bereichen Fischerei und Aquakultur’

— Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz §§ 48 to 49a

— Bundeshaushaltsordnung § 44

Other information: Annual report

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.3.2004

Member State:

Italy

Aid No: N 323/03

Title:

Environmental aid to Solvay Rosignano

Objective:

Environmental aid

Fondo per la promozione dello Sviluppo Sosteni-
Legal basis:
bile: Art. 109 della legge n. 388/2000 (legge finanziaria 2001),
modificata dall'art. 62 della legge n. 448/2001 (legge finan-
ziaria 2002)

Aid intensity or amount:
aid of EUR
8 706 087 in favour of Solvay for its Rosignano (Livorno –
Italy) plant.

environmental

Budget: Approximately EUR 830 000 for 2003 and 2004

Duration: 2004-2006.

Aid intensity or amount: The rates of aid comply with the
Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protec-
tion.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive 89/106/EEC Text with EEA relevance(Publication of titles and references of European Technical Approval Guidelines (ETAG) under the directive)
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, building slab, harmonisation of standards, standard, technical regulations

C 115/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2004

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive
89/106/EEC

(2004/C 115/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European Technical Approval Guidelines (ETAG) under the directive)

EOTA (1) Reference

Title of the ETA Guideline

Date of
Applicability (2)

Date of the end of
the co-existence
period (3)

ETAG 016-1

Self Supporting Composite Lightweight Panels — Part
one: General

9.11.2004

9.11.2006

(1) EOTA: European Organisation for Technical Approvals:

Avenue des Arts/Kunstlaan 40, B-1040 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 502 69 00; fax: (32-2) 502 38 14; E-Mail: info@eota.be (www.eota.be).
(2) Date of applicability of ETAs (issued in accordance with the relevant Guideline) according to article 4(2)(b) of Directive 89/106/EEC.
(3) The date of the end of the co-existence period is the same as the date of withdrawal of conflicting national technical specifications,
after which presumption of conformity must be based upon harmonised European specifications. (harmonised standards or European
Technical Approvals).
The translations of the titles given above have been provided by EOTA and represent the ‘official’ language versions given by the
National members of EOTA.

NOTE:

Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European
standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies. Any information concerning the
availability of the ETA Guidelines can be obtained either from EOTA or from its members.

Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the harmonised
technical specifications are available in all the Community languages.

Further harmonised technical specifications related to the Construction Products Directive have been
published in previous editions of the Official Journal of the European Union. A complete updated list can be
found on the Europa server on the Internet at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/nando-is/cpd/home/index.cfm
Corrigendum to Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (OJ C 72 of 23.3.2004)
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, industrial research

C 104/70

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2004

Corrigendum to Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where
the Commission raises no objections

CORRIGENDA

(Official Journal of the European Union C 72 of 23 March 2004)

(2004/C 104/09)

Notice No 2004/C 72/05:

In the contents, and on page 9, the title is replaced by the following:

‘Commission decision declaring that the measures in favour of Komercˇní Banka a.s., notified by the Czech Republic
under the interim mechanism pursuant to Article IV.3 of the Act of Accession, are not applicable after accession’.

Corrigendum to the Communication from the Commission concerning the Commission recommendation of
21 October 2003 on enforcement in the field of road safety

(Official Journal of the European Union C 93 of 17 April 2004)

(2004/C 104/10)

On page 5, the text is amended as follows:

1. A footnote reference ‘(*)’ is added at the end of the title.

2. The following footnote is added:

‘(*) See the Commission recommendation of 21 October 2003 on enforcement in the field of road
safety (OJ L 111, 17.4.2004, p. 75) and the corrigendum thereto (OJ L 120, 24.4.2004, p. 65).’