do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2004/540/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision THEMIS/1/2004 of 30 June 2004 concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of the EU Rule of Law Mission in Georgia, in the context of ESDP, EUJUST THEMIS
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: EU programme, EU relations, Georgia, appointment of staff, fact-finding mission, international affairs, rule of law

9.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 239/35

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION THEMIS/1/2004

of 30 June 2004

concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of the EU Rule of Law Mission in Georgia, in
the context of ESDP, EUJUST THEMIS

(2004/540/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in
particular Article 25(3) thereof,

Article 1

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/523/CFSP of 28
June 2004 on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in
Georgia, EUJUST THEMIS (1), and in particular Article 9(1)
thereof,

Whereas:

Ms Sylvie PANTZ is hereby appointed Head of Mission of the EU
in the context of ESDP,
Rule of Law Mission in Georgia,
EUJUST THEMIS.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

It shall apply until 14 July 2005.

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2004.

For the Political and Security Committee

The President

D. KELLEHER

(1)

authorises

Article 9(1) of Joint Action 2004/523/CFSP provides that
the Council
and Security
the
Committee to take the relevant decisions in accordance
with Article 25 of the TEU,
including the powers to
appoint, upon a proposal by the Secretary-General/High
Representative, a Head of Mission.

Political

(2)

The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed
the appointment of Ms Sylvie PANTZ,

(1) OJ L 228, 29.6.2004, p. 21.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3489 - GOLDMAN SACHS / CERBERUS / GSW Berlin) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, real estate business

30.6.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3489 - GOLDMAN SACHS / CERBERUS / GSW Berlin)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 170/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. On 23.6.2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA), indirectly through its company Whitehall Dutch B.V. (The Nether-
lands), and Cerberus Dutch B.V.
(‘Cerberus Dutch’, The Netherlands), an acquisition vehicle company
belonging to the Cerberus Group (USA), which is indirectly controlled by Mr. Feinberg (USA), acquire
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking GSW
Gemeinnützige Siedlungs- und Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin mit beschränkter Haftung (‘GSW’,
Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Goldman Sachs: investment banking and securities.

— for Cerberus Group: Investment in personal property.

— GSW: residential and commercial real state.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 (2) 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 their possible observations on the proposed

4.
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. +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3489 - GOLDMAN SACHS / CERBERUS / GSW Berlin, to the following
address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1
(2) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32; Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 has been replaced by Council Regulation (EC) No

139/2004.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the licensing of railway undertakings (codified version)’ (COM(2004) 232 final — 2004/0074 (COD))
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: codification of EU law, rail transport, trade licence, transport company

C 302/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.12.2004

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the licensing of railway undertakings (codified
version)’

(COM(2004) 232 final — 2004/0074 (COD))

(2004/C 302/09)

On 27 April 2004 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 71 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

The Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, which was responsible for
preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 10 June 2004. The rapporteur was
Mr Chagas.

At its 410th plenary session (meeting of 30 June 2004) the European Economic and Social Committee
adopted the following opinion with 160 votes in favour and ten abstentions:

1.
The purpose of the proposal is to codify Council Directive
95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway under-
takings (1).

2.
Simplifying and clarifying Community law is a matter of
great importance in the context of a people's Europe. The Euro-
pean Parliament, Council and Commission have therefore
underlined the need to codify legislative acts that have been

frequently amended, and agreed by interinstitutional agreement
of 20 December 1994 that an accelerated procedure may be
used. No substantive changes may be made to acts when they
are codified.

The Commission proposal complies with this require-

3.
ment, and the EESC therefore has no objections to raise.

Brussels, 30 June 2004.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Roger BRIESCH

(1) OJ L 143 of 27.6.1995, p. 70 — EESC opinion: OJ C 393 of

31.12.1994, p. 56.
Initiation of proceedings (Case No COMP/M.3099 - Areva/Urenco/ETC JC)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, infringement procedure (EU), merger control, nuclear industry, research and development, uranium

30.6.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/3

Initiation of proceedings

(Case No COMP/M.3099 - Areva/Urenco/ETC JC)

(2004/C 170/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22.6.2004, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding
that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common market. The
initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration. The
decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89.

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

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not
later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by
fax (fax No 32/2/296.43.01 - 296.72.44) or by post, under reference No COMP/M.3099 - Areva/Urenco/
ETC JC, to the following address:

Commission of the European Communities
Competition DG
Merger Registry
Rue Joseph II / Jozef II-straat 70
B - 1000 Brussels
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1211/2004 of 30 June 2004 fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 31 July 2004
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, production refund, white sugar

1.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 232/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1211/2004

of 30 June 2004

fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to
31 July 2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), and in particular the fifth indent of Article 7(5)
thereof,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that
the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at
monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each
month.

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

(1)

(2)

of

Regulation

to Article

Pursuant
(EC)
7(3)
No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on
the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regu-
lation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on
chemically
by CN code
1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one
of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty
and are used in the manufacture of certain products of
the chemical industry.

fructose

covered

pure

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June
2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as
regards
granting
the production refund on certain sugar
products used in the chemical industry (2) provides that
these refunds shall be determined according to the refund
fixed for white sugar.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4 of
Regulation
to
1265/2001
EUR 43,062/100 kg net for the period from 1 to 31 July 2004.

(EC) No

equal

shall

be

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p.
16).

(2) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 63.