do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3048 — SUOMEN REHU OY / KEMIRA AGRO OY / HANKKIJA-MAATALOUS OY / MOVERE OY)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, chemical product, construction equipment, economic concentration, fertiliser industry, foodstuff, logistics, merger control, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 175/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.7.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3048 — SUOMEN REHU OY / KEMIRA AGRO OY / HANKKIJA-MAATALOUS
OY / MOVERE OY)

(2004/C 175/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 January 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 Regu-
lation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is available only in Finnish and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/ ) free of
charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including
company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3048.
CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information
on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below:

CELEX: subscriber information

http://publications.eu.int/general/en/eulaw_en.htm
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1165/2004 of 24 June 2004 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Anchois de Collioure, Melon du Quercy and Salame d’oca di Mortara) (OJ L 224, 25.6.2004)
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Italy, designation of origin, fish, fruit vegetable, meat product, poultry, product designation

L 236/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.7.2004

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1165/2004 of 24 June 2004 supplementing the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of
origin and protected geographical indications (Anchois de Collioure, Melon du Quercy and Salame d’oca di
Mortara)

(Official Journal of the European Union L 224 of 25 June 2004)

On the cover page:

for:

read:

‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 1165/2004 of 24 June 2004 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC)
No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected
geographical indications (Anchois de Collioure, Melon du Quercy and Salame d’oca di Mortara)’,
‘★ Commission Regulation (EC) No 1165/2004 of 24 June 2004 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 (Anchois de Collioure, Melon du Quercy and Salame
d’oca di Mortara)’.

Corrigendum to the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2004/73/EC of 29 April 2004 adapting to technical
progress for the 29th time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances

(Official Journal of the European Union L 216 of 16 June 2004)

in Annex 1C, against the entry ‘613-207-00-1’,

for:

On page 156,
‘C 50 %’,
‘C > 50 %’.

read:

in the eighth column, headed ‘Concentration Limits’:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3435 — LYONDELL / MILLENNIUM)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control, petrochemicals, restrictive-practice authorisation

7.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 175/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3435 — LYONDELL / MILLENNIUM)

(2004/C 175/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 June 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 available only in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/ ) free of
charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including
company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3435.
CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information
on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below:

CELEX: subscriber information

http://publications.eu.int/general/en/eulaw_en.htm
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1247/2004 of 7 July 2004 laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under the Community tariff quota for barley provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: barley, import, originating product, tariff quota, third country

L 237/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1247/2004

of 7 July 2004

laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under the Community tariff quota for barley
provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003
of 29 December 2003 opening and providing for the adminis-
tration of a Community tariff quota for barley from third
countries (2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,

Whereas:

The quantities applied for on 5 July 2004 in accordance
with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003
exceed the quantities available. The extent
to which
licences may be issued should therefore be determined
and a reduction coefficient laid down to be applied to the
quantities applied for,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Each application for import licences for the tariff quota for
barley lodged and forwarded to the Commission on 5 July
2004 in accordance with Article 3(1) and (2) of Regulation
(EC) No 2305/2003 shall be accepted at a rate of 0,120440
of the quantity applied for.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 opened an annual tariff
quota for the import of 300 000 t of barley falling
within CN code 1003 00.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 July 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 7.
2004/604/EC: Commission Decision of 7 July 2004 on the authorisation of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce according to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 (notified under document number C(2004) 2583)
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, accession to the European Union, chamber of commerce and industry, transport document

L 272/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.8.2004

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 July 2004

on the authorisation of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce according to Article 4(5) of
Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004

(notified under document number C(2004) 2583)

(Only the Greek text is authentic)

(2004/604/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 (1), and
in particular Article 4(5) thereof,

Whereas:

According to Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No
866/2004, goods arriving from the areas not under the
effective control of the Government of the Republic of
Cyprus in the areas under such control shall be accom-
panied by a document issued by the Turkish Cypriot
Chamber of Commerce,
the
Commission in agreement with the Government of the
Republic of Cyprus.

authorised

duly

by

Article 1

The Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce is authorised to
issue accompanying documents as provided for in Article 4(5)
of Regulation (EC) No 866/2004.

A specimen of the accompanying document is given in Annex I
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1480/2004 (2).

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus.

Done at Brussels, 7 July 2004.

It is therefore necessary to duly authorise the Turkish
Cypriot Chamber of Commerce for that purpose.

The Government of
agreement to this authorisation,

the Republic of Cyprus gave its

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 128; corrigendum in OJ L 206, 9.6.2004,

p. 51.

(2) See page 3 of this Official Journal.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3496 — TNT FORWARDING HOLDING AB / WILSON LOGISTICS HOLDING AB)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, freight rate, information technology industry, logistics, merger control, transport company

C 175/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.7.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3496 — TNT FORWARDING HOLDING AB / WILSON LOGISTICS HOLDING
AB)

(2004/C 175/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. On 29 June 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 undertaking TNT Forwarding
Holding AB (‘TNTF’, Sweden) belonging to TPG N.V. (‘TPG’, The Netherlands) acquires within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the undertaking Wilson Logistics
Holding AB (‘Wilson’, Sweden) currently controlled by Nordic Capital, Fund III, by way of purchase of
shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for TNTF: acquisition vehicle,

— for TPG: inter alia logistics and freight services,

— for Wilson: freight services and related IT and logistics solutions.

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.

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 number COMP/M.3496 – TNT Forwarding Holding AB / Wilson Logistics
Holding AB, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1257/2004 of 7 July 2004 prohibiting fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Faroes, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, ship's flag

L 239/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.7.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1257/2004

of 7 July 2004

prohibiting fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1954/2003 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December
2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
for
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and,
Community vessels,
in
in waters where limitations
catch are required lays down quotas for blue whiting
for 2004 (3).

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
the
information
Commission, catches of blue whiting in the waters of

received

the

by

to

ICES division Vb (Faroese waters) by vessels flying the
flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State
have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. The
Community has prohibited fishing for this stock from
29 April 2004. This date should be adopted in this
Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of blue whiting in the waters of
ICES division Vb
(Faroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
or registered in a Member State are hereby deemed to have
exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 2004.

Fishing for blue whiting in the waters of
ICES division Vb
(Faroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
or registered in a Member State is hereby prohibited, as are the
retention on board, transshipment 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 that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 29 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 July 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2004 of 7 July 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, animal nutrition, common organisation of markets, skimmed milk, skimmed milk powder

L 237/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1251/2004

of 7 July 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder
intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 1

In Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, paragraph 1 is
replaced by the following:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,

‘1.

Aid is fixed at:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
2799/1999 (2)
fixes the amount of aid for skimmed
milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal
feed taking into account the factors set out in Article
11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
In view of
reduction in the intervention price of skimmed-milk
powder from 1 July 2004, the amount of aid should
be reduced.

Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

(a) EUR 3,97 per 100 kg of skimmed milk with a protein
content of not less than 35,6 % of the non-fatty dry
extract;

(b) EUR 3,51 per 100 kg of skimmed milk with a protein
content of not less than 31,4 % but less than 35,6 % of
the non-fatty dry extract;

(c) EUR 49,22 per 100 kg of skimmed-milk powder with a
protein content of not less than 35,6 % of the non-fatty
dry extract;

(d) EUR 43,41 per 100 kg of skimmed-milk powder with a
protein content of not less than 31,4 % but less than
35,6 % of the non-fatty dry extract.’

Article 2

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products
has not delivered an opinion within the time-limit set by
its Chairman,

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

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

Done at Brussels, 7 July 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation last

amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 340, 31.12.1999, p. 3. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1079/2004 (OJ L 203, 8.6.2004, p. 13).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3425 — NORDIC CAPITAL / TRENOR)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: biotechnology, economic concentration, merger control, pay television, restrictive-practice authorisation

7.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 175/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3425 — NORDIC CAPITAL / TRENOR)

(2004/C 175/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 May 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 available only in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/ ) free of
charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including
company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3425.
CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information
on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below:

CELEX: subscriber information

http://publications.eu.int/general/en/eulaw_en.htm
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

7.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 175/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 July 2004

(2004/C 175/01)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

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

1,2309

LVL

Latvian lats

134,38

MTL Maltese lira

7,4371

0,6693

9,1885

1,5188

88,47

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,4665

AUD Australian dollar

1,9558

0,5818

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

31,766

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

250,33

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6614

0,4265

4,521

40 843

239,91

39,815

1 774 400

1,7169

1,6255

9,6007

1,8848

2,1109

1 421,50

7,6005

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2004 of 7 July 2004 on certain exceptional market support measures in the egg sector in the Netherlands
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, egg, market support

L 237/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1249/2004

of 7 July 2004

on certain exceptional market support measures in the egg sector in the Netherlands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
eggs (1), and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Owing to the outbreak of avian influenza in certain
production regions in the Netherlands, veterinary and
trade restrictions applying to that country were adopted
by Commission Decision 2003/153/EC of 3 March 2003
concerning protection measures in relation to strong
suspicion of avian influenza in the Netherlands (2). As a
result, the transport and marketing of hatching eggs were
temporarily banned within the Netherlands.

The restrictions on the free movement of hatching eggs
resulting from the application of the veterinary measures
threaten to disrupt severely the hatching eggs market in
the Netherlands. The Dutch authorities took market
support measures applicable for
the period strictly
necessary and restricted to hatching eggs. The measures
provided for the hatching eggs for which incubation was
no longer possible to be used to produce egg products.

These measures had a positive impact on the market for
hatching eggs and eggs in general. This justifies their
being treated as exceptional market support measures
within the meaning of Article 14 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2771/75 and the grant of aid to compensate for
part of
loss resulting from the use of
hatching eggs for processing into egg products.

the financial

(4)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The use for processing of hatching eggs falling within CN
code 0407 00 19 between l March and 31 May 2003, as
adopted by the Dutch authorities following the application of
Decision 2003/153/EC, is hereby deemed to be an exceptional
market support measure within the meaning of Article 14 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75.

2.
Under the measure referred to in paragraph 1, compen-
sation of EUR 0,081 per hatching egg shall be granted for a
maximum of 37 040 000 eggs.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 7 July 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 59, 4.3.2003, p. 32.