do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

7.10.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 October 2004

(2004/C 248/01)

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

1,2282

LVL

Latvian lats

136,45

MTL Maltese lira

7,4413

0,6895

9,0353

1,5543

87,52

8,27

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

1,9559

0,5759

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

31,425

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

245,79

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6652

0,4289

4,3211

41 070

240,02

40,045

1 849 300

1,7026

1,5511

9,578

1,8296

2,0772

1 415,50

8,0263

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1747/2004 of 7 October 2004 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, award of contract, export refund, oats

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1747/2004

of 7 October 2004

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting
of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in
the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), and in
particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004
of 3 September 2004 on a special
intervention measure for
cereals in Finland and Sweden for the 2004/2005 marketing
year (3),

Whereas:

Finland and Sweden to all
third countries, with the
exception of Bulgaria, Norway, Romania and Switzerland
was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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

(2)

(3)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 1 to 7
October 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No
1565/2004.

Article 2

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 October 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 October 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1431/2003 (OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 16).

(3) OJ L 285, 4.9.2004, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1740/2004 of 7 October 2004 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 8th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1740/2004

of 7 October 2004

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 8th partial
invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004

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 second indent of Article
27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 of 19 July
20043rd on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for
invi-
the 2004/2005 marketing year, requires partial
tations to tender to be issued for the export of this
sugar to certain third countries.

(2)

Pursuant
to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1327/2004 a maximum export refund shall be fixed,

the

as the case may be, account being taken in particular
the
of
Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial
invitation to tender in question.

and foreseeable development of

state

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 8th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
to Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 the maximum
pursuant
amount of the export refund shall be 45,375 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 October 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 October 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 246, 20.7.2004, p. 23.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1741/2004 of 7 October 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, export licence, import licence

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1741/2004

of 7 October 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of
the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 26(3) thereof,
and the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on
the common organisation of
in agricultural
products,

the markets

Whereas:

(1) When import licences are used to determine the prefer-
ential import duty under tariff quotas, there is a danger
that forged licences may be used, in particular in cases
where there is a large difference between the full duty
and the reduced or zero duty. To reduce this danger of
fraud, there should be a mechanism for verifying the
authenticity of the licences submitted.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinions of
all Management
Committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following paragraph 5 is added to Article 50 of Regulation
(EC) No 1291/2000:

‘5.
The customs office accepting the declaration of release
for free circulation shall keep a copy of the licence or extract
presented giving entitlement to a preferential arrangement.
On the basis of a risk analysis, copies of at least 1 % of
licences presented, and at least two licences per year and
to the issuing bodies
per customs office, shall be sent
indicated on the licences so that their authenticity can be
verified. This subparagraph shall not apply to electronic
licences or licences for which another means of verification
is laid down by Community rules.’

Article 2

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (2) should
therefore be amended accordingly.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day of the
third month 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 October 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 6).

(2) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 636/2004 (OJ L 100, 6.4.2004, p. 25).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1742/2004 of 7 October 2004 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2235/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid for the consumption of fresh milk products in the Canary Islands
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, EU aid, fresh product, milk product, sales aid

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1742/2004

of 7 October 2004

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2235/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid for
the consumption of fresh milk products in the Canary Islands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of
28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agri-
cultural products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regu-
lation (EEC) No 1601/92 (Poseican) (1), and in particular
Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

that

Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2235/92 (2) provides
the human
consumption of fresh cows’ milk products produced in
the Canary Islands shall be paid, subject to the limit of
44 000 tonnes of whole milk, for a period of twelve
months.

aid for

the

(2)

The latest assessment provided for by the Spanish autho-
the consumption limit of 44 000
rities indicates that

tonnes is likely to be exceeded in the near future. Conse-
quently, this limit should be increased to 50 000 tonnes.

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EEC) No 2235/92 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2235/92,
tonnes’ is hereby replaced by ‘50 000 tonnes’.

‘44 000

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 October 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 218, 1.8.1992, p. 105. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1400/98 (OJ L 187, 1.7.1998, p. 54).
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.3423 — RWA/AMI/INTER-FERT (JV))
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, building materials, chemical fertiliser, economic concentration, merger control, wholesale trade

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Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.3423 — RWA/AMI/INTER-FERT (JV))

(2004/C 248/05)

On 29 September 2004 the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned 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 (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

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 COMP/M.3423 — RWA/AMI/
INTER-FERT (JV), to the following address:

Commission of the European Communities
Competition DG
Merger Registry
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70
B-1000 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cedefop, appointment of staff

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European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

(2004/C 248/02)

By decision of 30 September 2004,
Mr J. VAN RENS as Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training.

the European Commission extended the term of office of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1737/2004 of 7 October 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1737/2004

of 7 October 2004

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vege-
tables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
fruit
arrangements
import
and in
particular Article 4(1) thereof,

and vegetables (1),

for

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.

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 8 October 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 October 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).

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to Commission Regulation of 7 October 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 90 70

0805 50 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999

052
999

052
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
624
999

052
388
400
508
512
800
804
999

052
388
999

60,7
60,7

79,2
79,2

84,9
84,9

63,5
65,4
40,6
43,5
53,3

85,0
85,8
85,4

85,9
92,7
91,8
97,6
110,5
155,5
89,4
103,3

98,2
83,7
91,0

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3544 — BAYER HEALTHCARE/ROCHE (OTC BUSINESS)) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, food supplement, medicinal product, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, polymer

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7.10.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3544 — BAYER HEALTHCARE/ROCHE (OTC BUSINESS))

(2004/C 248/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 29 September 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 Bayer Health-
Care AG (Germany) controlled by Bayer AG (Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation control of parts of the worldwide Roche OTC (2) business (‘Orion’, Switzerland)
belonging to the undertaking Roche Holding AG (Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Bayer HealthCare: healthcare products, notably OTC medication and nutritional supplements,

— for Bayer: healthcare, crop science and polymers products,

— for Orion: OTC medication.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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.3544 — BAYER HEALTHCARE/ROCHE (OTC BUSINESS),
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) OTC : over the counter.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3521 — BRIDGEPOINT/PETS AT HOME GROUP) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: domestic animal, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, services company

C 248/14

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3521 — BRIDGEPOINT/PETS AT HOME GROUP)

(2004/C 248/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 August 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 (EC) No 139/2004. 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 32004M3521.
CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. (http://europa.eu.int/
celex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3559 — FINMECCANICA/AUGUSTA-WESTLAND)

(2004/C 248/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 September 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 (EC) No 139/2004. 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 32004M3559.
CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. (http://europa.eu.int/
celex)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3559 — FINMECCANICA/AUGUSTA-WESTLAND) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, economic concentration, energy industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 248/14

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7.10.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3521 — BRIDGEPOINT/PETS AT HOME GROUP)

(2004/C 248/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 August 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 (EC) No 139/2004. 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 32004M3521.
CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. (http://europa.eu.int/
celex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3559 — FINMECCANICA/AUGUSTA-WESTLAND)

(2004/C 248/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 September 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 (EC) No 139/2004. 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 32004M3559.
CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. (http://europa.eu.int/
celex)