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2004/821/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision BiH/4/2004 of 19 October 2004 on the appointment of the Head of the EU Command Element at Naples for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date: 2004-10-19
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, European defence policy, appointment of staff, military intervention, military personnel, multinational force

L 357/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.12.2004

(Acts adopted under Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION BiH/4/2004

of 19 October 2004

on the appointment of the Head of the EU Command Element at Naples for the European Union
military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2004/821/CFSP)

European Union and to the Treaty establishing the
European Community, Denmark does not participate in
the elaboration and implementation of decisions and
actions of the European Union which have defence impli-
cations.

The Copenhagen European Council adopted on 12 and
13 December 2002 a Declaration stating that the ‘Berlin
plus’ arrangements and the implementation thereof will
apply only to those EU Member States which are also
either NATO members or parties to the ‘Partnership for
Peace’, and which have consequently concluded bilateral
security agreements with NATO,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

General Ciro COCOZZA is hereby appointed Head of the EU
Command Element at Naples for the European Union military
operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 19 October 2004.

For the Political and Security Committee

The Chairperson

A. HAMER

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 25, third paragraph, thereof,

Having regard to the Council Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP of
12 July 2004 on the European Union military operation in
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

(5)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

By Exchange of Letters between the Secretary-Gener-
al/High Representative and the NATO Secretary-General
on 28 September 2004 and on 8 October 2004 respec-
tively, the North Atlantic Council has agreed to make
Force
available
Command Headquarters Naples, as Head of
the EU
Command Element at Naples.

the Chief of

Staff of

Joint

the

The EU Military Committee on 15 September 2004
agreed to the recommendation by the EU Operation
Commander to appoint the Chief of Staff of the Joint
Force Command Headquarters Naples, General Ciro
the EU Command Element at
COCOZZA, as Head of
Naples for the European Union military operation in
Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pursuant to Article 6 of Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP, the
Council authorised the Political and Security Committee
(PSC) to exercise the political and strategic direction of
the EU military operation.

In conformity with Article 6 of the Protocol on the
position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on

(1) OJ L 252, 28.7.2004, p. 10.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 129th meeting on 19 October 2004 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.3436 — Continental/Phoenix   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-10-19
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, European Commission
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, opinion (EU), pneumatic tyre, rubber industry, vehicle parts

13.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 303/7

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 129th meeting on 19 October
2004 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.3436 — Continental/Phoenix

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 303/06)

1. The notified operation of Continental to achieve sole control of Phoenix constitutes a concentration

within the meaning of Art 3(1)b of the Merger Regulation.

2. The notified operation has a Community dimension as defined in Art 1(2) Merger Regulation.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's delineation of the relevant product markets

contained in the Draft Decision.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's definition of the relevant geographic markets

contained in the Draft Decision.

5. The Advisory Committee shares the Commission's view that the concentration as initially notified

would create or strengthen a dominant position on

a) the European OEM/OES-market for air springs for utility vehicles and

b) the European market for heavy steel cord conveyor belts.

6. The Advisory Committee shares the Commission's view that the question whether the concentration
would create or strengthen a dominant position in the market for car air springs can be left open
taking into account the commitment of divesture offered by Continental.

7. The majority of the Advisory Committee shares the Commission's view that

the commitments

submitted by the Parties, to sell

a) the air spring production in Hungary;

b) the 50 % stake held by Phoenix in Vibracoustic and

c) a production line for wide steel cord belts,

are sufficient to remove the competition concerns mentioned above (question 5.).

The minority disagrees.

8. The majority of the Advisory Committee therefore agrees that the operation, subject to full compliance
with the obligations entered into by the parties, should be declared compatible with the common
market and the functioning of the EEA-Agreement. The minority disagrees.

9. The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the Euro-

pean Union.

10. The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account all the other points raised during

the discussion.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

19.10.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 257/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 October 2004

(2004/C 257/01)

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

1,2474

LVL

Latvian lats

136,51

MTL Maltese lira

7,4387

PLN

Polish zloty

0,69185

ROL

Romanian leu

9,0985

1,5382

87,12

SIT

SKK

TRL

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,239

AUD Australian dollar

1,9559

0,5757

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

31,398

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

247,35

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6686

0,4297

4,2902

41 257

239,9

39,955

1 848 000

1,7103

1,5658

9,7183

1,8124

2,0943

1 426,65

7,9846

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3562 — SPORTFIVE/HSG/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, economic concentration, merger control, professional sport

C 257/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.10.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3562 — SPORTFIVE/HSG/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 257/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 6 October 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 Sportfive GmbH
(‘Sportfive’, Germany), jointly controlled by Advent S5 S.a.r.l. (‘Advent S5’, Luxemburg) and Bertelsmann
AG (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany), and HSG Technischer Service GmbH (‘HSG’, Germany), belonging to the
Bilfinger Berger Group (‘Bilfinger’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation joint control of the undertaking Stadion Frankfurt Management GmbH (‘Stadion Frankfurt’,
Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Sportfive: marketing of sporting events and related activities,

— for undertaking HSG: facility management,

— for undertaking Stadion Frankfurt: operation and marketing of a stadium.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction 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 (EC) No 139/2004 (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.3562 — Sportfive/HSG/JV, 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) Available on DG COMP website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1812/2004 of 19 October 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

20.10.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 319/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1812/2004

of 19 October 2004

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

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 20 October 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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).

L 319/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.10.2004

to Commission Regulation of 19 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
204
999

052
999

052
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
400
999

388
400
404
512
720
800
804
999

052
999

51,9
41,0
46,5

107,2
107,2

96,0
96,0

60,2
57,8
66,0
42,5
56,6

95,9
176,0
136,0

68,0
92,7
81,9
107,8
37,1
145,3
78,3
87,3

89,7
89,7

(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’.