do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3597 — Europcar/TUI/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle rental

C 275/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.11.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3597 — Europcar/TUI/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 275/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 29 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 Volkswagen AG
(Germany), through its subsidiary Europcar International S.A.S.U. (France), and TUI AG (Germany), acquire
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking ‘Newco’,
by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Volkswagen AG: development, manufacture and supply of cars and commercial vehicles, under the
brands of Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti, financial and data proces-
sing services, car rental,

— Europcar: franchisor of car rental services,

— for TUI AG: tour operator, travel agency, air transport, passenger shipping, logistic services, container

shipping, and car rentals,

— JV: short term car rental business on the Baleares and Canary Islands (including that previously oper-

ated by TUI AG under the name ‘Ultramar’).

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.3597 — Europcar/TUI/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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

10.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 275/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

9 November 2004

(2004/C 275/01)

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

1,2911

LVL

Latvian lats

136,57

MTL Maltese lira

7,4316

PLN

Polish zloty

0,69625

ROL

Romanian leu

9,116

1,5273

87,25

8,23

SIT

SKK

TRL

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

1,9558

0,5774

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

31,42

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

245,41

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6788

0,4314

4,2636

40 684

239,77

39,708

1 884 400

1,7049

1,5397

10,0394

1,8646

2,1326

1 424,86

8,0239

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1940/2004 of 10 November 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2004-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

L 335/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.11.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1940/2004

of 10 November 2004

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22
May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to
the historical relationship between the price recorded for
ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton.
That historical relationship has been established in Article
2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2
August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the
cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price
cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on
the most recent price determined.

(2)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001,
for unginned
the world market price
cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of
specific characteristics and by reference to the most

the

considered representative of

favourable offers and quotations on the world market
among those
real
market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated
of offers and quotations recorded on one or more
European exchanges for a product delivered cif
to a
port in the Community and coming from the various
supplier countries considered the most representative in
terms of international trade. However, there is provision
for adjusting the criteria for determining the world
market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences
justified by the quality of the product delivered and the
offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments
are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1591/2001.

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling 17,377 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 November 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1486/2002 (OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1938/2004 of 10 November 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

11.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 335/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1938/2004

of 10 November 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
and in
import
fruit
arrangements
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 11 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 November 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 335/2

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Official Journal of the European Union

11.11.2004

to Commission Regulation of 10 November 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 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

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
204
999

204
999

052
528
624
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
400
508
624
999

052
388
400
404
512
720
800
804
999

052
720
999

85,9
55,9
70,9

104,4
104,4

95,2
73,3
84,3

85,6
85,6

77,0
27,1
96,5
66,9

60,3
42,7
67,3
43,9
53,6

96,8
225,7
216,8
179,5
179,7

90,5
145,0
104,6
90,5
104,5
71,9
204,9
107,2
114,9

67,3
61,8
64,6

(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.3613 — TECHINT/STELLA/JAMES JONES/INVESTINDUSTRIAL/CLESSIDRA/SIRTI) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, iron and steel industry, merger control, telecommunications industry, wood industry

C 275/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.11.2004

(Case COMP/M.3613 — TECHINT/STELLA/JAMES JONES/INVESTINDUSTRIAL/CLESSIDRA/SIRTI)

Prior notification of a concentration

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 275/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 3 November 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 Techint European
Holding B.V. belonging to the Techint Group (‘Techint’, Netherlands), Stella International S.A., belonging to
the Stella Group (‘Stella’, Luxembourg), James Jones & Sons (‘James Jones’, UK), Investindustrial General
Partner Limited (‘Investindustrial’, UK) and Clessidra SGR S.p.A.
Italy) acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Sirti S.p.A. (‘Sirti’,
Italy), by way of purchase of shares.

(‘Clessidra’,

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Techint: manufacturing of seamless steel pipes and flat steel products,

— for Stella: production of treated wood poles for electrical and telecommunication networks,

— for James Jones: sawmilling, pallet manufacturing, timber engineering and timber preservation,

— for Investindustrial: private equity firm,

— for Clessidra: closed end fund,

— for Sirti: engineering and construction of telecommunication network.

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 (No +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M. 3613 — Techint/Stella/James Jones/Investindustrial/Clessidra/Sirti
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 1939/2004 of 10 November 2004 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2004-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, buffalo meat, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence

11.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 335/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1939/2004

of 10 November 2004

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27
May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue of
import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the
amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal meeting the definition laid down therein which may
be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2004
to 30 June 2005 at 11 500 t.

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this
Regulation will, throughout
the period of validity, be
open for use only in so far as provisions on health
protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

for

All

applications

1.
from 1 to 5
import
November 2004 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef
and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No
936/97 shall be granted in full.

licences

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first
five days of December 2004 for 5 197,773 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 November 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(2) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1118/2004 (OJ L 217, 17.6.2004, p. 10).