do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3581 — T-MOBILE/POLSKA TELEFONIA CYFROWA)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, mobile phone, telecommunications industry

C 280/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.11.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3502 — ACCOR/CLUB MEDITERRANEE)

(2004/C 280/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 October 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 French 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 ‘CFR’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 32004M3502.
CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. (http://europa.eu.int/
celex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3581 — T-MOBILE/POLSKA TELEFONIA CYFROWA)

(2004/C 280/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 October 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 32004M3581.
CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. (http://europa.eu.int/
celex)
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards examinations carried out under official supervision and equivalence of seed produced in third countries (COM(2004)0263 — 14410/2004 — C6-0010/2004 — 2004/0086(CNS))
Date: 2004-11-17
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: marketing, plant health control, seed, testing, third country

C 201 E/62

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

18.8.2005

Wednesday 17 November 2004

TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2004)0051

Seed produced in third countries *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on amending
Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards examinations carried
out under official supervision and equivalence of seed produced in third countries (COM(2004)
0263 — 14410/2004 — C6-0010/2004 — 2004/0086(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0263) (1),

— having regard to the proposal as amended by the Council (14410/2004),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0010/2004),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture (A6-0007/2004),

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-

1.

2.

3.
tially;

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2004)0052

Taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (Andorra) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion
of the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Andorra providing for
measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings
income in the form of interest payments (COM(2004)0564 — C6-0120/2004 — 2004/0192(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0564) (1),

— having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of
Andorra providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of
3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments,

— having regard to Article 94 and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Corrigendum to the Commission interpretive communication on certain aspects of the provisions on televised advertising in the Television without frontiers Directive (OJ C 102, 28.4.2004)
Date: 2004-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EC Directive, audiovisual communications policy, broadcasting, television

C 280/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.11.2004

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the Commission interpretive communication on certain aspects of the provisions on televised
advertising in the ‘Television without frontiers’ Directive

(Official Journal of the European Union C 102 of 28 April 2004)

(2004/C 280/09)

On page 6, point 39, and page 11, footnote 36:

for:

‘… EGTA (European Group of Television Advertisers) …’,

read:

‘… EGTA (European Group of Television Advertising) …’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

17.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 November 2004

(2004/C 280/01)

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

1,2971

LVL

Latvian lats

136,64

MTL Maltese lira

7,4321

PLN

Polish zloty

0,69955

ROL

Romanian leu

8,9625

1,5238

87,28

SIT

SKK

TRL

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,0935

AUD Australian dollar

1,9559

0,5777

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

31,395

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

244,43

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6797

0,432

4,2586

39 600

239,78

39,48

1 890 700

1,678

1,5504

10,0837

1,8482

2,1406

1 414,36

7,84

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Liechtenstein providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (COM(2004)0569 — C6-0121/2004 — 2004/0191(CNS))
Date: 2004-11-17
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Liechtenstein, agreement (EU), interest, savings, tax on investment income, tax system

18.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 201 E/63

Wednesday 17 November 2004

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0120/2004),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0017/2004),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the agreement;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments

2.
and parliaments of the Member States and the Principality of Andorra.

P6_TA(2004)0053

Taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (Liechtenstein) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion
of the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Liechtenstein provid-
ing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on
taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (COM(2004)0569 — C6-0121/2004 —
2004/0191(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0569) (1),

— having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Liech-
tenstein providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of
3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments,

— having regard to Article 94 and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0121/2004),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0016/2004),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the agreement;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments

2.
and parliaments of the Member States and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3618 — BP/HDPE) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, oil industry, petrochemicals, restrictive-practice authorisation

17.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/29

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3618 — BP/HDPE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 280/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 5 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 undertaking BP p.l.c. (‘BP’, United
Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of
the undertaking BP Solvay Polyethylene (‘BP Solvay HDPE JV’) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for BP: (i) the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, (ii) oil refining, marketing,
supply and transportation, (iii) manufacturing and marketing of petrochemicals and related products,
(iv) gas power and renewables,

— for BP Solvay HDPE JV: the production and sale of HDPE resins.

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. 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) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3618 — BP/HDPE, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3603 — UPS/MENLO)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: delivery, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, postal service, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 280/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.11.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3603 — UPS/MENLO)

(2004/C 280/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 9 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 undertaking United Parcel Service
Inc. (‘UPS’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking Menlo Worldwide Forwarding Inc. (‘MWF’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for UPS: worldwide package delivery,

— for MWF: freight forwarding services.

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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3603 — UPS/MENLO, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3616 — AUCHAN/LA RINASCENTE) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, supermarket

17.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3616 — AUCHAN/LA RINASCENTE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 280/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 9 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 undertaking Groupe Auchan
(‘Auchan’, France), controlled by the Mulliez family, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Societa Italiana Distribuzione Moderna (‘SIDM’,
Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Auchan: management of shopping centers, medium and large size supermarkets,

— for undertaking SIDM: retail sale of consumer goods in large and medium size supermarkets.

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) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3616 — Auchan/La Rinascente, 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 1977/2004 of 17 November 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

18.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 342/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1977/2004

of 17 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
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 18 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 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 342/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.11.2004

to Commission Regulation of 17 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
070
204
999

052
204
999

052
204
999

204
999

052
624
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
400
508
999

388
400
404
512
720
800
804
999

720
999

127,5
56,3
57,5
80,4

108,0
30,7
69,4

85,8
98,1
92,0

72,6
72,6

68,4
79,5
74,0

57,2
31,5
65,8
21,0
43,9

113,3
203,9
233,7
183,6

139,8
97,2
79,3
104,2
40,7
195,0
106,7
109,0

69,7
69,7

(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’.