do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

20.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 283/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 November 2004

(2004/C 283/01)

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

1,3020

LVL

Latvian lats

134,97

MTL Maltese lira

7,4306

PLN

Polish zloty

0,70120

ROL

Romanian leu

8,9695

1,5153

86,88

SIT

SKK

TRL

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,1320

AUD Australian dollar

1,9559

0,5784

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

31,133

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

246,80

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6805

0,4323

4,2446

39 864

239,80

39,265

1 876 400

1,6645

1,5660

10,1248

1,8344

2,1450

1 391,58

7,7954

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Removal from the Register of Case T-224/02
Date: 2004-11-20
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: action for annulment (EU), damages, staff assessment, staff regulations (EU)

C 284/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.11.2004

Pleas in law and main arguments:

Removal from the Register of Case T-224/02 (1)

Applicant
munity trade mark:

for

Com-

Community trade mark
sought:

Proprietor of mark or
sign cited in the opposi-
tion proceedings:

Mark or sign cited in
opposition:

Decision of the Opposi-
tion Division:

Applicant

‘MANU’ —
Figurative mark
Application for
registration No
1.021.690, claim in respect of
several products in Classes 18, 24
and 25

Norma
GmbH & Co. KG

Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb

German word mark ‘MANOU’, in
respect of products in Class 25
(clothing, footwear, headgear)

Opposition dismissed

Decision of
of Appeal:

Pleas in law:

the Board

Appeal granted and application
for registration rejected

Misapplication of Article 8(1)(b) of
Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the
Community trade mark. The appli-
cant also claims that the contested
decision is flawed because it goes
the action
beyond the limits of
brought before
the Board in
rejecting the application for regis-
tration of
in
respect of Classes 18 and 24 also,
which unarguably were never the
subject-matter of
the opposition,
in addition to other products in
Class 25 other
than items of
clothing, despite the fact that only
those last formed the basis of the
opposition.

trade mark,

the

(2004/C 284/58)

(Language of the case: French)

the Court of First

By order of 16 September 2004, the President of the First
Chamber of
the European
Communities has ordered the removal from the Register of
Case T-224/02, Miguel Forcat Icardo v Commission of the
European Communities.

Instance of

(1) OJ L 247 of 12.10.2002.

Removal from the Register of Case T-306/02 (1)

(2004/C 284/59)

(Language of the case: French)

the Court of First

By order of 7 September 2004, the President of the First
Chamber of
the European
Communities has ordered the removal from the Register of
Case T-306/02, Renaud Denuit v Commission of the European
Communities.

Instance of

(1) OJ C 323 of 21.12.2002.
Statement by the Commission concerning Article 7(4) of Protocol 3 on ACP sugar of Annex V to the ACP-CE Partnership Agreement
Date: 2004-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, protocol on sugar, white sugar

C 283/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.11.2004

Statement by the Commission concerning Article 7(4) of Protocol 3 on ACP sugar of Annex V to
the ACP-CE Partnership Agreement

(2004/C 283/02)

As a result of a Decision taken by the Commission under Article 7(3) of Protocol 3 on ACP sugar (C/
2004/902), 18 215 tonnes of sugar were available for reallocation. The Commission hereby gives notice
that, pursuant to the provisions of Article 7(4) of that Protocol, it has allocated, by Decision C/2004/4375,
18 215 tonnes of sugar (expressed as white sugar), with effect from 1 July 2003, to the countries listed
below. This means that, with effect from the 2003/2004 delivery period, the agreed quantities specified in
Article 3(1) of the said Protocol will be amended as follows (expressed in tonnes of white sugar):

State

Agreed quantities

Reallocated

—

Reduced

18 215

0

0

0

0

0

0

5 000

0

0

0

6 000

0

0

0

0

0

0

7 215

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Barbados

Belize

Congo

Fiji

Guyana

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Kenya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mauritius

Mozambique

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Suriname

Swaziland

Tanzania

Trinidad and Tobago

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

New agreed quantities
(1.7.2003)

32 097,4

40 348,8

10 186,1

165 348,3

159 410,1

10 186,1

118 696,0

5 000,0

10 760,0

20 824,4

491 030,5

6 000,0

0

117 844,5

10 186,1

43 751,0

0

7 215,0

30 224,8

TOTAL

18 215

18 215

1 294 700,0
Removal from the Register of Case T-306/02
Date: 2004-11-20
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: action for annulment (EU), administrator, appointment of staff, reassignment, regulations for civil servants, staff assessment

C 284/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.11.2004

Pleas in law and main arguments:

Removal from the Register of Case T-224/02 (1)

Applicant
munity trade mark:

for

Com-

Community trade mark
sought:

Proprietor of mark or
sign cited in the opposi-
tion proceedings:

Mark or sign cited in
opposition:

Decision of the Opposi-
tion Division:

Applicant

‘MANU’ —
Figurative mark
Application for
registration No
1.021.690, claim in respect of
several products in Classes 18, 24
and 25

Norma
GmbH & Co. KG

Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb

German word mark ‘MANOU’, in
respect of products in Class 25
(clothing, footwear, headgear)

Opposition dismissed

Decision of
of Appeal:

Pleas in law:

the Board

Appeal granted and application
for registration rejected

Misapplication of Article 8(1)(b) of
Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the
Community trade mark. The appli-
cant also claims that the contested
decision is flawed because it goes
the action
beyond the limits of
brought before
the Board in
rejecting the application for regis-
tration of
in
respect of Classes 18 and 24 also,
which unarguably were never the
subject-matter of
the opposition,
in addition to other products in
Class 25 other
than items of
clothing, despite the fact that only
those last formed the basis of the
opposition.

trade mark,

the

(2004/C 284/58)

(Language of the case: French)

the Court of First

By order of 16 September 2004, the President of the First
Chamber of
the European
Communities has ordered the removal from the Register of
Case T-224/02, Miguel Forcat Icardo v Commission of the
European Communities.

Instance of

(1) OJ L 247 of 12.10.2002.

Removal from the Register of Case T-306/02 (1)

(2004/C 284/59)

(Language of the case: French)

the Court of First

By order of 7 September 2004, the President of the First
Chamber of
the European
Communities has ordered the removal from the Register of
Case T-306/02, Renaud Denuit v Commission of the European
Communities.

Instance of

(1) OJ C 323 of 21.12.2002.
Removal from the register of Case C-362/03
Date: 2004-11-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Austria, European Commission, European standard, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, laying poultry, livestock farming, protection of animals

20.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/13

Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Bundesverwal-
tungsgericht by order of that court of 7 July 2004 in the
case ISIS Multimedia GmbH & Co. KG against the Federal
Republic of Germany

(Case C-422/04)

(2004/C 284/25)

Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the Euro-
pean Communities by order of the Bundesverwaltungsgericht
of 7 July 2004, which was received at the Court Registry on 4
October 2004, for a preliminary ruling in the case of ISIS
Multimedia GmbH & Co. KG against the Federal Republic of
Germany on the following questions:

1. Is Article 11(1) of Directive 97/13/EC (1) of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 10 April 1997 on a
common framework for general authorisations and indivi-
dual licences in the field of telecommunications services (the
licensing directive) to be interpreted as precluding the impo-
sition of a licence fee calculated to anticipate the amount of
a national regulatory authority's general administrative costs
over a period of 30 years, to be charged in advance?

If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative:

2. Are Article 10 EC and Article 11 of the licensing directive
to be interpreted as meaning that a fee assessment that
determines fees within the meaning of Question 1 and
which has not been contested although such a possibility is
afforded under national law must be set aside where that is
permissible under national law but not mandatory?

(1) OJ L 117, p. 15.

Action brought on 30 September 2004 by the Commission
of the European Communities against the Kingdom of
Belgium

(Case C-429/04)

(2004/C 284/26)

An action against the Kingdom of Belgium was brought before
the European Communities on 30
the Court of
September 2004 by the Commission of the European Commu-
nities, represented by Knut Simonsson and Wouter Wils.

Justice of

The applicant claims that the Court should:

1. Declare that, by not adopting the legislative and administra-
tive measures necessary in order to implement Directive
2001/96/EC (1) of the European Parliament and the Council
of 4 December 2001 establishing harmonised requirements
and procedures for the safe loading and unloading of bulk
carriers, or at any rate by not informing the Commission
thereof, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obli-
gations under that directive.

2. Order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.

Pleas and main arguments

The period allowed for transposition of Directive 2001/96/EC
expired on 5 August 2003.

(1) OJ 2001 L 13, p. 9.

Removal from the register of Case C-362/03 (1)

(2004/C 284/27)

By order of 22 July 2004 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-362/03: Commission of the European
Communities v Republic of Austria.

(1) OJ C 264 of 1.11.2003.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3645 — Industri Kapital/Idex) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial institution, holding company, investment company, merger control

20.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 283/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3645 — Industri Kapital/Idex)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 283/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 12 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 Financiere
Saint Michael (FR) controlled by Industri Kapital BV (‘Industri Kapital’, NL) acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Idex S.A (‘Idex’, FR) by
way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Financiere Saint Michael: holding company,

— for Industri Kapital: investment company,

— for Idex: installation and maintenance of heating systems, renewable energy systems, waste manage-

ment and production of air-conditioning systems.

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.3645- Industri Kapital/ Idex, 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.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 746/2004 of 22 April 2004 adapting certain regulations concerning organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union (OJ L 122, 26.4.2004)
Date: 2004-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accession to the European Union, agricultural product, foodstuff, labelling, organic farming

L 344/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.11.2004

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 746/2004 of 22 April 2004 adapting certain regulations
concerning organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural
products and foodstuffs by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union

(Official Journal of the European Union L 122 of 26 April 2004)

On page 14, Article 1(2) should read as follows:

‘2. Part B.3.1 is replaced as follows:

“B.3.1. Single indications:

ES: AGRICULTURA ECOLÓGICA

CS:

EKOLOGICKÉ ZEMĚDĚLSTVÍ

DA: ØKOLOGISK JORDBRUG

DE: BIOLOGISCHE LANDWIRTSCHAFT, ÖKOLOGISCHER LANDBAU

ET: MAHEPÕLLUMAJANDUS, ÖKOLOOGILINE PÕLLUMAJANDUS

EL:

ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΑ

EN: ORGANIC FARMING

FR: AGRICULTURE BIOLOGIQUE

IT:

AGRICOLTURA BIOLOGICA

LV: BIOLOĞISKĀ LAUKSAIMNIECĪBA

LT:

EKOLOGINIS ŽEMĖS ŪKIS

HU: ÖKOLÓGIAI GAZDÁLKODÁS

MT: AGRIKULTURA ORGANIKA

NL: BIOLOGISCHE LANDBOUW

PL:

ROLNICTWO EKOLOGICZNE

PT: AGRICULTURA BIOLÓGICA

SK:

SL:

EKOLOGICKÉ POĽNOHOSPODÁRSTVO

EKOLOŠKO KMETIJSTVO

FI:

LUONNONMUKAINEN MAATALOUSTUOTANTO

SV:

EKOLOGISKT JORDBRUK” ’