do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3606 — SIEMENS/BONUS ENERGY)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, industrial enterprise, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, technology, wind energy

24.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/27

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3617 — BC PARTNERS/PICARD)

(2004/C 320/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 November 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/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3617. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3606 — SIEMENS/BONUS ENERGY)

(2004/C 320/16)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 November 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/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3606. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 320/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.12.2004

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 December 2004

(2004/C 320/12)

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

1,3456

LVL

Latvian lats

139,88

MTL Maltese lira

7,4376

PLN

Polish zloty

0,70130

ROL

Romanian leu

9,0275

1,5443

83,82

SIT

SKK

TRL

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,2825

AUD Australian dollar

1,9559

0,5789

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

30,600

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

245,88

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6916

0,4332

4,0720

38 160

239,79

38,810

1 856 190

1,7580

1,6656

10,4706

1,8870

2,2048

1 413,62

7,6000

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M. 3519 — ELECTRA/THYSSENKRUPP FAHRZEUGGUSS) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry

C 320/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.12.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M. 3519 — ELECTRA/THYSSENKRUPP FAHRZEUGGUSS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 320/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 16 December 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 Electra Euro-
pean Fund LP (Guernsey) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control
of ThyssenKrupp Rautenbach Castings GmbH and ThyssenKrupp Aluminium-Technik with exception to
the Spanish subsidiary ThyssenKrupp Guss S.A., together ThyssenKrupp Fahrzeugguss business Group
(‘TKFG’, Germany), currently controlled by ThyssenKrupp Automotive AG Group, by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Electra Group: private equity investment company,

— for TKFG: development, manufacture and supply of light metal cast components for automotive appli-

cations.

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 Case COMP/M. 3519 — Electra/ThyssenKrupp Fahrzeugguss, 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.
Communication in accordance with Article 12 § 5 a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature
Date: 2004-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customs regulations, tariff nomenclature

24.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/29

Communication in accordance with Article 12 § 5 a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of
12 October 1992, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States
concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

(2004/C 320/18)

Binding Tariff Information ceases to be valid from this day if it becomes incompatible with the interpreta-
tion of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:

Amendments to the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes and the Compendium of Classification
Opinions, approved by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC doc. NC0730 (cid:1) report of the 31st Session
of the HS Committee, NC0796 (cid:1) report of the 32nd Session of the HS Committee, NC0845 (cid:1) report of
the 33rd Session of the HS Committee):

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE OF THE
HS CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE OF THE WORLD
CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION

31st SESSION OF THE HSC IN MAY 2003 DOC. NC0730

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes to the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

Chapter 29. Sub-Chapter X. General

M/3

32nd SESSION OF THE HSC IN NOVEMBER 2003 DOC. NC0796

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes to the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

85.12

85.24

L/18

L/20

33rd SESSION OF THE HSC IN MAY 2004 DOC. NC0845

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes to the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

25.20

26.21

29.29

29.35

34.07

Chapter 39 General

39.09

39.11

40.08

Chapter 44

71.02

71.03

71.04

Chapter 84. General

84.30 Subheading Explanatory Notes

84.42

Chapter 85. General. Item (B)

85.16

85.17

85.19

M/17

M/14

M/3

M/9

M/17

M/19

M/3

M/3

M/19

M/10

M/12

M/12

M/12

M/11

M/11

M/13

M/15

M/11

M/11

M/11

C 320/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.12.2004

Classification Opinions approved by the HS Committee

0402.99/1

1701.91/1

1901.90/2

8471.30/1

9504.10/1

M/4

M/5

M/6

M/7

M/8

Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General for
Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission (rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels)
or can be downloaded from the internet site of this Directorate-General:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/index_en.htm
Communication
Date: 2004-12-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cuba, common foreign and security policy, common position, cooperation policy, democracy, economic cooperation, human rights

24.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/21

COMMUNICATION

(2004/C 320/11)

The publication in Official Journal of the European Union C 311 of 16 December 2004 of a communication
entitled ‘CUBA — Draft Council conclusions on the fourteenth evaluation of the Common Position’ is to
be regarded as void.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3640 — BLACKSTONE/GERRESHEIMER)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial institution, glass industry, merger control, packaging, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 320/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.12.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3640 — BLACKSTONE/GERRESHEIMER)

(2004/C 320/17)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 December 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/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3640. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)