do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

26.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

25 January 2005

(2005/C 21/01)

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

1,3025

LVL

Latvian lats

134,85

MTL Maltese lira

7,4423

0,6956

9,0701

1,546

81,35

8,2065

1,9558

0,5825

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRY

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

30,105

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

245,98

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6961

0,4316

4,072

37 757

239,75

38,613

1,7357

1,6988

1,5994

10,1585

1,8314

2,1337

1 343,4

7,7314

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3705 — Kohlberg Kravis Roberts/Masonite International) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, manufactured goods, merger control, motor vehicle, purchase

26.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3705 — Kohlberg Kravis Roberts/Masonite International)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 21/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 January 2005, 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 Stile Acquisition Corp
(‘Stile Acquisition’, Canada), which is controlled by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (‘KKR’, USA), acquires within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Masonite
International Corporation (‘Masonite International’, Canada), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Stile Acquisition: acquisition vehicle,

— for KKR: private equity investment company,

— for Masonite International: manufacture of doors, door components and entry systems to residential

and commercial use.

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
to the
reference number COMP/M.3705 — Kohlberg Kravis Roberts/Masonite International
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.3699 — EQT III Limited/Smurfit Munksjö)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, management, merger control, pulp and paper industry

26.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3699 — EQT III Limited/Smurfit Munksjö)

(2005/C 21/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 January 2005, 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 EQT III Limited (‘EQT
III Limited’, Guernsey) controlled by the group Investor AB (‘Investor’, Sweden) acquires within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Smurfit
Munksjö AB (‘Munksjö’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for EQT III Limited: Manager of private equity fund,

— for Investor: Investment company,

— for Munksjö: manufacture and sale of decor paper, specialty paper and pulp.

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.3699 — EQT III Limited/Smurfit Munksjö, 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
Commission Regulation (EC) No 114/2005 of 26 January 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

27.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 114/2005

of 26 January 2005

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
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 27 January 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 January 2005.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(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 24/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.1.2005

to Commission Regulation of 26 January 2005 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 10 20

0805 20 10

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

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
212
608
624
999

052
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
421
448
624
999

204
999

052
204
400
464
624
662
999

052
999

400
404
720
999

388
400
720
999

101,1
77,1
157,6
118,9
163,5
123,6

140,5
140,5

182,8
169,7
176,3

43,6
39,2
53,5
42,9
38,1
38,3
71,7
46,8

56,8
56,8

67,9
86,8
78,5
55,5
69,1
40,0
66,3

63,6
63,6

103,2
83,2
72,1
86,2

68,3
88,1
39,5
65,3

(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.3625 — BLACKSTONE/ACETEX)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, foodstuff, merger control, plastics industry

C 21/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.1.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3625 — BLACKSTONE/ACETEX)

(2005/C 21/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 January 2005, 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 Celanese Corporation
(‘Celanese’) controlled by Blackstone Crystal Holdings Capital Partners (‘Blackstone’, Cayman Islands)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the under-
taking Acetex Corporation (‘Acetex’, Canada) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Celanese: chemical products, acetate products, polymers, food ingredients,

— for undertaking Blackstone: private merchant bank,

— for undertaking Acetex: acetyls and plastics.

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.3625 — BLACKSTONE/ACETEX, 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.3702 — CVC/CSM) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, investment, merger control, sugar product

C 21/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.1.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3702 — CVC/CSM)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 21/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 17 January 2005, 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 CVC European Equity
Partners III LP (CVC EEP, Cayman) belonging to the group CVC Capital Partners Sarl (CVC, Luxembourg)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the under-
taking CSM Sugar Confectionary, (CSM SC, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking CVC EEP: investment fund,

— for CVC group: investment funds,

— for undertaking CSM SC: production and distribution of candies, chewing gums and other sugar confec-

tionary products.

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.3702 — CVC/CSM, 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.