do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2005 of 19 October 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 312/2003 as regards tariff quotas for certain products originating in Chile (OJ L 52, 25.2.2005)
Date: 2005-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Chile, association agreement (EU), fish, frozen product, preserved product, tariff quota, tropical fruit

L 53/78

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.2.2005

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2004 of 8 September 2004 initiating an investigation
concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No
1470/2001 on imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) originating in the People’s
Republic of China by imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) consigned from
Vietnam, Pakistan or the Philippines, whether declared as originating in Vietnam, Pakistan or the Philippines
or not, and making such imports subject to registration

(Official Journal of the European Union L 289 of 10 September 2004)

On page 56, in the first paragraph of Article 1:

for:

read:

‘(TARIC code 8539 31 90*91)’,
‘(TARIC code 8539 31 90*92)’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2005 of 19 October 2004 amending Council Regulation
(EC) No 312/2003 as regards tariff quotas for certain products originating in Chile

(Official Journal of the European Union L 52 of 25 February 2005)

On page 8, in the Annex, in the first column of the table:

for:

read:

‘09.1937 (*)’
‘09.1940 (*)’;

for:

read:

‘09.1939’
‘09.1941’;

for:

read:

‘09.1941 (**)’
‘09.1942 (**)’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3682 — INTEK/GIM)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, copper, economic concentration, financial institution, merger control, metalworking, restrictive-practice authorisation

26.2.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 50/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3682 — INTEK/GIM)

(2005/C 50/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 February 2005, 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 Italian 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 32005M3682. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Special Report to the European Parliament made in accordance with Article 3(7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman
Date: 2005-02-26
Institutions: European Ombudsman
Subjects: European Ombudsman, European Parliament, access to EU information, regulations for civil servants, report

26.2.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 50/9

EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

Special Report to the European Parliament made in accordance with Article 3(7) of the Statute of
the European Ombudsman (1)

(2005/C 50/08)

The European Ombudsman addressed a special report to the European Parliament on 20 December 2004
following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in own-initiative OI/2/2003/GG (Confi-
dential).

The text of the special report is available on the European Ombudsman's website in all 20 official
languages at: http://www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int.

Paper copies can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman's office
1 Avenue du Président Robert Schuman
B.P. 403
F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex.
Tel. (33-3) 88 17 23 13
Fax (33-3) 88 17 90 62
Email: euro-ombudsman@europarl.eu.int.

(1) Decision 94/262 of 9 March 1994 of the European Parliament on the Regulations and General Conditions Governing

the Performance of the Ombudsman's Duties, OJ 1994 L 113/15.
Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission
Date: 2005-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU publication, European Commission, drafting of EU law, official document, proposal (EU)

C 50/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.2.2005

II

(Preparatory Acts)

COMMISSION

Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

(2005/C 50/09)

Document

Part

Date

Title

COM(2004) 393

28.5.2004

COM(2004) 747

28.10.2004

Amended proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on enhancing port
security

Amended proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the harmonisa-
tion of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
of the Member States concerning credit for consumers
repealing Directive 87/102/EC and modifying Directive
to
93/13/EC (presented by the Commission pursuant
Article 250 (2) of the EC Treaty)

These texts are available on EUR-Lex: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

26.2.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 50/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

25 February 2005

(2005/C 50/01)

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

1,3165

LVL

Latvian lats

138,74

MTL Maltese lira

7,4418

0,68975

9,0724

1,5426

80,24

8,2615

1,9559

0,5837

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

29,723

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

242,28

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6961

0,4313

3,9233

36 226

239,71

37,858

1,704

1,6824

1,6358

10,2685

1,8288

2,152

1 327,56

7,6994

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3744 — ALCOA/AFL) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aluminium, economic concentration, electrical equipment, electricity supply, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry

C 50/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.2.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3744 — ALCOA/AFL)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 50/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 February 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 Alcoa Inc. (‘Alcoa’,
USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of part of the under-
taking Alcoa Fujikura Ltd (‘AFL’, USA), currently jointly controlled by a subsidiary of Alcoa and Fujikura
USA Inc., by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Alcoa: manufacturing of aluminum products and components,

— for the part of AFL acquired by Alcoa: manufacturing of electrical distribution systems and components

for the automotive industry.

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.3744 — ALCOA/AFL, 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.
COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission
Date: 2005-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, directory, official document

C 50/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.2.2005

COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

(2005/C 50/02)

Document

Part

Date

Title

COM(2004) 770

30.11.2004

COM(2004) 800

10.12.2004

COM(2004) 801

10.12.2004

COM(2004) 817

14.12.2004

COM(2004) 846

4.1.2005

COM(2004) 853

6.1.2005

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT pursuant to the second sub-
paragraph of Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty concerning
the common position of the Council on the adoption of a
proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and
the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No
2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT pursuant to the second sub-
paragraph of Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty concerning
the common position of the Council on the adoption of a
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
on establishing a framework for the setting of Eco-design
requirements for Energy-using Products and amending
Council Directives 92/42/EC, 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT pursuant to the second sub-
paragraph of Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty concerning
the common position of the Council on the adoption of a
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur
content of marine fuels

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT pursuant to the second sub-
paragraph of Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty concerning
the common position of the Council on the adoption of a
regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council
on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating
to road transport and amending Council Regulation (EEC)
3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT pursuant to the second sub-
paragraph of Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty concerning
the common position of the Council on the adoption of a
European Parliament and Council Directive concerning the
quality of bathing waters

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT pursuant to the second sub-
paragraph of Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty concerning
the common position of the Council on the adoption of a
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
on the recognition of professional qualifications

These texts are available on EUR-Lex: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/
Re-notification of a previously notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3637 — Total/Sasol/JV)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, petrochemicals

26.2.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 50/3

Re-notification of a previously notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3637 — Total/Sasol/JV)

(2005/C 50/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 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 Total France
SA, belonging to the Total Group (‘Total’, France), and Sasol Wax International AG (‘Sasol Wax’, Germany),
belonging to the Sasol Group (‘Sasol’, South Africa), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Sasol Wax GmbH (‘JV’, Germany ) by way of purchase
of shares.

2.
This notification has been declared incomplete on 2 February 2005. The undertakings concerned
have now provided the further information required. The notification became complete within the
meaning of Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on 17 February 2005. Accordingly, the
notification became effective on 18 February 2005.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

3.
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.3637 — Total/Sasol/JV, to the following address:

Commission of the European Communities
Competition DG
Merger Registry
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70
B-1000 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2005
Date: 2005-02-26
Institutions: European Training Foundation
Subjects: European Training Foundation, budget, financial year

26.2.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 50/7

EUROPEAN TRAINING FOUNDATION

BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN TRAINING FOUNDATION FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2005

(2005/C 50/07)

Pursuant to article 26(2) of the Financial Regulation of the European Training Foundation (ETF) adopted by
the Management Board on 17 June 2003, the budget and amending budgets, as finally adopted, shall be
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities within two months of their adoption.

The European Parliament has adopted on 16 December 2004 the general budget 2005 applicable to the
European Communities in which ETF subsidies appear under the following headings:

— External Actions, Education and Culture,

15.03.03.01 — ETF — Subsidy under Title 1 and Title 2

15.03.03.02 — ETF — Subsidy under Title 3

EUR 11 565 000

EUR 4 435 000

— Pre-Accession Strategy, Education and Culture,

15.03.02.01 — PHARE contribution to the ETF — Subsidy under Title 1
and Title 2

EUR 1 935 000

15.03.02.02 — PHARE contribution to the ETF — Subsidy under Title 3

EUR 565 000

Total

EUR 18 500 000

Regarding article 27(6) of the ETF Financial Regulation and with the adoption of the general budget 2005
by European Parliament on the 16 December 2004, the ETF budget 2005 including the establishment
plan, adopted by the Governing board on 9 November 2004 (ETF-GB-027-01), becomes definitive.

Furthermore, the ETF manages Phare/Cards, Tacis and Meda funds for a total amount of EUR 185 million.

For complete details about 2005 budget including the establishment plan please visit ETF website at the
following address: http://www.etf.eu.int (Documentation centre-institutional reports)

European Training Foundation

Budgets 2004/2005

Expenditure

Title

Budget 2004
After transfers

Budget 2005

TITLE 1

EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PERSONS WORKING
WITH THE FOUNDATION

TOTAL TITLE 1

11 493 973

12 047 000

C 50/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.2.2005

Title

Budget 2004
After transfers

Budget 2005

TITLE 2

BUILDING, EQUIPEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS
OPERATING EXPENDITURE

TOTAL TITLE 2

1 470 027

1 453 000

TITLE 3

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

TITLE 3

TITLE 9

EXPENSES RELATING TO PERFORMANCE OF
SPECIFIC MISSIONS

Operational expenses (Documentation, publications,
translation, meetings, etc)

Total chapter

1 095 351

1 033 400

Priority actions: work programme activities
(Support to the Commission, information provision
and analysis through the National Observatory
Network, development activities)

Total chapter

3 540 649

3 966 000

TOTAL TITLE 3

4 636 000

5 000 000

RESERVE

—

—

GRAND TOTAL

17 600 000

18 500 000

TITLE 4

EARMARKED EXPENDITURE

800 000

TOTAL TITLE 4

800 000
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2004 of 8 September 2004 initiating an investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1470/2001 on imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) originating in the People’s Republic of China by imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) consigned from Vietnam, Pakistan or the Philippines, whether declared as originating in Vietnam, Pakistan or the Philippines or not, and making such imports subject to registration (OJ L 289, 10.9.2004)
Date: 2005-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, Pakistan, Philippines, Viet Nam, anti-dumping legislation, infringement of EU law, lighting equipment, originating product

L 53/78

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.2.2005

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2004 of 8 September 2004 initiating an investigation
concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No
1470/2001 on imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) originating in the People’s
Republic of China by imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) consigned from
Vietnam, Pakistan or the Philippines, whether declared as originating in Vietnam, Pakistan or the Philippines
or not, and making such imports subject to registration

(Official Journal of the European Union L 289 of 10 September 2004)

On page 56, in the first paragraph of Article 1:

for:

read:

‘(TARIC code 8539 31 90*91)’,
‘(TARIC code 8539 31 90*92)’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2005 of 19 October 2004 amending Council Regulation
(EC) No 312/2003 as regards tariff quotas for certain products originating in Chile

(Official Journal of the European Union L 52 of 25 February 2005)

On page 8, in the Annex, in the first column of the table:

for:

read:

‘09.1937 (*)’
‘09.1940 (*)’;

for:

read:

‘09.1939’
‘09.1941’;

for:

read:

‘09.1941 (**)’
‘09.1942 (**)’.