do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3641 — BT/Infonet) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications industry

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3641 — BT/Infonet)

(2005/C 60/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 January 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 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 32005M3641. 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.3712 — LGB/Klöckner)

(2005/C 60/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 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 German 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 32005M3712. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 397/2005 of 10 March 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 397/2005

of 10 March 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 11 March 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 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).

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to Commission Regulation of 10 March 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 10 00

0709 90 70

0805 10 20

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
212
624
999

052
068
096
204
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
421
624
999

052
220
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
528
720
999

052
388
400
512
528
999

117,2
82,4
143,7
108,4
112,9

177,4
159,6
128,5
98,3
141,0

18,4
18,4

172,7
125,3
149,0

54,2
45,2
56,6
48,0
53,9
39,1
60,0
51,0

62,6
70,4
51,0
61,3

81,4
129,9
77,0
62,6
68,9
61,9
59,1
77,3

186,2
71,2
93,4
52,7
52,2
91,1

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 400/2005 of 10 March 2005 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2005-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, product quality

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 400/2005

of 10 March 2005

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
beef and veal (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue of
import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the
amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal meeting the definition laid down therein which may
be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2004
to 30 June 2005 at 11 500 t.

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this
Regulation will, throughout
the period of validity, be
open for use only in so far as provisions on health
protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 March
2005 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as
referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be
granted in full.

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first
five days of April 2005 for 8 553,508 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 2005.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1118/2004 (OJ L 217, 17.6.2004, p. 10).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 405/2005 of 10 March 2005 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004
Date: 2005-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, award of contract, export refund, oats

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 405/2005

of 10 March 2005

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
the
in cereals (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
market

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting
of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in
the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), and in
particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004
of 3 September 2004 on a special
intervention measure for
cereals in Finland and Sweden for the 2004/2005 marketing
year (3),

Whereas:

Finland and Sweden to all
third countries, with the
exception of Bulgaria, Norway, Romania and Switzerland
was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

(2)

(3)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from
4 to 10 March 2005 in response to the invitation to tender
for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1565/2004.

Article 2

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1431/2003 (OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 16).

(3) OJ L 285, 4.9.2004, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 404/2005 of 10 March 2005 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004
Date: 2005-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 404/2005

of 10 March 2005

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004 (2).

Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on
the granting of export
refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on

the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3)
thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from
4 to 10 March 2005 in response to the invitation to tender
for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1757/2004.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 10.

(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as

last modified by
Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 409/2005 of 10 March 2005 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2276/2004
Date: 2005-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, originating product, tariff reduction, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 409/2005

of 10 March 2005

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2276/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

situation for

the cereal

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 2276/2004 (2).

the Commission, acting under

Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1839/95 (3),
the
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC)
No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction
in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC)
No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 4 to 10 March 2005, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2276/2004,
the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be
26,66 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of
40 350 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 34.
(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 398/2005 of 10 March 2005 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2005-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 398/2005

of 10 March 2005

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of
22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to
the historical relationship between the price recorded for
ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton.
That historical relationship has been established in Article
2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2
August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the
cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price
cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on
the most recent price determined.

(2)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
for unginned
the world market price
1051/2001,

the

considered representative of

cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of
specific characteristics and by reference to the most
favourable offers and quotations on the world market
real
among those
market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated
of offers and quotations recorded on one or more
European exchanges for a product delivered cif
to a
port in the Community and coming from the various
supplier countries considered the most representative in
terms of international trade. However, there is provision
for adjusting the criteria for determining the world
market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences
justified by the quality of the product delivered and the
offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments
are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1591/2001.

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling 19,209 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 2005.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1486/2002 (OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3712 — LGB/Klöckner) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, financial institution, iron and steel product, merger control

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3641 — BT/Infonet)

(2005/C 60/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 January 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 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 32005M3641. 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.3712 — LGB/Klöckner)

(2005/C 60/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 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 German 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 32005M3712. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3716 — AS Watson/Marionnaud) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chain store, cosmetics industry, economic concentration, merger control

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3716 — AS Watson/Marionnaud)

(2005/C 60/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 3 March 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which AS Watson (France) SAS (‘AS Watson’,
France) belonging to the Hutchison Whampoa Limited group (Hong Kong) acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Marionnaud Parfumeries SA (‘Marion-
naud’, France) by way of public bid announced on 1 February 2005.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for AS Watson: retail sale of health and beauty products, luxury perfumes and cosmetics,

— for Marionnaud: retail sale of luxury perfumes and cosmetics.

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.3716 — AS Watson/Marionnaud to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.