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Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within FranceText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, services of general interest

C 70/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.3.2005

Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within
France

(2005/C 70/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. France has decided to alter the public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between
Brest (Guipavas) and Ouessant, as published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 120 of 23
May 2002, pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on
access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes.

2. The public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Brest (Guipavas) and Ouessant

is as follows:

— Minimum frequency

The service must be operated all year round except on 1 January and 25 December.

The level of service provided must be at least two return trips per day, morning and late afternoon,
from Monday to Sunday.

A third return trip must be provided for at least 90 days per year.

— Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

The service must be operated with a turboprop aircraft having a seating capacity of at least nine.

— Timetables

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers to make the round trip within the day and to
spend at least seven hours at their destination, whether Brest or Ouessant.

— Flight bookings

The price of a single ticket must not exceed:

— EUR 59 (plus airport dues), at 2005 values, as the standard fare,

— EUR 34 (plus airport dues), at 2005 values, for local residents,

— EUR 16 (plus airport taxes), at 2005 values, for local students studying on the mainland.

Children from 2 to 12 who are not eligible for the fare stated in the third indent above must be
given a 50 % reduction on the fares stated in the first and second indents.

Children under 2 shall travel free.

Season tickets must also be available.

These maximum fares shall be adjusted each year on the basis of changes in the retail price index
over the 12 months.

— Continuity of service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to
the carrier must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any year. The carrier must
give six months' notice before discontinuing these services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the
abovementioned public service obligation may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

3. This public service obligation replaces, with effect from 1 October 2005, the public service obligation
concerning scheduled air services between Brest (Guipavas) and Ouessant, as published in Official Journal
of the European Communities C 120 of 23 May 2002.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3755 — Nordic Capital/Nycomed) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial institution, merger control, pharmaceutical industry

22.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 70/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3755 — Nordic Capital/Nycomed)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 70/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 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 the undertaking Nordic Capital Fund V
(‘Nordic Capital V’, Jersey), belonging to the group Nordic Capital, acquires within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Nycomed (‘Nycomed’, Denmark),
currently jointly controlled by the Credit Suisse Group (‘CSG’) and the Blackstone Group, by way of
purchase of shares. CSG will retain joint control over Nycomed.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking ‘Nordic Capital V’: private equity fund,

— for undertaking ‘CSG’: global financial services group,

— for undertaking ‘Nycomed’: manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals.

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.3755 — Nordic Capital/Nycomed 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.
(2) Available on DG COMP website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3584 — Hutchison Whampoa/North DN)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, economic concentration, exchange of information, gas, industrial enterprise, merger control, transport infrastructure, vehicle

22.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 70/11

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3584 — Hutchison Whampoa/North DN)

(2005/C 70/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 March 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 32005M3584. 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.3579 — WPP/Grey)

(2005/C 70/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 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 32005M3579. 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.3579 — WPP/Grey)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advertising, economic concentration, merger control, services company

22.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 70/11

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3584 — Hutchison Whampoa/North DN)

(2005/C 70/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 March 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 32005M3584. 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.3579 — WPP/Grey)

(2005/C 70/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 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 32005M3579. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 464/2005 of 22 March 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

L 77/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.3.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 464/2005

of 22 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
fruit
arrangements
import
and in
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 23 March 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 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).

23.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 77/5

to Commission Regulation of 22 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
628
999

052
204
999

220
999

052
204
220
624
999

052
204
212
220
400
624
999

052
220
400
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
999

052
388
512
528
720
999

99,5
89,4
129,8
175,4
124,5
123,7

167,1
65,9
116,5

98,6
98,6

145,5
44,7
65,2
56,7
78,0

54,3
53,2
52,9
49,3
55,7
62,6
54,7

55,8
21,8
74,3
57,4
52,3

62,3
99,2
87,4
65,3
78,3
55,3
67,8
73,6
73,7

157,0
62,1
60,7
56,0
45,2
76,2

(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.3766 — Nordic Capital/Leaf Int) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: confectionery, economic concentration, financial institution, merger control

C 70/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.3.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3766 — Nordic Capital/Leaf Int)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 70/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 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 the undertaking Nordic Capital Fund V
(‘Nordic Capital V’, Jersey), belonging to the group Nordic Capital, acquires within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Leaf International BV (‘Leaf’, The Nether-
lands) currently solely controlled by CVC Capital Partners Sàrl (CVC, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Nordic Capital V: private equity fund,

— for undertaking CVC: private equity funds,

— for undertaking Leaf: production and marketing 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.3766 — Nordic Capital/Leaf Int. 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.
(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.3769 — The Coca-Cola Company/Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company/Multon) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, bottling, economic concentration, merger control

C 70/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.3.2005

(Case COMP/M.3769 — The Coca-Cola Company/Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company/Multon)

Prior notification of a concentration

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 70/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 15 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 the undertakings The Coca-Cola Company
(‘TCCC’, USA) and Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.
(‘CCHBC’, Greece) acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Multon (Russian
Federation) by purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for TCCC: brand owner and supplier of soft drink concentrates,

— for CCHBC: licensed bottler that produces and sells TCCC-branded beverages,

— for Multon: bottling, distributing and marketing of fruit juices and nectars in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus,

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

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.3769 — The Coca-Cola Company/Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling
Company/Multon, 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.
(2) Available on DG COMP website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

22.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 70/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

21 March 2005

(2005/C 70/01)

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

1,3199

LVL

Latvian lats

139,09

MTL Maltese lira

7,4476

0,69410

9,1371

1,5516

77,49

8,1400

1,9559

0,5834

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

30,144

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

247,15

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6962

0,4324

4,1267

36 367

239,69

38,895

1,7768

1,6751

1,6001

10,2947

1,7867

2,1524

1 331,91

8,1141

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objectionsText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, early-stage capital, small and medium-sized enterprises, venture capital

22.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 70/9

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 70/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of decision: 4 June 2004

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 144/2004

Title: Prolongation Viridian Growth Fund

Objective(s): Risk Capital for SMEs

Duration: 31 December 2006

Other information: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has
been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/