do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 525/2005 of 1 April 2005 on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
Date: 2005-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund, fruit vegetable, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 525/2005

of 1 April 2005

on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges,
lemons and apples)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular the third subparagraph
of Article 35(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 350/2005 (2) opens an
invitation to tender setting the indicative refund rates and
indicative quantities for system A3 export licences, which
may be issued, other than those tendered for as part of
food aid.

the maximum
the tenders submitted,
In the light of
refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be
awarded for
tenders quoting those maximum rates
should be set.

In the case of tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples, the
maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indi-
cative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is not
more than one-and-a-half
times the indicative refund
rate,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

tomatoes, oranges,

the
In the case of
maximum refund rates and the percentages for reducing the
quantities awarded under the invitation to tender opened by
Regulation (EC) No 350/2005 shall be fixed in the Annex.

lemons and apples,

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 April 2005.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).

(2) OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 26.

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ANNEX

Issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetable sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)

Product

Maximum refund rate
(EUR/t net)

Percentage awarded of quantities tendered
for quoting the maximum refund rate

Tomatoes

Oranges

Lemons

Apples

45

50

70

55

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3748 — Mitsubishi Tokyo/UFJ) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3748 — Mitsubishi Tokyo/UFJ)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 79/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 22 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 Mitsubishi Tokyo Finan-
cial Group, Inc (‘MTFG’, Japan) and UFJ Holdings, Inc (‘UFJ’, Japan), enter into a full merger within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Council Regulation.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for MTFG: Provision of financial services, including banking, assets management and securities,

— for UFJ: Provision of financial services, including banking, assets management and securities.

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) No139/2004 (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.3748 — Mitsubishi Tokyo/UFJ, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 524/2005 of 1 April 2005 fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
Date: 2005-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund, fruit vegetable, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 524/2005

of 1 April 2005

fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in
the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market
in fruit and vegetables (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

Whereas:

refund for

The definitive rate of
tomatoes, oranges,
lemons and apples covered by licences applied for
under system B between 15 January 2005 to 15 March
2005, should be fixed at the indicative rate, and the
percentage of
licences to be issued for the quantities
applied for should be laid down,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

for

system B export

submitted
For applications
to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2127/2004
pursuant
between 15 January 2005 and 15 March 2005, the percentages
of licences to be issued and the rates of refund applicable are
fixed in the Annex hereto.

licences

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2127/2004 (3) fixed the
indicative quantities for the issue of B system export
licences.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 April 2005.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1176/2002 (OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69).

(3) OJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 14.

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Percentages for the issuing of licences and rates of refund applicable to system B licences applied for between
15 January 2005 to 15 March 2005 (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)

ANNEX

Product

Rate of refund
(EUR/t net)

Percentages of licences to
be issued for the quan-
tities applied for

Tomatoes

Oranges

Lemons

Apples

30

24

43

28

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

31 March 2005

(2005/C 79/07)

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

1,2964

LVL

Latvian lats

138,44

MTL Maltese lira

7,4495

0,68850

9,1430

1,5486

78,64

8,2060

1,9559

0,5846

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

29,955

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

247,20

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6960

0,4306

4,0807

36 767

239,73

38,672

1,7572

1,6763

1,5737

10,1110

1,8237

2,1377

1 316,49

8,0898

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 528/2005 of 1 April 2005 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled and medium and long grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004
Date: 2005-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 528/2005

of 1 April 2005

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third
countries of wholly milled and medium and long grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No
2031/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 14(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
2031/2004 (2).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3),
allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 1785/2003 and on the basis of
tenders
submitted, to make no award.

the

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 28 to
31 March 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the
export refund on wholly milled rand, medium and long grain A
rice to certain third European countries issued in Regulation
(EC) No 2031/2004.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 April 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.
(2) OJ L 353, 27.11.2004, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1948/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 520/2005 of 1 April 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-04-01
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 520/2005

of 1 April 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 2 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 April 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 1 April 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
066
068
096
204
220
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
512
624
999

052
400
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
999

388
508
512
528
720
999

107,2
53,4
144,6
129,4
108,7

154,9
73,3
95,9
39,9
59,9
155,5
96,6

141,9
141,9

107,0
46,3
76,7

55,3
51,3
50,7
50,1
60,3
118,1
59,5
63,6

58,5
72,9
64,3
65,2

77,2
115,4
120,2
62,3
74,3
56,0
70,0
74,2
81,2

66,3
129,9
67,9
57,1
52,2
74,7

(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 522/2005 of 1 April 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
Date: 2005-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community certification, international trade, precious stones, quality label

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 522/2005

of 1 April 2005

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification
scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Article 1

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of
20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certi-
fication scheme
in rough
the
diamonds (1), and in particular Article 19(6) thereof,

international

trade

for

Whereas:

In order to improve the functionality of the Community certi-
ficate certain technical characteristics laid out in Annex IV to
Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

The heading ‘Numbering’ of Annex IV to Regulation (EC)
No 2368/2002 is amended as follows:

(a)

In the fourth indent

(i)

in the first line the text ‘(fluorescing to green under UV
light)’ is deleted;

(ii) the third sub-indent is deleted.

(b) The fifth indent is replaced by ‘Second = 8 digit sequential
invisible printed numbering (matching above), fluorescing
under UV light’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 April 2005.

For the Commission

Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/2004 (OJ L 271, 18.8.2004,
p. 29).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 527/2005 of 1 April 2005 concerning tenders submitted under tendering procedure for the refund on consignment of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2033/2004
Date: 2005-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Réunion, award of contract, export subsidy, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 527/2005

of 1 April 2005

concerning tenders submitted under tendering procedure for the refund on consignment of husked
long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2033/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of
6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice
to Réunion (2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2033/2004 (3) opens an
invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to
Réunion.

to

Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the
Commission
the
procedure laid down in Article 2b(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 1785/2003 and on the basis of
tenders
submitted, to make no award.

accordance with

decide,

the

in

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3
of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy
should not be fixed.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 28 to
31 March 2005 in response to the invitation to tender referred
to in Regulation (EC) No 2033/2004 for the subsidy on exports
to Réunion of husked long grain B rice falling within CN code
1006 20 98.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 April 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.
(2) OJ L 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1275/2004 (OJ L 241, 13.7.2004, p. 8).

(3) OJ L 353, 27.11.2004, p. 9.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 526/2005 of 1 April 2005 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2032/2004
Date: 2005-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 526/2005

of 1 April 2005

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third
countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2032/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
the
market in rice (1), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount
specified in Article 1.

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 export refund on rice
was issued pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2032/2004 (2).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3)
in accordance with the
allows the Commission to fix,
procedure laid down in Article 26(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 1785/2003 and on the basis of the tenders
submitted, a maximum export refund.
In fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 14(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 must be taken into
account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled
long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 2032/2004 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders
submitted from 28 to 31 March 2005 at 57,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 April 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.
(2) OJ L 353, 27.11.2004, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1948/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3656 — Achmea/Athlon/Partsplan JV)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, economic concentration, financial institution, general mechanical engineering, merger control, vehicle rental

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3656 — Achmea/Athlon/Partsplan JV)

(2005/C 79/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 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 Dutch 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 32005M3656. EUR-Lex is the on-

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