do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3727 — 3i/Berkenhoff)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, metallurgical industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

26.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 100/35

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2005/C 100/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 April 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 Regulation
(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 32005M3755. 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.3727 — 3i/Berkenhoff)

(2005/C 100/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 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 32005M3727. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
2005/368/EC: Council Decision of 26 April 2005 appointing three Latvian members to the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2005-04-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Latvia, appointment of staff

11.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 119/11

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 April 2005

appointing three Latvian members to the Committee of the Regions

(2005/368/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Latvian Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002, the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and
alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2002 to 25
January 2006 (1).

Three members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following expiry of the
mandates of Mr Andris JAUNSLEINIS, Mr Jānis KALNAČS and Mr Arvīds KUCINS, notified to the
Council on 6 April 2005,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the
term of office still to run, namely until 25 January 2006:

— Mr Andris ELKSNĪTIS

(Dobeles pilsētas Domes priekšsēdētājs)

(Chairman of Dobele Town Council)

— Mr Edmunds KRASTIŅŠ

(Rīgas domes deputāts)

(Member of Riga City Council)

— Mr Tālis PUĶĪTIS

(Siguldas novada domes priekšsēdētājs)

(Chairman of Sigulda Amalgamated Municipality Council).

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.

L 119/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.5.2005

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

It shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 2005.

For the Council
The president

F. BODEN
Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2000/3/EC of 22 February 2000 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 77/541/EEC relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles (OJ L 53, 25.2.2000)
Date: 2005-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: motor vehicle, safety device, technological change, transport safety

26.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 105/5

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 305/04/COL of 1 December 2004 amending for the
48th time the procedural and substantive rules in the field of State aid by amending Chapter 16 ‘Aid for rescuing
and restructuring firms in difficulty and proposal for appropriate measures’
(Official Journal of the European Union L 97 of 15 April 2005)

The publication of EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 305/04/COL is considered null and void.

Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2000/3/EC of 22 February 2000 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 77/541/EEC relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 53 of 25 February 2000)

On page 15, point 2.7.3 of Annex I shall read as follows:

‘2.7.3. Conditioning of straps for the breaking-strength test.

Samples cut from the strap, as referred to in 2.1.3.2, shall be conditioned as follows.’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 637/2005 of 26 April 2005 determining the allocation of export licences for certain milk products to be exported to the Dominican Republic under the quota referred to in Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999
Date: 2005-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Dominican Republic, export, export licence, milk product, tariff quota

27.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 106/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 637/2005

of 26 April 2005

determining the allocation of export licences for certain milk products to be exported to the
Dominican Republic under the quota referred to in Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of
26 January 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export
licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk
products (2), and in particular Article 20a(11) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 determines the
for certain milk
procedure for allocating export
products to be exported to the Dominican Republic under a
quota opened for that country. Applications submitted for the
2005/2006 quota year cover quantities greater
than those
available. As a result, allocation coefficients should be set for
the quantities applied for,

licences

Article 1

The quantities covered by export licence applications for the
products referred to in Article 20a(3) of Regulation (EC) No
174/1999 submitted for the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June
2006 shall be multiplied by the following allocation coefficients:

— 0,787132 for applications submitted for the part of the
quota referred to in Article 20a(4)(a) of Regulation (EC)
No 174/1999,

— 0,062633 for applications submitted for the part of the
quota referred to in Article 20a(4)(b) of Regulation (EC)
No 174/1999.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 April 2005.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 558/2005 (OJ L 94, 13.4.2005, p. 22).
Corrigendum to EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 305/04/COL of 1 December 2004 amending for the 48th time the procedural and substantive rules in the field of State aid by amending Chapter 16 ‘Aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty and proposal for appropriate measures’ (OJ L 97, 15.4.2005)
Date: 2005-04-26
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, State aid, aid for restructuring, aid to undertakings, industrial restructuring

26.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 105/5

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 305/04/COL of 1 December 2004 amending for the
48th time the procedural and substantive rules in the field of State aid by amending Chapter 16 ‘Aid for rescuing
and restructuring firms in difficulty and proposal for appropriate measures’
(Official Journal of the European Union L 97 of 15 April 2005)

The publication of EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 305/04/COL is considered null and void.

Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2000/3/EC of 22 February 2000 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 77/541/EEC relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 53 of 25 February 2000)

On page 15, point 2.7.3 of Annex I shall read as follows:

‘2.7.3. Conditioning of straps for the breaking-strength test.

Samples cut from the strap, as referred to in 2.1.3.2, shall be conditioned as follows.’
2005/358/EC: Council Decision of 26 April 2005 designating the seat of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union
Date: 2005-04-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU office or agency, external border of the EU, seat of institution

4.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 114/13

COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 April 2005

designating the seat of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the
External Borders of the Member States of the European Union

(2005/358/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Article 15, fifth paragraph of Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004
establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of
the Member States of the European Union (1) (hereinafter referred to as the Agency),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The Agency shall have its seat in Warsaw (Poland).

Article 1

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official
European Union.

Journal of the

Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 2005.

For the Council
The President

F. BODEN

(1) OJ L 349, 25.11.2004, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2005 of 26 April 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

27.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 106/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 631/2005

of 26 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 27 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 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).

L 106/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.4.2005

to Commission Regulation of 26 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 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
204
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
388
400
624
999

052
220
388
400
528
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
528
720
999

103,6
98,1
129,8
168,0
124,9

152,4
76,2
114,3

99,0
44,2
71,6

54,4
45,2
58,1
47,8
62,0
53,3
73,9
56,4

65,2
65,0
67,8
69,6
65,2
67,3
66,7

86,3
122,8
94,3
67,2
69,4
65,9
65,1
82,6
112,9
85,2

87,9
63,9
65,2
72,2
72,3

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3755 — Nordic Capital/Nycomed)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, economic concentration, financial institution, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

26.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 100/35

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2005/C 100/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 April 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 Regulation
(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 32005M3755. 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.3727 — 3i/Berkenhoff)

(2005/C 100/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 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 32005M3727. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 638/2005 of 26 April 2005 fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
Date: 2005-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: olive oil, preserved product, production refund

L 106/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.4.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 638/2005

of 26 April 2005

fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organi-
in oils and fats (1), and in particular
sation of
Article 20a thereof,

the market

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for
the granting of a production refund for olive oil used in
the preserving industry. Pursuant to paragraph 6 of that
Article, and without prejudice to paragraph 3 thereof, the
Commission shall fix this refund every two months.

By virtue of Article 20a(2) of the abovementioned Regu-
lation, the production refund must be fixed on the basis
of the gap between prices on the world market and on
the Community market, taking account of the import
falling within CN
to olive oil
charge
subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixing

applicable

for

refunds

the export
those olive oils during the
reference period. It is appropriate to take as a reference
period the two-month period preceding the beginning of
the term of validity of the production refund.

(3)

The application of the above criteria results in the refund
being fixed as shown below,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the months of May and June 2005, the amount of the
production refund referred to in Article 20a(2) of Regulation
No 136/66/EEC shall be 44,00 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 April 2005.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 865/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 97).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M. 3777 — Stora Enso/Corenso) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, forestry holding, machine-tool industry, merger control, spare part, wood product

26.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 100/33

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M. 3777 — Stora Enso/Corenso)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 100/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 April 2005 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which the Finnish undertaking Stora Enso Oyj (Stora Enso) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the Finnish undertaking Corenso United Oy Ltd and the
German undertakings Corenso United (Deutschland) GmbH & Co KG, Corenso-Elfes GmbH & Co KG and
Elfes Beteiligungs GmbH (these companies which together constitute the target, are referred to as Corenso)
by way of purchase of shares. Presently Corenso is jointly controlled by Stora Enso and the Finnish
company UPM-Kymmene Oyj.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Stora Enso: production and sale of forest industry products,

— for Corenso: production and sale of coreboard and cores.

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. 3777 — Stora Enso/Corenso, 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) OJ C 56, 05.3.2005, p. 32.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

26.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 100/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

25 April 2005

(2005/C 100/01)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

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

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

1,2966

137,31

7,4490

0,67865

9,1523

1,5441

82,09

8,1550

1,9559

0,5821

30,355

15,6466

249,98

3,4528

0,6962

0,4294

4,2033

36 148

SIT

SKK

TRY

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

NZD New Zealand dollar

SGD

Singapore dollar

239,61

39,800

1,7720

1,6637

1,6082

10,1095

1,7746

2,1343

KRW South Korean won

1 295,30

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,8714

10,7313

7,3940

Indonesian rupiah

12 641,85

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,927

70,114

36,0050

51,093

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.