do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

19.5.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 117/1

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 May 2005

(2005/C 117/01)

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

1,2621

135,44

7,4457

0,68835

9,2162

1,5426

82,94

8,0940

1,9559

0,5770

30,268

15,6466

252,65

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

4,1973

36 151

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

239,50

39,038

1,7380

1,6690

1,5976

9,8395

1,7821

2,0858

KRW South Korean won

1 268,66

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,1191

10,4458

7,3300

Indonesian rupiah

11 926,85

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,796

68,879

35,3530

50,326

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to summary information on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products — Aid No: XA 29/04 (OJ C 110, 5.5.2005)
Date: 2005-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, agricultural product, agricultural production, agro-industry, exchange of information, marketing, small and medium-sized enterprises

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to summary information on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small
and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products

Aid No: XA 29/04

(Official Journal of the European Union C 110 of 5 May 2005)

(2005/C 117/11)

On page 9, in the second column, on the third line:

for:

‘Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 2004-2007’,

read:

‘Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 2004 to 2006’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 766/2005 of 19 May 2005 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004
Date: 2005-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, award of contract, export licence, export refund, intervention agency, oats

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 766/2005

of 19 May 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
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

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
13 to 19 May 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 20 May 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 May 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 767/2005 of 19 May 2005 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 115/2005
Date: 2005-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 767/2005

of 19 May 2005

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 115/2005

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,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed.

situation for

the cereal

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

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat to certain third countries was opened
pursuant
(EC) No
to
115/2005 (2).

Commission

Regulation

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In accordance with 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), the Commission
may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a
maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.

For tenders notified on 13 to 19 May 2005, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 115/2005, the
maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be
6,50 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 May 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 May 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3805 — Crompton/Great Lakes)Text with EEA relevance#Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3805 — Crompton/Great Lakes)

(2005/C 117/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 10 May 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 Crompton Corporation
(‘Crompton’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (‘GLCC’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Crompton: polymers, polymer additives, crop protection products and refined hydro-

carbon products;

— for undertaking GLCC:

flame retardants, polymer additives, optical monomers, brominated and

fluorine-based products, water treatments and consumer products.

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.3805 — Crompton/Great Lakes, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3762 — Apax/Travelex)Text with EEA relevance#Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial occupation, investment company, merger control

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3762 — Apax/Travelex)

(2005/C 117/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 11 May 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Apax Europe V and Apax Europe VI
(‘Apax’, Channel Islands), controlled by the Hirzell Trust, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation control of the whole of Travelex Holdings Limited (‘Travelex’, United Kingdom) by
way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Apax: private equity and investment funds management,

— for Travelex: international payment services, foreign exchange and provision of services to banks and

other financial institutions.

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.3762 — Apax/Travelex, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 758/2005 of 19 May 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 758/2005

of 19 May 2005

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
fruit and vegetables (1), and in
import arrangements
particular Article 4(1) thereof,

for

Whereas:

standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

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.

(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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 May 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 May 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 19 May 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

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
212
999

052
204
999

052
624
999

052
204
212
220
388
400
624
999

052
388
400
528
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

108,4
65,2
97,2
90,3

92,3
51,2
71,8

84,4
50,3
67,4

41,9
39,9
108,2
45,2
52,1
44,6
61,2
56,2

49,0
63,6
69,6
43,4
80,9
61,3

92,1
112,5
78,7
62,3
72,1
57,3
68,5
64,4
94,0
78,0

(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 765/2005 of 19 May 2005 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004
Date: 2005-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

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20.5.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 765/2005

of 19 May 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
13 to 19 May 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 20 May 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 May 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 759/2005 of 19 May 2005 applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
Date: 2005-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, export refund, primary product, processed foodstuff

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 759/2005

of 19 May 2005

applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the
Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of
6 December 1993 laying down the
arrangements
applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of
agricultural products (1),

trade

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the
application of the system of granting export refunds on certain
agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered
by Annex I to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the amount
of such refunds (2), and in particular Article 8(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Member States' notifications pursuant
of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 indicate
the
EUR 93 532 277 while the available amount

to Article 8(2)
that
received reaches
for the

amount of

applications

total

tranche of refund certificates as referred to in Article 8(4)
of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 is EUR 59 655 557.

(2)

A reduction coefficient shall be calculated on the basis of
Article 8(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000.
Such coefficient should therefore be applied to amounts
requested in the form of refund certificates for use from
1 June 2005 as established in Article 8(6) of Regulation
(EC) No 1520/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amounts for applications of refund certificates for use from
1 June 2005 are subject to a reduction coefficient of 0,363.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 May 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 May 2005.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5).

(2) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 886/2004 (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 14).
Bodies responsible for the registration of tobacco cultivation contracts
Date: 2005-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: regulation of agricultural production, supervisory body, tobacco

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BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF TOBACCO CULTIVATION CONTRACTS

(2005/C 117/04)

Publication under Article 54(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 of 22 December 1998 laying
down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium
scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco
sector.

GERMANY

Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas
Süderstraße 63
D-20097 Hamburg

AUSTRIA

Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas
Süderstraße 63
D-20097 Hamburg

BELGIUM

Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Administratie Landbouwproductiebeheer
Dienst Akkerbouw
WTC III — 14de verdieping
Simon Bolivarlaan 30
B-1000 Brussel

Ministère de la Région Wallonne
Direction Générale de l'Agriculture
Division des aides à l'agriculture
Direction du secteur végétal
Chaussée de Louvain, 14
B-5000 Namur

CYPRUS

ΤΜΗΜΑ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΑΣ
Λουκή Ακρίτα
1412 Λευκωσία Κύπρος

SPAIN

Junta de Andalucía
Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca
Fondo Andaluz de Garantía Agraria (FAGA)
C/Tabladilla, s/n
E-41071 Sevilla
Delegaciones Provinciales de Agricultura y Pesca

Gobierno de Canarias
Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
Dirección General de Desarrollo Agrícola
Edificio de Usos Múltiples, II
Avda. José Manuel Guimerá, 8, 3a y 4a plantas
E-38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Junta de Castilla — La Mancha
Consejería de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente
Dirección General de Producción Agropecuaria
c/Pintor Matías Moreno, 4
E-45002 Toledo

Junta de Castilla y León
Consejería de Agricultura y Ganadería
Dirección General de Política Agraria Comunitaria
C/Rigoberto Cortejoso, 14
E-47014 Valladolid

Junta de Extremadura
Consejería de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente
Dirección General de Politíca Agraria Comunitaria
Avenida de Portugal s/n
E-68800 Merida (Badajoz)

Diputación Foral de Navarra
Departamento de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación
Dirección General de Agricultura y Ganadería
c/ Tudela 20
E-31002 Pamplona

FRANCE

ONIFLHOR
164, rue de Javel
F-75739 Paris Cedex 15
Tél. (33-1) 44 25 36 77
Fax (33-1) 44 54 31 69

GREECE

OPEKEPE
Acharnon 241
Athènes

HUNGARY

Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal — MVH
H-1054 Budapest
Alkotmány u. 29.

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ITALY

AGEA
Via Salandria 18
I-00186 Roma

AVEPA
Corso del Popolo
Passaggio L. Gaudenzio, 1
I-35131 Padova

POLAND

Agencja Rynku Rolnego
ul. Nowy Świat 6/12
PL-00-400 Warszawa
tel.: (48-22) 661-72-72
fax: (48-22) 628-93-53

PORTUGAL

IFADAP/INGA
Instituto de Financiamento e Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da
Agricoltura e Pescas/
Instituto Nacional de Intervenção e Garantia Agrícola
Rua Fernando Curado Ribeiro, n.o 4 G
P-1600 Lisboa
Tel.: (351-21) 751 85 00
Fax: (351-21) 751 86 11/2

SLOVAKIA

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra
Dobrovičova 12
SK-815 26 Bratislava