do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2005/412/EC: Commission Decision of 25 May 2005 amending Commission Decision 2004/452/EC concerning the list of bodies whose researchers may access confidential data for scientific purposes (Notified under document number C(2005) 1525)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, European Central Bank, Italy, Spain, access to information, central bank, confidentiality, scientific profession, statistical method

3.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 140/11

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 May 2005

amending Commission Decision 2004/452/EC concerning the list of bodies whose researchers may
access confidential data for scientific purposes

(Notified under document number C(2005) 1525)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/412/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of
17 February 1997 on Community statistics (1), and in particular
Article 20(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The Italian Central Bank and the Spanish Central Bank
have to be regarded as bodies fulfilling the required
conditions and therefore have to be added to the list
of agencies, organisations and institutions referred to in
Article
(EC)
No 831/2002.

Commission

Regulation

3(1)(c)

of

The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
Statistical Confidentiality,

in this Decision are in
the Committee on

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 of 17 May
2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97
on Community Statistics, concerning access to confi-
dential data for scientific purposes (2), aims at estab-
lishing, for the purpose of enabling statistical conclusions
to be drawn for scientific purposes, the conditions under
which access to confidential data transmitted to the
Community authority may be granted and the rules of
cooperation between the Community and national
authorities in order to facilitate such access.

(2)

Commission Decision 2004/452/EC of 29 April 2004 (3)
has laid down a list of bodies whose researchers may
access confidential data for scientific purposes.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2004/452/EC is replaced by the text in
annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 May 2005.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 133, 18.5.2002, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 156, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

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3.6.2005

ANNEX

Bodies whose researchers may access confidential data for scientific purposes

European Central Bank

Spanish Central Bank

Italian Central Bank
Commission Regulation (EC) No 788/2005 of 25 May 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: 2005-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund, fruit vegetable, pip fruit

26.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 132/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 788/2005

of 25 May 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 16 March 2005 to 13 May
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 291/2005
pursuant
between 16 March 2005 and 13 May 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 291/2005 (3) fixed the
indicative quantities for the issue of B system export
licences.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 May 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 May 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 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

(3) OJ L 49, 22.2.2005, p. 4.

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Percentages for the issuing of licences and rates of refund applicable to system B licences applied for between
16 March 2005 to 13 May 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

35

55

37

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3797 — CGE/AMGA/SMAT/SAP) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, carriage of passengers, economic concentration, electrical energy, gas, merger control, provision of services, telecommunications, waste management, water

25.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 126/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3797 — CGE/AMGA/SMAT/SAP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 126/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 17 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 Compagnie Générale des
Eaux (‘CGE’, France) belonging to the group Veolia Environment (‘VE’, France) acquires within the meaning
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Societa' Azionaria per la
Condotta di Acque potabili S.p.A (SAP, Italy), presently jointly controlled by Azienda Mediterranea Gas e
Acqua S.p.A (‘AMGA’, Italy) and Societa' Metropolitana Acque Torino S.p.A. (‘SMAT’, Italy), by way of
public bid announced on 4 May 2005.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for AMGA: provision of water-related services constituting the so-called ‘water integrated cycle’, electri-
city production and sale, management of gas distribution network and telecomminucations. AMGA is
active only in Italy;

— for SMAT: provision of water-related services constituting the so-called ‘water integrated cycle’ in Italy;

— for CGE: active in the water sector; energy services; waste management, processing and recycling;

passengers transport services;

— for SAP: provision of water-related services constituting the so called ‘water integrated cycle’ in Italy.

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. 3797 — CGE/AMGA/SMAT/SAP 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, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Corrigendum of the Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (OJ L 25, 28.1.2005)
Date: 2005-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid system, control of State aid

25.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 131/45

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum of the Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing
Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC
Treaty

(Official Journal of the European Union L 25 of 28 January 2005)

On page 74:

for:

read:

‘On page 134 add the following text to the end of the document’;
‘On page 128 add the following text to the end of part III of Annex 1’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 790/2005 of 25 May 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products
Date: 2005-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, fishery product, marketing standard, sea fish

26.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 132/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 790/2005

of 25 May 2005

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 laying down common marketing standards for
certain fishery products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of
17 December 1999 on the common organisation of
the
markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular
Article 2(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides
that common marketing standards may be determined
for the products or groups of these products listed in
Article 1 of that Regulation.

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 lists certain
species which are subject to intervention mechanisms.
The 2003 Act of Accession provided for sprat to be
added to that Annex.

The setting of common marketing standards, harmonised
throughout the Community, is of particular importance
for the proper operation of the intervention mechanisms
laid down in Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.

Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 of 26 November
1996 laying down common marketing standards for

certain fishery products (2), does not fix standards for
sprat. That Regulation should be amended in order to
cover sprat.

(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 is amended as follows:

1.

in Article 3(1)(a), the following indent is added:

‘— Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)’;

2. Annexes I and II are amended as follows:

(a)

in Annex I, point B (Bluefish), the word ‘sprat’ is added;

(b) in Annex II, the entry set out in the text in the Annex to

this Regulation is added.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following 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, 25 May 2005.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by the 2003

(2) OJ L 334, 23.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the

Act of Accession.

2003 Act of Accession.

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26.5.2005

ANNEX

Scale of weights

Minimum sizes to be observed in the conditions laid
down in the Regulations referred to in Article 7

Species

Size

Kg/fish

No of fish/kg

Region

Geographical
area

Minimum size

Sprat
(Sprattus sprattus)

1

0,004 and over

250 or less
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3814 — RR Donnelley/Astron) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: document management, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, outsourcing, printing

C 126/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.5.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3814 — RR Donnelley/Astron)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 126/03)

(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 RRD Inks Limited (‘RRD Inks’, UK)
controlled by RR Donnelley & Sons Company (‘RRD’, US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation control of the whole of Astron Group Limited (‘Astron’, UK) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for RR Donnelley: international printing services, printing of newspapers, magazines, catalogues, direc-

tories, books etc. in Europe,

— for Astron: outsourcing of document related processes, document and data storage, printing activities.

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. 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.3814 — RR Donnelley/Astron, 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: 2005-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

25.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 126/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

24 May 2005

(2005/C 126/01)

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

1,2617

135,39

7,4484

0,68765

9,1812

1,5467

81,03

8,0885

1,9620

0,5767

30,351

15,6466

253,90

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

4,1808

36 163

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

239,48

38,975

1,7504

1,6527

1,5893

9,8146

1,7662

2,0877

KRW South Korean won

1 262,84

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,2052

10,4425

7,3130

Indonesian rupiah

11 948,30

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,794

68,794

35,3360

50,487

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 786/2005 of 25 May 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 132/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.5.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 786/2005

of 25 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 26 May 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 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 25 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

0809 20 95

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
528
624
999

052
388
524
528
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

400
999

77,3
85,3
97,2
86,6

98,3
30,3
64,3

91,9
50,3
71,1

40,8
37,6
108,2
46,5
63,6
48,8
45,4
59,1
56,3

107,2
60,1
56,8
64,4
64,9
70,7

92,2
94,3
78,7
57,3
70,0
64,3
66,5
49,9
96,5
74,4

432,0
432,0

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3815 — 3i Group/Carema) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: company with share capital, economic concentration, exchange of information, health care, merger control, provision of services

25.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 126/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3815 — 3i Group/Carema)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 126/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 17 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 3i Group plc (‘3i Group’,
UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the
undertaking Carema Vård och Omsorg AB (‘Carema’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking 3i Group: venture capital company,

— for undertaking Carema: provider of health care and care services.

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.3815 — 3i Group/Carema, 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, 5.3.2005, p. 32.