do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

28.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 131/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

27 May 2005

(2005/C 131/01)

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

1,2551

135,27

7,4434

0,6871

9,1975

1,5479

81,13

7,971

1,9558

0,5764

30,516

15,6466

253,16

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

4,1617

36 168

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

239,53

39,189

1,7280

1,6475

1,5845

9,7623

1,7590

2,0816

KRW South Korean won

1 258,36

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,3279

10,3878

7,315

Indonesian rupiah

11 907,76

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,7693

68,246

35,235

50,779

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3820 — Avnet/Memec) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, electronic component, merger control

C 131/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.5.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3820 — Avnet/Memec)

(2005/C 131/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 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 Avnet, Inc. (‘Avnet’, USA)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the under-
taking Memec Group Holdings Limited (‘Memec’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for the undertaking Avnet: distribution of electronic components and computer products and systems,

— for the undertaking Memec: distribution of electronic components.

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.3820 — Avnet/Memec, 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.
New national side of euro circulation coins
Date: 2005-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: commemoration, euro, technical specification

28.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 131/9

NEW NATIONAL SIDE OF EURO CIRCULATION COINS

(2005/C 131/09)

National side of the new 2-euro commemorative circulation coin issued by Spain

Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all
new euro coin designs (1) with a view to informing anyone required to handle coins in the course of their
work and the public at large. In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), Member
States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing for the
issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro circulation
coins on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued per country per year and that only
the 2 EUR denomination is used. These coins have the technical features of normal euro circulation coins,
but bear a commemorative design on the obverse national side.

Issuing State: Spain

Subject of commemoration: 4th centenary of the first edition of ‘The ingenious nobleman Don Quixote
of La Mancha’

Factual description of the design: The inner part of the coin depicts an image of ‘El Ingenioso Hidalgo
Don Quijote de la Mancha’, who appears holding a lance, and windmills in the background. To the left,
there is a marked sector in which the word ‘ESPAÑA’ appears incused, and underneath this sector the
MINT mark ‘M’. On the outer ring of the coin, the twelve stars of the European Union are depicted, with,
on the right, four of them (corresponding to the positions 1, 2, 3 and 4 on a clock) incused within an arc.
The year of mintage appears at the bottom among three stars.

Issue volume: 8 million coins

Approximate issue period: April 2005

(1) See OJ C 373 of 28.12.2001, pp. 1-30 for a reference to all national sides that were issued in 2002.
(2) See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of
euro coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the
design of national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264 of 15.10.2003, p. 38-39).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3831 — Oranje-Nassau Group/SHV Holdings/Edinburgh Oil & Gas) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, oil industry

C 131/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.5.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3831 — Oranje-Nassau Group/SHV Holdings/Edinburgh Oil & Gas)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 131/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 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 undertakings Oranje-Nassau Group
B.V. (‘ONG’, the Netherlands) and SHV Holdings (‘SHV’, the Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Edinburgh Oil & Gas plc (‘Edin-
burgh’, UK) through a newly created vehicle company Dyon UK Limited, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for ONG: investment and management of interests in energy,

— for SHV: supply and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas, supply of food and non-food consumer

goods, production and supply of raw materials, exploration and production of oil and gas,

— for Edinburgh: exploration and production of oil and gas.

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.3831 — Oranje-Nassau Group/SHV Holdings/Edinburgh Oil & Gas, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3817 — Wegener/PCM/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, newspaper, publishing

28.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 131/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3817 — Wegener/PCM/JV)

(2005/C 131/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 19 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 Dutch undertakings PCM Holding BV
(PCM) and Koninklijke Wegener NV (Wegener) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (JV) by way of transfer of
assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for PCM: publishing of newspapers, free sheets, books, electronic information and professional informa-

tion in the Netherlands,

— for Wegener: publishing of regional newspapers, free sheets and special interest magazines, developing
and selling of Internet products and the offering of graphical products and services in the Netherlands,

— for the JV: publishing of a new national newspaper.

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. 3817 — Wegener/PCM/JV, 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.3770 — Lufthansa/Swiss) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, economic concentration, merger control, transport company

28.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 131/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3770 — Lufthansa/Swiss)

(2005/C 131/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 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 Deutsche Lufthansa AG
(‘Lufthansa’, Germany), the holding company of the Lufthansa Group, acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Swiss International Air
Lines Ltd (‘Swiss’, Switzerland), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Lufthansa: international airline operating worldwide,

— for Swiss: international airline operating worldwide.

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.3770 — Lufthansa/Swiss, 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.
Case C-172/05 P: Appeal brought on 15 April 2005 by O. Mancini against the judgment delivered on 3 February 2005 by the Court of First Instance in Case T-137/03 between O. Mancini and the Commission of the European Communities
Date: 2005-05-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European official, General Court (EU), action for annulment (EU), appointment of staff

28.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 132/21

Appeal brought on 15 April 2005 by O. Mancini against
the judgment delivered on 3 February 2005 by the Court
of First Instance in Case T-137/03 between O. Mancini and
the Commission of the European Communities

— annul the decision of the appointing authority of 28 June
2002 not to appoint the appellant to the post of medical
officer with the ‘Brussels Medical Service’ Unit — DG
Admin B8;

(Case C-172/05 P)

(2005/C 132/39)

(Language of the case: French)

An appeal against the judgment delivered on 3 February 2005
by the Fourth Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities in Case T-137/03 between O. Mancini
and the Commission of
the European Communities was
brought before the Court of Justice of the European Commu-
nities on 15 April 2005 by O. Mancini, represented by E.
Boigelot, avocat, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The appellant claims that the Court should:

— declare her appeal admissible and well-founded and

— annul the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities in Case T-137/03 between O.
Mancini and the Commission of the European Communities
delivered on 3 February 2005.

The appellant also seeks an order that the Court of Justice
should decide the case itself and, upholding the appellant's
original action in Case T-137/03, should:

— annul

the

express decision rejecting

appellant's
the
complaint lodged on 29 July 2002 pursuant
to Article
90(2) of the Staff Regulations and rejected by express deci-
sion on 23 January 2003 served on the appellant on 27
January 2003;

— annul

the appointment of Dr Dolmans to the post of
medical officer, which entailed inter alia the rejection of the
appellant's application for the vacant post;

— order the defendant

the sum of
EUR 15 000 assessed on an equitable basis by way of
damages for non-material loss and damage to career;

to pay the appellant

— in any event, order the respondent to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The grounds of the appeal are, in accordance with Article 58
of the Statute of the Court of Justice, an infringement of Com-
munity law and a breach of procedure before the Court of First
Instance which adversely affect the interests of the appellant.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3773 — Lehman Brothers/Europe Realty/IHG Portfolio) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, hotel industry, investment, merger control, real estate business, real property

C 131/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.5.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3773 — Lehman Brothers/Europe Realty/IHG Portfolio)

(2005/C 131/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 May 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 32005M3773. 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/3725 — Cargill/Pagnan)

(2005/C 131/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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 32005M3725. 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/3725 — Cargill/Pagnan) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, distribution business, economic concentration, exchange of information, foodstuff, merger control, soya bean

C 131/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.5.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3773 — Lehman Brothers/Europe Realty/IHG Portfolio)

(2005/C 131/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 May 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 32005M3773. 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/3725 — Cargill/Pagnan)

(2005/C 131/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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 32005M3725. EUR-Lex is the on-

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