do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Switzerland, agreement (EU), interest, savings, tax on income, tax system

4.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 137/1

I

(Information)

COUNCIL

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council
Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments

(2005/C 137/01)

The Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures
equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form
of interest payments will enter into force on 1 July 2005, the procedures provided for in Article 16 of the
Agreement having been completed on 31 May 2005.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Principality of Liechtenstein providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in
Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments

(2005/C 137/02)

The Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Liechtenstein providing for
measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in
the form of interest payments will enter into force on 1 July 2005, the procedures provided for in Article
16 of the Agreement having been completed on 27 May 2005.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council
Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments

(2005/C 137/03)

The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures
equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form
of interest payments will enter into force on 1 July 2005, the procedures provided for in Article 17 of the
Agreement having been completed on 13 May 2005.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 137/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.6.2005

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

3 June 2005

(2005/C 137/04)

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

1,2289

132,57

7,4399

0,67570

9,1410

1,5359

80,66

7,898

1,9557

0,5747

30,174

15,6466

250,63

3,4528

0,6959

0,4293

4,1158

36 150

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

239,5

38,769

1,6793

1,6241

1,5311

9,5645

1,7498

2,0493

KRW South Korean won

1 238,12

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,3573

10,1710

7,3248

Indonesian rupiah

11 772,86

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6698

67,006

34,850

50,035

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 770/2005 of 20 May 2005 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005)
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, beef, boned meat, import licence, originating product, quantitative restriction

4.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 141/31

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 770/2005 of 20 May 2005 on import licences in respect of
beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

(Official Journal of the European Union L 128 of 21 May 2005)

On Page 17, in the first sentence of Article 2:

for:

read:

‘during the first 10 days of May 2005’,
‘during the first 10 days of June 2005’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2199/2004 of 10 December 2004 amending Regulation (EEC)
No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds

(Official Journal of the European Union L 380 of 24 December 2004)

On page 12, in footnote 6:

for:

read:

‘The export refund is payable for products having a dry matter content of less than 78 %.’,
‘The export refund is payable for products having a dry matter content of at least 78 %.’.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Liechtenstein providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Liechtenstein, agreement (EU), interest, savings, tax on income, tax system

4.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 137/1

I

(Information)

COUNCIL

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council
Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments

(2005/C 137/01)

The Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures
equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form
of interest payments will enter into force on 1 July 2005, the procedures provided for in Article 16 of the
Agreement having been completed on 31 May 2005.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Principality of Liechtenstein providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in
Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments

(2005/C 137/02)

The Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Liechtenstein providing for
measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in
the form of interest payments will enter into force on 1 July 2005, the procedures provided for in Article
16 of the Agreement having been completed on 27 May 2005.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council
Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments

(2005/C 137/03)

The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures
equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form
of interest payments will enter into force on 1 July 2005, the procedures provided for in Article 17 of the
Agreement having been completed on 13 May 2005.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M. 3778 — Böhler-Uddeholm/Buderus) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, iron and steel industry, merger control, special steels

C 137/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.6.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M. 3778 — Böhler-Uddeholm/Buderus)

(2005/C 137/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 26 May 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 Austrian undertaking Böhler-Uddeholm AG (Böhler) acquires within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the German undertaking Edelstahlwerke Buderus
AG (Buderus) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Böhler: specialty steel,

— for Buderus: specialty steel.

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. 3778 — Böhler-Uddeholm/Buderus, 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
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3747 — Rautaruukki/Wärtsilä/SKF/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, bearing, economic concentration, energy production, machine-tool industry, machinery, merger control, metalworking, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 137/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.6.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3747 — Rautaruukki/Wärtsilä/SKF/JV)

(2005/C 137/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 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 32005M3747. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2199/2004 of 10 December 2004 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds (OJ L 380, 24.12.2004)
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product nomenclature, export refund

4.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 141/31

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 770/2005 of 20 May 2005 on import licences in respect of
beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia

(Official Journal of the European Union L 128 of 21 May 2005)

On Page 17, in the first sentence of Article 2:

for:

read:

‘during the first 10 days of May 2005’,
‘during the first 10 days of June 2005’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2199/2004 of 10 December 2004 amending Regulation (EEC)
No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds

(Official Journal of the European Union L 380 of 24 December 2004)

On page 12, in footnote 6:

for:

read:

‘The export refund is payable for products having a dry matter content of less than 78 %.’,
‘The export refund is payable for products having a dry matter content of at least 78 %.’.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Slovakia, State aid, Sweden, control of State aid

4.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 137/5

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 137/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 16 March 2005

Member State: Slovak Republic

Aid No: N 27/2005 and N 53/2005

Title: Social aid — Slovak coal

Objective: Inherited liabilities in the coal sector

Legal basis: Zakon št. 231/1999

Budget: SKK 8 935 671.00, EUR 234 804 (N 27/2005), SKK
4 277 250 (EUR 112 411) (N 53/2005)

Duration: Single payment

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 30 June 2004

Member State: Sweden

Case number: N 156/04

Title: Energy tax on electricity used by the manufacturing
sector

Objective: To introduce a business rate applicable for the elec-
tricity used in the production of the manufacturing sector

Legal basis:
om skatt på energi’ and ‘Lag (1994:1776) om skatt på energi’

‘Lag (2003:810) om ändring i lagen (1994:1776)

Budget: In total, ca. SEK 17 840 million (approximately EUR
1 964 million)

Duration: 1 July 2004 — 31 December 2005

Other information: Annual report

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 20 April 2005

Member State: France

Aid No: NN 25/2005

Title: Social aid scheme, known as the ‘mobility passport’
scheme, to assist certain categories of passengers on air services
linking mainland France to the French overseas departments

Objective: To offset the disadvantages caused by remoteness
— Air transport

Legal basis: Décret no 2004-163 du 18.2.2004 relatif à l'aide
dénommée ‘passeport mobilité’ JO no 43 du 20.2.2004 p. 3468

Budget: EUR 7.4 million for 2003

Duration:

indefinite

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3772 — Aviva/RAC) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, economic concentration, insurance, investment transaction, life assurance, merger control, motor vehicle industry, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 137/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.6.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3772 — Aviva/RAC)

(2005/C 137/17)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 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 32005M3772. 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.3665 — ENEL/Slovenske Elektrarne) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy production, energy supply, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

4.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 137/23

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3665 — ENEL/Slovenske Elektrarne)

(2005/C 137/16)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 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 32005M3665. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Decision declaring that the measure notified by the Slovak Republic, under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Act of Accession, is not applicable after accession   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, accession to the European Union, application of EU law, bank, control of State aid, transitional period (EU)

4.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 137/3

Commission Decision declaring that the measure notified by the Slovak Republic, under the
is not applicable after
interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Act of Accession,

accession

(2005/C 137/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19 May 2004

Date of adoption of the decision: 14 July 2004

Member State: The Slovak Republic

Aid No: SK 75/2003

Title: Slovenská Sporiteľňa, a.s.

Objective: Aid to the banking sector

Other information: Commission decision declaring that the
measures in favour of Slovenská Sporiteľňa, a.s., notified by the
Slovak Republic under the interim mechanism pursuant
to
Annex IV.3 of the Accession Act, are not applicable after acces-
sion.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Member State: The Slovak Republic

Aid No: State aid No SK 4/04

Title: OTP Banka Slovensko, a.s.

Objective: Aid to the banking sector

Other information: Commission decision declaring that the
measures in favour of OTP Banka Slovensko, a.s. notified by
the Slovak Republic under the interim mechanism pursuant to
Annex IV.3 of the Accession Act, are not applicable after acces-
sion.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3808 — Mittal/Huta Stali Czestochowa) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control, mining operation

4.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 137/21

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3808 — Mittal/Huta Stali Czestochowa)

(2005/C 137/14)

(Voor de EER relevante tekst)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004

On 2 May 2005, the Commission of the European Communities received notification of a proposed
concentration between Mittal Steel Company NV and Huta Stali Czestochowa Sp. z.o.o. On 27 May 2005,
the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.
Commission Decision declaring that the measure notified by the Czech Republic, under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Act of Accession, is not applicable after accession   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, accession to the European Union, application of EU law, bank, control of State aid, transitional period (EU)

C 137/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.6.2005

Commission Decision declaring that the measure notified by the Czech Republic, under the
is not applicable after
interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Act of Accession,

accession

(2005/C 137/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 14 July 2004

Date of adoption of the decision: 3 March 2004

Member State: The Czech Republic

Aid No: CZ 46/2003

Title: Investiční a poštovní banka, a.s.
obchodní banka, a.s. (ČSOB)

(IPB)/Československá

Objective: Aid to the banking sector

Other information: Commission decision declaring that the
measures in favour of
IPB /ČSOB notified by the Czech
Republic under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3
of the Accession Act, are not applicable after accession.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Member State: The Czech Republic

Aid No: CZ 56/003

Title: Coop Banka, a.s.

Objective: Aid to the banking sector

Other information: Commission decision declaring that the
measures in favour of Coop Banka, a.s., notified by the Czech
Republic under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3
of the Accession Act, are not applicable after accession.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 3 March 2004

Date of adoption of the decision: 19 May 2004

Member State: The Czech Republic

Member State: The Czech Republic

Aid No: CZ 51/2003

Title: Pragobanka, a.s.

Objective: Aid to the banking sector

Other information: Commission decision declaring that the
measure in favour of Pragobanka, a.s., notified by the Czech
Republic under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3
of the Accession Act, is not applicable after accession.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Aid No: CZ 80/2004

Title: První Městská Banka, a.s.

Objective: Aid to the banking sector

Other information: Commission decision declaring that the
measure in favour of První Městská Banka, a.s., notified by the
Czech Republic under the interim mechanism pursuant
to
Annex IV.3 of the Accession Act, is not applicable after acces-
sion.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/