do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3622 — Valeo/Engel) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, economic concentration, electronic equipment, merger control, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

7.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 138/15

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3622 — Valeo/Engel)

(2005/C 138/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 February 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 French 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 32005M3622. 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.3766 — Nordic Capital/Leaf INT)

(2005/C 138/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 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 32005M3766. 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.3793 — Barclays/Iveco/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, commercial vehicle, economic concentration, financial institution, financing, merger control, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

7.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 138/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3794 — PAI/FTE)

(2005/C 138/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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 32005M3794. 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.3793 — Barclays/Iveco/JV)

(2005/C 138/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 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 32005M3793. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3839 — Access Industries/Basell) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, holding company, merger control, patent, petrochemicals, technology

7.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 138/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3839 — Access Industries/Basell)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 138/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 30 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 AI International S.à.r.l.
(Luxembourg) belonging to the Access Industries group (‘Access Industries’, USA), acquires within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Basell N.V
(‘Basell’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Access Industries: group of holding companies with interests in the oil (including TNK-BP), coal,

aluminum, power and telecommunication sectors,

— for Basell: manufacture and sale of polyolefins (polyethylene and polypropylene) and related

compounds, specialty products and catalysts and licensing of associated technologies.

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.3839 — Access Industries/Basell, 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
(2) OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p. 32
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

7.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 138/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 June 2005

(2005/C 138/01)

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

1,2272

131,44

7,4395

0,67480

9,1357

1,5319

79,38

7,8725

1,9558

0,5746

30,163

15,6466

249,36

3,4528

0,6959

0,4293

4,0893

36 208

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

239,47

38,739

1,6741

1,6104

1,5284

9,5504

1,7372

2,0405

KRW South Korean won

1 237,63

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,2938

10,1569

7,3320

Indonesian rupiah

11 772,53

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,663

66,910

34,8820

49,790

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2005 of 7 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments
Date: 2005-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, aid recipient, educational institution, milk, milk product, terms for aid

8.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 144/41

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 865/2005

of 7 June 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC)
No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in
educational establishments

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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), and in particular Articles 15 and 47,
second indent, thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 fixes the
amounts of aid to be granted for
supplying milk
products to pupils for the period from 1 July 2004
until 30 June 2005.

In order to facilitate national administrations and those
charged with implementing the school milk scheme to
process the aid payments, a transitional provision in the
case of a change in the rate was introduced at the end of
the school year 2003/2004 in Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2707/2000 (2).

aid payments because of the change in the aid rate. It is
appropriate to extend the same provision to the school
year 2004/2005.

Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000, the second
subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘However, for school year 2004/2005, the aid rate in force on
the first day of June may be applied during the month of July
if a school year of the Member State ends in July.’

Article 2

(3)

Member States where the school year 2004/2005 ends
after 30 June will still find difficulties in processing the

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 7 June 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation last

amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 37. Regulation amended by Regulation

(EC) No 816/2004 (OJ L 153, 30.4.2004, p. 19).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3840 — CVC/Cortefiel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, cosmetics industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

C 138/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.6.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3840 — CVC/Cortefiel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 138/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 31 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 Coral Retail Industries,
S.L., controlled by CVC Capital Partners Group Sàrl (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Cortefiel, S.A. (‘Cortefiel’,
Spain) by way of public bid announced on 12 May 2005.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for CVC: investment fund,

— for Cortefiel: manufacture and retail distribution of clothing and related merchandise, retail distribution

of cosmetics.

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.3840 — CVC/Cortefiel, 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
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005 p. 32
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3736 — EQT/GSCP/ISS/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, food hygiene, health care, investment bank, investment company, merger control, private investment, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation, security services

C 138/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.6.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2005/C 138/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 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 32005M3777. 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.3736 — EQT/GSCP/ISS/JV)

(2005/C 138/10)

(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 32005M3736. 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.3794 — PAI/FTE) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation, spare part

7.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 138/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3794 — PAI/FTE)

(2005/C 138/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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 32005M3794. 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.3793 — Barclays/Iveco/JV)

(2005/C 138/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 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 32005M3793. 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.3777 — Stora Enso/Corenso) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, economic concentration, forestry holding, machine-tool industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, spare part, wood product

C 138/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.6.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2005/C 138/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 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 32005M3777. 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.3736 — EQT/GSCP/ISS/JV)

(2005/C 138/10)

(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 32005M3736. 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.3766 — Nordic Capital/Leaf INT) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, confectionery, economic concentration, financial institution, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

7.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 138/15

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3622 — Valeo/Engel)

(2005/C 138/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 February 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 French 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 32005M3622. 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.3766 — Nordic Capital/Leaf INT)

(2005/C 138/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 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 32005M3766. EUR-Lex is the on-

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