do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3810 — Investcorp/Polyconcept) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advertising, disclosure of information, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 156/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.6.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3810 — Investcorp/Polyconcept)

(2005/C 156/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 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 32005M3810. 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.3807 — Siemens/Hyundai/JV)

(2005/C 156/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 June 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 32005M3807. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 209/2003 of 3 February 2003 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Lebanon (OJ L 28, 4.2.2003)
Date: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lebanon, agricultural product, import, originating product, tariff quota

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 209/2003 of 3 February 2003 amending Council Regulation
(EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Lebanon

(Official Journal of the European Union L 28 of 4 February 2003)

On page 31, in the second column, against order number 09.1178:

for:

CN code ‘0711 20 11’,
read: CN code ‘0711 20 10’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3740 — Barclays Bank/Föreningssparbanken/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

28.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 156/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3740 — Barclays Bank/Föreningssparbanken/JV)

(2005/C 156/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 2 June 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 32005M3740. 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.3806 — Telefonica/Cesky Telecom)

(2005/C 156/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 June 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 Spanish 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 32005M3806. 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.3807 — Siemens/Hyundai/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 156/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.6.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3810 — Investcorp/Polyconcept)

(2005/C 156/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 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 32005M3810. 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.3807 — Siemens/Hyundai/JV)

(2005/C 156/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 June 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 32005M3807. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 981/2005 of 28 June 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

29.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 167/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 981/2005

of 28 June 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 29 June 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 June 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 28 June 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 50 10

0808 10 80

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999

052
999

052
999

382
388
528
624
999

388
400
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

052
624
999

052
068
400
999

052
999

624
999

62,5
62,5

86,8
86,8

86,8
86,8

52,4
69,3
55,8
71,1
62,2

93,5
108,9
84,0
72,6
62,4
67,2
78,9
92,2
82,5

167,3
188,8
178,1

245,4
218,2
325,6
263,1

157,0
157,0

122,2
122,2

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3806 — Telefonica/Cesky Telecom) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, telecommunications industry

28.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 156/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3740 — Barclays Bank/Föreningssparbanken/JV)

(2005/C 156/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 2 June 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 32005M3740. 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.3806 — Telefonica/Cesky Telecom)

(2005/C 156/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 June 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 Spanish 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 32005M3806. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 984/2005 of 28 June 2005 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2005 for import licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 can be accepted
Date: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Israel, association agreement (EU), import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota

29.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 167/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 984/2005

of 28 June 2005

determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2005 for import licences for certain
poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 1

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 of
18 December 1996 laying down rules for the application in the
poultrymeat sector of the system provided for by the Asso-
ciation Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the
Israel (1), and in
European Community and the State of
particular Article 4(5) thereof,

Whereas:

Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to
to Regulation (EC)

1.
30 September 2005 submitted pursuant
No 2497/96 shall be met as referred to in the Annex.

2.
Application for import licences for the period 1 October
to 31 December 2005 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation
(EC) No 2497/96 for the total quantity as referred to in the
Annex to this Regulation.

The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 July
to 30 September 2005 are greater than the quantities available
and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a
fair distribution,

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 June 2005.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 361/2004 (OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 15).

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ANNEX

Group No

I1

I2

Percentage of acceptance of import licences
submitted for the period
of 1 July to 30 September 2005

Total quantity available for the period
of 1 October to 31 December 2005
(t)

4,646436
—

371,00

132,50
Communication from the Commission on the sugar sector
Date: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, disclosure of information, proposal (EU), sugar, sugar industry

C 156/2

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28.6.2005

Communication from the Commission on the sugar sector

(2005/C 156/02)

The Commission draws the attention of interested parties to its legislative proposals for:

— the reform of the common market organisation (CMO) in the sugar sector,

— the introduction of a temporary fund for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community, and

— the inclusion of direct income support to sugar beet growers in the Single Payment Scheme.

The proposals are contained in document COM(2005) 263 that is available on the Commission's website
http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/index.htm.

According to the proposal the new sugar CMO and the Regulation on the temporary restructuring fund
should be applicable as from the marketing year 2006/07 which is planned to start on 1 July 2006.
Regarding direct income support it has been proposed to include the income support to sugar beet
growers in the Single Payment Scheme as from the year 2006.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

27 June 2005

(2005/C 156/01)

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

1,2164

132,91

7,4491

0,66510

9,3723

1,5429

78,94

7,9390

1,9560

0,5737

29,974

15,6466

247,72

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

4,0496

36 055

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

239,46

38,328

1,6440

1,5815

1,5024

9,4528

1,7158

2,0382

KRW South Korean won

1 231,42

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,1244

10,0675

7,3250

Indonesian rupiah

11 754,07

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,623

67,601

34,7450

49,976

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 986/2005 of 28 June 2005 fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
Date: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: olive oil, preserved product, production refund

29.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 167/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 986/2005

of 28 June 2005

fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organi-
in oils and fats (1), and in particular
sation of
Article 20a thereof,

the market

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for
the granting of a production refund for olive oil used in
the preserving industry. Pursuant to paragraph 6 of that
Article, and without prejudice to paragraph 3 thereof, the
Commission shall fix this refund every two months.

By virtue of Article 20a(2) of the abovementioned Regu-
lation, the production refund must be fixed on the basis
of the gap between prices on the world market and on
the Community market, taking account of the import
falling within CN
to olive oil
charge
subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixing

applicable

for

refunds

the export
those olive oils during the
reference period. It is appropriate to take as a reference
period the two-month period preceding the beginning of
the term of validity of the production refund.

(3)

The application of the above criteria results in the refund
being fixed as shown below,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the months of July and August 2005, the amount of the
production refund referred to in Article 20a(2) of Regulation
No 136/66/EEC shall be 44,00 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 June 2005.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 865/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 97).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 982/2005 of 28 June 2005 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2005 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be accepted
Date: 2005-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal protein, egg, import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota

29.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 167/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 982/2005

of 28 June 2005

determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2005 for import licences for certain
egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No
1251/96 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/2004 of
30 March 2004 opening and providing for the administration
of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (1),
and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of
28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin (2), and in
particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

other products the said applications are for quantities greater
than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a
fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to
30 September 2005 submitted pursuant to Regulations (EC) No
593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 shall be met as referred to in
the Annex to this Regulation.

2.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 October
to 31 December 2005, may be lodged pursuant to Regulations
(EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 for the total quantity
as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

The applications for import licences lodged for the period from
1 July to 30 September 2005 are,
in the case of certain
products,
for quantities less than or equal to the quantities
available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 June 2005.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1043/2001 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24).

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ANNEX

Group No

Percentage of acceptance of import
licences submitted for the period of
1 July to 30 September 2005

Total quantity available for the period of
1 October to 31 December 2005
(t)

E1

E2

E3

P1

P2

P3

P4

—

81,353726

100,00

100,00

100,00

1,739130

7,633587

67 500,00

1 750,00

6 432,13

1 619,00

1 897,50

175,00

250,00