do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3843 — Macquairie/CDPQ/Yellow Brick Road) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: book trade, disclosure of information, economic concentration, financial institution, investment bank, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, telephone, yearbook

8.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 168/51

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3751 — Novartis/Hexal)

(2005/C 168/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 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(2) 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 32005M3751. 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.3843 — Macquairie/CDPQ/Yellow Brick Road)

(2005/C 168/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 1 July 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 32005M3843. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1079/2005 of 8 July 2005 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2005 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, import licence, meat product, pigmeat, veterinary legislation

9.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 177/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1079/2005

of 8 July 2005

determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2005 for import licences for certain
pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community
with the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania 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 1898/97 of
29 September 1997 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for
by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the
Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania,
the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary (1), and
in particular Article 4(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The applications for import licences lodged for the third
quarter of 2005 are for quantities less than or equal to
the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the
following period should be determined.

It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the
fact that licences may only be used for products which

comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the
Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

1.
30 September 2005 submitted pursuant
No 1898/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2.
For the period 1 October to 31 December 2005, appli-
cations may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97
for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex
II.

3.
Licences may only be used for products which comply
with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 July 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2005.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 58. Regualtion as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1467/2003 (OJ L 210, 28.8.2003, p. 11).

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ANNEX I

Group No

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

B1

15

16

17

Group

B1

15

16

17

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

ANNEX II

Total quantity available for the period
1 October to 31 December 2005

(t)

2 000,0

562,5

1 062,5

7 812,5
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

8.7.2005

EN

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C 168/19

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

7 July 2005

(2005/C 168/02)

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

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

RON

Romanian leu

1,1957

133,53

7,4541

0,6851

9,4287

1,5472

78,57

7,916

1,9558

0,5734

30,278

15,6466

248,56

3,4528

0,696

0,4293

4,1104

3,5904

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

38,954

1,6241

1,6094

1,476

9,294

1,7669

2,0272

KRW South Korean won

1 254,17

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,1747

9,8962

7,325

Indonesian rupiah

11 717,86

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,5437

67,127

34,438

49,843

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 99/2005 of  8 July 2005  amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, animal product, chemical product, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, veterinary drug

L 306/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.11.2005

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 99/2005

of 8 July 2005

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA
Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 60/2005 of

29 April 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 75/2005 of 18 January 2005 amending Annexes I, II and III to
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of
maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin as regards
moxidectin, linear alkyl benzene sulphonic acids with alkyl chain lengths ranging from C9 to C13,
containing less than 2,5 % of chains longer than C13 and Acetylisovaleryltylosin (2)
is to be
incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 14 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90) of Chapter XIII of
Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32005 R 0075: Commission Regulation (EC) No 75/2005 of 18 January 2005 (OJ L 15,

19.1.2005, p. 3).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 75/2005 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the
EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 July 2005, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 239, 15.9.2005, p. 40.
(2) OJ L 15, 19.1.2005, p. 3.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 94/2005 of  8 July 2005  amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, animal nutrition, enzyme, food additive, food chemistry, food standard, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation

L 306/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.11.2005

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 94/2005

of 8 July 2005

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 52/2005 of

29 April 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2148/2004 of 16 December 2004 concerning the permanent and
provisional authorisations of certain additives and the authorisation of new uses of an additive
already authorised in feedingstuffs (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2004/116/EC of 23 December 2004 amending the Annex to Council
Directive 82/471/EEC as regards the inclusion of Candida guilliermondii (3) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter II of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

The following point shall be inserted after point 1zzd (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1800/2004):

‘1zze. 32004 R 2148: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2148/2004 of 16 December 2004
concerning the permanent and provisional authorisations of certain additives and the
authorisation of new uses of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs (OJ L 370,
17.12.2004, p. 24).’

2.

The following indent shall be added in point 15 (Council Directive 82/471/EEC):

‘— 32004 L 0116: Commission Directive 2004/116/EC of 23 December 2004 (OJ L 379,

24.12.2004, p. 81).’

(1) OJ L 239,15.9.2005, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 24.
(3) OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 81.

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Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 2184/2004 and Directive 2004/116/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian
languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be
authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 July 2005, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 106/2005 of  8 July 2005  amending Annex XIV (Competition) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, competition law, consortium, investment policy, maritime transport, transport company

24.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 306/43

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 106/2005

of 8 July 2005

amending Annex XIV (Competition) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex XIV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 43/2005 of

11 March 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 611/2005 of 20 April 2005 amending Regulation (EC)
No 823/2000 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements,
decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (2), as corrected by
OJ L 103, 22.4.2005, p. 41, is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 11c (Commission Regulation (EC) No 823/2000) of
Annex XIV to the Agreement:

‘— 32005 R 0611: Commission Regulation (EC) No 611/2005 of 20 April 2005 (OJ L 101,

21.4.2005, p. 10), as corrected by OJ L 103, 22.4.2005, p. 41.’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 611/2005, as corrected by OJ L 103, 22.4.2005, p. 41, in the Icelandic and
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union,
shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 July 2005, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 198, 28.7.2005, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 101, 21.4.2005, p. 10.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 90/2005 of  8 July 2005  amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, animal disease, aquaculture, fish farming, health control

24.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 306/1

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 90/2005

of 8 July 2005

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 51/2005 of

29 April 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2004/850/EC of 3 December 2004 amending Annexes I and II to Decision
2002/308/EC establishing lists of approved zones and approved farms with regard to one or more of
the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis
(IHN) (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 66 (Commission Decision 2002/308/EC) in Part 4.2 of
Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘— 32004 D 0850: Commission Decision 2004/850/EC of 3 December 2004 (OJ L 368,

15.12.2004, p. 28).’

(1) OJ L 239, 15.9.2005, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 28.

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Article 2

The text of Decision 2004/850/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 July 2005, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 93/2005 of  8 July 2005  amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Norway, agricultural product, beef, customs duties, food processing, import

L 306/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.11.2005

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 93/2005

of 8 July 2005

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 51/2005 of

29 April 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 of 16 April 2004 laying down measures with regard to
imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption (2), is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(3) This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 126 (Commission Decision 2005/91/EC) in Part 1.2 of
Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘127. 32004 R 0745: Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 of 16 April 2004 laying down
measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption (OJ
L 122, 26.4.2004, p. 1).

The provisions of this Regulation shall, for the purpose of the present Agreement, be read with
the following adaptations:

(a) The following shall be added in Article 2:

“— Game meat and game meat products entering Norway from Svalbard, in so far as the

amount or quantity does not exceed 5 kilograms per person.”

(b) The words “European Union” on the notice in Annex II shall be replaced by the words

“European Union and Norway”.

(c) The word “Norway” in Article 1(4), in the footnote of the notice in Annex II and in the

communication in Annex III shall be deleted.’

(1) OJ L 239, 15.9.2005, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 122, 26.4.2004, p. 1.

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Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 in the Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 July 2005, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Communication concerning the Financial Report (activity report and financial statements) of the ECSC in liquidation, at 31 December 2004
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ECSC, activity report, disclosure of information, financial management

C 168/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2005

Commission Communication concerning the Financial Report (activity report and financial state-
ments) of the ECSC in liquidation, at 31 December 2004

(2005/C 168/04)

On 6 July 2005 the Commission approved the Financial report for 2004 (document C(2005)2033),
comprising the report on the activities of the ECSC in liquidation and its financial statements as at 31
December 2004, drawn up in accordance with Article 3 of Council Decision No 2003/76/EC of 1 February
2003 and Article 6 of the annex to Council Decision No 2003/77/EC of 1 February 2003.

This document can be consulted at:

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex (reference C(2005)2033)

http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/ecsc_en.htm
2005/832/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of  17 November 2005  amending Decision ECB/2002/11 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank  (ECB/2005/12)
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European Central Bank, balance sheet, financial regulation, provision

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 311/43

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 17 November 2005

amending Decision ECB/2002/11 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank

(ECB/2005/12)

(2005/832/EC)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central
Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular
Article 26.2 thereof,

The following Article 6a is inserted in Chapter II of Decision
ECB/2002/11 (2):

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Taking into due consideration the nature of its activities,
the European Central Bank (ECB) should be adequately
covered against foreign exchange rate, interest rate and
gold price risks. The ECB’s Governing Council may
establish a provision for such risks in the balance sheet
of the ECB.

Article 3(2) of Decision ECB/2005/11 of 17 November
2005 on the distribution of the income of the European
Central Bank on euro banknotes in circulation to the
the participating Member
national central banks of
States (1) establishes that
the Governing Council may
decide before the end of the financial year to transfer
part or all of the ECB’s income on euro banknotes in
circulation to a provision for foreign exchange rate,
interest rate and gold price risks,

‘Article 6a

Provision for foreign exchange rate,
gold price risks

interest rate and

the ECB’s
Taking into due consideration the nature of
activities, the Governing Council may establish a provision
for foreign exchange rate, interest rate and gold price risks
in the balance sheet of the ECB. The Governing Council shall
decide on the size and use of the provision on the basis of a
reasoned estimate of the ECB’s risk exposures.’

Article 2

Final provision

This Decision shall enter into force one day following its
adoption.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 17 November 2005.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET

(1) See page 41 of this Official Journal.

(2) OJ L 58, 3.3.2003, p. 38.