do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3817 — Wegener/PCM/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, newspaper, publishing, restrictive-practice authorisation

5.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 191/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3817 — Wegener/PCM/JV)

(2005/C 191/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 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(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 32005M3817. 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.3874 — CVC/Ruhrgas Industries) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy distribution, exchange of information, investment company, measuring equipment, merger control, water supply

C 191/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.8.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3874 — CVC/Ruhrgas Industries)

(2005/C 191/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 29 July 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 CVC European Equity IV,
belonging to the group CVC Capital Partners Group S.a.r.l.
(‘CVC’; Luxembourg) acquires within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Ruhrgas Industries (‘RI’,
Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for CVC: equity funds; through the subsidiary Ista, active in metering services.

— for RI: manufacture and sale of gas meters electricity meters, and water meters and related services (in

particular maintenance and repair); manufacture and sale of industrial furnaces.

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 (fax no (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3874 — CVC/Ruhrgas Industries 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.
Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in the ‘Utrecht’ area
Date: 2005-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, exchange of information, hydrocarbon, oil industry, petroleum exploration

5.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 191/9

Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in the ‘Utrecht’ area

(2005/C 191/08)

The Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands hereby gives notice that an applica-
tion has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in the ‘Utrecht’ area. The area is
delimited by the following points, having as their coordinates:

A. x = 120 466,60 y = 467 660,50

B. x = 142 442,42 y = 449 063,01

C. x = 161 000,00 y = 425 200,00

D. x = 142 550,00 y = 417 035,00

E. x = 113 051,40 y = 439 000,00

F. x = 112 887,50 y = 446 010,40

G. x = 114 271,70 y = 459 485,90

H. x = 119 460,00 y = 465 000,00

and the straight lines between points A-B, B-C, D-E, E-F, F-G and A-H, the provincial boundary between
North Brabant and Gelderland between points C and D, and the boundary of the ‘Rijswijk’ extraction
authorisation (Government Gazette 1955, No 21) between points G and H.

The coordinates correspond to the system used by the Rijks Driehoeksmeting, as specified in Article
1.2.2(1)(a) of the Mining Regulation (Government Gazette 2002, No 245).

With reference to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30
May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and
production of hydrocarbons and the publication required by Article 15 of the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts
and Decrees 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit
an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in the ‘Utrecht’ area.

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official
Journal of the European Union and should be sent to the Minister for Economic Affairs, for the attention of
the Director of Energy Production, Prinses Beatrixlaan 5, The Hague, Netherlands, and marked ‘personal’.
Applications submitted after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than twelve months after the period has expired.

Further information can be obtained from the following telephone number: (31-70) 379 66 94).
Notice inviting applications for authorisation to extract hydrocarbons in block P8 of the Dutch continental shelf
Date: 2005-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, exchange of information, hydrocarbon, oil industry, petroleum exploration

C 191/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.8.2005

Notice inviting applications for authorisation to extract hydrocarbons in block P8 of the Dutch
continental shelf

(2005/C 191/07)

The Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands hereby gives notice that an applica-
tion has been received for authorisation to extract hydrocarbons in block P8 as marked on the map
attached as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Government Gazette 2002, No 245).

With reference to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and
production of hydrocarbons and the publication required by Article 15 of the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts
and Decrees 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit
an application for authorisation to extract hydrocarbons in block P8 of the Dutch continental shelf.

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this invitation in the Offi-
cial Journal of the European Union and must be sent to the Minister for Economic Affairs, for the attention of
the Director of Energy Production, Prinses Beatrixlaan 5, The Hague, Netherlands, and marked ‘personal’.
Applications submitted following the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on applications will be taken not later than twelve months after the expiry of the period.

Further information can be obtained from the following telephone number: (31 70) 379 66 94.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3918 — Doughty Hanson/Moeller) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: automation, economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, new technology

C 191/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.8.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3918 — Doughty Hanson/Moeller)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 191/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 1 August 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 Doughty Hanson & Co.
Ltd. (‘DHC’; UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking Moeller Holding GmbH (‘Moeller’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for DHC: private equity fund manager

— for Moeller: development, manufacturing and selling of electrical engineering devices and systems for

buildings and industrial automation (low voltage electrical equipment).

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) No139/2004 (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 (fax no (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3918 ‘Doughty Hanson/Moeller’, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2005 of 5 August 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

6.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 205/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1291/2005

of 5 August 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 6 August 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 August 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).

L 205/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.8.2005

to Commission Regulation of 5 August 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

0806 10 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
999

052
096
999

052
999

382
388
524
528
999

052
204
220
624
999

388
400
508
512
528
720
804
999

052
388
512
528
800
999

052
400
404
999

052
999

094
624
999

44,5
41,1
42,8

75,8
39,7
57,8

77,2
77,2

67,4
69,4
60,9
62,0
64,9

103,9
57,3
128,8
155,1
111,3

79,5
66,7
68,0
64,7
77,2
67,2
72,4
70,8

110,0
56,9
18,8
53,2
50,6
57,9

303,5
327,9
318,7
316,7

113,1
113,1

49,8
63,6
56,7

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

5.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 191/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

4 August 2005

(2005/C 191/01)

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

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

1,2319

137,33

7,4609

0,69385

9,3385

1,5571

78,14

7,8790

1,9556

0,5736

29,890

15,6466

244,24

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

4,0749

3,4381

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

239,52

38,825

1,6233

1,5990

1,4984

9,5767

1,7879

2,0363

KRW South Korean won

1 246,07

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,9809

9,9817

7,3550

Indonesian rupiah

11 998,71

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,625

68,900

35,0690

50,787

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2005/606/EC: Commission Decision of 5 August 2005 declaring operational the Regional Advisory Council for Pelagic stocks under the Common Fisheries Policy
Date: 2005-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), common fisheries policy, fishery management

9.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 206/21

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 August 2005

declaring operational the Regional Advisory Council for Pelagic stocks under the Common Fisheries
Policy

(2005/606/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 2004/585/EC of 19 July
2004 establishing Regional Advisory Councils under
the
Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 3(3)
thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation transmitted by the Neth-
erlands on 19 May 2005 on behalf of Denmark, Germany,
Spain, France,
the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Sweden and the United Kingdom,

Ireland,

(4)

(5)

Whereas:

operation of that Regional Advisory Council to Denmark,
Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

As required by Article 3(2) of Decision 2004/585/EC, the
Member States concerned determined whether the appli-
cation concerning the Regional Advisory Council for the
Pelagic stocks was in conformity with the provisions laid
down in that Decision. On 19 May 2005, the Member
States concerned transmitted a recommendation on that
Regional Advisory Council to the Commission.

The Commission has evaluated the application by the
interested parties and the recommendation in the light
of Decision 2004/585/EC and the aims and principles of
the Common Fisheries Policy, and considers that
the
Regional Advisory Council
the Pelagic stocks is
ready to become operational,

for

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December
2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of
fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (2)
and Decision 2004/585/EC provide the framework for
the establishment and operation of Regional Advisory
Councils.

Article 2 of Decision 2004/585/EC establishes a Regional
Advisory Council to cover pelagic stocks (blue whiting,
International
mackerel, horse mackerel, herring),
Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) areas (3)
excluding the Baltic Sea.

in all

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Regional Advisory Council for pelagic stocks, established by
Article 2(1)(f) of Decision 2004/585/EC, shall be operational as
from 16 August 2005.

Done at Brussels, 5 August 2005.

accordance with Article

In
of Decision
2004/585/EC, representatives of the fisheries sector and
other interests groups submitted a request concerning the

3(1)

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 3.8.2004, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
(3) As defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 (OJ L 365,

31.12.1991, p. 1).
Implementation of the .eu Top Level Domain (Regulation (EC) No 733/2002) — Publication of lists with regard to geographical and/or geo-political concepts
Date: 2005-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, Internet address, designation of origin, disclosure of information, exchange of information, management, regulation of telecommunications

5.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 191/7

Implementation of the .eu Top Level Domain (Regulation (EC) No 733/2002)

Publication of lists with regard to geographical and/or geo-political concepts

(2005/C 191/06)

In accordance with article 5.2 of Regulation 733/2002 on the implementation of the .eu Top Level
Domain, a number of Member States have notified to the Commission and to the other Member States
limited lists of broadly-recognised names with regard to geographical and/or geo-political concepts which
affect their political or territorial organisation, that may in consequence not be registered (Article 5.2a), or
be registered only under a second level domain (Article 5.2b).

The Regulation requires the Commission to publish these lists which can be found in their original format
as notified by Member States on the following website:

http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/doteu/library/article_5-2

These lists can also be found by selecting the homepage of the Directorate-General Information Society:
http://europa.eu.int/information_society and then following the path IS Industry ( Communications (
Internet ( Quicklinks — Policies — dotEU ( Library.

According to the procedure foreseen in Article 5(2) of Regulation 733/2002, a Member State or the
Commission can raise objections to an item included in a notified list within 30 days of this publication.

Objections need to be submitted in writing by any of the following means of communication, although the
Commission suggests using email wherever possible:

email:
infso-eutld@cec.eu.int

postal service:
to be addressed to:
Mr M. Niebel
European Commission
Directorate-General Information Society
Unit A3 — Internet; Network and Information Security
B-1049 Brussels

courier or delivered in person:
to be handed over only between 7 am and 6 pm (5 pm Fridays) at:
European Commission
Central Mail Service
Directorate-General Information Society
for the Attention of Mr. M. Niebel
Rue de Geneve 1
B-1140 Brussels (Evere)

Any enquiries may be made via email (as above), via fax ((32-2) 29 69 229, from outside Belgium: (32-2)
29 69 229) or by telephoning on (32-2) 29 53 443 (from outside Belgium: (32-2) 29 53 443).
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: 2005-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Estonia, State aid, air transport, control of State aid, large business, research and development

C 191/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.8.2005

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 191/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.5.2005

Member State: Cyprus

Aid No: N69/2005

Title: Cyprus Airways (Rescue Aid)

Objective: Air transport

Legal basis: Απόφαση του Υπουργικού Συµβουλίου της ∆ηµοκ-
ρατίας της Κύπρου της 3ης Φεβρουαρίου 2005 για τη χορήγηση
ενίσχυσης διάσωσης στην Cyprus Airways Ltd

Date of adoption: 23.2.2005

Member State: Estonia

Aid number: N 601/2004

Title: Promotion of research and development

Objective: R&D aid for large enterprises (all sectors)

Legal basis: Majandus- ja kommunikatsiooniministri määrus
‘Eesti riikliku arengukava Euroopa Liidu struktuurifondide kasu-
tuselevõtuks — ühtne programmdokument aastateks 2004-
2006’ meetme nr 2.3 ‘Teadus- ja arendustegevuse ning innovat-
siooni edendamine’ osa ‘Teadus- ja arendustegevuse projektide
toetamine’ tingimused

(€51

Budget: Total budget 2,56 Mi€

Budget: State guarantee for a loan of CY£30 million,
million)

Duration: The loan will be prepaid with 12 months

Other information: The Cypriot authorities have undertaken
to notify a restructuring plan in respect of Cyprus Airways Ltd.
within 6 months of the authorisation by the Commission of
the rescue aid.

Intensity or amount: Up to 50 % for industrial research
projects.

Up to 25 % for pre-competitive development activities.

Up to 75 % for feasibility studies preparatory to industrial
research activities.

Up to 50 % for feasibility studies preparatory to pre-competi-
tive development activities.

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

The bonuses can be applied.

Duration: 1.1.2005-31.12.2006

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

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/