do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3883 — GDF/Centrica/NEW SPE) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, economic concentration, electricity supply, exchange of information, gas supply, merger control

C 194/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.8.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3883 — GDF/Centrica/NEW SPE)

(2005/C 194/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 2 August 2005 Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Gaz de France Interna-
tional S.A., controlled by Gaz de France S.A. (‘GDF’, France), and Centrica Oversees Holding Limited,
controlled by Centrica PLC (‘Centrica’, UK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation joint control of the undertakings SPE S.A. (‘SPE’, Belgium), ALG Negoce S.A. (‘ALG’, Belgium,
hitherto controlled by GDF but not by Centrica) and Luminus NV (‘Luminus’, Belgium, hitherto controlled
by Centrica but not by GDF), together ‘New SPE’
(Belgium) by way of contribution agreements and
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— GDF: production, trade and supply of gas and electricity,

— Centrica: production, trade and supply of gas and electricity,

— SPE: production of electricity and supply of gas and electricity in Belgium,

— ALG: supply of gas and electricity in Belgium,

— Luminus: supply of gas and electricity in Belgium.

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.3883 — GDF/Centrica/NEW SPE, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3913 — 3i/Aviapartner) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: airport, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, service

9.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3913 — 3i/Aviapartner)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 194/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 2 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 3i Group Plc (‘3i’, United
Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of
the undertaking Aviapartner N.V. (‘Aviapartner’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for 3i: venture capital and private equity investor,

— for Aviapartner: European ground-handler at airports in five European countries (Netherlands, Belgium,

France, Germany and Italy).

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.3913 — 3i/Aviapartner, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

9.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 August 2005

(2005/C 194/01)

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

1,2370

138,13

7,4615

0,69160

9,3242

1,5595

78,86

7,9300

1,9557

0,5736

29,533

15,6466

243,75

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

4,0578

3,4279

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

38,583

1,6347

1,6145

1,4996

9,6135

1,7834

2,0416

KRW South Korean won

1 255,56

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,0093

10,0308

7,3775

Indonesian rupiah

12 085,49

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,636

69,179

35,1300

50,890

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1302/2005 of 9 August 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Slovak intervention agency
Date: 2005-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, award of contract, common wheat, export, intervention agency

L 207/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.8.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1302/2005

of 9 August 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation
to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Slovak intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (2) lays down
the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals
held by intervention agencies.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005 (3) has
opened a standing invitation to tender for the export
of 30 000 tonnes of common wheat held by the
Slovak intervention agency.

Slovakia has informed the Commission of
vention agency’s
tonnes the quantity put out to tender for export.
view of
Slovakia should be granted.

its inter-
intention to increase by 84 757
In
the request made by

the market situation,

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005 is hereby amended as follows:

Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 114 757
tonnes of common wheat for export to third countries with
the exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liech-
tenstein, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (*) and Swit-
zerland.
___________
(*) Including Kosovo, as defined in UN Security Council Reso-

lution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’

Article 2

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005 should therefore be
amended.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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, 9 August 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 749/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 10).

(3) OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 18.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3855 — Webasto/Starck/Staxera) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ceramics, chemical product, economic concentration, exchange of information, fuel cell, merger control, motor vehicle industry

9.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3855 — Webasto/Starck/Staxera)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 194/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 27 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 undertakings Webasto AG (‘Webasto’,
Germany) and H.C. Starck GmbH (‘Starck’, Germany) which is controlled by Bayer AG (‘Bayer’, Germany),
acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking
Staxera Holding GmbH & Co. KG (‘Staxera’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created
company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Webasto: supplier to the automotive industry;

— for Starck: ceramic and metallic powders and salts; components for oxid fuel cells;

— for Bayer: chemicals, health care and crop science products;

— for Staxera: (high-temperature) solid oxid fuel cells (SOFC).

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.3855 — Webasto/Starck/Staxera to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Schedule of public holidays for 2006   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, public holiday

C 194/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.8.2005

SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR 2006

(2005/C 194/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Monday, day following New Year's Day

Maundy Thursday

Good Friday

Easter Monday

Monday, Labour Day

Tuesday, Anniversary of the Declaration made by President Robert Schuman in
1950

Thursday, Ascension Day

Friday, day following Ascension Day

Whit Monday

Friday, Belgian National Holiday

Tuesday, Assumption Day

Wednesday, All Saints' Day

Thursday, All Souls' Day

)

Monday

Friday

5 days — Christmas and end of year

2 January

13 April

14 April

17 April

1 May

9 May

25 May

26 May

5 June

21 July

15 August

1 November

2 November

25 December to

29 December

TOTAL: 18 days

The abovementioned dates also apply to Luxembourg, except that Friday 21 July is replaced by Friday 23
June, Luxembourg National Holiday.

Work will resume as normal on Wednesday 3 January 2007.

Without prejudice to the schedule of public holidays for 2007, Tuesday 2 January 2007 will be a holiday.

The Commission reserves the right to modify the decisions, should the needs of service so require.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2005 of 9 August 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-08-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 207/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.8.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1301/2005

of 9 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 10 August 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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).

10.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 207/11

to Commission Regulation of 9 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)

096
999

052
999

052
999

388
524
528
999

052
204
220
624
999

388
400
508
512
528
720
804
999

052
388
512
999

052
400
404
999

052
999

508
624
999

23,8
23,8

70,8
70,8

78,8
78,8

64,1
54,6
63,3
60,7

83,8
57,3
120,9
164,6
106,7

75,5
66,3
66,5
58,8
66,4
41,4
71,4
63,8

108,7
61,2
13,1
61,0

320,1
294,2
269,6
294,6

101,8
101,8

43,6
63,2
53,4

(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’.