do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information concerning the date of entry into force of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: North Macedonia, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

L 208/20

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Official Journal of the European Union

11.8.2005

Information concerning the date of entry into force of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and
Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one
part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the
accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of
Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of
Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union

Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take
account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the
Republic of Latvia,
the
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (1), signed
in Brussels on 7 December 2004, entered into force on 1 August 2005, in accordance with Article 16.2 of
the Agreement.

the Republic of Lithuania,

the Republic of Hungary,

the Republic of Malta,

(1) OJ L 388, 29.12.2004, p. 6.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3830 — Goldman Sachs/Treofan) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, packaging product, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 196/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.8.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3830 — Goldman Sachs/Treofan)

(2005/C 196/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 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 32005M3830. 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.3857 — SITA/Flughafen Düsseldorf/FDITG)

(2005/C 196/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 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 32005M3857. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2005 of 11 August 2005 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

L 210/40

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12.8.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1331/2005

of 11 August 2005

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed.

situation for

the cereal

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

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat to certain third countries was opened
pursuant
(EC) No
to
1059/2005 (2).

Commission

Regulation

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on
cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of
disturbance on the market for cereals (3), the Commission
may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a
maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.

For tenders notified on 5 to 11 August 2005, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005,
the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be
4,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 August 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 August 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3779 — Pernod Ricard/Allied Domecq) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 196/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.8.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3754 — Strabag/Dywidag)

(2005/C 196/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 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 German 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 32005M3754. 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.3779 — Pernod Ricard/Allied Domecq)

(2005/C 196/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 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(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 32005M3779. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

11.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 196/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

10 August 2005

(2005/C 196/01)

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

1,2377

137,40

7,4619

0,69035

9,3545

1,5566

79,47

7,8965

1,9558

0,5735

29,362

15,6466

243,61

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

4,0337

3,4232

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

239,53

38,480

1,6316

1,6207

1,5000

9,6167

1,7823

2,0411

KRW South Korean won

1 255,83

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,9046

10,0330

7,3680

Indonesian rupiah

12 086,14

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,637

69,095

35,1580

50,682

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1325/2005 of 11 August 2005 amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, white sugar

12.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 210/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1325/2005

of 11 August 2005

amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the
form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of
19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 27(5)(a) and (15)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The rates of the refunds applicable from 29 July 2005 to
the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1223/2005 (2).

It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained
in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2005 to the information at
present available to the Commission that
the export
refunds at present applicable should be altered as
shown in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1223/2005 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 August 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 August 2005.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004,
p. 16).

(2) OJ L 199, 29.7.2005, p. 58.

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12.8.2005

Rates of refunds applicable from 12 August 2005 to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form
of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty (1)

ANNEX

CN code

Description

Rate of refund in EUR/100 kg

In case of advance fixing of
refunds

1701 99 10

white sugar

39,24

Other

39,24

(1) The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Bulgaria, with effect from 1 October 2004, and to the goods listed in
Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972
exported to the Swiss Confederation or to the Principality of Liechtenstein with effect from 1 February 2005.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3850 — G+J/Styria Medien/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, press, publishing, restrictive-practice authorisation

11.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 196/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3850 — G+J/Styria Medien/JV)

(2005/C 196/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 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 German 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 32005M3850. 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.2970 — GE/ABB Structured Finance)

(2005/C 196/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 November 2002, 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 (EEC) No 4064/89. 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 32002M2970. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
EFTA Surveillance Authority inquiry in the electricity sector
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, economic survey, electrical energy

C 196/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.8.2005

EFTA Surveillance Authority inquiry in the retail banking and business insurance sector

(2005/C 196/09)

On 22 June the EFTA Surveillance Authority decided to open inquiries under Article 17 of Chapter II of
Protocol 4 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement (cases 57824 and 57825) into the following sectors of
the economy: retail banking and business insurance. The Advisory Committee expressed its favourable
opinion. For information purposes the text of the decision is made available on the EFTA Surveillance
Authority's official website www.eftasurv.int.

EFTA Surveillance Authority inquiry in the electricity sector

(2005/C 196/10)

On 22 June the EFTA Surveillance Authority decided to open an inquiry under Article 17 of Chapter II of
Protocol 4 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement (case 57828) into the electricity sector. The Advisory
Committee expressed its favourable opinion. For information purposes the text of the decision is made
available on the EFTA Surveillance Authority's official website www.eftasurv.int.
Information concerning the date of entry into force of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Albania in Community programmes
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Albania, EU programme, association agreement (EU), cooperation policy, protocol to an agreement

11.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 208/19

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

Information concerning the date of entry into force of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and
Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one
part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the
European Community and the Republic of Albania on the general principles for the participation
of the Republic of Albania in Community programmes

The Protocol to the Stabilisation and association Agreement between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement
between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the general principles for the partici-
pation of the Republic of Albania in Community programmes (1), signed in Brussels on 22 November 2004,
entered into force on 11 July 2005, in accordance with Article 10 of the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 192, 22.7.2005, p. 78.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1330/2005 of 11 August 2005 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

12.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 210/39

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1330/2005

of 11 August 2005

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005 (2).

Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on
the granting of export
refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on

the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3)
thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from
5 to 11 August 2005 in response to the invitation to tender
for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1058/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 August 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 August 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 12.

(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as

last modified by

Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1329/2005 of 11 August 2005 fixing production refunds on cereals
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, production refund, starch

L 210/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.8.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1329/2005

of 11 August 2005

fixing production refunds on cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 8(2) thereof,

(2)

(3)

The production refunds fixed in this Regulation should
be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to
Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact
amount to be paid.

The Management Committee
for Cereals has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
chairman,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June
1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No
1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals
and rice sectors respectively (2) lays down the conditions
for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating
the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation.
The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary
for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may
be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes
significantly.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refund per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of
Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at:

(a) EUR 28,46/tonne for starch from maize, wheat, barley and

oats;

(b) EUR 39,28/tonne for potato starch.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 August 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 August 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1548/2004 (OJ L 280, 31.8.2004, p. 11).
EFTA Surveillance Authority inquiry in the retail banking and business insurance sector
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, bank, economic survey, insurance, type of business

C 196/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.8.2005

EFTA Surveillance Authority inquiry in the retail banking and business insurance sector

(2005/C 196/09)

On 22 June the EFTA Surveillance Authority decided to open inquiries under Article 17 of Chapter II of
Protocol 4 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement (cases 57824 and 57825) into the following sectors of
the economy: retail banking and business insurance. The Advisory Committee expressed its favourable
opinion. For information purposes the text of the decision is made available on the EFTA Surveillance
Authority's official website www.eftasurv.int.

EFTA Surveillance Authority inquiry in the electricity sector

(2005/C 196/10)

On 22 June the EFTA Surveillance Authority decided to open an inquiry under Article 17 of Chapter II of
Protocol 4 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement (case 57828) into the electricity sector. The Advisory
Committee expressed its favourable opinion. For information purposes the text of the decision is made
available on the EFTA Surveillance Authority's official website www.eftasurv.int.