do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice to importers — Imports of garlic into the Community
Date: 2005-08-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, EU customs procedure, bulb vegetable, customs fraud, fraud against the EU

C 197/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.8.2005

NOTICE TO IMPORTERS

Imports of garlic into the Community

(2005/C 197/05)

The European Commission informs Community operators that there is reasonable doubt as to the origin of
garlic of tariff heading CN 0703 20 00, which is released for free circulation into the Community in order
to benefit:

— either from the GATT tariff quota open by Council Decision 2001/404/EC (1),

— or from preferential tariff measures, contained in agreements which the Community has concluded
with or arrangements it has adopted unilaterally in respect of certain countries or group of countries.

From various investigations, it results that important quantities of garlic of Chinese origin are declared
with another origin and then benefit from the tariff measures mentioned above, beyond the annual quota
of 13 200 tonnes allocated to China.

Community operators declaring and/or presenting documentary evidence of origin for garlic of tariff
heading CN 0703 20 00 are therefore advised to take all the necessary precautions, since the release of the
goods in question for free circulation may give rise to a customs debt and lead to fraud against the
Community's financial interests.

(1) Decision 2001/404/EC of 28 May 2001 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
between the European Community and Argentina pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on tariffs and
Trade (GATT) 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to garlic provided for in Schedule CXL annexed
to GATT (OJ L 142, 29.5.2001, p. 7) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing
the method for managing tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from
third countries (OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3914 — Tele2/Versatel) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications industry

C 197/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.8.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3914 — Tele2/Versatel)

(2005/C 197/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 5 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 Tele2 Netherlands B.V.,
controlled by Tele2 A.B. (‘Tele2’, Sweden), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation control of the Dutch and Belgian parts of Versatel Telecom International N.V. (‘Versatel’, the
Netherlands) by way of public bid announced on 18 July 2005.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Tele2: telecom operator active in fixed and mobile telephony, internet services, data

network services, cable tv and content services;

— for undertaking Versatel: telecom operator active in fixed telephony, data services and internet services.

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.3914 — Tele2/Versatel, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1338/2005 of 12 August 2005 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2005-08-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, butter, intervention buying

L 211/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.8.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1338/2005

of 12 August 2005

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards
in butter and cream (2), and in
intervention on the market
particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down
that buying-in is to be opened or suspended by the
Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it
is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market
price in that Member State is below or equal to or above
92 % of the intervention price.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1245/2005 (3) estab-
lishes the most recent list of Member States in which
intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as
a result of the market prices communicated by Latvia
(EC) No
pursuant
2771/1999.
in
In the interests of clarity,
question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No
1245/2005 should be repealed,

of Regulation

to Article

the list

8

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, the Czech
Italy,
Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, France,
Cyprus, Hungary, Malta, Greece, Luxembourg,
the Nether-
lands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden
and the United Kingdom.

Ireland,

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 1245/2005 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 August 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 August 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2250/2004 (OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 25).

(3) OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 50.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3845 — PAI/CHR. Hansen) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agro-industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control

12.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 197/11

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3845 — PAI/CHR. Hansen)

(2005/C 197/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 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 32005M3845. 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. 3915 — Apax/Versatel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, telecommunications industry

12.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 197/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M. 3915 — Apax/Versatel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 197/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 5 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 Apax Europe VI (Apax,
Guernsey), belonging to the Hirzell Trust, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation control of the whole Versatel Deutschland Holding GmbH (Versatel, Germany), by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Apax: Private equity investment;

— for Versatel: network operator in Germany providing the following services: fixed line telephony,

Internet access, leased lines and carrier-to-carrier services.

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. 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. 3915 — Apax/Versatel, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1334/2005 of 12 August 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-08-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 211/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.8.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1334/2005

of 12 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 13 August 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 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).

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 211/5

to Commission Regulation of 12 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 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
999

052
999

052
999

382
388
524
528
999

052
220
400
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
528
720
804
999

052
388
512
528
999

052
999

508
624
999

48,9
18,0
33,5

63,8
63,8

71,4
71,4

66,8
65,6
67,6
66,4
66,6

98,6
82,2
277,3
177,8
159,0

78,4
66,5
81,8
63,8
54,4
71,1
57,5
73,7
68,4

102,1
73,6
29,4
37,8
60,7

94,1
94,1

43,6
63,7
53,7

(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: 2005-08-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

12.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 197/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

11 August 2005

(2005/C 197/01)

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

1,2405

136,94

7,4611

0,68825

9,3223

1,5537

79,48

7,8975

1,9556

0,5735

29,369

15,6466

243,65

3,4528

0,696

0,4293

4,0355

3,4621

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

239,49

38,46

1,647

1,6103

1,4976

9,6375

1,7687

2,0463

KRW South Korean won

1 259,73

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,9383

10,0483

7,3668

Indonesian rupiah

12 172,41

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6539

69,096

35,19

50,747

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.