do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3939 — Electra/CVC/CPI) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: book trade, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, undisclosed partnership

C 212/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.8.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3939 — Electra/CVC/CPI)

(2005/C 212/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 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 undertakings Electra Partners Europe
SA (Electra, France) and CVC Capital Partners Advisory Company (CVC, Luxemburg) acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the CPI group (CPI, France) by way of
acquisition of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Electra: private equity investor and investment funds management services,

— for CVC: provider of investments and management advice to investments funds. It has a controlling

interest on behalf of these investment funds in a number of companies,

— for CPI: manufacturing of books.

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.3939 — Electra/CVC/CPI, 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 1433/2005 of 31 August 2005 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2005-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

1.9.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 226/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1433/2005

of 31 August 2005

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of
22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to
the historical relationship between the price recorded for
ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton.
That historical relationship has been established in Article
2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2
August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the
cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price
cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on
the most recent price determined.

(2)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
for unginned
the world market price
1051/2001,

the

considered representative of

cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of
specific characteristics and by reference to the most
favourable offers and quotations on the world market
real
among those
market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated
of offers and quotations recorded on one or more
European exchanges for a product delivered cif
to a
port in the Community and coming from the various
supplier countries considered the most representative in
terms of international trade. However, there is provision
for adjusting the criteria for determining the world
market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences
justified by the quality of the product delivered and the
offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments
are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1591/2001.

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling 19,891 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 August 2005.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1486/2002 (OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3945 — LBO/Terreal) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, private investment

C 212/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.8.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3945 — LBO/Terreal)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 212/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 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 Terreal Holding SAS
(‘TS’, France) controlled by LBO France Gestion (‘LBO’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Clay Tiles Europe SA (‘CTE’,
France) and Ludowici Roof Tile INC (‘Ludowici’, USA), which own the Terreal group of companies, by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking TS: Company created for the purpose of the concentration;

— for undertaking LBO: private equity firm;

— for undertaking CTE: active in the production of clay roof tiles, clay structural bricks and clay facing

bricks;

— for undertaking Ludowici: active in the production of clay roof tiles, clay structural bricks and clay

facing bricks.

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.3945 — LBO/Terreal, 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 1429/2005 of 31 August 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

1.9.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 226/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1429/2005

of 31 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 1 September 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 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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to Commission Regulation of 31 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
999

052
068
999

052
999

382
388
524
528
999

052
220
400
624
999

388
400
508
512
528
720
804
999

052
388
512
528
624
800
999

052
999

052
066
093
098
624
999

76,6
76,6

69,3
40,9
55,1

72,0
72,0

61,0
58,8
60,3
60,5
60,2

89,3
167,2
195,8
128,7
145,3

83,0
69,1
61,7
82,9
68,3
27,9
77,0
67,1

94,0
114,6
9,6
37,7
114,6
152,8
87,2

83,3
83,3

105,3
76,4
49,2
53,9
112,8
79,5

(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: 2005-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

31.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

30 August 2005

(2005/C 212/01)

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

1,2181

135,81

7,4584

0,68275

9,3386

1,5512

77,40

7,9355

1,9559

0,5729

29,566

15,6466

245,05

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

4,0433

3,5062

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

239,50

38,792

1,6533

1,6299

1,4628

9,4658

1,7706

2,0547

KRW South Korean won

1 260,31

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,9210

9,8633

7,4130

Indonesian rupiah

12 729,15

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,595

68,427

34,8080

50,379

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature
Date: 2005-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, customs regulations, exchange of information, tariff nomenclature

31.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/7

Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of
12 October 1992 on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States
concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

(2005/C 212/03)

Binding Tariff Information ceases to be valid from this day if it becomes incompatible with the interpreta-
tion of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:

Amendments to the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes and the Compendium of Classification
Opinions, approved by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC doc. NC0892 — report of the 34th
Session of the HS Committee):

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE
OF THE HS CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE
OF THE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION

(34th SESSION OF THE HSC IN SEPTEMBER 2004) DOC. NC0892

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes of the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

42.02 Subheading Explanatory Notes

44.18

66.01

7102.21,-29

72.13

Chapter 84 General

84.05

84.14

84.15

84.18

84.25

84.31

84.33

84.48

84.65

85.31

90.07

91.03

95.03

97.04

IJ/5

IJ/4

IJ/6

IJ/6

IJ/6

IJ/6

IJ/6

IJ/7

IJ/7, IJ/9

IJ/9

IJ/6

IJ/6

IJ/6

IJ/7

IJ/6

IJ/7

IJ/7

IJ/6

IJ/6

IJ/6

Classification Opinions approved by the HS Committee

3824.90/12

4202.21/1

4202.91/1

4418.30/2

IJ/1

IJ/2

IJ/2

IJ/3

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Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General for
Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission (rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels)
or can be downloaded from the internet site of this Directorate-General:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/tariff_aspects/harmonised_system/
index_en.htm
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3865 — Trinecke/VVT) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, iron and steel product, manufactured goods, merger control, semi-manufactured goods, tube

C 212/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.8.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3865 — Trinecke/VVT)

(2005/C 212/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 17 August 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1)
by which the undertaking Třinecké železárny, a.s. (‘TZ’, Czech Republic) belonging to the Moravia steel
group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the
undertaking VVT-Vítkovice Válcovna Trub a.s. (‘VVT’, Czech Republic) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking TZ: semi-finished and finished steel products,

— for undertaking VVT: hot-rolled seamless tubes made of carbon and low alloy and medium alloy steel.

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.3865 — Trinecke/VVT, 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.3962 — ML Global/BACP/N&W Global Vending) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: automatic vending machine, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, private investment

31.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3962 — ML Global/BACP/N&W Global Vending)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 212/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 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 ML Global Private
Equity Fund, L.P. (‘MLGPE’, Cayman Islands), belonging to Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., and BACP Europe
Fund V LP (‘BACPE Fund V’), controlled by B.A. Capital Management Ltd (Jersey), acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking N&W Global
Vending (‘N&W’, Italy), by way of purchase of shares in Zorro Investor S.a.r.l. (‘Zorro’), a newly created
company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for MLGPE and BACPE Fund V: private equity investment,

— for Zorro: acquisition vehicle,

— for N&W: manufacture and sale of dispensing vending machines for hot and cold beverages, snacks

and foods.

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.3962 — ML Global/BACP/N&W Global Vending, 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 1430/2005 of 31 August 2005 fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 30 September 2005
Date: 2005-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, production refund, white sugar

1.9.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 226/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1430/2005

of 31 August 2005

fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from
1 to 30 September 2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 the fifth indent of Article
7(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

of

Regulation

to Article

Pursuant
(EC)
7(3)
No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on
the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regu-
lation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on
by CN code
chemically
1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one
of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty
and are used in the manufacture of certain products of
the chemical industry.

fructose

covered

pure

regards
Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as
granting
the production refund on certain sugar
products used in the chemical industry (2) provides that
these refunds shall be determined according to the refund
fixed for white sugar.

(3)

(4)

Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that
the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at
monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each
month.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be
to
34,551 EUR/100 kg net
the period from 1 to 30
September 2005.

equal

for

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June
2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2005.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 31 August 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(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 178, 30.6.2001, p. 63.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3925 — Ups/LYNX) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: delivery, economic concentration, exchange of information, freight rate, logistics, merger control, postal service

31.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3925 — Ups/LYNX)

(2005/C 212/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 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 UPS (UK Holding)
Limited,
(‘UPS’, USA)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the under-
taking Lynx Express Limited (‘Lynx’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

(‘UPS UK’, United Kingdom) belonging to the group United Parcel Service Inc.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking UPS UK: package delivery, supply chain services, logistics, distribution solutions;

— for undertaking UPS: worldwide package delivery, worldwide air and ground transportation services,

ocean freight, supply chain services;

— for undertaking Lynx: domestic and international parcel delivery services, road and air freight

forwarding services, supply chain services, logistics.

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.3925 — Ups/LYNX, 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.