do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3853 — Solvay/Fournier) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry

C 244/2

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4.10.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3853 — Solvay/Fournier)

(2005/C 244/02)

(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 32005M3853. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Opinion of the European Central Bank of 4 October 2005 at the request of the Commission of the European Communities on a draft Commission regulation implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 as regards the common index reference period for the harmonised index of consumer prices (CON/2005/33)
Date: 2005-10-04
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European Central Bank, consumer price, harmonisation of prices, price index, statistical method

C 254/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.10.2005

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 4 October 2005

at the request of the Commission of the European Communities on a draft Commission regulation
implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 as regards the common index reference period
for the harmonised index of consumer prices

(CON/2005/33)

(2005/C 254/05)

1. On 5 September 2005, the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the Commission of
the European Communities for an opinion on a draft Commission regulation laying down detailed rules
for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 as regards the common index reference
period for the harmonised index of consumer prices, and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No
2214/96 (hereinafter the ‘proposed regulation’).

2. The ECB's competence to deliver an opinion is based on the first indent of Article 105(4) of the Treaty
establishing the European Community and on Article 5(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 of
23 October 1995 concerning harmonised indices of consumer prices (1). In accordance with the first
sentence of Article 17.5 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank, the Governing
Council has adopted this opinion.

3. The objective of the proposed regulation is to revise the common index reference period for all harmo-
nised indices of consumer prices (HICPs) from 1996=100 to 2005=100, and to establish the procedure
for future updating of the index reference periods. Furthermore, the proposed regulation sets technical
specifications for the implementation of the new index reference period and the treatment of new sub-
indices of the HICP.

4. The ECB welcomes the proposed regulation. The update has no effect on the calculated annual rates of
HICP inflation other than rounding effects, which would be expected to be small. The ECB has no
comments on the technical specifications laid down in the proposed regulation.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 4 October 2005.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET

(1) OJ L 257, 27.10.1995, p. 1.
New national side of euro circulation coins
Date: 2005-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: San Marino, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency

4.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 244/3

NEW NATIONAL SIDE OF EURO CIRCULATION COINS

(2005/C 244/03)

National side of the new 2-euro commemorative circulation coin issued by the Republic of San Marino

Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all
new euro coin designs (1) with a view to informing anyone required to handle coins in the course of their
work and the public at large. In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), Member
States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing for the
issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro circulation
coins on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued per country per year and that only
the EUR 2 denomination is used. These coins have the technical features of normal euro circulation coins,
but bear a commemorative design on the obverse national side.

Issuing State: Republic of San Marino

Subject of commemoration: 2005: World Year of Physics

Factual description of the design: On the inner part of the coin is a free interpretation of the allegorical
painting known as ‘la fisica antica’ or the study of the planets, depicting Galileo Galilei. The year of
mintage appears in the illustration on a desk underneath a globe. To the left of the image is the mintmark
‘R’. The engraver's initials ‘LDS’ appear on the right hand side. The word ‘San Marino’ forms a quasi-semi-
circle along the upper edge of the inner part, while the words ‘ANNO MONDIALE DELLA FISICA’ run
along the lower edge of the inner part. The twelve stars of the European Union are depicted on the outer
ring. Between the stars appear parts of a stylised atom which covers the entire coin.

Issue volume: 130 000 coins

Approximate issue period: October 2005

Edge lettering: 2*, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted

(1) See OJ C 373 of 28.12.2001, pp. 1-30 for a reference to all national sides that were issued in 2002.
(2) See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of
euro coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the
design of national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264 of 15.10.2003, p. 38-39).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1625/2005 of 4 October 2005 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in ICES zones I, II b by vessels flying the flag of Germany
Date: 2005-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights

5.10.2005

EN

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L 259/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1625/2005

of 4 October 2005

establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in ICES zones I, II b by vessels flying the flag of
Germany

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock
and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20
December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploi-
tation of
the common fisheries
policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

resources under

fisheries

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to
common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in
the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein
for 2005 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out
in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 of 22 December
2004 fixing for 2005 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for
Community vessels,
in waters where catch limitations
are required (3), lays down quotas for 2005.

Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation
by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State
referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in
that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship
or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.

to

the

information

the
received
According
Commission, catches of
the stock referred to in the
Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of
or registered in the Member State referred to therein
have exhausted the quota allocated for 2005.

by

Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication 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, 4 October 2005.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST
Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 12, 14.1.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1300/2005 (OJ L 207, 10.8.2005, p. 1).

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Member State

Stock

Species

Zone

Date

ANNEX

Germany

COD/1/2B.

Cod (Gadus morhua)

I, II b

23.9.2005
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

4.10.2005

EN

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

3 Oktober 2005

(2005/C 244/01)

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

1,1933

136,07

7,4628

0,68

9,3086

1,5537

73,53

7,8855

1,9558

0,5731

29,597

15,6466

250,65

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,918

3,5522

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

38,852

1,62

1,5653

1,3903

9,2571

1,7261

2,0243

KRW South Korean won

1 245,21

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,6409

9,6562

7,4235

Indonesian rupiah

12 290,99

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,4984

66,78

34,185

49,12

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1620/2005 of 4 October 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

5.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 259/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1620/2005

of 4 October 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 5 October 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 October 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 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

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to Commission Regulation of 4 October 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

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
999

052
999

052
999

052
382
388
524
528
999

052
096
388
624
999

388
400
508
512
528
720
800
804
999

052
388
999

47,4
34,2
40,8

92,3
92,3

66,7
66,7

64,7
63,8
62,6
67,9
59,5
63,7

78,4
52,6
79,9
163,0
93,5

86,3
134,2
26,4
82,6
45,5
20,1
164,2
70,6
78,7

103,4
77,8
90,6

(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’.
New national side of euro circulation coins
Date: 2005-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency

C 244/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.10.2005

NEW NATIONAL SIDE OF EURO CIRCULATION COINS

(2005/C 244/04)

National side of the new 2-euro commemorative circulation coin issued by Finland

Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all
new euro coin designs (1) with a view to informing anyone required to handle coins in the course of their
work and the public at large. In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), Member
States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing for the
issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro circulation
coins on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued per country per year and that only
the EUR 2 denomination is used. These coins have the technical features of normal euro circulation coins,
but bear a commemorative design on the obverse national side.

Issuing State: Finland

Subject of commemoration: 60th anniversary of the United Nations and 50th anniversary of Finland's
membership of the UN

Factual description of the design: The inner part of the coin depicts a dove of peace formed of pieces of
a jigsaw puzzle. Underneath the dove, along the edge of the lower half of the inner circle, the words
Finland — UN appear on the left and the year of mintage on the right. Above the figure, close to the
jigsaw puzzle, there is a letter ‘K’, the engraver's initial. The MINT mark ‘M’ appears underneath the repre-
sentation of the dove of peace. The twelve stars of the European Union are depicted on the outer ring.

Issue volume: 2 million coins

Approximate issue period: October 2005

Edge lettering: YK 1945 — 2005 FN *** (the * stands for a lion's head)

(1) See OJ C 373 of 28.12.2001, pp. 1-30 for a reference to all national sides that were issued in 2002.
(2) See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of
euro coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the
design of national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264 of 15.10.2003, p. 38-39).
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1903/2004 of 29 October 2004 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (OJ L 328, 30.10.2004)
Date: 2005-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid to disadvantaged groups, food aid, foodstuff, intervention stock, poverty

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4.10.2005

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1903/2004 of 29 October 2004 amending Regulation (EEC)
No 3149/92 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the
most deprived persons in the Community

(Official Journal of the European Union L 328 of 30 October 2004)

On page 78, in point 2 of Article 1, third subparagraph of the new Article 3(2):

for:

read:

‘However,
in the case of butter and skimmed-milk powder, 70 % of the products must be withdrawn from
intervention storage before 1 March in the year of implementation in the case of the 2005 plan, and before
1 February with effect from the 2006 plan. This requirement shall not, however, apply to withdrawals of 500
tonnes or less.’;
‘However,
in the case of butter and skimmed-milk powder, 70 % of the products must be withdrawn from
intervention storage before 1 March in the year of implementation in the case of the 2005 plan, and before
1 February with effect from the 2006 plan. This requirement shall not, however, apply to allocations of 500
tonnes or less.’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2005 of 4 October 2005 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 as regards the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Tuscia — (PDO) and Basilico Genovese — (PDO))
Date: 2005-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, aromatic plant, designation of origin, olive oil, product designation

5.10.2005

EN

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L 259/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1623/2005

of 4 October 2005

supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 as regards the entry of certain names in
indications
the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical

(Tuscia — (PDO) and Basilico Genovese — (PDO))

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14
July 1992 on the protection of geographical
indications and
designations of origin for agricultural products and food-
stuffs (1), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, Italy’s applications to register the two names
‘Tuscia’ and ‘Basilico Genovese’ were published in the
Official Journal of the European Union (2).

As no objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No
these names
2081/92 was sent
should be entered in the register of protected desig-
nations of origin and protected geographical indications,

to the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The names in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby added to
the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (3).

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication 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, 4 October 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ C 229, 14.9.2004, p. 2 (Tuscia); OJ C 259, 21.10.2004, p. 3

(3) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

(Basilico Genovese).

lation (EC) No 1357/2005 (OJ L 214, 19.8.2005, p. 6).

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ANNEX

Products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty intended for human consumption

Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oils, etc.)

ITALY

Tuscia (PDO)

Fruit, vegetables, cereals, whether or not processed

ITALY

Basilico Genovese (PDO)