do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3949 — Shell/ERG/IONIO GAS JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, gas industry, merger control, natural gas, oil industry

C 264/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.10.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3949 — Shell/ERG/IONIO GAS JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 264/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 17 October 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 Shell Energy Italia S.r.l.
(‘Shell Italia’, Italy), belonging to the Shell Group, and ERG Power & Gas S.p.A. (‘ERG’, Italy) acquire joint
control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘IONIO GAS’) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Shell Italia: exploration and retail of oil and natural gas in Italy;

— for ERG: active mainly in Italy in the production and sale of oil and in power generation;

— for the IONIO GAS JV: development, design, construction and operation of an onshore liquefied

natural gas regasification terminal in Priolo, 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.3949 — Shell/ERG/IONIO GAS JV, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3876 — Diester Industrie/Bunge/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, agro-industry, economic concentration, market approval, merger control, substitute fuel

25.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 264/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3876 — Diester Industrie/Bunge/JV)

(2005/C 264/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 September 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in French 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 32005M3876. 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.3885 — Apax/Barclays/TFT/Somerfield) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, provision of services, retail trade

25.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 264/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3885 — Apax/Barclays/TFT/Somerfield)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 264/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 17 October 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 Apax Europe IV
(‘Apax’, Guernsey), ultimately controlled by the Hirtzell Trust, Barclays Bank plc (‘Barclays’, UK) and Tchen-
guiz Family Trust (‘TFT’, UK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint
control of the undertaking Somerfield plc (‘Somerfield’, UK) by way of a public bid announced on 14
October 2005.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Apax: private equity and investment fund management;

— for undertaking Barclays: financial services;

— for undertaking TFT: venture capital and financial investments;

— for undertaking Somerfield: active in the grocery retail sector in the UK, under the trade names of

‘Somerfield’ and ‘Kwik Save’.

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.3885 — Apax/Barclays/TFT/Somerfield to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1750/2005 of 25 October 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

26.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 282/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1750/2005

of 25 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 26 October 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 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).

L 282/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.10.2005

to Commission Regulation of 25 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
204
624
999

052
999

052
204
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
400
508
512
999

052
388
400
404
512
720
800
804
999

052
388
720
999

46,7
24,7
39,7
421,2
133,1

92,6
92,6

86,0
45,3
65,7

65,2
65,1
66,9
70,1
66,8

100,1
283,5
230,2
92,7
176,6

57,2
79,9
100,2
84,6
75,8
54,4
161,3
83,1
87,1

95,2
57,1
64,0
72,1

(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’.
2005/874/EC: Decision No 3/2005 of  25 October 2005  of the Committee established under the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on mutual recognition in relation to the listing of conformity assessment bodies under the sectoral chapter on pressure vessels
Date: 2005-10-25
Institutions: EC–Switzerland Joint Committee
Subjects: Switzerland, agreement (EU), approval, mutual recognition principle, pressure equipment

9.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 322/29

DECISION No 3/2005

of 25 October 2005

of the Committee established under the Agreement between the European Community and the
Swiss Confederation on mutual recognition in relation to the listing of conformity assessment
bodies under the sectoral chapter on pressure vessels

(2005/874/EC)

THE COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on mutual
recognition in relation to conformity assessment, and in particular Article 10(4)(a) and 11 thereof,

Whereas the Committee is to take a decision to list a conformity assessment body or bodies under a sectoral
chapter of Annex 1 to the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The conformity assessment bodies in the Annex are added to the list of Swiss conformity assessment

bodies under the sectoral chapter for pressure vessels in Annex 1 to the Agreement.

2. The specific scope of

in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the
conformity assessment bodies indicated in the Annex has been agreed by the Parties and will be
maintained by them.

listing,

This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Committee who are authorised to
act on behalf of the Parties for the purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective
from the date of the later of these signatures.

Done at Bern, 25 October 2005.
On behalf of the Swiss Confederation

Done at Brussels, 21 October 2005.
On behalf of the European Community

Heinz HERTIG

Andra KOKE

L 322/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.12.2005

Swiss Conformity assessment bodies added to the list of conformity assessment bodies under the sectoral
chapter for pressure vessels in Annex 1 to the Agreement

ANNEX

Atest

Contrôles et essais métallurgiques SA

Route de Vevey 55A

CH-1618 Châtel-St-Denis

Tel. (41) (0) 21 948 24 40

Fax (41) (0) 21 948 24 48

E-mail: admin@atest.ch

Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung (SGZP)

c/o EMPA

Überlandstrasse 129

CH-8600 Dübendorf

Tel. (41) (0) 61 317 84 21

Fax (41) (0) 61 317 84 80

E-mail: blumhofer.pw@svsxass.ch
2005/875/EC: Decision No 4/2005 of  25 October 2005  of the Committee established under the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on mutual recognition in relation to the listing of a conformity assessment body under the sectoral chapter on motor hehicles
Date: 2005-10-25
Institutions: EC–Switzerland Joint Committee
Subjects: Switzerland, agreement (EU), approval, motor vehicle, mutual recognition principle

9.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 322/31

DECISION No 4/2005

of 25 October 2005

of the Committee established under the Agreement between the European Community and the
Swiss Confederation on mutual recognition in relation to the listing of a conformity assessment
body under the sectoral chapter on motor hehicles

(2005/875/EC)

THE COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on mutual
recognition in relation to conformity assessment, and in particular Article 10(4)(a) and 11 thereof,

Whereas the Committee is to take a decision to list a conformity assessment body or bodies under a sectoral
chapter of Annex 1 to the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The conformity assessment body in the Annex is added to the list of Swiss conformity assessment bodies

under the sectoral chapter for motor vehicles in Annex 1 to the Agreement.

2. The specific scope of

in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the
conformity assessment body indicated in the Annex has been agreed by the Parties and will be main-
tained by them.

listing,

This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Committee who are authorized to
act on behalf of the Parties for the purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective
from the date of the later of these signatures.

Done at Bern, 25 October 2005.
On behalf of the Swiss Confederation

Done at Brussels, 25 October 2005.
On behalf of the European Community

Heinz HERTIG

Andra KOKE

L 322/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.12.2005

Swiss conformity assessment body added to the list of conformity assessment bodies under the sectoral chapter
for motor vehicles in Annex 1 to the Agreement

ANNEX

Montena emc sa

Route de Montena 75

CH-1728 Rossens

Tel. (41) 26 411 93 33

Fax +(41) 26 411 93 30

Contact person: Mr Jacques Ding

E-mail: jacques.ding@montena.com
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 264/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.10.2005

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

24 October 2005

(2005/C 264/02)

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

1,1944

138,15

7,4601

0,67590

9,5297

1,5446

72,16

7,8265

1,9558

0,5731

29,773

15,6466

253,46

3,4528

0,6964

0,4293

3,9092

3,5977

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

239,54

38,888

1,6299

1,5969

1,4226

9,2638

1,7043

2,0245

KRW South Korean won

1 263,79

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,9185

9,6646

7,3698

Indonesian rupiah

12 015,66

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,509

66,229

34,1805

48,913

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by the United Kingdom of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between the Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the islands of Westray, Sanday, Stronsay and Eday   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Scotland, United Kingdom, air transport, island, public service, transport capacity, transportation tariff

25.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 264/7

Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Modification by the United Kingdom of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air
services between the Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the islands of Westray, Sanday, Stronsay
and Eday

(2005/C 264/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligations in respect of the scheduled
air services between the Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the islands of Westray, Sanday, Stronsay and
Eday as set out in the Notice published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 363/05 of 19
December 2001, as modified in Official Journal of the European Union C 295/08 of 5 December 2003
and C 306/06 of 10 December 2004 pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes.

2. The modified public service obligations are as follows:

— Minimum frequencies:

— to Westray: 2 return frequencies per day Monday to Saturday all year round;

— to Sanday: 2 return frequencies per day Monday to Saturday all year round;

— to Stronsay: 2 return frequencies per day Monday to Saturday all year round;

— to Eday: 2 return frequencies on Wednesday all year round.

— Capacity:

The capacity of the aircraft used should be not less than 8 passenger seats on each route.

— Fares:

The price of a single adult fare must not exceed GBP 31 on each route.

The maximum fare on each route may be increased once a year with the prior written consent of
Orkney Islands Council in line with the United Kingdom's Retail Price Index (all items) or any
successor index to this.

No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of Orkney
Islands Council.

The new maximum fare on each route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and will not
enter into force prior to their notification to the European Commission which may then publish
them in the Official Journal of the European Union.