do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3944 — Behr/Hella/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, electrical engineering, electronic component, engine, exchange of information, merger control

C 265/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.10.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3944 — Behr/Hella/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 265/07)

(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 Behr Service GmbH
(‘Behr Service’, Germany), controlled by Behr GmbH & Co. KG (‘Behr’, Germany) and Hella KGaA Hueck &
Co. (‘Hella’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control
of Behr Hella Services GmbH (‘Behr Hella Services’, Germany) by way of purchase of assets in a newly
created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Behr: development and production of components and systems for vehicle engine cooling, air

conditioning and thermostatic control devices;

— for Behr Service: supply of engine cooling and air conditioning components, as well as maintenance

and repair of air-conditioning systems;

— for Hella: development, production and supply of vehicle lightening systems and electronic compo-

nents;

— for JV: supply of vehicle engine cooling and air conditioning components.

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.3944 — Behr/Hella/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.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3063/93 of 5 November 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 with regard to the aid scheme for the production of honey of specific quality (OJ L 274, 6.11.1993)
Date: 2005-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Southern Aegean, aid system, honey, marketing, product quality, sales promotion

L 282/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.10.2005

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3063/93 of 5 November 1993 laying down detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 with regard to the aid scheme for the production of
honey of specific quality

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 274 of 6 November 1993)

On page 6, in Article 3(1), second sentence:

for:

read:

‘10 %’,
‘20 %’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3987 — Fidis Renting/Leasys) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial management, merger control, vehicle rental

26.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 265/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3987 — Fidis Renting/Leasys)

(2005/C 265/06)

(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 undertaking Fidis Renting S.p.A
(‘Fidis’, Italy), controlled by Fiat Auto S.p.A,. acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Leasys S.p.A.(‘Leasys’, Italy), hitherto jointly
controlled by Fidis and Enel APE s.r.l.,belonging to the Enel group, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Fidis: holding company of the financial management companies within the group FIAT Auto. It is
active, through the subsidiary SAVARENT, in the provision of commercial vehicle long-term renting
and fleet management services in Italy;

— for Leasys: provision of commercial vehicles long-term renting and fleet management services in Italy.

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.3987 — Fidis Renting/Leasys 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.
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 26 October 2005 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (ECB/2005/10)
Date: 2005-10-26
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Ireland, accountant, appointment of staff, central bank

C 277/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.11.2005

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 26 October 2005

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial
Services Authority of Ireland

(ECB/2005/10)

(2005/C 277/10)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,
and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Euro-
system are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the
ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.

The mandate of the current external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority
of Ireland has expired and will not be renewed. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors
from the financial year 2005.

The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland has selected Deloitte & Touche as its
external auditors starting from the financial year 2005, and the ECB considers that they fulfil the
necessary requirements for appointment.

(4)

The mandate of the external auditors will be for three years and may be extended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that Deloitte & Touche should be appointed as the external auditors of the Central
Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland from the financial year 2005 for a duration of three years,
with the possibility of extension.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 26 October 2005.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3892 — Bayerische Landesbank/Speed) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, banking, economic concentration, holding company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

26.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 265/17

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3892 — Bayerische Landesbank/Speed)

(2005/C 265/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 October 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 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 32005M3892. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

26.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 265/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

25 October 2005

(2005/C 265/01)

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

1,2017

138,78

7,4594

0,67665

9,4880

1,5441

72,43

7,8340

1,9555

0,5731

29,672

15,6466

253,11

3,4528

0,6963

0,4293

3,9273

3,6094

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

38,943

1,6371

1,5976

1,4261

9,3195

1,7114

2,0344

KRW South Korean won

1 265,21

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,9984

9,7219

7,3850

Indonesian rupiah

11 986,96

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,536

66,406

34,3020

49,103

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1752/2005 of 26 October 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

27.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 284/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1752/2005

of 26 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 27 October 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 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 284/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.10.2005

to Commission Regulation of 26 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
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
720
999

45,9
27,7
38,1
37,2

93,6
93,6

97,2
46,1
71,7

63,1
59,4
66,9
66,3
63,9

106,3
283,5
232,4
92,7
178,7

57,2
91,0
128,3
89,2
75,0
54,4
193,7
99,1
98,5

95,6
64,0
79,8

(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’.
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.3923 — AMI/Eurotecnica) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, fertiliser industry, infringement procedure (EU), plastics industry

C 265/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.10.2005

Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.3923 — AMI/Eurotecnica)

(2005/C 265/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 October 2005, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after
finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common
market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified
concentration. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration
to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not
later than 15 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 COMP/M.3923 — AMI/Eurotecnica,
to the following address:
Commission of the European Communities
Competition DG
Merger Registry
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70
BE-1000 Brussels
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation EC (No) 1259/2005 of 27 July 2005 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of tartaric acid originating in the People's Republic of China (OJ L 200, 30.7.2005)
Date: 2005-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, organic acid, originating product

26.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 282/29

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation EC (No) 1259/2005 of 27 July 2005 imposing a provisional anti-
dumping duty on imports of tartaric acid originating in the People's Republic of China

(Official Journal of the European Union L 200 of 30 July 2005)

On page 90, in Article 1(2):

for:

‘Company

Anti-Dumping Duty

TARIC Additional Code

Hangzou Bioking Biochemical Engineering Co., Ltd,
Hangzou, People’s Republic of China.

2,4 %

A687’

read:

‘Company

Anti-Dumping Duty

TARIC Additional Code

Hangzhou Bioking Biochemical Engineering Co., Ltd,
Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China.

2,4 %

A687’

Where applicable, the correct spelling of the company names and seat, as set out above, should also apply throughout the
text of Regulation (EC) No 1259/2005 wherever they appear, and namely under recitals (8)(b), (17), (39) and (122).