do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Removal from the register of Case C-478/04
Date: 2005-11-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Italy, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, environmental protection, hazardous waste, public health, waste management, waste recycling

26.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 296/19

Removal from the register of Case C-338/03 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-478/04 (1)

(2005/C 296/36)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 14 July 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-338/03 (reference for a preliminary
ruling from the Tribunale Civile e Penale di Perugia): in crim-
inal proceedings against Rosario Alessandrello, Vicenzo Biccari,
Daniel Buaron.

(2005/C 296/39)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 24 June 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-478/04 Commission of the European
Communities v Italian Republic.

(1) OJ C 264, 1.11.2003.

(1) OJ C 31, 5.2.2005.

Removal from the register of Case C-510/03 (1)

(2005/C 296/37)

(Language of the case: German)

By order of 21 July 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-510/03 Commission of the European
Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.

Removal from the register of Case C-481/04 (1)

(2005/C 296/40)

(Language of the case: German)

By order of 6 June 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
in the case of Engin Torun
the register of Case C-481/04,
against Stadt Augsburg, interested parties: the representative of
the national interest before the Bundesverwaltungsgericht, and
Landesanwaltschaft Bayern.

(1) OJ C 21, 24.1.2004.

(1) OJ C 19, 22.1.2005.

Removal from the register of Case C-330/04 (1)

(2005/C 296/38)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 22 June 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-330/04: Commission of the European
Communities v Italian Republic.

(1) OJ C 262, 23.10.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-74/05 (1)

(2005/C 296/41)

(Language of the case: French)

By order of 27 April 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-74/05 Commission of the European
Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

(1) OJ C 82, 2.4.2005.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

26.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 295/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

25 November 2005

(2005/C 295/01)

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

1,1763

140,44

7,4600

0,68340

9,4647

1,5473

74,21

7,8770

1,9560

0,5735

29,084

15,6466

251,57

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,9156

3,6653

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

38,455

1,5956

1,5975

1,3762

9,1216

1,6900

1,9909

KRW South Korean won

1 226,59

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,6942

9,5063

7,3985

Indonesian rupiah

11 823,58

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,446

63,567

33,8620

48,462

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3999 — Gazprom/Sibneft) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, oil industry

C 295/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.11.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3999 — Gazprom/Sibneft)

(2005/C 295/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 November 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 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 32005M3999. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3884 — ADM Poland/Cefetra/BTZ)

(2005/C 295/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 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 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 32005M3884. 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.4008 — Logista/Editorial Planeta/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, merger control, publishing

C 295/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.11.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4008 — Logista/Editorial Planeta/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 295/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 16 November 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 Compañía de
Distribución Integral Logista S.A. (‘Logista’, Spain), belonging to the Altadis group (Spain, France) and
Editorial Planeta S.A. (‘Editorial Planeta’, Spain), belonging to the Planeta group (Spain) acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting
a joint venture (‘Newco’, Spain) by way of transfer of assets and purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Logista: logistics;

— for undertaking Editorial Planeta: edition and sale of books;

— for undertaking Newco: logistics related to book distribution.

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.4008 — Logista/Editorial Planeta/JV, to the following address:

European Commission
Competition DG
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.
Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, air transport, transport company, transport licence

26.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 295/15

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to
Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2005/C 295/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

GERMANY

Change of name of license holder

Category A: Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

New name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision effective
since

Taunus Air GmbH und Co. KG
— Jet Executive International
Charter GmbH & Co. KG

Mündelheimer Weg 50
DE-40472 Düsseldorf

passengers, mail, cargo

8.11.2005

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.
(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4041 — Basell/Société du Craqueur de l'Aubette) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, plastics industry, special chemicals

26.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 295/19

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4041 — Basell/Société du Craqueur de l'Aubette)

(2005/C 295/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 November 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 Basell Hold-
ings B.V.
(‘Basell’, the Netherlands), belonging to the group Access Industries (‘Access’, United States)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Société du
Craqueur de l'Aubette S.N.C (‘SCA’, France) and a butadiene production plant (‘Butadiene plant’, France)
and related assets from the group Shell (‘Shell’, the Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Basell: Manufacture and sale of polyolefins and related products;

— for Access: Group of companies principally active in the oil, coal, aluminium, power and telecommuni-

cations sector;

— for SCA: Manufacture and sale of ethylene and propylene;

— for the Butadiene plant: Manufacture and sale of butadiene.

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.4041 — Basell/Société du Craqueur de l'Aubette, to the following
address:

European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
BE-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Removal from the register of Case C-330/04
Date: 2005-11-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Italy, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, animal product, by-product, health control, national implementing measure

26.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 296/19

Removal from the register of Case C-338/03 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-478/04 (1)

(2005/C 296/36)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 14 July 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-338/03 (reference for a preliminary
ruling from the Tribunale Civile e Penale di Perugia): in crim-
inal proceedings against Rosario Alessandrello, Vicenzo Biccari,
Daniel Buaron.

(2005/C 296/39)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 24 June 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-478/04 Commission of the European
Communities v Italian Republic.

(1) OJ C 264, 1.11.2003.

(1) OJ C 31, 5.2.2005.

Removal from the register of Case C-510/03 (1)

(2005/C 296/37)

(Language of the case: German)

By order of 21 July 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-510/03 Commission of the European
Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.

Removal from the register of Case C-481/04 (1)

(2005/C 296/40)

(Language of the case: German)

By order of 6 June 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
in the case of Engin Torun
the register of Case C-481/04,
against Stadt Augsburg, interested parties: the representative of
the national interest before the Bundesverwaltungsgericht, and
Landesanwaltschaft Bayern.

(1) OJ C 21, 24.1.2004.

(1) OJ C 19, 22.1.2005.

Removal from the register of Case C-330/04 (1)

(2005/C 296/38)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 22 June 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-330/04: Commission of the European
Communities v Italian Republic.

(1) OJ C 262, 23.10.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-74/05 (1)

(2005/C 296/41)

(Language of the case: French)

By order of 27 April 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-74/05 Commission of the European
Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

(1) OJ C 82, 2.4.2005.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4018 — E D & F Man/Safic Alcan (Natural Products)) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, raw material, wholesale trade

C 295/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.11.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4018 — E D & F Man/Safic Alcan (Natural Products))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 295/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 November 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 E D & F Man
Holdings (‘Man’, UK), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
the Natural Products division of the undertaking Safic Alcan SAS (‘Safic NP’, France) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Man: commodities trading of sugar, molasses, alcohol, coffee, cocoa and fish oil, liquid storage,

animal feed manufacture;

— for Safic NP: commodity trading of tropical vegetable oils, natural rubber and latex.

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. 4018 — E D & F Man/Safic Alcan (Natural Products), to the following
address:

European Commission
Competition DG
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.
Removal from the register of Case C-510/03
Date: 2005-11-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Germany, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, approximation of laws, gas appliance

26.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 296/19

Removal from the register of Case C-338/03 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-478/04 (1)

(2005/C 296/36)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 14 July 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-338/03 (reference for a preliminary
ruling from the Tribunale Civile e Penale di Perugia): in crim-
inal proceedings against Rosario Alessandrello, Vicenzo Biccari,
Daniel Buaron.

(2005/C 296/39)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 24 June 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-478/04 Commission of the European
Communities v Italian Republic.

(1) OJ C 264, 1.11.2003.

(1) OJ C 31, 5.2.2005.

Removal from the register of Case C-510/03 (1)

(2005/C 296/37)

(Language of the case: German)

By order of 21 July 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-510/03 Commission of the European
Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.

Removal from the register of Case C-481/04 (1)

(2005/C 296/40)

(Language of the case: German)

By order of 6 June 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
in the case of Engin Torun
the register of Case C-481/04,
against Stadt Augsburg, interested parties: the representative of
the national interest before the Bundesverwaltungsgericht, and
Landesanwaltschaft Bayern.

(1) OJ C 21, 24.1.2004.

(1) OJ C 19, 22.1.2005.

Removal from the register of Case C-330/04 (1)

(2005/C 296/38)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 22 June 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-330/04: Commission of the European
Communities v Italian Republic.

(1) OJ C 262, 23.10.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-74/05 (1)

(2005/C 296/41)

(Language of the case: French)

By order of 27 April 2005, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities has ordered the removal from
the register of Case C-74/05 Commission of the European
Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

(1) OJ C 82, 2.4.2005.
Communication
Date: 2005-11-26
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, appointment of staff

26.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 296/39

CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL

Communication

(2005/C 296/76)

On 9 November 2005, Waltraud Hakenberg was appointed Registrar of the European Union Civil Service
Tribunal for a term of six years,
in accordance with Article 3(4) of Council Decision 2004/752/EC,
Euratom of 2 November 2004 establishing the European Union Civil Service Tribunal, and Articles 20 and
7 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance.
Case T-358/03: Order of the Court of First Instance of  7 September 2005  — Krahl v Commission (Officials — Service in a non-member country — Accommodation expenses — Actions — Time-limits — Mandatory — Late action — Inadmissible)
Date: 2005-11-26
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action for annulment (EU), allowances and expenses, regulations for civil servants

26.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 296/23

Application for

annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of
OHIM of 30 June 2004 (Case R 0458/2002-4) concerning
opposition proceedings between Bunker & BKR, SL and Marine
Stock Ltd

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office
(Trade Marks and

for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
Designs) (OHIM) of 30 June 2004 (Case R 0458/2002-4);

2. Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred

by the applicant;

3. Orders the intervener to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 314, 18.12.2004.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 14 September 2005
— Ehcon v Commission

(Case T-140/04) (1)

(Public service contracts — Call for tenders — Rejection of
liability — Limitation
tenderer's offer — Non-contractual

period — Inadmissibility — Action clearly unfounded)

(2005/C 296/50)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant(s): Adviesbureau Ehcon BV (Reeuwijk, Netherlands)
(represented by: M. Goedkoop, lawyer)

Order of the Court of First Instance of 7 September 2005
— Krahl v Commission

(Case T-358/03) (1)

Defendant(s): Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: L. Parpala and E. Manhaeve, Agents)

(Officials — Service in a non-member country — Accommo-
dation expenses — Actions — Time-limits — Mandatory —
Late action — Inadmissible)

(2005/C 296/49)

Language of the case: French

Application for

Parties

Applicant(s): Sigfried Krahl (Zagreb, Croatia) (represented by: S.
Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis and E. Marchel, lawyers)

Defendant(s): Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: J. Currall and H. Krämer, Agents)

Application for

annulment of the Commission's decision refusing to reimburse
all
the accommodation expenses incurred by the applicant
following his posting to Zagreb

Operative part of the Order

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible;

2. Each of the parties shall bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 7, 10.1.2004.

compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the appli-
cant because of the rejection of its tender under a call for
tenders, published on 10 April 1996 (OJ 1996 C 232, p. 35),
for services in relation to Council Directive 80/778/EEC of 15
July 1980 relating to the quality of water intended for human
consumption (OJ 1980 L 229, p. 11).

Operative part of the Order

1. The action is dismissed as partly inadmissible and partly clearly

without foundation.

2. The applicant is to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 146, 29.5.2004.