do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

10.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 314/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

9 December 2005

(2005/C 314/01)

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

1,1785

142,01

7,4495

0,67320

9,4224

1,5398

75,49

7,9270

1,9556

0,5733

29,038

15,6466

256,07

3,4528

0,6978

0,4293

3,8569

3,6344

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

239,51

38,026

1,5988

1,5709

1,3665

9,1384

1,6770

1,9836

KRW South Korean won

1 218,39

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,5029

9,5182

7,3990

Indonesian rupiah

11 407,88

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,439

62,985

34,0640

48,674

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information concerning the entry into force of Decision No 3/2005 of the EU-Romania Association Council of  5 July 2005  concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products provided in Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement
Date: 2005-12-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Romania, agricultural product, agro-industry, association agreement (EU), exchange of information, trading operation

10.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 324/63

Information concerning the entry into force of Decision No 3/2005 of the EU-Romania Association
Council of 5 July 2005 concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed
agricultural products provided in Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement

Decision No 3/2005 concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural
products provided in Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement, which was adopted by the EU-Romania
Association Council on 5 July 2005, entered into force on 1 December 2005, the notifications concerning
the completion of
the Decision having been made by
23 November 2005.

the procedures provided for in Article 5 of

The attention of interested parties is drawn to the fact that Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000,
referred to in recital 5 and in Article 2 of Decision No 3/2005, was repealed by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1043/2005 (1), which entered into force on 8 July 2005. In accordance with Article 57 of the latter
Regulation, the references to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 should be construed as references to Regu-
lation (EC) No 1043/2005.

(1) OJ L 172, 5.7.2005, p. 24.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, State aid, agricultural waste, control of State aid, livestock farming, natural disaster, waste management

C 314/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.12.2005

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 314/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.5.2004

Member State: Italy (Tuscany)

Aid No: N 61/2004

Title: Compensation for the removal and destruction of fallen
stock

Objective: Compensation for the costs incurred by farmers for
collecting, transporting and destroying fallen stock on agri-
cultural holdings.

Legal basis: Proposta di legge d'iniziativa della Giunta regio-
nale n. 7 del 19.1.2004 ‘Interventi a favore degli allevatori in
relazione alla rimozione e alla distruzione degli animali morti
in azienda’

Budget: EUR 810 000

Aid intensity or amount: For the cost of collecting and trans-
porting fallen stock: EUR 300 per head of cattle and buffalo
and EUR 65 per head of sheep and goats. In any event the
compensation may not exceed 100 % of the costs actually
incurred by the farmer.

For the cost of destroying the carcases of fallen stock found
between 1 November 2002 and 31 December 2004: EUR 50
per head of cattle and buffalo and EUR 7 per head of sheep
and goats. In any event the compensation may not exceed
100 % of the costs actually incurred by the farmer in the case
of
fallen stock found between 1 November 2002 and 31
December 2003 and 75 % in the case of fallen stock found
between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2004

law n. 7 of 19 January 2004
Other information: Draft
amends an existing scheme approved by the Commission
under State aid schemes N 639/2001 (Commission Decision
SG(2002)198 of 31 January 2002, OJ C 58/2002) and N 739/
2002 (Commission Decision C(2003)64 of 15 January 2003,
OJ C 39/2003)

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.7.2004

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 163/2004

Title: Aid to repair the damage caused by torrential rain in
Aragon

Objective: To repair the damage caused by torrential rain in
Aragon

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se establecen ayudas
para paliar los daños causados por las tormentas y lluvias
torrenciales acaecidas en los meses de julio y agosto de 2003
en determinados municipios de la Comunidad Autónoma de
Aragón

Budget: EUR 285 000

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the damage caused to
woody plantations

Duration: Ad hoc aid

Duration: The compensation is to be granted for fallen stock
found on holdings between 1 November 2002 and 31
December 2004

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4061 — Kalyani Brakes/Brembo/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor car, safety device, two-wheeled vehicle

C 314/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.12.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4061 — Kalyani Brakes/Brembo/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 314/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 2 December 2005 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Kalyani Brakes Ltd (‘Kalyani’, India, part
of the Bosch Group) and Brembo S.p.A (‘Brembo’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company KBX Motorbike Products Private Ltd
(‘KBX’, India) constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Kalyani: manufacture of automotive braking systems,

— Brembo: manufacture of automotive braking systems,

— KBX: manufacture of braking systems for two wheel vehicles.

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.4061 — Kalyani Brakes/Brembo/JV, to the following address:

European Commission
Competition DG
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.
Case C-374/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof by order of that court of  21 July 2005  in Gintec International Import-Export GmbH v Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb e.V.
Date: 2005-12-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: advertising, advertising malpractice, interpretation of the law, legal code, medicinal product, pharmaceutical legislation

10.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 315/11

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesge-
richtshof by order of that court of 21 July 2005 in Gintec
International Import-Export GmbH v Verband Sozialer
Wettbewerb e.V.

(Case C-374/05)

(2005/C 315/21)

(Language of the case: German)

Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the Euro-
pean Communities by order of the Bundesgerichtshof of 21
July 2005, received at the Court Registry on 12 October 2005,
for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings between Gintec
International Import-Export GmbH and Verband Sozialer Wett-
bewerb e.V. on the following questions:

1. Do the provisions of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the
Community code relating to medicinal products for human
use (1), as amended by Directive 2004/27/EC of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 (2),
concerning a reference to statements of third parties who
lack professional knowledge of the subject and advertising
with a prize draw, set not only a minimum standard for the
prohibition on advertising of a medicinal product to the
general public, but also a definitive maximum standard?

2. If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative:

(a) Is there an improper or misleading reference to a ‘claim
of recovery’ within the meaning of Article 90(j) of Direc-
tive 2001/83/EC where the advertiser reports the result
of a survey of third parties who lack professional knowl-
edge of the subject with a positive overall evaluation of
the medicinal product advertised, without attributing the
evaluation to individual fields of application?

(b) Does the lack of an express prohibition on advertising
with a prize draw in Directive 2001/83/EC mean that
this is basically permitted, or does Article 87(3) of
Directive 2001/83/EC contain a catch-all provision on
which the prohibition of
internet advertising with a
monthly low-value prize draw may be based?

3. Are the above questions to be answered analogously in
respect of Council Directive 92/28/EEC of 31 March 1992
on the advertising of medicinal products for human use (3)?

(1) OJ 2001 L 311, p. 67.
(2) OJ 2004 L 136, p. 34.
(3) OJ 1992 L 113, p. 13.
Infringement procedure 2003/4497 — Civitavecchia
Date: 2005-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, air quality, dissemination of information, infringement procedure (EU), public awareness campaign

10.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 314/9

Infringement procedure 2003/4497 — Civitavecchia

(2005/C 314/05)

Further to the supplementary reasoned opinion which the Commission sent Italy in pursuance of the
abovementioned procedure, in which the Commission found that, by not measuring correctly ambient
concentrations of PM10 particles in the area of Civitavecchia and consequently failing to inform the public
of these concentrations regularly, Italy had failed to fulfil its obligations under Directives 96/62/EC on
ambient air quality assessment and management (1) and 1999/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur
dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air (2), the Italian
authorities have informed the Commission that, since 3 April 2005, an air-quality monitoring station has
been operating in Civitavecchia (via Palmiro Togliatti) capable of measuring PM10 concentrations and the
relevant information is available on the Agenzia Regionale Protezione Ambientale del Lazio (Lazio Region
Environmental Protection Agency — Arpalazio) website http://www.arpalazio.it/aria/centraline/dettaglio_-
provincia.php.

Therefore, in light of the foregoing, the Commission's departments take the view that the Italian Republic
has complied with the abovementioned supplementary reasoned opinion and that infringement proceed-
ings 2003/4497 should be closed. They will therefore propose that the Commission should close the
procedure.

Any new information submitted to the Commission which might lead it to reconsider its decision to close
the case must be communicated within a month of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of
the European Union. In the absence of any such new information, the Commission will close the procedure.

This does not preclude that, should the Commission come into possession, even after the procedure is
closed, of new facts justifying the opening of a new procedure regarding the same subject-matter, the case
would be reopened and proceedings initiated once again.

(1) OJ L 296, 21.11.1996, p. 55-63.
(2) OJ L 163, 29.6.1999, p. 41-60.