ISSN 1725-2423
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 61
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 48
11 March 2005
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2005/C 061/1 |
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2005/C 061/2 |
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3734 — Ericsson/H3G) ( 1 ) |
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2005/C 061/3 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3709 — Orkla/Elkem) ( 1 ) |
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2005/C 061/4 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3556 — Fortis/BCP) ( 1 ) |
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2005/C 061/5 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3576 — ECT/PONL/Euromax) ( 1 ) |
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2005/C 061/6 |
Commission Communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by Ireland of a public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Galway/Na Minna and the Aran Islands ( 1 ) |
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2005/C 061/7 |
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2005/C 061/8 |
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(1) Text with EEA relevance |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 61/1 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
10 March 2005
(2005/C 61/01)
1 euro=
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,3409 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
139,62 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4459 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,69645 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
9,0693 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,5484 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
79,14 |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
8,174 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9559 |
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CYP |
Cyprus pound |
0,5825 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
29,503 |
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EEK |
Estonian kroon |
15,6466 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
243,88 |
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LTL |
Lithuanian litas |
3,4528 |
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LVL |
Latvian lats |
0,6962 |
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MTL |
Maltese lira |
0,4327 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
3,9725 |
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ROL |
Romanian leu |
36 051 |
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SIT |
Slovenian tolar |
239,7 |
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SKK |
Slovak koruna |
37,761 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
1,7215 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,6938 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,6112 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
10,458 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,8147 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
2,1731 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 341,3 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
7,8918 |
Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 61/2 |
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.3734 — Ericsson/H3G)
(2005/C 61/02)
(Text with EEA relevance)
On 2 February 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Ericsson Telecomunicazioni S.p.A, and Ericsson Network Services Italia S.p.A. (both ‘Ericsson’, Italy), controlled by the group Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (‘Gruppo Ericsson’, Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of parts of H3G S.p.A. (‘H3G’, Italy) by way of rental of assets.
On 1 March 2005, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 61/3 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.3709 — Orkla/Elkem)
(2005/C 61/03)
(Text with EEA relevance)
On 4 March 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:
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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, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3709. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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11.3.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 61/3 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.3556 — Fortis/BCP)
(2005/C 61/04)
(Text with EEA relevance)
On 19 January 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:
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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, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3556. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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11.3.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 61/4 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.3576 — ECT/PONL/Euromax)
(2005/C 61/05)
(Text with EEA relevance)
On 22 December 2004, 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:
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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, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3576. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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11.3.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 61/5 |
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4(1)(a) OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2408/92
Modification by Ireland of a public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Galway/Na Minna and the Aran Islands
(2005/C 61/06)
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Ireland has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air services between Galway/Na Minna and the Aran Islands as set out in the notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 281/05 of 5 October 2001. |
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The modification to the Public Service Obligation is as follows:
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 61/6 |
NEW NATIONAL SIDE OF EURO CIRCULATION COINS
(2005/C 61/07)
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: Austria
Subject of commemoration: 50th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty
Factual description of the design: The outer ring bears the twelve stars of the European Union. The inner part shows a reproduction of the signatures and seals from the last page of the Austrian State Treaty, signed in May 1955 by the Foreign Ministers and the Ambassadors of the Soviet Union, Great Britain, USA and France, and the then Austrian Foreign Minister Leopold Figl, with the inscription ‘50 JAHRE STAATSVERTRAG’ above the seals, running along the upper edge of the inner part in a quasi-semicircle slightly tilted to the right. At the bottom left is the year of issue, 2005. The vertically-striped background of the inner part depicts the heraldic representation of the Austrian national colours (red-white-red).
Issue volume: max. 7 million
Approximate issue period: from 11 May 2005
(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).
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C 61/7 |
NEW NATIONAL SIDE OF EURO CIRCULATION COINS
(2005/C 61/08)
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: Belgium
Subject of commemoration: Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union
Factual description of the design: The effigies of Grand-Duke Henri of Luxembourg and King Albert II of Belgium are depicted in profile in the centre of the design. The profile of King Albert II is slightly superimposed on that of Grand-Duke Henri. Under the effigies appears the year mark ‘2005’. To the lower right there is a combination of the letters ‘LL’, the engraver's initials. The two effigies and the date are surrounded by the twelve stars and by the monograms of Grand-Duke Henri to the left and of King Albert II to the right. The mintmarks each appear between two stars, one on the left and one on the right of the bottom part of the outer circle.
Issue volume: max. 6 million coins
Approximate issue period: March/April 2005
(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).