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Official Journal

of the European Union

C 264

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Information and Notices

Volume 47
27 October 2004


Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

 

Commission

2004/C 264/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2004/C 264/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3542 — SONY PICTURES/WALT DISNEY/ODG/MOVIECO) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

2

2004/C 264/3

Information procedure — Technical rules ( 2 )

3

 

III   Notices

 

European Parliament

2004/C 264/4

Notice of selection procedure

9

 


 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

 

(2)   Texte présentant de l'intérêt pour l'EEE

EN

 


I Information

Commission

27.10.2004   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 264/1


Euro exchange rates (1)

26 October 2004

(2004/C 264/01)

1 euro=

 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2784

JPY

Japanese yen

136,51

DKK

Danish krone

7,4347

GBP

Pound sterling

0,69555

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0427

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5333

ISK

Iceland króna

88,14

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,237

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5765

CZK

Czech koruna

31,648

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

247,78

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6761

MTL

Maltese lira

0,431

PLN

Polish zloty

4,357

ROL

Romanian leu

41 093

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,8

SKK

Slovak koruna

39,967

TRL

Turkish lira

1 895 500

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7123

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5639

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,947

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8307

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,128

KRW

South Korean won

1 449,07

ZAR

South African rand

7,9711


(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


27.10.2004   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 264/2


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3542 — SONY PICTURES/WALT DISNEY/ODG/MOVIECO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 264/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

On 4 October 2004, 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 Columbia Pictures Corporation Limited (‘Sony Pictures’, United Kingdom), belonging to the Sony group (‘Sony’, Japan), The Walt Disney Company Limited (‘Disney’, USA), and ON Demand Group (‘ODG’, United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking MovieCo, (‘MovieCo’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

for undertaking Sony Pictures: motion pictures and related activities,

for undertaking Walt Disney: motion pictures and related activities, other entertainment activities,

for undertaking ODG: management of transactional video content, including video on demand services,

for undertaking MovieCo: operation of a video on demand service in the United Kingdom.

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.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed 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 (fax No +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3542 — Sony Pictures/Walt Disney/ODG/MovieCo to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel


(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  Available on DG COMP website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.


27.10.2004   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 264/3


Information procedure — Technical rules

(2004/C 264/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services. (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37; OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18).

Notifications of draft national technical rules received by the Commission

Reference (1)

Title

End of three-month standstill period (2)

2004/0391/PL

Minister of Finance Implementing Regulation on the fees payable for the services of weights and measures administration authorities and their subordinate offices

 (4)

2004/0392/CZ

Draft amendment to Decree No 76/2003 Sb., which sets out the requirements for natural sweeteners, honey, sweets, cocoa powder and mixtures of cocoa and sugar, chocolate and chocolate sweets

5.1.2005

2004/0393/DK

Act on the cultivation etc. of genetically modified crops

 (4)

2004/0394/A

Air interface description ‘Short Range Devices’ — interface No: FSB-LD061

7.1.2005

2004/0395/NL

Fiscal measure to promote the purchase of new cars complying with the emission requirement of 5 mg of particles per kilometre

 (4)

2004/0396/NL

2nd amendment to the Decree implementing the Beverages Marketing Board Packaging Order 2003

 (4)

2004/0397/I

Draft Decree laying down technical regulations for the recognition and verification of electronic documents

10.1.2005

2004/0398/D

Order on the reporting of biocidal products pursuant to the Chemicals Act (Biocide Reporting Order — German designation ChemBiozidMeldeV)

10.1.2005

2004/0399/E

Draft Royal Decree regulating the use, installation and testing of speed limitation devices for certain categories of vehicles

10.1.2005

2004/0400/E

Draft Decree adopting the Regulation on gaming machines, amusement arcades and gaming clubs in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León

10.1.2005

2004/0401/PL

Decree of the Minister for Economy and Labour on the inspection of internal control systems for quantities of packaged goods

10.1.2005

2004/0402/PL

Decree of the Minister for Economy and Labour on the inspection of measured bottles

10.1.2005

2004/0403/B

Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree of 22 May 2003 on the placing on the market and use of biocides

10.1.2005

2004/0404/LV

Name of the draft Cabinet Regulation ‘Procedures for advertising veterinary medicines’

12.1.2005

The Commission draws attention to the judgment delivered on 30 April 1996 in the ‘CIA Security’ case (C-194/94, ECR I-2201), in which the Court of Justice ruled that Articles 8 and 9 of Directive 98/34/EC (formerly 83/189/EEC) are to be interpreted as meaning that individuals may rely on them before national courts which must decline to apply a national technical regulation which has not been notified in accordance with the Directive.

This judgment confirms the Commission's communication of 1 October 1986 (OJ C 245, 1.10.1986, p. 4).

Accordingly, breach of the obligation to notify renders the technical regulations concerned inapplicable, and consequently unenforceable against individuals.

For more information on the notification procedure, please write to:

European Commission

DG Enterprise, Unit F1

B–1049 Brussels

E-mail: Dir83-189-Central@cec.eu.int

Also consult the website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/tris/

If you require any further information on these notifications, please contact the national departments listed below:

LIST OF NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIRECTIVE 98/34/EC

BELGIUM

BELNotif

Qualité et Sécurité

SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie

North Gate III — 4ème étage

boulevard du Roi Albert II /Konig Albert II-laan 16

B-1000 Bruxelles

Ms Pascaline Descamps

Tel.: (32-2) 206 46 89

Fax: (32-2) 206 57 46

E-mail: pascaline.descamps@mineco.fgov.be

paolo.caruso@mineco.fgov.be

General e-mail: belnotif@mineco.fgov.be

Website: http://www.mineco.fgov.be

CZECH REPUBLIC

Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing

Gorazdova 24

P.O. BOX 49

CZ-128 01 Praha 2

Ms Helena Fofonková

Tel.: (420) 224 907 125

Fax: (420) 224 907 122

E-mail: fofonkova@unmz.cz

General e-mail: eu9834@unmz.cz

Website: http://www.unmz.cz

DENMARK

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen

Dahlerups Pakhus

Langelinie Allé 17

DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø (or DK-2100 Copenhagen OE)

Tel.: (45) 35 46 66 89 (direct)

Fax: (45) 35 46 62 03

E-mail: Ms Birgitte Spühler Hansen - bsh@ebst.dk

Mutual mailbox for notification messages - noti@ebst.dk

Website: http://www.ebst.dk/Notifikationer

GERMANY

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Referat XA2

Scharnhorststr. 34 — 37

D-10115 Berlin

Ms Christina Jäckel

Tel.: (49-30) 2014 6353

Fax: (49-30) 2014 5379

E-mail: infonorm@bmwa.bund.de

Website: http://www.bmwa.bund.de

ESTONIA

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Harju str. 11

EE-15072 Tallinn

Mr Margus Alver

Tel.: (372) 6 256 405

Fax: (372) 6 313 660

E-mail: margus.alver@mkm.ee

General e-mail: el.teavitamine@mkm.ee

GREECE

Ministry of Development

General Secretariat of Industry

Mesogeion 119

GR-101 92 Athens

Tel.: (30) 210 696 98 63

Fax: (30) 210 696 91 06

ELOT

Acharnon 313

GR-111 45 Athens

Tel.: (30) 210 212 03 01

Fax: (30) 210 228 62 19

E-mail: 83189in@elot.gr

Website: http://www.elot.gr

SPAIN

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores

Secretaría de Estado de Asuntos Europeos

Direccion General de Coordinacion del Mercado Interior y otras Políticas Comunitarias

Subdireccion General de Asuntos Industriales, Energéticos, de Transportes y Comunicaciones y de Medio Ambiente

C/Padilla, 46, Planta 2a, Despacho: 6218

E-28006 MADRID

Mr Angel Silván Torregrosa

Tel.: (34) 91 379 83 32

Ms Esther Pérez Peláez

Technical Advisor

E-mail: esther.perez@ue.mae.es

Tel.: (34-91) 379 84 64

Fax: (34-91) 379 84 01

E-mail: d83-189@ue.mae.es

FRANCE

Délégation interministérielle aux normes

Direction générale de l'Industrie, des Technologies de l'information et des Postes (DiGITIP)

Service des politiques d'innovation et de compétitivité (SPIC)

Sous-direction de la normalisation, de la qualité et de la propriété industrielle (SQUALPI)

DiGITIP 5

12, rue Villiot

F-75572 Paris Cedex 12

Ms Suzanne Piau

Tel.: (33-1) 53 44 97 04

Fax: (33-1) 53 44 98 88

E-mail: suzanne.piau@industrie.gouv.fr

Ms Françoise Ouvrard

Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 05

Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88

E-mail: francoise.ouvrard@industrie.gouv.fr

IRELAND

NSAI

Glasnevin

Dublin 9

Ireland

Mr Tony Losty

Tel.: (353) 1 807 38 80

Fax: (353) 1 807 38 38

E-mail: tony.losty@nsai.ie

Website: http://www.nsai.ie

ITALY

Ministero delle attività produttive

Dipartimento per le imprese

Direzione Generale per lo sviluppo produttivo e la competitività

Ufficio F1 — Ispettorato tecnico dell'industria

Via Molise 2

I-00187 Roma

Mr Vincenzo Correggia

Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 22 05

Fax: (39) 06 47 88 78 05

E-mail: vincenzo.correggia@minindustria.it

Mr Enrico Castiglioni

Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 26 69

Fax: (39) 06 47 88 77 48

E-mail: enrico.castiglioni@minindustria.it

E-mail: ispettoratotecnico@minindustria.flexmail.it

Website: http://www.minindustria.it

CYPRUS

Cyprus Organisation for the Promotion of Quality

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

13, A. Araouzou street

CY-1421 Nicosia

Tel.: (357) 22 409313 or (357) 22 375053

Fax: (357) 22 754103

Mr Antonis Ioannou

Tel.: (357) 22 409409

Fax: (357) 22 754103

E-mail: aioannou@cys.mcit.gov.cy

Ms Thea Andreou

Tel.: (357) 22 409 404

Fax: (357) 22 754 103

E-mail: tandreou@cys.mcit.gov.cy

General e-mail: dir9834@cys.mcit.gov.cy

Website: http://www.cys.mcit.gov.cy

LATVIA

Division of the Commercial Normative, SOLVIT and Notification

Internal Market Department of the

Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia

55, Brvibas str.

Riga

LV-1519

Ms Agra Ločmele

Senior Officer of the Division of the Commercial Normative, SOLVIT and Notification

E-mail: agra.locmele@em.gov.lv

Tel.: (371) 7031236

Fax: (371) 7280882

E-mail: notification@em.gov.lv

LITHUANIA

Lithuanian Standards Board

T. Kosciuskos g. 30

LT-01100 Vilnius

Ms Daiva Lesickiene

Tel.: (370) 5 2709347

Fax: (370) 5 2709367

E-mail: dir9834@lsd.lt

Website: http://www.lsd.lt

LUXEMBOURG

SEE — Service de l'Energie de l'Etat

34, avenue de la Porte-Neuve B.P. 10

L-2010 Luxembourg

Mr J.P. Hoffmann

Tel.: (352) 46 97 46 1

Fax: (352) 22 25 24

E-mail: see.direction@eg.etat.lu

Website: http://www.see.lu

HUNGARY

Hungarian Notification Centre –

Ministry of Economy and Transport

Budapest

Honvéd u. 13 — 15.

H-1055

Mr Zsolt Fazekas

E-mail: fazekaszs@gkm.hu

Tel.: (36) 1 374 2873

Fax: (36) 1 473 1622

E-mail: notification@gkm.hu

Website: http://www.gkm.hu/dokk/main/gkm

MALTA

Malta Standards Authority

Level 2

Evans Building

Merchants Street

MT-Valletta

Tel.: (356) 2124 2420

(356) 2124 3282

Fax: (356) 2124 2406

Ms Lorna Cachia

E-mail: lorna.cachia@msa.org.mt

Website: http://www.msa.org.mt

NETHERLANDS

Ministerie van Financiën

Belastingsdienst/Douane Noord

Team bijzondere klantbehandeling

Centrale Dienst voor In-en uitvoer

Engelse Kamp 2

Postbus 30003

9700 RD Groningen

Nederland

Mr Ebel van der Heide

Tel.: (31-50) 5 23 21 34

Ms Hennie Boekema

Tel.: (31-50) 5 23 21 35

Ms Tineke Elzer

Tel.: (31-50) 5 23 21 33

Fax: (31-50) 5 23 21 59

General e-mail: Enquiry.Point@tiscali-business.nl

Enquiry.Point2@tiscali-business.nl

AUSTRIA

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Abteilung C2/1

Stubenring 1

A-1010 Wien

Ms Brigitte Wikgolm

Tel.: (43) 1 711 00 58 96

Fax: (43) 1 715 96 51 or (43) 1 712 06 80

E-mail: post@tbt.bmwa.gv.at

Website: http://www.bmwa.gv.at

POLAND

Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy

Department for European and Multilateral Relations

Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5

PL-00-507 Warsaw

Ms Joanna Tomaszewska

Tel.: (48) 22 693 54 07

Ms Agata Gągor

Tel.: (48) 22 693 56 90

Fax: (48) 693 40 28

E-mail: joanna.tomaszewska@mg.gov.pl

E-mail: notyfikacja@mg.gov.pl

PORTUGAL

Instituto Portugês da Qualidade

Rua Antonio Gião, 2

P-2829-513 Caparica

Ms Cândida Pires

Tel.: (351-21) 294 82 36 or 81 00

Fax: (351-21) 294 82 23

E-mail: c.pires@mail.ipq.pt

General e-mail: not9834@mail.ipq.pt

Website: http://www.ipq.pt

SLOVENIA

SIST — Slovenian Institute for Standardization

Contact point for 98/34/EC and WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Šmartinska 140

SLO-1000 Ljubljana

Tel.: (386) 1 478 3041

Fax: (386) 1 478 3098

E-mail: contact@sist.si

Ms Vesna Stražišar

SLOVAKIA

Ms Kvetoslava Steinlova

Director of the Department of European Integration,

Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing of the Slovak Republic

Stefanovicova 3

SK-814 39 Bratislava

Tel.: (421) 2 5249 3521

Fax: (421) 2 5249 1050

E-mail: steinlova@normoff.gov.sk

FINLAND

Kauppa-ja teollisuusministeriö

(Ministry of Trade and Industry)

Visitor address:

Aleksanterinkatu 4

FIN-00171 Helsinki

and

Katakatu 3

FIN-00120 Helsinki

Postal address:

PO Box 32

FIN-00023 Government

Mr Henri Backman

Tel.: (358-9) 1606 36 27

Fax: (358-9) 1606 46 22

E-mail: henri.backman@ktm.fi

Ms Katri Amper

General e-mail: maaraykset.tekniset@ktm.fi

Website: http://www.ktm.fi

SWEDEN

Kommerskollegium

(National Board of Trade)

Box 6803

Drottninggatan 89

S-113 86 Stockholm

Ms Kerstin Carlsson

Tel.: (46) 86 90 48 82 or (46) 86 90 48 00

Fax: (46) 8 690 48 40 or (46) 83 06 759

E-mail: kerstin.carlsson@kommers.se

General e-mail: 9834@kommers.se

Website: http://www.kommers.se

UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Trade and Industry

Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate 2

151 Buckingham Palace Road

London SW1 W 9SS

United Kingdom

Mr Philip Plumb

Tel.: (44-207) 2151488

Fax: (44-207) 2151529

E-mail: philip.plumb@dti.gsi.gov.uk

General e-mail: 9834@dti.gsi.gov.uk

Website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd

EFTA — ESA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

Rue de Trêves 74

B-1040 Bruxelles

Ms Adinda Batsleer

Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 71

Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00

E-mail: aba@eftasurv.int

E-mail: DRAFTTECHREGESA@eftasurv.int

Website: http://www.eftasurv.int

EFTA

Goods Unit

EFTA Secretariat

Rue de Trêves 74

B-1040 Bruxelles

Ms Kathleen Byrne

Tel.: (32-2) 286 17 34

Fax: (32-2) 286 17 42

E-mail: DRAFTTECHREGEFTA@efta.int

kathleen.byrne@efta.int

Website: http://www.efta.int

TURKEY

Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade

General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade

Inönü Bulvari no 36

06510

Emek — Ankara

Mr Saadettin Doğan

Tel.: (90-312) 212 58 99

(90-312) 204 81 02

Fax: (90-312) 212 87 68

E-mail: dtsabbil@dtm.gov.tr

Website: http://www.dtm.gov.tr


(1)  Year — registration number — Member State of origin.

(2)  Period during which the draft may not be adopted.

(3)  No standstill period since the Commission accepts the grounds of urgent adoption invoked by the notifying Member State.

(4)  No standstill period since the measure concerns technical specifications or other requirements or rules on services linked to fiscal or financial measures, pursuant to the third indent of the second paragraph of Article 1(11) of Directive 98/34/EC.

(5)  Information procedure closed.


III Notices

European Parliament

27.10.2004   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 264/9


NOTICE OF SELECTION PROCEDURE

(2004/C 264/04)

The European Parliament Secretariat is organising the following selection procedure:

PE/90/S

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(1)  OJ C 264 A, 27.10.2004 (French-language edition).