4.12.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

C 299/1

Euro exchange rates (1)

3 December 2004

(2004/C 299/01)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3300
JPY	Japanese yen	137,05
DKK	Danish krone	7,4300
GBP	Pound sterling	0,69010
SEK	Swedish krona	8,9510
CHF	Swiss franc	1,5273
ISK	Iceland króna	83,65
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,1750
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9559
CYP	Cyprus pound	0,5794
CZK	Czech koruna	30,788
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	244,75
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6858
MTL	Maltese lira	0,4317
PLN	Polish zloty	4,1744
ROL	Romanian leu	37 209
SIT	Slovenian tolar	239,81
SKK	Slovak koruna	39,054
TRL	Turkish lira	1 882 500
AUD	Australian dollar	1,7204
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,5928
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,3378
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,8579
SGD	Singapore dollar	2,1800
KRW	South Korean won	1 390,38
ZAR	South African rand	7,7592

(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

4.12.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

C 299/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/3419 — ADECCO/MANPOWER/VEDIORBIS/JV)

(2004/C 299/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 November 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 French 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/) free of charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form in the ‘CFR’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 32004M3419. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. (http://europa.eu.int/celex)

4.12.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

C 299/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3569 — WENDEL/BUREAU VERITAS)

(2004/C 299/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 October 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 French 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/) free of charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form in the ‘CFR’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 32004M3569. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. (http://europa.eu.int/celex)

4.12.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

C 299/4

Commission notice updating the list of parties under examination pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 on the exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty on imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China

(2004/C 299/04)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 (1) of 20 January 1997 authorises the exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty on imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China. This duty resulted from the extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 (2) of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 (3), and maintained by Council Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000 (4). Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 comprises a list of parties whose requests for authorisation for exemption from the extended duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 71/97 were under examination.

Interested parties are hereby informed of the receipt of further requests for exemption, pursuant to Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97, and of requests which are still under examination at this stage. The suspension from the extended duty, following these requests, took effect as shown in the Annex to this notice, which constitutes an updated list of parties under examination.

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 17.

(2) OJ L 16, 18.1.1997, p. 55.

(3) OJ L 228, 9.9.1993, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 39.

ANNEX

Parties under examination

Name	Address	Country	Suspension pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 88/97	Date of effect	TARIC additional code
Special Bike di Diciolla Francesco	Via dei Mille 50, I-71042 Cerignola (Foggia)	Italy	Article 5	5.3.2004	A533
Winora Staiger GmbH	Max Planck Straße 6, D-97526 Sennfeld	Germany	Article 5	29.4.2004	A559
4EVER s.r.o.	2. Května 267, CZ-742 13 Studénka	Czech Republic	Article 5	1.5.2004	A558
AB Baltik Vairas	Tilžės G. 74, LT-5410 Šiauliai	Lithuania	Article 5	1.5.2004	A547
Accell Hunland Kft.	Parkóló tér 1, H-1059 Tószeq	Hungary	Article 5	1.5.2004	A534
Bike Fun International s.r.o.	Štefánikova 1163, CZ-742 21 Kopřivnice	Czech Republic	Article 5	1.5.2004	A536
BPS Bicycle Industrial s. r. o.	Šumavská 779/2, CZ-78701 Šumperk	Czech Republic	Article 5	1.5.2004	A537
ELAN Bikes, d.d.	Letališka 29, SLO-1000 Ljubljana	Slovenia	Article 5	1.5.2004	A538
EURO.T POLSKA Sp. z o. o.	Ul. Drogowców12, PL-42-200 Czestochowa	Poland	Article 5	1.5.2004	A549
Firma Handlowa Marta Majcher	Ul. Małomicka 48/1, PL-59-300 Lubin	Poland	Article 5	1.5.2004	A548
IB Sp. z o. o.	Zkalad Pracy Chronionej, ul. Milośników Podhala 1, PL-34-425 Bialy Dunajec	Poland	Article 5	1.5.2004	A539
IDEAL EUROPE Sp. z o. o.	Ul. Metalowa 11, PL-99-300 Kutno	Poland	Article 5	1.5.2004	A540
ISTRO-HGA, spol. s.r.o.	Svätopeterska 14, SK-947 01 Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Article 5	1.5.2004	A541
Jan Zasada Biuro Ekonomiczno-Handlowe	Wojska Polskiego 54, PL-98-300 Wieluń	Poland	Article 5	1.5.2004	A542
Jozef Kender-Kenzel	Imel' č. 830, SK-946 52 Imel	Slovakia	Article 5	1.5.2004	A557
KROSS Sp. z o. o.	Ul. Leszno 46, PL-06-300 Przasnysz	Poland	Article 5	1.5.2004	A543
Mama spol. s.r.o.	Krajinská 1, SK-921 01 Piešt'any	Slovakia	Article 5	1.5.2004	A551
Neuzer Kerékpar Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.	Eötvös u. 48, H-2500 Esztergom	Hungary	Article 5	1.5.2004	A545
Novus Bike s.r.o.	Hlavní 266, CZ-747 81 Otice	Czech Republic	Article 5	1.5.2004	A553
Olimpia Kerékpár Kft.	Ostorhegy u. 4, H-1164 Budapest	Hungary	Article 5	1.5.2004	A554
OLPRAN spol. s r. o.	Libušina 526/101, CZ-722 11 Olomouc	Czech Republic	Article 5	1.5.2004	A546
Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowo Produkcyjne UNIBIKE Jerzy Orlowski, Piotr Drobotowski Sp. Jawna	Ul. Przemyslowa 28B, PL-85-758 Bydgoszcz	Poland	Article 5	1.5.2004	A556
Schwinn-Csepel Kerékpárgyártó és Forgalmazó Rt	Gyepsor u. 1, H-1211 Budapest	Hungary	Article 5	1.5.2004	A555
CAPRI-Ne Kft.	Kiskút útja 1, H-8000 Székesfehérvár	Hungary	Article 5	3.5.2004	A562
BELVE s.r.o.	Palkovičova 5, SK-915 01 Nové Mesto nad Váhom	Slovakia	Article 5	4.5.2004	A535
Master Bike, s.r.o.	Písařov 86, CZ-789 91 Písařov	Czech Republic	Article 5	4.5.2004	A552
MEMO cz, s.r.o.	Jungmannova 319, CZ-506 01 Jičín	Czech Republic	Article 5	5.5.2004	A544
Czech Bike, a.s.	Palackého 82, CZ-612 00 Brno	Czech Republic	Article 5	17.5.2004	A560
EXPLORER Bike s.r.o.	Štefánikova 1163, CZ-742 21 Kopřivnice	Czech Republic	Article 5	24.5.2004	A563
Sprick Rowery Sp. z o.o.	Świerczewskiego 76, PL-66-200 Świebodzin	Poland	Article 5	7.6.2004	A571
AMP Welding s.r.o.	Orlove 165, SK-01701 Povazska Bystrica	Slovakia	Article 5	14.6.2004	A572
Fabryca Rowerów Romet-Jastrowie Sp. z o.o.	Ul. Naturowicza 14, PL-64-915 Jastrowie	Poland	Article 5	14.6.2004	A564
Zweirad Paulsen	Hauptstraße 80, D-49635 Badbergen	Germany	Article 5	22.6.2004	A566
ARKUS Sp. z o. o.	Podgrodzie 32c, PL-39-200 Dębica	Poland	Article 5	23.6.2004	A565
Falter Bike GmbH & Co. KG	Bunzlauer Strasse 15, D-33719 Bielefeld	Germany	Article 5	22.7.2004	A125
Athletic International Sp. Z o. o.	Ul. Drawska 21, PL-02-202 Warszawa	Poland	Article 5	3.8.2004	A568
Trade-Stomil Sp. Z o.o.	Ul. 6 Sierpnia 74, PL-90-646 Łódź	Poland	Article 5	30.7.2004	A574
Eurobik, s.r.o.	Bardejovská 36, SK-080 06 Prešov	Slovakia	Article 5	27.8.2004	A575
N.V. Race Productions	Ambachtstraat 19, B-3980 Tessenderlo	Belgium	Article 5	15.9.2004	A576
Ciclo Meccanica s.r.l.	Via delle Industrie 14, I-20050 Sulbiate (MI)	Italy	Article 5	16.9.2004	A170

4.12.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

C 299/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3650 — MACQUARIE/BVAG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 299/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 November 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 undertaking Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund LP (‘MEIF’, UK) belonging to the Macquarie group (‘Macquarie’, Australia) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Braunschweiger Versorgungs AG (‘BVAG’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for MEIF: equity infrastructure investments,

—	for Macquarie: investment banking and financial services,

—	for BVAG: supply of electricity, natural gas, district heating and water.

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 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.3650 — Macquarie/BVAG, 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.

4.12.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

C 299/8

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3660 — SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE/OTTO/HANSEATIC BANK/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 299/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 November 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 Société Générale SA (‘SG’, France) and Otto GmbH & Co. KG (‘Otto’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Hanseatic Bank GmbH & Co. KG (‘Hanseatic Bank’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for SG:banking and financial services,

—	for Otto: retailing by mail order, and

—	for Hanseatic Bank: banking.

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

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.

4.12.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

C 299/9

Commission communication within the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (1), as amended by Council Directive 93/68/EEC (2)

(2004/C 299/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Within the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits, the Commission communicates the following information:

LIST OF BODIES NOTIFIED TO THE COMMISSION AND TO THE MEMBER STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 11

KINGDOM OF BELGIUM

Articles 8 and 9

AIB-Vincotte International

Elektrisch Proeflaboratorium — Laboratoire d'essais électriques

André Drouartlaan, 27-29 — Avenue André Drouart, 27-29

B-1160 Brussel — Bruxelles

Alcatel Bell S.A.

Francis Wellesplein, 1

B-2018 Antwerpen

NVBB VZW – ANPI ASBL

Parc Scientifique

B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

CEBEC Registred Quality SCRL

Fr. Van Kalkenlaan 9A — Avenue F. Van Kalken, 9A

B-1070 Brussel — Bruxelles

ISSeP

Zetel van Colfontaine – Siège de Colfontaine

Rue Grande, 60

B-7340 Pâturages

LABORELEC

Centraal Laboratorium voor Elektriciteit (C.I.E.) – Laboratoire Central d'Electricité (LCE)

Rodestraat, 125

Rue de Rhode, 125

B-1630 Linkebeek

CZECH REPUBLIC

Articles 8 and 9

Elektrotechnický zkušební ústav, s. p. (AO 201)

(Electrotechnical Testing Institute)

Pod Lisem 129

171 02 Praha 71 – Troja

Czech Republic

Strojírenský zkušební ústav, s. p. (AO 202)

(Engineering Test Institute)

Hudcova 56b

621 00 Brno

Czech Republic

Technický a zkušební ústav stavební Praha, s. p. (AO 204)

(Technical and Test Institute for Constructions Prague)

Prosecká 811/76a

190 00 Praha 9 – Prosek

Czech Republic

Státní zkušebna zemědělských, potravinářských a lesnických strojů (AO 206)

(Government Testing Laboratory of Agricultural, Food Industry and Forestry Machines)

Třanovského 622/11

163 04 Praha 6

Czech Republic

Fyzikálně technický zkušební ústav, s. p. (AO 210)

(Physical - Technical Testing Institute)

Pikartská 7

716 07 Ostrava – Radvanice

Czech Republic

TÜV CZ s. r. o. (AO 211)

(TÜV CZ)

Novodvorská 994

142 21 Praha 4

Czech Republic

Institut pro testování a certifikaci, a.s. (AO 224)

(Institute for Testing and Certification)

T. Bati 299

764 21 Zlín – Louky

Czech Republic

VOP-026 Šternberk, s. p. (AO 253)

(VOP-026 Sternberk)

Olomoucká 175

785 01 Šternberk

Czech Republic

KINGDOM OF DENMARK

Articles 8 and 9

UL International Demko A/S

Lyskær 8

Postboks 514

DK-2730 Herlev

Article 9

Sikkerhedsstyrelsen

Gothersgade 160

DK-1123 København K

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

Articles 8 and 9

TÜV Saarland e. V.

Am TÜV 1

D-66280 Sulzbach

RWTÜV Systems GmbH

Langemarckstraße 20

D-45141 Essen

TÜV Nord e. V.

TÜV CERT-Zertifizierungsstelle

Große Bahnstraße 31

D-22525 Hamburg

Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut für Arbeitsschutz – BIA

Prüf- und Zertifizierungstelle im BG-PRÜFZERT

Alte Heerstraße 111

D-53757 Sankt Augustin

Fachausschuss ‘Druck und Papierverarbeitung’

Prüf- und Zertifizierungstelle im BG-PRÜFZERT

Rheinstraße 6-8

D-65185 Wiesbaden

Fachausschuss ‘Nahrungs- und Genußmittel’

Prüf- und Zertifizierungstelle im BG-PRÜFZERT

Dynamostraße 11

D-68165 Mannheim

TÜV Product Service GmbH

Ridlerstraße 65

D-80339 München

Intertek Deutschland GmbH

Nikolaus-Otto-Straße 13

D-70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen

LGA QualiTest GmbH

Tillystraße 2

D-90431 Nürnberg

TÜV Rheinland Product Safety GmbH

Am Grauen Stein

D-51105 Köln

Fachausschuß ‘Elektrotechnik’

Prüf- und Zertifizierungstelle im

BG-PRÜFZERT

Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 130

D-50968 Köln

Deutsche Prüfstelle für Land- und Forsttechnik (DPLF)

Weißensteinstraße 70/72

D-34131 Kassel

VDE-Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e. V.

Merianstraße 28

D-63069 Offenbach

SLG Prüf- und Zertifizierungs GmbH

Burgstädter Straße 20

D-09232 Hartmannsdorf

NEMKO GmbH & Co. KG

Reetzstraße 58

D-76327 Pfinztal

KEMA — IEV

Ingenieurunternehmen für

Energieversorgung GmbH

Gostritzer Straße 61-63

D-01217 Dresden

Fachausschuss Maschinenbau, Hebezeuge, Hütten- und Walzwerksanlagen

Prüf- und Zertifizierungsstelle im BG-PRÜFZERT

Graf-Recke-Straße 69

D-40239 Düsseldorf

TÜV Thüringen Anlagentechnik GmbH

Melchendorfer Str. 64

D-99096 Erfurt

EUROCAT GmbH Institute for Certification and Testing

Wittichstraße 2

D-64295 Darmstadt

KINGDOM OF SPAIN

Articles 8 and 9

Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación AENOR

C/ Génova 6

E-28004 Madrid

LGAI Technological Center, S.A.

Campus de la UAB

Apt. Correos, 18

E-8193 Bellaterra (BARCELONA)

Centro de Investigacion Tecnológica

LABEIN

Parque Tecnológico. Edificio 101

48170 Zamudio (VIZCAYA)

Laboratorio Central Oficial de Electrotécnica

LCOE

C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal, no 2

E-28006 Madrid

Centro de Ensayos, Innovación y Servicios

CEIS

Ctra. de Villaviciosa de Odón a Móstoles km. 1,500

E-28935 Mostoles (Madrid)

HELLENIC REPUBLIC

Articles 8 and 9

Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT)

Acharnon Street 313

GR-111 45 Athens

Public Power Corporation

Testing, Research and Standards Center

(TRSC/PPC)

9, Leontariou Str., Kanza

GR-153 44 Pallini Attikis

Hellenic Electronic Equipment quality Assurance Center (H.E.E.Q.A.C.) SA

6, lerosolimon Str.

GR-112 52 Athens

Labor SA

Ethnikis Antistaseos 84

GR-153 44 Pallini Attikis

REPUBLIC OF FINLAND

Articles 8 and 9

SGS Fimko Ltd.

Särkiniementie 3, PO Box 30

FIN-00211 Helsinki

FRENCH REPUBLIC

Article 8

Laboratoire National d'Essais (LNE)

1, rue Gaston Boissier

F-75724 Paris Cedex 15

Laboratoire Central des Industries Électriques (LCIE)

33, avenue du Général Leclerc — BP 8

F-92266 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex

Emitech

3, rue des Coudriers

Z. A de l'Observatoire

F-78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux

Emitech Atlantique

15 rue de la Claie

Z I Angers - Beaucouzé

F-49070 Beaucouzé

ACTS

Les Peupliers

17 rue du Vertuquet

F-59960 Neuville en Ferrain

SMEE Actions Mesures

Z.I. des Blanchisseries

F-38500 Voiron

CETE-APAVEL LYONNAISE

177 rue de Sain-Bel

B.P. 3

F-69811 Tassin Cedex

Laboratoires Pourquery

93 Boulevard du Parc d'Artillerie

F-69354 Lyon Cedex 07

Article 9

Union Technique de l'Electricité (UTE)

33, Av. Général Leclerc — BP 23

F-92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex

IRELAND

Articles 8 and 9

Enterprise Ireland

Glasnevin

Dublin 9

Ireland

ITALIAN REPUBLIC

Articles 8 and 9

Firenze Technologia

Volta dei Mercanti, 1

Palazzo Borsa Meci

I-50122 Firenze

Prima ricerca & Sviluppo srl

Via Campagna, 58

I-220020 Faloppio-Franz. Gaggino (CO)

Istituto italiano del marchio di qualita IMQ SpA

Via Quintiliano, 43

I-20138 Milano

GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG

Articles 8 and 9

Société Nationale de Certification et d'Homologation Sàrl (SNCH)

11, rte de Luxembourg

L-5230 Sandweiler

KINGDOM OF NETHERLANDS

Articles 8 and 9

KEMA Quality B.V.

Utrechtseweg 310

NL-6812 AR Arnhem

(Postbus 9035 — NL-6800 ET Arnhem)

TNO E.P.S.

Smidshorneweg 18

Postbus 15

NL-9822 ZG Niekerk

Gastec N.V.

Wilmersdorf 50

NL-7327 AC Apeldoorn

D.A.R.E.!! Consultancy

Vijzelmolenlaan 7

NL-3447 GX Woerden

KINGDOM OF NORWAY

Articles 8 and 9

Det Norske Veritas A/S

Prøvelaboratoriet, Divisjon Norden

Veritasveien 1

PO Box 300

N-1322 Høvik

Nemko AS

Gaustadalleen 30

Postboks 73 Blindern

N-0314 Oslo

REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

Articles 8 and 9

Österreichischen Verband für Elektrotechnik (ÖVE)

Prüfwesen und Zertifizierung

Kahlenbergerstraße 2b/2/1

A-1190 Wien

Österreichisches Forschungs- und Prüfzentrum Arsenal G.m.b.H – (ÖFPZ-Arsenal)

Faradaygasse 3

A-1030 Wien

TGM Versuchsanstalt für Elektrotechnik (TGM-VA/E)

Wexstraße 19-23

A-1200 Wien

Gesellschaft zur Prüfung elektro- technischer Industrieprodukte GmbH

CTI — Cooperative Testing Institute

Einzingergasse 4

A-1210 Wien

Technischer Überwachungs-Verein Österreich

TÜV A

Krugerstraße 16

A-1015 Wien

PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC

Articles 8 and 9

Instituto Electrotécnico Português (IEP)

Rua de S. Gens, no 3717

P-4450 Matosinhos

CATIM — Centro de Apoio Tecnológico à Industria

Metalomecânica

Rua dos Plátanos, 197

P-4100 Porto

Article 8

Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade (ISQ)

EN 249 – Km3, Cabanas – Leião

(Taguspark), Apartodo 119

P-2781 Oeiras Codex

Laboratório Industrial da Qualidade (LIQ)

Apartado 228

P-3751 Águeda Codex

Article 9

Associação para a Certificação de Produtos (CERTIF)

Rua Josè Afonso, n. 9 E

Laranjeiro

P-2810 – 237 Almada

KINGDOM OF SWEDEN

Articles 8 and 9

INTERTEK SEMKO AB

Torshamnsgatan 43

Box 1103

SE-164 22 Kista

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Articles 8 and 9

AMTAC Laboratories Ltd

Norman Road

Broadheath

Altrincham WA14 4EP

United Kingdom

Nemko Ltd

15 Chelsea Fields Estate

Western Road

London SW19 2QA

United Kingdom

KTL

Saxon Way

Priory Park West

Hull HU13 9PB

United Kingdom

SGS United Kingdom Ltd

South Industrial Estate

Bowburn

Durham DH6 5AD

United Kingdom

ASTA BEAB Certification Services

ASTA House

Chestnut Field

Rugby CV21 2TL

United Kingdom

British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (BABT)

Claremont House

34 Molesey Road

Hersham

Walton-on-Thames KT12 4RQ

United Kingdom

TUV Product Service Ltd

Segensworth Road

Fareham PO15 5RH

United Kingdom

British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC)

23 Presley Way

Crownhill

Milton Keynes MK8 0ES

United Kingdom

BSI Product Services

Maylands Avenue

Hemel Hempstead HP2 4SQ

United Kingdom

Intertek Testing & Certification Ltd

Intertek House

Cleeve Road

Leatherhead KT22 7SB

United Kingdom

Specialised Technology Resources (UK) Ltd

10 Portman Road

Reading RG30 1EA

United Kingdom

TRL Compliance Services Ltd

Safety Division

Moss View, Nipe Lane

Up Holland WN8 9PY

United Kingdom

Celestica Ltd

Westfield House, West Avenue

Kidsgrove

Stoke-on-Trent ST3 1TL

United Kingdom

The Lighting Association

Stafford Park 7

Telford TF3 3BQ

United Kingdom

Technology International (Europe) Ltd

60 Shrivenham Hundred Business Park

Shrivenham

Swindon SN6 8TZ

United Kingdom

UL International (UK) Ltd

Wonersh House (Building C)

The Guildway

Old Portsmouth Road

Guildford GU3 1LR

United Kingdom

ASTA BEAB Certification Services

1 Station View

Guildford GU1 4JY

United Kingdom

Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA)

Watling Street

Nuneaton CV 10 OUT

United Kingdom

CCQS (UK) Ltd

Foundation House

56 Maybury Road

Woking GU21 5JD

United Kingdom

REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA

Articles 8 and 9

Elektrotechinių gaminių sertifikavimo centras

(Certification centre of electrotechnics products)

Kaukysos 18

11342 Vilnius

Lithuania

UAB ‘Ratesta’ bandymų laboratorija

(Joint-Stock Company ‘Ratesta’. Testing laboratory)

Draugystes g. 19

51230 Kaunas

Lithuania

REPUBLIC OF POLAND

Articles 8 and 9

Biuro Badawcze ds. Jakości Stowarzyszenia Elektryków Polskich

(BBJ – SEP)

ul. Pożaryskiego 28

04–703 Warszawa

Zakład Pomiarowo – Badawczy Energetyki

Energopomiar – Elektryka Sp. z o.o.

ul. Świętokrzyska 2

44–101 Gliwice

Instytut Budownictwa, Mechanizacji i Elektryfikacji

Rolnictwa (IBMER)

ul. Rakowiecka 32

02–532 Warszawa

Instytut Elektrotechniki (IEL)

ul. Pożaryskiego 28

04–703 Warszawa

Instytut Nafty I Gazu (ING)

ul. Lubicz 25 A

31–503 Kraków

Instytut Obróbki Skrawaniem (IOS)

ul. Wrocławska 37 A

30–011 Kraków

Centralny Ośrodek Chłodnictwa ‘COCH’

ul. J. Lea 116

30–133 Kraków

DAMIS CERT LABORATORY S.C.

ul. Kłopotowskiego 11

03–718 Warszawa

Centrum Oceny, Badań i Rozwoju Sprzętu Eletronicznego i Elektronicznego ELTEST M. JEWTUCH Spółka jawna

ul. Ratuszowa 11

03–450 Warszawa

Centrum Elektryfikacji I Automatyzacji Górnictwa EMAG

ul. Leopolda 331

40–189 Katowice

Instytut Spawalnictwa (IS)

ul. Bł. Czesława 16/18

44–100 Gliwice

Polskie Centrum Badań i Certyfikacji S.A. (PCBC SA)

ul. Kłobucka 23 A

02–699 Warszawa

Przemysłowy Insytut Elektroniki (PIE)

ul. Długa 44/50

00–241 Warszawa

Ośrodek Badawczo – Rozwojowy Predom – OBR

ul. Krakowiaków 53

02–255 Warszawa

Urząd Dozoru Techinicznego (UDT)

ul. Szczęśliwicka 34

02–353 Warszawa

Ośrodek Badań Atestacji i Certyfikacji ‘OBAC’ Sp. z o.o.

ul. Jasna 31

44–122 Gliwice

Przemysłowy Instytut Maszyn Rolniczych (PIMR)

ul. Starołęcka 31

60–963 Poznań

Ośrodek Badań i Certyfikacji Sp z o.o. SIMPTEST

ul. Barbary 17

40–053 Katowice

Zakłady Badań i Atestacji ‘ZETOM’

ul. Ks. Bpa. Herberta Bednorza 17

40–384 Katowice

Instytut Mechanizacji Budownictwa i Górnictwa Skalnego (IMBiGS)

Ośrodek Certyfikacji

ul. Racjonalizacji 6/8

02–673 Warszawa

Instytut Logistyki i Magazynowania

Laboratorium technik Automatycznej Identyfikacji

ul. E. Estkowskiego 6

61–755 Poznań

Instytut Logistyki i Magazynowania

Jednostka Certyfikująca

ul. E. Estkowskiego 6

61–755 Poznań

Przemysłowy Instytut Automatyki i Pomiarów (PIAP)

Al. Jerozolimskie 202

02-486 Warszawa

Centrum Mechanizacji Górnictwa KOMAG

ul. Pszczyńska 37

44-101 Gliwice

This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(1) OJ L 77, 26.3.1973, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.

4.12.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

C 299/15

Imposition by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France

(2004/C 299/08)

1. Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, France has decided to impose a public service obligation on scheduled air services between Annecy (Meythet) and Paris (Orly).

2. The public service obligation is as follows:

Minimum frequency

The service must be operated throughout the year with at least three return trips a day, one in the morning and one in the evening, from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays and one return trip on Sunday.

The service in the middle of the day may be rerouted for up to 10 weeks a year.

The service must be non-stop between Annecy and Paris (Orly).

Type of aircraft used

The service must be operated with a pressurised aircraft having a seating capacity of at least 40.

Timetables

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business trips during the working week to make the round trip within the day and to spend at least eight hours at their destination, whether Annecy or Paris.

Flight bookings

Seats on these flights must be marketed by at least one computerised booking system.

Continuity of service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any year. The carrier must give six months' notice before discontinuing the service.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the abovementioned public service obligation may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

3. Slots have been reserved at Paris (Orly) airport for the scheduled Paris (Orly) — Annecy service pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 793/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004. Air carriers interested in this route can obtain information about the allocation of these slots from the Paris airports coordinator.

4.12.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

C 299/16

Imposition by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France

(2004/C 299/09)

1. France has decided to impose a public service obligation on scheduled air services between Poitiers (Biard) and Lyon (Saint-Exupéry) pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes.

2. The public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Poitiers (Biard) and Lyon (Saint-Exupéry) is as follows:

Minimum frequency

The service must be operated throughout the year with at least:

—	two return trips a day, morning and evening, from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, 220 days a year,

—	one return trip on Sunday, 44 weeks a year

The service must be non-stop between Poitiers and Lyon.

Type of aircraft used

The service must be operated with a pressurised aircraft.

Timetables

The timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business trips during the working week to make the round trip within the day and to spend at least seven hours at their destination, whether Lyon or Poitiers.

Flight bookings

Seats on these flights must be marketed by at least one computerised booking system.

Continuity of service

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the abovementioned public service obligation may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

4.12.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

C 299/17

Imposition by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France

(2004/C 299/10)

1. France has decided to impose a public service obligation on scheduled air services between Limoges (Bellegarde) and Paris (Orly) pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes.

2. The public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Limoges (Bellegarde) and Paris (Orly) is as follows:

Minimum frequency

The service must be operated throughout the year, excluding public holidays and the rerouting periods in August and at the end of the year, with at least two return trips a day, one in the morning and one in the evening, from Monday to Friday and one return trip on Saturday morning and Sunday evening.

The service must be non-stop between Limoges (Bellegarde) and Paris (Orly).

Timetables

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business trips during the working week to make the round trip within the day and to spend at least seven hours at their destination, whether Paris (Orly) or Limoges (Bellegarde).

Flight bookings

Seats on these flights must be marketed by at least one computerised booking system.

Continuity of service

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the above-mentioned public service obligation may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

3. Slots are currently reserved at Paris (Orly) airport for the scheduled Limoges (Bellegarde) – Paris (Orly) service pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports. Air carriers interested in this route can obtain information about these slots from the Paris airports coordinator.

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Official Journal of the European Union		C 299

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 47 4 December 2004

Notice No	Contents	page
	I Information
	Commission
2004/C 299/1	Euro exchange rates	1

2004/C 299/2	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/3419 — ADECCO/MANPOWER/VEDIORBIS/JV) ( 1 )	2

2004/C 299/3	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3569 — WENDEL/BUREAU VERITAS) ( 1 )	3

2004/C 299/4	Commission notice updating the list of parties under examination pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 on the exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty on imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China	4

2004/C 299/5	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3650 — MACQUARIE/BVAG) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	7

2004/C 299/6	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3660 — SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE/OTTO/HANSEATIC BANK/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	8

2004/C 299/7	Commission communication within the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits, as amended by Council Directive 93/68/EEC ( 1 )	9

	III Notices
	Commission
2004/C 299/8	Imposition by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France	15

2004/C 299/9	Imposition by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France	16

2004/C 299/0	Imposition by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France	17