15.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/1

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Euro exchange rates (1)

14 January 2005

(2005/C 11/01)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3091
JPY	Japanese yen	134,32
DKK	Danish krone	7,4398
GBP	Pound sterling	0,7006
SEK	Swedish krona	9,0483
CHF	Swiss franc	1,5491
ISK	Iceland króna	82,17
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,175
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9559
CYP	Cyprus pound	0,5818
CZK	Czech koruna	30,365
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	246,98
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6964
MTL	Maltese lira	0,4324
PLN	Polish zloty	4,0626
ROL	Romanian leu	37 792
SIT	Slovenian tolar	239,77
SKK	Slovak koruna	38,58
TRY	Turkish lira	1,7708
AUD	Australian dollar	1,7242
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,5859
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,2051
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,873
SGD	Singapore dollar	2,1444
KRW	South Korean won	1 366,05
ZAR	South African rand	7,9051

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(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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15.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/2

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Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 22 December 1995 on implementing the final phase of the Customs Union

Decision No 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 4 June 1997 establishing the list of Community instruments relating to the removal of technical barriers to trade and the conditions and arrangements governing their implementation by Turkey,

Article 4(a) to Annex I

Paragraph V (2) to Annex II

Types of gas and the corresponding supply pressures according to Article 2(2) of Council Directive 90/396/EEC of 29 June 1990

(2005/C 11/02)

(This publication is based on information received by the Commission services from Turkey)

Turkey

Country	Gas family	Wobbe index (gross) in		Supply pressure in mbar (4)
		MJ/m3 or kWh/m3 (0 °C)	MJ/m3 or kWh/m3 (15 °C)	min.	nom.	max.
TURKEY	SECOND
	Group H		45,7-54,7 MJ/m3	17 (1)	20 (1)	25 (1)
	THIRD
	Group P		72,9-76,8 MJ/m3  (2)	25	37	45
	Group B/P		72,9-87,3 MJ/m3  (3)	25	28-30	35

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(1)  Pressure level commonly used in the ‘low pressure’ distribution network. Some other higher pressures may be used, the most usual one is 300 mbar.

(2)  Commercial propane.

(3)  Commercial propane-butane mixture.

(4)  Pressure at the inlet of the gas appliance.

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15.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/3

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NEW NATIONAL SIDE OF EURO CIRCULATION COINS

(2005/C 11/03)

National side of the new 2-euro commemorative circulation coin issued by Luxembourg

Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. With a view to informing the parties professionally handling coins and the public at large, the Commission publishes all new euro coin designs (1). In accordance with the relevant 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 under the condition that only a single new coin design at most is issued per country and per year and that the 2 € denomination is used. These coins correspond to the technical features of normal euro circulation coins, but bear a commemorative feature on the obverse national side.

Issuing State: Luxembourg

Commemorative feature: 50th anniversary of the G-D Henri, 5th anniversary of his accession to the throne and 100 years of the death of the G-D Adolphe

Factual description of the design: The coin depicts on the left-hand side of its inner part the effigy of His Royal Highness, the Grand Duke Henri, looking to the right, and superimposed on the effigy of the former Grand Duke Adolphe on the right-hand side of the inner part. Above the effigies appears, in semi-circular form, the legend ‘GRANDS-DUCS DE LUXEMBOURG’. The text ‘HENRI * 1955 ADOLPHE + 1905’ is inscribed below their respective effigies. On the outer ring of the coin, the 12 stars surrounding the design are placed between the letters of the text ‘LËTZEBUERG’. The date 2005 is inscribed below, flanked by the logo of the Mint and the letter ‘S’.

Issuing volume: max. 2.8 million

Approximate issuing period: January 2005

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(1)  See OJ C 373 of 28.12.2001, pp. 1-30 for a reference to all national sides that have been 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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15.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3668 — DIFA/INVESTKREDIT/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 11/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

On 6 January 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 DIFA Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG (‘DIFA’, Germany) controlled by DZ Bank AG (‘DZ’, Germany) and Investkredit Bank AG (‘IK’, Austria) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertakings ABP Real Estate Investment KFT (‘ABP’, Hungary), M 1 Business Park KFT (‘M1’, Hungary), Infopark KFT (‘Infopark’, Hungary), Olympia Teplice s.r.o. (‘OCT’, Czech Republic), Olympia Mladá Boleslav s.r.o. (‘OCM’, Czech Republic), RCP Alfa s.r.o. (‘RCP’, Czech Republic) and Europolis Technopark s.r.o. (‘ETP’, Czech Republic), which are currently jointly controlled by IK and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for DIFA: property investment fund, — for DZ: banking services, — for IK: bank specialized in services to companies, — for ABP and M1: logistic parks in Budapest, — for Infopark: office buildings in Budapest, — for OCT and OCM: shopping centers in Teplice, and — for RCP and ETP: office buildings in Prague.

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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3668 — DIFA/INVESTKREDIT/JV, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition, Merger Registry J-70 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(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.

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15.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3690 — CNP/Capitalia/Fineco Vita)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 11/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

On 10 January 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 CNP Assurances S.A. (‘CNP’, France) and FinecoGroup S.p.A. (‘FinecoGroup’, Italy) controlled by Capitalia S.p.A. (‘Capitalia’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of FinecoVita S.p.A. (‘FinecoVita’, Italy), currently controlled by Capitalia, by way of purchase of shares.

2.	The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CNP: life insurance, — for Capitalia: holding company of a banking and financial group, — for FinecoVita: life insurance.

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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3690 — CNP/Capitalia/Fineco Vita, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition, Merger Registry J-70 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(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.

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15.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3653 — SIEMENS/VA TECH)

(2005/C 11/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

On 10 January 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 Siemens Österreich AG (‘Siemens’, Austria) controlled by Siemens Deutschland AG (‘Siemens’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking VA Tech AG (‘VA Tech’, Austria) by way of public bid announced on 10 December 2004.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for undertaking Siemens: power generation, transmission and distribution of power, automation- and traction technology, plant engineering and construction, technical services, traffic engineering, building services engineering, automotive engineering, logistic systems, information technology and telecommunications, — for undertaking VA Tech: power generation, transmission and distribution of power, metallurgy engineering and infrastructure (including building services engineering, traction technology and electrical plant engineering).

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.

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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3653 — SIEMENS/VA TECH, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition, Merger Registry J-70 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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15.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/7

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3639 — Bridgepoint/SEA)

(2005/C 11/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 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 Italian 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 32004M3639. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex).

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15.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/7

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3633 — Alcadis/Isuzu/Mitsubishi/Isuzu Benelux JV)

(2005/C 11/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 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:

—	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 32004M3633. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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15.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/8

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3638 — KKR/DSD)

(2005/C 11/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 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:

—	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 32004M3638. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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15.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/9

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2005

Programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008)

(2005/C 11/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The Commission is today issuing the call for proposals ‘Public Health 2005’ as part of the Programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008) (1).

The deadline for submission of proposals is 15 April 2005.

All information, including the Commission Decision adopting the 2005 work programme to implement the Programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008), the annual work programme for grants and the rules and criteria for the selection and funding of actions under the public health programme, is available on the following website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_programme/howtoapply/how_to_apply_en.htm.

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(1)  Decision No 1786/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 adopting a programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008) — Commission Statements — Official Journal L 271, 9.10.2002, pp. 1 - 12.

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