ISSN 1725-2423
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 97
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 48
21 April 2005
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2005/C 097/2 |
List of members of the advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health |
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2005/C 097/3 |
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 ) |
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2005/C 097/4 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3713 — Holcim/Aggregate Industries) ( 1 ) |
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(1) Text with EEA relevance |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 97/1 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
20 April 2005
(2005/C 97/01)
1 euro=
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,3049 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
139,50 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4518 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,68130 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
9,1923 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,5440 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
81,62 |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
8,1865 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9559 |
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CYP |
Cyprus pound |
0,5822 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
30,205 |
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EEK |
Estonian kroon |
15,6466 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
248,23 |
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LTL |
Lithuanian litas |
3,4528 |
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LVL |
Latvian lats |
0,6959 |
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MTL |
Maltese lira |
0,4300 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,1577 |
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ROL |
Romanian leu |
36 330 |
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SIT |
Slovenian tolar |
239,61 |
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SKK |
Slovak koruna |
39,500 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
1,7730 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,6840 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,6162 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
10,1775 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,7987 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
2,1508 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 316,51 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
8,0372 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
10,8000 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,3830 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
12 508,12 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,9585 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
70,954 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
36,1860 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
51,402 |
Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 97/2 |
List of members of the advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health
(2005/C 97/02)
In accordance with Article 3(3) of Commission Decision 2004/613/EC of 6 August 2004, the Commission has drawn up the following list of members of the advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health.
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AIPCE-CEP |
Association des Industries de Poisson de la CE/Comité Import/Export Poissons |
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ANIMALS ANGELS |
Animal Welfare Association |
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AVEC |
Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Import and Export Trade |
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BEUC (1) |
European Consumers' Organisation |
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CEFIC |
Chemical Industry Council Food Regulation Panel |
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CELCAA |
Commerce Agro-Alimentaire |
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CES/ETUC |
Confédération Européenne des Syndicats |
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CIAA |
Confédération des Industries Agro-Alimentaires |
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CLITRAVI |
Association of Meat Processing Industry |
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COCERAL |
EU Association For Trade in Cereals, Oilseeds, Feedstuffs |
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COPA-COGECA |
Agri-Cooperation |
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ECCA |
European Crop Care Association |
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ECPA |
EU Crop Protection Association |
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ECSLA |
European Cold Storage and Logistics Association |
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EDA |
European Dairy Association |
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EFFAT |
European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions |
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EFPRA |
European Fat Processors and Renderers Association |
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EMRA |
European Modern Restaurants Association |
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ESA |
European Seed Association |
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EUROCHAMBRES |
Association of EU Chambers of Commerce and Industries |
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EUROCOMMERCE |
Retail, Wholesale and International Trade Representation to the EU |
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EUROCOOP |
EU Community of Consumer Co-operatives |
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EUROGROUP |
EU Animal Welfare Organisation |
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EUROPABIO |
EU Association of Bioindustries |
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FEDIAF |
Alimentation pour Animaux Familiers |
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FEFAC |
Fédération Européenne Fabricants Aliments Composés |
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FERCO |
Fédération Européenne de la Restauration Collective Concédée |
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FESASS |
Fédération Européenne Santé Animale et Sécurité Sanitaire |
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FRESHFEL |
Forum for the Fresh Produce Industry |
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FVE |
Federation Veterinarians of Europe |
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HOTREC |
Hotels, restaurants and Cafés in Europe |
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IFAH |
EU Animal Health Industry |
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IFOAM EU |
Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements |
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UEAPME |
Artisanat et Petites/Moyennes Entreprises |
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UECBV |
European Livestock and Meat Trading Union |
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UGAL |
Union des Groupements de Détaillants Indépendants de l'Europe |
(1) 3 seats are allocated to BEUC in order to facilitate the representation of European consumers.
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 97/3 |
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(2005/C 97/03)
(Text with EEA relevance)
Date of adoption of the decision:
Member State: United Kingdom, East Midlands
Aid No: N 199/2004
Title: Broadband Business Fund
Objective: To support the provision of affordable broadband telecommunications services to SMEs and residential users in areas of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Rutland, South Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire which do not currently enjoy affordable standard broadband availability.
Legal basis: Section 5(1) of the Regional Development Agency Act 1998, which sets out the purposes, functions and powers of the East Midlands Development Agency.
Overall budget: Unknown, depending on offers providers
Aid amount: Maximum GBP 1,9 million from UK State resources (expected to be reduced through a reverse payment mechanism)
Duration of project: At least 3 years
Other information: The provider selected to provide the service is mandated to provide non-discriminatory wholesale access to third party providers.
The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/
Date of adoption of the decision:
Member State: Belgium
Aid No: N 224/04
Title: Support for the production of works — cinema
Legal basis: Projet de loi modifiant l'article 194ter du code des impôts sur les revenus.
Wetsvoorstel tot wijziging van artikel 194ter van het Wetboek Inkomstenbelasting.
Budget: Not known
Aid intensity or amount: Always less than 50 %
Duration: Until 30 June 2007
The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://europa.eu.int/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/
Date of adoption of the decision:
Member State: France
Aid No: N 330/2004
Title: Employment aid for the hotel and catering industry
Objective: Employment aid (hotels, cafes and restaurants)
Legal basis:
Article 10 du projet de loi au soutien à la consommation et à l'investissement
Budget: EUR 1,16 billion
Aid intensity or amount: Variable — Grants
Duration: 18 months
The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://europa.eu.int/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/
Date of adoption of the decision:
Member State: Latvia (Zemgale)
Aid No: N 413/2004
Title: Ad-hoc regional investment aid in favour of Olainfarm
Objective: Regional investment (chemicals and pharmaceuticals)
Legal basis: Ad hoc
Budget: EUR 1,035 million (47 % gross)
The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/
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21.4.2005 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 97/4 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.3713 — Holcim/Aggregate Industries)
(2005/C 97/04)
(Text with EEA relevance)
On 14 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 32005M3713. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |