Euro exchange rates (1)

23 February 2005

(2005/C 48/01)

1 euro=

(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

Reference and recovery rates in the field of State aid

(2005/C 48/02)

1.   Reference rate

The Commission adopts the following reference rates for the new Member States:

These rates are fixed on the basis of the method for setting and updating the reference/discount rates published in the Official Journal C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3. Technical adaptations to this method were made by Commission notice published in Official Journal C 241, 26.8.1999, p. 9. This is the first time this method is applied for Poland and the Czech Republic.

For Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia, the method is not applicable due to the unavailability of inter-banking swap rates for their currencies. For these Member states the reference/discount rate is still this which was communicated by these Member States for use at the moment of accession.

2.   Recovery rate

The Commission adopts the following recovery rates pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation 794/2004 for the following new Member States:

3.   Publication

These figures will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the internet site of DG COMP.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3593 — Apollo/Bakelite)

(2005/C 48/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3718 — Banca Intesa/Ifil/Marcegaglia/SIT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 48/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(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.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3703 — RABOBANK/IHC)

(2005/C 48/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 February 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:

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3620 — CODAN ET AL/NAI JV)

(2005/C 48/06)

(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:

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3645 — INDUSTRI KAPITAL/IDEX)

(2005/C 48/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 15 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:

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3677 — Danske Bank/National Europe Holdings/Northern Bank Insurance Services)

(2005/C 48/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 February 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:

NOTICE OF SELECTION PROCEDURE

(2005/C 48/09)

The European Parliament Secretariat is organising the following selection procedure:

(1)  OJ C 48 A, 24.2.2005. (published in all the official languages of the European Union).

LEONARDO DA VINCI PROGRAMME

Second phase (2000-2006)

Call for proposals EAC/92/04

‘Awarding of grants for Valorisation Conferences for the Exploitation of Results from Leonardo da Vinci Projects’

Notice of publication of a call for proposals on the Internet

(2005/C 48/10)

1.   Objectives and Description:

The aim of the call for proposals is to support valorisation events (conferences and exhibitions) to promote the exploitation of results from Leonardo da Vinci Projects. The results of projects from other EU programmes linked to vocational education and training may also be proposed for the events.

The action should consist of the following three stages. Support will be given only to proposals fulfilling the requirements of all three stages:

2.   Eligible Applicants

Submission of grant requests under this call is open in particular to European, national, regional, local and sectoral organisations or companies, including European networks, meeting the eligibility criteria, working in the field of vocational education and training and wishing to organise a valorisation event in the specific areas covered by this call for proposals. Applicants should be legally established for more than 3 years; and must be established in one of the following countries:

The 25 EU Member States, the states of EFTA/EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), or the candidate countries (Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey).

3.   Budget and Project Duration

The budget available for this call is EUR 1 500 000. On the basis of this amount, the Directorate General for Education and Culture envisages supporting between 15/20 projects with a maximum grant of not exceeding EUR 100 000, to a maximum of 75 % of eligible costs. 30 % of the budget must be allocated for financing follow-up activities (Stage 3).

Activities must start between 1 August 2005 and 1 October 2005.

The proposed valorisation events should be completed by April 2006 at the latest, to allow sufficient time for the follow-up activities before the end of the project.

The final report should be delivered by 1 October 2006 at the latest.

The maximum duration of projects is 12 months.

4.   Deadline

Applications must be sent to the Commission no later than 3 May 2005.

5.   Further Information

The full text of the call for proposals and the application forms are available on the following website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/leonardo/new/valorisation/callevents_en.html

For more information, please contact: eac-unite-c3@cec.eu.int