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ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal C 225 Volume 40 of the European Communities 24juiyl »»7 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents page I Information Commission 97/C 225 / 01 Ecu 1 97 /C 225 /02 Average prices and representative prices for table wines at the various marketing centres 2 97/C 225 /03 Prior notification of a notified concentration (Case No IV/M.927 — Stet/ Get/Union Fenosa) ( l ) 3 97/C 225 /04 Forward programme for steel for the second half of 1997 and for 1997 as a whole (') 4 97/C 225 /05 Invitation for the submission of applications for an exploration licence for hydro carbons in block A10 (') 17 97/C 225/06 Invitation for the submission of applications for an exploration licence for hydro carbons in block Q4 (') 17 97/C 225/07 Invitation for the submission of applications for an exploration licence for hydro carbons in block A13 (') 18 97/C 225 / 08 Invitation for the submission of applications for an exploration licence for hydro carbons in block G7 (') 18 97/C 225 /09 State aid — C 37/97 (ex NN 34/97) — Greece 19 97/C 225 / 10 List of natural mineral waters recognized by Germany ( 4 ) 22 97/C 225 / 1 1 List of natural mineral waters recognized by the United Kingdom (*) 33 97/C 225 / 12 List of natural mineral waters recognized by Greece ( x ) 35 EN I 2 (') Text with EEA relevance (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) page 97/C 225 / 13 List of natural mineral waters recognized by Italy (') 37 97/C 225 / 14 List of natural mineral waters recognized by Spain (') 39 97/C 225 / 15 List of natural mineral waters recognized by Belgium (') 39 97/C 225/ 16 List of natural mineral waters recognized by Portugal (') 40 EN (*) Text with EEA relevance 24 . 7 . 97 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 225/ 1 I (Information) COMMISSION Ecu (') 23 July 1997 (97/C 225/01 ) Currency amount for one unit : Belgian and Finnish markka 5,84314 Luxembourg franc 41,0216 Swedish krona 8,51124 Danish krone 7,56386 Pound sterling 0,646004 German mark 1,98690 United States dollar 1,08645 Greek drachma 310,116 Canadian dollar 1,49539 Spanish peseta 167,226 Japanese yen 125,105 French franc 6,69785 Swiss franc 1,61153 Irish pound 0,734584 Norwegian krone 8,16793 Italian lira 1931,38 Icelandic krona 77,6811 Dutch guilder 2,23754 Australian dollar 1,47555 Austrian schilling 13,9793 New Zealand dollar 1,66864 Portuguese escudo 200,482 South African rand 4,96018 The Commission has installed a telex with an automatic answering device which gives the conversion rates in a number of currencies . This service is available every day from 3.30 p.m . until 1 p.m . the following day. Users of the service should do as follows : — call telex number Brussels 23789 , — give their own telex code, — type the code 'cccc' which puts the automatic system into operation resulting in the transmission of the conversion rates of the ecu , — the transmission should not be interrupted until the end of the message , which is marked by the code 'ffff'. Note : The Commission also has an automatic fax answering service (No 296 10 97/296 60 11 ) providing daily data concerning calculation of the conversion rates applicable for the purposes of the common agricultural policy . (') Council Regulation (EEC) No 3180/78 of 18 December 1978 (OJ No L 379, 30 . 12 . 1978 , p. 1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1971 / 89 (OJ No L 189 , 4 . 7 . 1989 , p. 1 ). Council Decision 80/ 1184/EEC of 18 December 1980 (Convention of Lomé) (OJ No L 349 , 23 . 12 . 1980 , p . 34 ). Commission Decision No 3334/ 80/ECSC of 19 December 1980 (OJ No L 349 , 23 . 12 . 1980, p. 27 ). Financial Regulation of 16 December 1980 concerning the general budget of the European Communities (OJ No L 345 , 20 . 12 . 1980, p. 23 ). Council Regulation (EEC ) No 3308 /80 of 16 December 1980 (OJ No L 345 , 20 . 12 . 1980 , p. 1 ). Decision of the Council of Governors of the European Investment Bank of 13 May 1981 (OJ No L 311 , 30 . 10 . 1981 , p. 1 ). No C 225/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 7 . 97 Average prices and representative prices for table wines at the various marketing centres (97/C 225/02) (Established on 22 July 1997 for the application of Article 30 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 822/ 87 ) Type of wine and the ECU per % Type of wine and the ECU per % various marketing centres % vol/hl of GP° various marketing centres % vol/hl of GP° R I Guide price * 3,828 A I Guide price * 3,828 Heraklion No quotation Athens No quotation Patras No quotation Heraklion No quotation Requena No quotation Patras No quotation Reus No quotation Villafranca del Bierzo No quotation (') Alcázar de San Juan No quotation (') Bastia No quotation Almendralejo No quotation Béziers 97 % 3,712 Medina del Campo No quotation (') Montpellier 3,845 100 % Ribadavia Narbonne No quotation No quotation Nîmes No quotation Villafranca del Penedés No quotation Perpignan No quotation Villar del Arzobispo No quotation (') Asti No quotation Villarrobledo No quotation (') Florence No quotation (') Lecce No quotation Bordeaux No quotation Pescara No quotation Nantes No quotation Reggio Emilia No quotation (') Bari 2,330 61 % Treviso 3,546 93 % Verona (for local wines ) No quotation Cagliari No quotation Representative price 3,808 99 % Chieti 2,280 60 % Ravenna (Lugo , Faenze) 2,553 67 % R II Guide price * 3,828 Trapani (Alcamo) 2,077 54 % Heraklion No quotation Treviso 83 % Patras No quotation 3,166 Calatayud No quotation Representative pric 2,542 66 % Falset 4,358 114 % Jumilla No quotation (') Navalcarnero No quotation (') Requena No quotation ECU/hl Toro No quotation Villena No quotation A II Guide price * 82,810 Bastia No quotation Brignoles No quotation Rheinpfalz (Oberhaardt) 70,028 85 % Bari 3,040 79 % Rheinhessen (Hügelland ) 70,357 85 % Barletta 3,040 79 % Cagliari No quotation The wine-growing region of the Luxembourg Moselle No quotation Lecce No quotation Taranto No quotation Representative price 70,106 85 % Representative price 3,399 89 % A III Guide price * 94,570 ECU/hi Mosel-Rheingau No quotation R III Guide price * 62,150 The wine-growing region Rheinpfalz-Rheinhessen of the Luxembourg Moselle No quotation ( Hügelland ) No quotation Representative price No quotation (') Quotation not taken into account in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2682/77 . * Applicable from 1 . 2 . 1995 . ° GP = Guide price . 24 . 7 . 97 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 225/ 3 Prior notification of a notified concentration (Case No IV/M.927 — Stet/Get/Unión Fenosa) (97/C 225 /03 ) (Text with EEA relevance) 1 . On 15 July 1997 , the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/ 89 (') by which the undertakings Stet International Netherlands (SIN) belonging to the STET group, Union Fenosa Inversiones , belonging to the Uni6n Fenosa group and Grup Electrico de Telecomunicaciones belonging to the Endesa acquire within the meaning of Arlticle 3 ( 1 ) (b) of that Regulation joint control of the undertaking Retevision SA by way of purchase of shares . 2 . The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : — Stet : Telecommunications operator, — Endesa : Production and distribution of electricity, telecommunications , — Union Fenosa : for Soya Mainz : Production and distribution of electricity, telecommun ications . 3 . Upon preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation ( EEC) No 4064/ 89 . 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 . Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication . Observations can be sent by fax (No ( 32 2 ) 296 43 01 /296 72 44) or by post, under reference number IV/M.927 — Stet/Get/Union Fenosa, to the following address : European Commission, Directorate- General for Competition (DG IV), Directorate B — Merger Task Force, Avenue de Cortenberg/Kortenberglaan 150 , B-1040 Brussels . (') OJ No L 395 , 30 . 12 . 1989 . Corrigendum : OJ No L 257 , 21 . 9 . 1990 , p . 13 . No C 225/4 fÉNl Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 7 . 97 FORWARD PROGRAMME FOR STEEL FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 1997 AND FOR 1997 AS A WHOLE (97/C 225/04 ) (Text with EEA relevance) INTRODUCTION to an upturn in economic activity, characterized by a gradual increase in industrial production from the summer of 1996 . The latest economic surveys show that Economic growth in the European Union in 1997, which order books are filling up, business confidence has been is definitely more vigorous than in 1996, is based on an steadily increasing since August 1996 and that since international climate which still favours exports, on October even consumer confidence has improved continued growth in private consumption and on an slightly . anticipated recovery in investments . Benefiting from these improved economic conditions , Thus , according to the most recent estimates , growth in which have led to greater optimism in business circles , GDP for the European Union as a whole would have industrial activity, including that of the main steel users , been 1,6 % in 1996 . This recovery looks set to continue except the building industry, should continue to develop in 1997 and 1998 and would give increase in GDP for in the future, thus increasing demand for steel the Union of around 2,4 % and 2,8 % respectively. This particularly in the second half of 1997 .