ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C97 of the

Volume 48

English edition Information and Notices 21 April 2005

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2005/C 97/01 exchange rates ...... 1

2005/C 97/02 List of members of the advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health ...... 2

2005/C 97/03 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (1) ...... 3

2005/C 97/04 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3713 — Holcim/Aggregate Industries) (1) 4

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Euro exchange rates (1) 20 April 2005

(2005/C 97/01)

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Currency Exchange rate Exchange rate

USD US 1,3049 SIT 239,61 JPY 139,50 SKK 39,500 DKK 7,4518 TRY 1,7730 GBP 0,68130 AUD 1,6840 SEK 9,1923 CAD 1,6162 CHF 1,5440 HKD 10,1775 ISK Iceland króna 81,62 NZD 1,7987 NOK 8,1865 SGD 2,1508 BGN 1,9559 KRW South Korean won 1 316,51 CYP Cyprus pound 0,5822 ZAR South African rand 8,0372 CZK 30,205 CNY Chinese yuan 10,8000 EEK 15,6466 HRK 7,3830 HUF 248,23 LTL 3,4528 IDR Indonesian rupiah 12 508,12 LVL 0,6959 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,9585 MTL 0,4300 PHP Philippine peso 70,954 PLN Polish zloty 4,1577 RUB Russian rouble 36,1860 ROL Romanian leu 36 330 THB Thai baht 51,402

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. C 97/2EN Official Journal of the European Union 21.4.2005

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. AIPCE-CEP Association des Industries de Poisson de la CE/Comité Import/Export Poissons ANIMALS ANGELS Animal Welfare Association AVEC Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Import and Export Trade BEUC (1) European Consumers' Organisation CEFIC Chemical Industry Council Food Regulation Panel CELCAA Commerce Agro-Alimentaire CES/ETUC Confédération Européenne des Syndicats CIAA Confédération des Industries Agro-Alimentaires CLITRAVI Association of Meat Processing Industry COCERAL EU Association For Trade in Cereals, Oilseeds, Feedstuffs COPA-COGECA Agri-Cooperation ECCA European Crop Care Association ECPA EU Crop Protection Association ECSLA European Cold Storage and Logistics Association EDA European Dairy Association EFFAT European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions EFPRA European Fat Processors and Renderers Association EMRA European Modern Restaurants Association ESA European Seed Association EUROCHAMBRES Association of EU Chambers of Commerce and Industries EUROCOMMERCE Retail, Wholesale and International Trade Representation to the EU EUROCOOP EU Community of Consumer Co-operatives EU Animal Welfare Organisation EUROPABIO EU Association of Bioindustries FEDIAF Alimentation pour Animaux Familiers FEFAC Fédération Européenne Fabricants Aliments Composés FERCO Fédération Européenne de la Restauration Collective Concédée FESASS Fédération Européenne Santé Animale et Sécurité Sanitaire FRESHFEL Forum for the Fresh Produce Industry FVE Federation Veterinarians of Europe HOTREC Hotels, restaurants and Cafés in Europe IFAH EU Animal Health Industry IFOAM EU Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements UEAPME Artisanat et Petites/Moyennes Entreprises UECBV European Livestock and Meat Trading Union 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. 21.4.2005 EN 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: 16 November 2004 Duration: Until 30 June 2007 Member State: United Kingdom, East Midlands The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden- Aid No: N 199/2004 tial information has been removed, can be found at: Title: Broadband Business Fund http://europa.eu.int/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/ 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 Date of adoption of the decision: 1 December 2004 currently enjoy affordable standard broadband availability. Member State: France Legal basis: Section 5(1) of the Regional Development Agency Act 1998, which sets out the purposes, functions and powers Aid No: N 330/2004 of the East Midlands Development Agency. Title: Employment aid for the hotel and catering industry Overall budget: Unknown, depending on offers providers Objective: Employment aid (hotels, cafes and restaurants) Aid amount: Maximum GBP 1,9 million from UK State Legal basis: Article 10 du projet de loi au soutien à la consomma- resources (expected to be reduced through a reverse payment tion et à l'investissement mechanism) Budget: EUR 1,16 billion Duration of project: At least 3 years Aid intensity or amount: Variable — Grants Other information: The provider selected to provide the Duration: 18 months service is mandated to provide non-discriminatory wholesale access to third party providers. The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden- tial information has been removed, can be found at: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden- tial information has been removed, can be found at: http://europa.eu.int/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/ http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 14 December 2004 Date of adoption of the decision: 30 June 2004 Member State: Latvia (Zemgale) Member State: Belgium Aid No: N 413/2004 Aid No: N 224/04 Title: Ad-hoc regional investment aid in favour of Olainfarm Title: Support for the production of works — cinema Objective: Regional investment (chemicals and pharmaceuti- cals) Legal basis: Projet de loi modifiant l'article 194ter du code des impôts sur les revenus. Legal basis: Ad hoc Wetsvoorstel tot wijziging van artikel 194ter van het Wetboek Budget: EUR 1,035 million (47 % gross) Inkomstenbelasting. The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential Budget: Not known information has been removed, can be found at: Aid intensity or amount: Always less than 50 % http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/ C 97/4EN Official Journal of the European Union 21.4.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3713 — Holcim/Aggregate Industries)

(2005/C 97/04)

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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 Regu- lation (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 32005M3713. EUR-Lex is the on- line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)