# Official Journal C 188/2006

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4911 August 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 188

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4911 August 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2006/C 188/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2006/C 188/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4327 — Egis/Alpine/Hochtief-Austrian Highway A5) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2006/C 188/3 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4214 — Alcatel/Lucent Technologies) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2006/C 188/4 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4204 — Cinven/UPC France) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2006/C 188/5 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4313 — Goldman Sachs/Borealis/GICSI/Associated British Ports (II)) (
  1
  ) | 4 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2006/C 188/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2006/C 188/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4327 — Egis/Alpine/Hochtief-Austrian Highway A5) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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2

2006/C 188/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4214 — Alcatel/Lucent Technologies) (
  1
  )

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3

2006/C 188/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4204 — Cinven/UPC France) (
  1
  )

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3

2006/C 188/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4313 — Goldman Sachs/Borealis/GICSI/Associated British Ports (II)) (
  1
  )

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4

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

10 August 2006

(2006/C 188/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2857 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 147,62 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4606 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67520 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1890 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5768 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 90,69 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,9500 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5760 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,055 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 270,36 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6961 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8737 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,5149 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,65 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 37,417 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8650 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6706 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4391 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,9979 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,0269 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0177 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 231,51 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 8,6930 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,2483 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2845 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 633,01 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,709 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 65,892 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,3300 |
| THB | Thai baht | 48,147 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2857

JPY

Japanese yen

147,62

DKK

Danish krone

7,4606

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67520

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1890

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5768

ISK

Iceland króna

90,69

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,9500

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5760

CZK

Czech koruna

28,055

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

270,36

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6961

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8737

RON

Romanian leu

3,5149

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,65

SKK

Slovak koruna

37,417

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8650

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6706

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4391

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,9979

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,0269

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0177

KRW

South Korean won

1 231,51

ZAR

South African rand

8,6930

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,2483

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2845

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 633,01

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,709

PHP

Philippine peso

65,892

RUB

Russian rouble

34,3300

THB

Thai baht

48,147

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4327 — Egis/Alpine/Hochtief-Austrian Highway A5)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 188/02)

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| 1. | On 3 August 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Egis Projects S.A. (‘Egis Projects’, France), Alpine Mayderer Bau GmbH (‘Alpine’, Austria) and HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH (‘HOCHTIEF PPP’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Bonaventura Straßenerhaltungs-GmbH (‘Bonaventura Straßenerhaltung’, Austria) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 3 August 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Egis Projects S.A. (‘Egis Projects’, France), Alpine Mayderer Bau GmbH (‘Alpine’, Austria) and HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH (‘HOCHTIEF PPP’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Bonaventura Straßenerhaltungs-GmbH (‘Bonaventura Straßenerhaltung’, Austria) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Egis Projects: investment participations in infrastructure projects and concession contracts; negotiates and manages all financial, technical and operational stages of infrastructure projects, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Egis Projects: investment participations in infrastructure projects and concession contracts; negotiates and manages all financial, technical and operational stages of infrastructure projects,

| — | for Alpine: construction company in the field of building constructions, road constructions, constructional engineering and tunnelling and communications engineering sector, |
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for Alpine: construction company in the field of building constructions, road constructions, constructional engineering and tunnelling and communications engineering sector,

| — | for HOCHTIEF PPP: services for large and complex Public Private Partnerships projects in the segment of toll roads and public-sector construction, |
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for HOCHTIEF PPP: services for large and complex Public Private Partnerships projects in the segment of toll roads and public-sector construction,

| — | for Bonaventura Straßenerhaltung: maintenance of motorway infrastructure and operation of electronic and security equipment. |
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for Bonaventura Straßenerhaltung: maintenance of motorway infrastructure and operation of electronic and security equipment.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration 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. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration 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.4327 — Egis/Alpine/Hochtief-Austrian Highway A5 to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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.4327 — Egis/Alpine/Hochtief-Austrian Highway A5 to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005 p. 32.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4214 — Alcatel/Lucent Technologies)

(2006/C 188/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 July 2006, 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://ec.europa.eu/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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from the Europa competition web site (http://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4214. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4214. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4204 — Cinven/UPC France)

(2006/C 188/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 July 2006, 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 French and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website 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 32006M4204. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4204. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4313 — Goldman Sachs/Borealis/GICSI/Associated British Ports (II))

(2006/C 188/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 August 2006, 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 website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website 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 32006M4313. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4313. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)

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