# Official Journal C 218/31 A

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4731 August 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 218

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4731 August 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| 2004/C 218/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 218/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3530 — TELIASONERA AB/ORANGE A/S) (
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2004/C 218/1

Euro exchange rates

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2004/C 218/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3530 — TELIASONERA AB/ORANGE A/S) (
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Euro exchange rates (1)

30 August 2004

(2004/C 218/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2047 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 132,37 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4358 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,6726 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1222 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5409 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,24 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,355 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5774 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,835 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 249,33 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6554 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4261 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4628 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 40 968 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,95 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 40,218 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 825 300 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7187 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5845 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,3966 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8496 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0648 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 388,24 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 8,0772 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2047

JPY

Japanese yen

132,37

DKK

Danish krone

7,4358

GBP

Pound sterling

0,6726

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1222

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5409

ISK

Iceland króna

87,24

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,355

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5774

CZK

Czech koruna

31,835

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

249,33

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6554

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4261

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4628

ROL

Romanian leu

40 968

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,95

SKK

Slovak koruna

40,218

TRL

Turkish lira

1 825 300

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7187

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5845

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,3966

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8496

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0648

KRW

South Korean won

1 388,24

ZAR

South African rand

8,0772

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3530 — TELIASONERA AB/ORANGE A/S)

(2004/C 218/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 20 August 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking TeliaSonera AB (‘TeliaSonera’, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Orange A/S (‘Orange A/S’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 20 August 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking TeliaSonera AB (‘TeliaSonera’, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Orange A/S (‘Orange A/S’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for TeliaSonera: telecommunication company active in the Nordic area, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for TeliaSonera: telecommunication company active in the Nordic area,

| — | for Orange A/S: mobile telecommunication in Denmark. |
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for Orange A/S: mobile telecommunication in Denmark.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 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 (fax No +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3530 — TeliaSonera AB/Orange A/S, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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 (fax No +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3530 — TeliaSonera AB/Orange A/S, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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

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