# Official Journal C 176/8 Ju

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 478 July 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 176

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 478 July 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2004/C 176/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 176/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3402 — Siemens / 3i / AGUTH / XtraMind) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2004/C 176/3 | Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 90/385/EEC (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2004/C 176/4 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3508 — Doughty Hanson / Balta) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 5 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2004/C 176/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2004/C 176/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3402 — Siemens / 3i / AGUTH / XtraMind) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

2

2004/C 176/3

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 90/385/EEC (
  1
  )

1

3

2004/C 176/4

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3508 — Doughty Hanson / Balta) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

5

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

7 July 2004

(2004/C 176/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2357 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 133,96 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4351 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,6676 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1813 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5185 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 88,50 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,4405 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5818 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,528 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 250,70 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6625 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4264 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,5217 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 40 860 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,9 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 39,779 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 784 200 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7127 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6318 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,6383 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8866 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1099 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 423,59 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,6301 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2357

JPY

Japanese yen

133,96

DKK

Danish krone

7,4351

GBP

Pound sterling

0,6676

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1813

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5185

ISK

Iceland króna

88,50

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,4405

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5818

CZK

Czech koruna

31,528

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

250,70

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6625

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4264

PLN

Polish zloty

4,5217

ROL

Romanian leu

40 860

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,9

SKK

Slovak koruna

39,779

TRL

Turkish lira

1 784 200

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7127

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6318

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,6383

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8866

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1099

KRW

South Korean won

1 423,59

ZAR

South African rand

7,6301

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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| 8.7.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 176/2 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3402 — Siemens / 3i / AGUTH / XtraMind)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 176/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 28 June 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertakings Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (‘Siemens’, Germany), through its subsidiary Siemens Venture Capital GmbH, 3i Group Investments LP (‘3i’, United Kingdom) and AGUTH Holding GmbH (‘AGUTH’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking XtraMind Technologies GmbH (‘XtraMind’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 28 June 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertakings Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (‘Siemens’, Germany), through its subsidiary Siemens Venture Capital GmbH, 3i Group Investments LP (‘3i’, United Kingdom) and AGUTH Holding GmbH (‘AGUTH’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking XtraMind Technologies GmbH (‘XtraMind’) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Siemens: global provider of electronic engineering and electronic products and services, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Siemens: global provider of electronic engineering and electronic products and services,

| — | for 3i: private equity investments, |
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for 3i: private equity investments,

| — | for AGUTH: investments administration, |
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for AGUTH: investments administration,

| — | for XtraMind: development of communications software. |
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for XtraMind: development of communications software.

| 3. | On 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3) 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 (fax no. +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3402 — Siemens / 3i / AGUTH / XtraMind, 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.3402 — Siemens / 3i / AGUTH / XtraMind, 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 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1 ; corrigendum OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.

(2)  OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

(3)  OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.

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| 8.7.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 176/3 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 90/385/EEC

(Text with EEA relevance)

Publication of titles and references of harmonized standards under the directive

| European Standardisation Organisation  (1) | Reference and title of the standard | Reference document | Reference of the superseded standard | Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of the superseded standard
  Note 1 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CEN/CENELEC | EN 45502-1:1997
  Active implantable medical devices -- Part 1: General requirements for safety, marking and information to be provided by the manufacturer | | NONE | — |
| CEN/CENELEC | EN 45502-2-1:2003
  Active implantable medical devices -- Part 2-1: Particular requirements for active implantable medical devices intended to treat bradyarrhythmia (cardiac pacemakers) | | NONE | — |
| CEN/CENELEC | EN 46003:1999
  Quality systems - Medical devices - Particular requirements for the application of EN ISO 9003 | | NONE | — |
| CENELEC | EN 60601-1:1990
  Medical electrical equipment -- Part 1: General requirements for safety | IEC 60601-1:1988 | NONE | — |
| Amendment A1:1993 to EN 60601-1:1990 | IEC 60601-1:1988
  /A1:1991 | Note 3 | — |
| Amendment A2:1995 to EN 60601-1:1990 | IEC 60601-1:1988
  /A2:1995 | Note 3 | — |
| Amendment A13:1996 to EN 60601-1:1990 | | Note 3 | Date expired (1.7.1996) |

European Standardisation Organisation  (1)

Reference and title of the standard

Reference document

Reference of the superseded standard

Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of the superseded standard

Note 1

CEN/CENELEC

EN 45502-1:1997

Active implantable medical devices -- Part 1: General requirements for safety, marking and information to be provided by the manufacturer

NONE

—

CEN/CENELEC

EN 45502-2-1:2003

Active implantable medical devices -- Part 2-1: Particular requirements for active implantable medical devices intended to treat bradyarrhythmia (cardiac pacemakers)

NONE

—

CEN/CENELEC

EN 46003:1999

Quality systems - Medical devices - Particular requirements for the application of EN ISO 9003

NONE

—

CENELEC

EN 60601-1:1990

Medical electrical equipment -- Part 1: General requirements for safety

IEC 60601-1:1988

NONE

—

Amendment A1:1993 to EN 60601-1:1990

IEC 60601-1:1988

/A1:1991

Note 3

—

Amendment A2:1995 to EN 60601-1:1990

IEC 60601-1:1988

/A2:1995

Note 3

—

Amendment A13:1996 to EN 60601-1:1990

Note 3

Date expired (1.7.1996)

| Note 1 | : | Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise. |
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| Note 3 | : | In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard (column 4) therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive. |

Note 1

:

Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 3

:

In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard (column 4) therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Example: For EN 60601-1:1990, the following applies:

| CENELEC | EN 60601-1:1990
  Medical electrical equipment -- Part 1: General requirements for safety
  [The referenced standard is EN 60601-1:1990] | IEC 60601-1:1988 | NONE
  [There is no superseded standard] | — |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amendment A1:1993 to EN 60601-1:1990
  [The referenced standard is EN 60601-1:1990
  +A1:1993 to EN 60601-1:1990] | IEC 60601-1:1988
  /A1:1991 | Note 3
  [The superseded standard is EN 60601-1:1990] | — |
| Amendment A2:1995 to EN 60601-1:1990
  [The referenced standard is EN 60601-1:1990
  +A1:1993 to EN 60601-1:1990
  +A2:1995 to EN60601-1:1990] | IEC 60601-1:1988
  /A2:1995 | Note 3
  [The superseded standard is EN 60601-1:1990
  - A1:1993] | — |
| Amendment A13:1996 to EN 60601-1:1990
  [The referenced standard is EN 60601-1:1990
  - A1:1993 to EN 60601-1:1990
  - A2:1995 to EN 60601-1:1990
  - A13:1996 to EN 60601-1:1990] | | Note 3
  [The superseded standard is EN 60601-1:1990
  - A1:1993
  - A2:1995] | Date expired (1.7.1996) |

CENELEC

EN 60601-1:1990

Medical electrical equipment -- Part 1: General requirements for safety

[The referenced standard is EN 60601-1:1990]

IEC 60601-1:1988

NONE

[There is no superseded standard]

—

Amendment A1:1993 to EN 60601-1:1990

[The referenced standard is EN 60601-1:1990

+A1:1993 to EN 60601-1:1990]

IEC 60601-1:1988

/A1:1991

Note 3

[The superseded standard is EN 60601-1:1990]

—

Amendment A2:1995 to EN 60601-1:1990

[The referenced standard is EN 60601-1:1990

+A1:1993 to EN 60601-1:1990

+A2:1995 to EN60601-1:1990]

IEC 60601-1:1988

/A2:1995

Note 3

[The superseded standard is EN 60601-1:1990

- A1:1993]

—

Amendment A13:1996 to EN 60601-1:1990

[The referenced standard is EN 60601-1:1990

- A1:1993 to EN 60601-1:1990

- A2:1995 to EN 60601-1:1990

- A13:1996 to EN 60601-1:1990]

Note 3

[The superseded standard is EN 60601-1:1990

- A1:1993

- A2:1995]

Date expired (1.7.1996)

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(1)  CEN: rue de Stassart/De Stassartstraat 36, B—1050 Brussels, tel.: (32-2) 550 08 11, fax: (32-2) 550 08 19;

CENELEC: rue de Stassart/De Stassartstraat 35, B—1050 Brussels, tel.: (32-2) 519 68 71, fax: (32-2) 519 69 19;

ETSI: BP 152, F—06561 Valbonne Cedex, tel.: (33) 492 94 42 12, fax: (33) 493 65 47 16.

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| 8.7.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 176/5 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3508 — Doughty Hanson / Balta)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 176/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 25 June 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 Doughty Hanson & Co limited (‘DHC’, UK), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Balta Industries N.V. (‘Balta’, Belgium) with the exception of the IVC vinyl floor covering business, by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 25 June 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 Doughty Hanson & Co limited (‘DHC’, UK), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Balta Industries N.V. (‘Balta’, Belgium) with the exception of the IVC vinyl floor covering business, by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking DHC: private equity fund manager, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for undertaking DHC: private equity fund manager,

| — | for undertaking Balta: carpet and laminate floor covering and vinyl wall covering. |
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—

for undertaking Balta: carpet and laminate floor covering and vinyl wall covering.

| 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 (EEC) No 4064/89 (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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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 (EEC) No 4064/89 (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 (fax no. +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3508 — Doughty Hanson / Balta, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| 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.3508 — Doughty Hanson / Balta, 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.

(2)  OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32; Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 has been replaced by Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

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