# Official Journal C 143/27 M

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4727 May 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 143

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4727 May 2004

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| Notice No | Contents |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2004/C 143/1 | Euro exchange rates |
| 2004/C 143/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3431 – SONOCO/AHLSTROM/JV) |
| 2004/C 143/3 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3423 – RWA/AMI/INTER-FERT (JV)) |

Notice No

Contents

I   Information

Commission

2004/C 143/1

Euro exchange rates

2004/C 143/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3431 – SONOCO/AHLSTROM/JV)

2004/C 143/3

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3423 – RWA/AMI/INTER-FERT (JV))

| | Corrigenda |
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| 2004/C 143/4 | Corrigendum to the information concerning the Administrative Commission of the European Communities on social security for migrant workers — Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (Official Journal of the European Union C 136 of 14 May 2004) |

Corrigenda

2004/C 143/4

Corrigendum to the information concerning the Administrative Commission of the European Communities on social security for migrant workers — Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (Official Journal of the European Union C 136 of 14 May 2004)

(Official Journal of the European Union C 136 of 14 May 2004)

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

2 June 2004

(2004/C 143/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2198 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 133,24 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4377 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,66475 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0893 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5276 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,22 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1993 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9475 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5844 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,625 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 251,40 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6576 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4254 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6455 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 40 766 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,03 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 39,99 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 831 286 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7032 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6611 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,5122 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,9291 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,072 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 415,03 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,9345 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2198

JPY

Japanese yen

133,24

DKK

Danish krone

7,4377

GBP

Pound sterling

0,66475

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0893

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5276

ISK

Iceland króna

87,22

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1993

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9475

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5844

CZK

Czech koruna

31,625

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

251,40

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6576

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4254

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6455

ROL

Romanian leu

40 766

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,03

SKK

Slovak koruna

39,99

TRL

Turkish lira

1 831 286

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7032

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6611

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,5122

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9291

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,072

KRW

South Korean won

1 415,03

ZAR

South African rand

7,9345

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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.3431 – SONOCO/AHLSTROM/JV)

(2004/C 143/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 18.05.2004, 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 Sonoco Luxembourg S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) belonging to Sonoco Products Company (‘Sonoco’, US) and Ahlstrom Holding GmbH (Germany) belonging to Ahlstrom Corporation (‘Ahlstrom’, Finland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Sonoco – JV S.à.r.l. (‘the JV’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 18.05.2004, 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 Sonoco Luxembourg S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) belonging to Sonoco Products Company (‘Sonoco’, US) and Ahlstrom Holding GmbH (Germany) belonging to Ahlstrom Corporation (‘Ahlstrom’, Finland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Sonoco – JV S.à.r.l. (‘the JV’, Luxembourg) 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 undertaking Sonoco: worldwide manufacturer of industrial and consumer packaging products and provider of packaging services; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Sonoco: worldwide manufacturer of industrial and consumer packaging products and provider of packaging services;

| — | for undertaking Ahlstrom: worldwide manufacturer of high performance fiber-based materials used in different sectors such as healthcare, transport, packaging and home & office; |
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for undertaking Ahlstrom: worldwide manufacturer of high performance fiber-based materials used in different sectors such as healthcare, transport, packaging and home & office;

| — | for the JV: the European core-boards and paper cores businesses of Sonoco and Ahlstrom. |
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for the JV: the European core-boards and paper cores businesses of Sonoco and Ahlstrom.

| 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. |
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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.

| 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.3431–SONOCO/AHLSTROM/JV, 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.3431–SONOCO/AHLSTROM/JV, 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.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3423 – RWA/AMI/INTER-FERT (JV))

(2004/C 143/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 18/05/2004, 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 RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Aktiengesellschaft, Austria (‘RWA’) and AMI Agrolinz Melamine International GmbH, Austria (‘AMI’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking INTER-FERT Düngemittel GmbH, Austria (‘Inter-Fert’) by way of contract of management. |
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1.

On 18/05/2004, 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 RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Aktiengesellschaft, Austria (‘RWA’) and AMI Agrolinz Melamine International GmbH, Austria (‘AMI’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking INTER-FERT Düngemittel GmbH, Austria (‘Inter-Fert’) by way of contract of management.

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






  — | RWA: agricultural trading organization active in the purchase and sales of agricultural products, necessities, consumer goods |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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RWA: agricultural trading organization active in the purchase and sales of agricultural products, necessities, consumer goods

| — | AMI: refining of natural gas to raw materials for agricultural and industry needs, in particular fertilizers |
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AMI: refining of natural gas to raw materials for agricultural and industry needs, in particular fertilizers

| — | Inter-Fert: trade with mineral fertilizers on the economic levels above the retail business |
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Inter-Fert: trade with mineral fertilizers on the economic levels above the retail business

| 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. |
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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.

| 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.3423 – RWA/AMI/INTER-FERT (JV), 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.3423 – RWA/AMI/INTER-FERT (JV), 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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Corrigenda

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 143/4

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Corrigendum to the information concerning the Administrative Commission of the European Communities on social security for migrant workers — Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

(Official Journal of the European Union C 136 of 14 May 2004)

(2004/C 143/04)

On page 2:

for:

‘Reference period: January 2004’,

read:

‘Reference period: April 2004’.

On page 2:

for:

‘Application period: April, May and June 2004’,

read:

‘Application period: July, August and September 2004’.

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