# Official Journal C 242/2007

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 242 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5016 October 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 242

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5016 October 2007

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 242/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4653 — MBDA/Bayern-Chemie) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 242/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4653 — MBDA/Bayern-Chemie)

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 242/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 242/02

Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 242/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4878 — Continental/Siemens VDO) | 3 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 242/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4878 — Continental/Siemens VDO)

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 16.10.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 242/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4653 — MBDA/Bayern-Chemie)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 242/01)

On 31 July 2007, 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 32007M4653. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4653. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 16.10.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 242/2 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

15 October 2007

(2007/C 242/02)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,4226 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 167,52 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4511 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,69695 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0923 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6792 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 85,34 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,6610 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5842 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,523 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 250,09 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7031 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,7058 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,3381 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 33,549 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,7183 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5685 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3835 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 11,0284 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8420 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0813 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 304,95 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,6043 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,7099 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3197 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 888,76 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7927 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,452 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 35,3920 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,855 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,4226

JPY

Japanese yen

167,52

DKK

Danish krone

7,4511

GBP

Pound sterling

0,69695

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0923

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6792

ISK

Iceland króna

85,34

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,6610

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5842

CZK

Czech koruna

27,523

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

250,09

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7031

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,7058

RON

Romanian leu

3,3381

SKK

Slovak koruna

33,549

TRY

Turkish lira

1,7183

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5685

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3835

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

11,0284

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8420

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0813

KRW

South Korean won

1 304,95

ZAR

South African rand

9,6043

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,7099

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3197

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 888,76

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7927

PHP

Philippine peso

62,452

RUB

Russian rouble

35,3920

THB

Thai baht

44,855

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

| 16.10.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 242/3 |
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16.10.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 242/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4878 — Continental/Siemens VDO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 242/03)

| 1. | On 9 October 2007, 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 Continental AG (‘Continental’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Siemens VDO Automotive AG (‘SV’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 9 October 2007, 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 Continental AG (‘Continental’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Siemens VDO Automotive AG (‘SV’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Continental: technical rubber products, tyre and brake systems, other automotive (electronic) components, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Continental: technical rubber products, tyre and brake systems, other automotive (electronic) components,

| — | for SV: automotive (electronic and mechanic) components. |
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for SV: automotive (electronic and mechanic) components.

| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4878 — Continental/Siemens VDO, to the following address:





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

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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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4878 — Continental/Siemens VDO, 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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