# Official Journal C 240/28 S

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4728 September 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 240

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4728 September 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2004/C 240/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 240/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3535 — Van Drie/Schils) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2004/C 240/3 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3568 — JPMP/Apollo/AMC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2004/C 240/4 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3483 — Voestalpine AG/Nedcon Groep N.V.) (
  1
  ) | 4 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2004/C 240/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2004/C 240/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3535 — Van Drie/Schils) (
  1
  )

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2

2004/C 240/3

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3568 — JPMP/Apollo/AMC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

3

2004/C 240/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3483 — Voestalpine AG/Nedcon Groep N.V.) (
  1
  )

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4

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

27 September 2004

(2004/C 240/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2254 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 136,30 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,439 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,6787 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0484 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5493 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,29 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,3655 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5769 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,588 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 245,98 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6623 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4275 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3672 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 41 123 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,9 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 40,01 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 833 300 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,719 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5648 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,5578 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,842 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,076 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 410,44 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,8831 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2254

JPY

Japanese yen

136,30

DKK

Danish krone

7,439

GBP

Pound sterling

0,6787

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0484

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5493

ISK

Iceland króna

87,29

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3655

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5769

CZK

Czech koruna

31,588

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

245,98

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6623

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4275

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3672

ROL

Romanian leu

41 123

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,9

SKK

Slovak koruna

40,01

TRL

Turkish lira

1 833 300

AUD

Australian dollar

1,719

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5648

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,5578

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,842

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,076

KRW

South Korean won

1 410,44

ZAR

South African rand

7,8831

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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.3535 — Van Drie/Schils)

(2004/C 240/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 17 September 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertaking Van Drie Holding B.V. (‘Van Drie’ — The Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Schils Holding B.V (‘Schils’ — The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 17 September 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertaking Van Drie Holding B.V. (‘Van Drie’ — The Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Schils Holding B.V (‘Schils’ — The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Van Drie: wholesale of whey powder and skimmed milk powder, production and sale of calf milk replacer, the purchase of young calves, the slaughter of fatted calves and sale of veal and processed veal. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Van Drie: wholesale of whey powder and skimmed milk powder, production and sale of calf milk replacer, the purchase of young calves, the slaughter of fatted calves and sale of veal and processed veal.

| — | for Schils: production and sale of dry dairy products (e.g. whey powder, skimmed milk powder, whey fat concentrates and calf milk replacer), the purchase of young calves, the slaughter of fatted calves and sale of veal and processed veal. |
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for Schils: production and sale of dry dairy products (e.g. whey powder, skimmed milk powder, whey fat concentrates and calf milk replacer), the purchase of young calves, the slaughter of fatted calves and sale of veal and processed veal.

| 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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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) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3535 — Van Drie/Schils, 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) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3535 — Van Drie/Schils, 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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3568 — JPMP/Apollo/AMC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 240/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 21 September 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 undertakings JPMP Capital Corp. (‘JPMP’, U.S.A.), belonging to the U.S.-based JPMorgan Chase Group, and the Apollo Group (‘Apollo’, U.S.A.), acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, joint control of the undertaking AMC Entertainment Inc. (‘AMC’, U.S.A.) by way of purchase of shares in a special purpose vehicle company constituting a joint venture. |
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1.

On 21 September 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 undertakings JPMP Capital Corp. (‘JPMP’, U.S.A.), belonging to the U.S.-based JPMorgan Chase Group, and the Apollo Group (‘Apollo’, U.S.A.), acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, joint control of the undertaking AMC Entertainment Inc. (‘AMC’, U.S.A.) by way of purchase of shares in a special purpose vehicle company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | for JPMP: private equities; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for JPMP: private equities;

| — | for Apollo: portfolio investments; |
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for Apollo: portfolio investments;

| — | for AMC: theatrical exhibition of films. |
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for AMC: theatrical exhibition of films.

| 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No139/2004 (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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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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No139/2004 (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 (fax no (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3568 — JPMP/Apollo/AMC, 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) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3568 — JPMP/Apollo/AMC, 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)  Available on DG COMP website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3483 — Voestalpine AG/Nedcon Groep N.V.)

(2004/C 240/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 August 2004, 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://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/ ) free of charge. 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://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/ ) free of charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes.

| — | in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 32004M3483. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. (http://europa.eu.int/celex) |
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in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 32004M3483. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. (http://europa.eu.int/celex)

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