# Official Journal C 201/18 A

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4818 August 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 201

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4818 August 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2005/C 201/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2005/C 201/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3938 — CRH/Quester) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2005/C 201/3 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3917 — Goldman Sachs et al./CMP Fonds) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2005/C 201/4 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3881 — Phoenix/A&C Adivar-Comifar) (
  1
  ) | 4 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Information

Commission

2005/C 201/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2005/C 201/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3938 — CRH/Quester) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

2

2005/C 201/3

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3917 — Goldman Sachs et al./CMP Fonds) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

1

3

2005/C 201/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3881 — Phoenix/A&C Adivar-Comifar) (
  1
  )

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4

| | III   Notices |
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| | Commission |
| 2005/C 201/5 | Call for proposals — DG EAC No 38/05 — Permanent activities of bodies pursuing an aim of general European interest in the field of culture or an objective forming part of the European Union's policy in this area | 5 |

III   Notices

Commission

2005/C 201/5

Call for proposals — DG EAC No 38/05 — Permanent activities of bodies pursuing an aim of general European interest in the field of culture or an objective forming part of the European Union's policy in this area

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

17 August 2005

(2005/C 201/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2296 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 134,85 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4588 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67930 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3309 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5486 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 78,63 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,9215 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9560 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5730 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 29,444 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 244,24 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6960 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0333 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,5777 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,50 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 38,603 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,6740 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6103 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4773 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,5555 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7518 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0396 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 253,02 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,9411 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,9594 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3645 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 173,04 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,633 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 68,704 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 35,0000 |
| THB | Thai baht | 50,727 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2296

JPY

Japanese yen

134,85

DKK

Danish krone

7,4588

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67930

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3309

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5486

ISK

Iceland króna

78,63

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,9215

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9560

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5730

CZK

Czech koruna

29,444

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

244,24

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6960

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0333

RON

Romanian leu

3,5777

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,50

SKK

Slovak koruna

38,603

TRY

Turkish lira

1,6740

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6103

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4773

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,5555

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7518

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0396

KRW

South Korean won

1 253,02

ZAR

South African rand

7,9411

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,9594

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3645

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 173,04

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,633

PHP

Philippine peso

68,704

RUB

Russian rouble

35,0000

THB

Thai baht

50,727

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3938 — CRH/Quester)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 201/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 10 August 2005, 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 CRH plc. (CRH, Ireland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Arcos Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH and Quester Lizenzmarketing GmbH (Quester, Austria) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 10 August 2005, 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 CRH plc. (CRH, Ireland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Arcos Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH and Quester Lizenzmarketing GmbH (Quester, Austria) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for CRH: producer and distributor of building materials, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for CRH: producer and distributor of building materials,

| — | for Quester: distributor of building materials. |
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for Quester: distributor of building materials.

| 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) No 139/2004 (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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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) No 139/2004 (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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3938 — CRH/Quester, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3938 — CRH/Quester, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3917 — Goldman Sachs et al./CMP Fonds)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 201/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 10 August 2005, 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 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control together with the undertakings Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG (‘HVB’, Germany), Gerling-Konzern Versicherungs-Beteiligungs AG (‘Gerling’, Germany) and Nobiscum Verwaltungs- und Treuhandgesellschaft mbH (‘Nobiscum’, Germany) of the undertaking CMP Fonds I GmbH (‘CMP Fonds’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares and shareholders' agreement. |
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1.

On 10 August 2005, 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 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control together with the undertakings Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG (‘HVB’, Germany), Gerling-Konzern Versicherungs-Beteiligungs AG (‘Gerling’, Germany) and Nobiscum Verwaltungs- und Treuhandgesellschaft mbH (‘Nobiscum’, Germany) of the undertaking CMP Fonds I GmbH (‘CMP Fonds’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares and shareholders' agreement.

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






  — | for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment company; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment company;

| — | for HVB: banking and financial services company; |
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for HVB: banking and financial services company;

| — | for Gerling: insurance company; |
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for Gerling: insurance company;

| — | for Nobiscum: trust company for individual persons; |
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for Nobiscum: trust company for individual persons;

| — | for CMP Fonds: venture capital company. |
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for CMP Fonds: venture capital company.

| 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) No 139/2004 (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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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) No 139/2004 (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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3917 — Goldman Sachs et al./CMP Fonds, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3917 — Goldman Sachs et al./CMP Fonds, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3881 — Phoenix/A&C Adivar-Comifar)

(2005/C 201/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 August 2005, 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/). 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/). This web site 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 32005M3881. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3881. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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III Notices

Commission

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — DG EAC No 38/05

Permanent activities of bodies pursuing an aim of general European interest in the field of culture or an objective forming part of the European Union's policy in this area

(2005/C 201/05)

1.   OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION

Annex I — Part 2 of Decision 792/2004/EC establishes a Community Action Programme to promote the permanent activities of bodies pursuing an aim of general European interest in the field of culture or an objective forming part of the European Union's policy in this area.

Annual operating grants may be awarded to support the conduct of the permanent work programmes of organisations or networks promoting European Culture and cooperation in the cultural sector and making a contribution to cultural life and the management of culture.

The main activities of these bodies have to contribute to the strengthening and effectiveness of Community action in the field of culture. These bodies must be part of at least one of the following categories:

| (1) | Bodies fulfilling the role of cultural ‘ambassador’, promoting awareness of Europe's Common Culture Heritage (Orchestra's, Choirs and others performing artists companies). |
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(1)

Bodies fulfilling the role of cultural ‘ambassador’, promoting awareness of Europe's Common Culture Heritage (Orchestra's, Choirs and others performing artists companies).

| (2) | Body or networking of bodies active in the cultural field which carry out activities as representation of stakeholders at Community level and/or dissemination of information on community action and/or finding and disseminating of information in the legislation, education and media fields. |
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(2)

Body or networking of bodies active in the cultural field which carry out activities as representation of stakeholders at Community level and/or dissemination of information on community action and/or finding and disseminating of information in the legislation, education and media fields.

| (3) | Bodies organizing European cultural events as Prize-giving, festivals or cultural ‘exhibition’ with a real European dimension. |
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(3)

Bodies organizing European cultural events as Prize-giving, festivals or cultural ‘exhibition’ with a real European dimension.

2.   ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

Eligible applicants are independent and non-profit making bodies active in the field of culture, in at least one of the three categories listed in point 1, with an objective aimed at the public good.

These bodies must have been legally established for more than two years and must be based in one of the 25 Member States of the European Union.

They must demonstrate a real European dimension by having members, partners or working with people coming from at least from 7 different European countries, or by carrying out activities in at least 7 different European countries or which involved at least 7 different European countries.

3.   BUDGET AND PROJECT DURATION

The total available budget for 2006 is EUR 3 462 000. The maximum funding requested by each applicant shall be in function of the level of their budget. At least 20 % of the total budget of the bodies must be co-financed from non-EU budget sources.

The maximum duration of the annual work program presented by the applicants is 12 months and must correspond to the period of the body's budgetary year.

4.   DEADLINE

Applications must be sent to the Commission no later than 28 October 2005.

5.   FURTHER INFORMATION

The full text of the call for proposals, the application forms and other useful information are available on the following website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/culture/eac/index_en.html. Applications must comply with the requirements set out in the full text and be submitted using the form provided.

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