# Official Journal C 210/20 A

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4720 August 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 210

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4720 August 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | Commission |
| 2004/C 210/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 210/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3551 — CDR/CULLIGAN) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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Contents

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Commission

2004/C 210/1

Euro exchange rates

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2004/C 210/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3551 — CDR/CULLIGAN) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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Commission

| 20.8.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 210/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

19 August 2004

(2004/C 210/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2359 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,36 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4372 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67655 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2185 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5349 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,58 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,2945 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,57780 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,655 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 249,50 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6637 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4276 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4655 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 41 070 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 240,0300 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 40,132 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 811 700 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7124 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6111 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,6395 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8523 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1125 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 427,65 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 8,0747 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2359

JPY

Japanese yen

135,36

DKK

Danish krone

7,4372

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67655

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2185

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5349

ISK

Iceland króna

87,58

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,2945

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,57780

CZK

Czech koruna

31,655

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

249,50

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6637

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4276

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4655

ROL

Romanian leu

41 070

SIT

Slovenian tolar

240,0300

SKK

Slovak koruna

40,132

TRL

Turkish lira

1 811 700

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7124

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6111

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,6395

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8523

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1125

KRW

South Korean won

1 427,65

ZAR

South African rand

8,0747

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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.3551 — CDR/CULLIGAN)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 210/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 13 August 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 Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VI Limited Partnership (‘CDR Fund VI’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Culligan Corporation (‘Culligan’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 13 August 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 Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VI Limited Partnership (‘CDR Fund VI’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Culligan Corporation (‘Culligan’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking CDR Fund VI: private equity investment funds, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking CDR Fund VI: private equity investment funds,

| — | for undertaking Culligan: provider of water treatment products and related services. |
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for undertaking Culligan: provider of water treatment products and related services.

| 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 (EEC) 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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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 (EEC) 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 (fax No +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M. 3551 — CDR/Culligan, 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. 3551 — CDR/Culligan, 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)  Adopted by the Commission on 20 July 2004 and available on DG COMP website:

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

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