# Official Journal C 49/2007

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 503 March 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 49

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 503 March 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 049/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4535 — Charterhouse/Vivarte) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2007/C 049/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4343 — Kraft Foods/United Biscuits) (
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  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 049/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4535 — Charterhouse/Vivarte) (
  1
  )

1

1

2007/C 049/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4343 — Kraft Foods/United Biscuits) (
  1
  )

1

1

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 049/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 049/03

Euro exchange rates

2

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 049/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4595 — Vestar/Carlyle/AZ) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2007/C 049/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4598 — Sagard/Cognetas/Groupe Saint-Gobain Desjoncqueres) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 4 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 049/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4595 — Vestar/Carlyle/AZ) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

3

2007/C 049/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4598 — Sagard/Cognetas/Groupe Saint-Gobain Desjoncqueres) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

4

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 3.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 49/1 |
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3.3.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 49/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4535 — Charterhouse/Vivarte)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 49/01)

On 26 February 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 32007M4535. 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 32007M4535. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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| 3.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 49/1 |
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3.3.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 49/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4343 — Kraft Foods/United Biscuits)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 49/02)

On 25 August 2006, 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 32006M4343. 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 32006M4343. 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

| 3.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 49/2 |
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3.3.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

2 March 2007

(2007/C 49/03)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3163 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 153,91 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4493 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67680 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2927 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6107 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 88,40 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1160 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5794 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,158 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 254,43 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7080 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,9009 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,3924 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 34,334 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8830 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6806 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5456 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,2850 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,9150 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0087 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 241,47 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,6680 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,1967 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3385 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 067,18 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6156 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,873 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,4660 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,290 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3163

JPY

Japanese yen

153,91

DKK

Danish krone

7,4493

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67680

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2927

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6107

ISK

Iceland króna

88,40

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1160

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5794

CZK

Czech koruna

28,158

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

254,43

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7080

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,9009

RON

Romanian leu

3,3924

SKK

Slovak koruna

34,334

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8830

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6806

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5456

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,2850

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9150

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0087

KRW

South Korean won

1 241,47

ZAR

South African rand

9,6680

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,1967

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3385

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 067,18

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6156

PHP

Philippine peso

63,873

RUB

Russian rouble

34,4660

THB

Thai baht

44,290

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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

| 3.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 49/3 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4595 — Vestar/Carlyle/AZ)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 49/04)

| 1. | On 22 February 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 undertakings Vestar Capital Fund V, a fund managed by Vestar Capital Partners (‘Vestar’ United States of America) and Carlyle Europe Partners II, a fund managed by the Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, United States of America) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking AZ Electronic Materials (‘AZ’, Luxembourg), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 22 February 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 undertakings Vestar Capital Fund V, a fund managed by Vestar Capital Partners (‘Vestar’ United States of America) and Carlyle Europe Partners II, a fund managed by the Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, United States of America) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking AZ Electronic Materials (‘AZ’, Luxembourg), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Vestar: Private equity investment fund, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Vestar: Private equity investment fund,

| — | for Carlyle: Private equity investment fund, |
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for Carlyle: Private equity investment fund,

| — | for AZ: Specialty chemicals for semi-conductors, flat panel displays and offset printing. |
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for AZ: Specialty chemicals for semi-conductors, flat panel displays and offset printing.

| 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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4595 — Vestar/Carlyle/AZ, 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.4595 — Vestar/Carlyle/AZ, 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)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4598 — Sagard/Cognetas/Groupe Saint-Gobain Desjoncqueres)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 49/05)

| 1. | On 22 February 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Sagard II A FCPR and Sagard II B FCPR, investment funds managed by Sagard SAS (‘Sagard’, France) which is in turn controlled by Power Corporation of Canada (‘PCC’, Canada), and FCPR Cognetas II A and FCPR Cognetas II B, investment funds managed by Cognetas SA (‘Cognetas’, France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of ‘Saint-Gobain Desjoncquères’, consisting of Saint-Gobain Desjoncquères S.A. (France), SG la Granja (Spain) and the Brazilian activities of SG Vidros (Brazil), by way of purchase of shares by a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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1.

On 22 February 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Sagard II A FCPR and Sagard II B FCPR, investment funds managed by Sagard SAS (‘Sagard’, France) which is in turn controlled by Power Corporation of Canada (‘PCC’, Canada), and FCPR Cognetas II A and FCPR Cognetas II B, investment funds managed by Cognetas SA (‘Cognetas’, France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of ‘Saint-Gobain Desjoncquères’, consisting of Saint-Gobain Desjoncquères S.A. (France), SG la Granja (Spain) and the Brazilian activities of SG Vidros (Brazil), by way of purchase of shares by a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | PCC and Sagard: private equity fund, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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PCC and Sagard: private equity fund,

| — | Cognetas: private equity fund, |
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Cognetas: private equity fund,

| — | Saint-Gobain Desjoncquères: production and sale of glass flasks for use mainly in the perfume and pharmaceutical industries. |
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Saint-Gobain Desjoncquères: production and sale of glass flasks for use mainly in the perfume and pharmaceutical industries.

| 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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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.

| 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.4598 — Sagard/Cognetas/Groupe Saint-Gobain Desjoncqueres:





  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.4598 — Sagard/Cognetas/Groupe Saint-Gobain Desjoncqueres:

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)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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