# Official Journal C 138/2006

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4913 June 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 138

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4913 June 2006

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| 2006/C 138/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2006/C 138/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4227 — Umicore/Solvay/Solvicore JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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Notice No

Contents

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Commission

2006/C 138/1

Euro exchange rates

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2006/C 138/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4227 — Umicore/Solvay/Solvicore JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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| 13.6.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 138/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

12 June 2006

(2006/C 138/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2572 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 143,89 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4553 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,68240 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2080 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5540 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 93,48 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,7880 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5758 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,303 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 267,70 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6961 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,9880 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,5277 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,66 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 37,945 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,9470 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6856 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3871 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,7577 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,9929 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0045 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 202,89 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 8,4634 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,0778 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2578 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 842,82 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,621 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 66,720 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,0450 |
| THB | Thai baht | 48,323 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2572

JPY

Japanese yen

143,89

DKK

Danish krone

7,4553

GBP

Pound sterling

0,68240

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2080

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5540

ISK

Iceland króna

93,48

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,7880

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5758

CZK

Czech koruna

28,303

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

267,70

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6961

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,9880

RON

Romanian leu

3,5277

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,66

SKK

Slovak koruna

37,945

TRY

Turkish lira

1,9470

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6856

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3871

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,7577

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9929

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0045

KRW

South Korean won

1 202,89

ZAR

South African rand

8,4634

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,0778

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2578

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 842,82

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,621

PHP

Philippine peso

66,720

RUB

Russian rouble

34,0450

THB

Thai baht

48,323

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4227 — Umicore/Solvay/Solvicore JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 138/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 11 May 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Solvay SA (‘Solvay’, Belgium) and Umicore SA (‘Umicore’ Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Solvicore (Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 11 May 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Solvay SA (‘Solvay’, Belgium) and Umicore SA (‘Umicore’ Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Solvicore (Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | Solvay: chemicals, plastics, pharmaceuticals, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Solvay: chemicals, plastics, pharmaceuticals,

| — | Umicore: materials technology, |
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Umicore: materials technology,

| — | Solvicore: membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cell applications. |
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Solvicore: membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cell applications.

| 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.4227 — Umicore/Solvay/Solvicore JV, 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4227 — Umicore/Solvay/Solvicore JV, 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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