# Official Journal C 298/3 De

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 473 December 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 298

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 473 December 2004

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| 2004/C 298/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 298/2 | New national side of euro circulation coins | 2 |
| 2004/C 298/3 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3620 — Codan et al./NAI/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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2004/C 298/1

Euro exchange rates

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2004/C 298/2

New national side of euro circulation coins

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2004/C 298/3

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3620 — Codan et al./NAI/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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Euro exchange rates (1)

2 December 2004

(2004/C 298/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3314 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 136,78 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4301 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,68905 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,9755 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5268 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 85,37 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1665 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5795 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 30,895 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 244,37 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6854 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4316 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1730 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 38 157 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,79 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 39,025 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 890 700 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7071 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5739 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,3488 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8467 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1771 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 386,65 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,7357 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3314

JPY

Japanese yen

136,78

DKK

Danish krone

7,4301

GBP

Pound sterling

0,68905

SEK

Swedish krona

8,9755

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5268

ISK

Iceland króna

85,37

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1665

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5795

CZK

Czech koruna

30,895

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

244,37

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6854

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4316

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1730

ROL

Romanian leu

38 157

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,79

SKK

Slovak koruna

39,025

TRL

Turkish lira

1 890 700

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7071

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5739

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,3488

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8467

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1771

KRW

South Korean won

1 386,65

ZAR

South African rand

7,7357

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NEW NATIONAL SIDE OF EURO CIRCULATION COINS

(2004/C 298/02)

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National side of the new EUR 2 commemorative circulation coin issued by the Republic of San Marino

Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. With a view to informing the parties professionally handling coins and the public at large, the Commission publishes all new euro coin designs (1). In accordance with the relevant Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), Member States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing for the issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro circulation coins under the condition that only a single new coin design at most is issued per country and per year and that the EUR 2 denomination is used. These coins correspond to the technical features of normal euro circulation coins, but bear a commemorative feature on the obverse national side.

Issuing State: Republic of San Marino.

Commemorative feature: Bartolomeo Borghesi (historian, numismatist).

Factual description of the design: the twelve stars of the European Union positioned around the outer circle of the coin and the issuing year ‘2004’, positioned bottom centre, surround the bust of Bartolomeo Borghesi. To the left of the bust is the inscription ‘Bartolomeo Borghesi’, and one above the other are the letter ‘R’ and the engraver's initials ‘E.L.F.’. To the right of the bust is the word ‘San Marino’.

Issuing volume: maximum 110 000 coins.

Approximate issuing period: December 2004.

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for a reference to all national sides that have been issued in 2002.

(2)  See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of euro coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the design of national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264, 15.10.2003, p. 38).

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3620 — Codan et al./NAI/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 298/03)

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| 1. | On 25 November 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 Forsikringsselskabet Codan A/S (‘Codan’, Denmark), which is controlled by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc (UK), TrygVesta A/S (‘Tryg’, Denmark), Topdanmark Forsikring A/S (‘Topdanmark’, Denmark), Norway Energy & Marine Insurance ASA (‘Nemi’, Norway), Tryggingamidstödin HF (‘Trygginga’, Iceland) and Converium Ltd (‘Converium’, Switzerland), which is controlled by Converium Holding Ltd (Switzerland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control in a newly created undertaking Nordic Aviation Insurance Ltd (‘NAI’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 25 November 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 Forsikringsselskabet Codan A/S (‘Codan’, Denmark), which is controlled by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc (UK), TrygVesta A/S (‘Tryg’, Denmark), Topdanmark Forsikring A/S (‘Topdanmark’, Denmark), Norway Energy & Marine Insurance ASA (‘Nemi’, Norway), Tryggingamidstödin HF (‘Trygginga’, Iceland) and Converium Ltd (‘Converium’, Switzerland), which is controlled by Converium Holding Ltd (Switzerland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control in a newly created undertaking Nordic Aviation Insurance Ltd (‘NAI’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Codan: general insurance company, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Codan: general insurance company,

| — | for Tryg: general insurance company, |
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for Tryg: general insurance company,

| — | for Topdanmark: general insurance company, |
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for Topdanmark: general insurance company,

| — | for Nemi: insurance company with a focus on insurance for hydro energy providers, marine insurance and fish farming, |
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for Nemi: insurance company with a focus on insurance for hydro energy providers, marine insurance and fish farming,

| — | for Trygginga: insurance company offering non-life products, |
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for Trygginga: insurance company offering non-life products,

| — | for Converium: reinsurance, life and non-life re-insurance, |
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for Converium: reinsurance, life and non-life re-insurance,

| — | for NAI: aviation insurance company. |
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for NAI: aviation insurance 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.3620 — Codan et al./NAI/JV to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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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.3620 — Codan et al./NAI/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)  Available on DG COMP website:

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

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