# Official Journal C 145/29 M

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4729 May 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 145

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4729 May 2004

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| 2004/C 145/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 145/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3090 - VOLKSWAGEN / Offset / Crescent / Lease Plan / JV) (
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Contents

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2004/C 145/1

Euro exchange rates

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2004/C 145/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3090 - VOLKSWAGEN / Offset / Crescent / Lease Plan / JV) (
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| 29.5.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 145/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

28 May 2004

(2004/C 145/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2198 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 133,24 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4377 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,66475 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0893 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5276 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,22 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1993 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9475 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5844 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,625 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 251,40 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6576 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4254 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6455 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 40 766 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,03 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 39,99 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 831 286 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7032 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6611 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,5122 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,9291 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,072 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 415,03 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,9345 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2198

JPY

Japanese yen

133,24

DKK

Danish krone

7,4377

GBP

Pound sterling

0,66475

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0893

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5276

ISK

Iceland króna

87,22

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1993

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9475

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5844

CZK

Czech koruna

31,625

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

251,40

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6576

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4254

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6455

ROL

Romanian leu

40 766

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,03

SKK

Slovak koruna

39,99

TRL

Turkish lira

1 831 286

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7032

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6611

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,5122

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9291

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,072

KRW

South Korean won

1 415,03

ZAR

South African rand

7,9345

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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.3090 - VOLKSWAGEN / Offset / Crescent / Lease Plan / JV)

(2004/C 145/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 24/05/2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Volkswagen Financial Services AG (‘VWFS’, Germany, part of the Volkswagen Group), Offsets Development Company (‘Offsets’, United Arab Emirates), and Crescent Holding GmbH (‘Crescent’, Austria), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of LeasePlan Corporation NV (‘LeasePlan’, Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 24/05/2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Volkswagen Financial Services AG (‘VWFS’, Germany, part of the Volkswagen Group), Offsets Development Company (‘Offsets’, United Arab Emirates), and Crescent Holding GmbH (‘Crescent’, Austria), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of LeasePlan Corporation NV (‘LeasePlan’, Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | VWFS: automobile financial services |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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VWFS: automobile financial services

| — | Offsets: financial investment |
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Offsets: financial investment

| — | Crescent: distribution, services, management |
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Crescent: distribution, services, management

| — | LeasePlan: vehicle fleet management, short-term car rental, vehicle leasing |
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LeasePlan: vehicle fleet management, short-term car rental, vehicle leasing

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 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.3090 - VOLKSWAGEN / Offset / Crescent / Lease Plan / 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 (fax no. +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3090 - VOLKSWAGEN / Offset / Crescent / Lease Plan / 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

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