# Official Journal C 16/2007

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5024 January 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 16

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5024 January 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 016/01 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2007/C 016/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4470 — Apollo Group/Jacuzzi Brands) (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2007/C 016/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4446 — Arrow Electronics/IN Technology) (
  1
  ) | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 016/01

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  )

1

1

2007/C 016/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4470 — Apollo Group/Jacuzzi Brands) (
  1
  )

1

2

2007/C 016/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4446 — Arrow Electronics/IN Technology) (
  1
  )

1

2

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 016/04 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 016/04

Euro exchange rates

3

| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 016/05 | MEDIA — Support for the transnational distribution of European films and audiovisual works on video (VHS and DVD) | 4 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL AND COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 016/06 | Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures | 5 |
| 2007/C 016/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4517 — Iberdrola/ScottishPower) (
  1
  ) | 6 |
| 2007/C 016/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4532 — LUKOIL/CONOCOPHILLIPS) (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

2007/C 016/05

MEDIA — Support for the transnational distribution of European films and audiovisual works on video (VHS and DVD)

4

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL AND COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 016/06

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

5

2007/C 016/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4517 — Iberdrola/ScottishPower) (
  1
  )

1

6

2007/C 016/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4532 — LUKOIL/CONOCOPHILLIPS) (
  1
  )

1

7

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 24.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 16/1 |
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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 16/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 11.12.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 660/06 |
| Member State | Slovakia |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Individuálna pomoc periodiku „Kalligram“ |
| Legal basis | a) | Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov, |

Date of adoption of the decision

11.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 660/06

Member State

Slovakia

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Individuálna pomoc periodiku „Kalligram“

Legal basis

a)

Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov,

| b) | Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona č. 203/2004 – § 4 ods. 1, písm. d), |
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b)

Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona č. 203/2004 – § 4 ods. 1, písm. d),

| c) | Výnos Ministerstva kultúry Slovenskej republiky č. MK-2165/2006-110/6075, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa výnos MK SR č. MK-12947/05-110/30493 o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti Ministerstva kultúry Slovenskej republiky |
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c)

Výnos Ministerstva kultúry Slovenskej republiky č. MK-2165/2006-110/6075, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa výnos MK SR č. MK-12947/05-110/30493 o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti Ministerstva kultúry Slovenskej republiky

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Culture

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget: SKK 1,3 million;

Intensity

64 %

Duration

1.1.2006-31.12.2006

Economic sectors

Media

Name and address of the granting authority

| Ministerstvo kultúry SR |
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| Nám. SNP 33 |
| SK-813 31 Bratislava |

Ministerstvo kultúry SR

Nám. SNP 33

SK-813 31 Bratislava

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

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| 24.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 16/2 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4470 — Apollo Group/Jacuzzi Brands)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 16/02)

On 17 January 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 32007M4470. 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 32007M4470. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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| 24.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 16/2 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4446 — Arrow Electronics/IN Technology)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 16/03)

On 19 December 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 32006M4446. 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 32006M4446. 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

| 24.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 16/3 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

23 January 2007

(2007/C 16/04)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3040 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 158,02 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4541 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,65520 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0855 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6167 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 89,32 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,3500 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5784 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,914 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 253,59 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6975 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8600 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,3874 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 34,756 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8425 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6436 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5399 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,1689 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8548 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,9993 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 226,09 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,2682 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,1426 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3915 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 846,84 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5660 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,896 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,5140 |
| THB | Thai baht | 45,523 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3040

JPY

Japanese yen

158,02

DKK

Danish krone

7,4541

GBP

Pound sterling

0,65520

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0855

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6167

ISK

Iceland króna

89,32

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3500

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5784

CZK

Czech koruna

27,914

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

253,59

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6975

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8600

RON

Romanian leu

3,3874

SKK

Slovak koruna

34,756

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8425

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6436

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5399

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,1689

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8548

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,9993

KRW

South Korean won

1 226,09

ZAR

South African rand

9,2682

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,1426

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3915

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 846,84

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5660

PHP

Philippine peso

63,896

RUB

Russian rouble

34,5140

THB

Thai baht

45,523

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

| 24.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 16/4 |
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MEDIA — Support for the transnational distribution of European films and audiovisual works on video (VHS and DVD)

(2007/C 16/05)

Due to budget restrictions, the Commission has decided (on 31 October 2006) to cancel the round of applications (‘calls for proposals’) for automatic funding for video distribution. This also means that the funds for reinvestment that would have been part of these calls will not be available either.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL AND COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

| 24.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 16/5 |
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Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2007/C 16/06)

| 1. | As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below. |
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1.

As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2.   Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3.   Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Division B-1), J-79 5/16, B-1049 Brussels (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.

| 4. | This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995. |
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4.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995.

| Product | Country(ies) of origin or exportation | Measures | Reference | Date of expiry |
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| Polyester staple fibres | Belarus | Anti-dumping duty | Council Regulation (EC) No 1799/2002 (OJ L 274, 11.10.2002, p. 1) extended by the same regulation to polyester filament tow originating in Belarus | 12.10.2007 |

Product

Country(ies) of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Polyester staple fibres

Belarus

Anti-dumping duty

Council Regulation (EC) No 1799/2002 (OJ L 274, 11.10.2002, p. 1) extended by the same regulation to polyester filament tow originating in Belarus

12.10.2007

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(1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).

(2)  Telefax : (32-2) 295 65 05.

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| 24.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 16/6 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4517 — Iberdrola/ScottishPower)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 16/07)

| 1. | On 12 January 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 undertaking Iberdrola, S.A. (‘Iberdrola’, Spain) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Scottish Power plc (‘Scottish Power’, UK) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 12 January 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 undertaking Iberdrola, S.A. (‘Iberdrola’, Spain) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Scottish Power plc (‘Scottish Power’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Iberdrola: generation, distribution and supply of electricity, wholesale and retail supply of gas, gas import infrastructures, engineering, construction and real estate services; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Iberdrola: generation, distribution and supply of electricity, wholesale and retail supply of gas, gas import infrastructures, engineering, construction and real estate services;

| — | for Scottish Power: generation, transmission, distribution of electricity, supply of electricity and gas as well as gas storage facilities. |
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for Scottish Power: generation, transmission, distribution of electricity, supply of electricity and gas as well as gas storage facilities.

| 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. |
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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.

| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4517 — Iberdrola/ScottishPower, 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4517 — Iberdrola/ScottishPower, 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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4532 — LUKOIL/CONOCOPHILLIPS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 16/08)

| 1. | On 17 January 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 undertaking LUKOIL (Russia) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of parts of the undertaking CONOCOPHILLIPS (USA) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 17 January 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 undertaking LUKOIL (Russia) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of parts of the undertaking CONOCOPHILLIPS (USA) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking LUKOIL: oil and gas exploration and production and production and sale of petroleum products; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking LUKOIL: oil and gas exploration and production and production and sale of petroleum products;

| — | for undertaking CONOCOPHILLIPS: the target companies are predominantly active in operating motor fuel retail service stations in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, Luxembourg, Poland, Hungary and the Slovak Republic. |
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for undertaking CONOCOPHILLIPS: the target companies are predominantly active in operating motor fuel retail service stations in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, Luxembourg, Poland, Hungary and the Slovak Republic.

| 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. |
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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.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. |
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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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4532 — LUKOIL/CONOCOPHILLIPS, to the following address:

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

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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