# Official Journal C 214/26 A

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4726 August 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 214

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4726 August 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2004/C 214/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 214/2 | Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures | 2 |
| 2004/C 214/3 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3509 — RABOBANK/KBC BANK/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2004/C 214/4 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3549 — KKR/DLJ /JOSTENS/VON HOFFMANN/ARCADE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2004/C 214/5 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3538 — UNIQA/CLARIS VITA) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2004/C 214/6 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/3402 — SIEMENS/3i/AGUTH/XTRAMIND) (
  1
  ) | 6 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2004/C 214/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2004/C 214/2

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

2

2004/C 214/3

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3509 — RABOBANK/KBC BANK/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

3

2004/C 214/4

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3549 — KKR/DLJ /JOSTENS/VON HOFFMANN/ARCADE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

4

2004/C 214/5

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3538 — UNIQA/CLARIS VITA) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

5

2004/C 214/6

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/3402 — SIEMENS/3i/AGUTH/XTRAMIND) (
  1
  )

1

6

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

25 August 2004

(2004/C 214/01)

1 euro
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| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2081 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 133,19 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4359 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,6727 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1546 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5403 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,33 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,313 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5775 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,705 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 249,40 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6569 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4263 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4118 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 40 977 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,96 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 40,11 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 819 300 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7122 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5823 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,4232 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8626 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0703 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 396,50 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 8,0826 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2081

JPY

Japanese yen

133,19

DKK

Danish krone

7,4359

GBP

Pound sterling

0,6727

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1546

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5403

ISK

Iceland króna

87,33

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,313

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5775

CZK

Czech koruna

31,705

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

249,40

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6569

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4263

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4118

ROL

Romanian leu

40 977

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,96

SKK

Slovak koruna

40,11

TRL

Turkish lira

1 819 300

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7122

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5823

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,4232

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8626

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0703

KRW

South Korean won

1 396,50

ZAR

South African rand

8,0826

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2004/C 214/02)

| 1. | 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, as provided in Articles 2 of Council Regulations (EC) No 468/2001 and (EC) No 469/2001 of 6 March 2001 (1) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of electronic weighing scales originating in Japan and Singapore. |
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1.

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, as provided in Articles 2 of Council Regulations (EC) No 468/2001 and (EC) No 469/2001 of 6 March 2001 (1) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of electronic weighing scales originating in Japan and Singapore.

2.   Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the removal 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 in point 4.

| 4. | This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (3).









  Product | Country(ies) of origin or exportation | Measures | Reference | Date of expiry |
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| Electronic weighing scales | Japan | Duty | Regulation (EC) No 468/2001 (OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 24) | 10.3.2005 |
| Electronic weighing scales | Singapore | Duty | Regulation (EC) No 469/2001 (OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 37) | 10.3.2005 |

4.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (3).

Product

Country(ies) of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Electronic weighing scales

Japan

Duty

Regulation (EC) No 468/2001 (OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 24)

10.3.2005

Electronic weighing scales

Singapore

Duty

Regulation (EC) No 469/2001 (OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 37)

10.3.2005

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(1)  OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 24 and p. 37 .

(2)  Telex COMEU B 21877; Fax (32-2) 295 65 05.

(3)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3509 — RABOBANK/KBC BANK/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 214/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 17 August 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 Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (‘Rabobank’, Netherlands) and KBC Bank N.V. (‘KBC’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company, constituting a joint venture. |
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On 17 August 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 Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (‘Rabobank’, Netherlands) and KBC Bank N.V. (‘KBC’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company, constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | for undertakings Rabobank and KBC: financial services, including banking, insurance and asset management, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertakings Rabobank and KBC: financial services, including banking, insurance and asset management,

| — | for the JV: provision of services for the administrative processing of securities and derivatives transactions. |
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for the JV: provision of services for the administrative processing of securities and derivatives transactions.

| 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 +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3509 — Rabobank/KBC Bank/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.3509 — Rabobank/KBC Bank/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)  Adopted by the Commission on 20 July 2004 and available on DG COMP website:

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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3549 — KKR/DLJ /JOSTENS/VON HOFFMANN/ARCADE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 214/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 18 August 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 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’; USA) and DLJ Merchant Banking III, Inc. (‘DLJ ’; USA), which belongs to the Credit Suisse group (‘CS’; Switzerland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council regulation joint control over the undertakings Jostens, Inc. (‘Jostens’, USA), The Von Hoffmann Corporation (‘Von Hoffmann’, USA) and AKI, Inc. (‘Arcade’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 18 August 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 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’; USA) and DLJ Merchant Banking III, Inc. (‘DLJ ’; USA), which belongs to the Credit Suisse group (‘CS’; Switzerland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council regulation joint control over the undertakings Jostens, Inc. (‘Jostens’, USA), The Von Hoffmann Corporation (‘Von Hoffmann’, USA) and AKI, Inc. (‘Arcade’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for KKR: financial investment, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for KKR: financial investment,

| — | for DLJ: financial investment, |
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for DLJ: financial investment,

| — | for CS: banking and insurance, |
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for CS: banking and insurance,

| — | for Jostens products for school-related celebrations, |
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for Jostens products for school-related celebrations,

| — | for Von Hoffmann: printing of educational textbooks, |
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for Von Hoffmann: printing of educational textbooks,

| — | for Arcade: marketing services. |
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for Arcade: marketing services.

| 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 (EEC) 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 (EEC) 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 +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3549 — KKR/DLJ/JOSTENS/VON HOFFMANN/ARCADE, 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.3549 — KKR/DLJ/JOSTENS/VON HOFFMANN/ARCADE, 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)  Adopted by the Commission on 20 July 2004 and available on DG COMP website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.

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| 26.8.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 214/5 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3538 — UNIQA/CLARIS VITA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 214/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 16 August 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 undertaking UNIQA Versicherungen AG (‘Uniqa’, Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the undertaking Claris Vita S.p.A. (‘Claris Vita’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 16 August 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 undertaking UNIQA Versicherungen AG (‘Uniqa’, Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the undertaking Claris Vita S.p.A. (‘Claris Vita’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Uniqa: insurance, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Uniqa: insurance,

| — | for Claris Vita: life insurance. |
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for Claris Vita: life insurance.

| 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 +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3538 — Uniqa/Claris Vita, 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.3538 — Uniqa/Claris Vita, 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)  Adopted by the Commission on 20 July 2004 and available on DG COMP website:

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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No COMP/3402 — SIEMENS/3i/AGUTH/XTRAMIND)

(2004/C 214/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 July 2004, 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 (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is available only in German and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/) free of charge. This web site 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 web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/) free of charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes.

| — | in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3402. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below: |
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in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3402. CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below:

CELEX: subscriber information

http://publications.eu.int/general/en/eulaw_en.htm

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