# Official Journal C 17/21 J

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4821 January 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 17

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4821 January 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| 2005/C 017/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2005/C 017/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3686 — HONEYWELL/NOVAR) (
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  ) | 2 |

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Commission

2005/C 017/1

Euro exchange rates

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2005/C 017/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3686 — HONEYWELL/NOVAR) (
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2

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| 21.1.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 17/1 |
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21.1.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

20 January 2005

(2005/C 17/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2936 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 133,22 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4417 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,69330 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0217 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5414 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 81,13 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1790 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5820 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 30,373 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 246,98 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6960 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4311 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1137 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 38 488 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,76 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 38,680 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,7480 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7080 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5934 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,0887 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8439 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1186 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 336,55 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,8845 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2936

JPY

Japanese yen

133,22

DKK

Danish krone

7,4417

GBP

Pound sterling

0,69330

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0217

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5414

ISK

Iceland króna

81,13

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1790

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5820

CZK

Czech koruna

30,373

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

246,98

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6960

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4311

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1137

ROL

Romanian leu

38 488

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,76

SKK

Slovak koruna

38,680

TRY

Turkish lira

1,7480

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7080

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5934

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,0887

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8439

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1186

KRW

South Korean won

1 336,55

ZAR

South African rand

7,8845

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3686 — HONEYWELL/NOVAR)

(2005/C 17/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 7 January 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the American undertaking Honeywell International Inc. (‘Honeywell’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the UK publicly listed company Novar plc (‘Novar’) by way of a public bid announced on 13 December 2004. |
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On 7 January 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the American undertaking Honeywell International Inc. (‘Honeywell’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the UK publicly listed company Novar plc (‘Novar’) by way of a public bid announced on 13 December 2004.

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






  — | for Honeywell: aerospace products and services, automotive products, electronic materials, specialty materials, performance polymers, transportation and power systems, home and building controls, and industrial controls. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Honeywell: aerospace products and services, automotive products, electronic materials, specialty materials, performance polymers, transportation and power systems, home and building controls, and industrial controls.

| — | for Novar: Intelligent building systems, Indalex Aluminum Solutions and security printing services. |
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for Novar: Intelligent building systems, Indalex Aluminum Solutions and security printing 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. |
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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.

| 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.3686 — HONEYWELL/NOVAR 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.3686 — HONEYWELL/NOVAR 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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