# Official Journal C 68/2011

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  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.068.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 68 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 543 March 2011 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.068.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 68

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 543 March 2011

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2011/C 068/01 | Notice for the attention of the persons to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya apply | 1 |
| 2011/C 068/02 | Notice for the attention of the persons to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya apply | 3 |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 068/03 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2011/C 068/01

Notice for the attention of the persons to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya apply

1

2011/C 068/02

Notice for the attention of the persons to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya apply

3

European Commission

2011/C 068/03

Euro exchange rates

4

| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 068/04 | Call for applications 2011 — Second Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013) (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 068/05 | Notice of the expiry of certain countervailing measures | 6 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 068/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6104 — Safran/SNPE Matériaux Energétiques/Regulus) (
  1
  ) | 7 |
| 2011/C 068/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6127 — Atos Origin/Siemens IT Solutions & Services) (
  1
  ) | 8 |
| 2011/C 068/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6119 — Arla/Hansa) (
  1
  ) | 9 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2011/C 068/04

Call for applications 2011 — Second Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013) (
  1
  )

1

5

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2011/C 068/05

Notice of the expiry of certain countervailing measures

6

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2011/C 068/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6104 — Safran/SNPE Matériaux Energétiques/Regulus) (
  1
  )

1

7

2011/C 068/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6127 — Atos Origin/Siemens IT Solutions & Services) (
  1
  )

1

8

2011/C 068/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6119 — Arla/Hansa) (
  1
  )

1

9

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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Notice for the attention of the persons to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya apply

2011/C 68/01

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in Annexes I and III to Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP (1) and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.

The United Nations Security Council has adopted Resolution 1970 (2011), providing in its paragraphs 15 and 17 for restrictive measures applying to persons listed in Annexes I and II to that Resolution.

The persons concerned may submit at any time a request to the UN Committee established pursuant to paragraph 10 of UNSCR 1737 (2006), together with any supporting documentation, for the decisions to include them in the UN list to be reconsidered. Such request should be sent to the following address:

| United Nations — Focal point for delisting |
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| Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch |
| Room S-3055 E |
| New York, NY 10017 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |

United Nations — Focal point for delisting

Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch

Room S-3055 E

New York, NY 10017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

See for more information at: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/751/comguide.shtml

Further to the UN decision, the Council of the European Union has determined that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes to Resolution 1970 (2011) should be included in the lists of persons and entities which are subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/137/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 204/2011. The grounds for designation of the persons concerned appear in the relevant entries in Annexes I and III to the Council Decision and in Annex II to the Council Regulation.

The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the web-sites in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 7 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned lists should be reconsidered, to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

The attention of the persons and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's Decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, 2nd paragraph, and Article 263, 4th and 6th paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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(1)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011.

(2)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011.

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Notice for the attention of the persons to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya apply

2011/C 68/02

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in Annexes II and IV to Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP (1) and in Annex III to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.

The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/137/CFSP and to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.

The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the web-sites in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 7 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's Decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, 2nd paragraph, and Article 263, 4th and 6th paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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(1)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011.

(2)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011.

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

2 March 2011

2011/C 68/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3809 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 113,33 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4559 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,84780 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,7330 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2799 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,7020 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,289 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 271,28 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7050 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,9845 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,2030 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,2353 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,3619 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3454 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,7585 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8634 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7547 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 554,74 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,5742 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,0760 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4225 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 171,77 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,1917 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 60,002 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 39,3190 |
| THB | Thai baht | 42,200 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,2951 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,7422 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 62,0710 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3809

JPY

Japanese yen

113,33

DKK

Danish krone

7,4559

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84780

SEK

Swedish krona

8,7330

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2799

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,7020

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,289

HUF

Hungarian forint

271,28

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7050

PLN

Polish zloty

3,9845

RON

Romanian leu

4,2030

TRY

Turkish lira

2,2353

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3619

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3454

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,7585

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8634

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7547

KRW

South Korean won

1 554,74

ZAR

South African rand

9,5742

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,0760

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4225

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 171,77

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,1917

PHP

Philippine peso

60,002

RUB

Russian rouble

39,3190

THB

Thai baht

42,200

BRL

Brazilian real

2,2951

MXN

Mexican peso

16,7422

INR

Indian rupee

62,0710

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

| 3.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 68/5 |
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Call for applications 2011

Second Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 68/04

A call for applications ‘Health — 2011’ is launched today within the framework of the Second Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013) (1).

This call for applications consists of the following parts:

| — | a call for proposals for the award of a financial contribution to specific actions in the form of projects, |
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a call for proposals for the award of a financial contribution to specific actions in the form of projects,

| — | a call for proposals for the award of a financial contribution to specific actions in the form of conferences, |
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a call for proposals for the award of a financial contribution to specific actions in the form of conferences,

| — | a call for proposals for the award of a financial contribution to the functioning of non-governmental bodies and specialised networks (operating grants), |
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a call for proposals for the award of a financial contribution to the functioning of non-governmental bodies and specialised networks (operating grants),

| — | an invitation to Member States and participating countries for submission of joint actions. |
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an invitation to Member States and participating countries for submission of joint actions.

The deadline for submissions of the proposals under each call is 27 May 2011.

All the information, including the Commission Decision of 22 February 2011 on the adoption of the work plan for 2011 for the implementation of the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013), and on the selection, award and other criteria for financial contributions to the actions of this programme (2), are available on the website of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers at the following address:

http://ec.europa.eu/eahc

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(1)  Decision No 1350/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 establishing a Second Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013) (OJ L 301, 20.11.2007, p. 3).

(2)  OJ C 69, 3.3.2011, p. 1.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

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Notice of the expiry of certain countervailing measures

2011/C 68/05

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) following which no request for a review was lodged, the Commission gives notice that the countervailing measure mentioned below will shortly expire.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 18(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 of 11 June 2009 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (2).

| Product | Country of origin or exportation | Measures | Reference | Date of expiry |
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| Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film | India | Countervailing duty | Council Regulation (EC) No 367/2006 (OJ L 68, 8.3.2006, p. 15) as last amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 806/2010 (OJ L 242, 15.9.2010, p. 6) | 9.3.2011 |

Product

Country of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film

India

Countervailing duty

Council Regulation (EC) No 367/2006 (OJ L 68, 8.3.2006, p. 15) as last amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 806/2010 (OJ L 242, 15.9.2010, p. 6)

9.3.2011

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(1)  OJ C 294, 29.10.2010, p. 9.

(2)  OJ L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 93.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 3.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 68/7 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6104 — Safran/SNPE Matériaux Energétiques/Regulus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 68/06

| 1. | On 23 February 2011 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 Safran (‘Safran’, France), belonging to the group Safran Société Anonyme (France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of SNPE Matériaux Energétiques (‘SME’, France) and joint control of Regulus (‘Regulus’, France; Regulus and SME are hereinafter referred to together as ‘the Target’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 23 February 2011 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 Safran (‘Safran’, France), belonging to the group Safran Société Anonyme (France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of SNPE Matériaux Energétiques (‘SME’, France) and joint control of Regulus (‘Regulus’, France; Regulus and SME are hereinafter referred to together as ‘the Target’) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Safran: aerospace propulsion, aircraft equipment, defence and security, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Safran: aerospace propulsion, aircraft equipment, defence and security,

| — | for the Target: tactical, strategic and space propulsion, pyrotechnic equipment, composite materials. |
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for the Target: tactical, strategic and space propulsion, pyrotechnic equipment, composite materials.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. 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 the EC Merger Regulation. 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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6104 — Safran/SNPE Matériaux Energétiques/Regulus, to the following address:





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

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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6104 — Safran/SNPE Matériaux Energétiques/Regulus, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6127 — Atos Origin/Siemens IT Solutions & Services)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 68/07

| 1. | On 24 February 2011, 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 Atos Origin SA (‘AO’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH (‘SIS Holding’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 24 February 2011, 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 Atos Origin SA (‘AO’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH (‘SIS Holding’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for AO: various information technology services such as Consulting, Systems Integration and Managed Operations (Design, Build and Operate), |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for AO: various information technology services such as Consulting, Systems Integration and Managed Operations (Design, Build and Operate),

| — | for SIS Holding: comprehensive IT services (IT infrastructure, IT application management, business process outsourcing and maintenance services), industry specific IT solutions, IT consulting services and system integration services. |
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for SIS Holding: comprehensive IT services (IT infrastructure, IT application management, business process outsourcing and maintenance services), industry specific IT solutions, IT consulting services and system integration services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. 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 the EC Merger Regulation. 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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6127 — Atos Origin/Siemens IT Solutions & Services, to the following address:





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

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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6127 — Atos Origin/Siemens IT Solutions & Services, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6119 — Arla/Hansa)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 68/08

| 1. | On 25 February 2011, 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 Arla Foods amba (‘Arla’, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Hansa-Milch Mecklenburg-Holstein eg (‘Hansa’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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1.

On 25 February 2011, 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 Arla Foods amba (‘Arla’, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Hansa-Milch Mecklenburg-Holstein eg (‘Hansa’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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






  — | for Arla: Arla is a dairy cooperative owned by Swedish and Danish dairy farmers and is active in the production and sale of a variety of dairy products on a world-wide basis, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Arla: Arla is a dairy cooperative owned by Swedish and Danish dairy farmers and is active in the production and sale of a variety of dairy products on a world-wide basis,

| — | for Hansa: Hansa is a cooperative owned by German dairy farmers and is active in the production and sale of dairy products, in particular fresh dairy products, longlife milk, butter and milk powder. |
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for Hansa: Hansa is a cooperative owned by German dairy farmers and is active in the production and sale of dairy products, in particular fresh dairy products, longlife milk, butter and milk powder.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. 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 the EC Merger Regulation. 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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6119 — Arla/Hansa, to the following address:





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

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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6119 — Arla/Hansa, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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