# Official Journal C 188/2007

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5011 August 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 188

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5011 August 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 188/01 | 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 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 188/01

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

1

1

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 188/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2007/C 188/03 | Commission Communication concerning the implementation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2007/C 188/04 | Lifting by Portugal of the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira (
  1
  ) | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 188/02

Euro exchange rates

2

2007/C 188/03

Commission Communication concerning the implementation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (
  1
  )

1

3

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 188/04

Lifting by Portugal of the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira (
  1
  )

1

4

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 188/05 | Notice concerning anti-dumping measures on imports of silicon originating in Russia | 5 |
| 2007/C 188/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4755 — Bayerische Landesbank/Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |
| 2007/C 188/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4780 — WL Ross/C&A Automotive Interior Businesses) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 188/05

Notice concerning anti-dumping measures on imports of silicon originating in Russia

5

2007/C 188/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4755 — Bayerische Landesbank/Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

6

2007/C 188/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4780 — WL Ross/C&A Automotive Interior Businesses) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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7

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

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11.8.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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 188/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 27.6.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 35/07 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Peene-Werft GmbH |
| Legal basis | Investitionszulagengesetz 2005
  36. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“ |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Objective | Regional development |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Annual budget: —; Overall budget: EUR 2,025 million |
| Intensity | 23 % |
| Duration | 10.2005-12.2007 |
| Economic sectors | Shipbuilding |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Landesförderinstitut Meckelnburg-Vorpommern |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

27.6.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 35/07

Member State

Germany

Region

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Peene-Werft GmbH

Legal basis

Investitionszulagengesetz 2005

36. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget: —; Overall budget: EUR 2,025 million

Intensity

23 %

Duration

10.2005-12.2007

Economic sectors

Shipbuilding

Name and address of the granting authority

Landesförderinstitut Meckelnburg-Vorpommern

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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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 11.8.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 188/2 |
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11.8.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

10 August 2007

(2007/C 188/02)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,365 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 160,37 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4429 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67685 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2924 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6314 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 90,59 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,9985 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5842 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,044 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 253,15 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6982 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,7787 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,2133 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 33,53 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,781 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6219 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4399 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,6734 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8403 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0799 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 271,98 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,8619 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,3385 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3058 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 759,34 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7461 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,312 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,833 |
| THB | Thai baht | 42,809 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,365

JPY

Japanese yen

160,37

DKK

Danish krone

7,4429

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67685

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2924

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6314

ISK

Iceland króna

90,59

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,9985

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5842

CZK

Czech koruna

28,044

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

253,15

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6982

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,7787

RON

Romanian leu

3,2133

SKK

Slovak koruna

33,53

TRY

Turkish lira

1,781

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6219

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4399

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,6734

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8403

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0799

KRW

South Korean won

1 271,98

ZAR

South African rand

9,8619

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,3385

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3058

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 759,34

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7461

PHP

Philippine peso

62,312

RUB

Russian rouble

34,833

THB

Thai baht

42,809

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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| 11.8.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 188/3 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Commission Communication concerning the implementation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of Community specifications under the Regulation)

(2007/C 188/03)

| Organisation | Reference | Edition number | Title of the Community specifications | Edition date |
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| Eurocontrol (1) | Spec-0100 | 2.0 | Interoperability and performance requirements for the flight message transfer protocol (FMTP) (2) | 14 June 2007 |

Organisation

Reference

Edition number

Title of the Community specifications

Edition date

Eurocontrol (1)

Spec-0100

2.0

Interoperability and performance requirements for the flight message transfer protocol (FMTP) (2)

14 June 2007

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(1)  European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation: rue de la Fusée 96, B-1130 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 729 90 11, fax (32-2) 729 51 90.

(2)  http://www.eurocontrol.int/ses/public/standard_page/fmtp_spec.html

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 11.8.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 188/4 |
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Lifting by Portugal of the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 188/04)

| 1. | Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 (1), Portugal has decided to lift the public service obligations, published in the
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 267 of 26 August 1998, imposed on scheduled air services on the following routes: | Lisbon-Funchal-Lisbon |
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1.

Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 (1), Portugal has decided to lift the public service obligations, published in the
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 267 of 26 August 1998, imposed on scheduled air services on the following routes:

Lisbon-Funchal-Lisbon

| | Lisbon-Porto Santo-Lisbon |
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Lisbon-Porto Santo-Lisbon

| | Oporto-Funchal-Oporto |
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Oporto-Funchal-Oporto

| 2. | This notice shall take effect from the entry into force of the new social aid arrangements for residents and students travelling by air between mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira. |
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2.

This notice shall take effect from the entry into force of the new social aid arrangements for residents and students travelling by air between mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

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(1)  OJ L 240, 24.9.1992, p. 8.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

| 11.8.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 188/5 |
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Notice concerning anti-dumping measures on imports of silicon originating in Russia

(2007/C 188/05)

By its judgment of 14 March 2007 in Case T-107/04, the Court of First Instance of the European Communities annulled Council Regulation (EC) No 2229/2003 (1) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of silicon originating in Russia, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 821/2004 (2), in so far as it concerns silicon imported into the European Community by:

| — | Aluminium Silicon Mill Products (ASMP) GmbH, |
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Aluminium Silicon Mill Products (ASMP) GmbH,

and manufactured by the following related producers in Russia:

| — | SKU LLC, Sual-Kremny-Ural, Kamensk, Ural Region, Russia, |
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SKU LLC, Sual-Kremny-Ural, Kamensk, Ural Region, Russia,

| — | ZAO KREMNY, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Region, Russia. |
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ZAO KREMNY, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Region, Russia.

Consequently, the definitive anti-dumping duties paid pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2229/2003 on imports into the European Community of silicon falling within CN code 2804 69 00 imported and manufactured by the above-mentioned companies under TARIC additional code A465, and the provisional duties definitively collected in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2003, should be reimbursed. The reimbursement must be requested from national customs authorities in accordance with applicable customs legislation.

As a consequence of the judgment of 14 March 2007, silicon imported into the European Community by Aluminium Silicon Mill Products GmbH and manufactured by SKU LLC, Sual-Kremny-Ural, Kamensk, Ural Region, Russia and ZAO KREMNY, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Region, Russia are no longer subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2229/2003 nor consequently are these companies any longer bound by the undertaking accepted by Commission Decision 2004/445/EC (3) in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of silicon originating in Russia.

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(1)  OJ L 339, 24.12.2003, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 114.

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| 11.8.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 188/6 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4755 — Bayerische Landesbank/Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 188/06)

| 1. | On 2 August 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 Bayerische Landesbank (‘BayernLB’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the undertaking Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International AG (‘HBINT’, Austria) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 2 August 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 Bayerische Landesbank (‘BayernLB’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the undertaking Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International AG (‘HBINT’, Austria) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking BayernLB: Retail banking, corporate and public banking, financial market activities, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking BayernLB: Retail banking, corporate and public banking, financial market activities,

| — | for undertaking HBINT: Retail banking, corporate banking, leasing. |
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for undertaking HBINT: Retail banking, corporate banking, leasing.

| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4755 — Bayerische Landesbank/Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International, 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.4755 — Bayerische Landesbank/Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International, 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)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4780 — WL Ross/C&A Automotive Interior Businesses)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 188/07)

| 1. | On 19 July 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which WL Ross (USA) via International Automotive Components North America, International Automotive Components Group Brazil and via International Automotive Components Group LLC (together ‘IAC’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of certain assets of C&A Corporation (‘C&A Automotive Interior Businesses’). |
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1.

On 19 July 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which WL Ross (USA) via International Automotive Components North America, International Automotive Components Group Brazil and via International Automotive Components Group LLC (together ‘IAC’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of certain assets of C&A Corporation (‘C&A Automotive Interior Businesses’).

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






  — | for WL Ross: private equity found which through IAC produces and supplies certain automotive interior parts, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for WL Ross: private equity found which through IAC produces and supplies certain automotive interior parts,

| — | for C&A Automotive Interior Businesses: manufacture and supply of cockpit modules, instrument panels, interior trim and flooring and acoustic systems. |
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for C&A Automotive Interior Businesses: manufacture and supply of cockpit modules, instrument panels, interior trim and flooring and acoustic systems.

| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4780 — WL Ross/C&A Automotive Interior Businesses, 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.4780 — WL Ross/C&A Automotive Interior Businesses, 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)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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