# Official Journal C 183/16 J

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4716 July 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 183

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4716 July 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2004/C 183/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 183/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3483 — VOESTALPINE/NEDCON GROEP N.V.) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2004/C 183/3 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3453 — CTS/HGK/KNAPSACK/JV) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2004/C 183/4 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3332 — GESO/ZWECKVERBAND/GASO) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2004/C 183/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2004/C 183/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3483 — VOESTALPINE/NEDCON GROEP N.V.) (
  1
  )

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2

2004/C 183/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3453 — CTS/HGK/KNAPSACK/JV) (
  1
  )

1

3

2004/C 183/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No COMP/M.3332 — GESO/ZWECKVERBAND/GASO) (
  1
  )

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3

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

15 July 2004

(2004/C 183/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2374 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 134,98 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4351 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,6677 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1955 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5264 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 88,13 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,515 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5819 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,394 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 250,25 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6627 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4265 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,426 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 40 949 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,83 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 39,88 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 773 700 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7102 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6381 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,6514 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,903 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1114 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 436,81 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,5339 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2374

JPY

Japanese yen

134,98

DKK

Danish krone

7,4351

GBP

Pound sterling

0,6677

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1955

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5264

ISK

Iceland króna

88,13

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,515

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5819

CZK

Czech koruna

31,394

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

250,25

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6627

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4265

PLN

Polish zloty

4,426

ROL

Romanian leu

40 949

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,83

SKK

Slovak koruna

39,88

TRL

Turkish lira

1 773 700

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7102

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6381

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,6514

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,903

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1114

KRW

South Korean won

1 436,81

ZAR

South African rand

7,5339

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3483 — VOESTALPINE/NEDCON GROEP N.V.)

(2004/C 183/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 8 July 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking voestalpine AG (voestalpine, Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Nedcon Groep N.V. (‘Nedcon’, the Netherlands) by way of public offer. |
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1.

On 8 July 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking voestalpine AG (voestalpine, Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Nedcon Groep N.V. (‘Nedcon’, the Netherlands) by way of public offer.

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






  — | for undertaking voestalpine: (flat) steel products, railway systems, automotive structures, custom roll forming and profile products, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking voestalpine: (flat) steel products, railway systems, automotive structures, custom roll forming and profile products,

| — | for undertaking Nedcon: design, manufacture and installation of (components for) steel static storage systems for industrial applications (e.g. warehouses and distribution centres). |
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for undertaking Nedcon: design, manufacture and installation of (components for) steel static storage systems for industrial applications (e.g. warehouses and distribution centres).

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration 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 concentration 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 (fax No +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M3483- VOESTALPINE/NEDCON GROEP N.V, 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/M3483- VOESTALPINE/NEDCON GROEP N.V, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3453 — CTS/HGK/KNAPSACK/JV)

(2004/C 183/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 June 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 304M3453. 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 304M3453. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3332 — GESO/ZWECKVERBAND/GASO)

(2004/C 183/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 April 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 304M3332. 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 304M3332. 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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