# Official Journal C 62/15 M

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4915 March 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 62

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4915 March 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2006/C 062/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2006/C 062/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4152 — Jacobs Holding/Adecco) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2006/C 062/3 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4099 — EQT IV/DC Off-Highway) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2006/C 062/4 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4128 — Adecco/Deutscher Industrie Service) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2006/C 062/5 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3985 — EADS/BAES/FNM/NLFK) (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2006/C 062/6 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4082 — Cargill/Pagnan II) (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2006/C 062/7 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4132 — Lehman Brothers/Heinz European Seafood) (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2006/C 062/8 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4081 — Fujitsu Siemens Computer Holding/Siemens Business Services) (
  1
  ) | 5 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Information

Commission

2006/C 062/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2006/C 062/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4152 — Jacobs Holding/Adecco) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

2

2006/C 062/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4099 — EQT IV/DC Off-Highway) (
  1
  )

1

3

2006/C 062/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4128 — Adecco/Deutscher Industrie Service) (
  1
  )

1

3

2006/C 062/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3985 — EADS/BAES/FNM/NLFK) (
  1
  )

1

4

2006/C 062/6

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4082 — Cargill/Pagnan II) (
  1
  )

1

4

2006/C 062/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4132 — Lehman Brothers/Heinz European Seafood) (
  1
  )

1

5

2006/C 062/8

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4081 — Fujitsu Siemens Computer Holding/Siemens Business Services) (
  1
  )

1

5

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

14 March 2006

(2006/C 62/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1948 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 141,31 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4609 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,68855 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3820 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5671 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 84,08 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,9600 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5752 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,795 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 263,92 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6960 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,9280 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,5449 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,56 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 37,600 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,6110 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6301 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3864 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,2699 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8784 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,9414 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 167,32 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,5047 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,6152 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3245 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 10 953,93 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,438 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,114 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 33,4780 |
| THB | Thai baht | 46,836 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1948

JPY

Japanese yen

141,31

DKK

Danish krone

7,4609

GBP

Pound sterling

0,68855

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3820

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5671

ISK

Iceland króna

84,08

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,9600

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5752

CZK

Czech koruna

28,795

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

263,92

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6960

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,9280

RON

Romanian leu

3,5449

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,56

SKK

Slovak koruna

37,600

TRY

Turkish lira

1,6110

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6301

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3864

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,2699

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8784

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,9414

KRW

South Korean won

1 167,32

ZAR

South African rand

7,5047

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,6152

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3245

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

10 953,93

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,438

PHP

Philippine peso

61,114

RUB

Russian rouble

33,4780

THB

Thai baht

46,836

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4152 — Jacobs Holding/Adecco)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 62/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 7 March 2006, 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 Jacobs Holding AG (‘JAG’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Adecco SA (‘Adecco’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 7 March 2006, 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 Jacobs Holding AG (‘JAG’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Adecco SA (‘Adecco’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for JAG: investment company; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for JAG: investment company;

| — | for Adecco: global provider of human resource and staffing services, including temporary employment services. |
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for Adecco: global provider of human resource and staffing services, including temporary employment 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 (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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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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M. 4152 — Jacobs Holding/Adecco, to the following address:





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| Competition DG |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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. 4152 — Jacobs Holding/Adecco, to the following address:

European Commission

Competition DG

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4099 — EQT IV/DC Off-Highway)

(2006/C 62/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 1 March 2006, 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 (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4099. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4099. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4128 — Adecco/Deutscher Industrie Service)

(2006/C 62/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 March 2006, 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 (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4128. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4128. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3985 — EADS/BAES/FNM/NLFK)

(2006/C 62/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 February 2006, 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 (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M3985. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M3985. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4082 — Cargill/Pagnan II)

(2006/C 62/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 February 2006, 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 (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

—

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4082. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
| --- | --- |

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4082. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4132 — Lehman Brothers/Heinz European Seafood)

(2006/C 62/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 March 2006, 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 (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

—

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4132. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
| --- | --- |

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4132. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4081 — Fujitsu Siemens Computer Holding/Siemens Business Services)

(2006/C 62/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 March 2006, 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 (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

—

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4081. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
| --- | --- |

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4081. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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