# Official Journal C 15/2007

| | ISSN 1725-2423 |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 15 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5023 January 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 15

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5023 January 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 015/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4461 — Accor Services France/Groupe Caisse d'Épargne/ACE) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2007/C 015/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3958 — Arcadis/Dura Vermeer/Imtech/Asset Rail/JV) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2007/C 015/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4146 — GE/BAYER/OSi Europe Business) (
  1
  ) | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 015/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4461 — Accor Services France/Groupe Caisse d'Épargne/ACE) (
  1
  )

1

1

2007/C 015/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3958 — Arcadis/Dura Vermeer/Imtech/Asset Rail/JV) (
  1
  )

1

1

2007/C 015/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4146 — GE/BAYER/OSi Europe Business) (
  1
  )

1

2

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 015/04 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 015/04

Euro exchange rates

3

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL AND COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 015/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4526 — PAI/Lafarge) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 4 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL AND COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 015/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4526 — PAI/Lafarge) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

4

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 23.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 15/1 |
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23.1.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4461 — Accor Services France/Groupe Caisse d'Épargne/ACE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 15/01)

On 11 January 2007, 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 French 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://ec.europa.eu/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://ec.europa.eu/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 32007M4461. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4461. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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| 23.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 15/1 |
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23.1.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3958 — Arcadis/Dura Vermeer/Imtech/Asset Rail/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 15/02)

On 22 December 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 Dutch 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://ec.europa.eu/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://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M3958. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M3958. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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| 23.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 15/2 |
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23.1.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4146 — GE/BAYER/OSi Europe Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 15/03)

On 4 May 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://ec.europa.eu/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://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4146. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
| --- | --- |

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4146. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 23.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 15/3 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

22 January 2007

(2007/C 15/04)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2936 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 157,53 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4537 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,65485 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1249 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6185 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 90,12 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,3675 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5784 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,805 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 251,45 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6976 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8468 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,3793 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 34,475 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8214 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6382 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5203 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,0925 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8538 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,9894 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 216,05 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,1939 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,0568 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3795 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 758,82 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5302 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,451 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,3520 |
| THB | Thai baht | 45,610 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2936

JPY

Japanese yen

157,53

DKK

Danish krone

7,4537

GBP

Pound sterling

0,65485

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1249

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6185

ISK

Iceland króna

90,12

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3675

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5784

CZK

Czech koruna

27,805

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

251,45

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6976

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8468

RON

Romanian leu

3,3793

SKK

Slovak koruna

34,475

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8214

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6382

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5203

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,0925

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8538

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,9894

KRW

South Korean won

1 216,05

ZAR

South African rand

9,1939

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,0568

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3795

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 758,82

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5302

PHP

Philippine peso

63,451

RUB

Russian rouble

34,3520

THB

Thai baht

45,610

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL AND COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

| 23.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 15/4 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4526 — PAI/Lafarge)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 15/05)

| 1. | On 15 January 2007 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which PAI Partners S.A.S. (‘PAI’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of Lafarge Roofing (‘Lafarge Roofing’, France), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 15 January 2007 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which PAI Partners S.A.S. (‘PAI’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of Lafarge Roofing (‘Lafarge Roofing’, France), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | PAI: private equity investment, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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PAI: private equity investment,

| — | Lafarge Roofing: roofing materials. |
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Lafarge Roofing: roofing materials.

| 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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4526 — PAI/Lafarge, 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) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4526 — PAI/Lafarge, 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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