# Official Journal C 59/2007

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5014 March 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 59

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5014 March 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 059/01 | Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.3333 — Sony/BMG) (
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Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 059/01

Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.3333 — Sony/BMG) (
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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 059/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2007/C 059/03 | Commission Communication on the titles of technical regulations | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 059/02

Euro exchange rates

2

2007/C 059/03

Commission Communication on the titles of technical regulations

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 059/04 | Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the Permis du Pays de Saulnois)
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V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 059/04

Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the Permis du Pays de Saulnois)
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(Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the Permis du Pays de Saulnois)

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.3333 — Sony/BMG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 59/01)

On 1 March 2007, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1).

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 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 No COMP/M.3333 — Sony/BMG, to the following address:

| Commission of the European Communities |
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| Competition DG |
| Merger Registry |
| Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70 |
| B-1000 Brussels |

Commission of the European Communities

Competition DG

Merger Registry

Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70

B-1000 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 395, 30.12.1995, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

13 March 2007

(2007/C 59/02)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3218 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 154,14 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4503 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,68310 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2910 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6095 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 88,78 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,0945 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5794 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,202 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 250,00 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7081 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8946 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,3750 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 34,063 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8751 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6793 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5453 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,3299 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,9006 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0199 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 248,37 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,8350 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,2347 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3530 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 179,73 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6362 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 64,074 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,5360 |
| THB | Thai baht | 43,708 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3218

JPY

Japanese yen

154,14

DKK

Danish krone

7,4503

GBP

Pound sterling

0,68310

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2910

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6095

ISK

Iceland króna

88,78

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,0945

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5794

CZK

Czech koruna

28,202

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

250,00

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7081

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8946

RON

Romanian leu

3,3750

SKK

Slovak koruna

34,063

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8751

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6793

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5453

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,3299

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9006

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0199

KRW

South Korean won

1 248,37

ZAR

South African rand

9,8350

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,2347

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3530

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 179,73

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6362

PHP

Philippine peso

64,074

RUB

Russian rouble

34,5360

THB

Thai baht

43,708

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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| 14.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 59/3 |
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Commission Communication on the titles of technical regulations

(2007/C 59/03)

For your information, from March 2007, the titles of drafts notified under Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council will no longer be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

They will instead be published on a weekly basis on the TRIS public website http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

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Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (1)

(Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the ‘Permis du Pays de Saulnois’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 59/04)

On 26 September 2006, Lundin International, with registered offices at MacLaunay, F-51210 Montmirail, applied for an exclusive three-year licence, designated the ‘Permis du Pays de Saulnois’, to prospect for oil and gas in an area of approximately 264 km2 covering part of the department of Moselle.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates, the original meridian being that of Paris.

| Points | Latitude | Longitude |
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| A | 54,40° N | 4,60° E |
| B | 54,40° N | 4,80° E |
| C | 54,30° N | 4,80° E |
| D | 54,30° N | 4,70° E |
| E | 54,20° N | 4,70° E |
| F | 54,20° N | 4,50° E |
| G | 54,30° N | 4,50° E |
| H | 54,30° N | 4,60° E |

Points

Latitude

Longitude

A

54,40° N

4,60° E

B

54,40° N

4,80° E

C

54,30° N

4,80° E

D

54,30° N

4,70° E

E

54,20° N

4,70° E

F

54,20° N

4,50° E

G

54,30° N

4,50° E

H

54,30° N

4,60° E

Submission of applications

The initial applicant and competing applicants must prove that they comply with the requirements for obtaining the licence, as specified in Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Journal officiel de la République française, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France ’published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, p. 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 concerning mining rights and underground storage rights.

Competing applications must be sent to the Minister responsible for mines at the address below. Decisions on the initial application and competing applications will be taken within two years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 26 September 2008 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79(1) of the Mining Code and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 on mining operations, underground storage and the regulations governing them (Journal officiel de la République française, 3 June 2006).

Further information can be obtained from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Finance and Industry (Directorate-General for Energy and Raw Materials, Directorate for Energy and Mineral Resources, Bureau of Mining Legislation), 61, boulevard Vincent Auriol, Télédoc 133, F-75703 Paris Cedex 13 (telephone: (33) 144 97 23 02, fax: (33) 144 97 05 70).

The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted at:

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

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(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

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