# Official Journal C 43/21 F

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4921 February 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 43

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4921 February 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2006/C 043/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2006/C 043/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4136 — Deutsche Post/Williams Lea) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2006/C 043/3 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4045 — Deutsche Bahn/Bax Global) (
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Notice No

Contents

page

I   Information

Commission

2006/C 043/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2006/C 043/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4136 — Deutsche Post/Williams Lea) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

2

2006/C 043/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4045 — Deutsche Bahn/Bax Global) (
  1
  )

1

3

| | III   Notices |
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| | European Parliament |
| 2006/C 043/4 | Decision | 4 |
| | Commission |
| 2006/C 043/5 | Call for proposals — DG EAC 01/06 — Higher education reform (Lisbon strategy and Bologna process) (
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III   Notices

European Parliament

2006/C 043/4

Decision

4

Commission

2006/C 043/5

Call for proposals — DG EAC 01/06 — Higher education reform (Lisbon strategy and Bologna process) (
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5

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

20 February 2006

(2006/C 43/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1932 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 141,11 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4628 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,68480 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3635 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5617 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 75,42 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,0555 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5746 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,410 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 251,68 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6961 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,7665 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,5030 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,48 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 37,298 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,5732 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6108 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3715 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,2603 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7844 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,9427 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 154,72 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,1977 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,6032 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3035 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 014,43 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,438 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,927 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 33,6150 |
| THB | Thai baht | 46,958 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1932

JPY

Japanese yen

141,11

DKK

Danish krone

7,4628

GBP

Pound sterling

0,68480

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3635

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5617

ISK

Iceland króna

75,42

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,0555

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5746

CZK

Czech koruna

28,410

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

251,68

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6961

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,7665

RON

Romanian leu

3,5030

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,48

SKK

Slovak koruna

37,298

TRY

Turkish lira

1,5732

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6108

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3715

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,2603

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7844

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,9427

KRW

South Korean won

1 154,72

ZAR

South African rand

7,1977

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,6032

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3035

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 014,43

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,438

PHP

Philippine peso

61,927

RUB

Russian rouble

33,6150

THB

Thai baht

46,958

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4136 — Deutsche Post/Williams Lea)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 43/02)

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| 1. | On 10 February 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 Deutsche Post AG (DPAG, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Williams Lea Ltd (Williams Lea, UK) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 10 February 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 Deutsche Post AG (DPAG, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Williams Lea Ltd (Williams Lea, UK) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking DPAG: national postal service in Germany; multinational group offering a comprehensive range of mail, express, logistics and financial services; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking DPAG: national postal service in Germany; multinational group offering a comprehensive range of mail, express, logistics and financial services;

| — | for undertaking Williams Lea: document and print related services in Europe, the US and Asia. |
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for undertaking Williams Lea: document and print related services in Europe, the US and Asia.

| 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.4136 — Deutsche Post/Williams Lea, 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.4136 — Deutsche Post/Williams Lea, 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.4045 — Deutsche Bahn/Bax Global)

(2006/C 43/03)

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On 22 December 2005, 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 32005M4045. 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 32005M4045. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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III Notices

European Parliament

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DECISION

(2006/C 43/04)

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

HAVING REGARD TO the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of other servants as laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council and last amended by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004, and in particular Article 30 of the Staff Regulations,

HAVING REGARD TO the Bureau decision on the delegation of the powers of the Appointing Authority, last amended on 26 October 2004,

HAVING REGARD TO the following notices of open competition:

| | PE/90/A, PE/91/A, PE/94/A, PE/95/A, PE/96/A, PE/97/A; |
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PE/90/A, PE/91/A, PE/94/A, PE/95/A, PE/96/A, PE/97/A;

| | EUR/A/149, EUR/A/155, EUR/A/158, EUR/A/159, EUR/A/161, EUR/A/167, EUR/A/169; |
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EUR/A/149, EUR/A/155, EUR/A/158, EUR/A/159, EUR/A/161, EUR/A/167, EUR/A/169;

| | EUR/LA/156, EUR/LA/157; |
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EUR/LA/156, EUR/LA/157;

| | PE/30/B, PE/32/B, PE/33/B, PE/34/B; |
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PE/30/B, PE/32/B, PE/33/B, PE/34/B;

| | PE/121/C, PE/131/C, PE/132/C, PE/133/C, PE/134/C, EUR/C/124, EUR/C/135, EUR/C/153, EUR/C/160, |
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PE/121/C, PE/131/C, PE/132/C, PE/133/C, PE/134/C, EUR/C/124, EUR/C/135, EUR/C/153, EUR/C/160,

HAVING REGARD TO the opinion of the Joint Committee adopted at its meeting of 16 November 2005,

HAS DECIDED:

Article 1

The period of validity of the reserve lists from the following open competitions:

| | PE/90/A, PE/91/A, PE/94/A, PE/95/A, PE/96/A, PE/97/A; |
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PE/90/A, PE/91/A, PE/94/A, PE/95/A, PE/96/A, PE/97/A;

| | EUR/A/149, EUR/A/155, EUR/A/158, EUR/A/159, EUR/A/161, EUR/A/167, EUR/A/169; |
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EUR/A/149, EUR/A/155, EUR/A/158, EUR/A/159, EUR/A/161, EUR/A/167, EUR/A/169;

| | EUR/LA/156, EUR/LA/157; |
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EUR/LA/156, EUR/LA/157;

| | PE/32/B, PE/33/B, PE/34/B; |
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PE/32/B, PE/33/B, PE/34/B;

| | PE/121/C, PE/131/C, PE/132/C, PE/133/C, PE/134/C, EUR/C/153, EUR/C/160; |
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PE/121/C, PE/131/C, PE/132/C, PE/133/C, PE/134/C, EUR/C/153, EUR/C/160;

is extended until 31 December 2006.

Article 2

The period of validity of the reserve lists from open competition:

EUR/C/135

is extended until 31 March 2006.

Article 3

The period of validity of the reserve lists from the following open competitions:

PE/30/B and EUR/C/124

has not been extended.

Luxembourg, 14 December 2005.

The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — DG EAC 01/06

Higher education reform (Lisbon strategy and Bologna process)

(2006/C 43/05)

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1.   Objectives and description

The purpose of this call is to support the implementation of projects aiming to contribute to the reform process in higher education. Eligible activities would cover priority areas of curricular, funding and governance reform as well as seminars and conferences on these themes. In doing so, the Commission seeks to contribute to the priorities set in the Education and Training 2010 section of the agenda for the Lisbon Strategy (1), as well as to the priorities of the Bologna Process defined by higher education ministers in the Berlin and Bergen Communiqués (2).

The projects selected under this call will be supported with funds from Action 8 of the Socrates Programme: Accompanying Measures, awareness-raising activities to promote cooperation in the field of education (3).

2.   Eligible applicants

Applicants must be associations or networks or consortia of higher education institutions or other bodies active in relation to higher education, with members in at least three countries participating in the Socrates programme.

Applications from legal entities established in one of the following countries, participating in the Socrates programme, are eligible:

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25 EU Member States;

| — | EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway; |
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EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway;

| — | acceding countries: Bulgaria, Romania; |
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acceding countries: Bulgaria, Romania;

| — | candidate country: Turkey. |
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candidate country: Turkey.

3.   Budget and project duration

The total budget available for the co-financing of projects under the present call is estimated at EUR 3 000 000. Financial assistance from the Commission cannot exceed 85 % of the total eligible costs. The level of grants awarded is likely to vary considerably, depending on the type of project, the number of partners involved and so on. Activities must start between 1 September and 1 December 2006. The maximum duration of projects is 24 months.

4.   Deadline

Applications must be sent to the Commission no later than 20 April 2006.

5.   Further information

The full text of the call for proposals and the application forms are available on the following website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/index_en.html.

Applications must comply with the requirements set out in the full text and be submitted using the form provided.

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(1)  The priorities for higher education are described in the Commission Communication Mobilising the brainpower of Europe: enabling universities to make their full contribution to the Lisbon Strategy, COM 5005 (152).

(2)  For the Communiqués, see http://www.dfes.gov.uk/bologna.

(3)  Decision No 253/2000/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 24 January 2000, establishing the second phase of the Community action programme in the field of Education ‘Socrates’ (OJ L 28, 3.2.2000, p. 1-15). Article 3, paragraph 1, and Annex, Section II., Action 8: Accompanying Measures, under 1. (a), L 28/12.

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