# Official Journal C 15/20 J

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4920 January 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 15

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4920 January 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2006/C 015/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2006/C 015/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4088 — GIB/Groupe Flo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2006/C 015/3 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4054 — Koch Industries/Georgia-Pacific) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2006/C 015/4 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3928 — Teva/Ivax) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2006/C 015/5 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4053 — Morgan Stanley/AM Development) (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2006/C 015/6 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4037 — Gerdau/Grupo Santander/Bogey/Sidenor) (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2006/C 015/7 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4052 — BAM/AM) (
  1
  ) | 5 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2006/C 015/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2006/C 015/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4088 — GIB/Groupe Flo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

2

2006/C 015/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4054 — Koch Industries/Georgia-Pacific) (
  1
  )

1

3

2006/C 015/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3928 — Teva/Ivax) (
  1
  )

1

3

2006/C 015/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4053 — Morgan Stanley/AM Development) (
  1
  )

1

4

2006/C 015/6

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4037 — Gerdau/Grupo Santander/Bogey/Sidenor) (
  1
  )

1

4

2006/C 015/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4052 — BAM/AM) (
  1
  )

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5

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

19 January 2006

(2006/C 15/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2073 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 139,06 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4625 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,68785 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3395 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5537 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 74,80 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1290 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5738 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,726 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 251,38 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6960 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8415 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,6417 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,47 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 37,570 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,6154 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6217 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4223 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,3615 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7822 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,9686 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 187,38 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,2562 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,7413 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3860 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 345,00 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,525 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,685 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,1520 |
| THB | Thai baht | 47,543 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2073

JPY

Japanese yen

139,06

DKK

Danish krone

7,4625

GBP

Pound sterling

0,68785

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3395

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5537

ISK

Iceland króna

74,80

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1290

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5738

CZK

Czech koruna

28,726

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

251,38

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6960

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8415

RON

Romanian leu

3,6417

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,47

SKK

Slovak koruna

37,570

TRY

Turkish lira

1,6154

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6217

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4223

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,3615

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7822

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,9686

KRW

South Korean won

1 187,38

ZAR

South African rand

7,2562

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,7413

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3860

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 345,00

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,525

PHP

Philippine peso

63,685

RUB

Russian rouble

34,1520

THB

Thai baht

47,543

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4088 — GIB/Groupe Flo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 15/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 13 January 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 GIB (Belgium), jointly controlled by the undertakings Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille (Belgium) and Ackermans & van Haaren (Belgium), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Financière Flo (‘Flo’, France), parent of the Flo group, by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 13 January 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 GIB (Belgium), jointly controlled by the undertakings Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille (Belgium) and Ackermans & van Haaren (Belgium), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Financière Flo (‘Flo’, France), parent of the Flo group, by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for GIB: quick service restaurants; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for GIB: quick service restaurants;

| — | for Flo: restaurants. |
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for Flo: restaurants.

| 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4088 — GIB/Groupe Flo, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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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.4088 — GIB/Groupe Flo, 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.4054 — Koch Industries/Georgia-Pacific)

(2006/C 15/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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 web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). 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/). This web site 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 32005M4054. 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 32005M4054. 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.3928 — Teva/Ivax)

(2006/C 15/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 November 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 web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). 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/). This web site 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 32005M3928. 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 32005M3928. 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.4053 — Morgan Stanley/AM Development)

(2006/C 15/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 January 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 web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). 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/). This web site 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 32006M4053. 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 32006M4053. 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.4037 — Gerdau/Grupo Santander/Bogey/Sidenor)

(2006/C 15/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 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 Spanish 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/). This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
| --- | --- |

—

from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web site 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 32005M4037. 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 32005M4037. 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.4052 — BAM/AM)

(2006/C 15/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 January 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 web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
| --- | --- |

—

from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web site 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 32006M4052. 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 32006M4052. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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