# Official Journal C 137/15 M

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4715 May 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 137

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4715 May 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2004/C 137/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 137/2 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3422 - BBVA/BNL/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2004/C 137/3 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3435 – Lyondell/Millennium) (
  2
  ) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2004/C 137/1

Euro exchange rates

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2004/C 137/2

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3422 - BBVA/BNL/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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2004/C 137/3

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3435 – Lyondell/Millennium) (
  2
  )

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3

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(2)   Text with EEa relevance

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Euro exchange rates (1)

14 May 2004

(2004/C 137/01)

1 euro ==

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1802 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,52 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4408 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67390 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1640 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5400 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,69 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1850 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9465 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,58620 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,947 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 256,45 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4530 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6522 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4256 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,7672 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 40 494 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 238,8000 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 40,195 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 814 045 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7199 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6476 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,2053 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,9641 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0393 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 400,84 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 8,1607 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1802

JPY

Japanese yen

135,52

DKK

Danish krone

7,4408

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67390

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1640

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5400

ISK

Iceland króna

87,69

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1850

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9465

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,58620

CZK

Czech koruna

31,947

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

256,45

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4530

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6522

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4256

PLN

Polish zloty

4,7672

ROL

Romanian leu

40 494

SIT

Slovenian tolar

238,8000

SKK

Slovak koruna

40,195

TRL

Turkish lira

1 814 045

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7199

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6476

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,2053

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9641

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0393

KRW

South Korean won

1 400,84

ZAR

South African rand

8,1607

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3422 - BBVA/BNL/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 137/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 3 May 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertakings Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (‘BBVA’, Spain) and Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A. (‘BNL’, Italy) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Joint Venture by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 3 May 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertakings Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (‘BBVA’, Spain) and Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A. (‘BNL’, Italy) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Joint Venture by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | BBVA: retail banking, wholesale banking and other banking services in Europe and Latin America |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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BBVA: retail banking, wholesale banking and other banking services in Europe and Latin America

| — | BNL: banking and investments, e-banking services, factoring, leasing, asset management, trust services, consumer financing, insurance, telecommunications services and infrastructure, publishing and publicity |
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BNL: banking and investments, e-banking services, factoring, leasing, asset management, trust services, consumer financing, insurance, telecommunications services and infrastructure, publishing and publicity

| — | Joint Venture: consumer financing in Italy |
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Joint Venture: consumer financing in Italy

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. 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 (EEC) No 4064/89 (3) 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 concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. 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 (EEC) No 4064/89 (3) 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) 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3422 - BBVA/BNL/JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| 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 (fax no. (32-2) 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3422 - BBVA/BNL/JV, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 395, 30.12.1989 p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.

(2)  OJ L 180, 9. 7. 1997, p. 1; corrigendum OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

(3)  OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3435 – Lyondell/Millennium)

(2004/C 137/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 5 May 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertaking Lyondell Chemical Company (‘Lyondell’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Millennium Chemicals Inc. (‘Millennium’, USA) by way of exchange of shares. The operation also includes the acquisition of the whole of Equistar Chemical Company Inc (‘Equistar’, USA), a company currently jointly controlled by Lyondell and Millennium. |
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On 5 May 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertaking Lyondell Chemical Company (‘Lyondell’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Millennium Chemicals Inc. (‘Millennium’, USA) by way of exchange of shares. The operation also includes the acquisition of the whole of Equistar Chemical Company Inc (‘Equistar’, USA), a company currently jointly controlled by Lyondell and Millennium.

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






  — | Lyondell: production of basic chemicals and their derivatives; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Lyondell: production of basic chemicals and their derivatives;

| — | Millennium: production of commodity and specialty chemicals; |
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Millennium: production of commodity and specialty chemicals;

| — | Equistar: production of petrochemicals and polymers; |
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Equistar: production of petrochemicals and polymers;

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 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) 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3435 – Lyondell/Millennium, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| 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 (fax no. (32-2) 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3435 – Lyondell/Millennium, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1 ; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.

(2)  OJ L 180, 9. 7. 1997, p. 1; corrigendum OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

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