do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

13.4.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 89/1

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

12 April 2002

(2002/C 89/01)

1 euro

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7,4367

Danish krone

9,098

Swedish krona

0,6125

Pound sterling

0,8803

United States dollar

1,3989

Canadian dollar

116,28

Japanese yen

1,4656

Swiss franc

7,6235

Norwegian krone

86,26

Icelandic króna (2)

1,6455

Australian dollar

1,9904

New Zealand dollar

9,8726

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2702 — Norsk Hydro/VAW) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 89/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13.4.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2702 — Norsk Hydro/VAW)

(2002/C 89/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 March 2002 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
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2702. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2710 — 3i/Capman/Pretax)

(2002/C 89/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 March 2002 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 (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2710. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2727 — Post Office Limited/First Rate Enterprises Limited/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, postal service, wholesale trade

C 89/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13.4.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2727 — Post Office Limited/First Rate Enterprises Limited/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 89/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 April 2002 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings Post Office Limited (POL), controlled by Consignia plc, and First Rate Enter-
prises Limited (FRE), controlled by the Bank of Ireland, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Regulation, joint controll of the undertaking FRTS by purchase of shares in a newly created company
constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— POL: postal and financial services,

— FRE: wholesaling and trading in foreign currencies,

— FRTS: wholesale of and foreign currency exchange, supply of traveller's cheques and car hire services.

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
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.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2727 — Post Office Limited/First Rate Enterprises Limited/JV, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2710 — 3i/Capman/Pretax) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 89/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13.4.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2702 — Norsk Hydro/VAW)

(2002/C 89/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 March 2002 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
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2702. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2710 — 3i/Capman/Pretax)

(2002/C 89/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 March 2002 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 (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2710. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2745 — Shell/Enterprise Oil) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, energy production, exchange of information, merger control, oil industry

13.4.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 89/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2745 — Shell/Enterprise Oil)

(2002/C 89/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 4 April 2002 the Commission received 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 Shell Resources plc, belonging to the Royal Dutch/Shell group (Shell, UK/NL),
acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking
Enterprise Oil plc (UK) by way of public bid announced on 2 April 2002.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Shell: Worldwide exploration, production and sale of oil and natural gas, production and sale of

chemicals, power generation and production of energy from renewable resources,

— Enterprise Oil: Crude oil and natural gas exploration and production, mainly in the North Sea, Italy, the

US Gulf of Mexico, Mexico and Russia.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2745 — Shell/Enterprise Oil, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(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.