do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2965 — Staples Inc./Guilbert SA) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distance selling, distributive trades, economic concentration, exchange control, exchange of information, furniture industry, office supplies, service

21.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 226/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2965 — Staples Inc./Guilbert SA)

(2002/C 226/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 12 September 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 US undertaking Staples Inc. (Staples) acquires, within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the distant-selling business of the French undertaking Guilbert SA
(Guilbert) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Staples: distribution of office supplies, business services, furniture and technology to businesses, from

home-based businesses to large companies,

— Guilbert: distribution of office products and furniture. The distant-selling business of Guilbert

is
operated by the following companies: Reliable France, Bernard SA, JPG Benelux, Reliable UK Ltd
(and its subsidiary Neat Ideas Ltd), VPC System (and its subsidiary Mondoffice). Guilbert is part of
the Pinault-Printemps-Redoute Group.

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.2965 — Staples Inc./Guilbert SA, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

21.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 226/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 September 2002

(2002/C 226/01)

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Exchange
rate

0,979

120,66

7,4302

0,6333

9,0937

1,4662

86,38

7,362

1,9474

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,57366

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

29,967

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,592

0,4133

4,0517

32700

228,28

43,131

1627000

1,7919

1,5403

7,6359

2,0772

1,7419

243,12

KRW

South Korean won

1179,7

3,4525

ZAR

South African rand

10,2942

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(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2840 — Danapak/Teich/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, packaging, packaging product, paperboard, restrictive-practice authorisation, sale

C 226/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.9.2002

Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/37.800 — Brasseries luxembourgeoises

(prepared under Article 15 of Commission Decision (2001/462/EC, ECSC) of 23 May 2001 on the
terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001,
p. 21))

(2002/C 226/03)

The decision does not give rise to particular comments on the proceedings which took a normal course.

The parties' rights of defence were fully respected.

The draft decision deals only with objections in respect of which the parties have been afforded the
opportunity of making known their views.

Done at Brussels on 7 November 2001.

Karen WILLIAMS

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2840 — Danapak/Teich/JV)

(2002/C 226/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 August 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 302M2840. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2941 — CNP/Taittinger) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, cosmetic product, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, luxury products industry, merger control, wine

C 226/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.9.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2941 — CNP/Taittinger)

(2002/C 226/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 13 September 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 members of the Taittinger family (Taittinger family, France) and the Compagnie
nationale à portefeuille (CNP, controlled by Mr le Baron Albert Frère, Belgium) acquires, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Taittinger company (Taittinger,
France). The Taittinger family currenthy exercises sole control on the Taittinger company.

joint control of

the Regulation,

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Taittinger family and Taittinger: hotel

industry,

luxury goods industry (manufacture of crystal and

perfume), wine production and trade, marketing and sale of alcoholic beverages,

— CNP: financial holding with control interest in the retail sector of luxurious perfumes and cosmetics

and in the wine production and trade sector.

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.2941 — CNP/Taittinger, 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.