do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2861 — Siemens/Dräger) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: automation, communications industry, economic concentration, energy supply, exchange of information, information industry, lighting, medical device, merger control, technology

C 311/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

14.12.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2861 — Siemens/Dräger)

(2002/C 311/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 6 December 2002 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 German undertakings Siemens AG (Siemens) and Drägerwerk AG (Drägerwerk)
acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the German undertaking
Dräger Medical AG & Co. KGaA, currently solely controlled by Drägerwerk, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Siemens: global activities in areas such as information and communication, automation and control,

energy supply, transport, lighting techniques, and medical solutions,

— Dräger: medical solutions.

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.2861 — Siemens/Dräger, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3026 — DMdata/WM-data/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, information technology, management, merger control, service

C 311/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

14.12.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3026 — DMdata/WM-data/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 311/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 December 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 DMdata A/S (DMdata, Denmark), controlled by the Mærsk Data Group and the
Danske Bank Group (both Denmark), and WM-data (WM-data, Sweden), acquire, within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of WM-data Infra Solutions AB (WM-data Infra, Sweden),
which will constitute a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— DMdata: IT management services,

— Mærsk Data Group: IT services,

— WM-data: IT services,

— WM-data Infra: provision of IT ‘operational management services’ primarily in Sweden.

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.3026 — DMdata/WM-data/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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3041 — Crédit Suisse/Safilo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment bank, merger control, optical industry

14.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 311/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3041 — Crédit Suisse/Safilo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 311/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 December 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 undertaking DLJ Merchant Banking III Inc. (DLJ), belonging to the Crédit Suisse Group and
Mr Vittorio Tabacchi, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint control of the
undertaking Safilo Holdings SpA (Safilo) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Crédit Suisse Group (USA): investment banking,

— Safilo (Italy): production and distribution of eyewear.

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.3041 — Crédit Suisse/Safilo, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

14.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 311/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

13 December 2002

(2002/C 311/01)

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Exchange
rate

1,0221

124,46

7,4256

0,6445

9,1205

1,4768

84,92

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Norwegian krone

7,3295

AUD

Australian dollar

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

1,95

0,5729

31,233

CAD

HKD

NZD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

235,68

KRW

South Korean won

1231,12

3,4522

ZAR

South African rand

9,0086

Exchange
rate

0,6063

0,4165

3,9753

34520

230,1873

41,726

1580000

1,805

1,5892

7,971

1,9946

1,7865

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Current members of the selection board — Open competition COM/A/10/01 — Administrators (A 7/A 6) in the field of law
Date: 2002-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU national, Netherlands, civil law, commercial law, jurisdiction, mutual recognition principle

14.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 311/17

III

(Notices)

COMMISSION

CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SELECTION BOARD

OPEN COMPETITION COM/A/10/01

ADMINISTRATORS (A 7/A 6)

IN THE FIELD OF LAW

(2002/C 311/10)

SCHMITT VON SYDOW Helmut
LAWRENCE David Grant

ENEGREN Johan
RAPACCIUOLO Durante

VON KIRCHMANN Jobst
BISCHOFF Pierre

Chairman:
Alternate Chairman:

Full members:

Alternate members:
State aid — Italy — Commission notice to the Member States and other interested parties — State aid measure C 18/2002 (ex N 809/2000) — Aid to shipbuilding — Measures to promote shipbuilding investment (Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1540/98) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, building subsidy, control of State aid, investment, regional aid, shipbuilding

14.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 311/11

STATE AID — ITALY

Commission notice to the Member States and other interested parties

State aid measure C 18/2002 (ex N 809/2000) — Aid to shipbuilding — Measures to promote
shipbuilding investment (Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1540/98)

(2002/C 311/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

By means of the letter dated 2 September 2002 reproduced
below, the Commission notified Italy of its decision to close the
procedure initiated in respect of
the abovementioned aid
measure

‘By letter dated 12 December 2000,
Italy notified the
Commission of the above aid measure. Further information
was also provided.

By letter dated 4 March 2002, the Commission informed Italy
that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in
Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the following
shipyards:

— Fincantieri, Ancona,

— C. N. Orlando, Livorno,

— Visentini, Porto Viro.

The Commission received no comments
parties.

from interested

By letter of 11 March 2002, registered as received by the
Commission on 13 March 2002, Italy withdrew the aid notifi-
cation with regard to the following shipyards:

— Fincantieri, Ancona,

— C. N. Orlando, Livorno,

— Visentini, Porto Viro.

The Commission notes that, under Article 8 of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 659/1999 (2), the Member State concerned may
withdraw the notification in due time before the Commission
has taken a decision on the aid. In cases where the Commission
the
has
Commission shall close the procedure.

investigation

procedure,

initiated

formal

the

The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (1).
The Commission called on interested parties to submit their
comments.

Consequently, the Commission has decided to close the formal
investigation procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in
respect of the relevant aid, noting that Italy has withdrawn its
notification.’.

(1) OJ C 141, 14.6.2002, p. 15.

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying
down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC
Treaty (OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p.1).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3012 — Tebodin/Lockwood Greene/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, dredging, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, technology

14.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 311/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3012 — Tebodin/Lockwood Greene/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 311/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 December 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 Tebodin BV (Netherlands), belonging to the BAM group, and Lockwood Greene International Inc.
(USA), belonging to the Philipp Holzmann group, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, joint control of Tebodin Lockwood Greene BV by way of purchase of shares in a newly created
company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— BAM: construction and dredging,

— Philipp Holzmann: construction,

— Tebodin Lockwood Greene BV: engineering and construction services for the realisation of construction

or development projects.

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.3012 — Tebodin/Lockwood Greene/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.