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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2980 — Cargill/AOP) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, economic concentration, foodstuff, merger control, preparation for market, raw material, restrictive-practice authorisation, vegetable oil

18.1.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 13/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2980 — Cargill/AOP)

(2003/C 13/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 December 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 302M2980. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3032 — Interbrew/Brauergilde)

(2003/C 13/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 December 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 German 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 ‘CDE’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M3032. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3021 — Apax/Duke/Focus Wickes/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: decorative item, economic concentration, hand tool, holding company, investment company, merger control, polishing and scouring preparations, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 13/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.1.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3001 — Celanese/Clariant Emulsion Business)

(2003/C 13/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 December 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 German 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 ‘CDE’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M3001. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3021 — Apax/Duke/Focus Wickes/JV)

(2003/C 13/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 January 2003, 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 303M3021. CELEX

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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3029 — Société Générale/AIHL Europe) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, hire purchase, merger control, vehicle

18.1.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 13/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3029 — Société Générale/AIHL Europe)

(2003/C 13/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 9 January 2003, 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 French undertaking Société Générale (through a number of whollyowned subsidiaries,
including ALD International GmbH), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of that Regulation
control of 15 companies (Axus SA (Belgium), Axus Danmark A/S (Denmark), Axus Finland Oy (Finland),
Locaplan SA (France), Locacourtage SA (France), Axus Italiana Srl (Italy), Acomindus Srl (Italy), Axus
Luxemburg SA (Luxemburg), Axus Nederland BV (the Netherlands), Axus Norge A/S (Norway), Axus
Portugal — Gestão de Frotas SA (Portugal), Axus España SA (Spain), Axus Sverige AB (Sweden), Axus
UK Limited (United Kingdom) and Alexander Contact Rentals Limited (United Kingdom)) constituting the
Axus International Hertz Lease Europe group (‘AIHL Europe’), by way of purchase of shares. This group
belongs to Axus International Inc., a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Société Générale: retail banking, asset management and investment banking. Through ALD Inter-

national, Société Générale is active in the full fleet leasing and management services sector,

— AIHL Europe: full fleet leasing and management services.

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.3029 — Société Générale/AIHL Europe, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3032 — Interbrew/Brauergilde) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: alcoholic beverage, beer, economic concentration, merger control, non-alcoholic beverage, restrictive-practice authorisation, supply, theory of marketing

18.1.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 13/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2980 — Cargill/AOP)

(2003/C 13/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 December 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 302M2980. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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2, rue Mercier,
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3032 — Interbrew/Brauergilde)

(2003/C 13/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 December 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 German 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 ‘CDE’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M3032. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-01-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 13/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.1.2003

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

17 January 2003

(2003/C 13/05)

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

1,0652

125,34

7,4343

0,6582

9,175

1,4598

84,13

7,274

1,9546

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

0,57854

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,425

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6206

0,4198

4,0682

35708

230,775

41,602

1775000

1,8012

1,6304

8,3073

1,9317

1,8467

246,2

KRW

South Korean won

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

1249,91

9,425

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3068 — Ascott Group/Goldman Sachs/Oriville) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clock and watch industry, commercial bank, conglomerate, economic concentration, exchange of information, financing, information technology, investment company, merger control, technology

C 13/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.1.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3068 — Ascott Group/Goldman Sachs/Oriville)

(2003/C 13/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 13 January 2003, 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 undertakings the Ascott Group Limited (‘Ascott’, Singapore), controlled by Singapore Tech-
nologies Pte Ltd (‘Singapore Technologies’, Singapore) and the Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
(‘Goldman
Sachs’, United States of America) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of that Regulation joint
control of Oriville SAS (‘Oriville’, France), previously controlled by Goldman Sachs, by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Ascott: management of serviced short-stay residences and investment holding,

— Singapore Technologies: conglomerate active in engineering systems, information technology, utilities,
real estate financial and property services, hotels and services residence, venture capital fund investment
and management,

— Goldman Sachs: global investment bank,

— Oriville: management of serviced short-stay residences.

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.3068 — Ascott Group/Goldman Sachs/Oriville, 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.
Corrigendum to the publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin (OJ C 255 of 23.10.2002)
Date: 2003-01-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Wales, carcase, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, product quality, sheepmeat

18.1.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 13/15

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

(Official Journal of the European Communities C 255 of 23 October 2002)

(2003/C 13/12)

On page 14, in point 4.8 ‘Labelling’, first line, the word ‘Enterprise’ should be deleted.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3001 — Celanese/Clariant Emulsion Business) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, chemical product, economic concentration, merger control, polymer, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 13/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.1.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3001 — Celanese/Clariant Emulsion Business)

(2003/C 13/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 December 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 German 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 ‘CDE’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M3001. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3021 — Apax/Duke/Focus Wickes/JV)

(2003/C 13/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 January 2003, 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 303M3021. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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