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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3278 — CVC/TPG/Debenhams) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance company, merger control

11.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 245/35

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3278 — CVC/TPG/Debenhams)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 245/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 October 2003 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 CVC Capital Partners Group Limited, Capital Partners (Luxembourg) SA (‘CVC’,
the United Kingdom) and TPG Advisors III, Inc. (‘TPG’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Regulation joint control of Debenhams plc (‘Debenhams’, the United Kingdom) by way of a court
procedure under UK company law.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— CVC: investment company,

— TPG: investment company,

— Debenhams: retailing a range of consumer, household and other non-food goods.

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.3278 — CVC/TPG/Debenhams, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
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.3217 — Carlyle/Finmeccanica/Avio) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advanced technology industry, aerospace industry, information technology, investment company

C 245/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.10.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3217 — Carlyle/Finmeccanica/Avio)

(2003/C 245/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 August 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 303M3217. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Communication — Financial statements of the ECSC in liquidation at 31 December 2002
Date: 2003-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ECSC, balance sheet, management accounting, validation of expenditure

C 245/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.10.2003

COMMISSION COMMUNICATION

Financial statements of the ECSC in liquidation at 31 December 2002

(2003/C 245/02)

In accordance with the commitments entered into on behalf of the ECSC in the field of loans, the
Commission publishes the following financial statements, drawn up under Article 3 of Council Decision
2003/76/EC of 1 February 2003 and Article 6 of the annex to Council Decision 2003/77/EC of 1 February
2003:

— the balance sheet of the ECSC in liquidation at 31 December 2002;

— the profits-and-loss account for the period ending 31 December 2002;

— the allocation of the surplus for the period ending 31 December 2002;

— notes on the financial statements at 31 December 2002.

These financial statements are accompanied by the audit report by KPMG Audit, Luxembourg (only the
French text is authentic).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

11.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 245/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

10 October 2003

(2003/C 245/01)

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

1,1788

127,85

7,4292

LVL

MTL

PLN

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Exchange
rate

0,6514

0,4296

4,5466

0,70845

ROL

Romanian leu

38 591

9,002

1,55

89,17

8,227

1,9473

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,58449

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,105

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

235,8

41,27

1 641 000

1,7056

1,5676

9,1177

1,9654

2,0326

254,45

KRW

South Korean won

1 352,26

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

8,1512

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(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.