do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3723 — EQT/ISS/Health Care/Care Partner/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: care for the elderly, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, private investment, service, telecommunications

15.2.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 38/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3723 — EQT/ISS/Health Care/Care Partner/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 38/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 3 February 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking EQT III Limited, which
belongs to the EQT Group (UK), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
joint control of the businesses of ISS Health Care AB (‘Health Care’, Denmark) and Care Partner Sverige AB
(‘Care Partner’, Sweden), which are currently solely controlled by ISS Global A/S (‘ISS’, Denmark), belonging
to the ISS A/S Group, by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint
venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for EQT III: private equity fund,

— for ISS: mainly facility services, such as cleaning services,

— Health Care: management of local hospitals, mainly in Sweden,

— Care Partner: services in the care for elderly and functionally disabled in Scandinavia.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) 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 their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3723 — EQT/ISS/Health Care/Care Partner/JV, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) Available on DG COMP website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3649 — FINMECCANICA/BAES AVIONICS & COMMUNICATIONS)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, arms industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

15.2.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 38/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3649 — FINMECCANICA/BAES AVIONICS & COMMUNICATIONS)

(2005/C 38/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 7 February 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Finmeccanica S.p.A.
(Finmeccanica, Italy) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
the whole of UK avionics activities and the military communications business of BAE SYSTEMS plc
(‘BAES’, UK) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Finmeccanica is active principally in the defence and aerospace sectors, such as the design, manufacture
and support of aircraft, helicopters, satellites, missile systems, radar, avionics and communication
systems, naval systems and armoured vehicles,

— BAES is an international manufacturer of defence and commercial aerospace systems, including military
aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics and weapons systems,

— BAES's UK avionics activities include radar, electro-optics, electronic warfare systems, mission avionics
systems and Communication, Navigation and Identification systems. BAES' military communications
business includes military ground communication systems and military naval information and commu-
nication systems.

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

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3649 — FINMECCANICA/BAES AVIONICS & COMMUNICATIONS, to
the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

15.2.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 38/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

14 February 2005

(2005/C 38/01)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

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

1,2967

LVL

Latvian lats

136,2

MTL Maltese lira

7,4439

0,6873

9,0972

1,5545

81,13

8,4165

1,9559

0,5831

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRY

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

30,069

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

244,27

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,696

0,4305

4,011

35 015

239,75

38,115

1,7053

1,6471

1,596

10,1138

1,8093

2,1286

1 329,38

7,8129

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3735 — FINMECCANICA/AMS) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, air traffic, air traffic control, arms industry, economic concentration, electronics industry, exchange of information, merger control

C 38/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.2.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3735 — FINMECCANICA/AMS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 38/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 7 February 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Finmeccanica SpA
(‘Finmeccanica’, Italy) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
the whole of the Italian operating branch of AMS (‘AMS SpA’, Italy) and the AMS's air traffic control busi-
ness. AMS is currently jointly-controlled by BAE SYSTEMS plc (‘BAES’, UK) and Finmeccanica.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Finmeccanica is active principally in the defence and aerospace sectors, such as the design, manufacture
and support of aircraft, helicopters, satellites, missile systems, radar, avionics and communication
systems, naval systems and armoured vehicles,

— AMS is active in the land and naval defence electronics markets, and in the air traffic control and air

traffic management systems civil markets,

— BAES is an international manufacturer of defence and commercial aerospace systems, including military
aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics and weapons systems.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) 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 their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3735 — FINMECCANICA/AMS, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) Available on DG COMP website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3643 — SEPHORA/EL CORTE INGLES/JV)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, cosmetic product, distributive trades, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, retail outlet, supermarket

C 38/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.2.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3643 — SEPHORA/EL CORTE INGLES/JV)

(2005/C 38/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 7 February 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Sephora S.A.
(‘Sephora’, France), a subsidiary of the group LVMH – Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, ultimately controlled
by the group Arnault S.A.S., and El Corte Inglés S.A. (‘El Corte Inglés’, Spain), acquire within the meaning
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint
venture (‘JV’), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Sephora: production, distribution and sale of its own brand cosmetics and distribution and sale of

luxury cosmetics products, in specialised retail stores throughout the EU,

— for El Corte Inglés: retail stores (supermarkets, clothing stores) and other services (travel agency, insur-

ance), mainly in Spain,

— for JV: exploitation of retail specialised cosmetic shops in Spain previously solely owned by Sephora.

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

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3643 — SEPHORA/EL CORTE INGLES/JV, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3714 — BRIDGEPOINT/ATTENDO) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: care for the elderly, economic concentration, investment, management, merger control, security services, telecommunications

C 38/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.2.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3714 — BRIDGEPOINT/ATTENDO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 38/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 7 February 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the investment fund Bridgepoint Europe
II (‘BE II’), belonging to Bridgepoint Capital Group Limited (‘Bridgepoint’, UK), acquires within the meaning
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Attendo AB (‘Attendo’,
Sweden), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Bridgepoint: Management of private equity funds,

— for Attendo: Care services for elderly and disabled; social alarm and communication systems and

response.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) 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 their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3714 — BRIDGEPOINT/ATTENDO, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) Available on DG COMP website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3644 — Viterra/Deutschbau)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, economic concentration, merger control, property leasing, real estate business, restrictive-practice authorisation

15.2.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 38/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3644 — Viterra/Deutschbau)

(2005/C 38/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 December 2004, 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in German and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3644. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3659 — Dresdner Bank/Cetelem/JV)

(2005/C 38/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 January 2005, 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3659. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3646 — Mabsa/Belgian State/BIAC/JV)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, air transport, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, transport company

C 38/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.2.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3611 — Borgwarner/BERU)

(2005/C 38/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 December 2004, 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3611. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3646 — Mabsa/Belgian State/BIAC/JV)

(2005/C 38/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 December 2004, 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3646. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1810/2004 of 7 September 2004 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 327, 30.10.2004)
Date: 2005-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, customs regulations, tariff nomenclature

L 43/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.2.2005

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1810/2004 of 7 September 2004 amending Annex I to Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

(Official Journal of the European Union L 327 of 30 October 2004)

on pages 46 and 49, in footnote 4:

for:

read:

‘4 February’,
‘14 February’;

for:

on page 52, in footnote 1:
‘4 February’,
‘14 February’;

read:

for:

on page 53, in footnote 2:
‘4 February’,
‘14 February’.

read:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3659 — Dresdner Bank/Cetelem/JV)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, bank, consumer credit, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

15.2.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 38/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3644 — Viterra/Deutschbau)

(2005/C 38/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 December 2004, 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in German and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3644. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3659 — Dresdner Bank/Cetelem/JV)

(2005/C 38/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 January 2005, 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3659. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3611 — Borgwarner/BERU)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: access to information, after-sales service, economic concentration, engine, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, spare part, supplier, vehicle parts

C 38/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.2.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3611 — Borgwarner/BERU)

(2005/C 38/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 December 2004, 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3611. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3646 — Mabsa/Belgian State/BIAC/JV)

(2005/C 38/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 December 2004, 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3646. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)