do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4181 — Blackstone/Center Parcs (UK) Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment bank, merger control, tourism

18.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 67/29

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4181 — Blackstone/Center Parcs (UK) Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 67/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 10 March 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the Blackstone Group (‘Blackstone’, USA)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the under-
taking Center Parcs (UK) Group Plc (‘Center Parcs UK’, UK) by way of public bid announced on 9 March
2006.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Blackstone: private merchant banking, financial advisory services, private equity investing and prop-

erty investment;

— for Center Parcs UK: operates four residential holiday villages in the UK and one spa in the UK.

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.4181 — Blackstone/Center Parcs (UK) Group, to the following address:

European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4043 — Plastal/Dynamit Nobel Kunststoff) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, plastics industry

18.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 67/35

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4043 — Plastal/Dynamit Nobel Kunststoff)

(2006/C 67/16)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 December 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32005M4043. 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.4111 — Goldman Sachs/Daiwa/SMBC/Sanyo)

(2006/C 67/17)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 February 2006, 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32006M4111. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4174 — The Coca-Cola Company/Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company/ Fonti del Vulture S.r.l.  Traficante ) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, economic concentration, merger control

C 67/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.3.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4174 — The Coca-Cola Company/Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company/ Fonti del
Vulture S.r.l. ‘Traficante’)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 67/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 March 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings The Coca-Cola Company
(‘TCCC’, USA) and Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.
(‘CCHBC’, Greece) acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Fonti del Vulture
S.r.l.) (‘Traficante’, Italy) by purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for TCCC: brand owner and supplier of soft drink concentrates;

— for CCHBC: licensed bottler that produces and sells TCCC-branded beverages;

— for Traficante: bottling and marketing mineral waters in principal in southern Italy.

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.4174 — TCCC/CCHBC/Traficante, to the following address:

European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Interbranch organisation in the fresh fruit and vegetables sector  (Communication made under Article 19(7) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96)
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, fruit-growing, market gardening, professional association

C 67/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.3.2006

Interbranch organisation in the fresh fruit and vegetables sector

(Communication made under Article 19(7) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96)

(2006/C 67/09)

The Italian authorities have notified the Commission of their decision to recognise under Article 19 of
Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (2), the national inter-
branch association for fruit and vegetables (‘Organismo interprofessionale del settore ortofrutticolo’).

— Area of activity: Italy.

— Activities:

‘L'organismo interprofessionale del settore ortofrutticolo’ will carry out all the activities

laid down for interbranch organisations in the relevant parts of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.

For the sake of transparency, the communications regarding interbranch organisations recognised earlier
can be found in the following issues of the Official Journal of the European Communities:

— OJ C 313, 15.10.1997, p. 12.

— OJ C 190, 2.7.1999, p. 7.

and in the following issue of the Official Journal of the European Union:

— OJ C 91, 16.4.2003, p. 17.

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4093 — Toyota Tsusho/Tomen) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: conglomerate, economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry

C 67/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.3.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3942 — Adidas/Reebok)

(2006/C 67/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 January 2006, 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32006M3942. 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.4093 — Toyota Tsusho/Tomen)

(2006/C 67/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 March 2006, 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32006M4093. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.4009 — CIMC/BURG) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: container, economic concentration, merger control, metalwork

18.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 67/31

Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.4009 — CIMC/BURG)

(2006/C 67/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 March 2006, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after
finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common
market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified
concentration. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

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

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not
later than 15 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 No COMP/M.4009 — CIMC/BURG,
to the following address:
European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4159 — Aegon/Caja Navarra/Seguros Navarra JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: credit institution, economic concentration, insurance company, life assurance, merger control

C 67/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.3.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4159 — Aegon/Caja Navarra/Seguros Navarra JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 67/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 March 2006, 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 Aegon Spanje Holding,
BV (Aegon, The Netherlands) belonging to the group Aegon and Caja de Ahorros y del Monte de Piedad de
Navarra (CAN, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control
of the undertaking Seguros Navarra, S.A. (Seguros Navarra, Spain) by way of purchase of shares. Seguros
Navarra is currently under the sole control of CAN.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Aegon: life insurance and pensions, savings and investment products;

— CAN: private entity active in credit, deposit transactions, general financing and insurance distribution

in Spain;

— Seguros Navarra: life insurance and pension plans in Spain.

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.4159 — Aegon/Caja Navarra/Seguros Navarra JV, to the following
address:

European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4112 — Cerberus/Goldman Sachs/Wittur) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, lift, merger control, private property, securities

C 67/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.3.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4112 — Cerberus/Goldman Sachs/Wittur)

(2006/C 67/18)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 February 2006, 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32006M4112. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Special Reports to the European Parliament made in accordance with Article 3(7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Ombudsman
Subjects: European Ombudsman, report

18.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 67/37

EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

Special Reports to the European Parliament made in accordance with Article 3(7) of the Statute of
the European Ombudsman (1)

(2006/C 67/19)

The European Ombudsman addressed three special reports to the European Parliament in 2005:

— Special Report of 12 May 2005 following the draft recommendation to the European Anti-Fraud office

in complaint 2485/2004/GG;

— Special Report of 27 May 2005 following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in

complaint 1391/2002/JMA;

— Special Report of 4 October 2005 following the draft recommendation to the Council of the European

Union in complaint 2395/2003/GG.

The texts of the special reports are available on the European Ombudsman's website in all 20 official
languages at: http://www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int.

Paper copies can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman's office — 1 Avenue du
Président Robert Schuman — B.P. 403 — F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex. Telephone (33) (0) 388 17 23 13 —
Fax (33) (0) 388 17 90 62 — Email: euro-ombudsman@europarl.eu.int.

(1) Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of 9 March 1994 of the European Parliament on the Regulations and General

Conditions Governing the Performance of the Ombudsman's Duties (OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

18.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 67/3

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

17 March 2006

(2006/C 67/02)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

MTL

PLN

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

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

RON

Romanian leu

1,2185

141,47

7,4616

0,69450

9,3396

1,5735

83,98

7,9765

1,9558

0,5753

28,543

15,6466

259,15

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,8367

3,5050

SIT

SKK

TRY

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

NZD New Zealand dollar

SGD

Singapore dollar

239,53

37,330

1,6131

1,6669

1,4072

9,4529

1,9215

1,9696

KRW South Korean won

1 183,47

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,5410

9,7828

7,3575

Indonesian rupiah

11 148,67

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,514

62,168

33,7120

47,491

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4111 — Goldman Sachs/Daiwa/SMBC/Sanyo) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, electronics industry, merger control

18.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 67/35

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4043 — Plastal/Dynamit Nobel Kunststoff)

(2006/C 67/16)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 December 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32005M4043. 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.4111 — Goldman Sachs/Daiwa/SMBC/Sanyo)

(2006/C 67/17)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 February 2006, 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32006M4111. 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.3942 — Adidas/Reebok) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, sports equipment

C 67/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.3.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3942 — Adidas/Reebok)

(2006/C 67/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 January 2006, 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32006M3942. 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.4093 — Toyota Tsusho/Tomen)

(2006/C 67/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 March 2006, 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 website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32006M4093. EUR-Lex is the on-

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