do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4083 — ABN AMRO Capital France/L Capital/Sanutri) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agro-industry, dietary product, economic concentration, investment company, merger control

29.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/33

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4083 — ABN AMRO Capital France/L Capital/Sanutri)

(2006/C 103/17)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 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 French 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 32006M4083. 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.4049 — Novartis/Chiron) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: biotechnology, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, pharmaceutical industry

C 103/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3596 — ThyssenKrupp/Howaldswerke-Deutsche Werft)

(2006/C 103/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 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 32004M3596. 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.4049 — Novartis/Chiron)

(2006/C 103/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 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 32006M4049. 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.4158 — Towerbrook Investors/GSE) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, property market

C 103/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4158 — Towerbrook Investors/GSE)

(2006/C 103/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 April 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 Regulation
(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 32006M4158. 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.4169 — Virgin/CPW/JV)

(2006/C 103/16)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 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 32006M4169. 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.4210 — Agravis/Baywa/Dr. Gräub) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural equipment, building industry, crop production, economic concentration, energy industry, merger control, pharmaceutical industry

29.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/27

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4210 — Agravis/Baywa/Dr. Gräub)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 103/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 April 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 AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG
(‘Agravis’, Germany) and BayWa AG (‘BayWa’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Dr. E. Gräub AG (‘Dr. Gräub’, Switzerland) by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Agravis: manufacturing and wholesaling of agricultural products, building, energy and services;

— BayWa: distribution of agricultural products, construction materials, energy and services;

— Dr. Gräub: manufacture and sale of animal pharmaceuticals.

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.4210 — Agravis/Baywa/Dr. Gräub, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

29.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 April 2006

(2006/C 103/01)

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

1,2537

143,29

7,4608

0,6942

9,297

1,5713

93,81

7,757

1,9558

0,576

28,42

15,6466

264,08

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,8747

3,475

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

239,61

37,395

1,66

1,6599

1,4097

9,7204

1,9818

1,9853

KRW South Korean won

1 182,49

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,6811

10,0503

7,2901

Indonesian rupiah

11 041,34

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,544

64,939

34,194

47,045

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4206 — Veolia-BCP/SNCM) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carrier, economic concentration, investment company, maritime transport, merger control, services company, waste management, water supply

C 103/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4206 — Veolia-BCP/SNCM)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 103/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 21 April 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 Veolia Transport (‘Veolia
Transport’, France) belonging to the group Veolia Environnement (‘Veolia Environnement’, France) and
Butler Capital Partners (‘BCP’, France) controlled by Mr. Walter Butler acquire within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Société Nationale Corse Méditer-
ranée (‘SNCM’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Veolia Transport: passenger and industrial transport services;

— for Veolia Environnement: water, waste, energy and transport management services;

— for BCP: investment fund;

— for SNCM: sea transport services in the Mediterranean, travel agencies and ships' supplies.

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.4206 — Veolia-BCP/SNCM, 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.
Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, air transport, carrier, transport licence

C 103/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2006

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to
Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 103/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

LITHUANIA

Operating licences revoked

Category A: Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision
effective since

JSC „Aviapaslauga“

Pievu str. 1
Karmelava
LT–4301 Kaunus district

passengers, mail, cargo

17.3.2006

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.
(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4216 — CVC/Bocchi/De Weide Blik) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, horticulture, investment company, merger control

29.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/29

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4216 — CVC/Bocchi/De Weide Blik)

(2006/C 103/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 April 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 undertaking CVC Capital Partners
Group S.à.r.l. (CVC, Luxemburg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of the undertakings De Weide Blik N.V. (De Weide Blik, Belgium) and Bocchi Holding
B.V. (Bocchi, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for CVC: investment fund;

— for De Weide Blick: fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants;

— for Bocchi: fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants.

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.4216 — CVC/Bocchi/De Weide Blik, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4020 — Wingas/ZGHG/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, storage of hydrocarbons

29.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/31

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4020 — Wingas/ZGHG/JV)

(2006/C 103/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 April 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 Regulation
(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 32006M4020. 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.4089 — Gilde/Heiploeg)

(2006/C 103/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 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 32006M4089. 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.4089 — Gilde/Heiploeg) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-foodstuffs, crustacean farming, economic concentration, investment company, merger control

29.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/31

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4020 — Wingas/ZGHG/JV)

(2006/C 103/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 April 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 Regulation
(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 32006M4020. 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.4089 — Gilde/Heiploeg)

(2006/C 103/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 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 32006M4089. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, air transport, carrier, transport licence

29.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/25

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to
Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 103/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

GERMANY

Operating licences revoked

Category A: Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision
effective since

Fischer-Flug GmbH

Hollerweg 7
D-77654 Offenburg

passengers, mail, cargo

10.2.2006

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.
(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4169 — Virgin/CPW/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, clothing, economic concentration, merger control, mobile phone, service, telecommunications

C 103/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4158 — Towerbrook Investors/GSE)

(2006/C 103/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 April 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 Regulation
(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 32006M4158. 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.4169 — Virgin/CPW/JV)

(2006/C 103/16)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 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 32006M4169. EUR-Lex is the on-

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