do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

8.7.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 159/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

7 July 2006

(2006/C 159/01)

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

1,2778

146,59

7,4591

0,69445

9,1693

1,5690

96,56

7,9530

1,9558

0,5750

28,473

15,6466

281,26

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

4,0290

3,5836

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

239,66

38,400

1,9920

1,7095

1,4228

9,9280

2,1043

2,0167

KRW South Korean won

1 211,23

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,1385

10,2142

7,2598

Indonesian rupiah

11 589,65

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,662

66,867

34,3400

48,586

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block Q10 of the Dutch continental shelf.
Date: 2006-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, continental shelf, energy site, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting, petroleum exploration

8.7.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 159/75

Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block Q10 of the
Dutch continental shelf.

(2006/C 159/06)

The Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands hereby gives notice that an applica-
tion has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block Q10 as indicated on the
map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant)
2002, No 245).

With reference to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30
May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and
production of hydrocarbons and the publication required by Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet)
(Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites
interested parties to submit an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block Q10.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The
criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the Directive are set out
in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official
Journal of the European Union and should be sent to the Minister for Economic Affairs, for the attention of
the Director for the Energy Market, Prinses Beatrixlaan 5, The Hague, Netherlands, and marked ‘personal’.

Applications submitted after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than twelve months after the period has expired.

Further information can be obtained from the following telephone number: (31-70) 379 72 98.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4251 — Berkshire/Iscar Metalworking Companies) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, investment company, merger control, metallurgical industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 159/88

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4251 — Berkshire/Iscar Metalworking Companies)

(2006/C 159/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 June 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 web site (http://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4251. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4213 — CAG/Motorola)

(2006/C 159/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 June 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 web site (http://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4213. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/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: 2006-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, air transport, carrier, transport licence, transport regulations

C 159/72

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2006

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 159/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

GERMANY

Operating licences revoked

Category B: Operating licences including 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4308 — BC Partners/Médica) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: care for the elderly, economic concentration, exchange of information, health care, investment company, medical centre, mental health, merger control

C 159/76

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4308 — BC Partners/Médica)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 159/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 3 July 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 BC European Capital VII,
BC European Capital VII Top-Up and BC European Capital VIII (together ‘BC Partners’, UK) belonging to
BC Partners Holdings Limited acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of the undertaking Médica SA (‘Médica’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking BC Partners: investment funds;

— for undertaking Médica: care homes for elderly people, rehabilitation centre and mental health centre.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4308 — BC Partners/Médica, 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) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4254 — Nordic Capital Fund VI/Dangaard) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, telecommunications

8.7.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 159/89

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4254 — Nordic Capital Fund VI/Dangaard)

(2006/C 159/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 July 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 web site (http://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4254. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4304 — GIMA/Synbra Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, marketing, merger control, plastics industry

C 159/74

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4304 — GIMA/Synbra Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 159/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 30 June 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 GIMA B.V. (‘GIMA’, The
Netherlands) controlled by Gilde Buy-Out Management Holding B.V. (‘Gilde’, The Netherlands) acquires
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking
Synbra Group B.V. (‘Synbra’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking GIMA: investment

— for undertaking Synbra: the manufacture and marketing of plastic products.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4304 — GIMA/Synbra Group, 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) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4261 — 3i/ABX) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, transit, transport company

8.7.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 159/73

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4261 — 3i/ABX)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 159/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 27 June 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 3i Group plc (‘3i’, UK),
through an acquisition vehicle, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of the undertaking ABX LOGISTICS Worldwide SA/NV and its subsidiaries (‘ABX’,
Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for 3i: investment, management advice to and management of investments on behalf of investment
funds. Most of its investments are in businesses based in Europe, although 3i has growing investments
in the Unites States and Asia.

— for ABX: active in the transport sector and focuses on road, air and sea freight forwarding and contract

logistics management. ABX has operations in over 30 countries.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M. 4261 — 3i/ABX, 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) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4213 — CAG/Motorola) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic equipment, merger control, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation, vehicle parts

C 159/88

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4251 — Berkshire/Iscar Metalworking Companies)

(2006/C 159/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 June 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 web site (http://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4251. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4213 — CAG/Motorola)

(2006/C 159/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 June 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 web site (http://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4213. EUR-Lex is the on-

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