do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4363 — Yum/Pizza Hut) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-08-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

15.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 191/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4363 — Yum/Pizza Hut)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 191/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 8 August 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 Yum! Restaurant Holdings
(‘Yum’, UK) controlled by Yum Brands Inc. (USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Pizza Hut UK Limited (‘Pizza Hut’, UK) by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Yum: holding company for the Yum group activities in the informal restaurant market;

— for undertaking Pizza Hut: to operate and manage informal restaurants.

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.4363 — Yum/Pizza Hut, 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.4339 — SCOR/Revios) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-08-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, reinsurance

C 191/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.8.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4339 — SCOR/Revios)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 191/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 8 August 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 SCOR S.A. (‘SCOR’,
France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of
the undertaking Revios Rückversicherung AG (‘Revios’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking SCOR: reinsurance company,

— for undertaking Revios: reinsurance company.

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.4339 — SCOR/Revios, 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.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-08-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Netherlands, State aid, control of State aid, heritage protection, interest rate subsidy, natural disaster, tax relief

C 191/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.8.2006

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 191/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption: 12.4.2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.5.2006

Member State: Austria (Tirol, Vorarlberg, Salzburg)

Member State: Netherlands

Number of the aid: N 99/2006

Number of the aid: N 200/2006

Title: Schadenswiedergutmachung in der Tourismus- und Frei-
zeitwirtschaft nach der Hochwasserkatastrophe im Sommer
2005

Objective: Compensation for damage caused by natural disas-
ters or exceptional occurrences

Legal basis: Katastrophenfondsgesetz 1996 idgF, Hochwasser-
hilfe — gemeinsame Zinsenzuschussaktion von Bund und
Ländern auf Basis der Richtlinien für die TOP-Tourismus-
Förderung 2001-2006 und der Richtlinien für die Übernahme
von Garantien für Tourismus- und Freizeitbetriebe 2001-2006
für Schadensfälle mit einem Volumen unter 1 Mio. EUR

Overall aid amount planned: EUR 1 million

Duration: 31.12.2006

Other information: Aid scheme — interest subsidy and guar-
antee

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Title: Steunregeling ten behoeve van stadsherstelorganisaties

Objective: Heritage conservation — Culture

Legal basis:

— artikel VI, paragraaf B van het Belastingplan 2005

(Staatsblad 2004, nr. 653, blz. 10);

— Artikel 5, eerste lid, onderdeel d), van de Wet op de

Vennootschapsbelasting 1969

Type of measure: Aid scheme

Form of aid: Tax advantage

Budget: Overall aid amount planned (in millions of national
currency): 20

Duration: 1.1.2005-31.12.2014

Name and address of the granting authority: Ministerie van
Financiën

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden-
tial information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-08-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

15.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 191/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

14 August 2006

(2006/C 191/01)

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

1,2718

148,34

7,4608

0,67435

9,2005

1,5807

90,44

7,9980

1,9558

0,5759

28,118

15,6466

273,89

3,4528

0,6959

0,4293

3,8773

3,5354

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

239,62

37,566

1,8645

1,6692

1,4338

9,8935

2,0143

2,0111

KRW South Korean won

1 228,24

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,7252

10,1477

7,2770

Indonesian rupiah

11 560,66

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,679

65,243

34,1350

47,567

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.