do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4357 — Bridgepoint/Dorna) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, sports body

C 248/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.10.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4357 — Bridgepoint/Dorna)

(2006/C 248/16)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 October 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://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4357. 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.4386 — Cinven/Aero Invest)

(2006/C 248/17)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 October 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://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4386. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Case C-426/04 P: Order of the President of the First Chamber of the Court of 25 January 2006 — European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) v Norbert Schmitt
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Agency for Reconstruction, General Court (EU), action for annulment (EU), servant (EU), termination of a contract

C 249/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.10.2006

Action brought on 7 September 2006 — Commission of
the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxem-
bourg

(Case C-364/06)

(2006/C 249/17)

Language of the case: French

Order of the President of the Court of 30 January 2006 —
the European Communities v French
Commission of

Republic

(Case C-451/04) (1)

(2006/C 249/19)

Language of the case: French

Parties

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: N. Yerrell, Agent)

(1) OJ C 314, 18.12.2004.

Defendant: Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

Forms of order sought

The Court is asked to:

— declare that by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with the
Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the
working time of persons performing mobile road transport
activities (1), or in any event by failing to communicate
them to the Commission, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
has failed to fulfil its obligations under that Directive.

— order the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing Directive 2002/15/EC
into domestic law expired on 23 March 2005.

Order of the President of the Court of 29 June 2006 —
the European Communities v Italian
Commission of

Republic

(Case C-185/05) (1)

(2006/C 249/20)

Language of the case: Italian

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) JO 2002 L 80, p. 35.

(1) OJ C 182, 23.07.2005.

Order of the President of the First Chamber of the Court
of 25 January 2006 — European Agency for Reconstruc-
tion (EAR) v Norbert Schmitt

Order of the President of the Court of 27 April 2006 —
the European Communities v Grand
Commission of
Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-426/04 P) (1)

(2006/C 249/18)

Language of the case: French

(Case C-22/06) (1)

(2006/C 249/21)

Language of the case: French

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 300, 04.12.2004.

(1) OJ C 60, 11.03.2006.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4382 — TPG/Aleris) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aluminium, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, metallurgical industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 248/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.10.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4382 — TPG/Aleris)

(2006/C 248/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 October 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://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4382. 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.4317 — Aviva/De Agostini/Sopaf/Bipielle Net)

(2006/C 248/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 September 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 Italian 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://ec.europa.eu/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 32006M4317. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, vocational training

14.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/17

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC
Treaty to training aid

(2006/C 248/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 73/04

Italy

Calabria

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

Continuing training and training aimed at employment

Decreto n. 9080 del 1o luglio 2003 — Avviso pubblico per la presentazione di
progetti di Formazione Professionale riservati alle imprese della Regione
Calabria. Formazione continua e interventi progettuali di formazione professio-
nale finalizzati all'occupazione. Asse III — Risorse Umane (FSE) Complemento
di programmazione POR Calabria 2000/2006. Azioni: 3.2 C, 3.3C, 3.4C, 3.9
A, 3.13 C

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 18 800 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 68/2001

Yes

Date of implementation

28.6.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Economic sectors concerned

Function-specific training

Limited to specific sectors

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Calabria

Via Massara, n.2
I-88100 Catanzaro

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

No
Case C-364/06: Action brought on 7 September 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Luxembourg, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, arrangement of working time, national implementing measure, occupational safety, road safety, road transport

C 249/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.10.2006

Action brought on 7 September 2006 — Commission of
the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxem-
bourg

(Case C-364/06)

(2006/C 249/17)

Language of the case: French

Order of the President of the Court of 30 January 2006 —
the European Communities v French
Commission of

Republic

(Case C-451/04) (1)

(2006/C 249/19)

Language of the case: French

Parties

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: N. Yerrell, Agent)

(1) OJ C 314, 18.12.2004.

Defendant: Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

Forms of order sought

The Court is asked to:

— declare that by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with the
Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the
working time of persons performing mobile road transport
activities (1), or in any event by failing to communicate
them to the Commission, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
has failed to fulfil its obligations under that Directive.

— order the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing Directive 2002/15/EC
into domestic law expired on 23 March 2005.

Order of the President of the Court of 29 June 2006 —
the European Communities v Italian
Commission of

Republic

(Case C-185/05) (1)

(2006/C 249/20)

Language of the case: Italian

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) JO 2002 L 80, p. 35.

(1) OJ C 182, 23.07.2005.

Order of the President of the First Chamber of the Court
of 25 January 2006 — European Agency for Reconstruc-
tion (EAR) v Norbert Schmitt

Order of the President of the Court of 27 April 2006 —
the European Communities v Grand
Commission of
Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-426/04 P) (1)

(2006/C 249/18)

Language of the case: French

(Case C-22/06) (1)

(2006/C 249/21)

Language of the case: French

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 300, 04.12.2004.

(1) OJ C 60, 11.03.2006.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4411 — AXA IMD/Investkredit/Europolis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, management, merger control, real estate credit, real property

C 248/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.10.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4411 — AXA IMD/Investkredit/Europolis)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 248/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 6 October 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 AXA Investment
Managers Deutschland GmbH (‘AXA IMD’, Germany) belonging to the AXA group and Investkredit Bank
AG (‘Investkredit’, Austria) belonging to Österreichische Volksbanken-AG (ÖVAG) acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertakings Europolis Bitwy
Warszawskiej Sp. z o.o., Poland Business Park VII Sp. z o.o., Europolis Saski Point Sp. z o.o., Europolis
Sienna Center Sp. z o.o. and Warsaw Towers Sp. z o.o. (‘Europolis’, Poland) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— AXA IMD: active in management of assets;

— Investkredit: a company providing financial services to corporate and real estate partners as well as

loans for real estate projects;

— Europolis: owner of office properties located in Warsaw, Poland.

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.4411 — AXA IMD/Investkredit/Europolis 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.
Case C-22/06: Order of the President of the Court of 27 April 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Luxembourg, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, health certificate, plant health legislation, re-export

C 249/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.10.2006

Action brought on 7 September 2006 — Commission of
the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxem-
bourg

(Case C-364/06)

(2006/C 249/17)

Language of the case: French

Order of the President of the Court of 30 January 2006 —
the European Communities v French
Commission of

Republic

(Case C-451/04) (1)

(2006/C 249/19)

Language of the case: French

Parties

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: N. Yerrell, Agent)

(1) OJ C 314, 18.12.2004.

Defendant: Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

Forms of order sought

The Court is asked to:

— declare that by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with the
Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the
working time of persons performing mobile road transport
activities (1), or in any event by failing to communicate
them to the Commission, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
has failed to fulfil its obligations under that Directive.

— order the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing Directive 2002/15/EC
into domestic law expired on 23 March 2005.

Order of the President of the Court of 29 June 2006 —
the European Communities v Italian
Commission of

Republic

(Case C-185/05) (1)

(2006/C 249/20)

Language of the case: Italian

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) JO 2002 L 80, p. 35.

(1) OJ C 182, 23.07.2005.

Order of the President of the First Chamber of the Court
of 25 January 2006 — European Agency for Reconstruc-
tion (EAR) v Norbert Schmitt

Order of the President of the Court of 27 April 2006 —
the European Communities v Grand
Commission of
Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-426/04 P) (1)

(2006/C 249/18)

Language of the case: French

(Case C-22/06) (1)

(2006/C 249/21)

Language of the case: French

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 300, 04.12.2004.

(1) OJ C 60, 11.03.2006.
New national side of euro circulation coins
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: San Marino, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency, technical specification

14.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/3

New national side of euro circulation coins

(2006/C 248/03)

National side of the new 2- euro commemorative circulation coin issued by the Republic of San Marino

Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all
new euro coin designs (1) with a view to informing anyone required to handle coins in the course of their
work and the public at large. In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), Member
States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing for the
issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro circulation
coins on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued per country per year and that only
the 2 euro denomination is used. These coins have the technical features of normal euro circulation coins,
but bear a commemorative design on the obverse national side.

Issuing State: Republic of San Marino

Subject of commemoration: 500th anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus

Factual description of the design: portrait of Christopher Columbus and a representation of the three
Caravels; above the portrait the inscription ‘SAN MARINO’ and the wind rose; in the middle the mint
mark ‘R’; below, the dates ‘1506 — 2006’ in a cartouche and the initials of the author Luciana De Simoni
‘LDS’; on the outer ring, the twelve stars of the European flag surrounding the design.

Issuing volume: 120 000 coins

Approximate issuing date: October 2006
Edge lettering: 2 ★, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted

(1) See OJ C 373 of 28.12.2001, p. 1 for a reference to all national sides that were issued in 2002.
(2) See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of
euro coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the
design of national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264 of 15.10.2003, p. 38).
New national side of euro circulation coins
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency, technical specification

C 248/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.10.2006

New national side of euro circulation coins

(2006/C 248/02)

National side of the new 2- euro commemorative circulation coin issued by Finland

Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all
new euro coin designs (1) with a view to informing anyone required to handle coins in the course of their
work and the public at large. In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), Member
States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing for the
issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro circulation
coins on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued per country per year and that only
the 2 euro denomination is used. These coins have the technical features of normal euro circulation coins,
but bear a commemorative design on the obverse national side.

Issuing State: Finland

Subject of commemoration: 100th anniversary of the universal and equal suffrage

Factual description of the design: the inner part of the coin shows male and female faces separated by a
line. On the left side of the coin, is the date 1 October 1906 and on the right side, is the year with the
imbedded country abbreviation 20 FI 06. The mint mark ‘M’ appears at the left of each face. The twelve
stars of the European flag are depicted on the outer ring.

Issuing volume: max 2,5 million coins

Approximate issuing date: October 2006

Edge lettering:

‘SUOMI FINLAND * * *’ where the * stands for a lion's head.

(1) See OJ C 373 of 28.12.2001, p. 1 for a reference to all national sides that were issued in 2002.
(2) See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of
euro coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the
design of national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264 of 15.10.2003, p. 38).
Corrigendum to the Notice in the Official Journal in Case T-200/06
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), dominant position, economic concentration, electrical energy, gas industry, merger control, restriction on competition

C 249/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.10.2006

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the Notice in the Official Journal in Case T-200/06

(2006/C 249/41)

The notice in the Official Journal of the European Union in Case T-200/06 IBERDROLA v Commission of the European
Communities, as referred to in Article 24(6) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, was published
twice, on 16 September 2006 (OJ C 224, p. 49) and 30 September 2006 (OJ C 237, p. 9).

Regard being had to the provisions of Article 116(6) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, the second
publication of the notice in question in the Official Journal of the European Union is the only one to be taken into account
in calculating the period referred to in Article 115(1) of the Rules of Procedure.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

14.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

13 October 2006

(2006/C 248/01)

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

1,2550

149,84

7,4547

0,67440

9,2564

1,5932

85,67

8,4285

1,9558

0,5767

28,256

15,6466

265,35

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,8844

3,5070

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

239,56

36,853

1,8460

1,6689

1,4246

9,7729

1,9006

1,9868

KRW South Korean won

1 197,46

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,3971

9,9164

7,4222

Indonesian rupiah

11 552,90

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6209

62,719

33,8090

46,985

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.