do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4362 — Voestalpine/K+N/Euroshipping) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, freight rate, iron and steel product, logistics, merger control, processing industry, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 267/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.11.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4362 — Voestalpine/K+N/Euroshipping)

(2006/C 267/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 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 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 32006M4362. 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.4327 — EGIS/Alpine/Hochtief/Austrian Highway A5)

(2006/C 267/07)

(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 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 32006M4327. 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.4413 — Apollo Group/GE Advanced Materials) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Asia, Europe, chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

C 267/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.11.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4413 — Apollo Group/GE Advanced Materials)

(2006/C 267/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 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 Apollo Group (‘Apollo’, United
States), which controls inter alia the chemical company Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (‘Hexion’), acquires
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of GE Advanced
Materials (‘GEAM’, United States) and the joint ventures GE Bayer Silicones (‘GEBS’) and GE Toshiba Sili-
cones (‘GETOS’) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Apollo: portfolio investments, via Hexion: manufacture and sale of various thermoplastic resins and

related products;

— for GEAM: manufacture and sale of silicones and related products; fused quartz and ceramic materials;

— for GEBS: manufacture and sale of silicones and related products mainly in Europe;

— for GETOS: manufacture and sale of silicones and related products in Asia.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4413 — Apollo Group/GE Advanced Materials, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4422 — Bertelsmann/Vodafone/Moconta) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer behaviour, economic concentration, exchange of information, mass communications, merger control, telecommunications, theory of marketing

1.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 267/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4422 — Bertelsmann/Vodafone/Moconta)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 267/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 25 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 undertaking Bertelsmann Aktienge-
sellschaft (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany), by means of its 100 % subsidiary Arvato Mobile GmbH (‘Arvato’,
Germany), and Vodafone D2 GmbH (‘Vodafone D2’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Moconta GmbH Co. KG (‘Moconta’, Germany) by way of
purchase of shares constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Bertelsmann: Media company in the areas of television/radio, print media publishing, music as well as

printing and other services;

— Arvato: Conceptual design and realisation of technical services in the area of mobile telecommunication

marketing and customer loyalty;

— Vodafone D2: Mobile telecommunications network operator in Germany as well as service provider for

direct internet access, mobile fax- and data communication and picture messages (MMS);

— Moconta: Conceptual design and marketing of services in the area of customer loyalty on the basis of

mobile telecommunication services

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.4422 — Bertelsmann/Vodafone/Moconta, 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, 05.3.2005, p. 32.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Castile-Leon, State aid, agricultural cooperative, control of State aid

C 267/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.11.2006

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 267/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.9.2006

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 323/05

Title: Aid to promote cooperatives in Castille-Leon

Objective: Direct grants for agricultural cooperatives to promote and develop the agricultural cooperative
movement in the Autonomous Community of Castille-Leon

Legal basis: Orden AYG/…/2005, de … de …, por la que se establece un regimen de ayudas para
promover y fomentar el movimiento cooperativo agrario en la Comunidad Autonoma de Castilla y León

Budget: EUR 342 400 for the 2005 financial year

Aid intensity or amount: Various

Duration: 31 December 2006

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4349 — Metro/Geant Polska) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, economic concentration, final consumption, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, retail trade, supermarket, wholesale trade

1.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 267/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4349 — Metro/Geant Polska)

(2006/C 267/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 11 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 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 32006M4349. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

1.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 267/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

31 October 2006

(2006/C 267/01)

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

1,2696

149,59

7,4538

0,66850

9,2120

1,5887

86,37

8,3320

1,9558

0,5770

28,219

15,6466

260,22

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,8731

3,5202

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

36,326

1,8515

1,6509

1,4331

9,8766

1,9072

1,9824

KRW South Korean won

1 196,34

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,3900

10,0032

7,3631

Indonesian rupiah

11 569,23

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6372

63,277

33,9910

46,639

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4327 — EGIS/Alpine/Hochtief/Austrian Highway A5) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, investment, management, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, transport infrastructure

C 267/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.11.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4362 — Voestalpine/K+N/Euroshipping)

(2006/C 267/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 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 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 32006M4362. 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.4327 — EGIS/Alpine/Hochtief/Austrian Highway A5)

(2006/C 267/07)

(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 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 32006M4327. 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.4425 — Merrill Lynch/Irish Life & Permanent/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, banking, capital market, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial market, merger control, mortgage

1.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 267/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4425 — Merrill Lynch/Irish Life & Permanent/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 267/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 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 Merrill Lynch Interna-
tional Bank Limited (‘MLIB’, Ireland), which is ultimately owned by Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc (ML, USA) and
Irish Life and Permanent plc (‘ILP’ Ireland), will establish, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation, by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company (a 50/50 joint venture (the
JV, Ireland)).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for MLIB: primarily involved in the general markets banking sector;

— for ML: wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies;

— for the ILP Group: a provider of personal financial services in the Irish market;

— for the JV: specialist mortgage loans in Ireland.

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.4425 — Merrill Lynch/Irish Life & Permanent/JV, 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.