do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4298 — Aggregate Industries/Foster Yeoman) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: construction equipment, distributive trades, economic concentration, merger control, production, restrictive-practice authorisation

4.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 268/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4249 — Abertis/Autostrade)

(2006/C 268/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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 32006M4249. 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.4298 — Aggregate Industries/Foster Yeoman)

(2006/C 268/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 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 32006M4298. 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.4381 — JCI/FIAMM) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building, consumer goods, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, technology, vehicle parts

4.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 268/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4381 — JCI/FIAMM)

(2006/C 268/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 26 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 VB Autobatterie GmbH
& Co. KGaA (‘VB’, Germany), a company jointly controlled by Johnson Control Inc. (‘JCI’, USA) and Robert
Bosch GmbH (‘Bosch’, Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of parts of FIAMM S.p.A.
(FIAMM, Italy), namely the automotive starter business of FIAMM
(‘FIAMM-SBB’), by purchase of shares in a newly created company and the purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for JCI: manufacture and sale of components and systems for the automotive industry;

— for Bosch: manufacture and sale of components and systems for the automotive industry, consumer

goods and building technology;

— for VB: manufacture and sale of batteries, in particular for the automotive industry;

— for FIAMM-SBB: manufacture and sale of batteries, in particular for the automotive industry.

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.4381 — JCI/FIAMM, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 268/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.11.2006

Euro exchange rates (1)

1 November 2006

(2006/C 268/02)

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

1,2757

149,24

7,4547

0,66845

9,2017

1,5880

86,57

8,3005

1,9558

0,5770

28,066

15,6466

259,34

3,4528

0,6963

0,4293

3,8633

3,5125

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

239,51

36,275

1,8575

1,6480

1,4471

9,9232

1,8976

1,9900

KRW South Korean won

1 198,39

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,3850

10,0428

7,3612

Indonesian rupiah

11 612,06

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6565

63,581

34,0690

46,763

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4379 — Remondis/Cronimet/ALFA Acciai/TSR Group) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control, steel, water management

C 268/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.11.2006

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4379 — Remondis/Cronimet/ALFA Acciai/TSR Group)

(2006/C 268/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004)

On 20 September 2006, the Commission of the European Communities received notification of a
proposed concentration between ALFA Acciai s.p.a., Cronimet Holding GmbH, Remondis AG & Co. KG
and TSR Group. On 26 October 2006, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew
their notification.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4437 — Sun Group/Autobar Packaging) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, holding company, investment company, merger control, packaging, private investment

4.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 268/23

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4437 — Sun Group/Autobar Packaging)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 268/14)

(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 Sun Group (‘Sun
Group’, USA), through a number of newly formed acquisition vehicles, acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the Autobar Packaging Business (‘the Business’) of
Acorn Netherlands Z B.V. (‘Acorn’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Sun Group: management of private equity investment funds;

— for the Business: manufacture of disposable, flexible and rigid packaging products;

— for Acorn: holding company of the Business.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4437 — Sun Group/Autobar Packaging, 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.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 3,30 % on 1 November 2006 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

4.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 268/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

3,30 % on 1 November 2006

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 November 2006

(2006/C 268/01)

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

1,2760

149,62

7,4549

0,66880

9,1685

1,5929

86,68

8,2445

1,9558

0,5775

28,079

15,6466

260,37

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

3,8638

3,5225

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

36,376

1,8712

1,6527

1,4402

9,9237

1,8935

1,9923

KRW South Korean won

1 195,87

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,4965

10,0442

7,3510

Indonesian rupiah

11 631,38

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6536

63,379

34,0900

46,825

(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender,

the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
State aids — Decisions to propose appropriate measures pursuant to article 88(1) of the EC Treaty where the Member State concerned has accepted those measures   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, civil service, control of State aid, insurance, mutual assistance scheme

4.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 268/5

State aids — Decisions to propose appropriate measures pursuant to article 88(1) of the EC Treaty
where the Member State concerned has accepted those measures

(2006/C 268/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

16.5.2005

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Form of aid

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

E 21/04

France

Aide à la Mutualité Fonction Publique (MFP) et à ses mutuelles membres

Article R.523-2 du code français de la mutualité
Article L.712-7 du code français de la sécurité sociale

Acceptance of appropriate measures

Grants, management discounts, and provision of premises and staff

Unlimited

Insurance

Name and address of the granting authority Various ministries and authorities

Other information

The Commission notes France's acceptance of the appropriate measures
proposed with a view to making aid measures for the MFP and its
member mutual societies compatible with the common market. It accepts
that these measures will be implemented no later than 1 January 2007.

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/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

4.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 268/3

Euro exchange rates (1)

2 November 2006

(2006/C 268/03)

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

1,2767

149,40

7,4543

0,66910

9,1966

1,5894

86,33

8,2430

1,9558

0,5770

28,061

15,6466

260,35

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

3,8670

3,5155

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

239,60

36,363

1,8672

1,6511

1,4489

9,9294

1,8958

1,9937

KRW South Korean won

1 198,82

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,4700

10,0521

7,3544

Indonesian rupiah

11 633,29

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6606

63,375

34,0860

46,827

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, State aid, aid to disadvantaged groups, control of State aid, disabled person, employment aid, exchange of information, job creation

C 268/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.11.2006

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of
the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2006/C 268/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XE 25/06

Cyprus

Cyprus

Aid scheme for the employment of recipients of public assistance in the private
sector

Αποφάσεις Υπουργικού Συµβουλίου µε αριθ. 57.798, ηµεροµηνίας 30.4.2003 και
αριθ. 63.101, ηµεροµηνίας 28.12.2005

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,85 million

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles
4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regu-
lation

Yes: 40 % of annual
gross wage

Date of implementation

21.7.2006

Duration of the scheme

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4 Creation of employment

Art. 5 Recruitment of disad-
vantaged and disabled workers

Yes

Art. 6 Employment of disabled
workers

— All Community sectors (1)
eligible for employment aid

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Υπηρεσίες Κοινωνικής Ευηµερίας µέσω Υπουργείου Εργασίας και Κοινωνικών Ασφαλί-
σεων (Service de prévoyance sociale-Ministère du travail et de la sécurité sociale)

Λευκωσία, 1468 (Nicosie, 1468)
Κύπρος (Chypre)

Other information

Scheme to be 50 % co-financed by the EU's European Social Fund

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of
the Regulation

No

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors which are the subject of special rules in regulations and directives

governing all state aid within the sector.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4438 — Macquarie/Thames Water) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial market, investment bank, merger control, wastewater, water supply, water treatment

C 268/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.11.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4438 — Macquarie/Thames Water)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 268/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 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 Macquarie Bank
Limited (‘Macquarie’, United Kingdom), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regu-
lation control of the whole of the undertaking Thames Water Holdings plc (‘Thames Water’, United
Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Macquarie: financial and investment banking services;

— for undertaking Thames Water: provision of water and sewerage services in a designated area in and

around London.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4438 — Macquarie/Thames Water, 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.4249 — Abertis/Autostrade) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motorway, restrictive-practice authorisation, service, toll, transport infrastructure

4.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 268/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4249 — Abertis/Autostrade)

(2006/C 268/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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 32006M4249. 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.4298 — Aggregate Industries/Foster Yeoman)

(2006/C 268/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 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 32006M4298. 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.4315 — GE/CS/GIMP/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: commercial bank, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 268/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.11.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4315 — GE/CS/GIMP/JV)

(2006/C 268/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 1 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 32006M4315. EUR-Lex is the on-

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