do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4555 — CNP Assurances/Skandia Vida) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance, life assurance, merger control, reinsurance

20.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/9

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON
COMMERCIAL AND COMPETITION POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4555 — CNP Assurances/Skandia Vida)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 14/04)

1.
On 12 January 2007, 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 CNP Assurances S.A.
(‘CNP’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole
of the undertaking Skandia Vida S.A. de Seguros y Reaseguros (‘Skandia Vida’, Spain) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for CNP: Life Assurance, Non-Life Assurance and Re-insurance;

— for Skandia Vida: Life Assurance and Re-insurance.

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.4555 — CNP Assurances/Skandia Vida, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

20.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/5

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 January 2007

(2007/C 14/02)

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

1,2958

RON

Romanian leu

157,13

7,4540

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,65650

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3813

34,620

1,8345

1,6453

1,5189

10,1217

1,8633

1,9913

KRW South Korean won

1 213,32

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

9,2700

10,0734

7,3735

11 762,62

4,5350

63,365

34,3890

45,645

9,1195

1,6178

90,12

8,3680

1,9558

0,5784

27,768

15,6466

252,05

3,4528

0,6976

0,4293

3,8510

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4503 — PBDS/Philips APM) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic equipment, exchange of information, merger control, motor car, optical medium, vehicle parts

C 14/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4503 — PBDS/Philips APM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 14/05)

1.
On 12 January 2007, 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 Philips&BenQ Digital
Storage Corporation (‘PBDS’, Taiwan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regu-
lation control of the APM Business of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (‘Philips APM business’, The Neth-
erlands) by way of purchase of shares and purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking PBDS: Development, design, marketing and sales of optical data storage disk drives for

personal computers;

— for undertaking Philips APM business: supply of automotive playback modules for in-car multimedia

and navigation applications.

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.4503 — PBDS/Philips APM, 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.4502 — Lite-On/PBDS) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic equipment, exchange of information, household electrical appliance, lighting, medical device, merger control, micro-computer, optical medium, telecommunications equipment

20.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4502 — Lite-On/PBDS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 14/06)

1.
On 12 January 2007, 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 Lite-On I.T. Corporation
(‘Lite-On’, Taiwan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of
the undertaking Philips&BenQ Digital Storage Corporation (‘PBDS’, Taiwan), which is currently jointly
controlled by Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (‘Philips’, the Netherlands) and BenQ (Taiwan), by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Lite-On: computer, communication products, consumer electronics, optical data storage

disk drives for personal computers;

— for undertaking Philips: electronic products, medical diagnostic and patient monitoring systems, lighting

solutions, consumer electronics, home appliances;

— for undertaking PBDS: Development, design, marketing and sales of optical data storage disk drives for

personal computers.

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.4502 — Lite-On/PBDS, 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.4510 — L Capital 2/Calligaris) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, furniture industry, investment company, merger control

C 14/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4510 — L Capital 2/Calligaris)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 14/07)

1.
On 15 January 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which the undertaking L Capital 2 FCPR (‘L Capital 2’, France) ultimately controlled by Louis Vuitton Moet
Hennessy S.A. (‘LVMH’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation,
through a special vehicle company, S.C.L.A. SA (Luxembourg), joint control of the undertaking Calligaris
Holding S.p.A. (‘Calligaris’, Italy), currently under the exclusive control of Mr. Alessandro Calligaris, by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for LVMH: luxury goods;

— for L Capital 2: investment fund;

— for Calligaris: production of home furniture.

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.4510 — L Capital 2/Calligaris, 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.