do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4681 — De Agostini/Générale de Santé) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, game of chance, health care, holding company, mass media, merger control

C 108/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.5.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4681 — De Agostini/Générale de Santé)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 108/10)

1.
On 4 May 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 undertakings De Agostini S.p.A. (‘De
Agostini’, Italy) and Santé Holdings S.r.l. (‘Santé Holdings’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)
(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Générale de Santé S.A. (‘Générale de Santé’,
France), currently controlled by Santé Holdings, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking De Agostini: holding company that is active in the sector of media, lottery and games,

and equity and private fund investment;

— for undertaking Santé Holdings: holding company of Générale de Santé;

— for undertaking Générale de Santé: active in the health care sector.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4681 — De Agostini/Générale de Santé, 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.
Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block P2 of the Dutch continental shelf
Date: 2007-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, continental shelf, energy site, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting, petroleum exploration

12.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 108/37

Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block P2 of the
Dutch continental shelf

(2007/C 108/13)

The Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands hereby gives notice that an application
has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block P2 as indicated on the map
appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant)
2002, No 245).

With reference to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and
production of hydrocarbons (1) and the publication required by Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet)
(Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites
interested parties to submit an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block P2.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria,
conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the Directive are set out in the
Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official
Journal of the European Union and should be sent to the Minister for Economic Affairs, for the attention of
the Director for the Energy Market, Bezuidenhoutseweg 30, The Hague, Netherlands, and marked ‘personal’.
Applications submitted after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than twelve months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained from the following telephone number: (31-70) 379 72 98.

(1) OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4516 — Continental/Matador) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, pneumatic tyre, rubber industry

C 108/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.5.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4516 — Continental/Matador)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 108/12)

1.
On 27 April 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Continental Aktiengesellscahft (‘Continental’,
Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control over
Matador Rubber s.r.o. (‘Matador’, Slovakia) belonging to Matador Holding by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Continental: supply of tyres, technical rubber products, brake systems, chassis components and

vehicle electronics;

— for Matador: supply of tyres, conveyor belts, rubber building machines, moulds and containers.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4516 — Continental/Matador, 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: 2007-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 108/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.5.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

11 May 2007

(2007/C 108/02)

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

1,3486

RON

Romanian leu

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,2835

33,686

1,8136

1,624

1,5036

10,546

1,8468

2,0482

KRW South Korean won

1 249,82

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

9,4688

10,3527

7,3229

11 962,08

4,5981

63,613

34,863

44,83

161,46

7,4518

0,6813

9,226

1,6439

86,35

8,177

1,9558

0,5829

28,272

15,6466

248,61

3,4528

0,6964

0,4293

3,7786

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4633 — AREP LP/Lear) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, holding company, merger control, motor vehicle industry, shareholding, spare part

12.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 108/35

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4633 — AREP LP/Lear)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 108/11)

1.
On 27 April 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 American Real Estate Partners, L.P., (‘AREP LP’, USA), ultimately controlled by Mr
Carl Icahn, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of
the undertaking Lear Corporation (USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Mr Icahn: interests in investment entities and diverse companies including real estate, telecommunica-

tion, textile, railcar leasing and industrial and environmental services;

— for AREP LP: diversified holding company with interests including gaming, real estate and home fashion;

— for Lear Corporation: supplier of seat systems, electronic products and electrical distribution systems and

other interior products to 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. 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4633 — AREP LP/Lear, 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.4624 — EQT/Scandic) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hotel industry, investment company, investment transaction, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

12.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 108/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4624 — EQT/Scandic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 108/01)

On 25 April 2007, 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 Regulation (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 32007M4624. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4596 — Wärtsilä Technology Oy/Hyundai Heavy Industries Co/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, engine, exchange of information, merger control, shipbuilding, technology

C 108/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.5.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4596 — Wärtsilä Technology Oy/Hyundai Heavy Industries Co/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 108/14)

1.
On 3 May 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 undertakings Wärtsilä Technology Oy
(‘Wärtsilä’, Finland) and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co (‘HHI’, Korea) acquire within the meaning of Article 3
(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Wärtsilä Hyundai Engine Co. Ltd (Korea)
by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Wärtsilä: production and sale of ship propulsion and power plant solutions;

— for HHI: shipbuilding, engineering, engines, electric systems and construction equipment.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4596 — Wärtsilä Technology Oy/Hyundai Heavy Industries Co/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.