do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4682 — INEOS/Lanxess' engineering thermoplastic resins business) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

14.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 162/17

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4682 — INEOS/Lanxess' engineering thermoplastic resins business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 162/09)

1.
On 6 July 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 INEOS (‘INEOS’, United
Kingdom) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the engi-
neering thermoplastic resin business currently belonging to the undertaking Lanxess (‘Lanxess business’,
Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for INEOS: manufacture of specialty and intermediate chemicals,

— for Lanxess business: worldwide engineering thermoplastic resins, more specifically styrene based copoly-

mers.

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.4682 — INEOS/Lanxess' engineering thermoplastic resins business 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.4773 — 3i/Eltel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, telecommunications industry

C 162/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.7.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4773 — 3i/Eltel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 162/08)

1.
On 6 July 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 3i Group Plc (‘3i’, United
Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of
the undertaking Eltel Group Corporation (‘Eltel’, Finland) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for 3i: private equity,

— for Eltel: construction and maintenance of telecom and electricity infrastructure.

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.4773 — 3i/Eltel, 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: 2007-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

14.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 162/5

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

13 July 2007

(2007/C 162/03)

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

1,3782

RON

Romanian leu

168,68

7,4416

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67795

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,1340

33,238

1,7540

1,5879

1,4414

10,7756

1,7531

2,0877

KRW South Korean won

1 263,74

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

9,5926

10,4323

7,2900

12 434,81

4,7479

62,915

35,0920

41,996

9,1560

1,6579

82,92

7,9130

1,9558

0,5842

28,318

15,6466

245,70

3,4528

0,6969

0,4293

3,7487

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4652 — National Grid/TenneT/BritNed JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, energy grid, exchange of information, gas industry, merger control

14.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 162/15

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4652 — National Grid/TenneT/BritNed JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 162/07)

1.
On 6 July 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(s) National Grid plc
(‘National Grid’, United Kingdom) and TenneT Holding B.V. (‘TenneT’, The Netherlands) acquire(s) within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the undertaking BritNed
Development Ltd (‘BritNed’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company
constituting a joint venture.

the Council Regulation joint control of

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for National Grid: operation of the high voltage electricity transmission system in the United Kingdom;

operation of gas transmission systems in the United Kingdom,

— for TenneT: operation of the high voltage electricity transmission system in The Netherlands,

— for BritNed: construction and operation of a high voltage interconnector between the United Kingdom

and The Netherlands.

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.4652 — National Grid/TenneT/BritNed 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.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid

C 162/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.7.2007

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 162/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

30.4.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 28/07

Member State

Region

Italy

Molise

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Cantieri Navali di Termoli SpA

Legal basis

Deliberazione della giunta regionale del 18.9.2006 n. 1358 — regolamento che
disciplina la concessione dei finanziamenti per il salvataggio delle imprese in
difficoltà

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sector

Name and address of
authority

Rescue of firms in difficulty

Soft loan

Overall budget: EUR 3 million

—

6 months

Shipbuilding

the granting

Regione Molise — Italia

Other information

—

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/
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4768 — CRH/Cementbouw) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 162/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.7.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4768 — CRH/Cementbouw)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 162/10)

1.
On 10 July 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 CRH Nederland B.V. (‘CRH’,
The Netherlands), belonging to the CRH plc Group (‘CRH plc’, Ireland), acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Cementbouw B.V.
(‘Cementbouw’, The Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking CRH: production and distribution of building materials (like cement, aggregates, surfa-
cing materials, ready-mixed concrete) and products for the construction industry (like pre-cast concrete
products, bricks and tiles),

— for undertaking CRH plc: production and distribution of materials and products for the construction

industry,

— for undertaking Cementbouw: wholesale trading of cement and other binding agents and production of

ready-mixed concrete.

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.4768 — CRH/Cementbouw, 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.