do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5003 — REWE/UAB Palink) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer goods, distributive trades, economic concentration, exchange of information, foodstuff, merger control

C 14/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.1.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5003 — REWE/UAB Palink)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 14/13)

1.
On 10 January 2008, 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 REWE-Beteiligungs-Holding
International GmbH (‘REWE International’, Germany), belonging to the REWE Group (‘REWE’, Germany)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the under-
taking UAB Palink (Lithuania) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for REWE: food and non-food wholesale and retail (including supermarkets, discount stores, specialist

stores), travel and tourism, principally in Germany,

— for UAB Palink: food and non-food retail in Lithuania and Latvia.

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.5003 — REWE/UAB Palink, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4968 — Reitan/SAS/NSB/Marked/Vizz/Travel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of passengers, discount store, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, reservation

C 14/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.1.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4968 — Reitan/SAS/NSB/Marked/Vizz/Travel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 14/15)

1.
On 7 January 2008, 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 Reitan Servicehandel AS
(‘Reitan’, belonging to the Reitan group, Norway), SAS AB (‘SAS’, Sweden), Norges Statsbaner AS (‘NSB’,
Norway), Marked AS (‘Marked’, Norway) and Vizz AS (‘Vizz’, Norway) acquire within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Travel AS (‘Travel’, Norway) by
way of purchase of shares and other means.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Reitan: franchising of discount and convenience stores,

— for undertaking SAS: air transport,

— for undertaking NSB: rail and bus transport,

— for undertaking Marked: no activity,

— for undertaking Vizz: no activity,

— for undertaking Travel: IT services related to the booking of travel services.

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.4968 — Reitan/SAS/NSB/Marked/Vizz/Travel, 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: 2008-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: French overseas collectivity, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid

C 14/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.1.2008

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)

(2008/C 14/05)

Date of adoption of the decision

23.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 667/06

Member State

Region

France

Départements d'outre-mer (DOM)

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Soutien à l'emploi des jeunes diplômés (SEJD)

Legal basis

Articles L. 832-7-1, L. 322-4-6 à L. 322-4-6-5, D.832-1 à D. 832-8 du code du
travail

Circulaire DAESC/DGEFP no 2004/200 du 10 juin 2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development

Reduction of social security contributions

Annual budget: EUR 0,957 million

—

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Direction du travail, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle

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/

Date of adoption of the decision

23.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 668/06

Member State

Region

France

Départements d'outre-mer (DOM)

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Prime à la création d'emploi

Legal basis

Articles L. 832-7, R. 831-20 et R. 831.21, D.831-5 du code du travail

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Regional development

Direct grant

19.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/19

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Annual budget: EUR 0,867 million

—

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Direction du travail, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle

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/

Date of adoption of the decision

28.11.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 388/07

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Post Office Ltd: Transformation Programme

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Postal Services Act 2000

Individual aid

Services of general economic interest

Direct grant, Soft loan

Annual budget: GBP 334 million; overall budget: GBP 634 million

100 %

1.4.2008-31.3.2011

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications, Retail services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

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/
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4886 — Petroplus/Shell French Refineries) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, oil industry, oil refining, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 14/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.1.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4886 — Petroplus/Shell French Refineries)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 14/06)

On 11 January 2008, 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 32008M4886. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4961 — Cookson/Foseco) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, heat-resisting materials, iron and steel industry, merger control

19.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/37

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4961 — Cookson/Foseco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 14/14)

1.
On 15 January 2008, 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 Cookson plc (‘Cookson’,
United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking Foseco plc (‘Foseco’, United Kingdom) by way of public bid announced on
11 October 2007.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Cookson: Cookson is a materials science company operating on a worldwide basis in the ceramics,
electronics and precious metals industries. Cookson's Ceramics division is primarily a supplier of refrac-
tories to a number of industries such as the iron and steel industry and to a lesser extent, technical cera-
mics (in particular filters) to the glass, solar power and foundry industries,

— for Foseco: Foseco is a supplier of primarily consumable products for use in foundries (e.g. filters) and to
a lesser extent refractory products for use in the production of iron and steel. The company is active on
a global scale.

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.4961 — Cookson/Foseco, 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.4941 — Henkel/Adhesives and Electronic Materials Business) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: adhesive, cosmetic product, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, polishing and scouring preparations

19.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/35

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4941 — Henkel/Adhesives and Electronic Materials Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 14/12)

1.
On 11 January 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Henkel KGaA (‘Henkel’, Germany) acquires
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the adhesives and
electronic materials business (the ‘A & E Business’) that Akzo Nobel N.V. (‘Akzo’, Netherlands) recently
acquired from Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (‘ICI’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares. The
A & E Businesses currently form part of the National Starch and Chemical Company, within ICI.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Henkel: production and supply of laundry and home care products, cosmetics and toiletries, adhe-

sives, sealants and surface treatment products,

— for A & E Business: production and supply of industrial adhesives and electronic materials as well as

certain industrial surface treatment products.

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.4941 – Henkel/Adhesives and Electronic Materials 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 14/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.1.2008

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 January 2008

(2008/C 14/08)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

PLN

RON

SKK

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovak koruna

KRW South Korean won

1 383,90

1,4674

TRY

Turkish lira

157,70

AUD Australian dollar

7,4539

0,74810

9,4283

1,6144

95,41

7,9915

1,9558

26,118

15,6466

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

256,13

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6988

3,6165

3,6749

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

33,693

MXN Mexican peso

1,7341

1,6697

1,5024

11,4550

1,9127

2,1050

10,2954

10,6266

7,3367

13 863,26

4,7999

59,723

35,9230

45,450

2,6026

16,0269

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council — Request made by a Member State
Date: 2008-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, application of EU law, award of contract, competition law, electrical energy, electrical industry

C 14/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.1.2008

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON
COMMERCIAL POLICY

COMMISSION

Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council

Request made by a Member State

(2008/C 14/11)

On 10 January 2008, the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 30(4) of Directive
2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procure-
ment procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1). The first
working day following receipt of the request is 11 January 2008.

This request, made by the Republic of Austria, concerns electricity production in that country. Article 30
provides that Directive 2004/17/EC is not applicable when the relevant activity is directly exposed to compe-
tition in markets to which access is not restricted. These conditions are evaluated solely for the purposes of
Directive 2004/17/EC and are without prejudice to the application of competition rules.

The Commission is allowed a period of three months to take a decision on this request, commencing on the
working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 11 April 2008.

The provisions of the third subparagraph of the abovementioned paragraph 4 are not applicable. Conse-
quently, the period allowed to the Commission may be extended by three months. Any such extension must
be published.

(1) OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.