do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4765 — Symantec/Huawei/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: data protection, disclosure of information, economic concentration, information technology industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, service, telecommunications industry

26.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4765 — Symantec/Huawei/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 21/01)

On 18 December 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 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 32007M4765. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
View of the representative of the EFTA States concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.337 — PO/Thread
Date: 2008-01-26
Institutions: EFTA Member States
Subjects: commercial contract, dominant position, motor vehicle industry, restriction on competition, restrictive trade practice, textile fibre, textile industry

C 21/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.1.2008

View of the representative of the EFTA States concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to
Case COMP/38.337 — PO/Thread

(2008/C 21/05)

1. The representative of the EFTA States agrees with the Commission's conclusion on the relevant market.

2. The representative of the EFTA States agrees with the Commission that the addressees of the draft deci-
sion have participated in agreements and/or concerted practices within the meaning of Article 81(1) of
the EC Treaty.

3. The representative of the EFTA States agrees with the Commission that the addressees of the draft deci-
sion have participated in a single and continuous infringement of Article 81(1) of the EC Treaty
affecting, respectively, the markets of thread for industrial customers in the Benelux and the Nordic
countries, the markets of thread for industrial customers in the UK and the markets of automotive
thread in the EEA.

4. The representative of the EFTA States agrees with the Commission that the object and effect of the
agreements and/or concerted practices were to restrict competition within the meaning of Article 81(1)
of the EC Treaty.

5. The representative of the EFTA States agrees with the Commission that the agreements and/or concerted

practices have been capable of appreciably affecting trade between Member States of the EU.

6. The representative of the EFTA States agrees with the Commission on the gravity of the infringements.

7. The representative of the EFTA States agrees with the Commission on the duration of the infringement.

8. The representative of the EFTA States agrees with the Commission that there are no aggravating circum-

stances applicable.

9. The representative of the EFTA States agrees with the Commission's conclusion on the application of a
mitigating circumstance for the infringement for industrial thread in the Benelux and the Nordic coun-
tries, as well as with the conclusion that there are no mitigating circumstances applicable for the infrin-
gement concerning automotive thread in the EEA.

10. The representative of the EFTA States agrees with the Commission on the application of the Leniency

Notice.

11. The representative of the EFTA States recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal

of the European Union.

12. The representative of the EFTA States asks the Commission to take into account all the other points

raised during the discussion.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 21/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.1.2008

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

25 January 2008

(2008/C 21/03)

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

1,4705

TRY

Turkish lira

158,35

AUD Australian dollar

7,4518

0,7425

9,4603

1,6136

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,738

1,6652

1,4819

11,4861

1,9011

2,0935

95,76

KRW South Korean won

1 392,42

8,024

1,9558

25,912

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

257,62

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6976

3,6183

3,825

33,489

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

MXN Mexican peso

10,4589

10,6026

7,275

13 719,77

4,7666

60,018

36,058

46,14

2,6234

16,0035

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
New national side of euro circulation coins
Date: 2008-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Luxembourg, euro, issuing of currency, technical specification

26.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/15

New national side of euro circulation coins

(2008/C 21/09)

National side of the new 2-euro commemorative circulation coin issued by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all new
euro coin designs (1) with a view to informing all parties required to handle coins in the course of their
work and the public at large. In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), euro-area
Member States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing
for the issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro
circulation coins on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued per country per year and
that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the technical features of normal euro circula-
tion coins, but bear a commemorative design on the national side.

Issuing State: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Subject of commemoration: The Grand-Duke Henri and the official residence ‘Château de Berg’

Factual description of the design: The inner part of the coin shows, on the left-hand side in the fore-
ground, the effigy of His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke Henri looking to the right and, on the right-hand
side in the background, the picture of the ‘Château de Berg’. The date 2008, flanked by the mint mark
and the mark of the engraving workshop,
is inscribed on the top. The name of the issuing country
‘LËTZEBUERG’ appears at the bottom of the design.

The outer ring of the coin depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.

Issuing volume: 1,3 million coins

Approximate issuing date: End-January 2008

Edge lettering: 2 ★★, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted.

(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for a reference to all national sides that were issued in 2002.
(2) See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of euro
coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the design of
national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264, 15.10.2003, p. 38).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5017 — Rank/Alcoa P&C) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: construction equipment, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, packaging product, pulp and paper industry

26.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/21

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5017 — Rank/Alcoa P&C)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 21/12)

1.
On 18 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 Rank Group Limited (‘Rank’, New Zealand)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the
Packaging & Consumer Business of Alcoa Inc. (‘Alcoa P&C’, USA) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Rank: packaging, wood products, building supplies, pulp and paper,

— for Alcoa P&C: beverage closures, aluminium foil and food packaging as well as wax paper, tobacco flex-

ible packaging, envelope film, pharmaceutical flexible packaging and plastic sheet.

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.5017 — Rank/Alcoa P&C, 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.