do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5051 — APW/GMG/EMAP) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: communications industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, press undertaking, provision of services

9.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 36/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5051 — APW/GMG/EMAP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 36/08)

1.
On 1 February 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which investment funds controlled by Apax
Partner Worldwide LLP (‘APW’, United Kingdom) and the undertaking Guardian Media Group plc (‘GMG’,
United Kingdom), via an acquisition vehicle, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation joint control of the of the undertaking Emap plc (‘Emap’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase
of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for APW: private equity fund,

— for GMG: newspapers, magazines; radio and internet businesses,

— for Emap: provision of ‘business to business’ media services delivered through multiple platforms.

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.5051 — APW/GMG/EMAP, 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: 2008-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

9.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 36/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 February 2008

(2008/C 36/01)

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

1,4513

TRY

Turkish lira

155,89

AUD Australian dollar

7,4527

0,7448

9,4125

1,6014

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,75

1,6233

1,4537

11,322

1,8466

2,0581

98,01

KRW South Korean won

1 366,69

8,0245

1,9558

25,658

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

265,48

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6963

3,6161

3,6725

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

33,536

MXN Mexican peso

11,346

10,4261

7,2795

13 406,38

4,6899

58,894

35,9075

45,73

2,563

15,6472

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4962 — Sun Group/neckermann.de GmbH) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer goods, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

C 36/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.2.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4962 — Sun Group/neckermann.de GmbH)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 36/09)

1.
On 1 February 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 Sun Group (‘Sun Group’,
USA) indirectly acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking neckermann.de GmbH (‘neckermann’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Sun Group: private equity portfolio investments,

— for neckermann: distance retail sales of a wide range of consumer goods.

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.4962 — Sun Group/neckermann.de GmbH, 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.4952 — Carlsberg/Scottish & Newcastle assets) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 36/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.2.2008

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4952 — Carlsberg/Scottish & Newcastle assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 36/07)

1.
On 1 February 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Carlsberg A/S (‘Carlsberg’,
Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of parts of the
undertaking Scottish & Newcastle plc (‘S&N assets’, United Kingdom) by way of public offer announced on
25 January 2008.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Carlsberg: production and distribution of beer and other beverages,

— for S&N assets: the production and distribution of beer and other beverages primarily in China, France,

Greece, Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

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.4952 — Carlsberg/Scottish & Newcastle assets, 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.
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 January 2007 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 ( OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates ( OJ C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3 ))
Date: 2008-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for
27 Member States applicable as from 1 January 2007

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004,
p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 273, 9.9.1997,
p. 3))

(2008/C 36/02)

From

1.1.2008

To

…

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

5,19 5,19 8,97 5,19 4,89 5,19 5,36 5,50 5,19 5,19 5,19 5,19 7,58 5,19 5,19 6,49 5,19 6,64 5,19 5,19 6,42 5,19 8,67 5,46 5,19 5,23 6,29

1.10.2007

31.12.2007

5,42 5,42 8,30 5,42 4,90 5,42 5,58 5,50 5,42 5,42 5,42 5,42 8,54 5,42 5,42 6,49 5,42 6,64 7,00 5,42 5,94 5,42 9,10 5,49 5,42 5,20 6,83

1.9.2007

30.9.2007

5,42 5,42 8,30 5,42 4,24 5,42 5,58 5,50 5,42 5,42 5,42 5,42 8,54 5,42 5,42 6,49 5,42 6,64 7,00 5,42 5,94 5,42 9,10 5,49 5,42 5,20 5,90

1.7.2007

31.8.2007

4,62 4,62 8,30 4,62 4,24 4,62 4,76 5,50 4,62 4,62 4,62 4,62 8,54 4,62 4,62 6,49 4,62 6,64 7,00 4,62 5,94 4,62 9,10 4,68 4,62 5,20 5,90

1.6.2007

30.6.2007

4,62 4,62 8,30 4,62 4,24 4,62 4,76 5,50 4,62 4,62 4,62 4,62 8,54 4,62 4,62 6,49 4,62 6,64 7,00 4,62 5,94 4,62 10,17 4,68 4,62 5,20 5,90

1.1.2007

31.5.2007

4,62 4,62 8,30 4,62 4,24 4,62 4,76 5,50 4,62 4,62 4,62 4,62 8,54 4,62 4,62 6,49 4,62 6,64 7,00 4,62 5,94 4,62 10,17 4,68 4,62 5,20 5,90

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