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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5062 — Sofinco/Saracen/Forso) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, financing, holding company, insurance, merger control, service

C 134/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5062 — Sofinco/Saracen/Forso)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 134/11)

1.
On 22 May 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 Sofinco SA (‘Sofinco’,
France), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crédit Agricole SA (‘CA’, France), and Saracen HoldCo AB (‘Saracen’,
Sweden), a wholly owned subsidiary of FCE Bank plc controlled by Ford Motor Company, acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Forso Nordic AB
(‘Forso’, Sweden) 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 Sofinco: consumer financing,

— for CA: banking, private banking, financial services, life and non-life insurances,

— for Saracen: holding company of Ford Motor Company, which manufactures and distributes motor vehi-

cles,

— for Forso: financing and administrative services.

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.5062 — Sofinco/Saracen/Forso, 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.
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: 2008-05-31
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 134/05)

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PL

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SI

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1.6.2008

30.6.2008

5,19 5,19 8,97 5,19 4,89 5,19 5,36 5,50 5,19 5,19 5,19 5,19 8,72 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

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31.5.2008

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31.12.2007

5,42 5,42 8,30 5,74 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 5,74 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

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30.6.2007

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31.5.2007

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Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Request made by a Member State
Date: 2008-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, award of contract, competition law, electrical energy, energy production, wholesale selling

31.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 134/43

OTHER ACTS

COMMISSION

Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC

Request made by a Member State

(2008/C 134/14)

On 19 May 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 20 May 2008.

This request, made by the Republic of Poland, concerns the production and wholesale of electricity in that
country. Article 30 provides that Directive 2004/17/EC is not applicable when the relevant activity is
directly exposed to competition 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 20 August 2008.

The provisions of the third subparagraph of the abovementioned paragraph 4 are applicable. Consequently,
the period allowed to the Commission may be extended by one month. Any such extension must be
published.

(1) OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5176 — CVC/Schuitema) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, consultancy, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger control, retail trade, wholesale trade

C 134/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5176 — CVC/Schuitema)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 134/13)

1.
On 22 May 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 CVC Fund IV (‘CVC
Fund IV’, Cayman Islands), belonging to the CVC Capital Partners Group SARL (‘CVC’, Luxemburg), acquires
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking
Schuitema NV (‘Schuitema’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for CVC/CVC Fund IV: investment and management advice to investment funds and/or managing invest-

ments on behalf of investment funds,

— for Schuitema: procurement, wholesale and retail of daily consumer goods and related services in the

Netherlands.

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.5176 — CVC/Schuitema, 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: 2008-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 134/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

30 May 2008

(2008/C 134/04)

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

1,5508

TRY

Turkish lira

163,74

AUD Australian dollar

7,4588

0,786

9,328

1,6276

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,8834

1,6212

1,5382

12,1049

1,9812

2,1183

115,53

KRW South Korean won

1 595,39

7,908

1,9558

25,088

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

241,33

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7013

3,3749

3,6256

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,28

MXN Mexican peso

11,8211

10,7657

7,2498

14 445,7

5,0246

67,824

36,8

50,405

2,5391

16,0105

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5173 — STM/NXP/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic component, exchange of information, merger control, radio telecommunications

31.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 134/41

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5173 — STM/NXP/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 134/12)

1.
On 23 May 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 STMicroelectronics NV
(‘STM’, The Netherlands) and NXP BV (‘NXP’, The Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for STM: semiconductor products,

— for NXP: semiconductor products,

— for the Joint Venture: semiconductor products for mobile telecommunications.

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.5173 — STM/NXP/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.
Amendment by France of the public service obligations imposed in respect of scheduled air services between Rennes and Mulhouse (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Switzerland, air transport, airline, intra-EU transport, public service

C 134/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2008

Amendment by France of the public service obligations imposed in respect of scheduled air services
between Rennes and Mulhouse

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 134/09)

1.
France has decided to amend the public service obligations imposed in respect of scheduled air services
between the airports of Rennes (Saint-Jacques) and Basel-Mulhouse and published in Official Journal of the
European Union C 52 of 2 March 2006 pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92
of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes.

In point 2 of the aforementioned public service obligations, the obligations in terms of minimum

2.
frequency are replaced by the following:

‘The minimum level of service provided must be two return trips per day, morning and evening, from
Monday to Thursday, and one return trip on Friday evening, excluding public holidays, for 220 days a
year.’