do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5158 — Strabag/Kirchhoff) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building, building materials, economic concentration, holding company, insurance company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 259/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.10.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5158 — Strabag/Kirchhoff)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 259/04)

On 15 July 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 Regulation (EC)
No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in German 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 32008M5158. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5155 — Mondi/Loparex Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 259/05)

On 20 August 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 32008M5155. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 259/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.10.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

10 October 2008

(2008/C 259/07)

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

1,3579

TRY

Turkish lira

134,68

AUD Australian dollar

7,4487

0,798

9,651

1,5175

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,938

2,0538

1,5839

10,5369

2,2677

2,0116

305

KRW South Korean won

1 775,59

8,4175

1,9558

24,935

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

261,05

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7093

3,549

3,806

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,695

MXN Mexican peso

12,6385

9,2822

7,1466

13 388,89

4,7696

64,85

35,5595

46,671

3,1232

18,4674

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5277 — Zurich/Banco Sabadell/BanSabadell Vida/BanSabadell Pensiones/BanSabadell Generales) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance, investment, life assurance, merger control, pension scheme, restrictive-practice authorisation

11.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 259/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5277 — Zurich/Banco Sabadell/BanSabadell Vida/BanSabadell Pensiones/BanSabadell
Generales)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 259/06)

On 4 September 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 32008M5277. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5317 — IBM/ILOG) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, information technology industry, merger control, software

C 259/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.10.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5317 — IBM/ILOG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 259/11)

1.
On 6 October 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which the undertaking International Business Machines Corporation (‘IBM’, USA) acquires within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking ILOG SA
(‘ILOG’, France) by way of public bid announced on 28 July 2008.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for IBM: development, production and marketing of a wide variety of information technology (‘IT’) solu-
tions, comprising software, computer systems, storage devices, microelectronics, and services including
consulting and IT infrastructure services,

— for ILOG: development, production and marketing of business rules management software, optimization

software, visualisation software and supply chain management applications.

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.5317 — IBM/ILOG, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5272 — Sony/SonyBMG) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual industry, economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control, music, restrictive-practice authorisation

11.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 259/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5272 — Sony/SonyBMG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 259/02)

On 15 September 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 32008M5272. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5051 — APW/GMG/EMAP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 259/03)

On 7 March 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 Regulation (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 32008M5051. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5051 — APW/GMG/EMAP) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: communications industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, press undertaking, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation

11.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 259/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5272 — Sony/SonyBMG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 259/02)

On 15 September 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 32008M5272. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5051 — APW/GMG/EMAP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 259/03)

On 7 March 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 Regulation (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 32008M5051. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4989 — Ålö/MX) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, mechanical engineering, merger control, tractor

11.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 259/25

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4989 — Ålö/MX)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 259/10)

(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)

On 29 April 2008, the Commission of the European Communities received notification of a proposed
concentration between Ålö and MX. On 6 October 2008, the notifying parties informed the Commission
that they withdrew their notification.
Assignment of Mr O'Higgins to Chambers
Date: 2008-10-11
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of staff, member of the Court of Justice (EU), ordinary court of law

C 260/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.10.2008

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

Assignment of Mr O'Higgins to Chambers

(2008/C 260/02)

On 17 September 2008, the Plenary Meeting of the Court of First Instance decided, following Mr O'Higgins's
taking up of his duties as a Judge, to amend as follows the decisions of the Plenary Meetings of 25 September
2007 and 8 July 2008 on the assignment of the Judges to Chambers.

For the period from 17 September 2008 to 30 September 2008, and then for the period from 1 October
2008 to 31 August 2010, the following assignments are made:

Third Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:

Mr Azizi, President of the Chamber, Ms Cremona, Ms Labucka, Mr Frimodt Nielsen and Mr O'Higgins,
Judges.

Fourth Chamber (Extended Composition), sitting with five Judges:

Mr Czúcz, President of the Chamber, Ms Cremona, Ms Labucka, Mr Frimodt Nielsen and Mr O'Higgins,
Judges.

Fourth Chamber, sitting with three Judges:

Mr Czúcz, President of the Chamber;

Ms Labucka, Judge;

Mr O'Higgins, Judge.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5155 — Mondi/Loparex Assets) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pulp and paper industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 259/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.10.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5158 — Strabag/Kirchhoff)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 259/04)

On 15 July 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 Regulation (EC)
No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in German 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 32008M5158. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5155 — Mondi/Loparex Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 259/05)

On 20 August 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 32008M5155. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).