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Notice concerning a request under Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council — Request from a contracting entity
Date: 2009-09-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, EC opinion, award of contract, competition law, limitation of legal proceedings, market access, postal service, provision of services








C_2009226EN.01002601.xml










19.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 226/26





Notice concerning a request under Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Request from a contracting entity
2009/C 226/08
On 10 September 2009 the Commission received a request under Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement 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 September 2009.
The request, from Österreichische Post AG, concerns postal services and other services (see Article 6(2)(b) and (c) of Directive 2004/17/EC) in Austria. The above-mentioned Article 30 provides that Directive 2004/17/EC is not applicable when the activity in question 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 has 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 December 2009.
This period may be extended by three months. Any such extension must be published.
Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 30(6), further requests concerning postal services and other services in Austria before the expiry of the period opened in respect of this request will not be considered as new procedures and will be treated in the context of this request.


(1)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5614 — Sanofi-Aventis/Merial) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-09-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal health, economic concentration, exchange of information, health care, innovation, medicinal product, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, research and development, vaccine








C_2009226EN.01000101.xml










19.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 226/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5614 — Sanofi-Aventis/Merial)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 226/01
On 15 September 2009, 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:






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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5614. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-09-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009226EN.01000601.xml










19.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 226/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

18 September 2009
2009/C 226/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4705




JPY


Japanese yen


134,17




DKK


Danish krone


7,4407




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90030




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1125




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5146




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,6410




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,089




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


271,18




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7031




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1293




RON


Romanian leu


4,2653




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1691




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6934




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5752




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,3966




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,0708




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0803




KRW


South Korean won


1 776,37




ZAR


South African rand


10,9522




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


10,0404




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2910




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 263,53




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,1173




PHP


Philippine peso


70,143




RUB


Russian rouble


44,5000




THB


Thai baht


49,563




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6571




MXN


Mexican peso


19,4944




INR


Indian rupee


70,7830






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5636 — McJunkin/Transmark) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-09-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, mechanical engineering, merger control, piping, tube








C_2009226EN.01002501.xml










19.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 226/25





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5636 — McJunkin/Transmark)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 226/07






1.


On 14 September 2009, 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 McJunkin Red Man Corporation (‘McJunkin’, United States of America) controlled by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Transmark Fcx Group BV (‘Transmark’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for McJunkin: distribution of pipes, valves, fittings, and related products and services to industrial customers primarily in North America,










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for Transmark: distribution of valves and other related products and services to industrial customers mainly in Europe, but also in South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Africa.














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.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed 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 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5636 — McJunkin/Transmark, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(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.5512 — Electrabel/E.ON) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-09-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy production, exchange of information, heating, merger control, natural gas, provision of services, waste management, water management








C_2009226EN.01002401.xml










19.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 226/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5512 — Electrabel/E.ON)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 226/06






1.


On 11 September 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Electrabel S.A./N.V. (‘Electrabel’, Belgium) belonging to GDF Suez Group (‘GDF Suez’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation sole control of certain power plants and drawing rights of electricity capacities in Germany from E.ON AG (‘E.ON’, Germany).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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Electrabel: generation and supply of electricity, natural gas, district heat, energy-related services; electricity, gas and emission allowances trading,










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GDF SUEZ SA is an international industrial and services group, which is active in electricity, natural gas, energy services, water and waste management, inter alia,










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E.ON: generation and supply of electricity and natural gas.














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.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed 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 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5512 — Electrabel/E.ON, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.