2.2.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 24/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4434 — RICOH/DANKA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 24/01)

On 8 December 2006, 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 32006M4434. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

2.2.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 24/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4323 — ARLA/Ingman Foods)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 24/02)

On 15 January 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 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 32007M4323. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

2.2.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 24/3

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

3,50 % on 1 February 2007

Euro exchange rates (2)

1 February 2007

(2007/C 24/04)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3020
JPY	Japanese yen	156,85
DKK	Danish krone	7,4548
GBP	Pound sterling	0,66130
SEK	Swedish krona	9,0395
CHF	Swiss franc	1,6175
ISK	Iceland króna	89,02
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,1255
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CYP	Cyprus pound	0,5790
CZK	Czech koruna	28,095
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	254,98
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6964
MTL	Maltese lira	0,4293
PLN	Polish zloty	3,8998
RON	Romanian leu	3,3967
SKK	Slovak koruna	34,910
TRY	Turkish lira	1,8320
AUD	Australian dollar	1,6782
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,5331
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,1609
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,8957
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,9967
KRW	South Korean won	1 220,04
ZAR	South African rand	9,3605
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	10,1016
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,3641
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	11 824,11
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,5577
PHP	Philippine peso	63,407
RUB	Russian rouble	34,4950
THB	Thai baht	45,765

(1)

Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

2.2.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 24/4

Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Amendment of a public service obligation imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 24/05)

1.	Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, Portugal has decided to amend the public service obligation imposed in respect of scheduled air services operated between Funchal and Porto Santo.

The public service obligation is as follows:

— Minimum frequency:

At least two round trips per day, throughout the year.

— Capacity:

A minimum capacity of 153 600 seats must be offered each year.

Where average seat sales exceed 75 % in any IATA season, the minimum capacity to be offered in the next corresponding season must be increased by at least enough to maintain a 75 % average.

In the event of temporary interruption of air services due to unforeseen circumstances, to cases of force majeure or for other reasons, the programmed capacity must be increased by at least 60 % from the moment when services can be resumed until the entire traffic backlog built up during the interruption in services has been cleared.

— Continuity of service and punctuality:

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed 2 % of the number of flights scheduled in any IATA scheduling season.

Except in cases of force majeure, delays of more than 15 minutes directly attributable to the carrier must not affect more than 15 % of the flights.

The planned services must be guaranteed throughout one calendar year at least and, except in the case mentioned above, may be suspended only with six months' notice.

— Type of aircraft used and operating conditions:

Services must be operated using aircraft which have been duly certified; for operations to and from Funchal airport carriers must observe the conditions published in the ‘Aeronautical Information of Portugal’ (AIP).

— Fares:

The fare structure must include:

a)	A fully flexible economy reference fare;

b)	A range of special fares with levels and conditions tailored to different demand segments (e.g. excursion, groups, special events, etc.), including at least one pex fare;

Reduced fares for residents of Porto Santo and students whose place of residence is in Porto Santo and who study elsewhere in Portugal or vice versa. These fares are:

i.	EUR 37 return on flights for residents between Porto Santo and Funchal;

ii.	EUR 27 return on flights for students between Porto Santo and Funchal.

Carriers may levy a charge to offset the additional cost entailed by fuel price increases (AC) by applying the following formula:

SC = K × (b - 50,00)

Where:

SC	=	Additional cost of fuel on return trips
k	=	0,684862 × average USD/EUR exchange rate for the preceding quarter
B	=	average barrel price in USD in the preceding quarter

— Flight marketing

Flights must be marketed using a computerised reservation system.

2.2.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 24/6

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4539 — TPG/Silver Lake/Sabre)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 24/06)

On 26 January 2007, 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 TPG Partners V, L.P. (‘TPG’; US) and Silver Lake Partners II, L.P. (‘SLP’; US) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Sabre Holdings Corporation (‘Sabre’; US) by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for TPG: private equity fund;

—	for SLP: private equity firm;

—	for Sabre: travel distribution business.

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 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.4539 — TPG/Silver Lake/Sabre, 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.

		ISSN 1725-2423
Official Journal of the European Union		C 24

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 50 2 February 2007

Notice No	Contents	page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
	Commission
2007/C 024/01	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4434 — RICOH/DANKA) ( 1 )	1

2007/C 024/02	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4323 — ARLA/Ingman Foods) ( 1 )	1

2007/C 024/03	Communication on the price information system in the sugar sector	2

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
	Commission
2007/C 024/04	Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 3,50 % on 1 February 2007 — Euro exchange rates	3

	NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
	Commission
2007/C 024/05	Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of a public service obligation imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal ( 1 )	4

	V Announcements
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY
	Commission
2007/C 024/06	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4539 — TPG/Silver Lake/Sabre) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	6