ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 209
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Information and Notices

Volume 50
7 September 2007

Notice No

Contents

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IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

 

Commission

2007/C 209/01

Euro exchange rates

1

 

V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

 

Commission

2007/C 209/02

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4873 — Schott Solar/Wacker/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

2

2007/C 209/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4806 — DSB/First/ÖRESUNDSTÅG) ( 1 )

3

 

 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

7.9.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 209/1

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 September 2007

(2007/C 209/01)

1 euro=

 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3669

JPY

Japanese yen

157,32

DKK

Danish krone

7,4472

GBP

Pound sterling

0,6773

SEK

Swedish krona

9,345

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6427

ISK

Iceland króna

88,42

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,9075

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5842

CZK

Czech koruna

27,608

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

255,59

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6991

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,82

RON

Romanian leu

3,3235

SKK

Slovak koruna

33,765

TRY

Turkish lira

1,782

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6571

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4433

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,6491

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9828

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0862

KRW

South Korean won

1 283,72

ZAR

South African rand

9,891

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,3042

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3225

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 845,44

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7886

PHP

Philippine peso

63,629

RUB

Russian rouble

35,07

THB

Thai baht

44,486

(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

7.9.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 209/2

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4873 — Schott Solar/Wacker/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 209/02)

1.

On 31 August 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Wacker Chemie AG (‘Wacker’, Germany) controlled by the Dr. Alexander Wacker Familiengesellschaft (Germany) and Schott Solar GmbH (‘Schott Solar’, Germany), controlled by Schott AG (‘Schott’, Germany), which belongs to the Carl Zeiss Group (Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture (‘JV’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

Wacker: silicone and polymer chemicals, special and fine chemicals, semiconductor industry and silicon production,

—

Schott Solar: production and distribution of solar wafers, solar cells and solar modules as well as photovoltaic systems,

—

JV: development, production and distribution of crystalline solar wafers.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4873 — Schott Solar/Wacker/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.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

7.9.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 209/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4806 — DSB/First/ÖRESUNDSTÅG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 209/03)

1.

On 20 August 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 undertakings DSB (‘DSB’, Denmark) and FirstGroup plc (‘First’, United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking ÖRESUNDSTÅG ApS (‘ÖRESUNDSTÅG’, Denmark), by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for DSB: regional and interregional railway transport and maintenance services in Denmark and Sweden,

—

for First: rail passenger services, bus services and freight activities in the United Kingdom, United States, Ireland and Germany,

—

for ÖRESUNDSTÅG: management company for two operating companies (Kystbanen A/S and Öresundstrafiken AB) to be active in public passenger rail service in the Øresund region in Denmark and Sweden.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4806 — DSB/First/ÖRESUNDSTÅG, 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.