ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.266.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 266
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Information and Notices

Volume 55
4 September 2012

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IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2012/C 266/01

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,75 % on 1 September 2012 — Euro exchange rates

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V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2012/C 266/02

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6698 — Cheung Kong Holdings/Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings/Power Assets Holdings/MNG Gas Networks) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

4.9.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 266/1

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

0,75 % on 1 September 2012

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 September 2012

2012/C 266/01

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2568

JPY

Japanese yen

98,43

DKK

Danish krone

7,4512

GBP

Pound sterling

0,79120

SEK

Swedish krona

8,4161

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2008

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,3015

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,894

HUF

Hungarian forint

284,90

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6963

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1933

RON

Romanian leu

4,4921

TRY

Turkish lira

2,2878

AUD

Australian dollar

1,2278

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,2400

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,7484

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5753

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5682

KRW

South Korean won

1 422,42

ZAR

South African rand

10,5856

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,9686

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4733

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 007,25

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,9118

PHP

Philippine peso

52,669

RUB

Russian rouble

40,7375

THB

Thai baht

39,250

BRL

Brazilian real

2,5503

MXN

Mexican peso

16,6224

INR

Indian rupee

69,7960

(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.

V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

4.9.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 266/2

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6698 — Cheung Kong Holdings/Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings/Power Assets Holdings/MNG Gas Networks)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 266/02

1.

On 27 August 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (‘CKH’, Hong Kong), Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (‘CKI’, Hong Kong) and Power Assets Holdings Limited (‘PAH’, Hong Kong) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of MNG Gas Networks (UK) Limited (‘MNG’, United Kingdom), by way of a purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for CKH: investment holding, property development and investment, hotel and serviced suite operation, property and project management and investment in securities,

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for CKI: investment in energy, transportation and water infrastructure and related businesses in Hong Kong, mainland China, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada,

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for PAH: generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Hong Kong, as well as investments in the power generation assets and electricity and gas distribution networks in mainland China, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Canada,

—

for MNG: owns, operates and maintains the principal gas distribution network within Wales and the South West of England.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6698 — Cheung Kong Holdings/Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings/Power Assets Holdings/MNG Gas Networks, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).