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Document C:2007:190:FULL
Official Journal of the European Union, C 190, 15 August 2007
Official Journal of the European Union, C 190, 15 August 2007
Official Journal of the European Union, C 190, 15 August 2007
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
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2007/C 190/03 |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
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2007/C 190/05 |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
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2007/C 190/06 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4760 — Amadeus/Sabre/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2007/C 190/07 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4832 — Penske/GM/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2007/C 190/08 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4811 — Cetelem/Findomestic) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2007/C 190/09 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4749 — PSB/Ovako) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2007/C 190/10 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4851 — Sagard/Fläkt Woods) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
Commission
15.8.2007 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/1 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
14 August 2007
(2007/C 190/01)
1 euro=
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
USD |
US dollar |
1,3591 |
JPY |
Japanese yen |
160,74 |
DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4422 |
GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,6788 |
SEK |
Swedish krona |
9,315 |
CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,6421 |
ISK |
Iceland króna |
89,31 |
NOK |
Norwegian krone |
7,975 |
BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
CYP |
Cyprus pound |
0,5842 |
CZK |
Czech koruna |
27,978 |
EEK |
Estonian kroon |
15,6466 |
HUF |
Hungarian forint |
254,41 |
LTL |
Lithuanian litas |
3,4528 |
LVL |
Latvian lats |
0,6991 |
MTL |
Maltese lira |
0,4293 |
PLN |
Polish zloty |
3,7897 |
RON |
Romanian leu |
3,2021 |
SKK |
Slovak koruna |
33,502 |
TRY |
Turkish lira |
1,7752 |
AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,6184 |
CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,4352 |
HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
10,6306 |
NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,8571 |
SGD |
Singapore dollar |
2,0673 |
KRW |
South Korean won |
1 267,22 |
ZAR |
South African rand |
9,8424 |
CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
10,2965 |
HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,3068 |
IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
12 714,38 |
MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,7276 |
PHP |
Philippine peso |
62,247 |
RUB |
Russian rouble |
34,721 |
THB |
Thai baht |
43,079 |
Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
15.8.2007 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/2 |
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises
(2007/C 190/02)
XA Number |
XA 7021/07 |
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Italy |
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Lazio |
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Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid |
Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo sviluppo della cooperazione — Foncooper — in relazione alle iniziative nella Regione Lazio |
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Legal basis |
Titolo I della legge 27 febbraio 1985 n. 49 e successive modificazioni Direttiva del ministero dell'Industria, del commercio e dell'artigianato (ora ministero dello Sviluppo economico) del 9 maggio 2001 (G.U. n. 171 del 25 luglio 2001) Articolo 19 del decreto legislativo 31 marzo 1998, n. 112 Articolo 45, comma 2, della legge regionale 6 agosto 1999, n. 14 Deliberazione di giunta regionale n. 1911 del 14 dicembre 2001 |
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Annual expenditure planned under the scheme |
Aid scheme: annual overall amount EUR 6 million (1) |
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Maximum aid intensity |
The gross aid intensity must not exceed:
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Date of implementation |
Date of submission of this summary to the European Commission |
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Duration of the scheme or the individual aid |
Open-ended. The aid scheme is, however, exempt from compulsory notification under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty until 30 June 2008, when, unless it is extended, Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, as amended, expires |
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Objective of the aid |
Aid to cooperative SMEs for investment projects in tangible fixed assets, to be implemented after the request for funding is submitted. Eligible expenditure (net of VAT) to purchase land and buildings, carry out building works and to purchase, modernise and restructure machinery, equipment and facilities |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Decision-making body: ‘Comitato di gestione Foncooper — Regione Lazio’ (Foncooper Management Committee — Lazio Region), in accordance with the agreement concluded on 26 June 2000 between the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Crafts (now the Ministry of Economic Development) and Coopercredito SpA (now Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA, Via Veneto 119, I-00187 Roma) and the Addendum adopted on 13 May 2002 between the Lazio Region and Coopercredito SpA (now Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA) |
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Other information |
Individual finance projects may not exceed EUR 2 million or 70 % of the eligible investment. The aid granted covers the difference between the repayments at market rates and the repayments at the subsidised rate applicable under the scheme |
(1) The annual expenditure includes the expenditure provided for under the scheme, with the same legal basis, intended for SMEs covered by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 for sectors other than those dealt with in this summary, or by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
15.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/4 |
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises
(2007/C 190/03)
XA Number |
XA 7022/07 |
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Member State |
Italy |
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Region |
Piedmont |
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Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid award |
Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo sviluppo della cooperazione — Foncooper — in relazione alle iniziative nella Regione Piemonte |
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Legal basis |
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Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company |
Aid scheme: overall annual amount of EUR 8 million |
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Maximum aid intensity |
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, the aid intensity may not exceed 7,5 % or 15 %, depending on the size of the business. Where the investment takes place in areas that qualify for regional aid, the aid intensity must not exceed the ceiling for regional investment aid laid down in the map approved by the Commission for each Member State by more than the percentages applicable under Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001. For investment in the processing and marketing of agricultural products, the maximum aid intensity may not exceed:
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Date of implementation |
Date of submission of this summary |
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Duration of scheme or individual aid award granted |
31 December 2008 |
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Objective of the aid |
Aid to cooperative SMEs for investment projects in tangible fixed assets, to be implemented after the request for funding is submitted. Eligible expenditure (net of VAT) to purchase land and buildings, carry out building works and to purchase, modernise and restructure machinery, equipment and facilities |
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Economic sectors concerned |
All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Decision-making body: ‘Comitato di gestione Foncooper — Regione Piemonte’ (Foncooper Management Committee — Piedmont Region), in accordance with the agreement concluded on 26 June 2000 between the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Crafts (now the Ministry of Economic Development) and Coopercredito SpA (now Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA, Via Veneto 119, I-00187 Roma) and the addendums adopted on 3 May 2002 between the Piedmont Region and Coopercredito SpA (now Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA) and on 15 November 2005 between the Piedmont Region and Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA |
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Other information |
Individual finance projects may not exceed EUR 2 million or 70 % of the eligible investment. The aid granted is the difference between the repayments at market rates and the repayments at the subsidised rate applicable under the scheme |
15.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/6 |
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises
(2007/C 190/04)
XA number: XA 7023/07
Member State: The Netherlands
Region: —
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Regeling LNV-subsidies (omschrijving steun: Verhoging toegevoegde waarde landbouwproducten, onderdeel verwerking en afzet).
Legal basis:
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Regeling LNV-subsidies: artikel 1:2, artikel 1:3, artikel 1:20, artikel 2:1, artikel 2:2, artikel 2:47, eerste lid, aanhef en onderdeel b, |
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Openstellingsbesluit LNV-subsidies. |
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The aid scheme is funded from the top-up (EUR 2,83 million) for sheet 123 of the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme.
Maximum aid intensity: For each project, 35 % of the costs referred to in Article 4(7) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001. When the scheme is launched, the maximum aid intensity will be determined on the basis of the Decision inviting applications for subsidies from the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.
Date of implementation: The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Subsidies Scheme comes into force on 1 April 2007, but has not been made available for this section.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Ends 30 June 2008 (in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001), taking into account the adjustment period, which runs until 31 December 2008 (in accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001).
Objective of aid: The aim is to promote projects which improve the overall performance of the farm and relate to investment in the processing and/or marketing of agricultural products as set out in Annex I to the EC Treaty.
The aid scheme complies with Article 4(7)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.
Sector(s) concerned: Processing and marketing of agricultural products.
Comments:
This aid scheme applies to agricultural holdings.
Name and address of the granting authority:
Ministerie van Landbouw Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit |
Postbus 20401 |
2500 EK Den Haag |
Nederland |
Other information: This aid scheme is intended to provide additional financing for measure 123 of the Rural Development Programme (2007-2013) in accordance with Article 89 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
The following activities fall within the scope of measure 123 of the programme: 1. investment in processing and marketing the products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty, and 2. investment aimed at developing new products, procedures and technologies relating to the products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty.
This notification relates only to investment of the type described above in point 1. Investment of the type described in point 2 is covered by notification XS 137/07.
Both this notification and notification XS 137/07 therefore relate to aid intended to provide additional financing for measure 123 of the Rural Development Programme (2007-2013).
XA number: XA 7024/07
Member State: The Netherlands
Region: —
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Regeling LNV-subsidies (omschrijving steun: Samenwerking bij innovatie (industrieel onderzoek)).
Legal basis:
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Regeling LNV-subsidies: artikel 1:2, artikel 1:3, artikel 2:1, artikel 2:2, artikel 2:32, |
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Openstellingsbesluit LNV-subsidies. |
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The aid scheme is funded from the top-up (EUR 11,75 million) for sheet 124 of the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme.
Maximum aid intensity: For each (cooperation) project, 35 % of the costs referred to in Article 5a(5) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, up to a maximum of EUR 500 000.
Date of implementation: The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Subsidies Scheme comes into force on 1 April 2007. No payments will be made before the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme has been approved.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Ends 30 June 2008 (in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001), taking into account the adjustment period, which runs until 31 December 2008 (in accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001).
Objective of aid: The aim is to promote cooperation between farmers or between farmers and other businesses by granting aid to cover the costs of cooperating on a project focusing on planned research or critical investigation with the aim of discovering new knowledge in order to use this knowledge to develop new products, processes or services or to bring about a significant improvement in existing products, processes or services.
The aid scheme complies with the introductory paragraph and section (b) of Article 5a(3) and Article 5a(5) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.
Sector(s) concerned: All sectors
Comments:
This aid scheme applies to all agricultural holdings that produce products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty, SMEs active in the agricultural sector (the full range of companies involved in processing agricultural products, as well as those involved in marketing, trading, provision of services, logistics and delivery with regard to processed or unprocessed agricultural products) and forestry companies.
Name and address of the granting authority:
Ministerie van Landbouw Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit |
Postbus 20401 |
2500 EK Den Haag |
Nederland |
Other information: This aid scheme is intended to provide additional financing for measure 124 of the Rural Development Programme (2007-2013) in accordance with Article 89 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
The following activities fall within the scope of measure 124 of the programme: 1. cooperation on innovation — ‘pre-competitive development’ section, and 2. cooperation on innovation — ‘industrial development’ section.
This notification relates only to investment of the type described above in point 2. Investment of the type described in point 1 is covered by notification XS 138/07.
Both this notification and notification XS 138/07 therefore relate to aid intended to provide additional financing for measure 124 of the Rural Development Programme (2007-2013).
V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY
Commission
15.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/8 |
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2007/C 190/05)
Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1), following which no request for a review was received, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will shortly expire.
This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community.
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Country(ies) of origin or exportation |
Measures |
Reference |
Date of expiry |
Tube and pipe fittings, of iron or steel |
Russia |
Anti-dumping duty |
Council Regulation (EC) No 1514/2002 (OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 1) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 778/2003 (OJ L 114, 8.5.2003, p. 1) |
25.8.2007 |
(1) OJ C 286, 23.11.2006, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY
Commission
15.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/9 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.4760 — Amadeus/Sabre/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/C 190/06)
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On 7 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 Amadeus IT Group, S.A. (‘Amadeus’, Spain) and Sabre Inc. (‘Sabre’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Moneydirect (to be incorporated in Ireland) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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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. |
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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.4760 — Amadeus/Sabre/JV to the following address:
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15.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/10 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.4832 — Penske/GM/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/C 190/07)
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On 6 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 undertaking Penske Corporation (Penske, United States) and the General Motors Corporation (GM, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of VM Motori SpA (VMM, Italy) by way of purchase of shares. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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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. |
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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.4832 — Penske/GM/JV, to the following address:
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15.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/11 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.4811 — Cetelem/Findomestic)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/C 190/08)
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On 7 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 undertaking Cetelem S.A. (‘Cetelem’, France) controlled by the Groupe BNP Paribas S.A. (‘BNPP’, France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Findomestic Banca S.p.A. (‘Findomestic’, Italy), currently under the joint control of Cetelem and Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze S.p.A. (‘CRF’, Italy), by way of purchase of shares. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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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. |
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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.4811 — Cetelem/Findomestic, to the following address:
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15.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/12 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.4749 — PSB/Ovako)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/C 190/09)
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On 8 August 2007, 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 Pampus Stahlbeteiligungs GmbH (‘PSB’, Germany), belonging to the Pampus Industrie Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG (‘PIB’, Germany) group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Ovako Holding B.V. (‘Ovako’, Sweden), currently jointly controlled by PSB, Hombergh Holdings B.V. (‘Hombergh’, The Netherlands) and W.P. de Pundert Ventures B.V. (‘de Pundert’, The Netherlands), by the conclusion of a new shareholders' agreement. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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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. |
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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.4749 — PSB/Ovako, to the following address:
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15.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/13 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.4851 — Sagard/Fläkt Woods)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/C 190/10)
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On 8 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 undertaking Sagard SAS (‘Sagard’, France) belonging to the Power Corporation of Canada group (‘PCC’, Canada) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Fläkt Woods (Luxembourg) SARL (‘Fläkt Woods’, Luxemburg) by way of purchase of shares. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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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. |
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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.4851 — Sagard/Fläkt Woods, to the following address:
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