ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C298 of the European Union
Volume 47
English edition Information and Notices 3 December 2004
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2004/C 298/01 Euro exchange rates ...... 1
2004/C 298/02 New national side of euro circulation coins ...... 2
2004/C 298/03 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3620 — Codan et al./NAI/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) ...... 3
EN (1) Text with EEA relevance 1 3.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 298/1
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COMMISSION
Euro exchange rates (1) 2 December 2004
(2004/C 298/01)
1 euro =
Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate
USD US dollar 1,3314 LVL Latvian lats 0,6854 JPY Japanese yen 136,78 MTL Maltese lira 0,4316 DKK Danish krone 7,4301 PLN Polish zloty 4,1730 GBP Pound sterling 0,68905 ROL Romanian leu 38 157 SEK Swedish krona 8,9755 SIT Slovenian tolar 239,79 CHF Swiss franc 1,5268 SKK Slovak koruna 39,025 ISK Iceland króna 85,37 TRL Turkish lira 1 890 700 NOK Norwegian krone 8,1665 AUD Australian dollar 1,7071 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9559 CAD Canadian dollar 1,5739 CYP Cyprus pound 0,5795 HKD Hong Kong dollar 10,3488 CZK Czech koruna 30,895 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,8467 EEK Estonian kroon 15,6466 SGD Singapore dollar 2,1771 HUF Hungarian forint 244,37 KRW South Korean won 1 386,65 LTL Lithuanian litas 3,4528 ZAR South African rand 7,7357
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. C 298/2EN Official Journal of the European Union 3.12.2004
NEW NATIONAL SIDE OF EURO CIRCULATION COINS
(2004/C 298/02)
National side of the new EUR 2 commemorative circulation coin issued by the Republic of San Marino Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. With a view to informing the parties professionally handling coins and the public at large, the Commission publishes all new euro coin designs (1). In accordance with the relevant Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), Member States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing for the issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro circulation coins under the condition that only a single new coin design at most is issued per country and per year and that the EUR 2 denomination is used. These coins correspond to the technical features of normal euro circula- tion coins, but bear a commemorative feature on the obverse national side. Issuing State: Republic of San Marino. Commemorative feature: Bartolomeo Borghesi (historian, numismatist). Factual description of the design: the twelve stars of the European Union positioned around the outer circle of the coin and the issuing year ‘2004’, positioned bottom centre, surround the bust of Bartolomeo Borghesi. To the left of the bust is the inscription ‘Bartolomeo Borghesi’, and one above the other are the letter ‘R’ and the engraver's initials ‘E.L.F.’. To the right of the bust is the word ‘San Marino’. Issuing volume: maximum 110 000 coins. Approximate issuing period: December 2004.
(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for a reference to all national sides that have been issued in 2002. (2) See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of euro coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the design of national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264, 15.10.2003, p. 38). 3.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 298/3
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3620 — Codan et al./NAI/JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure
(2004/C 298/03)
(Text with EEA relevance)
1. On 25 November 2004, 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 Forsikrings- selskabet Codan A/S (‘Codan’, Denmark), which is controlled by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc (UK), TrygVesta A/S (‘Tryg’, Denmark), Topdanmark Forsikring A/S (‘Topdanmark’, Denmark), Norway Energy & Marine Insurance ASA (‘Nemi’, Norway), Tryggingamidstödin HF (‘Trygginga’, Iceland) and Converium Ltd (‘Converium’, Switzerland), which is controlled by Converium Holding Ltd (Switzerland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control in a newly created undertaking Nordic Aviation Insurance Ltd (‘NAI’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Codan: general insurance company, — for Tryg: general insurance company, — for Topdanmark: general insurance company, — for Nemi: insurance company with a focus on insurance for hydro energy providers, marine insurance and fish farming, — for Trygginga: insurance company offering non-life products, — for Converium: reinsurance, life and non-life re-insurance, — for NAI: aviation insurance company. 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3620 — Codan et al./NAI/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) Available on DG COMP website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.