ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 459

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 61
20 December 2018

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 459/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9070 — Eurocar/Vicentini) ( 1 )

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2018/C 459/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9166 — Santander Group/Hyundai Motor Company Group/JV) ( 1 )

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2018/C 459/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9143 — CapMan/NH-Amundi/Green Investment Group/Cloud Snurran) ( 1 )

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2018/C 459/04

Initiation of proceedings (Case M.8864 — Vodafone/Certain Liberty Global Assets) ( 1 )

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2018/C 459/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9158 — SoftBank/Toyota Motor Corporation/Monet Technologies JV) ( 1 )

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2018/C 459/06

2019 update of the allowances applicable to experts on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

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European Commission

2018/C 459/07

Euro exchange rates

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2018/C 459/08

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers given at its meeting of 9 March 2018 regarding a draft decision relating to Case M.8084 — Bayer/Monsanto — Rapporteur: Latvia

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2018/C 459/09

Final Report of the Hearing Officer — Case M.8084 — Bayer/Monsanto

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2018/C 459/10

Summary of Commission Decision of 21 March 2018 declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case M.8084 — Bayer/Monsanto) (notified under document number C(2018) 1709)  ( 1 )

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2018/C 459/11

Commission Implementing Decision of 11 December 2018 on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the application for approval of an amendment, which is not minor, to a product specification referred to in Article 53 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council for the name ‘Gönci kajszibarack’ (PGI)

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Court of Auditors

2018/C 459/12

Special Report No 33/2018 — Combating desertification in the EU: a growing threat in need of more action

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2018/C 459/13

Special Report No 35/2018 — Transparency of EU funds implemented by NGOs: more effort needed

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2018/C 459/14

Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

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2018/C 459/15

Update of the list of border crossing points as referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

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V   Announcements

COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA Court

2018/C 459/16

Judgment of the Court of 17 September 2018 in Case E-10/17 — Nye Kystlink AS Color Group AS and Color Line AS (Article 53 EEA — Article 54 EEA — Principle of equivalence — Principle of effectiveness — National rules on the limitation period for claims for damages)

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 459/17

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9094 — Amcor/Bemis) ( 1 )

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