22.11.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/1

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

2011/C 341/01

Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a), second indent, of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are amended as follows:

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Between ‘8529 90 65 Electronic assemblies’ and ‘8531 Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 8512 or 8530’ the following text is inserted:

‘8529 90 92 For television cameras of subheadings 8525 80 11 and 8525 80 19 and apparatus of headings 8527 and 8528

This subheading includes so-called “LCD modules” consisting of a thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal layer sandwiched between two sheets or plates of glass or plastic, not combined with touch screen facilities, used in the manufacture of monitors and/or reception apparatus for television of heading 8528.

The modules are equipped with one or more printed or integrated circuits, with control electronics for pixel addressing only. They are not equipped with electronics (such as a video converter or a scaler) for video processing.

The modules can be equipped with a backlight unit and/or inverters.

This subheading does not include liquid crystal devices consisting of a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between two sheets or plates of glass or plastics, whether or not fitted with electrical connections (i.e. for the supply of power), presented in the piece or cut to special shapes (subheading 9013 80 20).’

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 137, 6.5.2011, p. 1.

22.11.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6281 — Microsoft/Skype)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 341/02

On 7 October 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—	in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6281. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

22.11.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6343 — Apax/Kinetic Concepts)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 341/03

On 7 November 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—	in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6343. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

22.11.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6289 — Alstom/Bouygues Immobilier/Exprimm SAS/Embix JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 341/04

On 15 November 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in French and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—	in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6289. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

22.11.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/4

Euro exchange rates (1)

21 November 2011

2011/C 341/05

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3458
JPY	Japanese yen	103,44
DKK	Danish krone	7,4426
GBP	Pound sterling	0,86000
SEK	Swedish krona	9,1795
CHF	Swiss franc	1,2375
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,8405
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	25,598
HUF	Hungarian forint	307,07
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,7038
PLN	Polish zloty	4,4469
RON	Romanian leu	4,3628
TRY	Turkish lira	2,4812
AUD	Australian dollar	1,3614
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,3937
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,4824
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,7945
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,7526
KRW	South Korean won	1 539,58
ZAR	South African rand	11,1652
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	8,5613
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4925
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 143,28
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,2869
PHP	Philippine peso	58,407
RUB	Russian rouble	41,8596
THB	Thai baht	41,989
BRL	Brazilian real	2,4257
MXN	Mexican peso	18,7268
INR	Indian rupee	70,3920

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

22.11.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/5

Winding-up proceedings

Notification on behalf of the Malta Financial Services Authority of the appointment of a liquidator for the purposes of winding-up the affairs of the company

(Publication made in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)

2011/C 341/06

Insurance undertaking

European Insurance Group Ltd

Office 1, Verdala Business Centre

Level 2, TG Complex

Brewery Street

Mriehel Birkirkara

BKR 3000

MALTA

Date, entry into force and nature of the decision

On 12 July 2010, the Malta Financial Services Authority (‘the MFSA’) revoked the authorisation of European Insurance Group Ltd. The insurance company has appealed from the decision of the Authority.

The MFSA, with effect from 6 August 2010, appointed Deloitte, Certified Public Accountants, of Deloitte Place Mriehel Bypass Mriehel BKR 3000 Malta, to take charge of the assets of the company and to assume control of its business. The MFSA has, with effect from 29 September 2011, appointed a liquidator for the purpose of winding-up the affairs of the company.

Competent authorities

Malta Financial Services Authority

Notabile Road

Attard

BKR 3000

MALTA

Supervisory authority

Malta Financial Services Authority

Notabile Road

Attard

BKR 3000

MALTA

Liquidator appointed

Mr Brian Tonna, Certified Public Accountant of Nexia BT

Ground Floor, Tower Business Centre

Tower Street

Swatar

BKR 3013

MALTA

Applicable law

Insurance Business Act (Chapter 403 of the Laws of Malta)

Insurance Business (Reorganisation and Winding-up of Insurance Undertakings) Regulations (Legal Notice 208 of 2004)

22.11.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/6

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6321 — Buitenfood/Ad van Geloven Holding/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 341/07

On 16 November 2011 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 NPM Capital N.V. (‘NPM’, the Netherlands), a subsidiary of SHV Holdings N.V. (‘SHV’, the Netherlands) and Lion Capital LLP (‘Lion’, United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture (‘the JV’, the Netherlands) controlling Buitenfood B.V. (‘Buitenfood’, the Netherlands), previously owned by NPM, and Ad van Geloven Holding B.V. (‘AvG’, the Netherlands), previously owned by Lion, by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for NPM: private equity investment in various industry sectors,

—	for SHV: trade and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas, trade in food and non-food consumer articles, provision of private equity, exploration and production of oil and gas, heavy lifting and renewable energy,

—	for Lion: private equity investment, mainly in companies that are engaged in the production and/or sale of consumer branded goods,

—	for Buitenfood: production and sale of frozen snacks for the retail market and out-of-home market; production of private label frozen snack products for retailers and wholesalers on the out-of-home market,

—	for AvG: production and sale of frozen snacks for the retail market and out-of-home market; production of private label frozen snack products for retailers and wholesalers on the out-of-home market,

—	for the JV: production and sale of frozen snacks mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium.

3.	On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6321 — Buitenfood/Ad van Geloven Holding/JV, 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’).

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Official Journal of the European Union		C 341

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 54 22 November 2011

Notice No	Contents	page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2011/C 341/01	Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union	1

2011/C 341/02	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6281 — Microsoft/Skype) ( 1 )	2

2011/C 341/03	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6343 — Apax/Kinetic Concepts) ( 1 )	2

2011/C 341/04	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6289 — Alstom/Bouygues Immobilier/Exprimm SAS/Embix JV) ( 1 )	3

	V Announcements
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
	European Commission
2011/C 341/07	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6321 — Buitenfood/Ad van Geloven Holding/JV) ( 1 )	6

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2011/C 341/05	Euro exchange rates	4

	NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
	European Commission
2011/C 341/06	Winding-up proceedings — Notification on behalf of the Malta Financial Services Authority of the appointment of a liquidator for the purposes of winding-up the affairs of the company (Publication made in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)	5