ISSN 1977-091X
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 28
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 59
26 January 2016
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Information and Notices |
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2016/C 028/01 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7875 — ICG/Capiton/Prefere Resins Holding) ( 1 ) |
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2016/C 028/02 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7816 — EGP/F2i/JV) ( 1 ) |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2016/C 028/03 |
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2016/C 028/04 |
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2016/C 028/05 |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
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European Commission |
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2016/C 028/06 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7813 — Sanofi/Google/DMI JV) ( 1 ) |
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2016/C 028/07 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7824 — Vita Central Europe/Walmark) ( 1 ) |
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(1) Text with EEA relevance |
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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26.1.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 28/1 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7875 — ICG/Capiton/Prefere Resins Holding)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 28/01)
On 22 December 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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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, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7875. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. |
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26.1.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 28/1 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7816 — EGP/F2i/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 28/02)
On 7 December 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the Italian language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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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, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7816. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
IV Notices
NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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26.1.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 28/2 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
25 January 2016
(2016/C 28/03)
1 euro =
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,0815 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
128,07 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4624 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,75890 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
9,2758 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,0981 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
9,4585 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
27,021 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
312,70 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,4690 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
4,5256 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
3,2660 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,5496 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,5351 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
8,4304 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,6728 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,5469 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 293,53 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
17,8580 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
7,1156 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,6695 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
14 985,15 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,6208 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
51,890 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
86,0410 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
38,869 |
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BRL |
Brazilian real |
4,4276 |
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MXN |
Mexican peso |
19,9970 |
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INR |
Indian rupee |
73,2973 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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26.1.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 28/3 |
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2016/C 28/04)
Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country : Luxembourg
Subject of commemoration : The 50th anniversary of the bridge ‘Grand Duchess Charlotte’
Description of the design : The design shows the bridge ‘Grand Duchess Charlotte’ which is the main route connecting the city centre of Luxembourg to the urban quarter of Kirchberg, the site of the city’s European Union institutions. The text ‘Pont Grande-Duchesse Charlotte’ (Bridge Grand Duchess Charlotte) and underneath the year ‘1966’ are inscribed on the image of the bridge. At the top of the design are depicted the effigy of the Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and at its left the year of issuance ‘2016’. At the bottom appears the name of the issuing country ‘LUXEMBOURG’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Number of coins to be issued :
Date of issue : February/March 2016
(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.
(2) See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
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26.1.2016 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 28/4 |
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2016/C 28/05)
Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country : Italy
Subject of commemoration : 550th Anniversary of the death of Donatello
Description of the design : Head of the David by Donatello (detail of the bronze sculpture kept in Florence, National Museum of Bargello): on the left the logo of the Italian Republic ‘RI’; below on two lines, ‘1466’ and ‘2016’; on the right ‘C.M.’, the initials of the author Claudia Momoni; below ‘DONATELLO’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Number of coins to be issued :
Date of issue : March 2016
(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.
(2) See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
European Commission
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26.1.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 28/5 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7813 — Sanofi/Google/DMI JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 28/06)
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On 19 January 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Sanofi SA (‘Sanofi’, France) and Google Inc. (‘Google’, United States), the latter through its wholly-owned subsidiary Verily Life Sciences LLC (‘Verily’, United States), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (the ‘JV’), 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 the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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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 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7813 — Sanofi/Google/DMI JV, to the following address:
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(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
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26.1.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 28/6 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7824 — Vita Central Europe/Walmark)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 28/07)
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On 18 January 2016, 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 Vita Central Europe B.V. (‘Vita Central’, The Netherlands), belonging to the private equity group known as Mid Europa (‘Mid Europa’, United Kingdom), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Walmark, a.s. (‘Walmark’, Czech Republic), currently jointly controlled by Vita Central and Aternus, a.s. (‘Aternus’, Czech Republic), by way of purchase of shares. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Mid Europa: private equity group which invests in a number of sectors, including healthcare, retail, business services, logistics, telecommunications and leisure in Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey. Mid Europa owns, amongst others, Zabka, a chain of convenience stores in Poland. — Vita Central: investment vehicle. — Walmark: is active in the field of the production and distribution of dietary supplements, over-the-counter (‘OTC’) pharmaceuticals and other related products, mainly in Central and Eastern Europe. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7824 — Vita Central Europe/Walmark, to the following address:
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(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).