20.5.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 182/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8009 — CPPIB/GIP/Pacific National Business of Asciano)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 182/01)

On 13 May 2016, 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 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32016M8009. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

20.5.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 182/1

Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.7801 — Wabtec/Faiveley Transport)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 182/02)

On 12 May 2016, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 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.7801 — Wabtec/Faiveley Transport, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

20.5.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 182/2

Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/183/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/785, concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

(2016/C 182/03)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entity that appear in Annex II to Council Decision 2013/183/CFSP (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/785 (2), concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons and entity that appear in the abovementioned Annex should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2013/183/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The grounds for the listing of the persons and entity concerned appear in the relevant entries in that Annex.

The attention of the persons and entity concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 of 27 March 2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (3), in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 8 of the Regulation).

The persons and entity concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

The attention of the persons and entity concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

(1) OJ L 111, 23.4.2013, p. 52.

(2) OJ L 131, 20.5.2016, p. 73.

(3) OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 1.

20.5.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 182/3

Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea apply

(2016/C 182/04)

The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1):

The legal basis for this processing operation is Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 (2).

The controller of this processing operation is the Council of the European Union represented by the Director General of DG C (Foreign Affairs, Enlargement, Civil Protection) of the General Secretariat of the Council and the department entrusted with the processing operation is the Unit 1C of DG C that can be contacted at:

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 329/2007.

The data subjects are the natural persons who fulfil the listing criteria as laid down in that Regulation.

The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the Statement of Reasons and any other data related thereto.

The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.

Without prejudice to restrictions provided for in Article 20(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, requests for access, as well as requests for rectification or objection will be answered in accordance with section 5 of Council Decision 2004/644/EC (3).

Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the asset freeze or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.

Data subjects may have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.

(1) OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 296, 21.9.2004, p. 16.

20.5.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 182/4

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 May 2016

(2016/C 182/05)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,1197
JPY	Japanese yen	123,17
DKK	Danish krone	7,4366
GBP	Pound sterling	0,76585
SEK	Swedish krona	9,3709
CHF	Swiss franc	1,1089
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	9,3593
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	27,023
HUF	Hungarian forint	316,62
PLN	Polish zloty	4,3928
RON	Romanian leu	4,5043
TRY	Turkish lira	3,3527
AUD	Australian dollar	1,5563
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4679
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	8,6967
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6614
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5450
KRW	South Korean won	1 333,50
ZAR	South African rand	17,7453
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,3318
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4890
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	15 245,16
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,5808
PHP	Philippine peso	52,447
RUB	Russian rouble	74,5356
THB	Thai baht	39,973
BRL	Brazilian real	4,0146
MXN	Mexican peso	20,6779
INR	Indian rupee	75,5418

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

20.5.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 182/6

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8029 — KNB/Mitsui/DVHP/DaVita)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 182/07)

On 10 May 2016, 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 Khazanah Nasional Berhad (‘Khazanah’, Malaysia), Mitsui & Co., Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan) and DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc. (‘DVHP’, United States), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, DV Care Netherlands BV (‘DVBV’), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking DaVita Care Pte. Ltd (‘DaVita’, Singapore) by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Khazanah: Khazanah is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and is the Government of Malaysia’s strategic investment fund,

— for Mitsui: Mitsui is a Japanese trading house engaged in various worldwide commodity and other businesses,

— for DVHP: DVHP, headquartered in the United States and publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange, provides a variety of healthcare services,

— for DaVita: DaVita Care Pte. Ltd, operates local dialysis centres and provides hospital management consultation services related to kidney care/dialysis in five countries in Asia: Singapore, Malaysia, India, China and Taiwan.

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. 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 this Notice.

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 number M.8029 — KNB/Mitsui/DVHP/DaVita, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

20.5.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 182/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8047 — Inter IKEA Holding/Parts of INGKA Holding)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 182/08)

On 11 May 2016, 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 Inter IKEA Holding BV (‘Inter IKEA’, Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of INGKA Holding BV (‘INGKA Holding’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— For Inter IKEA: the owner of the IKEA concept and the worldwide IKEA franchisor. The IKEA concept is made up of the IKEA product range, the IKEA retail systems and the IKEA trademarks.

— For the parts of INGKA Holding to be acquired by Inter IKEA: (i) setting and developing the IKEA product range and related business; (ii) purchase and managing the supply chain of the IKEA product range and related business; and (iii) manufacturing of the IKEA product range and particle board production.

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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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 this Notice.

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.8047 — Inter IKEA Holding/Parts of INGKA Holding, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

20.5.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 182/8

Notice for the attention of CHOE Kyong song, CHOE Yong ho, HONG Sung Mu, JO Chun Ryong, JO Kyongchol, KIM Chun sam, KIM Chun sop, KIM Jong gak, KIM Rak Kyom, KIM Won hong, PAK Jong chon, RI Jong su, SON Chol ju, YUN Jong rin, PAK Yong sik, HONG Yong Chil, CHU Kyu Chang and PAEK Se bong and the Strategic Rocket Forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

(2016/C 182/09)

By virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/780 of 19 May 2016 (1), CHOE Kyong song, CHOE Yong ho, HONG Sung Mu, JO Chun Ryong, JO Kyongchol, KIM Chun sam, KIM Chun sop, KIM Jong gak, KIM Rak Kyom, KIM Won hong, PAK Jong chon, RI Jong su, SON Chol ju, YUN Jong rin, PAK Yong sik, HONG Yong Chil and and the Strategic Rocket Forces of DPRK were added to the list referred to in Article 6(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 of 27 March 2007 (2) imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons or entities responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them. Furthermore, the statements of reasons for the maintenance of CHU Kyu Chang and PAEK Se bong on the list referred to in Article 6(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 were updated

Council Decision 2013/183/CFSP of 22 April 2013 (3) calls upon the Union to freeze the funds and economic resources of persons and entities, as referred to in the list drawn up in Annex II to Decision 2013/183/CFSP. The Decision also calls upon the Member States to take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through their territories of those same persons.

The list drawn up by the Council of the EU comprises persons or entities responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them.

On 19 May 2016, the Council decided to add the persons CHOE Kyong song, CHOE Yong ho, HONG Sung Mu, JO Chun Ryong, JO Kyongchol, KIM Chun sam, KIM Chun sop, KIM Jong gak, KIM Rak Kyom, KIM Won hong, PAK Jong chon, RI Jong su, SON Chol ju, YUN Jong rin, PAK Yong sik, HONG Yong Chil and the entity Strategic Rocket Forces to the list. The Council also decided to replace the statements of reasons for the continued listing of CHU Kyu Chang and PAEK Se bong.

In order to implement the new listings and implement the amended statement of reasons for two existing listings, the Commission has adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/780 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 accordingly.

The concerned individuals and entities may submit observations on the decision to list them or maintain them on the list, together with supporting documentation, to the European Commission on the following address:

European Commission

‘Restrictive measures’

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

The attention of the individuals and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/780 before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the fourth and sixth paragraphs of Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Finally, the attention of the listed entities and individuals is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities in the relevant Member State(s), as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds and economic resources for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation.

(1) OJ L 131, 20.5.2016, p. 55.

(2) OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 111, 23.4.2013, p. 52.

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English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 59 20 May 2016

Notice No	Contents	page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2016/C 182/01	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8009 — CPPIB/GIP/Pacific National Business of Asciano) ( 1 )	1
2016/C 182/02	Initiation of proceedings (Case M.7801 — Wabtec/Faiveley Transport) ( 1 )	1

	V Announcements
	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
	European Commission
2016/C 182/06	Call for proposals — European Defence Agency (EDA) — Prolongation of deadline for submission of proposals	5
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
	European Commission
2016/C 182/07	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8029 — KNB/Mitsui/DVHP/DaVita) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	6
2016/C 182/08	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8047 — Inter IKEA Holding/Parts of INGKA Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	7
	OTHER ACTS
	European Commission
2016/C 182/09	Notice for the attention of CHOE Kyong song, CHOE Yong ho, HONG Sung Mu, JO Chun Ryong, JO Kyongchol, KIM Chun sam, KIM Chun sop, KIM Jong gak, KIM Rak Kyom, KIM Won hong, PAK Jong chon, RI Jong su, SON Chol ju, YUN Jong rin, PAK Yong sik, HONG Yong Chil, CHU Kyu Chang and PAEK Se bong and the Strategic Rocket Forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)	8

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	Council
2016/C 182/03	Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/183/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/785, concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	2
2016/C 182/04	Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea apply	3
	European Commission
2016/C 182/05	Euro exchange rates	4