ISSN 1977-091X
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 276
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 60
19 August 2017
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Official Journal of the European Union |
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Information and Notices |
Volume 60 |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2017/C 276/01 |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
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European Commission |
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2017/C 276/02 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8593 — CVC/PAI/Cortefiel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2017/C 276/03 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8596 — Colindale/Goldman Sachs/JRE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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OTHER ACTS |
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European Commission |
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2017/C 276/04 |
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(1) Text with EEA relevance. |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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19.8.2017 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 276/1 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
18 August 2017
(2017/C 276/01)
1 euro =
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,1740 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
128,02 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4363 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,91188 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
9,5370 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,1287 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
9,3183 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
26,108 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
303,56 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,2807 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
4,5900 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
4,1376 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,4830 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,4859 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
9,1831 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,6035 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,6014 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 339,99 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
15,5257 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
7,8332 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,4020 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
15 689,33 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
5,0412 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
60,531 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
69,7304 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
38,989 |
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BRL |
Brazilian real |
3,7185 |
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MXN |
Mexican peso |
20,9958 |
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INR |
Indian rupee |
75,3065 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
European Commission
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19.8.2017 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 276/2 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8593 — CVC/PAI/Cortefiel)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 276/02)
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On 11 August 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) and PAI Partners S.A.S. (‘PAI’, France) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Cortefiel SA (‘Cortefiel’, Spain) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CVC: The CVC Group provides advice to and manages investment funds and platforms, — for PAI: PAI is a private equity company that manages and advises a number of funds that own companies in various business sectors, such as business services, food and consumer, general industries, healthcare, and retail and distribution, — for Cortefiel: Cortefiel is active in the production and retail distribution of clothing and, to a limited extent, retail distribution of footwear and accessories. |
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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. 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. |
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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.8593 — CVC/PAI/Cortefiel, to the following address:
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(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
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19.8.2017 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 276/3 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8596 — Colindale/Goldman Sachs/JRE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 276/03)
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On 11 August 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Colindale Investment Private Limited (‘Colindale’) (Singapore), indirectly controlled by GIC Private Limited (‘GIC’ Singapore), and JLQ2 GK (JLQ2) a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’) (USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking GS Renewable Holdings GK (‘GSRH’), which is the 100 % parent of Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (‘JRE’) (Japan) by way of a 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. 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. |
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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.8596 — Colindale/Goldman Sachs/JRE, to the following address:
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(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
OTHER ACTS
European Commission
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19.8.2017 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 276/4 |
Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Request made by a contracting entity — extension of deadline
(2017/C 276/04)
On 2 November 2016 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).
This request, from the Czech Republic, concerns certain activities in the market for retail of electricity and gas in the Czech Republic. The relevant notice was published on page 10 of OJ C 23 on 24 January 2017. A prolongation notice was published on page 10 of OJ C 167 on 25 May 2017. The agreed prolonged deadline was 6 September 2017.
Pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of point 1 of Annex IV to Directive 2014/25/EU, the deadline may be extended by the Commission with the agreement of those having made the request for exemption concerned. Given that the need to obtain and analyse additional information, and with the agreement of the applicant, the period available to the Commission for deciding on this request is hereby extended by 12 additional weeks.
The final deadline is therefore 29 November 2017.
(1) Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).