Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8924 — HgCapital/TA Associates/Access)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 290/01)

On 5 June 2018, 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 32018M8924. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8961 — HPS/MDP/PFP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 290/02)

On 12 June 2018, 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 32018M8961. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9033 — Clearlake Capital Group/Vista/Eagleview Technology Corporation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 290/03)

On 3 August 2018, 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 32018M9033. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9018 — Cerberus Group/WFS Global Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 290/04)

On 8 August 2018, 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 32018M9018. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 August 2018

(2018/C 290/05)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,1370
JPY	Japanese yen	126,02
DKK	Danish krone	7,4573
GBP	Pound sterling	0,89498
SEK	Swedish krona	10,4663
CHF	Swiss franc	1,1299
ISK	Iceland króna	123,60
NOK	Norwegian krone	9,6130
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	25,702
HUF	Hungarian forint	324,51
PLN	Polish zloty	4,3142
RON	Romanian leu	4,6603
TRY	Turkish lira	6,6368
AUD	Australian dollar	1,5647
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4942
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	8,9250
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,7267
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5648
KRW	South Korean won	1 284,56
ZAR	South African rand	16,5835
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,8396
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4225
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	16 611,57
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,6590
PHP	Philippine peso	60,765
RUB	Russian rouble	76,2551
THB	Thai baht	37,822
BRL	Brazilian real	4,4228
MXN	Mexican peso	21,6972
INR	Indian rupee	79,8070

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

Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1) )

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 290/06)

Decisions granting an authorisation

Reference of the decision (2)	Date of decision	Substance name	Holder of the authorisation	Authorisation numbers	Authorised uses	Date of expiry of review period	Reasons for the decision
C(2018) 5057	10 August 2018	Trichloroethylene EC No: 201-167-4 CAS No. 79-01-6	Blue Cube Germany Assets GmbH&Co. KG, Buetzflether Sand 2, 21683 Stade, Germany.	REACH/18/9/0	Use of trichloroethylene in industrial parts cleaning by vapour degreasing in closed systems where specific requirements (system of use-parameters) exist	21 October 2020	In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health arising from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies in terms of their technical and economic feasibility.
				REACH/18/9/1	Industrial use as process chemical (enclosed systems) in Alcantara Material production	21 April 2023
				REACH/18/9/2	Use of trichloroethylene in packaging	21 April 2028
				REACH/18/9/3	Use of trichloroethylene in formulation	21 April 2028
				REACH/18/9/4	Use of trichloroethylene as extraction solvent for bitumen in asphalt analysis	21 April 2023

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(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm