Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9146 — ArcelorMittal/Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation/Essar Steel India)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 447/01)

On 16 November 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 32018M9146. 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.9077 — PSPIB/Brookfield/QuadReal/BREP Brazil/Brookfield Brazil Retail)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 447/02)

On 19 November 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 32018M9077. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.8907 — Aperam/VDM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 447/03)

On 29 November 2018, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned 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.8907 — Aperam/VDM, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9025 — Pizza Hut/Telepizza)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 447/04)

On 3 December 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 32018M9025. 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.9171 — Covanta Holding Corporation/Green Investment Group/Brockwell Energy/Earls Gate Energy Centre)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 447/05)

On 4 December 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 32018M9171. 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.9133 — MET Renewables/O Zone/NIS Energowind)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 447/06)

On 4 December 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 32018M9133. 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.9184 — Engie/Prédica Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole/Omnes Capital/4 Wind Farms)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 447/07)

On 5 December 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 32018M9184. 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.9181 — Engie/Prédica Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole/Omnes Capital/Equinox VIII A)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 447/08)

On 5 December 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 32018M9181. 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)

11 December 2018

(2018/C 447/09)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,1379
JPY	Japanese yen	128,75
DKK	Danish krone	7,4641
GBP	Pound sterling	0,90228
SEK	Swedish krona	10,2970
CHF	Swiss franc	1,1248
ISK	Iceland króna	140,20
NOK	Norwegian krone	9,7038
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	25,845
HUF	Hungarian forint	323,40
PLN	Polish zloty	4,2983
RON	Romanian leu	4,6557
TRY	Turkish lira	6,1295
AUD	Australian dollar	1,5778
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,5239
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	8,8934
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6526
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5617
KRW	South Korean won	1 284,17
ZAR	South African rand	16,2903
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,8498
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,3943
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	16 625,00
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,7615
PHP	Philippine peso	60,009
RUB	Russian rouble	75,5225
THB	Thai baht	37,317
BRL	Brazilian real	4,4417
MXN	Mexican peso	23,0209
INR	Indian rupee	81,8215

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

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2018/C 447/10)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	14.11.2018
Duration	14.11.2018-31.12.2018
Member State	Spain
Stock or Group of stocks	BET/ATLANT
Species	Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)
Zone	Atlantic Ocean
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	46/TQ120

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2018/C 447/11)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	14.11.2018
Duration	14.11.2018-31.12.2018
Member State	Spain
Stock or Group of stocks	HAD/5BC6A.
Species	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
Zone	Union and international waters of 5b and 6a
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	45/TQ120

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2018/C 447/12)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	14.11.2018
Duration	14.11.2018-31.12.2018
Member State	Spain
Stock or Group of stocks	USK/567EI.
Species	Tusk (Brosme brosme)
Zone	Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	44/TQ120

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2018/C 447/13)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	14.11.2018
Duration	14.11.2018-31.12.2018
Member State	Spain
Stock or Group of stocks	ALF/3X14-
Species	Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.)
Zone	Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	43/TQ2285

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2018/C 447/14)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	25.10.2018
Duration	25.10.2018-31.12.2018
Member State	France
Stock or Group of stocks	PLE/7HJK.
Species	Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
Zone	7h, 7j and 7k
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	41/TQ120

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2018/C 447/15)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	24.10.2018
Duration	24.10.2018 – 31.12.2018
Member State	European Union (All Member States)
Stock or Group of stocks	COD/N3M.
Species	Cod (Gadus morhua)
Zone	NAFO 3M
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	40/TQ120

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2018/C 447/16)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	4.10.2018
Duration	4.10.2018-31.12.2018
Member State	Portugal
Stock or Group of stocks	RJU/9-C.
Species	Undulate ray (raja undulata)
Zone	Union waters of 9
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	39/TQ120

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9207 — IFM Investors/Vitol/VTTI)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 447/17)

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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.