19.11.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9999 — BlackRock/Koninklijke Vopak/US Gulf)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 394/01)

On 12 November 2020, 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 32020M9999. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

19.11.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/2

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 November 2020

(2020/C 394/02)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,1868
JPY	Japanese yen	123,28
DKK	Danish krone	7,4516
GBP	Pound sterling	0,89373
SEK	Swedish krona	10,2135
CHF	Swiss franc	1,0812
ISK	Iceland króna	161,50
NOK	Norwegian krone	10,7115
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	26,401
HUF	Hungarian forint	360,25
PLN	Polish zloty	4,4694
RON	Romanian leu	4,8730
TRY	Turkish lira	9,1560
AUD	Australian dollar	1,6226
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,5514
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	9,2005
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,7145
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5917
KRW	South Korean won	1 310,55
ZAR	South African rand	18,2814
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,7820
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,5670
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	16 746,93
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,8510
PHP	Philippine peso	57,267
RUB	Russian rouble	90,0610
THB	Thai baht	35,984
BRL	Brazilian real	6,2974
MXN	Mexican peso	24,0105
INR	Indian rupee	88,0110

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

19.11.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10036 — Tata Consultancy Services Netherlands/Postbank Systems)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 394/03)

On 12 November 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

—	Tata Consultancy Services Netherlands B.V. (‘TCS’, The Netherlands),

—	Postbank Systems AG (‘PBS’, Germany).

TCS, a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services Limited (‘TCS Limited’), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of PBS, currently wholly owned by Deautsche Bank AG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of the entirety of PBS’s shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for TCS: provision of IT services to a strong client base in the Dutch market. TCS’s parent, TCS Limited, provides IT services in many countries within the EEA often via its local subsidiaries. Overall, TCS Limited is an IT services, consulting and business solutions multinational organization headquartered in Mumbai, India.

—	for PBS: provision of IT services in Germany to Deutsche Bank AG and other affiliated companies of the Deutsche Bank group active in the banking sector.

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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10036 — Tata Consultancy Services Netherlands/Postbank Systems

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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.

19.11.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10022 — Premier Oil/Chrysaor Holdings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 394/04)

On 11 November 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

—	Premier Oil Plc, (‘Premier Oil’, the United Kingdom),

—	Chrysaor Holdings Limited (‘CHL’, the United Kingdom), indirectly controlled by EIG Global Energy Partners (together with its advisory affiliates, ‘EIG’, the United States).

Premier Oil acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of CHL.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for Premier Oil: exploration and production of significant oil and gas interests in the UK and worldwide,

—	for CHL: the development and commercialisation of oil and gas incremental reserves, including interests in exploration licences in the UK sector of the North Sea and Norway.

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.

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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10022 — Premier Oil/Chrysaor Holdings

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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.

19.11.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/6

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10025 — SKN/Lother Group/NORDTEAM JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 394/05)

On 10 November 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

—	SKN-Schmierstoff Konzepte Nord GmbH (‘SKN’, Germany), belonging to the dlg group,

—	Hermann Lother & Co. Mineralölhandelsgesellschaft mbH, belonging to the Lother group (‘Lother Group’, Germany),

—	NORDTEAM GmbH & Co. KG (‘NORDTEAM’, Germany).

SKN and Lother Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of NORDTEAM.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	SKN: distribution of lubricants for the construction industry, the agricultural sector, garages, haulage, production and manufacturing and the energy sector.

—	Lother Group: mineral oil trading and distribution of lubricants.

—	NORDTEAM: distribution of lubricants.

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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10025 — SKN/Lother Group/NORDTEAM JV

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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.

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Official Journal of the European Union		C 394

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 63 19 November 2020

Contents		page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2020/C 394/01	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9999 — BlackRock/Koninklijke Vopak/US Gulf) ( 1 )	1

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2020/C 394/02	Euro exchange rates — 18 November 2020	2

	V Announcements
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
	European Commission
2020/C 394/03	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10036 — Tata Consultancy Services Netherlands/Postbank Systems) Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	3
2020/C 394/04	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10022 — Premier Oil/Chrysaor Holdings) Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	5
2020/C 394/05	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10025 — SKN/Lother Group/NORDTEAM JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	6