Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10340 — Goldman Sachs/Adapteo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 352/01)

On 29 July 2021, 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 32021M10340. 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.10296 — EPCG/ECMI/EROSKI S.Coop/Supratuc2020)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 352/02)

On 13 August 2021, 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 32021M10296. 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.10402 — Blackstone/GTCR/Campaign Parent)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 352/03)

On 27 August 2021, 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 32021M10402. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.10407 - AIP/Alvance Dunkerque Target Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 352/04)

On 26 July 2021, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) (‘Merger Regulation’).

On 27 August 2021, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification.

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(1)  OJ C 333, 19.8.2021, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

0,00 % on 1 September 2021

Euro exchange rates (2)

1 September 2021

(2021/C 352/05)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,1817
JPY	Japanese yen	130,35
DKK	Danish krone	7,4361
GBP	Pound sterling	0,85863
SEK	Swedish krona	10,1961
CHF	Swiss franc	1,0845
ISK	Iceland króna	149,00
NOK	Norwegian krone	10,2633
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	25,406
HUF	Hungarian forint	348,03
PLN	Polish zloty	4,5078
RON	Romanian leu	4,9346
TRY	Turkish lira	9,7985
AUD	Australian dollar	1,6088
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4879
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	9,1907
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6776
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5916
KRW	South Korean won	1 369,25
ZAR	South African rand	17,0532
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,6421
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4900
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	16 872,69
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,9085
PHP	Philippine peso	59,163
RUB	Russian rouble	86,3373
THB	Thai baht	38,204
BRL	Brazilian real	6,0886
MXN	Mexican peso	23,6484
INR	Indian rupee	86,3480

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(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

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

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 352/06)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:

Date of adoption of the decision	26 May 2021
Case No	86853
Decision No	070/21/COL
EFTA State	Norway
Title	COVID-19 Reinsurance scheme for package travel guarantees
Legal basis	Parliamentary Decision authorising the main conditions of the measure
Type of measure	Scheme
Objective	Providing access to (affordable) package travel guarantees for package travel organisers
Form of aid	Guarantees
Budget	NOK 525 million
Intensity	The scheme covers 50 % of the losses that can be incurred by insurers under guarantees provided to package travel organisers.
Duration	26.5.2021 – 31.12.2021
Economic sectors	Package travel sector (potential indirect aid to banks and insurance companies providing package travel guarantees)
Name and address of the granting authority	Garantiinstituttet for eksportkreditt - GIEK Postboks 1763 Vika N-0122 Oslo NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 352/07)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:

Date of adoption of the decision	21 May 2021
Case No	86850
Decision No	057/21/COL
EFTA State	Norway
Title	COVID-19 renewal and amendments to the aid scheme for undertakings suffering a substantial loss of turnover
Legal basis	Act on the temporary subsidy scheme for enterprises with a significant reduction in turnover after August 2020
Type of measure	Scheme
Objective	Compensate losses and thereby limit the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Form of aid	Grants
Budget	Estimated NOK 4 billion
Intensity	70-90 %
Duration	Until 31 October 2021
Economic sectors	All sectors except for companies engaged in petroleum extraction and production, companies engaged in production, transmission, distribution and trade of electric power, financial institutions and companies whose main purpose is investment activities
Name and address of the granting authority	The Brønnøysund Register Centre Brønnøysundregistrene Postboks 900 N-8910 Brønnøysund NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 352/08)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:

Date of adoption of the decision	26 May 2021
Case No	86855
Decision No	071/21/COL
EFTA State	Norway
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	COVID-19 scheme for cancelled and downscaled cultural events
Legal basis	Regulation on a temporary compensation scheme for cancelled, closed or downscaled cultural events in the period 1 January to 30 June 2021 as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak
Type of measure	Scheme
Objective	To remedy the shortage of liquidity that organisers and subcontractors to cultural events face following the COVID-19 outbreak
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	NOK 141 million
Intensity	For eligible organisers, a grant of up to 95 % of unavoidable costs related to cancelled, closed or downscaled eligible events in the period 1 January to 30 June 2021. For eligible subcontractors, a grant of up to 50 % of loss of income and additional costs related to cancelled, closed or downscaled eligible events in the period 1 January to 30 June 2021.
Duration	26 May – 31 December 2021
Economic sectors	Cultural sector
Name and address of the granting authority	Arts Council Norway P.O. Box 4808 Nydalen N-0422 Oslo NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10386 – BC Partners/Valtech)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 352/09)

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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.