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Official Journal

of the European Union

C 424

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Information and Notices

Volume 64
20 October 2021


Contents

page

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2021/C 424/01

Euro exchange rates — 19 October 2021

1


 

V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2021/C 424/02

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10446 – Swiss Life Holding/Gelsenwasser/Infrareal) – Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

EN

 


IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

20.10.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 424/1


Euro exchange rates (1)

19 October 2021

(2021/C 424/01)

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1655

JPY

Japanese yen

133,12

DKK

Danish krone

7,4406

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84275

SEK

Swedish krona

10,0300

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0716

ISK

Iceland króna

150,00

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,7340

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,505

HUF

Hungarian forint

360,64

PLN

Polish zloty

4,5729

RON

Romanian leu

4,9488

TRY

Turkish lira

10,8484

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5601

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4389

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,0635

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6294

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5666

KRW

South Korean won

1 372,96

ZAR

South African rand

17,0003

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,4464

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5083

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 422,33

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8619

PHP

Philippine peso

59,157

RUB

Russian rouble

82,6346

THB

Thai baht

38,881

BRL

Brazilian real

6,4806

MXN

Mexican peso

23,7003

INR

Indian rupee

87,5000


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


V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

20.10.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 424/2


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10446 – Swiss Life Holding/Gelsenwasser/Infrareal)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 424/02)

1.   

On 11 October 2021, 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:

Swiss Life Holding AG (‘Swiss Life’, Switzerland),

Gelsenwasser AG (‘Gelsenwasser’, Germany),

Infrareal GmbH (‘Infrareal’, Germany).

Swiss Life and Gelsenwasser acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Infrareal.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.   

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

for Infrareal: consists of a German management holding company for site operating companies and two operational subsidiaries, Pharmaserv GmbH and Pharmapark Jena GmbH. Pharmaserv GmbH and Pharmapark Jena GmbH operate business parks in Germany with a focus on the life science sector and provide, inter alia, site management services, integrated infrastructure, and technical and logistics services in this regard,

for Gelsenwasser: a utilities company that supplies natural gas and fresh water to residents in Germany. It is mainly active in five sectors: water, wastewater, energy networks, energy sales, and investments.

for Swiss Life: a European provider of comprehensive life, pensions and financial solutions. Under its umbrella brand, it offers individuals and corporations comprehensive and individual advice plus a broad range of own and partner products through its sales force and distribution partners such as brokers and banks. Swiss Life is active in the life insurance sector and the investment and asset management segment.

3.   

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.

4.   

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.10446 — Swiss Life Holding/Gelsenwasser/Infrareal

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.