Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10498 – LIBERTY GLOBAL / INFRAVIA / LIBERTY NETWORKS GERMANY)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 480/01)

On 22 November 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 policy’ 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 32021M10498. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10461 – OTPP / BROOKFIELD / OMERS / SGN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 480/02)

On 22 November 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 policy’ 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 32021M10461. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10505 – CKA / CKI / UKPN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 480/03)

On 23 November 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 policy’ 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 32021M10505. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10474 – NESTE / RAVAGO / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 480/04)

On 16 November 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 policy’ 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 32021M10474. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

Euro exchange rates (1)

26 November 2021

(2021/C 480/05)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,1291
JPY	Japanese yen	128,82
DKK	Danish krone	7,4365
GBP	Pound sterling	0,84620
SEK	Swedish krona	10,2600
CHF	Swiss franc	1,0446
ISK	Iceland króna	147,40
NOK	Norwegian krone	10,1613
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	25,662
HUF	Hungarian forint	368,56
PLN	Polish zloty	4,7117
RON	Romanian leu	4,9498
TRY	Turkish lira	13,7642
AUD	Australian dollar	1,5795
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4397
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	8,8045
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6538
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5470
KRW	South Korean won	1 348,90
ZAR	South African rand	18,2448
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,2149
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,5228
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	16 248,69
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,7863
PHP	Philippine peso	56,997
RUB	Russian rouble	84,9702
THB	Thai baht	38,006
BRL	Brazilian real	6,3286
MXN	Mexican peso	24,4974
INR	Indian rupee	84,5395

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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)

(2021/C 480/06)

Decision granting an authorisation

Reference of the decision (2)	Date of decision	Substance name	Holder of the authorisation	Authorisation number	Authorised use	Date of expiry of review period	Reasons for the decision
C(2021) 8269	22 November 2021	Chromium trioxide EC No. 215-607-8, CAS No. 1333-82-0	ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel GmbH Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 95, 45881, Gelsenkirchen, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany Thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel UGO S.A.S., Rue Roger Salengro, 62330 Isbergues, France	REACH/21/3/0 REACH/21/3/1	As surface treatment for the manufacture of grain-oriented electrical steel used in magnetic cores of high-performance transformers and related electromagnetic devices	31 December 2029	In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.

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(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006 , p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2021/C 480/07)

National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by the Vatican City State

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: The Vatican City State

Subject of commemoration: The 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri

Description of the design: The design features a portrait of Dante and Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. At the top right, in semi-circle, is the name of the issuing country ‘CITTÀ DEL VATICANO’. At the bottom is the inscription ‘Dante’ and underneath are the years ‘1321-2021’ and the name of the artist ‘P. DANIELE’.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued: 86 000

Date of issue: October 2021

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2021/C 480/08)

National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by the Vatican City State

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: The Vatican City State

Subject of commemoration: The 450th anniversary of the birth of Caravaggio

Description of the design: The design features a boy with a basket of fruits, painted by Caravaggio. At the top, in semi-circle, is the name of the issuing country ‘CITTA’ DEL VATICANO’. At the left is the mintmark ‘R’. At the bottom is the inscription ‘CARAVAGGIO’ and underneath are the years ‘1571-2021’. At the bottom right are the initials of the artist Chiara Principe, ‘CP’.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued: 86 000

Date of issue: 1 June 2021

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10536 – TotalEnergies/Three Gorges Corporation/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 480/09)

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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.