Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.10325 – KRONOSPAN / PFLEIDERER POLSKA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 464/01)

On 15 February 2022, 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 5 April 2022, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings (3) under Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation. On 29 November 2022, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification and demonstrated that it abandoned the concentration.

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(1)  OJ C 87, 23.2.2022, p. 13.

(2)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 159, 12.4.2022, p. 5.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10906 – INFRAVIA / LIBERTY GLOBAL / TELEFÓNICA / OPAL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 464/02)

On 14 November 2022, 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 32022M10906. 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.10910 – MACQUARIE / ABERDEEN / AIP / CERTAIN MÁSMÓVIL ASSETS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 464/03)

On 16 November 2022, 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 32022M10910. 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.10790 – SALIC / OLAM / OLAM AGRI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 464/04)

On 18 November 2022, 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 32022M10790. 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.10900 – PLATINUM EQUITY GROUP / IMERYS HTSM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 464/05)

On 24 November 2022, 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 32022M10900. 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.10948 – STORA ENSO / DE JONG PAPIER HOLDING / DJV HOLDING)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 464/06)

On 28 November 2022, 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 32022M10948. 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.

Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 and Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses apply

(2022/C 464/07)

The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

The legal basis for this processing operation are Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 (2), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2376 (3), and Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 (4), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2374 (5).

The controller of this processing operation is the Department RELEX.1 in the Directorate-General for External Relations - RELEX of the General Secretariat of the Council (GSC), that can be contacted at:

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

RELEX.1

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

The GSC's Data Protection Officer can be contacted at:

Data Protection Officer

data.protection@consilium.europa.eu

The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2022/2376, and Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 as implemented by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2374, concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses.

The data subjects are the natural persons who fulfil the listing criteria as laid down in Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 and Regulation (EU) 2020/1998.

The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the statement of reasons and any other data related thereto.

The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.

Without prejudice to restrictions pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, the exercise of the rights of the data subjects such as the right of access, as well as the rights to rectification or to object will be answered in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.

Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the restrictive measures or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.

Without prejudice to any judicial, administrative or non-judicial remedy, data subjects may lodge a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 (edps@edps.europa.eu).

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(1)  OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39.

(2)  OJ L 410 I, 7.12.2020, p. 13.

(3)  OJ L 314, 6.12.2022, p. 90.

(4)  OJ L 410 I, 7.12.2020, p. 1.

(5)  OJ L 314, 6.12.2022, p. 81.

Notice for the attention of persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2376 in Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1998, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2374 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses

(2022/C 464/08)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2376 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 (3) as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2374 (4), concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses.

The Council of the European Union has decided that those persons should be maintained on the list of persons subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 and Regulation (EU) 2020/1998. The grounds for designations of those persons appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.

The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2020/1998, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council before 31 July 2023, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

RELEX.1

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council's periodic review, pursuant to Article 10 of Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999, of the list of designated persons and entities.

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(1)  OJ L 410 I, 7.12.2020, p. 13.

(2)  OJ L 314, 6.12.2022, p. 90

(3)  OJ L 410 I, 7.12.2020, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 314, 6.12.2022, p. 81

Euro exchange rates (1)

5 December 2022

(2022/C 464/09)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,0587
JPY	Japanese yen	143,07
DKK	Danish krone	7,4369
GBP	Pound sterling	0,86085
SEK	Swedish krona	10,8931
CHF	Swiss franc	0,9893
ISK	Iceland króna	148,90
NOK	Norwegian krone	10,3366
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,351
HUF	Hungarian forint	412,13
PLN	Polish zloty	4,6950
RON	Romanian leu	4,9215
TRY	Turkish lira	19,7326
AUD	Australian dollar	1,5542
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4198
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	8,2236
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6498
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,4271
KRW	South Korean won	1 370,87
ZAR	South African rand	18,2038
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,3573
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,5510
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	16 332,36
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,6255
PHP	Philippine peso	59,245
RUB	Russian rouble
THB	Thai baht	36,732
BRL	Brazilian real	5,5491
MXN	Mexican peso	20,7295
INR	Indian rupee	86,5249

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

Calls for proposals and related activities under the 2023-2024 work programme under Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027)

(2022/C 464/10)

Notice is hereby given of the launch of calls for proposals and related activities under the 2023-2024 work programme under Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027).

The Commission has adopted by Decision C(2022) 7550 of 6 December 2022 the above mentioned work programme, which includes calls for proposals and related activities.

These are subject to the availability of the appropriations provided for in the draft general budget of the Union for the corresponding years by the budgetary authority or, if the budget for a specific year is not adopted, as provided for in the system of provisional twelfths.

The Commission reserves its right to cancel or make corrigendum to the actions.

This work programme, including deadlines and budgets for the actions, are available through the European Commission Funding & Tenders Portal website (https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/programmes/horizon) along with information on the modalities of the actions, and guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals. All this information will be updated as necessary on the same Funding & Tenders Portal.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10954 – BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER / CLC HOLDINGS / CLC FRANCE PROPERTY JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 464/11)

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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.

Prior notification of a concentration

Case M.10979 – PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS / ROTHSCHILD & CO / A2MAC1

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 464/12)

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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.