ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.126.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 126
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Information and Notices

Volume 56
3 May 2013

Notice No

Contents

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I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

 

RECOMMENDATIONS

 

European Central Bank

2013/C 126/01

Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 26 April 2013 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Suomen Pankki (ECB/2013/12)

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IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2013/C 126/02

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,75 % on 1 May 2013 — Euro exchange rates

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V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2013/C 126/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6883 — Canada Life/Irish Life) ( 1 )

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

3.5.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 126/1

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 26 April 2013

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Suomen Pankki

(ECB/2013/12)

2013/C 126/01

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2)

The mandate of Suomen Pankki’s current external auditors ended following the audit for the financial year 2012. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2013.

(3)

Suomen Pankki has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy as its external auditors for the financial years 2013 to 2019,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy should be appointed as the external auditors of Suomen Pankki for the financial years 2013 to 2019.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 26 April 2013.

The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

3.5.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 126/2

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

0,75 % on 1 May 2013

Euro exchange rates (2)

2 May 2013

2013/C 126/02

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3191

JPY

Japanese yen

129,04

DKK

Danish krone

7,4559

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84660

SEK

Swedish krona

8,5503

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2244

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,5865

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,650

HUF

Hungarian forint

297,08

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7001

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1465

RON

Romanian leu

4,3215

TRY

Turkish lira

2,3633

AUD

Australian dollar

1,2871

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3285

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,2357

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5540

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6270

KRW

South Korean won

1 452,85

ZAR

South African rand

11,8585

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,1204

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5822

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 844,32

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,0238

PHP

Philippine peso

53,940

RUB

Russian rouble

41,2009

THB

Thai baht

38,821

BRL

Brazilian real

2,6426

MXN

Mexican peso

16,0529

INR

Indian rupee

70,9210

(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.

V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

3.5.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 126/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6883 — Canada Life/Irish Life)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 126/03

1.

On 22 April 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Canada Life Limited (‘Canada Life’, UK), ultimately controlled by Power Corporation of Canada (Canada), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Irish Life Group Limited (‘Irish Life’, Ireland) currently controlled by the Minister for Finance of Ireland by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

Canada Life: provision of individual and group life insurance, wealth management, retirement protection and asset management services internationally,

—

Irish Life: provision of group and individual life and pension insurance, financial advice and products to the public sector union members and fund management in Ireland and the UK.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6883 — Canada Life/Irish Life, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).