ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.382.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 382

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English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 56
31 December 2013


Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2013/C 382/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7099 — ARX/Darby/Gramex/GFI) ( 1 )

1

2013/C 382/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7068 — Goldman Sachs/Kingdom of Denmark/DONG Energy) ( 1 )

1

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2013/C 382/03

Euro exchange rates

2

2013/C 382/04

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

3

 

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2013/C 382/05

List of competent authorities referred to in Article 4(1) of Council Directive 2011/16/EU

4

 

V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2013/C 382/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7130 — Frey Automobil Holding Deutschland/Mitsubishi Motors Europe/Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

6

2013/C 382/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6974 — Metinvest/Lanebrook/Southern GOK) ( 1 )

8

 

OTHER ACTS

 

European Commission

2013/C 382/08

Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Request from a contracting entity

9

 


 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 


II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

31.12.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/1


Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.7099 — ARX/Darby/Gramex/GFI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 382/01

On 19 December 2013, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32013M7099. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.


31.12.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/1


Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.7068 — Goldman Sachs/Kingdom of Denmark/DONG Energy)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 382/02

On 20 December 2013, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32013M7068. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.


IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

31.12.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/2


Euro exchange rates (1)

30 December 2013

2013/C 382/03

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3783

JPY

Japanese yen

145,02

DKK

Danish krone

7,4603

GBP

Pound sterling

0,83640

SEK

Swedish krona

8,9283

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2259

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,4255

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,480

HUF

Hungarian forint

296,80

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7025

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1487

RON

Romanian leu

4,4707

TRY

Turkish lira

2,9348

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5520

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4764

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,6886

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6866

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7481

KRW

South Korean won

1 454,26

ZAR

South African rand

14,4257

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,3555

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6250

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 839,12

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5408

PHP

Philippine peso

61,211

RUB

Russian rouble

45,1700

THB

Thai baht

45,230

BRL

Brazilian real

3,2208

MXN

Mexican peso

18,0096

INR

Indian rupee

85,3040


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


31.12.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/3


Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

2013/C 382/04

Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a), second indent, of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are amended as follows:

On page 397

The Explanatory note to subheading 9705 00 00 is deleted.


(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 137, 6.5.2011, p. 1.


NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

31.12.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/4


List of competent authorities referred to in Article 4(1) of Council Directive 2011/16/EU

2013/C 382/05

Member State

Competent authority (in the national language)

Belgium

Président du Comité de direction du SPF Finances/Voorzitter van het Directiecomité van de FOD Financiën/Präsident des Direktionsausschusses des FÖD Finanzen

Bulgaria

Изпълнителния директор на Национална агенция за приходите или негов упълномощен представител

Czech Republic

Ministerstvo financí, Generální finanční ředitelství

Denmark

Skatteministeriet

Germany

Bundesministerium der Finanzen

Estonia

Eesti Maksu- ja Tolliamet

Ireland

The Revenue Commissioners or their authorised representative

Greece

Υπουργείο Οικονομικών, Διεύθυνση Διεθνών Οικονομικών Σχέσεων

Spain

Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria

France

Direction générale des finances publiques

Croatia

Ministarstvo financija

Italy

Il Direttore generale delle Finanze

Cyprus

Υπουργείο Οικονομικών

Latvia

Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

Lithuania

Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerija

Luxemburg

Ministère des finances

Hungary

Központi Kapcsolattartó Iroda

Malta

Direttur (Tassazzjoni Internazzjonali), Dipartiment tat-Taxxi Interni, Ministeru tal-Finanzi, l-Ekonomija u Investiment

Netherlands

De minister van financiën of een door deze aangewezen vertegenwoordiger

Austria

Der Bundesminister für Finanzen oder dessen bevollmächtigter Vertreter

Poland

Ministerstwo Finansów

Portugal

Ministro das Finanças

Romania

Serviciul Schimb Internațional de Informații

Slovenia

Ministrstvo za finance

Slovakia

Finančné riaditeľstvo Slovenskej republiky

Finland

Verohallinto/Skatteförvaltningen

Sweden

Skatteverket

United Kingdom

The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs or their authorised representative


V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

31.12.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/6


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7130 — Frey Automobil Holding Deutschland/Mitsubishi Motors Europe/Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 382/06

1.

On 19 December 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 undertakings Frey Automobil Holding Deutschland GmbH (Germany, belonging to the Emil Frey Group) and Mitsubishi Motors Europe BV (the Netherlands, belonging to the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking MMDA Automobile GmbH (Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

for Frey Automobil Holding Deutschland GmbH: the wholesale distribution of motor vehicles of the ‘Subaru’ brand as well as the retail distribution of vehicles of several other car brands, both in Germany,

for Mitsubishi Motors Europe BV: the wholesale distribution of ‘original equipment’ motor vehicle spare parts of the ‘Mitsubishi’ brand via subsidiaries in Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal,

for MMDA Automobile GmbH: formerly named Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors Europe BV, active in the wholesale distribution of vehicles and motor vehicle spare parts of the ‘Mitsubishi’ brand as well as the retail distribution of passenger cars of the same brand, both in Germany.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7130 — Frey Automobil Holding Deutschland/Mitsubishi Motors Europe/Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).


31.12.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/8


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6974 — Metinvest/Lanebrook/Southern GOK)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 382/07

1.

On 20 December 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 Metinvest BV (the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Open Joint Stock Company ‘Pivdennyi Ore Mining and Processing Plant’ (Ukraine) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

for undertaking Metinvest BV: steel production and trading,

for undertaking Pivdennyi Ore Mining and Processing Plant: production of iron ore concentrate and sinter.

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.6974 — Metinvest/Lanebrook/Southern GOK, 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’).


OTHER ACTS

European Commission

31.12.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/9


Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC

Request from a contracting entity

2013/C 382/08

On 21 November 2013, the Commission received a request under Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 22 November 2013.

This request, made by Magyar Posta Zrt., concerns certain postal services carried out in Hungary. Article 30 provides that the Directive does not apply where the activity in question is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not limited. These conditions are evaluated solely for the purposes of Directive 2004/17/EC and are without prejudice to the application of competition rules.

The Commission has a period of 3 months, as from the working day referred to above, within which to take a decision on this request. The period therefore ends on 24 February 2014.

This period may be extended by 3 months. Notice of any such extension must be published.

Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 30(6), further requests concerning the same activities in Hungary, submitted before the period opened for this request expires, will not be regarded as subject to new procedures and will be dealt with as part of this request.


(1)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.