26.10.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 358/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9898 — Archer-Daniels-Midland/Marfrig Global Foods/PlantPlus Foods JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 358/01)

On 31 August 2020, 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 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 32020M9898. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

26.10.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 358/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9716 — AMS/OSRAM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 358/02)

On 6 July 2020, 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 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 32020M9716. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

26.10.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 358/3

Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1556, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea

(2020/C 358/03)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1556 (2), and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 (3).

The Council of the European Union has determined that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes continue to fulfil the criterion set out in Decision 2010/638/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea and should therefore remain subject to the measures, as renewed by Decision (CFSP) 2020/1556.

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 web-sites in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 1284/2009, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 8 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation before 30 June 2021, 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.C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

(1) OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 10.

(2) OJ L 355, 26.10.2020, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 346, 23.12.2009, p. 26.

26.10.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 358/4

Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea apply

(2020/C 358/04)

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 Decision 2010/638/CFSP (2), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1556 (3), and Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 (4).

The controller of this processing operation is the Department RELEX.1.C in the Directorate-General for Foreign Affairs, Enlargement and Civil Protection - RELEX of the General Secretariat of the Council (GSC), that can be contacted at:

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

RELEX.1.C

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 2010/638/CFSP, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2020/1556, and Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009.

The data subjects are the natural persons who fulfil the listing criteria as laid down in Decision 2010/638/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009.

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).

(1) OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39.

(2) OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 10.

(3) OJ L 355, 26.10.2020, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 346, 23.12.2009, p. 26.

26.10.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 358/5

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 October 2020

(2020/C 358/05)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,1856
JPY	Japanese yen	124,17
DKK	Danish krone	7,4407
GBP	Pound sterling	0,90675
SEK	Swedish krona	10,3618
CHF	Swiss franc	1,0715
ISK	Iceland króna	164,90
NOK	Norwegian krone	10,9178
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	27,222
HUF	Hungarian forint	364,17
PLN	Polish zloty	4,5823
RON	Romanian leu	4,8740
TRY	Turkish lira	9,4418
AUD	Australian dollar	1,6578
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,5563
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	9,1885
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,7703
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,6089
KRW	South Korean won	1 338,52
ZAR	South African rand	19,1905
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,9157
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,5778
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	17 410,24
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,9291
PHP	Philippine peso	57,388
RUB	Russian rouble	90,6421
THB	Thai baht	37,056
BRL	Brazilian real	6,6052
MXN	Mexican peso	24,7530
INR	Indian rupee	87,3245

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

26.10.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 358/7

PASSENGER NAME RECORDS (PNR)

Updated list of Member States who have decided the application of the PNR Directive to intra-EU flights as referred to in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (*1)

(If a Member State decides to apply this Directive to intra-EU flights, it shall notify the Commission in writing. A Member State may give or revoke such a notification at any time. The Commission shall publish that notification and any revocation of it in the Official Journal of the European Union)

(2020/C 358/07)

The Member States that have notified the Commission of the application of the PNR Directive in intra-EU flights are:

—

Belgium,

—

Bulgaria,

—

Czechia,

—

Germany,

—

Estonia,

—

Greece,

—

Spain,

—

France,

—

Croatia,

—

Italy,

—

Cyprus,

—

Latvia,

—	Lithuania,

—	Luxembourg,

—

Hungary,

—

Malta,

—	Netherlands,

—

Poland,

—

Portugal,

—

Romania,

—

Slovakia,

—

Finland,

—

Sweden,

—	United Kingdom.

(*1) OJ C 196, 8.6.2018, p. 29.

26.10.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 358/8

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9935 — Altor Fund Manager/Stena/Gunnebo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 358/08)

On 16 September 2020, 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:

—	Stena Adactum AB (‘Stena’, Sweden),

—	Altor Fund Manager AB (‘Altor’, Sweden),

—	Gunnebo AB (publ) (‘Gunnebo’, Sweden).

Altor, through Altor Fund V, and Stena acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Gunnebo.

The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 28 September 2020.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Stena: part of the Stena AB group, which is active worldwide in various areas, such as tanker and ferry operations, vessel charter and offshore drilling. Stena AB is one of three parent companies in the Stena Sphere, consisting also of Stena Sessan AB and Stena Metall AB, all established in Sweden,

—

for Altor: private equity firm which focuses, among others, on investments and divestments in the mid-market segment of the Nordic region as well as investments in the German speaking region (DACH), through its managed funds. Altor Fund V, managed by Altor, is part of the Altor group of private equity funds focused on investing in and developing medium sized companies,

—

for Gunnebo: provides security products and services, including cash management, alarm and access control systems, entrance security, safes and vaults, as well as security-related consulting and services. It operates globally and in more than 25 countries around the world. Within the EEA, Gunnebo is mainly active in Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Poland, and the UK.

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.

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.9935 — Altor Fund Manager/Stena/Gunnebo

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.

26.10.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 358/10

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9677 — DIC/BASF Colors & Effects)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 358/09)

On 16 October 2020, 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:

—	The DIC Corporation (‘DIC’, Japan),

—	BASF Colors & Effects (‘BCE’, Germany), controlled by BASF SE.

DIC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of BCE.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.

The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 15 May 2020, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 23 June 2020.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for DIC: the production and sale of printing inks, organic pigments and synthetic resins. As regards pigments and other colourants, DIC is mainly active through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sun Chemical Corporation;

—	for BCE: the production and sale of pigments and other colourants.

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.

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.9677 — DIC/BASF Colors & Effects

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’).

26.10.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 358/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9835 — Bertelsmann/Schweizerische Post/Cinfoni

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 358/10)

On 19 October 2020, 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:

—	Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany);

—	Die Schweizerische Post AG (‘Schweizerische Post’, Switzerland);

—	Cinfoni AG (‘Cinfoni’, Switzerland).

Bertelsmann and Schweizerische Post acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Cinfoni.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	Bertelsmann is a global media and services company, active in television, print media, music industry, education and other services, including the provision of logistics, finance and financial data.

—	Schweizerische Post is the Swiss public postal service, also active in the provision in financial services.

—	Cinfoni envisages to provide an international solution enabling registration, identification and exchange as well as re-usage of know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) data as well as other regulatory basic data (for example MiFID II and FATCA data).

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.

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.9835 – Bertelsmann/Schweizerische Post/Cinfoni

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.

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Official Journal of the European Union		C 358

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 63 26 October 2020

Contents		page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2020/C 358/01	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9898 — Archer-Daniels-Midland/Marfrig Global Foods/PlantPlus Foods JV) ( 1 )	1
2020/C 358/02	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9716 — AMS/OSRAM) ( 1 )	2

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	Council
2020/C 358/03	Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1556, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea	3
2020/C 358/04	Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea apply	4
	European Commission
2020/C 358/05	Euro exchange rates — 23 October 2020	5
	Court of Auditors
2020/C 358/06	Special Report 22/2020 Future of EU agencies – Potential for more flexibility and cooperation	6
	NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
2020/C 358/07	Passenger name records (PNR) Updated list of Member States who have decided the application of the PNR Directive to intra-EU flights as referred to in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (If a Member State decides to apply this Directive to intra-EU flights, it shall notify the Commission in writing. A Member State may give or revoke such a notification at any time. The Commission shall publish that notification and any revocation of it in the Official Journal of the European Union)	7

	V Announcements
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
	European Commission
2020/C 358/08	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9935 — Altor Fund Manager/Stena/Gunnebo) Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	8
2020/C 358/09	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9677 — DIC/BASF Colors & Effects) ( 1 )	10
2020/C 358/10	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9835 — Bertelsmann/Schweizerische Post/Cinfoni Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	11