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u elektroničkom obliku na web-mjestu EUR-Lexa (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) pod brojem dokumenta 32014M7111. EUR-Lex omogućuje mrežni pristup europskom zakonodavstvu.

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u elektroničkom obliku na web-mjestu EUR-Lexa (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) pod brojem dokumenta 32014M7112. EUR-Lex omogućuje mrežni pristup europskom zakonodavstvu.

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Youth unemployment continues to present a major challenge for the EU and its Member States. In August 2013, the youth unemployment rate was 23,3 % in the EU 28 (1) with wide disparities between Member States and regions within Member States (2).

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Young people have been hit disproportionately hard by the economic crisis. Across all EU Member States youth unemployment rates are generally much higher than the unemployment rates for other age groups. At the end of 2012 the youth unemployment rate was 2,6 times higher than the total unemployment rate (3).

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These developments have serious consequences not only for the individuals concerned but also for society and the wider economy. Long-term unemployment may intensify marginalization, leading to poverty and greater risk of social exclusion. There are also serious risks to communities since non-involvement in the labour market may lead some young people to opt out of participation in civil society, potentially leading to further social fragmentation.

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One of the most significant issues facing young people in Europe as a result of the crisis is the challenge posed by the lack of jobs and work experience. There is also a widening gap between skills being sought by certain employers and those held by many prospective employees.

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Has recognised combatting youth unemployment as ‘a particular and immediate objective’ and stressed the importance of paying ‘due attention to the labour market participation of groups of vulnerable young people facing specific challenges’ (4).

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Through engagement in sport, young people attain specific personal and professional skills and competences which enhance employability. These include learning to learn, social and civic competences, leadership, communication, teamwork, discipline, creativity, entrepreneurship. Sport also provides professional knowledge and skills in areas such as marketing, management, public safety and security. All these skills and competences actively support young people’s participation, development and progression in education, training and employment, in ways that are relevant and applicable to the labour market and valued and sought after by employers.

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The organisation, administration and implementation of sporting activities in Europe are traditionally based on voluntary engagement. According to a 2011 Eurobarometer survey (5), almost a quarter of those engaged in volunteering (24 %) are active in the field of sport. Voluntary work in sport, mainly carried out at grassroots level and through clubs, is of significant value in social, economic and democratic terms.

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Sport has universal appeal and knows no cultural or socio-economic boundaries. It has an international character and attracts a wide and diverse range of people. Sporting activities are consequently an excellent means for integrating minority and marginalized groups. Sport is emotionally uplifting and can contribute significantly to a sense of togetherness, helping to bring stability, cohesion and peace to communities.

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The sport sector, including voluntary activities in sport, constitutes a measurable and significant economic and social value in national economies. There is growing evidence that sport makes a significant contribution to Europe’s economy and is an important driver of growth and employment, while also ensuring social cohesion and well-being, thus making a distinct contribution to achieving the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy (6).

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According to a recent EU-wide study on economic growth and employment in the EU (7), the share of sport-related value added in the EU amounts to 1,76 % (8). The share of sport-related employment in the EU is 2,12 %.When multiplier effects are taken into account, the share of sport even adds up to 2,98 % of overall gross value added in the EU. According to that study the share of sport in European value added is thus comparable to the share of agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors combined, with every sixtieth Euro generated and earned in the EU being sport-related.

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Sport is a resilient sector of the economy. Participation levels remain quite stable throughout the different phases of the economic cycle. Sport is structured through a system of sporting events and activities, organized by sport organizations, from grassroots to top level events. These events remain popular, particularly among young people, even when economic conditions are difficult. Whilst sporting events may be affected by fluctuating economic conditions, the framework of the sporting events and sport activities remains stable.

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Sport has the potential to create jobs and support local economic development through the construction and maintenance of sporting facilities, the organisation of sporting events, the market activities of the sporting goods and services industries and related activities in other sectors. Infrastructure related to sporting events and activities (at local level), when planned carefully with a multifunctional purpose and a clear vision of its future functional role, can help to stabilize and boost the economy.

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Sport has ‘spill-over’ effects on other sectors. Sporting events and championships generally have positive effects on sectors such as tourism, culture, transport, media, public infrastructure etc. They also have the ability to bring people together and create a sense of belonging and a shared feeling of success. Sport can thus make a substantive contribution to facilitate the EU's efforts to recover from the ongoing economic difficulties.

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Because of the importance of the sport sector for the economy and of the possibilities that this sector provides for young people — including for those that are particularly vulnerable and disadvantaged — to attain useful skills and knowledge, sport can play an important role in tackling the urgent problem of youth unemployment and give impetus to economic recovery. A broad range of actions involving the mobilisation of various stakeholders is required to respond to the challenges set out above.

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Engaging in voluntary activities, whilst not a substitute for paid employment, nevertheless can provide citizens with new skills, thereby contributing positively to their employability and strengthening their sense of belonging to society. Participation, in particular in grassroots sport, by young people — whether as a participant, facilitator, or organiser — develops key personal skills and competences. Voluntary activities in sport as a form of non-formal and informal learning help young people acquire skills and competences that complement formal education.

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Sport provides an environment within which young people can hone these skills, thus improving employability and future productivity, at a time when labour market conditions are extremely challenging, job opportunities scarce, and the opportunities for on the job skills development limited.

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Involvement in sport, in particular grassroots sport, allows young people to channel their energies, hopes and innate enthusiasm in a manner which is constructive and contributes to the communities in which they live. It can help to counter social problems faced within Member States, such as social fragmentation and prejudice against specific groups, by providing young people, particularly those without paid jobs or opportunities for relevant education and training, with a positive, constructive and community-based focus.

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Small scale investment of public money in local sports facilities, and support for community-based sports clubs, can generate significant benefits in terms of stronger, safer and more cohesive communities.

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Participation in organising national and international sporting events and involvement in sporting infrastructure development and maintenance — either local or national — can be one of the key factors for creating new jobs, especially for the young people.

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Exchange good experiences and practices on:

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Promote policy actions which are aiming to develop skills for jobs through sport. In this regard, support voluntary organizations and/or sport clubs, as well as sporting activities and/or events — at grassroots and/or professional level.

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Explore ways to improve education pathways for future professionals and volunteers in sport and promote learning on the job, in order to develop skills which can be recognised within national qualification frameworks. These could be referenced to the European Qualifications Framework so as to improve the international transparency and mobility of the young people concerned. The potential for recognizing skills attained through informal and non-formal learning in sport should also be explored.

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Encourage strategic investment in sport using, where appropriate, the possibilities provided by EU funding instruments, including EU structural funds (notably the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund) and EU financial tools such as European Investment Bank financing.

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Promote effective internal cooperation within public authorities across sectors dealing with social affairs, youth, employment and economic issues in order to ensure greater awareness of the social and economic role of sport.

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Promote cross-sectoral involvement with education, training, youth and employment experts with a view to exploring the development of skills and competences.

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Take full advantage of the Erasmus+ Programme as an opportunity for developing personal and professional skills and competences.

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Identify the ways in which sport can be funded to promote social inclusion and youth employment through the structural funds (notably the European Social Fund or the European Regional Development Fund) or other EU financing mechanisms, such as European Investment Bank financing, especially the development and, where appropriate, the maintenance of small scale sporting infrastructure in towns and cities for use by the public, paying special attention to socially deprived areas. Such small scale infrastructure can help to achieve numerous social goals, such as job creation, social inclusion, and health improvement.

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Enhance dialogue and common initiatives with key stakeholders, in particular sporting organizations, sporting goods industries and youth organisations to further develop a favorable environment for attracting young people into the sport sector.

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Reflect on how the contribution of sport to the skills development of young people and the maintaining of socially-inclusive communities in times of high youth unemployment can most effectively be addressed in the context of future work on sport at EU level.

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Organise a high-level cross-sectoral seminar on the contribution of sport to the creation of jobs and to tackling unemployment in the EU, in particular youth unemployment.

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Based on on-going EU cooperation at the expert level, prepare a study on the contribution of sport to the employability of young people in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy.

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media freedom and pluralism are fundamental values enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. They are an essential pillar of democracy as the media play an important role in ensuring transparency and accountability and have an impact on the public opinion and on the participation of citizens in and the contribution of citizens to the decision-making processes;

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a number of challenges to media freedom and pluralism have been noted over the last years in the European Union. These include issues highlighted by court cases, official enquiries, reports by the European Parliament and non-governmental organisations, as well as national and European parliamentary debates;

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transparency of media ownership and of funding sources are essential with a view to guaranteeing media freedom and pluralism;

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ensuring protection of journalists from undue influence is of key importance to guarantee media freedom, which becomes more relevant in times of economic crisis and the transformation of the media sector;

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ensuring adequate protection of journalistic sources is a key element of media freedom;

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the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the regulatory framework within the EU for audiovisual media services, contributes to the fostering of media freedom and pluralism. A crucial role in the enforcement of this framework lies with competent audiovisual regulatory authorities in Member States;

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the Commission has funded a number of studies, reports, projects and coordinated actions in the field of media freedom and pluralism;

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the Council of Europe carries out very important work in the field of media freedom and pluralism. In this regard, the 2007 Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union lists freedom of expression and information among the shared priorities and focal areas for cooperation between these organisations;

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the Internet facilitates access to information and offers citizens new opportunities for participation, discussion and shaping opinions. While this contributes to the freedom of expression and enhances pluralism of opinions, new challenges arise as to the way people access and assess information. Particular attention should be paid to the possible negative effects of both excessive concentration in the sector and the strengthening of gatekeepers’ positions;

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with the global character of the Internet it is not possible to contain these issues within geographically defined boundaries.

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a high level of media independence and pluralism is essential not only to democracy, but also contributes to the strengthening of economic growth and to its sustainability;

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the Council of Europe plays an important role in setting standards for media freedom and pluralism and the cooperation with that body should be further continued and strengthened;

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information about the ownership of a given media outlet and about other entities or persons benefiting from this ownership must be easily accessible to citizens so they can make an informed judgment about the information provided. In this context, media literacy plays an important role;

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cooperation and sharing of best practice among audiovisual regulatory authorities and other relevant competent authorities contributes to the functioning of the EU single market and to an open and pluralistic media landscape;

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ensuring high levels of media freedom and pluralism is essential for the EU to be credible in negotiations with acceding countries and in international fora.

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the Commission’s Green Paper — Preparing for a fully converged audiovisual world (1).

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the independent reports of the High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism (2) and of the Media Futures Forum (3).

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ensure the independence of their audiovisual regulatory authorities;

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take appropriate measures to achieve genuine transparency of media ownership;

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take appropriate measures to safeguard the right of journalists to protect their sources and to protect journalists from undue influence;

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take appropriate measures, depending on their national context, to prevent possible negative effects of excessive concentration of media ownership.

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continue to support projects that aim at enhancing the protection of journalists and media practitioners;

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continue to support the independent monitoring tool for assessing risks to media pluralism in the EU (Media Pluralism Monitor), which is implemented by the European University Institute of Florence, and encourage its further use by Member States and all relevant stakeholders;

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strengthen, through non-legislative actions (4), cooperation between Member States' audiovisual regulatory authorities and promote best practice as regards the transparency of media ownership;

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assess the effectiveness of these measures in order to consider any further steps.

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safeguard, promote and apply the values enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and in this context address challenges to media freedom and pluralism across the EU in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity.

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Dana 5. veljače 2013. Europska komisija usvojila je dva prijedloga: prijedlog Direktive Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća o sprečavanju korištenja financijskog sustava u svrhu pranja novca i financiranja terorizma (1) („predložena Direktiva”), i prijedlog Uredbe Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća o podacima o uplatitelju koji prate transfer sredstava (2) („predložena Uredba”), u daljnjem tekstu „prijedlozi”. Prijedlozi su poslani na uvid Europskom nadzorniku zaštite podataka 12. veljače 2013.

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Europski nadzornik zaštite podataka pozdravlja činjenicu što se Komisija s njime savjetovala te što je upućivanje na takvo savjetovanje uključeno u preambule prijedloga.

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Europski nadzornik zaštite podataka imao je priliku dostaviti neslužbene komentare Komisiji prije usvajanja prijedloga. Neki su od njih uzeti u obzir.

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Pranje novca je u širem smislu pretvorba prihoda od kriminalnih djelatnosti u prividno čista sredstva, obično putem financijskog sustava (3). To se čini prikrivanjem porijekla novca, mijenjanjem njegova oblika ili premještanjem sredstava ondje gdje je izgledno da će privlačiti manje pažnje. Financiranje terorizma znači davanje ili prikupljanje sredstava, bilo kojim putem, izravno ili neizravno, s namjerom njihova korištenja ili saznanjem da će se koristiti za kaznena djela terorizma (4).

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Na razini Europske unije od 1991. na snazi je zakonodavstvo doneseno u svrhu sprečavanja pranja novca i financiranja terorizma. Smatra se da ta kaznena djela ugrožavaju integritet i stabilnost financijskog sektora i, u širem smislu, unutarnje tržište. Pravna osnova prijedloga je članak 114. UFEU-a.

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Propisi Unije doneseni radi sprečavanja pranja novca uglavnom se temelje na standardima koje je usvojila Stručna skupina za financijsko djelovanje (FATF) (5). Cilj je prijedloga provedba međunarodnih standarda za sprečavanje pranja novca na razini Europske unije koje je FATF uveo u veljači 2012. Trenutna direktiva, takozvana treća Direktiva protiv pranja novca (AML) (6), na snazi je od 2005. Njome se osigurava europski okvir utemeljen na međunarodnim standardima FATF-a.

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Treća Direktiva AML primjenjuje se na financijski sektor (kreditne i financijske institucije) te na stručnjake poput odvjetnika, javnih bilježnika, knjigovođa, posrednika u prodaji nekretnina, kasina i uslužnih poduzeća. Primjenjuje se i na sve trgovce robom kad se plaćanja vrše gotovinom i premašuju 15 000 EUR. Svi se oni smatraju „obveznim subjektima”. Direktivom se od obveznih subjekata traži da utvrde i provjere identitet stranaka (tzv. temeljita identifikacija stranaka, u nastavku „CDD”) i stvarnih vlasnika te da prate financijske transakcije stranaka. Direktiva također uključuje obvezu izvještavanja nadležnih financijsko-obavještajnih jedinica (FIU) o sumnjama u pogledu pranja novca ili financiranja terorizma, kao i druge prateće obveze. Njome se uvode i dodatni zahtjevi i zaštitne mjere (poput zahtjeva za provođenje temeljite identifikacije stranaka) za rizičnije situacije.

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Predloženom se Direktivom proširuje područje primjene trenutnog okvira, a njezin je cilj jačanje tih obveza, primjerice uključujući pružatelje usluge igara na sreću i trgovce robom u obvezne subjekte ako prelaze prag od 7 500 EUR. Njome se traže proširene informacije o stvarnom vlasništvu, pooštravaju zahtjevi vezani uz „politički izložene osobe” i uvode zahtjevi za detaljan nadzor obitelji i bliskih suradnika svih politički izloženih osoba. Popis predikatnih (7) kaznenih djela pranja novca proširen je na porezna kaznena djela vezana uz izravne i neizravne poreze.

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Predložena Uredba zamjenjuje Uredbu (EZ) br. 1781/2006 o podacima o uplatitelju koji su priloženi uz prijenose financijskih sredstava (u daljnjem tekstu „Uredba o prijenosu financijskih sredstava”) čiji je cilj unaprijediti sljedivost plaćanja. Uredba o prijenosu financijskih sredstava dopunjuje druge mjere Direktive AML osiguravajući da su osnovni podaci o uplatitelju pri prijenosu financijskih sredstava odmah dostupni tijelima zaduženim za provedbu zakona/kazneni progon kako bi im se pomoglo u otkrivanju, istraživanju i kaznenom progonu terorista ili drugih kriminalaca i ulaženju u trag imovini terorista.

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Europski nadzornik zaštite podataka svjestan je važnosti politika za sprečavanje pranja novca za gospodarski i financijski ugled država članica. No, unatoč tome naglašava da legitiman cilj postizanja transparentnosti izvora plaćanja, depozita i prijenosa financijskih sredstava u svrhu borbe protiv terorizma i pranja novca treba postići osiguravajući istovremeno sukladnost sa zahtjevima u pogledu zaštite podataka.

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U oba prijedloga treba obratiti pažnju na sljedeće:

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U pogledu predložene Direktive, Europski nadzornik zaštite podataka također preporučuje sljedeće:

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U pogledu predložene Uredbe, Europski nadzornik zaštite podataka također preporučuje sljedeće:

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Dana 24. siječnja 2014. Komisija zaprimila je prijavu predložene koncentracije u skladu s člankom 4. Uredbe Vijeća (EZ) br. 139/2004 (1) u kojoj se navodi da podružnice subjekata Apollo Management L.P. („Apollo”, SAD) i Fondo de Garantía de Depósitos de Entidades de Crédito („FGD”, Španjolska) kupnjom udjela stječu, u smislu članka 3. stavka 1. točke (b) Uredbe o koncentracijama, zajedničku kontrolu nad poduzetnikom Synergy Industry and Technology, SA („Synergy”, Španjolska).

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Poslovne djelatnosti dotičnih poduzetnika su sljedeće:

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Slijedom preliminarnog ispitivanja Komisija ocjenjuje da bi prijavljena transakcija mogla biti obuhvaćena područjem primjene Uredbe o koncentracijama. Međutim, odgađa se donošenje konačne odluke. U skladu s Obavijesti Komisije o pojednostavnjenom postupku za postupanje s određenim koncentracijama u okviru Uredbe o koncentracijama (2) treba napomenuti da je ovaj predmet primjeren za primjenu postupka iz Obavijesti.

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Komisija poziva zainteresirane treće osobe da joj podnesu moguća očitovanja o predloženoj koncentraciji.

Očitovanja se moraju dostaviti Komisiji najkasnije 10 dana od datuma ove objave. Očitovanja se mogu poslati Komisiji telefaksom (+32 22964301), porukom e-pošte na COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu ili poštom, pri čemu je potrebno naznačiti referentni broj COMP/M.7144 – Apollo/Fondo de Garantía de Depósitos de Entidades de Crédito/Synergy, na sljedeću adresu: