Official Journal C 10 of the European Union Volume 59 English edition Information and Notices 13 January 2016 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2016/C 10/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7760 Triton/KKR/EM) ( 1 )... 1 2016/C 10/02 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7793 Lone Star Fund IX/MRH) ( 1 )... 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2016/C 10/03 Euro exchange rates... 2 2016/C 10/04 Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) ( 1 )... 3 EN ( 1 ) Text with EEA relevance
V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2016/C 10/05 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7851 USS Nero/OPTrust/PGGM/Global Vía) ( 1 )... 6 2016/C 10/06 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7885 BP Europa/Ruhr Oel) Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )... 7 ( 1 ) Text with EEA relevance
13.1.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 10/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7760 Triton/KKR/EM) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 10/01) On 6 January 2016, 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 the English language 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 32016M7760. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. ( 1 ) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7793 Lone Star Fund IX/MRH) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 10/02) On 8 January 2016, 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 32016M7793. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. ( 1 ) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
C 10/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.1.2016 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates ( 1 ) 12 January 2016 (2016/C 10/03) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,0836 JPY Japanese yen 127,79 DKK Danish krone 7,4612 GBP Pound sterling 0,75080 SEK Swedish krona 9,2483 CHF Swiss franc 1,0855 ISK Iceland króna NOK Norwegian krone 9,6388 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 CZK Czech koruna 27,021 HUF Hungarian forint 317,75 PLN Polish zloty 4,3568 RON Romanian leu 4,5333 TRY Turkish lira 3,2842 AUD Australian dollar 1,5460 Currency Exchange rate CAD Canadian dollar 1,5370 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,4094 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6547 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5570 KRW South Korean won 1 308,87 ZAR South African rand 17,9737 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,1276 HRK Croatian kuna 7,6672 IDR Indonesian rupiah 14 965,60 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,7830 PHP Philippine peso 51,296 RUB Russian rouble 82,6895 THB Thai baht 39,368 BRL Brazilian real 4,3704 MXN Mexican peso 19,2772 INR Indian rupee 72,4603 ( 1 ) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decisions granting an authorisation Reference of the decision ( 1 ) [add reference of decision] Date of decision [add date of decision] ( 1 ) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1. Substance name Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) EC No. 221-695-9 247-148-4 CAS No. 3194-55-6 25637-99-4 134237-50-6 134237-51-7 134237-52-8 Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Holder of the authorisation INEOS Styrenics Netherlands BV, Lijndonk 25, 4825 BG, Breda, Netherlands INEOS Styrenics Ribecourt SAS, 704 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 60170, Ribécourt, France INEOS Styrenics Wingles SAS, Rue du Plat, 62410, Wingles, France Synthos Dwory 7 Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością spółka jawna, ul. Chemików 1, 32-600, Oświęcim, Poland (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 ( 1 )) Authorisation number REACH/15/6/0 REACH/15/6/1 REACH/15/6/2 REACH/15/6/3 REACH/15/6/4 REACH/15/6/5 REACH/15/6/6 REACH/15/6/7 (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 10/04) Authorised use Date of expiry of review period Reasons for the decision Formulation of flame-retarded expanded polystyrene (EPS) to solid unexpanded pellets using HBCDD as the flame retardant additive (for onward use in building applications) Production of flame-retarded expanded polystyrene (EPS) articles for use in building applications 21 August 2017. The authorisation shall cease to be valid on 21 August 2017 with regard to the holders of the authorisation who have not submitted a review report by 21 February 2016, unless a decision to withdraw the authorisation is adopted earlier in application of Article 61(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to the environment arising from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies available in sufficient quantities. However it is expected that a polymeric flame retardant, once its successful testing and certification has been completed, will become a feasible alternative and available in sufficient quantities to meet the estimated demand by 2017. The authorisation holders are required to submit a report to the Commission on a three-monthly basis on the available quantities of the polymeric flame retardant on the market and on the progress towards substitution of HBCDD. 13.1.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 10/3
Reference of the decision ( 1 ) Date of decision Substance name Holder of the authorisation Synthos Kralupy a.s., O. Wichterleho 810, 27801, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic Bewi Styrochem Oy, P.O. Box 360, FI-06101, Porvoo, Finland Monotez SA, 111, Lefkis Street, 14568, Athens, Greece RP Compounds GmbH, EPS building Plant I 119, 06258, Schkopau, Germany Synbra Technology BV, Post Box 37, 4870AA, Etten-Leur, Netherlands Sunpor Kunststoff GmbH, Tiroler Strasse 14, PF 414, 3105, St Polten, Austria Dunastyr Polystyrene Manufacturing C. Co Ltd, Arpad Fejedelem utca 26-28, 1023, Budapest, Hungary Authorisation number REACH/15/6/8 REACH/15/6/9 REACH/15/6/10 REACH/15/6/11 REACH/15/6/12 REACH/15/6/13 REACH/15/6/14 REACH/15/6/15 REACH/15/6/16 REACH/15/6/17 REACH/15/6/18 REACH/15/6/19 REACH/15/6/20 REACH/15/6/21 Authorised use Date of expiry of review period Reasons for the decision C 10/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.1.2016
Reference of the decision ( 1 ) Date of decision Substance name Holder of the authorisation Versalis SpA, P.zza Boldrini 1, 20097, San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy Unipol Holland BV, Rijnstraat 15 o, P.O. Box 824, 5340AV, Oss, Netherlands Authorisation number REACH/15/6/22 REACH/15/6/23 REACH/15/6/24 REACH/15/6/25 ( 1 ) The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm Authorised use Date of expiry of review period Reasons for the decision 13.1.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 10/5
C 10/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.1.2016 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7851 USS Nero/OPTrust/PGGM/Global Vía) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 10/05) 1. On 4 January 2016, 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 OPTrust Infrastructure Europe I S.à.r.l. ( OPTrust, Luxembourg), a subsidiary of the OPSEU Pension Trust (Canada), Stichting Depositary PGGM Infrastructure Funds ( PGGM, Netherlands) and USS Nero Limited ( USS, United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Global Vía Infraestructuras, S.A. ( Global Vía, Spain) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: for OPTrust: pension fund administration and management for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, for PGGM: pension fund management in the Netherlands, for USS: private sector pension funds in the United Kingdom, for Global Vía: management of infrastructure concessions, in particular toll motorway concessions; railway infrastructure concessions and hospital concessions (non-health related services). 3. 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. 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 M.7851 USS Nero/OPTrust/PGGM/Global Vía 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 Merger Regulation ).
13.1.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 10/7 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7885 BP Europa/Ruhr Oel) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 10/06) 1. On 6 January 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) by which the undertaking BP Europa SE (Germany), ultimately controlled by BP plc ( BP of the United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Ruhr Oel GmbH ( ROG of Germany) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: BP is a global energy player active across the entire crude oil and natural gas value chain, ROG is active in the refining and ex-refinery sales of refined oil products. 3. 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 this 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 M.7885 BP Europa/Ruhr Oel, 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 Merger Regulation ). ( 2 ) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
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