# Official Journal C 385/2019

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6213 November 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 385

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6213 November 2019

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| Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | RECOMMENDATIONS |
| | Council |
| 2019/C 385/01 | Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank | 1 |

Contents

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I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

Council

2019/C 385/01

Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

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| | II   Information |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 385/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD) (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2019/C 385/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9524 — Fortress Investment Group/Majestic Wine Warehouses/Les Celliers de Calais) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2019/C 385/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9563 — PIC/SKC/SKCCD) (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2019/C 385/05 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9478 — Archer/Hilton/Earlsfort) (
  1
  ) | 5 |

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2019/C 385/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD) (
  1
  )

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2019/C 385/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9524 — Fortress Investment Group/Majestic Wine Warehouses/Les Celliers de Calais) (
  1
  )

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3

2019/C 385/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9563 — PIC/SKC/SKCCD) (
  1
  )

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4

2019/C 385/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9478 — Archer/Hilton/Earlsfort) (
  1
  )

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5

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2019/C 385/06 | Council Decision of 8 November 2019 appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Luxembourg | 6 |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 385/07 | Euro exchange rates — 12 November 2019 | 8 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2019/C 385/06

Council Decision of 8 November 2019 appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Luxembourg

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European Commission

2019/C 385/07

Euro exchange rates — 12 November 2019

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 385/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9413 — Lactalis/Nuova Castelli) (
  1
  ) | 9 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2019/C 385/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9413 — Lactalis/Nuova Castelli) (
  1
  )

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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

Council

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COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION

of 8 November 2019

on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

(2019/C 385/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 283(2) and 139(2) thereof,

Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.2 thereof,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL THAT:

Ms Isabel SCHNABEL be appointed as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years with effect from 1 January 2020.

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2019.

For the Council

The President

M. LINTILÄ

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 385/02)

On 5 September 2019, 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, |
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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 32019M9406. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9406. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9524 — Fortress Investment Group/Majestic Wine Warehouses/Les Celliers de Calais)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 385/03)

On 24 October 2019, 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, |
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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 32019M9524. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9524. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9563 — PIC/SKC/SKCCD)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 385/04)

On 29 October 2019, 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, |
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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 32019M9563. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9563. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9478 — Archer/Hilton/Earlsfort)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 385/05)

On 4 November 2019, 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, |
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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 32019M9478. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9478. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 8 November 2019

appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Luxembourg

(2019/C 385/06)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/128 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees’ and the employers’ organisations,

Whereas:

| (1) | By its Decisions of 9 April 2019 (2), 8 July 2019 (3) and 16 September 2019 (4), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023. |
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By its Decisions of 9 April 2019 (2), 8 July 2019 (3) and 16 September 2019 (4), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023.

| (2) | The Government of Luxembourg has submitted nominations for two posts to be filled, |
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(2)

The Government of Luxembourg has submitted nominations for two posts to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are appointed member and alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the period ending on 31 March 2023:

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

| Country | Member | Alternate member |
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| Luxembourg | Ms Véronique SCHABER | Mr Serge LINCKELS |

Country

Member

Alternate member

Luxembourg

Ms Véronique SCHABER

Mr Serge LINCKELS

Article 2

The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2019.

For the Council

The President

L. ANDERSSON

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(1)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 90.

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(2)  Council Decision of 9 April 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) (OJ C 136, 12.4.2019, p. 6).

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(3)  Council Decision of 8 July 2019 appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Lithuania (OJ C 232, 10.7.2019, p. 5).

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(4)  Council Decision of 16 September 2019 appointing one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Romania (OJ C 316, 20.9.2019, p. 3).

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

12 November 2019

(2019/C 385/07)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1015 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 120,24 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4723 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85820 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,7003 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0963 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 137,70 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,0798 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,499 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 334,39 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2747 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,7625 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,3590 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6087 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4588 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,6202 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7382 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4994 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 281,79 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,3334 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,7187 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4417 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 499,48 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5630 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 55,959 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 70,4859 |
| THB | Thai baht | 33,416 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,5868 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,0924 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 78,9690 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1015

JPY

Japanese yen

120,24

DKK

Danish krone

7,4723

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85820

SEK

Swedish krona

10,7003

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0963

ISK

Iceland króna

137,70

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,0798

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,499

HUF

Hungarian forint

334,39

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2747

RON

Romanian leu

4,7625

TRY

Turkish lira

6,3590

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6087

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4588

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6202

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7382

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4994

KRW

South Korean won

1 281,79

ZAR

South African rand

16,3334

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,7187

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4417

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 499,48

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5630

PHP

Philippine peso

55,959

RUB

Russian rouble

70,4859

THB

Thai baht

33,416

BRL

Brazilian real

4,5868

MXN

Mexican peso

21,0924

INR

Indian rupee

78,9690

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9413 — Lactalis/Nuova Castelli)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 385/08)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Gruppo Lactalis Italia S.r.l. (Italy), belonging to the Lactalis Group (together ‘Lactalis’, France), |
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Gruppo Lactalis Italia S.r.l. (Italy), belonging to the Lactalis Group (together ‘Lactalis’, France),

| — | Nuova Castelli S.p.A. (‘Nuova Castelli’, Italy), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuova Castelli Group S.p.A (France), in turn controlled by Charterhouse Capital Partners (United Kingdom). |
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Nuova Castelli S.p.A. (‘Nuova Castelli’, Italy), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuova Castelli Group S.p.A (France), in turn controlled by Charterhouse Capital Partners (United Kingdom).

Lactalis acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Nuova Castelli. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | for Lactalis: producing and supplying cheese such as mozzarella, mascarpone and ricotta, as well as drinking milk, butter, fresh products, cream and industrial dairy products (milk powder, whey, etc.), |
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for Lactalis: producing and supplying cheese such as mozzarella, mascarpone and ricotta, as well as drinking milk, butter, fresh products, cream and industrial dairy products (milk powder, whey, etc.),

| — | for Nuova Castelli: producing and selling various Italian cheeses, mostly hard cheeses and soft cheeses (mozzarella, parmesan, grana padano, pecorino, ricotta, etc.) and has trading activity in relation essentially to mascarpone, feta and butter. |
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for Nuova Castelli: producing and selling various Italian cheeses, mostly hard cheeses and soft cheeses (mozzarella, parmesan, grana padano, pecorino, ricotta, etc.) and has trading activity in relation essentially to mascarpone, feta and butter.

3.

On 9 September 2019, the Commission received notification of the same proposed concentration. However, on 3 October 2019 Lactalis and Nuova Castelli decided to withdraw such notification.

4.

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.

5.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9413 — Lactalis/Nuova Castelli

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 |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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