# Official Journal C 219/2014

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5711 July 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 219

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5711 July 2014

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 219/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7233 — Allianz/Going concern of UnipolSai Assicurazioni) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2014/C 219/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7249 — CVC/Parexgroup) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2014/C 219/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7312 — Towerbrook/Independent Clinical Services Group Limited) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2014/C 219/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7219 — Sonaci/DTS/Sonaci DT) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2014/C 219/05 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7188 — Remondis Nederland/SITA Recycling Services/JV) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2014/C 219/06 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7254 — LetterOne/RWE Dea) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2014/C 219/07 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7209 — Faurecia/Magneti Marelli/JV) (
  1
  ) | 4 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 219/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7233 — Allianz/Going concern of UnipolSai Assicurazioni) (
  1
  )

1

1

2014/C 219/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7249 — CVC/Parexgroup) (
  1
  )

1

1

2014/C 219/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7312 — Towerbrook/Independent Clinical Services Group Limited) (
  1
  )

1

2

2014/C 219/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7219 — Sonaci/DTS/Sonaci DT) (
  1
  )

1

2

2014/C 219/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7188 — Remondis Nederland/SITA Recycling Services/JV) (
  1
  )

1

3

2014/C 219/06

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7254 — LetterOne/RWE Dea) (
  1
  )

1

3

2014/C 219/07

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7209 — Faurecia/Magneti Marelli/JV) (
  1
  )

1

4

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2014/C 219/08 | Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/449/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 748/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan | 5 |
| 2014/C 219/09 | Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/450/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan | 6 |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 219/10 | Euro exchange rates | 7 |
| | European Data Protection Supervisor |
| 2014/C 219/11 | Executive summary of Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 515/97 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters (The full text of this Opinion can be found in EN, FR & DE on the EDPS website www.edps.europa.eu) | 8 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2014/C 219/08

Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/449/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 748/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan

5

2014/C 219/09

Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/450/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan

6

European Commission

2014/C 219/10

Euro exchange rates

7

European Data Protection Supervisor

2014/C 219/11

Executive summary of Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 515/97 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters (The full text of this Opinion can be found in EN, FR & DE on the EDPS website www.edps.europa.eu)

(The full text of this Opinion can be found in EN, FR & DE on the EDPS website www.edps.europa.eu)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 219/12 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7272 — Fortum Corporation / OAO Gazprom / AS Eesti Gaas / AS Võrguteenus Valdus) (
  1
  ) | 10 |
| 2014/C 219/13 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7303 — PTTGC/Vencorex) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 11 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2014/C 219/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7272 — Fortum Corporation / OAO Gazprom / AS Eesti Gaas / AS Võrguteenus Valdus) (
  1
  )

1

10

2014/C 219/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7303 — PTTGC/Vencorex) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

11

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 11.7.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 219/1 |
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11.7.2014

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7233 — Allianz/Going concern of UnipolSai Assicurazioni)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 219/01

On 10 June 2014, 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 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, |
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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 32014M7233. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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 32014M7233. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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.7249 — CVC/Parexgroup)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 219/02

On 13 June 2014, 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 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, |
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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 32014M7249. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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 32014M7249. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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.7312 — Towerbrook/Independent Clinical Services Group Limited)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 219/03

On 3 July 2014, 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 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 32014M7312. 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 32014M7312. 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.7219 — Sonaci/DTS/Sonaci DT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 219/04

On 3 July 2014, 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 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 32014M7219. 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 32014M7219. 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.7188 — Remondis Nederland/SITA Recycling Services/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 219/05

On 3 July 2014, 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 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 32014M7188. 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 32014M7188. 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.7254 — LetterOne/RWE Dea)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 219/06

On 3 July 2014, 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 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 32014M7254. 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 32014M7254. 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.7209 — Faurecia/Magneti Marelli/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 219/07

On 3 July 2014, 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 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; |
| --- | --- |

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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 32014M7209. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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 32014M7209. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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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Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/449/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 748/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan

2014/C 219/08

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/449/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 748/2014 (2) concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan.

The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the abovementioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2014/449/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 748/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan. The grounds for designations of those persons appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.

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 websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 748/2014, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 6 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council before 15 May 2015, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| DG C 1C |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council’s next review, pursuant to Article 8 of Decision 2014/449/CFSP and Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 748/2014 of the list of designated persons.

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.

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(1)  OJ L 203, 11.7.2014, p. 13.

(2)  OJ L 203, 11.7.2014, p. 100.

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Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/450/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan

2014/C 219/09

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/450/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan.

The United Nations Security Council decided to include those persons on the list of persons and entities subject to the measures imposed by subparagraphs 3(d) and (e) of Resolution 1591 (2005).

The persons concerned may submit at any time a request to the UN Committee established pursuant to subparagraph 3(a) of Resolution 1591 (2005), together with any supporting documentation, for the decisions to include them in the UN list to be reconsidered. Such request should be sent to the following address:

| Focal Point for De-listing |
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| Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch |
| Room DC2 0853B |
| United Nations |
| New York, N.Y. 10017 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tel. +1 9173679448 |
| Fax +1 2129631300 |
| E-mail: delisting@un.org |

Focal Point for De-listing

Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch

Room DC2 0853B

United Nations

New York, N.Y. 10017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tel. +1 9173679448

Fax +1 2129631300

E-mail: delisting@un.org

See for more information at: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1591/

Further to the UN decision, the Council of the European Union has determined that the persons designated by the UN should be included in the lists of persons and entities which are subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2014/450/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 747/2014. The grounds for listing of the persons concerned appear in the relevant entries in the Annex to the Decision and in Annex I to the Regulation.

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 websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 747/2014, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 6 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned lists should be reconsidered, to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
| --- |
| General Secretariat |
| DG C 1C |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mail: 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.

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(1)  OJ L 203, 11.7.2014, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 203, 11.7.2014, p. 106.

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

10 July 2014

2014/C 219/10

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3604 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 137,87 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4553 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,79505 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2168 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2143 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,3770 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,440 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 310,40 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1420 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3956 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,8997 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4520 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4515 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,5431 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5451 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6911 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 380,61 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,6176 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,4401 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6120 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 753,59 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,3326 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,204 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 46,3325 |
| THB | Thai baht | 43,786 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,0238 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,7042 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 81,9043 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3604

JPY

Japanese yen

137,87

DKK

Danish krone

7,4553

GBP

Pound sterling

0,79505

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2168

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2143

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3770

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,440

HUF

Hungarian forint

310,40

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1420

RON

Romanian leu

4,3956

TRY

Turkish lira

2,8997

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4520

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4515

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,5431

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5451

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6911

KRW

South Korean won

1 380,61

ZAR

South African rand

14,6176

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,4401

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6120

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 753,59

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,3326

PHP

Philippine peso

59,204

RUB

Russian rouble

46,3325

THB

Thai baht

43,786

BRL

Brazilian real

3,0238

MXN

Mexican peso

17,7042

INR

Indian rupee

81,9043

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

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European Data Protection Supervisor

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Executive summary of Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 515/97 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters

(The full text of this Opinion can be found in EN, FR & DE on the EDPS website www.edps.europa.eu)

2014/C 219/11

1.   INTRODUCTION

1.1.   Consultation of the EDPS

| 1. | On 25 November 2013, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) amending Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 766/2008 on 9 July 2008 (2). The Proposal was sent to the EDPS for consultation on 29 November 2013. |
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On 25 November 2013, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) amending Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 766/2008 on 9 July 2008 (2). The Proposal was sent to the EDPS for consultation on 29 November 2013.

| 2. | Before the adoption of the Proposal, the EDPS was given the possibility to provide informal comments to the Commission. Some of these comments have been taken into account. As a result, the data protection safeguards in the Proposal have been strengthened. |
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Before the adoption of the Proposal, the EDPS was given the possibility to provide informal comments to the Commission. Some of these comments have been taken into account. As a result, the data protection safeguards in the Proposal have been strengthened.

1.2.   Background and objectives of the Proposal

| 3. | The Proposal amends one of the most important legal instruments for action against breaches of customs legislation. The fight against breaches of Union customs legislation involves extensive exchanges of information - including personal data - in the context of cooperation between competent authorities in the Member States and between the latter and the Commission. |
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The Proposal amends one of the most important legal instruments for action against breaches of customs legislation. The fight against breaches of Union customs legislation involves extensive exchanges of information - including personal data - in the context of cooperation between competent authorities in the Member States and between the latter and the Commission.

| 4. | The Proposal's stated aim is to render the enforcement and cooperation in this area of EU law more effective. In relation to the tracking of goods, it introduces new obligations for carriers to supply the Commission with information on container movements (the so-called Container Status Messages - ‘CSM’); it also aims at streamlining the rules organizing the central database for import, export and transit data in order to improve the analysis of the flows of goods. |
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The Proposal's stated aim is to render the enforcement and cooperation in this area of EU law more effective. In relation to the tracking of goods, it introduces new obligations for carriers to supply the Commission with information on container movements (the so-called Container Status Messages - ‘CSM’); it also aims at streamlining the rules organizing the central database for import, export and transit data in order to improve the analysis of the flows of goods.

| 5. | The Proposal also introduces the possibility for the Commission to obtain directly from private sector operators documents supporting import and export declarations, with the explicit purpose to speed up OLAF’s investigations. |
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The Proposal also introduces the possibility for the Commission to obtain directly from private sector operators documents supporting import and export declarations, with the explicit purpose to speed up OLAF’s investigations.

| 6. | The Proposal also has the stated aim to simplify and harmonise the data protection supervision rules applicable to the different databases set up on the basis of the Regulation. It introduces a maximum retention period for data stored in the Customs Information System (‘CIS’) (3) and in the other databases. |
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The Proposal also has the stated aim to simplify and harmonise the data protection supervision rules applicable to the different databases set up on the basis of the Regulation. It introduces a maximum retention period for data stored in the Customs Information System (‘CIS’) (3) and in the other databases.

| 7. | For the sake of clarity, the databases and directories covered by the Regulation are the following:






  — | The ‘European Data directory’ - Article 18(a); |
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For the sake of clarity, the databases and directories covered by the Regulation are the following:

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The ‘European Data directory’ - Article 18(a);

| — | The ‘CSM directory’ - Articles 18(c), 18(d) and 18(e); |
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The ‘CSM directory’ - Articles 18(c), 18(d) and 18(e);

| — | The ‘Import, export and transit directory’ - Article 18(g); |
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The ‘Import, export and transit directory’ - Article 18(g);

| — | The CIS database - Articles 23 to 41; |
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The CIS database - Articles 23 to 41;

| — | The FIDE database - Articles 41(a) to 41(d). |
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The FIDE database - Articles 41(a) to 41(d).

3.   CONCLUSIONS

| 66. | The EDPS welcomes the modifications that the Commission brought to the Proposal in order to enhance its compliance with the relevant data protection legislation. However, it should be noted that the Proposal also contains some rather serious weaknesses that need to be eliminated before its final adoption. |
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The EDPS welcomes the modifications that the Commission brought to the Proposal in order to enhance its compliance with the relevant data protection legislation. However, it should be noted that the Proposal also contains some rather serious weaknesses that need to be eliminated before its final adoption.

| 67. | The EDPS wishes to highlight that the Commission should have taken a more comprehensive approach to the legislation on mutual assistance in the customs area to bring it in line with the changes brought by the Lisbon Treaty, namely by deciding to eliminate the Regulation/Decision dual basis and to substitute it with a single instrument based exclusively on the TFEU, in order to guarantee legal certainty and a seamless data protection regime. |
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The EDPS wishes to highlight that the Commission should have taken a more comprehensive approach to the legislation on mutual assistance in the customs area to bring it in line with the changes brought by the Lisbon Treaty, namely by deciding to eliminate the Regulation/Decision dual basis and to substitute it with a single instrument based exclusively on the TFEU, in order to guarantee legal certainty and a seamless data protection regime.

| 68. | For the reasons set out above, the EDPS would in any case recommend:






  — | the introduction of a new model for the supervision of all databases which involve processing of personal data established on the basis of the Regulation and the Proposal (namely, CIS - including FIDE -, the European Data directory, and the Import, export and transit directory). Such model would be based on coordinated supervision which has a three-layered structure: DPAs at national level, EDPS at central level and coordination between both; |
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For the reasons set out above, the EDPS would in any case recommend:

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the introduction of a new model for the supervision of all databases which involve processing of personal data established on the basis of the Regulation and the Proposal (namely, CIS - including FIDE -, the European Data directory, and the Import, export and transit directory). Such model would be based on coordinated supervision which has a three-layered structure: DPAs at national level, EDPS at central level and coordination between both;

| — | the designation of the EDPS as secretariat of supervision coordination under both the Decision and the Regulation; |
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the designation of the EDPS as secretariat of supervision coordination under both the Decision and the Regulation;

| — | the introduction of a general provision in the text of the Proposal to clarify that Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 applies to processing of personal data carried out by Union institutions and that national laws implementing Directive 95/46/EC are applicable to the processing carried out by the relevant competent authorities in the various Member States; |
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the introduction of a general provision in the text of the Proposal to clarify that Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 applies to processing of personal data carried out by Union institutions and that national laws implementing Directive 95/46/EC are applicable to the processing carried out by the relevant competent authorities in the various Member States;

| — | the substitution of various fragmented provisions with uniform provisions specifying for each database (i) the role of the Commission as data controller or possibly joint data controller together with the relevant national competent authorities; (ii) if needed for the sake of clarity, the supervisory role of the EDPS where the Commission is the controller, as opposed to cases where the processing is under the supervision of national data protection authorities; (iii) the technical measures to be adopted by the Commission in order to ensure security of the processing (possibly, the specific measures could be inserted in a delegated act in order to ensure a more flexible updating); and (iv) the need for prior checking by the EDPS pursuant to Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001; |
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the substitution of various fragmented provisions with uniform provisions specifying for each database (i) the role of the Commission as data controller or possibly joint data controller together with the relevant national competent authorities; (ii) if needed for the sake of clarity, the supervisory role of the EDPS where the Commission is the controller, as opposed to cases where the processing is under the supervision of national data protection authorities; (iii) the technical measures to be adopted by the Commission in order to ensure security of the processing (possibly, the specific measures could be inserted in a delegated act in order to ensure a more flexible updating); and (iv) the need for prior checking by the EDPS pursuant to Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001;

| — | that the newly introduced retention periods are reconsidered on the basis of an evaluation of the necessity of the duration for each specific case; furthermore the provisions on anonymisation of data should be modified in order to require deletion of the data; |
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that the newly introduced retention periods are reconsidered on the basis of an evaluation of the necessity of the duration for each specific case; furthermore the provisions on anonymisation of data should be modified in order to require deletion of the data;

| — | as regards the CSM database, the Proposal should indicate an exhaustive list of data to be inserted. Alternatively, the text of the Proposal should explicitly prohibit that personal data are to be inserted in such database. |
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as regards the CSM database, the Proposal should indicate an exhaustive list of data to be inserted. Alternatively, the text of the Proposal should explicitly prohibit that personal data are to be inserted in such database.

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2014.

Peter HUSTINX

European Data Protection Supervisor

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(1)  COM(2013)796 final. hereinafter: ‘the Proposal’.

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(2)  Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 766/2008 on 9 July 2008 (OJ L 82, 22.3.1997, p. 1). Hereinafter: ‘the Regulation’.

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(3)  The purpose of CIS is to assist competent national authorities and the Commission (‘CIS partners’) in preventing, investigating, and prosecuting operations that are in breach of customs and agricultural provisions. To this end, it allows CIS partners to put up alerts in the system requesting other CIS partners to take certain actions, more specifically: sighting and reporting, discreet surveillance, specific checks and operational analysis. These alerts can relate to commodities, means of transport, businesses and persons.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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11.7.2014

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 219/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7272 — Fortum Corporation / OAO Gazprom / AS Eesti Gaas / AS Võrguteenus Valdus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 219/12

| 1. | On 2 July 2014, 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 Fortum Corporation (‘Fortum’, of Finland) and OAO Gazprom (‘Gazprom’, of Russia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertakings AS Eesti Gaas (‘EG’, of Estonia) and AS Vörguteenus Valdus (‘Valdus’, of Estonia) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 2 July 2014, 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 Fortum Corporation (‘Fortum’, of Finland) and OAO Gazprom (‘Gazprom’, of Russia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertakings AS Eesti Gaas (‘EG’, of Estonia) and AS Vörguteenus Valdus (‘Valdus’, of Estonia) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Fortum is a Finnish-based energy group, primarily active in the Nordic countries and other areas of the Baltic, whose core business covers the generation, distribution and the sale of electricity and heat, the operation and maintenance of power plants, as well as energy-related services; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Fortum is a Finnish-based energy group, primarily active in the Nordic countries and other areas of the Baltic, whose core business covers the generation, distribution and the sale of electricity and heat, the operation and maintenance of power plants, as well as energy-related services;

| — | Gazprom is a Russian-based energy group active in the exploration, production, transportation, refining and marketing of natural gas and petrochemical products; |
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Gazprom is a Russian-based energy group active in the exploration, production, transportation, refining and marketing of natural gas and petrochemical products;

| — | EG is a public limited company established in Estonia that is engaged in the import and sale of natural gas and, to a minor extent, in the sale of electricity; |
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EG is a public limited company established in Estonia that is engaged in the import and sale of natural gas and, to a minor extent, in the sale of electricity;

| — | Valdus is a public limited company established in Estonia that fulfils the role of gas transmission system operator (‘TSO’) in Estonia. |
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Valdus is a public limited company established in Estonia that fulfils the role of gas transmission system operator (‘TSO’) in Estonia.

| 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. |
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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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number Case M.7272 — Fortum Corporation / OAO Gazprom / AS Eesti Gaas / AS Võrguteenus Valdus, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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 Case M.7272 — Fortum Corporation / OAO Gazprom / AS Eesti Gaas / AS Võrguteenus Valdus, to the following address:

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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Official Journal of the European Union

C 219/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7303 — PTTGC/Vencorex)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 219/13

| 1. | On 2 July 2014, 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 PTTGC International B.V. (‘PTTGC’, Netherlands) ultimately controlled by PTT Public Company Limited (‘PTT Group’, Thailand) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole of the undertaking Vencorex Holding S.A.S. (‘Vencorex’, France) by way of purchase of shares. Vencorex is currently jointly controlled by PTTGC and Perstorp Holding A.B (‘Perstorp’, Sweden). |
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On 2 July 2014, 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 PTTGC International B.V. (‘PTTGC’, Netherlands) ultimately controlled by PTT Public Company Limited (‘PTT Group’, Thailand) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole of the undertaking Vencorex Holding S.A.S. (‘Vencorex’, France) by way of purchase of shares. Vencorex is currently jointly controlled by PTTGC and Perstorp Holding A.B (‘Perstorp’, Sweden).

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for PTT Group: active globally in the field of energy, natural gas, distribution of refined fuels, LPG and lubricating products, procurement, importation, exportation and international trading of crude oil, condensate, petroleum and petrochemical products as well as other specialty substances, production of downstream petrochemical products, refining, marketing and logistics of polymers,
  —   for Vencorex: active globally in the manufacture of various chemical products among which toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and raffinates used primarily in the manufacturing of polyurethanes foams and coatings; Aliphatic diisocyanates (HDI and IPDI) used in performance coating applications; Chlor-alkali (chlorine and caustic soda). |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for PTT Group: active globally in the field of energy, natural gas, distribution of refined fuels, LPG and lubricating products, procurement, importation, exportation and international trading of crude oil, condensate, petroleum and petrochemical products as well as other specialty substances, production of downstream petrochemical products, refining, marketing and logistics of polymers,

—   for Vencorex: active globally in the manufacture of various chemical products among which toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and raffinates used primarily in the manufacturing of polyurethanes foams and coatings; Aliphatic diisocyanates (HDI and IPDI) used in performance coating applications; Chlor-alkali (chlorine and caustic soda).

| 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 the Notice. |
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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.

| 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 M.7303 — PTTGC/Vencorex, to the following address:





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

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 M.7303 — PTTGC/Vencorex, to the following address:

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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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