# Official Journal C 197/2021

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6426 May 2021 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 197

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6426 May 2021

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 197/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10020 — Korian/VYV/Technosens Evolution) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2021/C 197/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10265 — Hisense Group/Sanden) (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2021/C 197/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10208 — The Coca-Cola Company/Coca-Cola HBC/WABI CCH JV) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 197/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10020 — Korian/VYV/Technosens Evolution) (
  1
  )

1

1

2021/C 197/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10265 — Hisense Group/Sanden) (
  1
  )

1

2

2021/C 197/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10208 — The Coca-Cola Company/Coca-Cola HBC/WABI CCH JV) (
  1
  )

1

3

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 197/04 | Euro exchange rates — 25 May 2021 | 4 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2021/C 197/05 | Announcement concerning the opening of winding-up proceedings for Československé úvěrní družstvo v likvidaci [Czechoslovak Credit Cooperative in liquidation] | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 197/04

Euro exchange rates — 25 May 2021

4

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2021/C 197/05

Announcement concerning the opening of winding-up proceedings for Československé úvěrní družstvo v likvidaci [Czechoslovak Credit Cooperative in liquidation]

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 197/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10234 — Bain Capital/Cinven/Lonza Specialty Ingredients) (
  1
  ) | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2021/C 197/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10234 — Bain Capital/Cinven/Lonza Specialty Ingredients) (
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  )

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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.10020 — Korian/VYV/Technosens Evolution)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 197/01)

On 19 May 2021, 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 French 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 32021M10020. 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 32021M10020. 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.10265 — Hisense Group/Sanden)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 197/02)

On 19 May 2021, 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 32021M10265. 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 32021M10265. 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.10208 — The Coca-Cola Company/Coca-Cola HBC/WABI CCH JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 197/03)

On 19 May 2021, 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 32021M10208. 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 32021M10208. 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

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

25 May 2021

(2021/C 197/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2264 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 133,49 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4360 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86573 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,1338 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0977 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 148,30 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,1965 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,447 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 348,86 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4839 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9250 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 10,3176 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5785 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4758 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,5197 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6918 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6255 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 375,57 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,9591 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8560 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5120 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 17 575,54 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0809 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,033 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 90,0534 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,448 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,4970 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 24,3183 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 89,2360 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2264

JPY

Japanese yen

133,49

DKK

Danish krone

7,4360

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86573

SEK

Swedish krona

10,1338

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0977

ISK

Iceland króna

148,30

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,1965

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,447

HUF

Hungarian forint

348,86

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4839

RON

Romanian leu

4,9250

TRY

Turkish lira

10,3176

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5785

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4758

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,5197

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6918

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6255

KRW

South Korean won

1 375,57

ZAR

South African rand

16,9591

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8560

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5120

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

17 575,54

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0809

PHP

Philippine peso

59,033

RUB

Russian rouble

90,0534

THB

Thai baht

38,448

BRL

Brazilian real

6,4970

MXN

Mexican peso

24,3183

INR

Indian rupee

89,2360

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Announcement concerning the opening of winding-up proceedings for Československé úvěrní družstvo v likvidaci [Czechoslovak Credit Cooperative in liquidation]

(2021/C 197/05)

EXTRACT FROM THE DECISION ON OPENING WINDING-UP PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO DIRECTIVE 2001/24/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 4 APRIL 2001 ON THE REORGANISATION AND WINDING UP OF CREDIT INSTITUTIONS

Invitation to lodge a claim. Time limits to be observed.

Lukáš Vlašaný, born 28 October 1974, residing at Palackého 351/6, 390 01 Tábor, as liquidator of the savings and credit union Československé úvěrní družstvo v likvidaci, company ID No: 649 46 851, having its registered offices at Gočárova třída 312/52, Pražské Předměstí, 500 02 Hradec Králové, entered in the business register held by the Hradec Králové regional court under reference Dr 1358 (‘the Cooperative’), appointed by decision of the Hradec Králové regional court No 34 Cm 65/2021-15 of 6 April 2021, hereby announces, in accordance with Article 13 and Article 17 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions, that the Cooperative went into liquidation on 25 March 2021, when, on the basis of a decision taken by the assembly of delegates of the Cooperation on 25 March 2021, it was decided, within the meaning of Article IX(A)(18)(k) in conjunction with Article IX(B)(1) of the articles of association and in accordance with Section 656(q) and Section 669 of Act No 90/2012 on business corporations, as amended, to wind-up the Cooperative with immediate effect.

Creditors of the Cooperative are invited to lodge their claims by the deadline of 30 July 2021. Claims should be lodged by the said deadline, in writing, with the liquidator of the Cooperative, Lukáš Vlašaný, at Vančurova 2904, 390 01 Tábor, Czech Republic.

Lukáš VLAŠANÝ

Liquidator

Československé úvěrní družstvo v likvidaci

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10234 — Bain Capital/Cinven/Lonza Specialty Ingredients)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 197/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Bain Capital Investors L.L.C. (‘Bain Capital’, US), |
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Bain Capital Investors L.L.C. (‘Bain Capital’, US),

| — | Cinven Capital Management (VII) General Partner Limited (‘Cinven’, UK), |
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Cinven Capital Management (VII) General Partner Limited (‘Cinven’, UK),

| — | The Lonza Specialty Ingredients business (‘Lonza Specialty Ingredients’, Switzerland), controlled by Lonza Group AG (Switzerland). |
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The Lonza Specialty Ingredients business (‘Lonza Specialty Ingredients’, Switzerland), controlled by Lonza Group AG (Switzerland).

Bain Capital and Cinven acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Lonza Specialty Ingredients.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Bain Capital is a private equity investment firm that invests in companies across a number of industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing, |
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Bain Capital is a private equity investment firm that invests in companies across a number of industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing,

| — | Cinven is a private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services to a number of investment funds, |
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Cinven is a private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services to a number of investment funds,

| — | Lonza Specialty Ingredients provides microbial control solutions and chemical technologies for a range of end-uses including wood protection, oil and gas, plastics, metals, and paints and coatings applications. It also provides specialty products and services, such as composite materials, performance intermediates and chemicals, and custom development and manufacturing services for a range of applications and industries. |
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Lonza Specialty Ingredients provides microbial control solutions and chemical technologies for a range of end-uses including wood protection, oil and gas, plastics, metals, and paints and coatings applications. It also provides specialty products and services, such as composite materials, performance intermediates and chemicals, and custom development and manufacturing services for a range of applications and industries.

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.

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

M.10234 — Bain Capital/Cinven/Lonza Specialty Ingredients

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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