# Official Journal C 62/2016

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5918 February 2016 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 62

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5918 February 2016

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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 |
| 2016/C 062/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7824 — Vita Central Europe/Walmark) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2016/C 062/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7892 — The Carlyle Group/Hunkemöller) (
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  ) | 1 |

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 062/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7824 — Vita Central Europe/Walmark) (
  1
  )

1

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2016/C 062/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7892 — The Carlyle Group/Hunkemöller) (
  1
  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2016/C 062/03 | Council Decision of 15 February 2016 appointing an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Spain | 2 |
| 2016/C 062/04 | Council Decision of 15 February 2016 appointing a member and an alternate member of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems for Romania | 4 |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 062/05 | Euro exchange rates | 5 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2016/C 062/06 | Special Report No 19/2015 — More attention to results needed to improve the delivery of technical assistance to Greece | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2016/C 062/03

Council Decision of 15 February 2016 appointing an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Spain

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2016/C 062/04

Council Decision of 15 February 2016 appointing a member and an alternate member of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems for Romania

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European Commission

2016/C 062/05

Euro exchange rates

5

Court of Auditors

2016/C 062/06

Special Report No 19/2015 — More attention to results needed to improve the delivery of technical assistance to Greece

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 062/07 | Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain lightweight thermal paper originating in South Korea | 7 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 062/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7903 — LÖWEN ENTERTAINMENT/Safari Holding/SCHMIDT Gruppe Service/Gesellschaft für Spielerschutz und Prävention) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 14 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2016/C 062/07

Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain lightweight thermal paper originating in South Korea

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2016/C 062/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7903 — LÖWEN ENTERTAINMENT/Safari Holding/SCHMIDT Gruppe Service/Gesellschaft für Spielerschutz und Prävention) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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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.7824 — Vita Central Europe/Walmark)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 62/01)

On 11 February 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 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 32016M7824. 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 32016M7824. 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.7892 — The Carlyle Group/Hunkemöller)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 62/02)

On 5 February 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 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 32016M7892. 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 32016M7892. 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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COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 February 2016

appointing an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Spain

(2016/C 62/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 8 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,

Having regard to the lists of members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work,

Whereas:

| (1) | By its Decisions of 2 December 2013 (2), 12 June 2014 (3), 18 November 2014 (4), 15 December 2014 (5), 20 April 2015 (6) and of 10 November 2015 (7) and by Decision (EU) 2015/453 (8), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 7 November 2016, with the exception of certain members and alternate members. |
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(1)

By its Decisions of 2 December 2013 (2), 12 June 2014 (3), 18 November 2014 (4), 15 December 2014 (5), 20 April 2015 (6) and of 10 November 2015 (7) and by Decision (EU) 2015/453 (8), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 7 November 2016, with the exception of certain members and alternate members.

| (2) | The employers’ organisation BUSINESSEUROPE has submitted one nomination for a post to be filled, |
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(2)

The employers’ organisation BUSINESSEUROPE has submitted one nomination for a post to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 7 November 2016:

I.   REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS

| Country | | Alternate member |
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| Spain | | Ms Laura CASTRILLO NUÑEZ |

Country

Alternate member

Spain

Ms Laura CASTRILLO NUÑEZ

Article 2

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

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2016.

For the Council

The President

M.H.P. VAN DAM

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(1)  OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1.

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(2)  Council Decision of 2 December 2013 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OJ C 360, 10.12.2013, p. 8).

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(3)  Council Decision of 12 June 2014 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Lithuania and Malta (OJ C 182, 14.6.2014, p. 14); Council Decision of 12 June 2014 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for France (OJ C 186, 18.6.2014, p. 5).

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(4)  Council Decision of 18 November 2014 appointing a member and an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Latvia (OJ C 420, 22.11.2014, p. 6).

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(5)  Council Decision of 15 December 2014 appointing a member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Germany (OJ C 453, 17.12.2014, p. 2).

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(6)  Council Decision of 20 April 2015 appointing an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Slovakia (OJ C 130, 22.4.2015, p. 5); Council Decision of 20 April 2015 appointing to the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work a member for Slovenia and an alternate member for Sweden (OJ C 130, 22.4.2015, p. 2).

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(7)  Council Decision of 10 November 2015 appointing a member and an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Hungary (OJ C 380, 14.11.2015, p. 2).

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(8)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/453 of 16 March 2015 appointing a member and an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Denmark and Germany (OJ L 75, 19.3.2015, p. 18).

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 February 2016

appointing a member and an alternate member of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems for Romania

(2016/C 62/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (1), and in particular Article 75 thereof,

Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,

Whereas:

| (1) | By its Decision of 13 October 2015 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems for the period from 20 October 2015 to 19 October 2020. |
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(1)

By its Decision of 13 October 2015 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems for the period from 20 October 2015 to 19 October 2020.

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

The government of Romania has submitted nominations for two posts to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed as a member and an alternate member of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems for the period from 20 October 2015 to 19 October 2020:

I.   TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES

| Country | Members | Alternates |
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| Romania | Mr Dumitru FORNEA | Mr Radmilo FELIX |

Country

Members

Alternates

Romania

Mr Dumitru FORNEA

Mr Radmilo FELIX

Article 2

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

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2016.

For the Council

The President

M.H.P. VAN DAM

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(1)  OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ C 341, 16.10.2015, p. 4.

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

17 February 2016

(2016/C 62/05)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1136 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 127,10 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4645 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,77835 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,4723 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1034 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5955 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,044 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,95 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3979 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4550 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,2961 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5629 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5387 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,6764 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6902 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5703 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 368,24 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,4320 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2685 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6173 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 019,19 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6939 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 53,039 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 85,1875 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,678 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,4866 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,8655 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 76,2800 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1136

JPY

Japanese yen

127,10

DKK

Danish krone

7,4645

GBP

Pound sterling

0,77835

SEK

Swedish krona

9,4723

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1034

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5955

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,044

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,95

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3979

RON

Romanian leu

4,4550

TRY

Turkish lira

3,2961

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5629

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5387

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6764

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6902

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5703

KRW

South Korean won

1 368,24

ZAR

South African rand

17,4320

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2685

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6173

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 019,19

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6939

PHP

Philippine peso

53,039

RUB

Russian rouble

85,1875

THB

Thai baht

39,678

BRL

Brazilian real

4,4866

MXN

Mexican peso

20,8655

INR

Indian rupee

76,2800

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

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Court of Auditors

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Special Report No 19/2015

‘More attention to results needed to improve the delivery of technical assistance to Greece’

(2016/C 62/06)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 19/2015 ‘More attention to results needed to improve the delivery of technical assistance to Greece’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu

A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

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Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain lightweight thermal paper originating in South Korea

(2016/C 62/07)

The European Commission (‘the Commission’) has received a complaint pursuant to Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’), alleging that imports of certain lightweight thermal paper, originating in South Korea, are being dumped and are thereby causing material injury to the Union industry.

1.   Complaint

The complaint was lodged on 4 January 2016 by the European Thermal Paper Association (ETPA) (‘the complainant’), on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of certain lightweight thermal paper.

2.   Product under investigation

The product subject to this investigation is lightweight thermal paper (LWTP) weighing 65 gr/m2 or less; in rolls of a width of 20 cm or more, a weight of the roll (including the paper) of 50 kg or more and a diameter of the roll (including the paper) of 40 cm or more (‘jumbo rolls’); with or without a base coat on one or both sides; coated with a thermosensitive substance (that is a mixture of the dye and the developer that react and form an image when heat is applied) on one or both sides; and with or without a top coat (‘the product under investigation’).

3.   Allegation of dumping

The product allegedly being dumped is the product under investigation, originating in South Korea (‘the country concerned’), currently falling within CN codes ex 4811 90 00, ex 4809 90 00, ex 4816 90 00 and ex 4823 90 85. These CN codes are given for information only.

The allegation of dumping from South Korea is based on a comparison of the domestic price with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under investigation when sold for export to the Union.

4.   Allegation of injury and causation

The complainant has provided evidence that imports of the product under investigation from the country concerned have increased overall in absolute terms and have increased in terms of market share.

The prima facie evidence provided by the complainant shows that the volume and the prices of the imported product under investigation have had, among other consequences, a negative impact on the quantities sold, the level of prices charged and the market share held by the Union industry, resulting in substantial adverse effects on the overall performance, the financial situation and the employment situation of the Union industry.

5.   Procedure

Having determined, after informing the Member States, that the complaint has been lodged by or on behalf of the Union industry and that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a proceeding, the Commission hereby initiates an investigation pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation.

The investigation will determine whether the product under investigation originating in the country concerned is being dumped and whether the dumped imports have caused injury to the Union industry. If the conclusions are affirmative, the investigation will examine whether the imposition of measures would not be against the Union interest.

5.1.   
  Investigation period and period considered

The investigation of dumping and injury will cover the period from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015 (‘the investigation period’). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of injury will cover the period from 1 January 2012 to the end of the investigation period (‘the period considered’).

5.2.   
  Procedure for the determination of dumping

Exporting producers (2) of the product under investigation from the country concerned are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

5.2.1.   Investigating exporting producers

5.2.1.1.   Procedure for selecting exporting producers to be investigated in South Korea

All exporting producers and associations of exporting producers in South Korea are invited to contact the Commission, preferably by email, immediately but no later than 15 days after the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, in order to make themselves known and request a questionnaire. In order to obtain information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to exporting producers, the Commission will send questionnaires to known exporting producers in South Korea, to any known association of exporting producers, and to the authorities of that country.

The exporting producers and, where applicable, the associations of exporting producers must submit the completed questionnaire within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

5.2.2.   Investigating unrelated importers
   (3)
   (4)

Unrelated importers of the product under investigation from South Korea to the Union are invited to participate in this investigation.

In view of the potentially large number of unrelated importers involved in this proceeding and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit to a reasonable number the unrelated importers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all unrelated importers, or representatives acting on their behalf, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties must do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the information on their company(ies) requested in Annex I to this Notice.

In order to obtain information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of unrelated importers, the Commission may also contact any known associations of importers.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

If a sample is necessary, the importers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of sales of the product under investigation in the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known unrelated importers and associations of importers will be notified by the Commission of the companies selected to be in the sample.

In order to obtain information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled unrelated importers and to any known association of importers. These parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

5.3.   
  Procedure for the determination of injury and investigating Union producers

A determination of injury is based on positive evidence and involves an objective examination of the volume of the dumped imports, their effect on prices on the Union market and the consequent impact of those imports on the Union industry. In order to establish whether the Union industry is injured, Union producers of the product under investigation are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

In view of the large number of Union producers involved in this proceeding and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission has decided to limit to a reasonable number the Union producers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling is carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

The Commission has provisionally selected a sample of Union producers. Details can be found in the file for inspection by interested parties. Interested parties are hereby invited to consult the file (for this they should contact the Commission using the contact details provided in Section 5.7 below). Other Union producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, that consider that there are reasons why they should be included in the sample must contact the Commission within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample must do so within 21 days of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

All known Union producers and/or associations of Union producers will be notified by the Commission of the companies finally selected to be in the sample.

In order to obtain information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled Union producers and to any known association of Union producers. These parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

5.4.   
  Procedure for the assessment of Union interest

Should the existence of dumping and injury caused thereby be established, a decision will be reached, pursuant to Article 21 of the basic Regulation, as to whether the adoption of anti-dumping measures would not be against the Union interest. Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, and representative consumer organisations are invited to make themselves known within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. In order to participate in the investigation, the representative consumer organisations have to demonstrate, within the same deadline, that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under investigation.

Parties that make themselves known within the above deadline may provide the Commission with information on the Union interest within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. This information may be provided either in a free format or by completing a questionnaire prepared by the Commission. In any case, information submitted pursuant to Article 21 will only be taken into account if supported by factual evidence at the time of submission.

5.5.   
  Other written submissions

Subject to the provisions of this Notice, all interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence. Unless otherwise specified, this information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.6.   
  Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within the specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

5.7.   
  Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

Information submitted to the Commission for the purpose of trade defence investigations shall be free from copyrights. Interested parties, before submitting to the Commission information and/or data which is subject to third party copyrights, must request specific permission to the copyright holder explicitly allowing a) the Commission to use the information and data for the purpose of this trade defence proceeding and b) to provide the information and/or data to interested parties to this investigation in a form that allows them to exercise their rights of defence.

All written submissions, including the information requested in this Notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Limited’ (5).

Interested parties providing ‘Limited’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. These summaries should be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence. If an interested party providing confidential information does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, such information may be disregarded.

Interested parties are invited to make all submissions and requests by email including scanned powers of attorney and certification sheets, with the exception of voluminous replies which shall be submitted on a CD-ROM or DVD by hand or by registered mail. By using email, interested parties express their agreement with the rules applicable to electronic submissions contained in the document ‘CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TRADE DEFENCE CASES’ published on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf The interested parties must indicate their name, address, telephone and a valid email address and they should ensure that the provided email address is a functioning official business email which is checked on a daily basis. Once contact details are provided, the Commission will communicate with interested parties by email only, unless they explicitly request to receive all documents from the Commission by another means of communication or unless the nature of the document to be sent requires the use of a registered mail. For further rules and information concerning correspondence with the Commission including principles that apply to submissions by email, interested parties should consult the communication instructions with interested parties referred to above.

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Trade |
| Directorate H |
| Office: CHAR 04/039 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| Email: |
| (a) | TRADE-LWTP-DUMPING@ec.europa.eu to be used by exporting producers, related importers, their associations and representatives of the country concerned; |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: CHAR 04/039

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email:

(a)

TRADE-LWTP-DUMPING@ec.europa.eu to be used by exporting producers, related importers, their associations and representatives of the country concerned;

| (b) | TRADE-LWTP-INJURY@ec.europa.eu to be used for sending the Annex filled in and for issues linked to the determination of injury and the assessment of the Union interest. |
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TRADE-LWTP-INJURY@ec.europa.eu to be used for sending the Annex filled in and for issues linked to the determination of injury and the assessment of the Union interest.

6.   Non-cooperation

In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, provisional or final findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.

If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

Failure to give a computerised response shall not be deemed to constitute non-cooperation, provided that the interested party shows that presenting the response as requested would result in an unreasonable extra burden or unreasonable additional cost. The interested party should immediately contact the Commission.

7.   Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings. The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested parties’ rights of defence are being fully exercised.

A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

The Hearing Officer will also provide opportunities for a hearing involving parties to take place which would allow different views to be presented and rebuttal arguments offered on issues pertaining, among other things, to dumping, injury, causal link and Union interest. Such a hearing would, as a rule, take place at the latest at the end of the fourth week following the disclosure of provisional findings.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer’s web pages on DG Trade’s website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/

8.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation will be concluded, pursuant to Article 6(9) of the basic Regulation within 15 months of the date of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. In accordance with Article 7(1) of the basic Regulation, provisional measures may be imposed no later than nine months from the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

9.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (6).

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2)  An exporting producer is any company in the country concerned which produces and exports the product under investigation to the Union market, either directly or via a third party, including any of its related companies involved in the production, domestic sales or exports of the product under investigation.

(3)  Only importers not related to exporting producers can be sampled. Importers that are related to exporting producers have to fill in Annex 1 to the questionnaire for these exporting producers. In accordance with Article 143 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 concerning the implementation of the Community Customs Code, persons shall be deemed to be related only if: (a) they are officers or directors of one another’s businesses; (b) they are legally recognized partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) any person directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they directly or indirectly control a third person; or (h) they are members of the same family. Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1). In this context ‘person’ means any natural or legal person.

(4)  The data provided by unrelated importers may also be used in relation to aspects of this investigation other than the determination of dumping.

(5)  A ‘Limited’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(6)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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ANNEX

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 18.2.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 62/14 |
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18.2.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 62/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7903 — LÖWEN ENTERTAINMENT/Safari Holding/SCHMIDT Gruppe Service/Gesellschaft für Spielerschutz und Prävention)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 62/08)

| 1. | On 10 February 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings LÖWEN ENTERTAINMENT GmbH (‘LÖWEN’, Germany), belonging to the Novomatic Group, Safari Holding Verwaltungs GmbH (‘Safari’, Germany), controlled by Ardian France SA, and SCHMIDT Gruppe Service GmbH (‘SCHMIDT Service’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture Gesellschaft für Spielerschutz und Prävention (‘the GU’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 10 February 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings LÖWEN ENTERTAINMENT GmbH (‘LÖWEN’, Germany), belonging to the Novomatic Group, Safari Holding Verwaltungs GmbH (‘Safari’, Germany), controlled by Ardian France SA, and SCHMIDT Gruppe Service GmbH (‘SCHMIDT Service’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture Gesellschaft für Spielerschutz und Prävention (‘the GU’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   LÖWEN: production and leasing of gambling machines, and production of sports entertainment machines and accessories,
  —   Safari: operation of amusement arcades in Germany under the name LÖWEN PLAY,
  —   SCHMIDT Service: management and support services in the fitness centre, entertainment centre and property sectors,
  —   The GU: provision of services for the protection of gamblers and young people, and the prevention of addiction in the entertainment and gambling business. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   LÖWEN: production and leasing of gambling machines, and production of sports entertainment machines and accessories,

—   Safari: operation of amusement arcades in Germany under the name LÖWEN PLAY,

—   SCHMIDT Service: management and support services in the fitness centre, entertainment centre and property sectors,

—   The GU: provision of services for the protection of gamblers and young people, and the prevention of addiction in the entertainment and gambling business.

| 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 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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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 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.
  Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference M.7903 — LÖWEN ENTERTAINMENT/Safari Holding/SCHMIDT Gruppe Service/Gesellschaft für Spielerschutz und Prävention by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference M.7903 — LÖWEN ENTERTAINMENT/Safari Holding/SCHMIDT Gruppe Service/Gesellschaft für Spielerschutz und Prävention by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post 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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