# Official Journal C 124/2019

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 623 April 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 124

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 623 April 2019

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| Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 124/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8492 — Quaker/Global Houghton) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2019/C 124/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8950 — BASF DOM Business/Solenis/JV) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2019/C 124/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9149 — Apollo Management/Aspen Insurance Holdings) (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2019/C 124/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9225 — MML Capital Partners/Macquarie Group/Peggy Holdco) (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2019/C 124/05 | Communication in accordance with Article 34(7)(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on decisions relating to binding information issued by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature | 3 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2019/C 124/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8492 — Quaker/Global Houghton) (
  1
  )

1

1

2019/C 124/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8950 — BASF DOM Business/Solenis/JV) (
  1
  )

1

1

2019/C 124/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9149 — Apollo Management/Aspen Insurance Holdings) (
  1
  )

1

2

2019/C 124/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9225 — MML Capital Partners/Macquarie Group/Peggy Holdco) (
  1
  )

1

2

2019/C 124/05

Communication in accordance with Article 34(7)(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on decisions relating to binding information issued by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

3

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 124/06 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2019/C 124/06

Euro exchange rates

4

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 124/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9347 — OEP/WP Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 5 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2019/C 124/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9347 — OEP/WP Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

1

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 3.4.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 124/1 |
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3.4.2019

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 124/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8492 — Quaker/Global Houghton)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 124/01)

On 11 December 2018, 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 32018M8492. 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 32018M8492. 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.8950 — BASF DOM Business/Solenis/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 124/02)

On 11 December 2018, 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 32018M8950. 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 32018M8950. 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.9149 — Apollo Management/Aspen Insurance Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 124/03)

On 18 December 2018, 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 32018M9149. 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 32018M9149. 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.9225 — MML Capital Partners/Macquarie Group/Peggy Holdco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 124/04)

On 21 December 2018, 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 32018M9225. 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 32018M9225. 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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Communication in accordance with Article 34(7)(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on decisions relating to binding information issued by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

(2019/C 124/05)

The customs authorities shall revoke decisions relating to binding information from this day if they become incompatible with the interpretation of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:

Classification Decisions, Classification Opinions or amendments to the Explanatory Notes of the Nomenclature of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System, adopted by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC document No NC2570 — report of the 62nd session of the HS Committee):

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER AN ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE OF THE HS CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS AND DECISIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE OF THE WCO

(62nd SESSION OF THE HSC — SEPTEMBER 2018)

DOC. NC2570

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes of the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

| Chapter 29 (Psychotropic substances) | M/20 |
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| 90.27 | M/15 |
| 9031.41 | M/1 |

Chapter 29 (Psychotropic substances)

M/20

90.27

M/15

9031.41

M/1

Classification Opinions approved by the HS Committee

| 0404.90/1 | M/3 |
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| 3004.90/7 | M/4 |
| 3824.99/22 | M/5 |
| 3923.10/4 | M/6 |
| 4202.12/1-2 | M/7 |
| 7007.21/1-2 | M/9 |
| 8708.29/2-3 | M/9 |
| 8451.30/2 | M/10 |
| 8479.89/11 | M/11 |
| 8512.90/1 | M/12 |
| 8517.12/1 | M/13 |
| 9027.80/1-2 | M/14 |
| 9403.20/7-8 | M/16 |
| 9403.70/2-3 | M/16 |

0404.90/1

M/3

3004.90/7

M/4

3824.99/22

M/5

3923.10/4

M/6

4202.12/1-2

M/7

7007.21/1-2

M/9

8708.29/2-3

M/9

8451.30/2

M/10

8479.89/11

M/11

8512.90/1

M/12

8517.12/1

M/13

9027.80/1-2

M/14

9403.20/7-8

M/16

9403.70/2-3

M/16

Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission (rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, 1049 Brussels, Belgium) or can be downloaded from the internet site of this Directorate-General:

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/calculation-customs-duties/what-is-common-customs-tariff/harmonized-system-general-information_en

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 3.4.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 124/4 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

2 April 2019

(2019/C 124/06)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1200 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 124,73 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4646 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86000 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,4418 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1195 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 137,10 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,6445 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,753 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 321,68 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2953 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,7618 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,2141 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5817 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4919 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,7918 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6544 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5178 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 272,75 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,8256 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,5265 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4298 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 926,40 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5715 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,706 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 73,2144 |
| THB | Thai baht | 35,560 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,3237 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,3972 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 77,0035 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1200

JPY

Japanese yen

124,73

DKK

Danish krone

7,4646

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86000

SEK

Swedish krona

10,4418

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1195

ISK

Iceland króna

137,10

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,6445

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,753

HUF

Hungarian forint

321,68

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2953

RON

Romanian leu

4,7618

TRY

Turkish lira

6,2141

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5817

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4919

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,7918

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6544

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5178

KRW

South Korean won

1 272,75

ZAR

South African rand

15,8256

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,5265

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4298

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 926,40

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5715

PHP

Philippine peso

58,706

RUB

Russian rouble

73,2144

THB

Thai baht

35,560

BRL

Brazilian real

4,3237

MXN

Mexican peso

21,3972

INR

Indian rupee

77,0035

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 3.4.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 124/5 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9347 — OEP/WP Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 124/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | OEP Capital Advisors, L.P. (‘OEP’, the United States of America), |
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OEP Capital Advisors, L.P. (‘OEP’, the United States of America),

| — | Powertrain Services UK Ltd and its subsidiaries and certain affiliates carrying on the Walterscheid Powertrain business (the ‘WP Group’, the UK). |
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Powertrain Services UK Ltd and its subsidiaries and certain affiliates carrying on the Walterscheid Powertrain business (the ‘WP Group’, the UK).

OEP acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the WP Group.

The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares.

2.

| — | OEP is a middle-market private equity firm focused on transformative combinations within the industrial, healthcare and technology sectors in North America and Europe, |
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OEP is a middle-market private equity firm focused on transformative combinations within the industrial, healthcare and technology sectors in North America and Europe,

| — | The WP Group is a global supplier of off-highway powertrain products and services to the OEM/OES market as well as the international aftermarket. |
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The WP Group is a global supplier of off-highway powertrain products and services to the OEM/OES market as well as the international aftermarket.

3.

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.

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

M.9347 — OEP/WP Group

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 |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

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

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