# Official Journal C 106/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5828 March 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 106

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5828 March 2015

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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 |
| 2015/C 106/01 | Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.7529 — Mohawk Industries/International Flooring Systems) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2015/C 106/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7545 — Blackstone/Koala/Acenden/AMS) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2015/C 106/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7302 — Styrolution/Braskem/JV) (
  1
  ) | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 106/01

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.7529 — Mohawk Industries/International Flooring Systems) (
  1
  )

1

1

2015/C 106/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7545 — Blackstone/Koala/Acenden/AMS) (
  1
  )

1

1

2015/C 106/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7302 — Styrolution/Braskem/JV) (
  1
  )

1

2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 106/04 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 106/04

Euro exchange rates

3

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 106/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7598 — Dr. Oetker/Coppenrath & Wiese) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 4 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 106/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7598 — Dr. Oetker/Coppenrath & Wiese) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.7529 — Mohawk Industries/International Flooring Systems)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 106/01)

(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)

On 2 March 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration between Mohawk Industries and International Flooring Systems. On 24 March 2015, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7545 — Blackstone/Koala/Acenden/AMS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 106/02)

On 23 March 2015, 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 32015M7545. 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 32015M7545. 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.7302 — Styrolution/Braskem/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 106/03)

On 19 March 2015, 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 32015M7302. 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 32015M7302. 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

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

27 March 2015

(2015/C 106/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0856 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 129,39 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4672 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,72980 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3178 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0476 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,6450 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,523 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 300,54 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0978 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4211 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,8302 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,3940 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3580 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4181 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,4342 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4862 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 199,43 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,0504 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,7478 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6500 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 138,51 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 3,9994 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 48,657 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 62,2320 |
| THB | Thai baht | 35,335 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,4846 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,4268 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 67,8700 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0856

JPY

Japanese yen

129,39

DKK

Danish krone

7,4672

GBP

Pound sterling

0,72980

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3178

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0476

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,6450

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,523

HUF

Hungarian forint

300,54

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0978

RON

Romanian leu

4,4211

TRY

Turkish lira

2,8302

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3940

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3580

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4181

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,4342

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4862

KRW

South Korean won

1 199,43

ZAR

South African rand

13,0504

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,7478

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6500

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 138,51

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,9994

PHP

Philippine peso

48,657

RUB

Russian rouble

62,2320

THB

Thai baht

35,335

BRL

Brazilian real

3,4846

MXN

Mexican peso

16,4268

INR

Indian rupee

67,8700

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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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7598 — Dr. Oetker/Coppenrath & Wiese)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 106/05)

| 1. | On 20 March 2015, 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 Dr. August Oetker KG (Dr. Oetker, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese GmbH & Co KG (Coppenrath & Wiese, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 20 March 2015, 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 Dr. August Oetker KG (Dr. Oetker, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese GmbH & Co KG (Coppenrath & Wiese, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Dr. Oetker: (i) manufacturer, supplier and distributor of food products (frozen pizza, baking ingredients and decorations, powder dessert mixes, powder baking mixes, chilled dessert products, convenience products for bakeries and confectioneries), specialty phosphates, sparkling wine, wine, spirits, beer and non-alcoholic beverages; (ii) provider of shipping services (container shipping line), hotels, logistical, financial, data centre and hosting services; and (iii) owner of specialised outlets for catering and publishing of cookbooks,
  —   for Coppenrath & Wiese: (i) manufacturer, supplier and distributor of frozen cakes, frozen gateaux, frozen desserts and frozen rolls; and (ii) provider of forwarding and warehouse services for deep-frozen food products. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Dr. Oetker: (i) manufacturer, supplier and distributor of food products (frozen pizza, baking ingredients and decorations, powder dessert mixes, powder baking mixes, chilled dessert products, convenience products for bakeries and confectioneries), specialty phosphates, sparkling wine, wine, spirits, beer and non-alcoholic beverages; (ii) provider of shipping services (container shipping line), hotels, logistical, financial, data centre and hosting services; and (iii) owner of specialised outlets for catering and publishing of cookbooks,

—   for Coppenrath & Wiese: (i) manufacturer, supplier and distributor of frozen cakes, frozen gateaux, frozen desserts and frozen rolls; and (ii) provider of forwarding and warehouse services for deep-frozen food products.

| 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 this 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 this 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.7598 — Dr. Oetker/Coppenrath & Wiese, 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.7598 — Dr. Oetker/Coppenrath & Wiese, 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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