# Official Journal C 425/2022

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 658 November 2022 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 425

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 658 November 2022

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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 425/01 | Euro exchange rates — 7 November 2022 | 1 |
| | European Data Protection Supervisor |
| 2022/C 425/02 | Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on asset recovery and confiscation
  (The full text of this Opinion can be found in English, French and German on the EDPS website https://edps.europa.eu) | 2 |

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2022/C 425/01

Euro exchange rates — 7 November 2022

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European Data Protection Supervisor

2022/C 425/02

Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on asset recovery and confiscation
  (The full text of this Opinion can be found in English, French and German on the EDPS website https://edps.europa.eu)

(The full text of this Opinion can be found in English, French and German on the EDPS website https://edps.europa.eu)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 425/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10941 – ENI / SONATRACH / EQUINOR / IN SALAH JV) (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2022/C 425/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10942 - PHO P/STORA ENSO MAXAU) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2022/C 425/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10941 – ENI / SONATRACH / EQUINOR / IN SALAH JV) (
  1
  )

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4

2022/C 425/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10942 - PHO P/STORA ENSO MAXAU) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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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)

7 November 2022

(2022/C 425/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 0,9993 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 146,18 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4393 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87135 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,8320 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 0,9874 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 145,90 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,2555 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,301 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 401,03 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6865 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,8855 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 18,5875 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5428 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3464 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 7,8444 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6834 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4022 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 391,25 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,7583 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2189 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5375 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 648,95 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7362 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,361 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,284 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 5,0700 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 19,4395 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 81,8407 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

0,9993

JPY

Japanese yen

146,18

DKK

Danish krone

7,4393

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87135

SEK

Swedish krona

10,8320

CHF

Swiss franc

0,9874

ISK

Iceland króna

145,90

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,2555

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,301

HUF

Hungarian forint

401,03

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6865

RON

Romanian leu

4,8855

TRY

Turkish lira

18,5875

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5428

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3464

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

7,8444

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6834

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4022

KRW

South Korean won

1 391,25

ZAR

South African rand

17,7583

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2189

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5375

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 648,95

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7362

PHP

Philippine peso

58,361

RUB

Russian rouble

THB

Thai baht

37,284

BRL

Brazilian real

5,0700

MXN

Mexican peso

19,4395

INR

Indian rupee

81,8407

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

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European Data Protection Supervisor

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Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on asset recovery and confiscation

(2022/C 425/02)

(The full text of this Opinion can be found in English, French and German on the EDPS website https://edps.europa.eu)

On 25 May 2022, the European Commission issued the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on asset recovery and confiscation (‘the Proposal’).

The objective of the Proposal is to strengthen the capabilities of the competent authorities of the Member States to identify, freeze and manage assets; to reinforce and extend confiscation capabilities so as to cover all relevant criminal activities carried out by organised crime groups, thereby enabling confiscation for all relevant assets; and to improve the cooperation between the authorities involved in asset recovery.

The EDPS notes that processing of personal data in the context of asset recovery and confiscation, envisaged under the Proposal, is liable to have a significant impact on the individuals concerned and constitute an interference with individuals’ rights guaranteed by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, including the right to data protection. He therefore welcomes the fact that the Proposal explicitly underlines the particular importance that the protection of personal data, in accordance with Union law, is ensured in connection to processing of data under the Proposal.

The EDPS, however, has doubts whether special categories of personal data listed under Annex II.B.(2)(c) (v) of Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) (e.g. forensic identification information such as fingerprints, DNA profile established from the non-coding part of DNA, voice profile, blood group, dental information or behavioural data), to which the Proposal refers to, may actually be relevant in the specific context of assets recovery and whether they should be available for the cross-border exchange between asset recovery offices.

Moreover, the EDPS considers that the national legislation transposing the proposed Directive should designate the competent authority (or authorities) which will be responsible for the management of the registry of frozen and confiscated property and thus will take the role of data controller in accordance with Article 3(8) of the LED. The Proposal should also lay down clearly the purposes for which centralised registries may be accessed and searched, directly and immediately.

As regards the cooperation with EU bodies and agencies, the EDPS recalls that any exchange and further processing of personal data in the context of the envisaged cooperation must take place in strict compliance with the provisions of Chapter IX of the EUDPR (2) and the specific data protection rules in the legal acts establishing the Union agencies.

1.   INTRODUCTION

| 1. | On 25 May 2022, the European Commission issued the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on asset recovery and confiscation (3) (‘the Proposal’). |
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| 2. | The objectives of the Proposal, according to the Explanatory Memorandum (4), are the following:






  — | to strengthen the capabilities of competent authorities to identify, freeze and manage assets; |
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to strengthen the capabilities of competent authorities to identify, freeze and manage assets;

| — | to reinforce and extend confiscation capabilities so as to cover all relevant criminal activities carried out by organised crime groups, thereby enabling confiscation for all relevant assets; |
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to reinforce and extend confiscation capabilities so as to cover all relevant criminal activities carried out by organised crime groups, thereby enabling confiscation for all relevant assets;

| — | to improve the cooperation between all actors involved in asset recovery and promote a more strategic approach to asset recovery. |
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to improve the cooperation between all actors involved in asset recovery and promote a more strategic approach to asset recovery.

| 3. | The present Opinion of the EDPS is issued in response to a consultation by the European Commission of 25 May 2022, pursuant to Article 42(1) of EUDPR. The EDPS welcomes the reference to this consultation in Recital 51 of the Proposal. In this regard, the EDPS also positively notes that he was already previously informally consulted pursuant to recital 60 EUDPR. |
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7.   CONCLUSIONS

| 22. | In light of the above, the EDPS makes the following recommendations:






  (1) | with regard to Article 9(1), to exclude from the Proposal the EDPS the possibility to exchange the special categories of personal data listed under Annex II.B.(2)(c) (v) (forensic identification information such as fingerprints, DNA profile established from the non-coding part of DNA, voice profile, blood group, dental information or behavioural data), unless there are convincing objective arguments in support of their necessity and proportionality; |
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with regard to Article 9(1), to exclude from the Proposal the EDPS the possibility to exchange the special categories of personal data listed under Annex II.B.(2)(c) (v) (forensic identification information such as fingerprints, DNA profile established from the non-coding part of DNA, voice profile, blood group, dental information or behavioural data), unless there are convincing objective arguments in support of their necessity and proportionality;

| (2) | with regard to Article 26, to require Member States to designate which competent authority (or authorities) are responsible for the management of the registry; and to clearly lay down the purposes, for which centralised registries may be accessed and searched, directly and immediately. |
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with regard to Article 26, to require Member States to designate which competent authority (or authorities) are responsible for the management of the registry; and to clearly lay down the purposes, for which centralised registries may be accessed and searched, directly and immediately.

Brussels, 19 July 2022.

Wojciech Rafał WIEWIÓROWSKI

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(1)  Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA (OJ L 135, 24.5.2016, p. 53).

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(2)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

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(3)  COM (2022) 245 final.

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(4)  COM (2022) 245 final, p. 2.

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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.10941 – ENI / SONATRACH / EQUINOR / IN SALAH JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 425/03)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Eni Algeria Exploration B.V., wholly-owned subsidiary of Eni (‘Eni’, Italy), |
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Eni Algeria Exploration B.V., wholly-owned subsidiary of Eni (‘Eni’, Italy),

| — | Société Nationale pour la Recherche, la Production, le Transport, la Transformation, et la Commercialisation des Hydrocarbures s.p.a. (‘Sonatrach’, Algeria), |
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Société Nationale pour la Recherche, la Production, le Transport, la Transformation, et la Commercialisation des Hydrocarbures s.p.a. (‘Sonatrach’, Algeria),

| — | Equinor, ASA (‘Equinor’, Norway), |
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Equinor, ASA (‘Equinor’, Norway),

| — | In Salah Gas Limited (‘In Salah JV’, Algeria). |
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In Salah Gas Limited (‘In Salah JV’, Algeria).

Eni, Sonatrach and Equinor will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of In Salah JV.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Eni explores, develops and extracts oil and natural gas, is active in the generation of electricity, biorefining and chemicals, and in infrastructures for gas transport, |
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Eni explores, develops and extracts oil and natural gas, is active in the generation of electricity, biorefining and chemicals, and in infrastructures for gas transport,

| — | Sonatrach explores, develops and extracts oil and natural gas and is active in infrastructures for gas transport, |
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Sonatrach explores, develops and extracts oil and natural gas and is active in infrastructures for gas transport,

| — | Equinor explores, develops and extracts oil and natural gas and is active in renewable energies. |
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Equinor explores, develops and extracts oil and natural gas and is active in renewable energies.

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The business activities of In Salah JV are the exploration, development, production and upstream wholesale supply of gas.

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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.

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

M.10941 – ENI / SONATRACH / EQUINOR / IN SALAH JV

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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10942 - PHO P/STORA ENSO MAXAU)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 425/04)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | PHO P GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of the Schwarz Group (‘PHO P’, Germany), |
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PHO P GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of the Schwarz Group (‘PHO P’, Germany),

| — | Stora Enso Maxau GmbH (‘Maxau’, Germany). |
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Stora Enso Maxau GmbH (‘Maxau’, Germany).

PHO P will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Maxau.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | PHO P is part of the Schwarz Group, active in food retailing, food products, and in the collection, sorting, processing, recycling and commercialization of waste, |
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PHO P is part of the Schwarz Group, active in food retailing, food products, and in the collection, sorting, processing, recycling and commercialization of waste,

| — | Maxau operates a paper manufacturing mill that produces supercalendered paper from recovered paper. |
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Maxau operates a paper manufacturing mill that produces supercalendered paper from recovered paper.

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

M.10942 – PHO P/STORA ENSO MAXAU

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

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