# Official Journal C 39/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 585 February 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 39

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 585 February 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 039/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7319 — KKR/Allianz/Selecta) (
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Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 039/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7319 — KKR/Allianz/Selecta) (
  1
  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 039/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 039/02

Euro exchange rates

2

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Investment Bank |
| 2015/C 039/03 | Call for proposals — EIBI’s fourth Social Innovation Tournament | 3 |
| | COURT PROCEEDINGS |
| | EFTA Court |
| 2015/C 039/04 | Action brought on 1 December 2014 by Kimek Offshore AS against the EFTA Surveillance Authority (Case E-23/14) | 4 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 039/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7497 — Daimler/Kamaz/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 5 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Investment Bank

2015/C 039/03

Call for proposals — EIBI’s fourth Social Innovation Tournament

3

COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA Court

2015/C 039/04

Action brought on 1 December 2014 by Kimek Offshore AS against the EFTA Surveillance Authority (Case E-23/14)

4

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 039/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7497 — Daimler/Kamaz/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 5.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 39/1 |
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5.2.2015

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 39/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7319 — KKR/Allianz/Selecta)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 39/01)

On 14 November 2014, 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 the 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 32014M7319. 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 32014M7319. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 5.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 39/2 |
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5.2.2015

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

4 February 2015

(2015/C 39/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1446 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 134,49 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4440 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,75160 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,4281 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0602 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,6305 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,770 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 308,85 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1607 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4080 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,7796 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4722 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4253 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,8753 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5486 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5396 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 243,24 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,0730 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,1526 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,7110 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 468,38 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,0824 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 50,458 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 75,5000 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,325 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,0919 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,8433 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,7736 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1446

JPY

Japanese yen

134,49

DKK

Danish krone

7,4440

GBP

Pound sterling

0,75160

SEK

Swedish krona

9,4281

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0602

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,6305

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,770

HUF

Hungarian forint

308,85

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1607

RON

Romanian leu

4,4080

TRY

Turkish lira

2,7796

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4722

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4253

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,8753

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5486

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5396

KRW

South Korean won

1 243,24

ZAR

South African rand

13,0730

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,1526

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,7110

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 468,38

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,0824

PHP

Philippine peso

50,458

RUB

Russian rouble

75,5000

THB

Thai baht

37,325

BRL

Brazilian real

3,0919

MXN

Mexican peso

16,8433

INR

Indian rupee

70,7736

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

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Investment Bank

| 5.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 39/3 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Call for proposals

EIBI’s fourth Social Innovation Tournament

(2015/C 39/03)

EIB Institute organises its fourth Social Innovation Tournament

The Social Innovation Tournament established by the EIB Institute in 2012 is the flagship initiative of its Social Programme. The Tournament seeks to promote the generation of innovative ideas and identify and reward opportunities that hold out the promise of substantial societal benefits or demonstrate best practice with tangible, scalable outcomes. It targets the creation of social value in the fight against social exclusion. It thus covers projects in a wide range of fields, from education and healthcare to the natural and urban environments, through new technologies, new systems and new processes. Improvements in these fields are critical to business success, and social innovation could have a substantial social impact. With the introduction of a Special Category Prize in 2013, additional emphasis will be given to a specific field each year. In 2015 the Special Category Prize will be awarded to projects addressing the topic of equal opportunities with a special emphasis on people with disabilities.

For details of the 2015 Social Innovation Tournament please visit the Tournament’s website at http://institute.eib.org/programmes/social/social-innovation-tournament/

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COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA Court

| 5.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 39/4 |
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Action brought on 1 December 2014 by Kimek Offshore AS against the EFTA Surveillance Authority

(Case E-23/14)

(2015/C 39/04)

An action against the EFTA Surveillance Authority was brought before the EFTA Court on 1 December 2014 by Kimek Offshore AS, represented by Bjørnar Alterskjær, advokat, and Robert Lund, advokat, ALT Law Firm, Fridtjof Nansens plass 6, N-0160 Oslo, Norway.

The applicant requests the EFTA Court:

| 1. | To annul the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Decision No 225/14/COL of 18 June 2014 on regionally differentiated social security contributions 2014-2020; |
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To annul the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Decision No 225/14/COL of 18 June 2014 on regionally differentiated social security contributions 2014-2020;

| 2. | To order the EFTA Surveillance Authority to bear the costs of the proceedings. |
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To order the EFTA Surveillance Authority to bear the costs of the proceedings.

Legal and factual background and pleas in law adduced in support:

| — | The applicant, Kimek Offshore, is part of the Kimek Group. Kimek Offshore is a service company in the oil and gas business and hires out mainly welders, pipe welders, mechanics and engineers. Its administration and management is located in Kirkenes, Norway. |
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The applicant, Kimek Offshore, is part of the Kimek Group. Kimek Offshore is a service company in the oil and gas business and hires out mainly welders, pipe welders, mechanics and engineers. Its administration and management is located in Kirkenes, Norway.

| — | The case concerns an application for annulment of a decision by the EFTA Surveillance Authority approving regional aid in Norway for the period 2014-2020. |
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The case concerns an application for annulment of a decision by the EFTA Surveillance Authority approving regional aid in Norway for the period 2014-2020.

The applicant claims that the EFTA Surveillance Authority has:

| — | breached its obligation to open the formal investigation procedure provided for in Article 1(2) of Part I of Protocol 3 and Article 6(1) in Section II of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement (SCA) (Article 4(4) of Section II of Protocol 3 SCA); |
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breached its obligation to open the formal investigation procedure provided for in Article 1(2) of Part I of Protocol 3 and Article 6(1) in Section II of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement (SCA) (Article 4(4) of Section II of Protocol 3 SCA);

| — | breached its obligation to state the reasons on which a decision is made with regard to rules on social security taxation pertaining to the hiring of workers, according to Article 16 SCA. |
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breached its obligation to state the reasons on which a decision is made with regard to rules on social security taxation pertaining to the hiring of workers, according to Article 16 SCA.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 5.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 39/5 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7497 — Daimler/Kamaz/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 39/05)

| 1. | On 29 January 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Daimler AG (‘Daimler’, Germany) and Kamaz OJSC (‘Kamaz’, Russian Federation) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a newly created JV (‘JV’, Russian Federation) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 29 January 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Daimler AG (‘Daimler’, Germany) and Kamaz OJSC (‘Kamaz’, Russian Federation) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a newly created JV (‘JV’, Russian Federation) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   For Daimler: globally active in the development, manufacture and distribution of automotive products, mainly passenger cars, trucks, vans and buses but also automotive electronics, rail systems, diesel engines, aerospace and defense systems,
  —   For Kamaz: the largest truck manufacturer of the Russian Federation. Its product portfolio comprises trucks, trailers, tractors, chassis, engines, power units, multifunctional armored vehicles, as well as tools and spare parts for cars,
  —   JV: active in the production and sale of light-duty and heavy-duty trucks and related services in Russia and Belarus. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   For Daimler: globally active in the development, manufacture and distribution of automotive products, mainly passenger cars, trucks, vans and buses but also automotive electronics, rail systems, diesel engines, aerospace and defense systems,

—   For Kamaz: the largest truck manufacturer of the Russian Federation. Its product portfolio comprises trucks, trailers, tractors, chassis, engines, power units, multifunctional armored vehicles, as well as tools and spare parts for cars,

—   JV: active in the production and sale of light-duty and heavy-duty trucks and related services in Russia and Belarus.

| 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 the 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 the 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.7497 — Daimler/Kamaz/JV to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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.7497 — Daimler/Kamaz/JV 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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