# Official Journal C 273/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6018 August 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 273

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6018 August 2017

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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 |
| 2017/C 273/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8530 — Brookfield/Engie/FHHGL) (
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Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 273/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8530 — Brookfield/Engie/FHHGL) (
  1
  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 273/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2017/C 273/03 | Commission Decision of 16 August 2017 amending Decision 2009/427/EC establishing the expert group for technical advice on organic production | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 273/02

Euro exchange rates

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2017/C 273/03

Commission Decision of 16 August 2017 amending Decision 2009/427/EC establishing the expert group for technical advice on organic production

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 273/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8592 — Centerbridge/EGPH/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 4 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2017/C 273/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8592 — Centerbridge/EGPH/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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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.8530 — Brookfield/Engie/FHHGL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 273/01)

On 14 August 2017, 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 32017M8530. 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 32017M8530. 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

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Euro exchange rates (1)

17 August 2017

(2017/C 273/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1697 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,81 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4354 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,90895 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5088 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1311 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,3243 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,012 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 304,05 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2575 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5848 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 4,1197 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4756 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4767 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1517 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6013 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5978 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 331,95 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,4425 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8110 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4042 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 620,17 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0244 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 60,048 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 69,4730 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,893 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,6986 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,7198 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 75,0595 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1697

JPY

Japanese yen

128,81

DKK

Danish krone

7,4354

GBP

Pound sterling

0,90895

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5088

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1311

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,3243

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,012

HUF

Hungarian forint

304,05

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2575

RON

Romanian leu

4,5848

TRY

Turkish lira

4,1197

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4756

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4767

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1517

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6013

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5978

KRW

South Korean won

1 331,95

ZAR

South African rand

15,4425

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8110

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4042

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 620,17

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0244

PHP

Philippine peso

60,048

RUB

Russian rouble

69,4730

THB

Thai baht

38,893

BRL

Brazilian real

3,6986

MXN

Mexican peso

20,7198

INR

Indian rupee

75,0595

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

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 August 2017

amending Decision 2009/427/EC establishing the expert group for technical advice on organic production

(2017/C 273/03)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Whereas:

| (1) | By Decision 2009/427/EC (1) the Commission has set up the expert group for technical advice on organic production (‘the group’). |
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(1)

By Decision 2009/427/EC (1) the Commission has set up the expert group for technical advice on organic production (‘the group’).

| (2) | Article 4(5) of Decision 2009/427/EC lays down that the members of the group are appointed for a 3-year renewable term of office. Experience with the group so far has shown that a period of 3 years is too short to enable the group to fully exert its tasks. Technical advice on organic production has an important role to play in the light of the evolution of the organic sector. The authorisation procedure, including technical advice for the use of agricultural practices and the application of substances, will need to be adapted to forthcoming legislative developments relating to the organic production. It is also necessary to ensure continuity in relation to the work of the group. Therefore, the term of mandate of the group set out in Decision 2009/427/EC should be extended to a 4-year term. |
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Article 4(5) of Decision 2009/427/EC lays down that the members of the group are appointed for a 3-year renewable term of office. Experience with the group so far has shown that a period of 3 years is too short to enable the group to fully exert its tasks. Technical advice on organic production has an important role to play in the light of the evolution of the organic sector. The authorisation procedure, including technical advice for the use of agricultural practices and the application of substances, will need to be adapted to forthcoming legislative developments relating to the organic production. It is also necessary to ensure continuity in relation to the work of the group. Therefore, the term of mandate of the group set out in Decision 2009/427/EC should be extended to a 4-year term.

| (3) | Decision 2009/427/EC should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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Decision 2009/427/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In Article 4 of Decision 2009/427/EC, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

‘5.   Members of the group are appointed for a 4-year renewable term of office and may not serve for more than three consecutive mandates. They shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced in accordance with paragraph 6 or their term of office ends.’

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 16 August 2017.

For the Commission

Phil HOGAN

Member of the Commission

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(1)  Commission Decision 2009/427/EC of 3 June 2009 establishing the expert group for technical advice on organic production (OJ L 139, 5.6.2009, p. 29).

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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.8592 — Centerbridge/EGPH/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 273/04)

| 1. | On 10 August 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings CCP Credit Acquisition Holdings Luxco S.à.r.l. (‘Centerbridge Luxco 1’) and CSCP III Acquisition Luxco S.à.r.l. (‘Centerbridge Luxco 2’) (both of Luxembourg), indirectly controlled by a number of investment funds, all managed by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (‘Centerbridge Partners’), ultimately controlled by two private individuals and Enel Green Power Hellas S.A. (‘EGPH’, Greece) belonging to the Enel Group (Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created undertaking constituting a Joint Venture (the ‘JV’, Greece) by purchase of shares. |
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On 10 August 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings CCP Credit Acquisition Holdings Luxco S.à.r.l. (‘Centerbridge Luxco 1’) and CSCP III Acquisition Luxco S.à.r.l. (‘Centerbridge Luxco 2’) (both of Luxembourg), indirectly controlled by a number of investment funds, all managed by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (‘Centerbridge Partners’), ultimately controlled by two private individuals and Enel Green Power Hellas S.A. (‘EGPH’, Greece) belonging to the Enel Group (Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created undertaking constituting a Joint Venture (the ‘JV’, Greece) by purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Centerbridge Partners is an investment management firm focused on private equity and distressed investment opportunities, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Centerbridge Partners is an investment management firm focused on private equity and distressed investment opportunities,

| — | EGPH is controlled by the Enel Group of companies, the ultimate parent company of the group being Enel S.p.A. Enel Group is an Italian multinational active in the production and distribution of electricity and gas in the EEA and worldwide, |
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EGPH is controlled by the Enel Group of companies, the ultimate parent company of the group being Enel S.p.A. Enel Group is an Italian multinational active in the production and distribution of electricity and gas in the EEA and worldwide,

| — | The JV does not yet carry out any business activity. Its object is to build seven wind farms at Kafireas (Euboea) in Greece. |
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The JV does not yet carry out any business activity. Its object is to build seven wind farms at Kafireas (Euboea) in Greece.

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8592 — Centerbridge/EGPH/JV, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8592 — Centerbridge/EGPH/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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