# Official Journal C 260/2023

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6624 July 2023 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 260

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6624 July 2023

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2023/C 260/01 | Joint statement of the European Parliament and of the Council | 1 |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 260/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11082 – ARP / GRI / JV) (
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  ) | 2 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2023/C 260/01

Joint statement of the European Parliament and of the Council

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European Commission

2023/C 260/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11082 – ARP / GRI / JV) (
  1
  )

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2

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2023/C 260/03 | The following information is brought to the attention of - Bryan D’Ancona, Mesut Sekerci, Osama Mahmood, Faruq Al-Suri, Sami Al-Aridi, Jafar Dicko, Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Hurras Al-Din (HaD) and Ansarul Islam persons and groups, undertakings and entities subject to restrictive measures laid down in Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 and Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 (see Annexes to Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/848 of 24 April 2023 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/845 of 24 April 2023) | 3 |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 260/04 | Euro exchange rates – 21 July 2023 | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2023/C 260/03

The following information is brought to the attention of - Bryan D’Ancona, Mesut Sekerci, Osama Mahmood, Faruq Al-Suri, Sami Al-Aridi, Jafar Dicko, Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Hurras Al-Din (HaD) and Ansarul Islam persons and groups, undertakings and entities subject to restrictive measures laid down in Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 and Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 (see Annexes to Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/848 of 24 April 2023 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/845 of 24 April 2023)

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European Commission

2023/C 260/04

Euro exchange rates – 21 July 2023

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 260/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11144 – COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GROUP / LUMEN EMEA BUSINESS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |
| 2023/C 260/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11171 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / ARCONIC) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 8 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2023/C 260/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11144 – COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GROUP / LUMEN EMEA BUSINESS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

6

2023/C 260/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11171 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / ARCONIC) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

| 24.7.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 260/1 |
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24.7.2023

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/1

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Joint statement of the European Parliament and of the Council

(2023/C 260/01)

The European Parliament and the Council acknowledge the urgency of the need to help the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) to ramp up production in the context of the challenges created by Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, and recall that the Regulation on supporting ammunition production (ASAP) provides an immediate response to that urgent need by putting in place a new temporary instrument to facilitate industrial investments.

The European Parliament and the Council stress the need to consider all appropriate measures to strengthen and develop the EDTIB, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and to remove obstacles and bottlenecks so as to allow the industry to produce more along the value chains.

The European Parliament and the Council therefore call on the Commission to consider, as appropriate, putting forward as soon as possible any further initiatives necessary to strengthen the EDTIB, including adequate financing, for instance in the context of the European Defence Investment Programme, as well as a legal framework aimed at ensuring security of supply and supporting ammunition production.

The European Parliament and the Council agree to examine any such initiatives without delay and in a spirit of mutual sincere cooperation.

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European Commission

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24.7.2023

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/2

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.11082 – ARP / GRI / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 260/02)

On 19 July 2023, 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M11082. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32023M11082. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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

Council

| 24.7.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 260/3 |
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24.7.2023

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/3

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The following information is brought to the attention of - Bryan D’Ancona, Mesut Sekerci, Osama Mahmood, Faruq Al-Suri, Sami Al-Aridi, Jafar Dicko, Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Hurras Al-Din (HaD) and Ansarul Islam persons and groups, undertakings and entities subject to restrictive measures laid down in Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 and Regulation (EU) 2016/1686

(see Annexes to Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/848 of 24 April 2023 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/845 of 24 April 2023)

(2023/C 260/03)

The following information is brought to the attention of the above-mentioned persons and groups, undertakings and entities listed in Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/848 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/845 of 24 April 2023 (1).

Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 of 20 September 2016 provides for a freezing of all funds, other financial assets and economic resources, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the persons, groups, undertakings and entities concerned and that no funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be made available to them, whether directly or indirectly.

The Council has been provided with new information relevant to the listing of the above-mentioned persons and groups, undertakings and entities. Having considered this new information, the Council intends to amend the statements of reasons accordingly.

The persons and groups, undertakings and entities concerned may submit a request to obtain the intended statements of reasons for maintaining them on the above-mentioned list to the following address:

| Council of the European Union (Attn: COMET designations) |
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| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Council of the European Union (Attn: COMET designations)

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

Such a request should be submitted by 28 July 2023.

The persons and groups, undertakings and entities may submit at any time a request to the Council, together with any supporting documentation, that the decision to include and maintain them on the list should be reconsidered, to the address provided above. Such requests will be considered when they are received. In this respect, the attention of the persons and groups concerned is drawn to the regular review by the Council of the list according to Article 6(3) of Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 and Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.

The attention of the persons and groups, undertakings and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as listed in Annex II to the Regulation in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation.

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(1)  OJ L 109, 24.4.2023, p. 38 and 13.

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European Commission

| 24.7.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 260/5 |
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24.7.2023

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/5

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Euro exchange rates (1)

21 July 2023

(2023/C 260/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1123 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 157,63 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4508 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86706 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 11,5517 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 0,9630 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 146,30 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 11,1775 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,062 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 380,30 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4583 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9367 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 29,9620 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6510 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4668 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,6946 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7981 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4792 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 429,52 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 20,0385 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,9860 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 714,72 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0738 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 60,876 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,230 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 5,3437 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,8531 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 91,1750 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1123

JPY

Japanese yen

157,63

DKK

Danish krone

7,4508

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86706

SEK

Swedish krona

11,5517

CHF

Swiss franc

0,9630

ISK

Iceland króna

146,30

NOK

Norwegian krone

11,1775

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,062

HUF

Hungarian forint

380,30

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4583

RON

Romanian leu

4,9367

TRY

Turkish lira

29,9620

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6510

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4668

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6946

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7981

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4792

KRW

South Korean won

1 429,52

ZAR

South African rand

20,0385

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,9860

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 714,72

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0738

PHP

Philippine peso

60,876

RUB

Russian rouble

THB

Thai baht

38,230

BRL

Brazilian real

5,3437

MXN

Mexican peso

18,8531

INR

Indian rupee

91,1750

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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

| 24.7.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 260/6 |
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24.7.2023

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11144 – COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GROUP / LUMEN EMEA BUSINESS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 260/05)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Colt Technology Services Group Limited (United Kingdom), controlled by Colt Group Holdings Limited (‘Colt’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by Star Horizon Management LLC (United States), and |
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Colt Technology Services Group Limited (United Kingdom), controlled by Colt Group Holdings Limited (‘Colt’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by Star Horizon Management LLC (United States), and

| — | Camelot Landing, LLC (United States), CenturyLink Europe B.V (Netherlands), Lumen Technologies Austria GmbH (Austria), Lumen Technologies Belgium SA (Belgium), Lumen Technologies Denmark ApS (Denmark), Lumen Technologies EMEA Holdings Limited (United Kingdom) and their respective subsidiaries as well as certain US and trans-Atlantic subsea assets of Lumen, together the ‘Target’ or ‘Target Entities’, all belonging to the Lumen group ultimately controlled by Lumen Technologies, Inc. (United States). |
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Camelot Landing, LLC (United States), CenturyLink Europe B.V (Netherlands), Lumen Technologies Austria GmbH (Austria), Lumen Technologies Belgium SA (Belgium), Lumen Technologies Denmark ApS (Denmark), Lumen Technologies EMEA Holdings Limited (United Kingdom) and their respective subsidiaries as well as certain US and trans-Atlantic subsea assets of Lumen, together the ‘Target’ or ‘Target Entities’, all belonging to the Lumen group ultimately controlled by Lumen Technologies, Inc. (United States).

Colt will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the Target.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Colt is a multinational telecommunications company providing network services for network intensive sectors and voice services that support the transition from traditional to next-generation voice services in Europe, the US, India and Asia. |
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Colt is a multinational telecommunications company providing network services for network intensive sectors and voice services that support the transition from traditional to next-generation voice services in Europe, the US, India and Asia.

| — | The Target Entities provide telecommunications infrastructure (fibre optic infrastructure and colocation services) and enterprise services across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Target comprises substantially all of Lumen’s business and assets in EMEA. |
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The Target Entities provide telecommunications infrastructure (fibre optic infrastructure and colocation services) and enterprise services across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Target comprises substantially all of Lumen’s business and assets in EMEA.

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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.

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.11144 – COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GROUP / LUMEN EMEA BUSINESS

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:

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

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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24.7.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11171 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / ARCONIC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 260/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Arconic Corporation (‘Arconic’, US); |
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Arconic Corporation (‘Arconic’, US);

| — | Arsenal AIC Parent LLC (‘Arsenal Parent’, US), an investment vehicle indirectly controlled by investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Management, L.P. (‘Apollo Management’), a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (‘Apollo’). |
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Arsenal AIC Parent LLC (‘Arsenal Parent’, US), an investment vehicle indirectly controlled by investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Management, L.P. (‘Apollo Management’), a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (‘Apollo’).

Apollo will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Arconic. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | Apollo provides capital solutions to businesses and invests in all parts of the capital structure. Through its subsidiary Altermira, it is active in the manufacturing and supply of semi-finished aluminium products and extrusions, |
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Apollo provides capital solutions to businesses and invests in all parts of the capital structure. Through its subsidiary Altermira, it is active in the manufacturing and supply of semi-finished aluminium products and extrusions,

| — | Arconic produces aluminium products across three reporting segments, being aluminium flat rolled products, extrusions, and building and construction systems, serving customers mainly across the aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, brazing and industrial industries. |
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Arconic produces aluminium products across three reporting segments, being aluminium flat rolled products, extrusions, and building and construction systems, serving customers mainly across the aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, brazing and industrial industries.

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 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.11171 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / ARCONIC

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:

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

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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