# Official Journal C 72/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 608 March 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 72

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 608 March 2017

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 72/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2017/C 72/02 | Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 72/01

Euro exchange rates

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2017/C 72/02

Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
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(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 72/03 | Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures | 3 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 72/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8342 — Mitsubishi Chemical Group/PTT Public Company Group/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2017/C 72/03

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2017/C 72/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8342 — Mitsubishi Chemical Group/PTT Public Company Group/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 8.3.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/1 |
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8.3.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

7 March 2017

(2017/C 72/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0576 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 120,61 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4340 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86710 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5218 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0730 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,9443 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,021 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,52 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3075 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5384 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,8894 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,3920 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4191 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,2120 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5153 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4920 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 215,71 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,7038 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2976 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4090 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 115,79 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7038 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 53,237 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 61,3560 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,111 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,2974 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,6124 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,4700 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0576

JPY

Japanese yen

120,61

DKK

Danish krone

7,4340

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86710

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5218

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0730

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,9443

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,021

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,52

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3075

RON

Romanian leu

4,5384

TRY

Turkish lira

3,8894

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3920

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4191

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,2120

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5153

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4920

KRW

South Korean won

1 215,71

ZAR

South African rand

13,7038

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2976

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4090

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 115,79

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7038

PHP

Philippine peso

53,237

RUB

Russian rouble

61,3560

THB

Thai baht

37,111

BRL

Brazilian real

3,2974

MXN

Mexican peso

20,6124

INR

Indian rupee

70,4700

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

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| 8.3.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/2 |
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8.3.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 72/02)

Decisions granting an authorisation

| Reference of the decision (2) | Date of decision | Substance name | Holder of the authorisation | Authorisation number | Authorised use | Date of expiry of review period | Reasons for the decision |
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| C(2017) 1332 | 1 March 2017 | 1,2-dichloroethane
  EC No 203-458-1
  CAS No 107-06-2 | Laboratoires Expanscience, 10 Avenue de l’Arche, Regulatory affairs, 92419 Courbevoie, France | REACH/17/6/0 | Use of 1,2-dichloroethane as process and extracting solvent in the manufacture of plant-derived pharmaceutical bioactive ingredients | 22 November 2029 | In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health arising from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies in terms of their technical and economic feasibility. |

Reference of the decision (2)

Date of decision

Substance name

Holder of the authorisation

Authorisation number

Authorised use

Date of expiry of review period

Reasons for the decision

C(2017) 1332

1 March 2017

1,2-dichloroethane

EC No 203-458-1

CAS No 107-06-2

Laboratoires Expanscience, 10 Avenue de l’Arche, Regulatory affairs, 92419 Courbevoie, France

REACH/17/6/0

Use of 1,2-dichloroethane as process and extracting solvent in the manufacture of plant-derived pharmaceutical bioactive ingredients

22 November 2029

In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health arising from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies in terms of their technical and economic feasibility.

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(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

| 8.3.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/3 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2017/C 72/03)

1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.

4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.

| Product | Country(ies) of origin or exportation | Measures | Reference | Date of expiry (3) |
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| Chamois leather | The People’s Republic of China | Anti-dumping duty | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1153/2012 of 3 December 2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of chamois leather originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 334, 6.12.2012, p. 31) | 7.12.2017 |

Product

Country(ies) of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry (3)

Chamois leather

The People’s Republic of China

Anti-dumping duty

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1153/2012 of 3 December 2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of chamois leather originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 334, 6.12.2012, p. 31)

7.12.2017

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(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 8.3.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/4 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8342 — Mitsubishi Chemical Group/PTT Public Company Group/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 72/04)

| 1. | On 28 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mitsubishi Chemical Group (‘MCC’, Japan) and PTT Public Company Group (‘PTT’, Thailand) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of PTTMCC Biochem Company Limited (the ‘JV’, Thailand) by way of a contract of management or any other means. |
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On 28 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mitsubishi Chemical Group (‘MCC’, Japan) and PTT Public Company Group (‘PTT’, Thailand) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of PTTMCC Biochem Company Limited (the ‘JV’, Thailand) by way of a contract of management or any other means.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   MCC: a global chemical company,
  —   PTT: a State-owned oil and gas company,
  —   the JV: manufacturing and sales of specialised plastics. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   MCC: a global chemical company,

—   PTT: a State-owned oil and gas company,

—   the JV: manufacturing and sales of specialised plastics.

| 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 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 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.8342 — Mitsubishi Chemical Group/PTT Public Company Group/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.8342 — Mitsubishi Chemical Group/PTT Public Company Group/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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