# Official Journal C 347/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6128 September 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 347

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6128 September 2018

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 347/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8999 — CACF/Bankia/JV) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2018/C 347/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9098 — Goldman Sachs/Orix/ILS) (
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  ) | 1 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 347/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8999 — CACF/Bankia/JV) (
  1
  )

1

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2018/C 347/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9098 — Goldman Sachs/Orix/ILS) (
  1
  )

1

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 347/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | European Systemic Risk Board |
| 2018/C 347/04 ESRB/2018/6 | Decision of the European Systemic Risk Board of 31 August 2018 on the appointment of the Data Protection Officer of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB/2018/6) | 3 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2018/C 347/05 | Communication from the Danish Government concerning the invitation to apply for licences to prospect for and extract hydrocarbons in an area of the North Sea — Eighth Danish licensing round (
  1
  ) | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 347/03

Euro exchange rates

2

European Systemic Risk Board

2018/C 347/04 ESRB/2018/6

Decision of the European Systemic Risk Board of 31 August 2018 on the appointment of the Data Protection Officer of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB/2018/6)

3

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2018/C 347/05

Communication from the Danish Government concerning the invitation to apply for licences to prospect for and extract hydrocarbons in an area of the North Sea — Eighth Danish licensing round (
  1
  )

1

4

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 347/06 | Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of square or rectangular cross-section, of iron other than cast iron or steel other than stainless, originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia and Turkey | 6 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 347/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9089 — Hellman & Friedman/Concardis Payment Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 18 |
| 2018/C 347/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8993 — Huaxin/Juniper/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 19 |
| 2018/C 347/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9092 — EQT Fund Management/Saur) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 20 |
| 2018/C 347/10 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9103 — ORIX Aviation Systems/Bohai/Avolon) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 21 |
| 2018/C 347/11 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9109 — OMERS/BCI/AIMCo/PGGM/CPPIB/Puget Holdings) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 22 |
| 2018/C 347/12 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9096 — Vallourec Tubes/Bpifrance Group/Vallourec Umbilicals) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 24 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 347/06

Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of square or rectangular cross-section, of iron other than cast iron or steel other than stainless, originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia and Turkey

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 347/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9089 — Hellman & Friedman/Concardis Payment Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

18

2018/C 347/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8993 — Huaxin/Juniper/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

19

2018/C 347/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9092 — EQT Fund Management/Saur) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

20

2018/C 347/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9103 — ORIX Aviation Systems/Bohai/Avolon) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

21

2018/C 347/11

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9109 — OMERS/BCI/AIMCo/PGGM/CPPIB/Puget Holdings) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

22

2018/C 347/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9096 — Vallourec Tubes/Bpifrance Group/Vallourec Umbilicals) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

24

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| | Corrigenda |
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| 2018/C 347/13 | Corrigendum to the calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020 (Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 568) — CEF-TC-2018-3: Cyber Security call ( OJ C 155, 3.5.2018 ) | 25 |

Corrigenda

2018/C 347/13

Corrigendum to the calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020 (Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 568) — CEF-TC-2018-3: Cyber Security call ( OJ C 155, 3.5.2018 )

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 28.9.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 347/1 |
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28.9.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8999 — CACF/Bankia/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/01)

On 30 July 2018, 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 32018M8999. 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 32018M8999. 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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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9098 — Goldman Sachs/Orix/ILS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/02)

On 20 September 2018, 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 32018M9098. 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 32018M9098. 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

| 28.9.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 347/2 |
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28.9.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

27 September 2018

(2018/C 347/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1707 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 132,15 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4591 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88973 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3208 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1371 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 128,70 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5015 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,715 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 323,70 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2779 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6701 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 7,0415 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6200 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5301 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1478 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7638 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5976 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 301,82 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,5152 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,0550 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4318 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 17 450,33 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,8398 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,357 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 76,9011 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,960 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,7290 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 22,0889 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 84,9830 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1707

JPY

Japanese yen

132,15

DKK

Danish krone

7,4591

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88973

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3208

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1371

ISK

Iceland króna

128,70

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5015

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,715

HUF

Hungarian forint

323,70

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2779

RON

Romanian leu

4,6701

TRY

Turkish lira

7,0415

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6200

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5301

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1478

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7638

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5976

KRW

South Korean won

1 301,82

ZAR

South African rand

16,5152

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,0550

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4318

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

17 450,33

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8398

PHP

Philippine peso

63,357

RUB

Russian rouble

76,9011

THB

Thai baht

37,960

BRL

Brazilian real

4,7290

MXN

Mexican peso

22,0889

INR

Indian rupee

84,9830

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

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European Systemic Risk Board

| 28.9.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 347/3 |
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28.9.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

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DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEMIC RISK BOARD

of 31 August 2018

on the appointment of the Data Protection Officer of the European Systemic Risk Board

(ESRB/2018/6)

(2018/C 347/04)

THE GENERAL BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEMIC RISK BOARD,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (1), and in particular Article 24 thereof,

Having regard to Decision ESRB/2012/1 of the European Systemic Risk Board of 13 July 2012 implementing rules on data protection at the European Systemic Risk Board (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 1 June 2015, the General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) adopted Decision ESRB/2015/1 of the European Systemic Risk Board (3), which appointed Ms Barbara Eggl as Data Protection Officer (DPO) of the ESRB until 31 May 2017. |
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(1)

On 1 June 2015, the General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) adopted Decision ESRB/2015/1 of the European Systemic Risk Board (3), which appointed Ms Barbara Eggl as Data Protection Officer (DPO) of the ESRB until 31 May 2017.

| (2) | Ms Eggl has fulfilled her appointment as DPO of the ESRB in a fully satisfactory manner. |
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(2)

Ms Eggl has fulfilled her appointment as DPO of the ESRB in a fully satisfactory manner.

| (3) | Ms Eggl has been carrying out de facto the duties and responsibilities of DPO of the ESRB since 1 June 2017 and needs to be reappointed by the General Board of the ESRB for a second term of office with retroactive effect from 1 June 2017, |
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(3)

Ms Eggl has been carrying out de facto the duties and responsibilities of DPO of the ESRB since 1 June 2017 and needs to be reappointed by the General Board of the ESRB for a second term of office with retroactive effect from 1 June 2017,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Appointment of the DPO of the ESRB

Ms Barbara Eggl is appointed as DPO of the ESRB for a second term of office, with effect from 1 June 2017 until 14 May 2020.

Article 2

Entry into force

1.   This Decision shall enter into force on 31 August 2018.

2.   It shall apply from 1 June 2017.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 31 August 2018.

Head of the ESRB Secretariat,

on behalf of the General Board of the ESRB

Francesco MAZZAFERRO

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(1)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ C 286, 22.9.2012, p. 16.

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(3)  Decision ESRB/2015/1 of the European Systemic Risk Board of 1 June 2015 on the appointment of the Data Protection Officer of the European Systemic Risk Board (OJ C 204, 20.6.2015, p. 18).

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 28.9.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 347/4 |
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Communication from the Danish Government concerning the invitation to apply for licences to prospect for and extract hydrocarbons in an area of the North Sea

Eighth Danish licensing round

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/05)

With reference to Article 3(2)(a) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (1), we hereby inform you that pursuant to Section 12(1)(a) of the Act on the exploitation of Denmark’s underground resources (see Consolidation Act No 960 of 13 September 2011, as subsequently amended), applications for licences for an area in the North Sea on the Danish continental shelf west of ED50 longitude 6° 15′ E (Central Graben and adjacent areas) may be submitted until 12:00 on 1 February 2019. If the period between the publication of this communication in the Official Journal of the European Union and 1 February 2019 is less than 90 days, applications may be submitted until 12:00 on the 90th day after its publication in the Official Journal or, if the 90th day falls on a weekend, a public holiday, Constitution Day, Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve, until 12:00 on the following working day.

Applications may be submitted for licences to prospect for and extract hydrocarbons in unlicensed parts of an area in and around the Central Graben in the North Sea, as shown on the map available on the Danish Energy Agency’s website. Towards the north, west and south, the area is delimited by the continental shelf boundaries with Norway, the United Kingdom and Germany, and towards the east by longitude 6° 15′ E (ED50).

Applications may also be submitted for licences to prospect for and extract hydrocarbons in unlicensed layers below licensed areas delimited downwards in terms of depth and above licensed areas delimited upwards.

Applications may also be submitted for any areas that change status from licensed to unlicensed up to 90 days before the closing date for applications.

Provisions and criteria within the meaning of Article 5(1) of Directive 94/22/EC (see Consolidation Act No 960 of 13 September 2011 on the exploitation of Denmark’s underground resources, as subsequently amended) were published on 26 June 2018 in Official Gazette No 120 under ‘Various announcements: Calls for tender’.

In accordance with Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (2), the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate has carried out an environmental assessment of the plan on which the tender procedure is based. Further details of the plan and the assessment are available on the Danish Energy Agency’s website.

Applications should be sent to the following address, from which further information based on Directive 94/22/EC is available:

| Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate |
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| Danish Energy Agency |
| Amaliegade 44 |
| 1256 Copenhagen K |
| DENMARK |
| Tel. +45 33926700 |
| Email: ens@ens.dk |
| Website: http://www.ens.dk, http://www.ens.dk/8thRound (information on the eighth licensing round and the environmental assessment) |

Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate

Danish Energy Agency

Amaliegade 44

1256 Copenhagen K

DENMARK

Tel. +45 33926700

Email: ens@ens.dk

Website: http://www.ens.dk, http://www.ens.dk/8thRound (information on the eighth licensing round and the environmental assessment)

The Danish Energy Agency is expected to relocate at the start of 2019. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to keep themselves informed of the delivery address via the Agency’s website or through telephone contact with the Agency.

Licences are expected to be granted within six months of the end of the application period.

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(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

| 28.9.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 347/6 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of square or rectangular cross-section, of iron other than cast iron or steel other than stainless, originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia and Turkey

(2018/C 347/06)

The European Commission (‘the Commission’) has received a complaint pursuant to Article 5 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 basic Regulation’), alleging that imports of welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of square or rectangular cross-section, of iron other than cast iron or steel other than stainless (‘hollow sections’), originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia and Turkey, are being dumped and are thereby causing injury (2) to the Union industry.

1.   Complaint

The complaint was lodged on 14 August 2018 by the Defence Committee of the welded steel tubes Industry of the European Union (‘the complainant’) on behalf of producers representing more than 40 % of the total Union production of hollow sections.

An open version of the complaint and the analysis of the degree of support by Union producers for the complaint are available in the file for inspection by interested parties. Section 5.6 of this Notice provides information about access to the file for interested parties.

2.   Product under investigation

The product subject to this investigation is welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of square or rectangular cross-section, of iron other than cast iron or steel other than stainless, but excluding line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines and casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas.

All interested parties wishing to submit information on the product scope must do so within 10 days of the date of publication of this Notice (3).

3.   Allegation of dumping

The product allegedly being dumped is the product under investigation, originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia and Turkey (‘the countries concerned’), currently falling within CN codes 7306 61 92 and 7306 61 99. The CN codes are given for information only.

The allegation of dumping from Russia and Turkey is based on a comparison of the domestic price with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under investigation when sold for export to the Union.

In the absence of reliable data on domestic prices for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the allegation of dumping is based on a comparison of a constructed normal value (manufacturing costs, selling, general and administrative costs — SG&A — and profit) with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under investigation when sold for export to the Union.

On that basis, the dumping margins calculated are significant for all the countries concerned.

4.   Allegations of injury/causation

The complainant has provided evidence that imports of the product under investigation from the countries concerned have increased overall both in absolute terms and in terms of market share.

The evidence provided by the complainant shows that the volume and the prices of the product under investigation have had, among other consequences, a negative impact on the market share held by the Union industry, resulting in substantial adverse effects on the overall performance and the financial situation of the Union industry.

5.   Procedure

Having determined, after informing the Member States, that the complaint was lodged by or on behalf of the Union industry and that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a proceeding, the Commission hereby initiates an investigation pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation.

The investigation will determine whether the product under investigation originating in the countries concerned is being dumped and whether the dumped imports have caused injury to the Union industry.

If the conclusions are affirmative, the investigation will examine whether the imposition of measures would not be against the Union interest under Article 21 of the basic Regulation.

Regulation (EU) 2018/825 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), which entered into force on 8 June 2018, (TDI Modernisation package) introduced significant changes to the timetable and deadlines previously applicable in anti-dumping proceedings (5). In particular, investigations will be conducted more expeditiously and any eventual provisional measures may be imposed up to two months earlier than previously. The time-limits for interested parties to come forward, in particular at the early stage of investigations, are shortened.

5.1.   
  Investigation period and period considered

The investigation of dumping and injury will cover the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 (‘the investigation period’). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of injury will cover the period from 1 January 2015 to the end of the investigation period (‘the period considered’).

5.2.   
  Comments on the complaint and the initiation of the investigation

All interested parties wishing to comment on the complaint (including matters pertaining to injury and causality) or any aspects regarding the initiation of the investigation (including the degree of support for the complaint) must do so within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice.

Any request for a hearing with regard to the initiation of the investigation must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice.

5.3.   
  Procedure for the determination of dumping

Exporting producers (6) of the product under investigation from the countries concerned are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

5.3.1.   Investigating exporting producers

5.3.1.1.   Procedure for selecting exporting producers to be investigated in the countries concerned

(a)   Sampling

In view of the potentially large number of exporting producers in the countries concerned involved in this proceeding and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit the exporting producers to be investigated to a reasonable number by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary, and if so, to select a sample, all exporting producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, are hereby requested to provide the Commission with information on their companies requested in Annex I to this Notice within 7 days of the date of publication of this Notice.

In order to obtain information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of exporting producers, the Commission has also contacted the authorities of the countries concerned and may contact any known associations of exporting producers.

If a sample is necessary, the exporting producers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of exports to the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known exporting producers, the authorities of the countries concerned and associations of exporting producers will be notified by the Commission, via the authorities of the countries concerned if appropriate, of the companies selected to be in the sample.

Once the Commission has received the necessary information to select a sample of exporting producers, it will inform the parties concerned of its decision whether they are included in the sample. The sampled exporting producers will have to submit a completed questionnaire within 30 days from the date of notification of the decision of their inclusion in the sample, unless otherwise specified.

The Commission will add a note reflecting the sample selection to the file for inspection by interested parties. Any comment on the sample selection must be received within 3 days of the date of notification of the sample decision.

A copy of the questionnaire for exporting producers is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade's website: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2365 The questionnaire will also be made available to any known association of exporting producers, and to the authorities of those countries.

Without prejudice to the possible application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation, exporting producers that have filled in Annex I within the specified deadline and agreed to be included in the sample but are not selected as part of the sample will be considered to be cooperating (‘non-sampled cooperating exporting producers’). Without prejudice to section 5.3.1(b) below, the anti-dumping duty that may be applied to imports from non-sampled cooperating exporting producers will not exceed the weighted average margin of dumping established for the exporting producers in the sample (7).

(b)   Individual dumping margin for exporting producers not included in the sample

Pursuant to Article 17(3) of the basic Regulation, non-sampled cooperating exporting producers may request the Commission to establish their individual dumping margins. Exporting producers wishing to claim an individual dumping margin must fill in the questionnaire and return it duly completed within 30 days of the date of notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified. A copy of the questionnaire for exporting producers is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade's website: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2365

The Commission will examine whether non-sampled cooperating exporting producers can be granted an individual duty in accordance with Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation.

However, non-sampled cooperating exporting producers claiming an individual dumping margin should be aware that the Commission may nonetheless decide not to determine their individual dumping margin if, for instance, the number of non-sampled cooperating exporting producers is so large that such determination would be unduly burdensome and would prevent the timely completion of the investigation.

5.3.2.   Investigating unrelated importers (8) (9)

Unrelated importers of the product under investigation from the countries concerned to the Union are invited to participate in this investigation.

In view of the potentially large number of unrelated importers involved in this proceeding and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit to a reasonable number the unrelated importers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all unrelated importers, or representatives acting on their behalf, are hereby requested to provide the Commission with the information on their companies requested in Annex II to this Notice within 7 days of the date of publication of this Notice.

In order to obtain information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of unrelated importers, the Commission may also contact any known associations of importers.

If a sample is necessary, the importers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of sales of the product under investigation in the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available.

Once the Commission has received the necessary information to select a sample, it will inform the parties concerned of its decision on the sample of importers. The Commission will also add a note reflecting the sample selection to the file for inspection by interested parties. Any comment on the sample selection must be received within 3 days of the date of notification of the sample decision.

In order to obtain information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled unrelated importers. Those parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 30 days from the date of the notification of the decision about the sample, unless otherwise specified.

A copy of the questionnaire for importers is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade's website: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2365

5.4.   
  Procedure for the determination of injury and investigating Union producers

A determination of injury is based on positive evidence and involves an objective examination of the volume of the dumped imports, their effect on prices on the Union market and the consequent impact of those imports on the Union industry. In order to establish whether the Union industry is injured, Union producers of the product under investigation are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

In view of the large number of Union producers concerned and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time-limits, the Commission has decided to limit to a reasonable number the Union producers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling is carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

The Commission has provisionally selected a sample of Union producers. Details can be found in the file for inspection by interested parties. Interested parties are hereby invited to comment on the provisional sample. In addition, other Union producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, that consider that there are reasons why they should be included in the sample must contact the Commission within 7 days of the date of publication of this Notice. All comments regarding the provisional sample must be received within 7 days of the date of publication of this Notice, unless otherwise specified.

All known Union producers and/or associations of Union producers will be notified by the Commission of the companies finally selected to be in the sample.

The sampled Union producers will have to submit a completed questionnaire within 30 days from the date of notification of the decision of their inclusion in the sample, unless otherwise specified.

A copy of the questionnaire for Union producers is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade's website: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2365

5.5.   
  Procedure for the assessment of Union interest

Should the existence of dumping and injury caused thereby be established, a decision will be reached, pursuant to Article 21 of the basic Regulation, as to whether the adoption of anti-dumping measures would not be against the Union interest. Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, trade unions and representative consumer organisations are invited to provide the Commission with information on the Union interest. In order to participate in the investigation, the representative consumer organisations have to demonstrate that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under investigation.

Information concerning the assessment of Union interest must be provided within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice unless otherwise specified. This information may be provided either in a free format or by completing a questionnaire prepared by the Commission. A copy of the questionnaires, including the questionnaire for users of the product under review, is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade's website: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2365 In any case, information submitted pursuant to Article 21 will only be taken into account if supported by factual evidence at the time of submission.

5.6.   
  Interested parties

In order to participate in the investigation interested parties, such as exporting producers, Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, trade unions and representative consumer organisations first have to demonstrate that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under investigation.

Exporting producers, Union producers, importers and representative associations who made information available in accordance to the procedures described in sections 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 above will be considered as interested parties if there is an objective link between their activities and the product under investigation.

Other parties will only be able to participate in the investigation as interested party from the moment they make themselves known, and provided that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under investigation. Being considered as an interested party is without prejudice to the application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Access to the file available for inspection for interested parties is made via Tron.tdi at the following address: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/tron/TDI Please follow the instructions on that page to get access.

5.7.   
  Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission's investigation services.

Any request to be heard must be made in writing and must specify the reasons for the request as well as a summary of what the interested party wishes to discuss during the hearing. The hearing will be limited to the issues set out by the interested parties in writing beforehand.

The timeframe for hearings is as follows:

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For any hearings to take place before the imposition of provisional measures, a request should be made within 15 days from the date of publication of this Notice and the hearing will normally take place within 60 days of the date of publication of this Notice.

| — | After the provisional stage, a request should be made within 5 days from the date of the provisional disclosure or of the information document, and the hearing will normally take place within 15 days from the date of notification of the disclosure or the date of the information document. |
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After the provisional stage, a request should be made within 5 days from the date of the provisional disclosure or of the information document, and the hearing will normally take place within 15 days from the date of notification of the disclosure or the date of the information document.

| — | At definitive stage, a request should be made within 3 days from the date of the final disclosure, and the hearing will normally take place within the period granted to comment on the final disclosure. If there is an additional final disclosure, a request should be made immediately upon receipt of this additional final disclosure, and the hearing will normally take place within the deadline to provide comments on this disclosure. |
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At definitive stage, a request should be made within 3 days from the date of the final disclosure, and the hearing will normally take place within the period granted to comment on the final disclosure. If there is an additional final disclosure, a request should be made immediately upon receipt of this additional final disclosure, and the hearing will normally take place within the deadline to provide comments on this disclosure.

The outlined timeframe is without prejudice to the right of the Commission services to accept hearings outside the timeframe in duly justified cases and to the right of the Commission to deny hearings in duly justified cases. Where the Commission services refuse a hearing request, the party concerned will be informed of the reasons for such refusal.

In principle, hearings will not be used to present factual information which is not yet on file. Nevertheless, in the interest of good administration and to enable Commission services to progress with the investigation, interested parties may be directed to provide new factual information after a hearing.

5.8.   
  Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

Information submitted to the Commission for the purpose of trade defence investigations shall be free from copyrights. Interested parties, before submitting to the Commission information and/or data which is subject to third party copyrights, must request specific permission to the copyright holder explicitly allowing a) the Commission to use the information and data for the purpose of this trade defence proceeding and b) to provide the information and/or data to interested parties to this investigation in a form that allows them to exercise their rights of defence.

All written submissions, including the information requested in this Notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Limited’ (10). Parties submitting information in the course of this investigation are invited to reason their request for confidential treatment.

Parties providing ‘Limited’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. Those summaries should be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence.

If a party providing confidential information fails to show good cause for a confidential treatment request or does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, the Commission may disregard such information unless it can be satisfactorily demonstrated from appropriate sources that the information is correct.

Interested parties are invited to make all submissions and requests by email including scanned powers of attorney and certification sheets, with the exception of voluminous replies which shall be submitted on a CD-R or DVD by hand or by registered mail. By using email, interested parties express their agreement with the rules applicable to electronic submissions contained in the document ‘CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TRADE DEFENCE CASES’ published on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf The interested parties must indicate their name, address, telephone and a valid email address and they should ensure that the provided email address is a functioning official business email which is checked on a daily basis. Once contact details are provided, the Commission will communicate with interested parties by email only, unless they explicitly request to receive all documents from the Commission by another means of communication or unless the nature of the document to be sent requires the use of a registered mail. For further rules and information concerning correspondence with the Commission including principles that apply to submissions by email, interested parties should consult the communication instructions with interested parties referred to above.

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Trade |
| Directorate H |
| Office: CHAR 04/039 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| E-mails | : | TRADE-AD651-HS-DUMPING@ec.europa.eu
  TRADE-AD651-HS-INJURY@ec.europa.eu |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: CHAR 04/039

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mails

:

TRADE-AD651-HS-DUMPING@ec.europa.eu

TRADE-AD651-HS-INJURY@ec.europa.eu

6.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation will be concluded, pursuant to Article 6(9) of the basic Regulation within normally 13, but not more than 14 months of the date of the publication of this Notice. In accordance with Article 7(1) of the basic Regulation, provisional measures may be imposed normally not later than 7 months, but in any event not later than 8 months from the publication of this Notice.

In accordance with Article 19a of the basic Regulation, the Commission will provide information on the planned imposition of provisional duties 3 weeks before the imposition of provisional measures. Interested parties may request this information in writing within 4 months of the publication of this notice. Interested parties will be given 3 working days to comment in writing on the accuracy of the calculations.

In cases where the Commission intends not to impose provisional duties but to continue the investigation, interested parties will be informed, by means of an information document, of the non-imposition of duties 3 weeks before the expiry of the deadline under Article 7(1) of the basic Regulation.

Interested parties will be given in principle 15 days to comment in writing on the provisional findings or on the information document, and 10 days to comment in writing on the definitive findings, unless otherwise specified. Where applicable, additional final disclosures will specify the deadline for interested parties to comment in writing.

7.   Submission of information

As a rule, interested parties may only submit information in the timeframes specified in sections 5 and 6 of this Notice. The submission of any other information not covered by those sections should respect the following timetable:

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Any information for the stage of provisional findings should be submitted within 70 days from the date of publication of this Notice, unless otherwise specified.

| — | Unless otherwise specified, interested parties should not submit new factual information after the deadline to comment on the provisional disclosure or the information document at provisional stage. Beyond such deadline, interested parties may only submit new factual information provided that such parties can demonstrate that such new factual information is necessary to rebut factual allegations made by other interested parties and provided that such new factual information can be verified within the time available to complete the investigation in a timely manner. |
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Unless otherwise specified, interested parties should not submit new factual information after the deadline to comment on the provisional disclosure or the information document at provisional stage. Beyond such deadline, interested parties may only submit new factual information provided that such parties can demonstrate that such new factual information is necessary to rebut factual allegations made by other interested parties and provided that such new factual information can be verified within the time available to complete the investigation in a timely manner.

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In order to complete the investigation within the mandatory deadlines, the Commission will not accept submissions from interested parties after the deadline to provide comments on the final disclosure or, if applicable, after the deadline to provide comments on the additional final disclosure.

8.   Possibility to comment on other parties' submissions

In order to guarantee the rights of defence, interested parties should have the possibility to comment on information submitted by other interested parties. When doing so, interested parties may only address issues raised in the other interested parties' submissions and may not raise new issues.

Such comments should be made according to the following timeframe:

| — | Any comment on information submitted by other interested parties before the imposition of provisional measures should be made at the latest within 75 days from the date of publication of this Notice, unless otherwise specified. |
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Any comment on information submitted by other interested parties before the imposition of provisional measures should be made at the latest within 75 days from the date of publication of this Notice, unless otherwise specified.

| — | Comments on the information provided by other interested parties in reaction to the disclosure of the provisional findings or of the information document should be submitted within 7 days from the deadline to comment on the provisional findings or on the information document, unless otherwise specified. |
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Comments on the information provided by other interested parties in reaction to the disclosure of the provisional findings or of the information document should be submitted within 7 days from the deadline to comment on the provisional findings or on the information document, unless otherwise specified.

| — | Comments on the information provided by other interested parties in reaction to the disclosure of the definitive findings should be submitted within 3 days from the deadline to comment on the definitive findings, unless otherwise specified. If there is an additional final disclosure, comments on the information provided by other interested parties in reaction to this further disclosure should be made within 1 day from the deadline to comment on this further disclosure, unless otherwise specified. |
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Comments on the information provided by other interested parties in reaction to the disclosure of the definitive findings should be submitted within 3 days from the deadline to comment on the definitive findings, unless otherwise specified. If there is an additional final disclosure, comments on the information provided by other interested parties in reaction to this further disclosure should be made within 1 day from the deadline to comment on this further disclosure, unless otherwise specified.

The outlined timeframe is without prejudice to the Commission's right to request additional information from interested parties in duly justified cases.

9.   Extension to time-limits specified in this Notice

Any extension to the time-limits provided for in this Notice can only be requested in exceptional circumstances and will only be granted if duly justified.

Extensions to the deadline to reply to questionnaires may be granted, if duly justified, and will be normally limited to 3 additional days. As a rule, such extensions will not exceed 7 days. Regarding time-limits for the submission of other information specified in this Notice, extensions will be limited to 3 days unless exceptional circumstances are demonstrated.

10.   Non-cooperation

In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time-limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, provisional or final findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.

If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

Failure to give a computerised response shall not be deemed to constitute non-cooperation, provided that the interested party shows that presenting the response as requested would result in an unreasonable extra burden or unreasonable additional cost. The interested party should immediately contact the Commission.

11.   Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer for trade proceedings. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and any other request concerning the rights of defence of interested parties and third parties as may arise during the proceeding.

The Hearing Officer may organise hearings and mediate between the interested party/-ies and Commissions services to ensure that the interested parties' rights of defence are being fully exercised. A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. The Hearing Officer will examine the reasons for the requests. These hearings should only take place if the issues have not been settled with the Commission services in the due course.

Any request must be submitted in good time and expeditiously so as not to jeopardise the orderly conduct of proceedings. To that effect, interested parties should request the intervention of the Hearing Officer at the earliest possible time following the occurrence of the event justifying such intervention. In principle, the timeframes set out in section 5.7 to request hearings with the Commission services apply mutatis mutandis to requests for hearings with the Hearing Officer. Where hearing requests are submitted outside the relevant timeframes, the Hearing Officer will also examine the reasons for such late requests, the nature of the issues raised and the impact of those issues on the rights of defence, having due regard to the interests of good administration and the timely completion of the investigation.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on DG Trade's website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/

12.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11).

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

(2)  The general term ‘injury’ refers to material injury as well as to threat of material injury or material retardation of the establishment of an industry as set out in Article 3(1) of the basic Regulation.

(3)  References to the publication of this Notice mean publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(4)  Regulation (EU) 2018/825 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union and Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (OJ L 143, 7.6.2018, p. 1).

(5)  ‘Short overview of the deadlines and timelines in the investigative process’ in DG TRADE's website http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2018/june/tradoc_156922.pdf.

(6)  An exporting producer is any company in the countries concerned which produces and exports the product under investigation to the Union market, either directly or via a third party, including any of its related companies involved in the production, domestic sales or exports of the product under investigation.

(7)  Pursuant to Article 9(6) of the basic Regulation, any zero and de minimis margins, and margins established in accordance with the circumstances described in Article 18 of the basic Regulation will be disregarded.

(8)  This section covers only importers not related to exporting producers. Importers that are related to exporting producers have to fill in Annex I to this Notice for these exporting producers. In accordance with Article 127 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, two persons shall be deemed to be related if: (a) they are officers or directors of the other person's business; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) a third party directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they control a third person directly or indirectly; or (h) they are members of the same family (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558). Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, ‘person’ means a natural person, a legal person, and any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

(9)  The data provided by unrelated importers may also be used in relation to aspects of this investigation other than the determination of dumping.

(10)  A ‘Limited’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of the basic Regulation and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(11)  Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).

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ANNEX I

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☐ ‘Limited’ version (1)

☐ Version ‘For inspection by interested parties’

(tick the appropriate box)

ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING CONCERNING IMPORTS OF WELDED TUBES, PIPES AND HOLLOW PROFILES OF SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION, OF IRON OTHER THAN CAST IRON OR STEEL OTHER THAN STAINLESS, ORIGINATING IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, RUSSIA AND TURKEY

INFORMATION FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SAMPLE OF EXPORTING PRODUCERS (2) IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, RUSSIA AND TURKEY

This form is designed to assist exporting producers in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia and Turkey in responding to the request for sampling information made in point 5.3.1 of the notice of initiation.

Both the ‘Limited’ version and the version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ should be returned to the Commission as set out in the notice of initiation.

1. IDENTITY AND CONTACT DETAILS

Supply the following details about your company:

Company name

Address

Contact person

E-mail address

Telephone

Fax

2. TURNOVER AND SALES VOLUME

Indicate the turnover in the accounting currency of the company during the investigation period (export sales to the Union for each of the 28 Member States (3) separately and in total and domestic sales) of welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of square or rectangular cross-section, of iron other than cast iron or steel other than stainless as defined in the notice of initiation and the corresponding weight or volume. State the unit of weight or volume and the currency used.

Specify the unit of measurement

Value in accounting currency

Specify the currency used

Export sales to the Union, for each of the 28 Member States separately and in total, of the product under investigation, manufactured by your company

Total:

Name each Member State (*):

Domestic sales of the product under investigation, manufactured by your company

(*) Add additional rows where necessary.

(1) This document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 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 (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement).

(2) An exporting producer is any company in the countries concerned which produces and exports the product under investigation to the Union market, either directly or via a third party, including any of its related companies involved in the production, domestic sales or exports of the product under investigation.

(3) The 28 Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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3. ACTIVITIES OF YOUR COMPANY AND RELATED COMPANIES (1)

Give details of the precise activities of the company and all related companies (please list them and state the relationship to your company) involved in the production and/or selling (export and/or domestic) of the product under investigation. Such activities could include but are not limited to purchasing the product under investigation or producing it under sub-contracting arrangements, or processing or trading the product under investigation.

Company name and location

Activities

Relationship

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Please provide any other relevant information which the company considers useful to assist the Commission in the selection of the sample.

5. INDIVIDUAL DUMPING MARGIN

The company declares that, in the event that it is not selected to be in the sample, it would like to receive a questionnaire and other claim forms in order to fill these in and thus claim an individual dumping margin in accordance with section 5.3.1 of the notice of initiation.

☐ Yes

☐ No

6. CERTIFICATION

By providing the above information, the company agrees to its possible inclusion in the sample. If the company is selected to be part of the sample, this will involve completing a questionnaire and accepting a visit at its premises in order to verify its response. If the company indicates that it does not agree to its possible inclusion in the sample, it will be deemed not to have cooperated in the investigation. The Commission’s findings for non-cooperating exporting producers are based on facts available and the result may be less favourable to that company than if it had cooperated.

Signature of authorised official:

Name and title of authorised official:

Date:

(1) In accordance with Article 127 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, two persons shall be deemed to be related if: (a) they are officers or directors of the other person’s business; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) a third party directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they control a third person directly or indirectly; or (h) they are members of the same family (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558). Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, ‘person’ means a natural person, a legal person, and any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

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ANNEX II

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☐ ‘Limited’ version (1)

☐ Version ‘For inspection by interested parties’

(tick the appropriate box)

ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING CONCERNING IMPORTS OF WELDED TUBES, PIPES AND HOLLOW PROFILES OF SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION, OF IRON OTHER THAN CAST IRON OR STEEL OTHER THAN STAINLESS, ORIGINATING IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, RUSSIA AND TURKEY

INFORMATION FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SAMPLE OF UNRELATED IMPORTERS

This form is designed to assist unrelated importers in responding to the request for sampling information made in point 5.3.2 of the notice of initiation.

Both the ‘Limited’ version and the version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ should be returned to the Commission as set out in the notice of initiation.

1. IDENTITY AND CONTACT DETAILS

Supply the following details about your company:

Company name

Address

Contact person

E-mail address

Telephone

Fax

2. TURNOVER AND SALES VOLUME

Indicate the total turnover in euros (EUR) of the company, and the turnover and weight or volume for imports into the Union (2) and resales on the Union market after importation from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia and Turkey during the investigation period, of welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of square or rectangular cross-section, of iron other than cast iron or steel other than stainless as defined in the notice of initiation and the corresponding weight or volume. State the unit of weight or volume used.

Specify the unit of measurement

Value in euros (EUR)

Total turnover of your company in euros (EUR)

Imports of the product under investigation into the Union

Resales on the Union market after importation from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia and Turkey of the product under investigation

(1) This document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 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 (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement).

(2) The 28 Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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3. ACTIVITIES OF YOUR COMPANY AND RELATED COMPANIES (1)

Give details of the precise activities of the company and all related companies (please list them and state the relationship to your company) involved in the production and/or selling (export and/or domestic) of the product under investigation. Such activities could include but are not limited to purchasing the product under investigation or producing it under sub-contracting arrangements, or processing or trading the product under investigation.

Company name and location

Activities

Relationship

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Please provide any other relevant information which the company considers useful to assist the Commission in the selection of the sample.

5. CERTIFICATION

By providing the above information, the company agrees to its possible inclusion in the sample. If the company is selected to be part of the sample, this will involve completing a questionnaire and accepting a visit at its premises in order to verify its response. If the company indicates that it does not agree to its possible inclusion in the sample, it will be deemed not to have cooperated in the investigation. The Commission’s findings for non-cooperating importers are based on the facts available and the result may be less favourable to that company than if it had cooperated.

Signature of authorised official:

Name and title of authorised official:

Date:

(1) In accordance with Article 127 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, two persons shall be deemed to be related if: (a) they are officers or directors of the other person’s business; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) a third party directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they control a third person directly or indirectly; or (h) they are members of the same family (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558). Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, ‘person’ means a natural person, a legal person, and any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9089 — Hellman & Friedman/Concardis Payment Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Hellman & Friedman LLC (‘Hellman & Friedman’, United States), |
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Hellman & Friedman LLC (‘Hellman & Friedman’, United States),

| — | Concardis Payment Group GmbH (‘Concardis’, Germany). |
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Concardis Payment Group GmbH (‘Concardis’, Germany).

Hellman & Friedman acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole of Concardis. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for Hellman & Friedman: private equity investment through funds controlling several portfolio companies in a variety of economic sectors, including notably Nets, active in the provision of payments, cards, and information services in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Poland,

—   for Concardis: merchant acquiring services in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

3.

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.

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

M.9089 — Hellman & Friedman/Concardis Payment Group

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

| E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8993 — Huaxin/Juniper/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/08)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | China Huaxin Post and Telecom Technologies Co., Ltd (‘Huaxin’, PRC), |
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China Huaxin Post and Telecom Technologies Co., Ltd (‘Huaxin’, PRC),

| — | Juniper Networks International B.V. (‘Juniper’, United States), and |
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Juniper Networks International B.V. (‘Juniper’, United States), and

| — | Shanghai Huaxin Juniper Networks Co., Ltd (‘JV’, United States). |
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Shanghai Huaxin Juniper Networks Co., Ltd (‘JV’, United States).

Huaxin and Juniper acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting the joint venture.

2.

| — | Huaxin is a wholly PRC State-owned industrial investment company that focuses on telecommunication solutions, optical fibre and cable and radio frequency, enterprise network and cloud computing, and system software, |
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Huaxin is a wholly PRC State-owned industrial investment company that focuses on telecommunication solutions, optical fibre and cable and radio frequency, enterprise network and cloud computing, and system software,

| — | Juniper designs, develops, and sells routing, switching and security products and services for high-performance networks, |
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Juniper designs, develops, and sells routing, switching and security products and services for high-performance networks,

| — | The JV will be engaged in research, development, sale, marketing, manufacturing, distribution and service of network switches, network routers, and network security products in the PRC. |
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The JV will be engaged in research, development, sale, marketing, manufacturing, distribution and service of network switches, network routers, and network security products in the PRC.

3.

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.

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

M.8993 — Huaxin/Juniper/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 |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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’).

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9092 — EQT Fund Management/Saur)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/09)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | EQT Fund Management S.a.r.l. (‘EQT’, Luxembourg), |
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EQT Fund Management S.a.r.l. (‘EQT’, Luxembourg),

| — | Saur S.A.S. (‘Saur’, France), indirectly owned by Holding d’Infrastructures des Metiers de l’Environnement S.A.S. (‘HIME’, France). |
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Saur S.A.S. (‘Saur’, France), indirectly owned by Holding d’Infrastructures des Metiers de l’Environnement S.A.S. (‘HIME’, France).

EQT acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, indirect sole control over the whole of Saur via the acquisition of HIME.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | EQT is a financial investor and it invests in a variety of industries; |
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EQT is a financial investor and it invests in a variety of industries;

| — | Saur is active in the water and wastewater management in France. Saur also designs and constructs water infrastructure, including drinking water production and wastewater treatment plants for municipalities as well as water and wastewater treatment systems for industries. |
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Saur is active in the water and wastewater management in France. Saur also designs and constructs water infrastructure, including drinking water production and wastewater treatment plants for municipalities as well as water and wastewater treatment systems for industries.

3.

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.

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

M.9092 — EQT Fund Management/Saur

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 |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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’).

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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9103 — ORIX Aviation Systems/Bohai/Avolon)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/10)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | ORIX Aviation Systems Limited (‘OAS’, Ireland), belonging to ORIX Corporation (Japan), |
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ORIX Aviation Systems Limited (‘OAS’, Ireland), belonging to ORIX Corporation (Japan),

| — | Bohai Capital Holding Co., Ltd (‘Bohai’, China), belonging to HNA Group (China). |
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Bohai Capital Holding Co., Ltd (‘Bohai’, China), belonging to HNA Group (China).

OAS and Bohai acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Avolon Holdings Limited, Bohai’s subsidiary active in aircraft leasing services.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for OAS: an investor aircraft and asset manager. ORIX Corporation is a financial services group with a diverse portfolio of financial services,

—   for Bohai: a leasing group. HNA Group is a conglomerate encompassing core divisions of aviation, holdings, capital, tourism and logistics.

3.

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.

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

M.9103 — ORIX Aviation Systems/Bohai/Avolon

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 |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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’).

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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9109 — OMERS/BCI/AIMCo/PGGM/CPPIB/Puget Holdings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/11)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | OMERS Administration Corporation (‘OMERS’, Canada), |
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OMERS Administration Corporation (‘OMERS’, Canada),

| — | British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (‘BCI’, Canada), |
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British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (‘BCI’, Canada),

| — | Alberta Investment Management Corporation (‘AIMCo’, Canada), |
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Alberta Investment Management Corporation (‘AIMCo’, Canada),

| — | PGGM Vermogensbeheer BV (‘PGGM’, The Netherlands), ultimately controlled by PGGM Coöperatie UA (The Netherlands), |
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PGGM Vermogensbeheer BV (‘PGGM’, The Netherlands), ultimately controlled by PGGM Coöperatie UA (The Netherlands),

| — | Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada), |
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada),

| — | Puget Holdings LLC (‘Puget’, USA). |
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Puget Holdings LLC (‘Puget’, USA).

OMERS, BCI, AIMCo, PGGM and CPPIB acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over the whole of Puget.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for OMERS: OMERS acts as the administrator of the OMERS pension plans and the trustee of the pension funds related to the pension plans. It manages a wide array of investments, including in the public equity, fixed income and alternative investment markets of Canada and globally,

—   for BCI: BCI is a large institutional investor, investing in fixed income, mortgages, public and private equity, real estate, infrastructure and renewable resources. BCI is an agent of the Government of British Columbia in Canada,

—   for AIMCo: AIMCo is one of Canada’s largest institutional investment fund managers. AIMCo is an agent of HMQ (the legal personification of the Canadian Province of Alberta),

—   for PGGM: PGGM is subsidiary of PGGM NV, a Dutch pension administrator specialised in the administration of collective pensions. It manages, inter alia, the PGGM Infrastructure Fund,

—   for CPPIB: CPPIB is an investment management organisation that invests the funds transferred to it by the Canada Pension Plan Fund. It principally invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income investments,

—   for Puget: Puget conducts substantially all of its operations through Puget Sound Energy which is a regulated utility company providing electric and natural gas services in the state of Washington, United States of America. The primary business involves electricity generation, transmission and distribution, as well as distribution of natural gas.

3.

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.

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

M.9109 — OMERS/BCI/AIMCo/PGGM/CPPIB/Puget Holdings

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 |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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’).

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9096 — Vallourec Tubes/Bpifrance Group/Vallourec Umbilicals)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/12)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Bpifrance Investissement (France), |
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Bpifrance Investissement (France),

| — | Vallourec Tubes (France), |
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Vallourec Tubes (France),

| — | Vallourec Umbilicals (France), controlled by Vallourec Tubes. |
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Vallourec Umbilicals (France), controlled by Vallourec Tubes.

Bpifrance Investissement and Vallourec Tubes acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Vallourec Umbilicals.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   Bpifrance Investissement: investment fund that provides funds and makes direct investments in industrial projects,

—   Vallourec Tubes: manufacture of seamless steel tubes and piping solutions for energy and industry markets,

—   Vallourec Umbilicals: manufacture of stainless steel welded rolled tubes for umbilicals.

3.

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 no later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9096 — Vallourec Tubes/Bpifrance Group/Vallourec Umbilicals

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 |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELQIQUE/BELGIË |

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELQIQUE/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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Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to the calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020 (Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 568) — ‘CEF-TC-2018-3: Cyber Security’ call

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 155 of 3 May 2018
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(2018/C 347/13)

The European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, is announcing a corrigendum to the call for proposals CEF-TC-2018-3: Cyber Security in order to award grants in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the 2018 work programme for financial assistance in the field of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Telecom sector, as published in the Official Journal (2018/C 155/10).

The corrigendum to the call for proposals is available on:

https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-telecom/apply-funding/2018-cyber-security

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