# Official Journal C 166/2022

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6520 April 2022 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 166

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6520 April 2022

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| Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | RECOMMENDATIONS |
| | Council |
| 2022/C 166/01 | Council Recommendation of 19 April 2022 on the conversion of hryvnia banknotes into the currency of host Member States for the benefit of displaced persons from Ukraine | 1 |

Contents

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I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

Council

2022/C 166/01

Council Recommendation of 19 April 2022 on the conversion of hryvnia banknotes into the currency of host Member States for the benefit of displaced persons from Ukraine

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| | II   Information |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 166/02 | Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.10594 – SECURITAS / STANLEY SECURITY) (
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  ) | 4 |
| 2022/C 166/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10488 – FAURECIA / HELLA) (
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  ) | 5 |

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2022/C 166/02

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.10594 – SECURITAS / STANLEY SECURITY) (
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  )

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4

2022/C 166/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10488 – FAURECIA / HELLA) (
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  )

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5

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 166/04 | Euro exchange rates — 19 April 2022 | 6 |
| 2022/C 166/05 | Notice to importers – Imports of open mesh fabrics of glass fibres into the European Union from GSP beneficiary countries belonging to the regional cumulation group I and group III | 7 |
| 2022/C 166/06 | Notice to importers – Imports of textile products from Bangladesh into the Community | 8 |
| 2022/C 166/07 | Notice to importers – Imports of garlic into the Community | 9 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2022/C 166/04

Euro exchange rates — 19 April 2022

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2022/C 166/05

Notice to importers – Imports of open mesh fabrics of glass fibres into the European Union from GSP beneficiary countries belonging to the regional cumulation group I and group III

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2022/C 166/06

Notice to importers – Imports of textile products from Bangladesh into the Community

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2022/C 166/07

Notice to importers – Imports of garlic into the Community

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 166/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10661 – Bain Capital / Inetum) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 10 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2022/C 166/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10661 – Bain Capital / Inetum) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

Council

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COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION

of 19 April 2022

on the conversion of hryvnia banknotes into the currency of host Member States for the benefit of displaced persons from Ukraine

(2022/C 166/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 292, first and second sentence, in conjunction with Article 78(2), point (c), thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine more than 4 million people have arrived in the European Union in the space of just a few weeks. Both the scale and the speed of arrivals are unprecedented. |
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(1)

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine more than 4 million people have arrived in the European Union in the space of just a few weeks. Both the scale and the speed of arrivals are unprecedented.

| (2) | Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 (1) established the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine as a consequence of an armed conflict and introduced temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine. |
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Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 (1) established the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine as a consequence of an armed conflict and introduced temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine.

| (3) | Displaced persons enjoying temporary protection or adequate protection under national law, in accordance with Council Directive 2001/55/EC (2) and Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382, have urgent liquidity needs to cover their essential expenses. Many of them have arrived with hryvnia banknotes and face extreme difficulties in converting those banknotes into the currency of the host Member State. |
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(3)

Displaced persons enjoying temporary protection or adequate protection under national law, in accordance with Council Directive 2001/55/EC (2) and Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382, have urgent liquidity needs to cover their essential expenses. Many of them have arrived with hryvnia banknotes and face extreme difficulties in converting those banknotes into the currency of the host Member State.

| (4) | The National Bank of Ukraine has suspended the exchange of hryvnia banknotes into foreign cash in order to protect Ukraine’s limited foreign exchange reserves. |
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The National Bank of Ukraine has suspended the exchange of hryvnia banknotes into foreign cash in order to protect Ukraine’s limited foreign exchange reserves.

| (5) | Credit institutions in the Member States are not willing to carry out the currency exchange operations due to the limited convertibility of hryvnia banknotes and exposure to exchange rate risk. |
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Credit institutions in the Member States are not willing to carry out the currency exchange operations due to the limited convertibility of hryvnia banknotes and exposure to exchange rate risk.

| (6) | Some Member States are considering putting in place national schemes that support the conversion of a limited amount of hryvnias per displaced person at a fixed rate. |
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Some Member States are considering putting in place national schemes that support the conversion of a limited amount of hryvnias per displaced person at a fixed rate.

| (7) | The conversion of hryvnia banknotes into the currency of host Member States should be facilitated in order to support displaced persons from Ukraine in meeting their needs, in particular as they travel within the Union. |
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The conversion of hryvnia banknotes into the currency of host Member States should be facilitated in order to support displaced persons from Ukraine in meeting their needs, in particular as they travel within the Union.

| (8) | The National Bank of Ukraine has approached a number of Member States in order to put in place national schemes to buy hryvnia banknotes at the official exchange rate. |
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The National Bank of Ukraine has approached a number of Member States in order to put in place national schemes to buy hryvnia banknotes at the official exchange rate.

| (9) | A coordinated approach as regards the national schemes put in place by Member States should be promoted with a view to offering the displaced persons from Ukraine the same conditions for converting hryvnia banknotes into the currency of the host Member State, to establishing a level playing field for the credit institutions and to preventing eventual speculative behaviour on the market. |
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A coordinated approach as regards the national schemes put in place by Member States should be promoted with a view to offering the displaced persons from Ukraine the same conditions for converting hryvnia banknotes into the currency of the host Member State, to establishing a level playing field for the credit institutions and to preventing eventual speculative behaviour on the market.

| (10) | In accordance with Article 3 of Protocol No 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Ireland has notified, by letter of 11 April 2022, its wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Recommendation. |
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(10)

In accordance with Article 3 of Protocol No 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Ireland has notified, by letter of 11 April 2022, its wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Recommendation.

| (11) | In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Recommendation and is not bound by it or subject to its application, |
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(11)

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Recommendation and is not bound by it or subject to its application,

RESPECTING NATIONAL COMPETENCES AND HAVING REGARD TO NATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND PRACTICES HEREBY RECOMMENDS:

OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE

| 1. | The aim of this Recommendation is to facilitate the conversion of hryvnia banknotes into the currency of host Member States by displaced persons from Ukraine entitled to temporary protection or adequate protection under national law within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382. |
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CORE RECOMMENDATION

| 2. | A Member State should establish a national scheme to facilitate the conversion of hryvnia banknotes into its national currency having the following characteristics:






  (a) | a displaced person presenting evidence of being entitled to temporary protection as provided for in Directive 2001/55/EC or adequate protection under national law as referred to in Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382, such as that referred to in the Communication from the Commission 2022/C 126 I/01 (3) should be able to convert hryvnia banknotes into the currency of the host Member State. In case of displaced unaccompanied minors, such conversion should be made by the representant provided for in Article 16(1) of Directive 2001/55/EC; |
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(a)

a displaced person presenting evidence of being entitled to temporary protection as provided for in Directive 2001/55/EC or adequate protection under national law as referred to in Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382, such as that referred to in the Communication from the Commission 2022/C 126 I/01 (3) should be able to convert hryvnia banknotes into the currency of the host Member State. In case of displaced unaccompanied minors, such conversion should be made by the representant provided for in Article 16(1) of Directive 2001/55/EC;

| (b) | maximum limits for the amount of hryvnias to be converted per displaced person should be established. Taking into account national circumstances, such maximum limits should be at or below 10 000 hryvnias per displaced person; |
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maximum limits for the amount of hryvnias to be converted per displaced person should be established. Taking into account national circumstances, such maximum limits should be at or below 10 000 hryvnias per displaced person;

| (c) | conversion should be allowed without charges; |
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(c)

conversion should be allowed without charges;

| (d) | the applicable exchange rate should be the official exchange rate as published by the National Bank of Ukraine; |
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(d)

the applicable exchange rate should be the official exchange rate as published by the National Bank of Ukraine;

| (e) | the duration of the national scheme should be for a minimum of three months. |
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(e)

the duration of the national scheme should be for a minimum of three months.

ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

| 3. | With a view to guaranteeing effective access to the conversion scheme, Member States should strive to make the best use of a network of credit institutions participating in the conversion scheme for the implementation of that scheme. With a view to ensuring the respect of the maximum limit per displaced person, Member States should consider to agree with participating credit institutions on how to record and check the identity of each displaced person that utilises the conversion scheme. |
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| 4. | With a view to guaranteeing sound financial governance and where necessary, Member States should envisage to agree with the National Bank of Ukraine the modalities for a future exchange of hryvnia banknotes. |
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Done at Brussels, 19 April 2022.

For the Council

The President

J.-Y. LE DRIAN

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(1)  Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC, and having the effect of introducing temporary protection (OJ L 71, 4.3.2022, p. 1).

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(2)  Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof (OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, p. 12).

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(3)  Communication from the Commission 2022/C 126 I/01 on Operational guidelines for the implementation of Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC, and having the effect of introducing temporary protection (OJ C 126 I, 21.3.2022, p. 1).

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.10594 – SECURITAS / STANLEY SECURITY)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 166/02)

On 18 March 2022, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) (‘Merger Regulation’).

On 11 April 2022, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification.

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(1)  OJ C 134, 25.3.2022, p. 33.

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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10488 – FAURECIA / HELLA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 166/03)

On 24 January 2022, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (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 policy’ 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 32022M10488. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32022M10488. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

19 April 2022

(2022/C 166/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0803 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 138,40 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4391 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,82955 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3408 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0208 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 139,80 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5228 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,424 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 374,12 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6553 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9411 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 15,8416 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4663 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3631 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4698 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6016 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4763 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 339,46 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,0401 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,9008 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5620 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 498,35 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5961 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 56,683 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | |
| THB | Thai baht | 36,466 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 5,0261 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,4725 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 82,6038 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0803

JPY

Japanese yen

138,40

DKK

Danish krone

7,4391

GBP

Pound sterling

0,82955

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3408

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0208

ISK

Iceland króna

139,80

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5228

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,424

HUF

Hungarian forint

374,12

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6553

RON

Romanian leu

4,9411

TRY

Turkish lira

15,8416

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4663

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3631

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4698

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6016

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4763

KRW

South Korean won

1 339,46

ZAR

South African rand

16,0401

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,9008

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5620

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 498,35

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5961

PHP

Philippine peso

56,683

RUB

Russian rouble

THB

Thai baht

36,466

BRL

Brazilian real

5,0261

MXN

Mexican peso

21,4725

INR

Indian rupee

82,6038

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

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Notice to importers

Imports of open mesh fabrics of glass fibres into the European Union from GSP beneficiary countries belonging to the regional cumulation group I and group III

(2022/C 166/05)

By a notice to importers published in the Official Journal C 314 of 23 September 2015, p. 11, the Commission advised European Union operators declaring origin / presenting documentary evidence of origin in order to benefit from preferential treatment for open mesh fabrics of glass fibres of HS subheadings 7019 40, 7019 51 and 7019 59 imported from EU Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) beneficiary countries belonging to the regional cumulation group I and group III (1) to take all necessary precautions, as there were reasonable doubts concerning the proper application of the preferential treatment and the applicability of proofs of origin presented in the Union for those products. The release of those products for free circulation could thus give rise to a customs debt, and lead to fraud against the European Union’s financial interests.

Based on the information available, the reasonable doubts mentioned above are no longer supported by any evidence that would show that the underlying risks continue to persist.

In addition, since 1 January 2021 all exporters from the GSP beneficiary countries exporting under GSP have been applying the REX self-certification system (2) and hence issuing statements on origin as the only documentary evidence to claim preferential origin. Form A certificates of origin may no longer be issued by the governmental authorities of the GSP beneficiary countries.

The notice to importers published in the Official Journal C 314 of 23 September 2015 has therefore become devoid of purpose as regards consignments of the products concerned declared for release for free circulation on or after the date of the publication of this notice, and is hereby withdrawn.

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(1)  At the time of the publication of this notice, the following beneficiary countries belonged to the groups:

| — | Group I – Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar/Burma |
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Group I – Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar/Burma

| — | Group III – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
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Group III – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

(2)  Articles 80 and 81 of the 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 (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558).

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Notice to importers

Imports of textile products from Bangladesh into the Community

(2022/C 166/06)

By a notice to importers published in the Official Journal C 41 of 15 February 2008, p. 8, the Commission advised European Union operators declaring origin / presenting documentary evidence of origin in order to benefit from preferential treatment for textile products of HS chapters 61 and 62 imported from Bangladesh to take all necessary precautions, as there was reasonable doubt as to the origin of those products for which the benefit of the EU Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) preferential origin was claimed. The release of those products for free circulation could thus give rise to a customs debt, and lead to fraud against the European Union’s financial interests.

Based on the information available, the reasonable doubts mentioned above are no longer supported by any evidence that would show that the underlying risks continue to persist.

In addition, since 1 January 2021, all exporters from the GSP beneficiary countries exporting under GSP have been applying the REX self-certification system (1) and hence issuing statements on origin as the only documentary evidence to claim preferential origin. Form A certificates of origin may no longer be issued by the governmental authorities of the GSP beneficiary countries.

The notice to importers published in the Official Journal C 41 of 15 February 2008 has therefore become devoid of purpose as regards consignments of the products concerned declared for release for free circulation on or after the date of the publication of this notice, and is hereby withdrawn.

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(1)  Articles 80 and 81 of the 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 (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558).

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Notice to importers

Imports of garlic into the Community

(2022/C 166/07)

By a notice to importers published in the Official Journal C 197 of 12 August 2005, p. 8, the Commission advised European Union operators declaring / presenting documentary evidence of origin for garlic imported under the tariff heading CN 0703 20 00, declared either under the GATT tariff quota open by Council Decision 2001/404/EC (1), or under preferences contained in Community agreements or under unilateral preferences arrangements, to take all necessary precautions due to reasonable doubt concerning the origin of that product. The release of those products for free circulation could thus give rise to a customs debt, and lead to fraud against the Community’s financial interests.

Following the publication of the notice, the number of fraudulent EU imports decreased. Moreover, no substantial information on new manipulations has been submitted in the recent years.

The notice to importers published in the Official Journal C 197 of 12 August 2005 has therefore become devoid of purpose as regards consignments of the product concerned declared for release for free circulation on or after the date of the publication of this notice, and is hereby withdrawn.

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(1)  Decision 2001/404/EC of 28 May 2001 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Argentina pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to garlic provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to GATT (OJ L 142, 29.5.2001, p. 7) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries (OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11).

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10661 – Bain Capital / Inetum)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 166/08)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, United States of America), |
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Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, United States of America),

| — | Inetum S.A. (‘Inetum’, France). |
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Inetum S.A. (‘Inetum’, France).

Bain Capital will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Inetum.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Bain Capital: a private equity investment firm that invests in companies across a number of industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing, |
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Bain Capital: a private equity investment firm that invests in companies across a number of industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing,

| — | Inetum: a provider of digital services and solutions to customers active in a variety of sectors. |
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Inetum: a provider of digital services and solutions to customers active in a variety of sectors.

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

M.10661 – Bain Capital / Inetum

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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

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