# Official Journal C 30/2021

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6427 January 2021 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 30

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6427 January 2021

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 30/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9977 — EPGC/Metro) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2021/C 30/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10107 — BlackRock/Mubadala/Goldman Sachs/Calisen) (
  1
  ) | 2 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 30/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9977 — EPGC/Metro) (
  1
  )

1

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2021/C 30/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10107 — BlackRock/Mubadala/Goldman Sachs/Calisen) (
  1
  )

1

2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 30/03 | Euro exchange rates — 26 January 2021 | 3 |
| 2021/C 30/04 | Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 February 2021( OJ C 140, 21.4.2004 ) | 4 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2021/C 30/05 | Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries | 5 |
| 2021/C 30/06 | Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 30/03

Euro exchange rates — 26 January 2021

3

2021/C 30/04

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 February 2021( OJ C 140, 21.4.2004 )

( OJ C 140, 21.4.2004 )

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2021/C 30/05

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

5

2021/C 30/06

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

6

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 30/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10112 – CVC/Riverstone Europe) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 7 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 30/08 | Publication of the entry in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of ម្រេចកំពត/Kampot Pepper pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement) | 9 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2021/C 30/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10112 – CVC/Riverstone Europe) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

7

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2021/C 30/08

Publication of the entry in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of ម្រេចកំពត/Kampot Pepper pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement)

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 27.1.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 30/1 |
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27.1.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 30/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9977 — EPGC/Metro)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 30/01)

On 15 December 2020, 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 32020M9977. 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 32020M9977. 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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27.1.2021

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 30/2

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10107 — BlackRock/Mubadala/Goldman Sachs/Calisen)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 30/02)

On 21 January 2021, 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 32021M10107. EUR-Lex is the on-line 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 32021M10107. EUR-Lex is the on-line 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

| 27.1.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 30/3 |
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27.1.2021

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 30/3

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Euro exchange rates (1)

26 January 2021

(2021/C 30/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2143 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 125,93 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4390 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88698 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,0715 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0789 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 157,00 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,3873 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,080 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 358,61 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,5465 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,8748 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 8,9269 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5709 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5444 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,4132 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6793 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6099 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 339,51 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 18,4065 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8537 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5630 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 17 126,85 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,9161 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,379 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 91,2538 |
| THB | Thai baht | 36,405 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,5816 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 24,3386 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 88,5555 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2143

JPY

Japanese yen

125,93

DKK

Danish krone

7,4390

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88698

SEK

Swedish krona

10,0715

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0789

ISK

Iceland króna

157,00

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,3873

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,080

HUF

Hungarian forint

358,61

PLN

Polish zloty

4,5465

RON

Romanian leu

4,8748

TRY

Turkish lira

8,9269

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5709

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5444

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,4132

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6793

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6099

KRW

South Korean won

1 339,51

ZAR

South African rand

18,4065

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8537

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5630

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

17 126,85

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,9161

PHP

Philippine peso

58,379

RUB

Russian rouble

91,2538

THB

Thai baht

36,405

BRL

Brazilian real

6,5816

MXN

Mexican peso

24,3386

INR

Indian rupee

88,5555

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

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| 27.1.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 30/4 |
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27.1.2021

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 30/4

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Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 February 2021

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

(2021/C 30/04)

Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.

Modified rates are indicated in bold.

Previous table published in OJ C 447, 23.12.2020, p. 9.

| From | To | AT | BE | BG | CY | CZ | DE | DK | EE | EL | ES | FI | FR | HR | HU | IE | IT | LT | LU | LV | MT | NL | PL | PT | RO | SE | SI | SK | UK |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1.2.2021 | ... | -0,45 | -0,45 | 0,00 | -0,45 | 0,44 | -0,45 | 0,05 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | 0,22 | 0,80 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | 0,19 | -0,45 | 2,07 | -0,02 | -0,45 | -0,45 | 0,12 |
| 1.1.2021 | 31.1.2021 | -0,45 | -0,45 | 0,00 | -0,45 | 0,44 | -0,45 | 0,06 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | 0,22 | 0,80 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | -0,45 | 0,23 | -0,45 | 2,07 | 0,00 | -0,45 | -0,45 | 0,15 |

From

To

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

1.2.2021

...

-0,45

-0,45

0,00

-0,45

0,44

-0,45

0,05

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

0,22

0,80

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

0,19

-0,45

2,07

-0,02

-0,45

-0,45

0,12

1.1.2021

31.1.2021

-0,45

-0,45

0,00

-0,45

0,44

-0,45

0,06

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

0,22

0,80

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

-0,45

0,23

-0,45

2,07

0,00

-0,45

-0,45

0,15

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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C 30/5

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2021/C 30/05)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

| Date and time of closure | 27.10.2020 |
| --- | --- |
| Duration | 27.10.2020 – 31.12.2020 |
| Member State | France |
| Stock or Group of stocks | ALF/3X14- |
| Species | Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.) |
| Zone | Union and international waters of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 |
| Type(s) of fishing vessels | --- |
| Reference number | 31/TQ2025 |

Date and time of closure

27.10.2020

Duration

27.10.2020 – 31.12.2020

Member State

France

Stock or Group of stocks

ALF/3X14-

Species

Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.)

Zone

Union and international waters of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14

Type(s) of fishing vessels

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Reference number

31/TQ2025

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2021/C 30/06)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

| Date and time of closure | 16 December 2020 |
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| Duration | 16 December 2020 – 31 December 2020 |
| Member State | France |
| Stock or Group of stocks | RJU/7DE. |
| Species | Undulate ray (raja undulata) |
| Zone | Union waters of 7d and 7e |
| Type(s) of fishing vessels | --- |
| Reference number | 32/TQ123 |

Date and time of closure

16 December 2020

Duration

16 December 2020 – 31 December 2020

Member State

France

Stock or Group of stocks

RJU/7DE.

Species

Undulate ray (raja undulata)

Zone

Union waters of 7d and 7e

Type(s) of fishing vessels

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Reference number

32/TQ123

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 27.1.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 30/7 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10112 – CVC/Riverstone Europe)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 30/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), |
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CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg),

| — | RiverStone Barbados Limited (‘Riverstone Europe’, Barbados) |
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RiverStone Barbados Limited (‘Riverstone Europe’, Barbados)

CVC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Riverstone Europe.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | for CVC: CVC and/or its subsidiaries manages investment funds and platforms, |
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for CVC: CVC and/or its subsidiaries manages investment funds and platforms,

| — | for Riverstone Europe: Riverstone Europe is active int the management of run-off insurance businesses and portfolios. |
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for Riverstone Europe: Riverstone Europe is active int the management of run-off insurance businesses and portfolios.

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.10112 – CVC/Riverstone Europe

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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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 30/9

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Publication of the entry in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of ‘ Image 1 ’/‘Kampot Pepper’ pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement)

(2021/C 30/08)

On 14 December 2020, in accordance with Article 6(4) of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement (1), the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) notified the European Union of the following entry in the International Register:

Name: ‘ Image 2 ’/‘Kampot Pepper’

Product type: Pepper

Country of origin: Cambodia

This publication confers the right to oppose the protection of the name within the territory of the European Union, pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and on the grounds set out therein. An opposition may be lodged with the Commission, within four calendar months from today, at:

AGRI-B3-GENEVA@ec.europa.eu

The notification may be consulted in the International Register held by WIPO at the following link:

https://www.wipo.int/cgi-lis/ifetch5?ENG+LISBON+17-00+21650851-KEY+256+0+1138+F-ENG+1+1+1+25+SEP-0/HITNUM,NO,APP-ENG,COO+kampot+

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(1)  Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on appellations of origin and geographical indications (OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 15).

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 1).

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