# Official Journal C 300/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6127 August 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 300

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6127 August 2018

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| Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 300/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9022 — Watling Street Capital Partners/Sisaho International) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2018/C 300/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9039 — Bain Capital/Vista/Aptean Public Sector/Superion/Tritech) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2018/C 300/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9007 — Porsche/Schuler/JV) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2018/C 300/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9047 — Schwarz Gruppe/Karl Tönsmeier Entsorgungswirtschaft/Tönsmeier Dienstleistung) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2018/C 300/05 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8969 — FSN Capital V/Saferoad Holding) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 300/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9022 — Watling Street Capital Partners/Sisaho International) (
  1
  )

1

1

2018/C 300/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9039 — Bain Capital/Vista/Aptean Public Sector/Superion/Tritech) (
  1
  )

1

1

2018/C 300/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9007 — Porsche/Schuler/JV) (
  1
  )

1

2

2018/C 300/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9047 — Schwarz Gruppe/Karl Tönsmeier Entsorgungswirtschaft/Tönsmeier Dienstleistung) (
  1
  )

1

2

2018/C 300/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8969 — FSN Capital V/Saferoad Holding) (
  1
  )

1

3

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 300/06 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 300/06

Euro exchange rates

4

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 300/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9074 — Total/Pont-sur-Sambre Power and Toul Power) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2018/C 300/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8854 — Norsk Hydro/Rio Tinto Assets) (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 300/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9074 — Total/Pont-sur-Sambre Power and Toul Power) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

5

2018/C 300/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8854 — Norsk Hydro/Rio Tinto Assets) (
  1
  )

1

7

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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

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27.8.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 300/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9022 — Watling Street Capital Partners/Sisaho International)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 300/01)

On 7 August 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 French 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 32018M9022. 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 32018M9022. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9039 — Bain Capital/Vista/Aptean Public Sector/Superion/Tritech)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 300/02)

On 17 August 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 32018M9039. 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 32018M9039. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9007 — Porsche/Schuler/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 300/03)

On 17 August 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 German language 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 32018M9007. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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 32018M9007. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9047 — Schwarz Gruppe/Karl Tönsmeier Entsorgungswirtschaft/Tönsmeier Dienstleistung)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 300/04)

On 20 August 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 German 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 32018M9047. 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 32018M9047. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8969 — FSN Capital V/Saferoad Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 300/05)

On 20 August 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 32018M8969. 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 32018M8969. 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

| 27.8.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 300/4 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

24 August 2018

(2018/C 300/06)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1588 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,97 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4592 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,90200 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,5843 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1398 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 125,00 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,6938 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,744 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 324,30 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2788 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6393 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 7,0204 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5868 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5143 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,0965 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7384 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5863 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 292,41 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,5129 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,9326 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4385 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 950,93 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7500 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,882 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 78,2390 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,887 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,7375 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,9191 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 81,0115 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1588

JPY

Japanese yen

128,97

DKK

Danish krone

7,4592

GBP

Pound sterling

0,90200

SEK

Swedish krona

10,5843

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1398

ISK

Iceland króna

125,00

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,6938

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,744

HUF

Hungarian forint

324,30

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2788

RON

Romanian leu

4,6393

TRY

Turkish lira

7,0204

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5868

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5143

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,0965

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7384

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5863

KRW

South Korean won

1 292,41

ZAR

South African rand

16,5129

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,9326

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4385

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 950,93

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7500

PHP

Philippine peso

61,882

RUB

Russian rouble

78,2390

THB

Thai baht

37,887

BRL

Brazilian real

4,7375

MXN

Mexican peso

21,9191

INR

Indian rupee

81,0115

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 27.8.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 300/5 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9074 — Total/Pont-sur-Sambre Power and Toul Power)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 300/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

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

| — | Pont Sur Sambre Power SAS (‘PSS Power’, France), indirectly controlled by KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States). |
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Pont Sur Sambre Power SAS (‘PSS Power’, France), indirectly controlled by KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States).

| — | Toul Power SAS (‘Toul Power’, France), indirectly controlled by KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States). |
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Toul Power SAS (‘Toul Power’, France), indirectly controlled by KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States).

Total acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole of PSS Power and Toul Power.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | Total is an international integrated energy producer, engaged in the oil and gas industry, the renewable energy and power generation sectors, the production, trading and supply of electricity, and the trading and supply of gas; |
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Total is an international integrated energy producer, engaged in the oil and gas industry, the renewable energy and power generation sectors, the production, trading and supply of electricity, and the trading and supply of gas;

| — | PSS Power operates one combined cycle gas turbine (‘CCGT’) power plant located in the north of France and is active in the electricity and gas sectors; |
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PSS Power operates one combined cycle gas turbine (‘CCGT’) power plant located in the north of France and is active in the electricity and gas sectors;

| — | Toul Power operates one CCGT power plant located in the north of France and is active in the electricity and gas sectors. |
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Toul Power operates one CCGT power plant located in the north of France and is active in the electricity and gas sectors.

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.9074 — Total/Pont-sur-Sambre Power and Toul Power

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.8854 — Norsk Hydro/Rio Tinto Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 300/08)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway), |
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Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway),

| — | Certain Rio Tinto Assets, including RT Iceland (Iceland), Aluchemie (the Netherlands) and Alufluor (Sweden) (‘Target’). |
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Certain Rio Tinto Assets, including RT Iceland (Iceland), Aluchemie (the Netherlands) and Alufluor (Sweden) (‘Target’).

Norks Hydro ASA acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of Rio Tinto: RT Iceland and Aluchemie. Aluchemie is currently jointly controlled by Rio Tinto and Norsk Hydro ASA.

Norks Hydro ASA acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a part of Rio Tinto: Alufluor. Alufluor is currently jointly controlled by Rio Tinto and Yara AB.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for Norsk Hydro ASA: various activities throughout the aluminium value chain from bauxite, alumina and energy generation to the production of aluminium, rolled and extruded products.

—   for Target: RT Iceland is the holding company of the ISAL aluminium smelter in Iceland. ISAL produces aluminium extrusion ingots. Aluchemie and Alufluor mainly produce input materials required in the production of aluminium extrusion ingots, namely carbon anodes and aluminium fluorides.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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.8854 — Norsk Hydro/Rio Tinto Assets

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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