# Official Journal C 141/2019

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6217 April 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 141

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6217 April 2019

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 141/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9280 — DXC Technology/Luxoft Holding) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2019/C 141/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9318 — Colisée/Armonea) (
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  ) | 1 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2019/C 141/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9280 — DXC Technology/Luxoft Holding) (
  1
  )

1

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2019/C 141/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9318 — Colisée/Armonea) (
  1
  )

1

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 141/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2019/C 141/03

Euro exchange rates

2

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 141/04 | Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures | 3 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 141/05 | Notice to economic operators — New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products | 4 |
| 2019/C 141/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9296 — Macquarie/China Investment Corporation/Allianz/Dalmore/INPP/Gas distribution business of National Grid) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2019/C 141/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9313 — Equistone/CH&CO) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2019/C 141/04

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures

3

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2019/C 141/05

Notice to economic operators — New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products

4

2019/C 141/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9296 — Macquarie/China Investment Corporation/Allianz/Dalmore/INPP/Gas distribution business of National Grid) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

5

2019/C 141/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9313 — Equistone/CH&CO) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

7

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9280 — DXC Technology/Luxoft Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 141/01)

On 25 March 2019, 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 32019M9280. 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 32019M9280. 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.9318 — Colisée/Armonea)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 141/02)

On 10 April 2019, 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 32019M9318. 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 32019M9318. 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

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Euro exchange rates (1)

16 April 2019

(2019/C 141/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1305 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 126,59 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4642 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86390 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,4638 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1371 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 135,60 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5869 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,663 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 319,78 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2744 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,7618 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,5718 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5767 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5110 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,8665 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6713 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5302 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 283,17 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,8797 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,5846 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4370 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 923,09 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6736 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,517 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 72,7183 |
| THB | Thai baht | 35,961 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,3922 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,3551 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 78,6445 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1305

JPY

Japanese yen

126,59

DKK

Danish krone

7,4642

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86390

SEK

Swedish krona

10,4638

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1371

ISK

Iceland króna

135,60

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5869

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,663

HUF

Hungarian forint

319,78

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2744

RON

Romanian leu

4,7618

TRY

Turkish lira

6,5718

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5767

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5110

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,8665

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6713

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5302

KRW

South Korean won

1 283,17

ZAR

South African rand

15,8797

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,5846

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4370

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 923,09

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6736

PHP

Philippine peso

58,517

RUB

Russian rouble

72,7183

THB

Thai baht

35,961

BRL

Brazilian real

4,3922

MXN

Mexican peso

21,3551

INR

Indian rupee

78,6445

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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 THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

| 17.4.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 141/3 |
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Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures

(2019/C 141/04)

1.   As provided for in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the countervailing measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2.   Procedure

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

3.   Time limit

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

4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037.

| Product | Country(ies) of origin or exportation | Measures | Reference | Date of expiry (3) |
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| Certain filament glass fibre products | The People’s Republic of China | Anti-subsidy duty | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1379/2014 of 16 December 2014 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain filament glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic of China and amending Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 248/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain continuous filament glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic of China
  (OJ L 367, 23.12.2014, p. 22). | 24.12.2019 |

Product

Country(ies) of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry (3)

Certain filament glass fibre products

The People’s Republic of China

Anti-subsidy duty

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1379/2014 of 16 December 2014 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain filament glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic of China and amending Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 248/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain continuous filament glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic of China

(OJ L 367, 23.12.2014, p. 22).

24.12.2019

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(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 55.

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

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

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Notice to economic operators

New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products

(2019/C 141/05)

Economic operators are informed that the Commission has received requests in accordance with the administrative arrangements foreseen in the Commission Communication concerning autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas (2011/C 363/02) (1) for the January round of 2020.

The list of the products for which a duty suspension is requested is now available on the Commission’s thematic (Europa) website on the customs union (2).

Economic operators are also informed that the deadline for objections against new requests to reach the Commission, via the national administrations, is 12 June 2019 which is the date of the second scheduled meeting of the Economic Tariff Questions Group.

Interested operators are advised to consult the list regularly in order to be informed on the status as the requests.

More information on the autonomous tariff suspension procedure can be found on the Europa website:

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/tariff_aspects/suspensions/index_en.htm

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(1)  OJ C 363, 13.12.2011, p. 6.

(2)  http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/susp/susp_home.jsp?Lang=en

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9296 — Macquarie/China Investment Corporation/Allianz/Dalmore/INPP/Gas distribution business of National Grid)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 141/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Macquarie Group (‘Macquarie’, Australia), |
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Macquarie Group (‘Macquarie’, Australia),

| — | China Investment Corporation (‘CIC’, China), |
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China Investment Corporation (‘CIC’, China),

| — | Allianz SE (‘Allianz’, Germany), |
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Allianz SE (‘Allianz’, Germany),

| — | Dalmore Capital Limited (‘Dalmore’, UK), |
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Dalmore Capital Limited (‘Dalmore’, UK),

| — | International Public Partnerships Limited (‘INPP’, UK), |
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International Public Partnerships Limited (‘INPP’, UK),

| — | Gas distribution business of National Grid (‘Cadent’, UK). |
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Gas distribution business of National Grid (‘Cadent’, UK).

Macquarie, CIC, Allianz, Dalmore and INPP acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over the whole of Cadent.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | Macquarie is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and fund management services. Macquarie controls companies that have activities in the gas sector in the UK: (i) Corona Energy, which supplies gas and electricity primarily to commercial, industrial and public sector clines in Great Britain (‘GB’); (ii) Calon Energy, which owns 3 combined cycle gas-fired power stations in GB; and (iii) Macquarie Energy Leasing, which is active in the provision and supply of meter assets to customers in GB, |
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Macquarie is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and fund management services. Macquarie controls companies that have activities in the gas sector in the UK: (i) Corona Energy, which supplies gas and electricity primarily to commercial, industrial and public sector clines in Great Britain (‘GB’); (ii) Calon Energy, which owns 3 combined cycle gas-fired power stations in GB; and (iii) Macquarie Energy Leasing, which is active in the provision and supply of meter assets to customers in GB,

| — | CIC, incorporated in January 2015, specialises in direct investments. CIC has joint control over Neptune Energy Group Limited (‘Neptune’), which is active in oil and gas exploration and production, with a regional focus on the North Sea, North Africa, and South-East Asia, |
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CIC, incorporated in January 2015, specialises in direct investments. CIC has joint control over Neptune Energy Group Limited (‘Neptune’), which is active in oil and gas exploration and production, with a regional focus on the North Sea, North Africa, and South-East Asia,

| — | Allianz is a global financial services group active in insurance and asset management, |
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Allianz is a global financial services group active in insurance and asset management,

| — | Dalmore is an independent fund management company focusing on low-risk opportunities for institutional investors in the UK infrastructure sector, |
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Dalmore is an independent fund management company focusing on low-risk opportunities for institutional investors in the UK infrastructure sector,

| — | INPP is an infrastructure investment company, |
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INPP is an infrastructure investment company,

| — | Cadent is comprises four out of the eight regulated gas distribution networks (‘GDNs’) across parts of GB, covering a geographically defined service territory that encompasses the East of England, North London, the North-West of England and the West Midlands. Cadent is currently jointly controlled by Macquarie and National Grid. |
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Cadent is comprises four out of the eight regulated gas distribution networks (‘GDNs’) across parts of GB, covering a geographically defined service territory that encompasses the East of England, North London, the North-West of England and the West Midlands. Cadent is currently jointly controlled by Macquarie and National Grid.

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.9296 — Macquarie/China Investment Corporation/Allianz/Dalmore/INPP/Gas distribution business of National Grid

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.9313 — Equistone/CH&CO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 141/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Equistone Partners Europe Limited (‘Equistone’, United Kingdom), |
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Equistone Partners Europe Limited (‘Equistone’, United Kingdom),

| — | CH & CO Catering Group (Holdings) Limited (‘CH&CO’, United Kingdom). |
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CH & CO Catering Group (Holdings) Limited (‘CH&CO’, United Kingdom).

Equistone acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of CH&CO.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for Equistone: a private equity investment firm supporting middle market companies by investing as a strategic partner alongside management teams in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Switzerland,

—   for CH&CO: provides contract catering services and concession foodservices in the United Kingdom.

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.9313 — Equistone/CH&CO

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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