# Official Journal C 322/2019

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6226 September 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 322

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6226 September 2019

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| Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 322/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9471 — Clearlake/TA/DigiCert) (
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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 322/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9471 — Clearlake/TA/DigiCert) (
  1
  )

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1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 322/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA |
| | EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| 2019/C 322/03 | State aid — Decision to raise no objections | 3 |
| 2019/C 322/04 | No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2019/C 322/02

Euro exchange rates

2

NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

2019/C 322/03

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

3

2019/C 322/04

No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement

4

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 322/05 | Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures | 5 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 322/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9387 — Allied Irish Banks/First Data Corporation/Semeral) (
  1
  ) | 6 |
| 2019/C 322/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9534 — CKA/Greene King) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2019/C 322/05

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

5

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2019/C 322/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9387 — Allied Irish Banks/First Data Corporation/Semeral) (
  1
  )

1

6

2019/C 322/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9534 — CKA/Greene King) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  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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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9471 — Clearlake/TA/DigiCert)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 322/01)

On 4 September 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 32019M9471. 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 32019M9471. 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

| 26.9.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 322/2 |
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26.9.2019

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

25 September 2019

(2019/C 322/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0982 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 118,00 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4648 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88668 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,6825 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0841 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 136,00 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,9310 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,867 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 334,95 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3915 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,7438 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,2598 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6236 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4580 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,6059 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7435 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5133 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 318,39 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,5085 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8239 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4060 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 539,53 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6015 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 57,475 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 70,6879 |
| THB | Thai baht | 33,577 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,5987 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,5068 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 78,0215 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0982

JPY

Japanese yen

118,00

DKK

Danish krone

7,4648

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88668

SEK

Swedish krona

10,6825

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0841

ISK

Iceland króna

136,00

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,9310

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,867

HUF

Hungarian forint

334,95

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3915

RON

Romanian leu

4,7438

TRY

Turkish lira

6,2598

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6236

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4580

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6059

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7435

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5133

KRW

South Korean won

1 318,39

ZAR

South African rand

16,5085

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8239

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4060

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 539,53

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6015

PHP

Philippine peso

57,475

RUB

Russian rouble

70,6879

THB

Thai baht

33,577

BRL

Brazilian real

4,5987

MXN

Mexican peso

21,5068

INR

Indian rupee

78,0215

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

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NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

| 26.9.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 322/3 |
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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

(2019/C 322/03)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 10 July 2019 |
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| Case No | : | 83860 |
| Decision No | : | 056/19/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Norway |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | : | Rail freight support scheme |
| Legal basis | : | Guidelines of the Norwegian Railway Directorate |
| Type of measure | : | Scheme |
| Objective | : | Coordination of transport |
| Form of aid | : | Direct grant |
| Budget | : | NOK 235,74 million |
| Intensity | : | 50 % |
| Duration | : | 3 years |
| Economic sectors | : | Freight rail transport |
| Name and address of the granting authority | : | The Norwegian Railway Directorate |
| DFØ Trondheim |
| Postboks 4746 |
| 7468 Trondheim |
| NORWAY |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

10 July 2019

Case No

:

83860

Decision No

:

056/19/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

:

Rail freight support scheme

Legal basis

:

Guidelines of the Norwegian Railway Directorate

Type of measure

:

Scheme

Objective

:

Coordination of transport

Form of aid

:

Direct grant

Budget

:

NOK 235,74 million

Intensity

:

50 %

Duration

:

3 years

Economic sectors

:

Freight rail transport

Name and address of the granting authority

:

The Norwegian Railway Directorate

DFØ Trondheim

Postboks 4746

7468 Trondheim

NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/.

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No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement

(2019/C 322/04)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 10 July 2019 |
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| Case No | : | 83590 |
| Decision No | : | 057/19/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Norway |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | : | eHealth |
| Form of aid | : | No aid |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

10 July 2019

Case No

:

83590

Decision No

:

057/19/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

:

eHealth

Form of aid

:

No aid

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

| 26.9.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 322/5 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 322/5

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Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2019/C 322/05)

1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping 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 dumping 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 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union.

| Product | Country(ies) of origin or exportation | Measures | Reference | Date of expiry (3) |
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| PSC wires and strands (certain pre- and post-stressing wires and strands) | The People’s Republic of China | Anti-dumping duty | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/865 of 4 June 2015 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain pre- and post-stressing wires and wire strands of non-alloy steel (PSC wires and strands) originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
  (OJ L 139, 5.6.2015, p. 12). | 6.6.2020 |

Product

Country(ies) of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry (3)

PSC wires and strands (certain pre- and post-stressing wires and strands)

The People’s Republic of China

Anti-dumping duty

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/865 of 4 June 2015 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain pre- and post-stressing wires and wire strands of non-alloy steel (PSC wires and strands) originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009

(OJ L 139, 5.6.2015, p. 12).

6.6.2020

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

(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

| 26.9.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 322/6 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9387 — Allied Irish Banks/First Data Corporation/Semeral)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 322/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Allied Irish Banks (‘AIB’, Ireland), |
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Allied Irish Banks (‘AIB’, Ireland),

| — | First Data Corporation (‘FDC’, USA), and |
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First Data Corporation (‘FDC’, USA), and

| — | Semeral (Ireland). |
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Semeral (Ireland).

AIB and FDC acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Semeral.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | AIB is is a financial services group operating predominantly in Ireland, |
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AIB is is a financial services group operating predominantly in Ireland,

| — | FDC provides e-commerce and payment services to businesses worldwide, and |
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FDC provides e-commerce and payment services to businesses worldwide, and

| — | Semeral is the holding company for Payzone Ireland, which operates a multi-channel consumer payments acceptance network in Ireland. |
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Semeral is the holding company for Payzone Ireland, which operates a multi-channel consumer payments acceptance network in Ireland.

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.9387 — Allied Irish Banks/First Data Corporation/Semeral

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

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

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

Fax: +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9534 — CKA/Greene King)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 322/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | CK Asset Holdings Limited (‘CKA’, Cayman Islands), |
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CK Asset Holdings Limited (‘CKA’, Cayman Islands),

| — | Greene King plc (‘Greene King’, United Kingdom). |
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Greene King plc (‘Greene King’, United Kingdom).

CKA acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Greene King.

The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 19 August 2019, followed by a purchase of shares.

2.

—   for CKA: a leading multinational corporation with diverse activities encompassing property development and investment, hotel and serviced suite operation, property and project management, investment in infrastructure and utility asset operation and aircraft leasing,

—   for Greene King: leading integrated pub retailer and brewer operating restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland.

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.9534 — CKA/Greene King

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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