# Official Journal C 430/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5822 December 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 430

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5822 December 2015

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 430/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7803 — MSI/Amlin) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2015/C 430/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7856 — Thoma Bravo/Silver Lake Group/SolarWinds) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2015/C 430/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7510 — Olam/ADM Cocoa Business) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2015/C 430/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7826 — Bertelsmann/Prinovis) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2015/C 430/05 | Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.7566 — Mondi/Walki Assets) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 430/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7803 — MSI/Amlin) (
  1
  )

1

1

2015/C 430/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7856 — Thoma Bravo/Silver Lake Group/SolarWinds) (
  1
  )

1

1

2015/C 430/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7510 — Olam/ADM Cocoa Business) (
  1
  )

1

2

2015/C 430/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7826 — Bertelsmann/Prinovis) (
  1
  )

1

2

2015/C 430/05

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.7566 — Mondi/Walki Assets) (
  1
  )

1

3

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2015/C 430/06 | Council Decision of 16 December 2015 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training | 4 |
| 2015/C 430/07 | Notice for the attention of the persons, groups and entities on the list provided for in Article 2(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (see Annex to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2425) | 5 |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 430/08 | Euro exchange rates | 6 |
| | European Ombudsman |
| 2015/C 430/09 | Annual Report 2014 | 7 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2015/C 430/06

Council Decision of 16 December 2015 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

4

2015/C 430/07

Notice for the attention of the persons, groups and entities on the list provided for in Article 2(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (see Annex to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2425)

5

European Commission

2015/C 430/08

Euro exchange rates

6

European Ombudsman

2015/C 430/09

Annual Report 2014

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.7803 — MSI/Amlin)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 430/01)

On 15 December 2015, 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 32015M7803. 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 32015M7803. 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.7856 — Thoma Bravo/Silver Lake Group/SolarWinds)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 430/02)

On 15 December 2015, 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 32015M7856. 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 32015M7856. 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.7510 — Olam/ADM Cocoa Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 430/03)

On 10 June 2015, 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 32015M7510. 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 32015M7510. 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.7826 — Bertelsmann/Prinovis)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 430/04)

On 11 December 2015, 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, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 32015M7826. 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 32015M7826. 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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Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.7566 — Mondi/Walki Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 430/05)

(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)

On 29 July 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration between Mondi and Walki. On 15 December 2015, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 December 2015

renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

(2015/C 430/06)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and in particular Article 4 thereof (1),

Having regard to the nominee submitted to the Council by the Commission as regards the employees' representatives,

Whereas:

| (1) | By its Decisions of 14 July 2015 (2) and of 14 September 2015 (3), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2015 to 17 September 2018. |
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(1)

By its Decisions of 14 July 2015 (2) and of 14 September 2015 (3), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2015 to 17 September 2018.

| (2) | A member's seat is available for Sweden on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Employees' representatives, |
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(2)

A member's seat is available for Sweden on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Employees' representatives,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following person is hereby appointed member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of its term of office, which runs until 17 September 2018:

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EMPLOYEES' ORGANISATIONS:

| SWEDEN | Ms Ann-Sofi SJÖBERG |
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SWEDEN

Ms Ann-Sofi SJÖBERG

Article 2

This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2015.

For the Council

The President

C. DIESCHBOURG

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(1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ C 232, 16.7.2015, p. 2.

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(3)  OJ C 305, 16.9.2015, p. 2.

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Notice for the attention of the persons, groups and entities on the list provided for in Article 2(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism

(see Annex to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2425)

(2015/C 430/07)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons, groups and entities listed in Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2425 (1).

The Council of the European Union has determined that the reasons for including the persons, groups and entities that appear on the above-mentioned list of persons, groups and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for under Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001, on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (2), are still valid. Consequently, the Council has decided to keep those persons, groups and entities on the list.

Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 provides for a freezing of all funds, other financial assets and economic resources belonging to the persons, groups and entities concerned and that no funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be made available to them, whether directly or indirectly.

The attention of the persons, groups and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as listed in the Annex to the Regulation in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 5(2) of that Regulation.

The persons, groups and entities concerned may submit a request to obtain the Council's statement of reasons for keeping them on the above-mentioned list (unless the statement of reasons has already been communicated to them). Any such request should be sent to the following address:

| Council of the European Union (Attn: CP 931 designations) |
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| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu |

Council of the European Union (Attn: CP 931 designations)

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

The persons, groups and entities concerned may at any time submit a request to the Council, together with any supporting documentation, that the decision to include and keep them on the list should be reconsidered, to the address provided above. Such requests will be considered when they are received. In this regard, the attention of the persons, groups and entities concerned is drawn to the regular review by the Council of the list according to Article 1(6) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (3). In order for requests to be considered at the next review, they should be submitted by 11 March 2016.

The attention of the persons, groups and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's Regulation before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 263(4) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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(1)  OJ L 334, 22.12.2015, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70.

(3)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

21 December 2015

(2015/C 430/08)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0870 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 131,93 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4610 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,72985 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2930 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0804 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5585 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,028 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 314,15 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2402 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5115 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,1643 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5168 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5169 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4247 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6114 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5307 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 280,05 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,4115 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,0457 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6505 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 015,75 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6679 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 51,388 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 77,4488 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,262 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,3219 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,6067 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 72,0850 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0870

JPY

Japanese yen

131,93

DKK

Danish krone

7,4610

GBP

Pound sterling

0,72985

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2930

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0804

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5585

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,028

HUF

Hungarian forint

314,15

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2402

RON

Romanian leu

4,5115

TRY

Turkish lira

3,1643

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5168

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5169

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4247

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6114

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5307

KRW

South Korean won

1 280,05

ZAR

South African rand

16,4115

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,0457

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6505

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 015,75

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6679

PHP

Philippine peso

51,388

RUB

Russian rouble

77,4488

THB

Thai baht

39,262

BRL

Brazilian real

4,3219

MXN

Mexican peso

18,6067

INR

Indian rupee

72,0850

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

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European Ombudsman

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Annual Report 2014

(2015/C 430/09)

On 26 May 2015, the European Ombudsman presented her Annual Report for the year 2014 to the President of the European Parliament.

The Annual Report is available on the European Ombudsman’s website in all 24 official languages at: www.ombudsman.europa.eu/redirect?id=ar/2014&lang=en

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