# Official Journal C 456/2016

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 597 December 2016 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 456

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 597 December 2016

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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 |
| 2016/C 456/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8256 — NEC Corporation/Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation/brees Corporation) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2016/C 456/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8202 — Nidec/Emerson Electric (Leroy-Somer and Control Techniques divisions)) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2016/C 456/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8146 — Carlyle/Schön Family/Schön Klinik) (
  1
  ) | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 456/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8256 — NEC Corporation/Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation/brees Corporation) (
  1
  )

1

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2016/C 456/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8202 — Nidec/Emerson Electric (Leroy-Somer and Control Techniques divisions)) (
  1
  )

1

1

2016/C 456/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8146 — Carlyle/Schön Family/Schön Klinik) (
  1
  )

1

2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 456/04 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2016/C 456/05 | Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries | 4 |
| 2016/C 456/06 | Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries | 4 |
| 2016/C 456/07 | Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 456/04

Euro exchange rates

3

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2016/C 456/05

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

4

2016/C 456/06

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

4

2016/C 456/07

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

5

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 456/08 | Decision to close the formal investigation procedure after withdrawal by Member State — State aid — Greece (Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) — Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — Withdrawal of notification — State aid SA.35608 14/C (ex 14/N) — Hellenic Post (ELTA) — Compensation for the financing of the universal postal service (
  1
  ) | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2016/C 456/08

Decision to close the formal investigation procedure after withdrawal by Member State — State aid — Greece (Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) — Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — Withdrawal of notification — State aid SA.35608 14/C (ex 14/N) — Hellenic Post (ELTA) — Compensation for the financing of the universal postal service (
  1
  )

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6

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 7.12.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 456/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8256 — NEC Corporation/Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation/brees Corporation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 456/01)

On 30 November 2016, 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 32016M8256. 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 32016M8256. 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.8202 — Nidec/Emerson Electric (Leroy-Somer and Control Techniques divisions))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 456/02)

On 30 November 2016, 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 32016M8202. 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 32016M8202. 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.8146 — Carlyle/Schön Family/Schön Klinik)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 456/03)

On 15 November 2016, 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 32016M8146. 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 32016M8146. 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)

6 December 2016

(2016/C 456/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0734 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 122,28 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4384 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,84210 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,8030 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0833 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,9803 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,045 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 313,49 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4780 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4975 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,7202 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4395 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4242 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,3250 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5059 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5228 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 255,21 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,6122 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,3861 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5400 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 364,78 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7611 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 53,191 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 68,4247 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,213 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,6837 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,8710 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 72,7775 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0734

JPY

Japanese yen

122,28

DKK

Danish krone

7,4384

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84210

SEK

Swedish krona

9,8030

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0833

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,9803

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,045

HUF

Hungarian forint

313,49

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4780

RON

Romanian leu

4,4975

TRY

Turkish lira

3,7202

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4395

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4242

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,3250

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5059

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5228

KRW

South Korean won

1 255,21

ZAR

South African rand

14,6122

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,3861

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5400

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 364,78

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7611

PHP

Philippine peso

53,191

RUB

Russian rouble

68,4247

THB

Thai baht

38,213

BRL

Brazilian real

3,6837

MXN

Mexican peso

21,8710

INR

Indian rupee

72,7775

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2016/C 456/05)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 | 22.10.2016 |
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| Duration | 22.10.2016-31.12.2016 |
| Member State | Portugal |
| Stock or Group of stocks | RJU/9-C. |
| Species | Undulate ray (Raja undulata) |
| Zone | Union waters of IX |
| Type(s) of fishing vessels | — |
| Reference number | 34/TQ72 |

Date and time of closure

22.10.2016

Duration

22.10.2016-31.12.2016

Member State

Portugal

Stock or Group of stocks

RJU/9-C.

Species

Undulate ray (Raja undulata)

Zone

Union waters of IX

Type(s) of fishing vessels

—

Reference number

34/TQ72

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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

(2016/C 456/06)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 | 26.10.2016 |
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| Duration | 26.10.2016-31.12.2016 |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Stock or group of stocks | SRX/07D. and relevant special conditions RJN/07D., RJC/07D., RJH/07D., RJM/07D., RJE/07D., RJU/07D., SRX/*67AKD, RJN/*67AKD, RJC/*67AKD, RJH/*67AKD, RJM/*67AKD, RJE/*67AKD |
| Species | Skates and rays (rajiformes) including cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus), thornback ray (Raja clavata), blonde ray (Raja brachyura), spotted ray (Raja montagui), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata) |
| Zone | Union waters of VIId and relevant special conditions in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k |
| Type(s) of fishing vessels | — |
| Reference number | 35/TQ72 |

Date and time of closure

26.10.2016

Duration

26.10.2016-31.12.2016

Member State

Belgium

Stock or group of stocks

SRX/07D. and relevant special conditions RJN/07D., RJC/07D., RJH/07D., RJM/07D., RJE/07D., RJU/07D., SRX/*67AKD, RJN/*67AKD, RJC/*67AKD, RJH/*67AKD, RJM/*67AKD, RJE/*67AKD

Species

Skates and rays (rajiformes) including cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus), thornback ray (Raja clavata), blonde ray (Raja brachyura), spotted ray (Raja montagui), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata)

Zone

Union waters of VIId and relevant special conditions in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k

Type(s) of fishing vessels

—

Reference number

35/TQ72

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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

(2016/C 456/07)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 | 25.10.2016 |
| --- | --- |
| Duration | 25.10.2016-31.12.2016 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Stock or Group of stocks | ALB/AN05N |
| Species | Northern albacore (Thunnus Alalunga) |
| Zone | Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N |
| Type(s) of fishing vessels | — |
| Reference number | 36/TQ72 |

Date and time of closure

25.10.2016

Duration

25.10.2016-31.12.2016

Member State

Spain

Stock or Group of stocks

ALB/AN05N

Species

Northern albacore (Thunnus Alalunga)

Zone

Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N

Type(s) of fishing vessels

—

Reference number

36/TQ72

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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

| 7.12.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 456/6 |
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DECISION TO CLOSE THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE AFTER WITHDRAWAL BY MEMBER STATE

State aid — Greece

(Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)

Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU

Withdrawal of notification

State aid SA.35608 14/C (ex 14/N) — Hellenic Post (ELTA) — Compensation for the financing of the universal postal service

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 456/08)

The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the TFEU, initiated on 1 August 2014 (1) in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that Greece has withdrawn its notification on 13 October 2016 and will not pursue this aid project further.

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(1)  OJ C 348, 3.10.2014, p. 48.

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