# Official Journal C 509/2021

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 509 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6417 December 2021 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 509

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6417 December 2021

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| Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 509/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10528 – ADVENT / EURAZEO / PROTEL) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2021/C 509/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10517 – PERMIRA / THOMA BRAVO / MOTUS) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2021/C 509/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10234 – BAIN CAPITAL / CINVEN / LONZA SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2021/C 509/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10504 – EQT / H&F / ZOOPLUS) (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2021/C 509/05 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10455 – CVC / PANZANI) (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2021/C 509/06 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10523 – NORDIC CAPITAL / ROTHSCHILD / TA ASSOCIATES / RLDATIX) (
  1
  ) | 6 |

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 509/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10528 – ADVENT / EURAZEO / PROTEL) (
  1
  )

1

1

2021/C 509/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10517 – PERMIRA / THOMA BRAVO / MOTUS) (
  1
  )

1

2

2021/C 509/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10234 – BAIN CAPITAL / CINVEN / LONZA SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS) (
  1
  )

1

3

2021/C 509/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10504 – EQT / H&F / ZOOPLUS) (
  1
  )

1

4

2021/C 509/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10455 – CVC / PANZANI) (
  1
  )

1

5

2021/C 509/06

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10523 – NORDIC CAPITAL / ROTHSCHILD / TA ASSOCIATES / RLDATIX) (
  1
  )

1

6

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 509/07 | Euro exchange rates — 16 December 2021 | 7 |
| 2021/C 509/08 | Administrative Commission of the European Communities on social security for migrant workers – Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 | 8 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2021/C 509/09 | Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(16) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) | 10 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 509/07

Euro exchange rates — 16 December 2021

7

2021/C 509/08

Administrative Commission of the European Communities on social security for migrant workers – Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

8

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2021/C 509/09

Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(16) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

10

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 509/10 | Notice of Initiation concerning a review of the safeguard measure applicable to imports of certain steel products | 12 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 509/11 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10538 – VINCI / LINEAS / LUSOPONTE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 18 |
| 2021/C 509/12 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10554 – Blackstone / Francisco Partners / Renaissance) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 20 |
| 2021/C 509/13 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10435 – REFRESCO GROUP / HANSA-HEEMANN) (
  1
  ) | 22 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2021/C 509/10

Notice of Initiation concerning a review of the safeguard measure applicable to imports of certain steel products

12

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2021/C 509/11

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10538 – VINCI / LINEAS / LUSOPONTE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

18

2021/C 509/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10554 – Blackstone / Francisco Partners / Renaissance) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

20

2021/C 509/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10435 – REFRESCO GROUP / HANSA-HEEMANN) (
  1
  )

1

22

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| | Corrigenda |
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| | Corrigendum to the euro exchange rates — 26 November 2021( OJ C 482, 30.11.2021 ) | 23 |

Corrigenda

Corrigendum to the euro exchange rates — 26 November 2021( OJ C 482, 30.11.2021 )

( OJ C 482, 30.11.2021 )

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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.10528 – ADVENT / EURAZEO / PROTEL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/01)

On 9 December 2021, 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 policy’ 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 policy’ 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 32021M10528. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32021M10528. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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.10517 – PERMIRA / THOMA BRAVO / MOTUS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/02)

On 7 December 2021, 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 policy’ 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 policy’ 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 32021M10517. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32021M10517. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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.10234 – BAIN CAPITAL / CINVEN / LONZA SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/03)

On 18 June 2021, 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 policy’ 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 policy’ 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 32021M10234. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32021M10234. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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.10504 – EQT / H&F / ZOOPLUS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/04)

On 8 December 2021, 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 policy’ 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 policy’ 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 32021M10504. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32021M10504. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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.10455 – CVC / PANZANI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/05)

On 6 December 2021, 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 policy’ 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 policy’ 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 32021M10455. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32021M10455. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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.10523 – NORDIC CAPITAL / ROTHSCHILD / TA ASSOCIATES / RLDATIX)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/06)

On 8 December 2021, 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 policy’ 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 policy’ 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 32021M10523. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32021M10523. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 December 2021

(2021/C 509/07)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1336 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 129,37 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4362 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,84835 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,2465 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0457 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 146,80 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,1458 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,282 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 369,24 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6278 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9498 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 17,5824 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5714 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4484 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,8432 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6610 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5455 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 341,38 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 18,1121 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2183 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5171 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 265,88 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7685 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 56,681 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 83,2860 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,919 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,4378 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,7706 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 86,4005 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1336

JPY

Japanese yen

129,37

DKK

Danish krone

7,4362

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84835

SEK

Swedish krona

10,2465

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0457

ISK

Iceland króna

146,80

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,1458

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,282

HUF

Hungarian forint

369,24

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6278

RON

Romanian leu

4,9498

TRY

Turkish lira

17,5824

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5714

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4484

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,8432

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6610

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5455

KRW

South Korean won

1 341,38

ZAR

South African rand

18,1121

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2183

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5171

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 265,88

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7685

PHP

Philippine peso

56,681

RUB

Russian rouble

83,2860

THB

Thai baht

37,919

BRL

Brazilian real

6,4378

MXN

Mexican peso

23,7706

INR

Indian rupee

86,4005

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

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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS

Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

(2021/C 509/08)

Article 107(1), (2) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

Reference period: October 2021

Application period: January, February, March 2022

| oct-21 | EUR | BGN | CZK | DKK | HRK | HUF | PLN |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 EUR = | 1 | 1,95580 | 25,4955 | 7,43979 | 7,51345 | 360,822 | 4,59087 |
| 1 BGN = | 0,511300 | 1 | 13,0359 | 3,80396 | 3,84163 | 184,488 | 2,34731 |
| 1 CZK = | 0,0392226 | 0,0767115 | 1 | 0,291808 | 0,294697 | 14,1524 | 0,180066 |
| 1 DKK = | 0,134412 | 0,262884 | 3,42691 | 1 | 1,00990 | 48,4989 | 0,617069 |
| 1 HRK = | 0,133095 | 0,260306 | 3,39332 | 0,990196 | 1 | 48,0235 | 0,611020 |
| 1 HUF = | 0,00277145 | 0,00542040 | 0,0706596 | 0,020619 | 0,0208232 | 1 | 0,0127234 |
| 1 PLN = | 0,217824 | 0,426020 | 5,55353 | 1,62056 | 1,63661 | 78,5956 | 1 |
| 1 RON = | 0,202100 | 0,395267 | 5,15265 | 1,50358 | 1,51847 | 72,9221 | 0,927815 |
| 1 SEK = | 0,099446 | 0,194496 | 2,53543 | 0,739857 | 0,747182 | 35,8823 | 0,456543 |
| 1 GBP = | 1,18072 | 2,30924 | 30,1030 | 8,78427 | 8,8712 | 426,028 | 5,42051 |
| 1 NOK = | 0,101892 | 0,199280 | 2,59778 | 0,758052 | 0,765558 | 36,7647 | 0,467771 |
| 1 ISK = | 0,00668194 | 0,0130685 | 0,170360 | 0,0497122 | 0,0502044 | 2,41099 | 0,030676 |
| 1 CHF = | 0,933865 | 1,82645 | 23,8094 | 6,94776 | 7,01655 | 336,959 | 4,28725 |

oct-21

EUR

BGN

CZK

DKK

HRK

HUF

PLN

1 EUR =

1

1,95580

25,4955

7,43979

7,51345

360,822

4,59087

1 BGN =

0,511300

1

13,0359

3,80396

3,84163

184,488

2,34731

1 CZK =

0,0392226

0,0767115

1

0,291808

0,294697

14,1524

0,180066

1 DKK =

0,134412

0,262884

3,42691

1

1,00990

48,4989

0,617069

1 HRK =

0,133095

0,260306

3,39332

0,990196

1

48,0235

0,611020

1 HUF =

0,00277145

0,00542040

0,0706596

0,020619

0,0208232

1

0,0127234

1 PLN =

0,217824

0,426020

5,55353

1,62056

1,63661

78,5956

1

1 RON =

0,202100

0,395267

5,15265

1,50358

1,51847

72,9221

0,927815

1 SEK =

0,099446

0,194496

2,53543

0,739857

0,747182

35,8823

0,456543

1 GBP =

1,18072

2,30924

30,1030

8,78427

8,8712

426,028

5,42051

1 NOK =

0,101892

0,199280

2,59778

0,758052

0,765558

36,7647

0,467771

1 ISK =

0,00668194

0,0130685

0,170360

0,0497122

0,0502044

2,41099

0,030676

1 CHF =

0,933865

1,82645

23,8094

6,94776

7,01655

336,959

4,28725

| oct-21 | RON | SEK | GBP | NOK | ISK | CHF |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 EUR = | 4,94804 | 10,05572 | 0,846944 | 9,81435 | 149,657 | 1,07082 |
| 1 BGN = | 2,52993 | 5,14149 | 0,433042 | 5,01807 | 76,5197 | 0,547509 |
| 1 CZK = | 0,194075 | 0,394411 | 0,033219 | 0,384944 | 5,86994 | 0,0420003 |
| 1 DKK = | 0,665078 | 1,35161 | 0,113840 | 1,31917 | 20,1158 | 0,143931 |
| 1 HRK = | 0,658558 | 1,33836 | 0,1127237 | 1,30624 | 19,9186 | 0,142520 |
| 1 HUF = | 0,0137133 | 0,0278689 | 0,00234726 | 0,0272000 | 0,414767 | 0,00296772 |
| 1 PLN = | 1,077801 | 2,19037 | 0,184485 | 2,13780 | 32,5989 | 0,233250 |
| 1 RON = | 1 | 2,03226 | 0,171168 | 1,98348 | 30,2457 | 0,216413 |
| 1 SEK = | 0,492063 | 1 | 0,0842251 | 0,97600 | 14,8828 | 0,106489 |
| 1 GBP = | 5,84223 | 11,8729 | 1 | 11,5879 | 176,702 | 1,26433 |
| 1 NOK = | 0,504164 | 1,024594 | 0,0862965 | 1 | 15,2488 | 0,109108 |
| 1 ISK = | 0,033063 | 0,067192 | 0,00565923 | 0,0655789 | 1 | 0,00715515 |
| 1 CHF = | 4,62080 | 9,39068 | 0,790931 | 9,16527 | 139,760 | 1 |

oct-21

RON

SEK

GBP

NOK

ISK

CHF

1 EUR =

4,94804

10,05572

0,846944

9,81435

149,657

1,07082

1 BGN =

2,52993

5,14149

0,433042

5,01807

76,5197

0,547509

1 CZK =

0,194075

0,394411

0,033219

0,384944

5,86994

0,0420003

1 DKK =

0,665078

1,35161

0,113840

1,31917

20,1158

0,143931

1 HRK =

0,658558

1,33836

0,1127237

1,30624

19,9186

0,142520

1 HUF =

0,0137133

0,0278689

0,00234726

0,0272000

0,414767

0,00296772

1 PLN =

1,077801

2,19037

0,184485

2,13780

32,5989

0,233250

1 RON =

1

2,03226

0,171168

1,98348

30,2457

0,216413

1 SEK =

0,492063

1

0,0842251

0,97600

14,8828

0,106489

1 GBP =

5,84223

11,8729

1

11,5879

176,702

1,26433

1 NOK =

0,504164

1,024594

0,0862965

1

15,2488

0,109108

1 ISK =

0,033063

0,067192

0,00565923

0,0655789

1

0,00715515

1 CHF =

4,62080

9,39068

0,790931

9,16527

139,760

1

Source: ECB

Note: all cross rates involving ISK are calculated using ISK/EUR rate data from the Central Bank of Iceland

| reference: oct-21 | 1 EUR in national currency | 1 unit of N.C. in EUR |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BGN | 1,95580 | 0,51130 |
| CZK | 25,49552 | 0,03922 |
| DKK | 7,43979 | 0,13441 |
| HRK | 7,51345 | 0,13309 |
| HUF | 360,82190 | 0,00277 |
| PLN | 4,59087 | 0,21782 |
| RON | 4,94804 | 0,20210 |
| SEK | 10,05572 | 0,09945 |
| GBP | 0,84694 | 1,18072 |
| NOK | 9,81435 | 0,10189 |
| ISK | 149,65714 | 0,00668 |
| CHF | 1,07082 | 0,93386 |

reference: oct-21

1 EUR in national currency

1 unit of N.C. in EUR

BGN

1,95580

0,51130

CZK

25,49552

0,03922

DKK

7,43979

0,13441

HRK

7,51345

0,13309

HUF

360,82190

0,00277

PLN

4,59087

0,21782

RON

4,94804

0,20210

SEK

10,05572

0,09945

GBP

0,84694

1,18072

NOK

9,81435

0,10189

ISK

149,65714

0,00668

CHF

1,07082

0,93386

Source: ECB

Note: ISK/EUR rates based on data from the Central Bank of Iceland

| 1. | Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 determines that the rate for the conversion into a currency of amounts denominated in another currency shall be the rate calculated by the Commission and based on the monthly average, during the reference period specified in paragraph 2, of reference rates of exchange of currencies published by the European Central Bank. |
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1.

| 2. | The reference period shall be:






  — | the month of January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following, |
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2.

—

the month of January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following,

| — | the month of April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 July following, |
| --- | --- |

—

the month of April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 July following,

| — | the month of July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following, |
| --- | --- |

—

the month of July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following,

| — | the month of October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following. |
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—

the month of October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following.

The rates for the conversion of currencies shall be published in the second Official Journal of the European Union (C series) of the months of February, May, August and November.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 17.12.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 509/10 |
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17.12.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 509/10

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Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(16) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1)

(2021/C 509/09)

The publication of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(16) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (2) is based on information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 39 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to publication in the Official Journal, a regular update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.

LIST OF RESIDENCE PERMITS ISSUED BY MEMBER STATES

ICELAND

Replacement of the list published in OJ C 126, 12.4.2021, p. 1.

Residence permits issued according to the uniform format

| — | Tímabundið dvalarleyfi (Temporary residence permit)






  — | Námsmaður (Student) |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Tímabundið dvalarleyfi (Temporary residence permit)

—

Námsmaður (Student)

| — | Fjölskyldusameining (Family reunification) |
| --- | --- |

—

Fjölskyldusameining (Family reunification)

| — | Vistráðning (Au-pair) |
| --- | --- |

—

Vistráðning (Au-pair)

| — | Dvalar og atvinnuleyfi (Residence based on work permit) |
| --- | --- |

—

Dvalar og atvinnuleyfi (Residence based on work permit)

| — | Alþjóðleg vernd (International protection) |
| --- | --- |

—

Alþjóðleg vernd (International protection)

| — | Sérstök tengsl (Special ties to Iceland) |
| --- | --- |

—

Sérstök tengsl (Special ties to Iceland)

| — | Sjálfboðaliði (Volunteers) |
| --- | --- |

—

Sjálfboðaliði (Volunteers)

| — | Lögmætur tilgangur (Legitimate and special purpose) |
| --- | --- |

—

Lögmætur tilgangur (Legitimate and special purpose)

| — | Mannúðarleyfi (Humanitarian) |
| --- | --- |

—

Mannúðarleyfi (Humanitarian)

| — | Trúboði (Missionaries) |
| --- | --- |

—

Trúboði (Missionaries)

| — | Samningar v. önnur ríki (Agreements between Iceland and other states) |
| --- | --- |

—

Samningar v. önnur ríki (Agreements between Iceland and other states)

| — | Ótímabundið dvalarleyfi (Permanent residence permit) |
| --- | --- |

—

Ótímabundið dvalarleyfi (Permanent residence permit)

| — | Tímabundinn dvalarréttur vegna Brexit (Temporary residence status in accordance with Article 17(4) of the EEA/EFTA - UK Separation Agreement) |
| --- | --- |

—

Tímabundinn dvalarréttur vegna Brexit (Temporary residence status in accordance with Article 17(4) of the EEA/EFTA - UK Separation Agreement)

| — | Ótímabundinn dvalarréttur vegna Brexit (Permanent residence status in accordance with Article 17(4) of the EEA/EFTA - UK Separation Agreement) |
| --- | --- |

—

Ótímabundinn dvalarréttur vegna Brexit (Permanent residence status in accordance with Article 17(4) of the EEA/EFTA - UK Separation Agreement)

| — | Tímabundið dvalarskírteini aðstandanda EES/EFTA ríkisborgara (Réttur til dvalar) - (Temporary residence Card – EEA/EFTA family member) |
| --- | --- |

—

Tímabundið dvalarskírteini aðstandanda EES/EFTA ríkisborgara (Réttur til dvalar) - (Temporary residence Card – EEA/EFTA family member)

| — | Ótímabundið dvalarskírteini aðstandanda EES/EFTA ríkisborgara (Réttur til dvalar) - (Permanent residence Card – EEA/EFTA family member) |
| --- | --- |

—

Ótímabundið dvalarskírteini aðstandanda EES/EFTA ríkisborgara (Réttur til dvalar) - (Permanent residence Card – EEA/EFTA family member)

List of previous publications

OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 1.

OJ C 77, 5.4.2007, p. 11.

OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 1.

OJ C 164, 18.7.2007, p. 45

OJ C 192, 18.8.2007, p. 11.

OJ C 271, 14.11.2007, p. 14.

OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 31.

OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 14.

OJ C 207, 14.8.2008, p. 12.

OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13.

OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 5.

OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 15.

OJ C 198, 22.8.2009, p. 9.

OJ C 239, 6.10.2009, p. 2.

OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 15.

OJ C 308, 18.12.2009, p. 20.

OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 5.

OJ C 82, 30.3.2010, p. 26.

OJ C 103, 22.4.2010, p. 8.

OJ C 108, 7.4.2011, p. 7.

OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 5.

OJ C 201, 8.7.2011, p. 1.

OJ C 216, 22.7.2011, p. 26.

OJ C 283, 27.9.2011, p. 7.

OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 5.

OJ C 214, 20.7.2012, p. 7.

OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 4.

OJ C 51, 22.2.2013, p. 6.

OJ C 75, 14.3.2013, p. 8.

OJ C 77, 15.3.2014, p. 4.

OJ C 118, 17.4.2014, p. 9.

OJ C 200, 28.6.2014, p. 59.

OJ C 304, 9.9.2014, p. 3.

OJ C 390, 5.11.2014, p. 12.

OJ C 210, 26.6.2015, p. 5.

OJ C 286, 29.8.2015, p. 3.

OJ C 151, 28.4.2016, p. 4.

OJ C 16, 18.1.2017, p. 5.

OJ C 69, 4.3.2017, p. 6.

OJ C 94, 25.3.2017, p. 3.

OJ C 297, 8.9.2017, p. 3.

OJ C 343, 13.10.2017, p. 12.

OJ C 100, 16.3.2018, p. 25.

OJ C 144, 25.4.2018, p. 8.

OJ C 173, 22.5.2018, p. 6.

OJ C 222, 26.6.2018, p. 12.

OJ C 248, 16.7.2018, p. 4.

OJ C 269, 31.7.2018, p. 27.

OJ C 345, 27.9.2018. p. 5.

OJ C 27, 22.1.2019. p. 8.

OJ C 31, 25.1.2019, p. 5

OJ C 34, 28.1.2019, p. 4.

OJ C 46, 5.2.2019, p. 5.

OJ C 330, 6.10.2020, p. 5.

OJ C 126, 12.4.2021, p. 1.

OJ C 140, 21.4.2021, p. 2.

OJ C 150, 28.4.2021, p. 5.

OJ C 365, 10.9.2021, p. 3.

OJ C 491, 7.12.2021, p. 5.

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(1)  See the list of previous publications at the end of this update.

(2)  OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

| 17.12.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 509/12 |
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17.12.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 509/12

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Notice of Initiation concerning a review of the safeguard measure applicable to imports of certain steel products

(2021/C 509/10)

On 31 January 2019, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) imposed a definitive safeguard measure on certain steel products (the ‘Definitive Safeguard Regulation’) (1). By Regulation (EU) 2021/1029, the Commission prolonged the steel safeguard measure (‘the Prolongation Regulation’) (2).

Recital (85) of the Prolongation Regulation sets out that the Commission would carry out functioning reviews to the measure to keep its operation adapted to market evolution and in line with the interest of all stakeholders. The Commission committed to concluding a functioning review investigation of the safeguard measure by 30 June 2022.

1.   Product under review

The product under review is certain steel products. The product under review is composed of the 26 product categories included in the Annex to this Notice.

2.   Scope of the review

The Commission intends to carry out this review in line with the following structure:

A.   Allocation and management of tariff-rate quotas

The Commission will analyse the evolution and patterns of the use of tariff-rate quotas (‘TRQ’) and the comments that parties may make in that respect. On that basis, it will determine whether any adjustment resulting from changed circumstances may be warranted in the Union interest.

B.   Crowding-out of traditional trade flows

The Commission intends to examine whether any specific adjustment is necessary due to unduly crowding-out effects, including to the regime for access to the residual TRQ in the last quarter of a period.

C.   Update of the list of developing WTO Member countries excluded from the scope of the measures based on their most recent level of imports

According to Article 18 of EU Regulation 2015/478 (3), no safeguard measure may be applied to a product originating in a developing country member of the WTO as long as that country’s share of Union imports of the product concerned does not exceed 3 %, provided that developing country members of the WTO with less than a 3 % import share collectively account for not more than 9 % of total Union imports of the product concerned. In the review investigation, the Commission will thus review whether imports from a developing WTO Member exceeded the 3 % threshold in the relevant period (namely, the year 2021) (4) and, if needed, update the list of developing countries that are WTO Members and that should be included in, or excluded from, the scope of the measure.

D.   Level of liberalisation

The Commission will assess, based on the evidence submitted by interested parties, whether any increase to the level of liberalisation currently applicable, i.e. 3 %, is justified by the evidence.

E.   Changes in the US Section 232 measures

The Commission will examine, in line with recital (85) of the Prolongation Regulation, whether any changes to the US Section 232 measures have a significant impact on the unduly diverted trade flows generated by the US Section 232 measures.

F.   Other changes of circumstances that may require an adjustment to the level of allocation of the tariff-rate quota

The Commission will examine whether there are other elements which need to be considered. Interested parties are also invited to raise any other issues not falling under sections A-E above to the extent that they concern lasting changes of circumstances as compared to the situation prevailing during the original investigation – whose effects may need to be reviewed and may justify, inter alia, an adjustment to the level or allocation of the tariff-rate quotas in specific product categories. Interested parties wishing to raise additional issues are requested to provide sufficient evidence substantiating their submissions, as well as specific proposals on how to address any developments affecting a product category.

3.   Procedure

In light of the above, the Commission hereby initiates a review of the existing steel safeguard measure applicable to imports of certain steel products, limited to the scope of issues specified in point 2 above.

3.1.   Written submissions

In order to obtain all relevant information deemed necessary for the investigation, interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence to the Commission. This information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission by 10 January 2022 (COB Brussels time).

Interested parties are requested to structure their submissions and state in their correspondence (i) which of the above review issue(s), and (ii) which product category(ies) is (are) concerned by their submission.

3.2.   Possibility to comment on other parties’ submissions

In order to guarantee the rights of defence, interested parties should have the possibility to comment on the information submitted by other interested parties. When doing so, interested parties may only address the issues raised in the other interested parties’ submissions and may not raise new issues.

Such comments must reach the Commission within 7 days from the moment the submissions mentioned in paragraph 3.1 are made available for inspection by interested parties. The Commission may also issue specific instructions on the structure of the rebuttals at a later stage in the proceeding. In such case, the Commission would inform interested parties via a Note to the file in Tron accordingly.

Access to the file available for inspection for interested parties is made via Tron.tdi at the following address: https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/tron/TDI. Please follow the instructions on that page to get access.

The outlined timeframe is without prejudice to the Commission’s right to request additional information from interested parties in duly justified cases.

Given the need to complete the review in a short timeframe – see Section 6. below– and the fact that interested parties will be given the possibility to comment on other parties’ submissions, which will ensure sufficient opportunities to defend their interests, the Commission will not organise hearings for the purpose of this investigation, unless exceptional circumstances so require.

3.3.   Submission of information and extension to time limits specified in this Notice

As a rule, interested parties may only submit information within the timeframes specified in this Notice. Any extension to the time limits provided for in this Notice can only be requested in exceptional circumstances and will only be granted if duly justified. Duly justified exceptional extensions to the deadline to make submission will normally be limited to 3 additional days.

Interested parties are requested not to provide further information outside the periods set out in this Notice or in any further communication sent by the Commission. In order to properly conclude the investigation on time, any submission, rebuttal or any other written document which does not respect the deadlines specified by the Commission may be disregarded.

3.4.   Instructions for making written submissions and correspondence

Information submitted to the Commission for the purpose of trade defence proceeding shall be free from copyrights. Interested parties, before submitting to the Commission information and/or data which is subject to third party copyrights, must request specific permission to the copyright holder explicitly allowing the Commission a) to use the information and data for the purpose of this trade defence proceeding and b) to provide the information and/or data to interested parties to this investigation in a form that allows them to exercise their rights of defence.

All written submissions provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Limited’ (5). Parties submitting information in the course of this investigation are invited to reason their request for confidential treatment.

Parties providing ‘Limited’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 8 of EU Regulation 2015/478 (6) and Article 5 of EU Regulation 2015/755 (7), which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. Those summaries should be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence and must reach the Commission at the same time of the ‘Limited’ version.

If a party providing confidential information fails to show good cause for a confidential treatment request or does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, the Commission may disregard such information.

Interested parties are strongly encouraged to make all written submissions and requests via TRON.tdi (https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/tron/TDI), including scanned powers of attorney where appropriate.

By using TRON.tdi or e-mail, interested parties express their agreement with the rules applicable to electronic submissions contained in the document ‘CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TRADE DEFENCE CASES’ published on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf.

The interested parties must indicate their name, address, telephone and a valid e-mail address and they should ensure that the provided e-mail address is a functioning official business email that is checked on a daily basis. Once contact details are provided, the Commission will communicate with interested parties by TRON.tdi or email only, unless they explicitly request to receive all documents from the Commission by another means of communication or unless the nature of the document to be sent requires the use of a registered mail. For further rules and information concerning correspondence with the Commission including principles that apply to submissions via TRON.tdi, interested parties should consult the communication instructions with interested parties referred to above.

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Trade |
| Directorate G, unit G5 |
| Office: CHAR 03/66 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate G, unit G5

Office: CHAR 03/66

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

TRON.tdi: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/tron/tdi

Email address: TRADE-SAFE009-REVIEW@ec.europa.eu

3.5.   Automatic extension of status of interested parties

Like in the previous functioning reviews and in the review investigation prolonging the measure, the Commission has decided to automatically extend the status of interested parties to all those parties that have come forward and have been duly registered at some point during the proceeding that was initiated on 23 March 2018. Therefore, these parties do not need to make an additional request, as their access to TRON will be automatically granted.

On the other hand, any party not previously registered in TRON as interested party to the safeguard proceeding, and who wishes to take part in this investigation, is invited to register as interested party following the instructions in Section 3.4 above.

The Commission recalls that a company, industry association, third country government, etc that is not yet part of the case directory, and hence is not an interested party to the case, will acquire the procedural rights associated to this review investigation only from the moment they have duly registered as interested party in line with the instructions of Section 3.4.

4.   Schedule of the review

The review investigation shall be concluded by 30 June 2022 at the latest.

5.   Non-Cooperation

In cases where any interested party does not provide the necessary information that may have been requested by the Commission within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 and Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2015/755. Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.

6.   Hearing Officer

The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and any other request concerning the rights of defence of interested parties and third parties as may arise during the proceeding.

Interested parties may request an intervention of the Hearing Officer. In principle, these interventions shall be limited to the issues that have arisen during the current review proceeding.

A request for an intervention of the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. Interested parties are invited to follow the timeframes set out in Section 3.1 to Section 3.3 of this Notice to requests for intervention to the Hearing Officer. Where such requests are submitted outside the relevant timeframes, the Hearing Officer may also examine the reasons for such late requests, having due regard to the interests of good administration and the timely completion of the investigation.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer’s web pages on DG Trade’s Internet: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/.

7.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8).

A data protection notice that informs all individuals of the processing of personal data in the framework of Commission’s trade defence activities is available on DG Trade’s Internet: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/html/157639.htm

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(1)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 of 31 January 2019 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products (OJ L 31, 1.2.2019, p. 27).

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1029 of 24 June 2021 amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 to prolong the safeguard measure on imports of certain steel products (OJ L 225, 25.6.2021, p. 1).

(3)  OJ L 83, 27.3.2015, p. 16.

(4)  Full calendar year (complete data on imports will become available in the course of the investigation).

(5)  A ‘Limited’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/478, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2015/755 and Article 3.2 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards. It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(6)  OJ L 83, 27.3.2015, p. 16.

(7)  OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 33.

(8)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

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ANNEX

| Product category Number | Product category |
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| 1 | Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips |
| 2 | Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets |
| 3.A | Electrical Sheets (other than GOES) |
| 3.B |
| 4.A | Metallic Coated Sheets |
| 4.B |
| 5 | Organic Coated Sheets |
| 6 | Tin Mill products |
| 7 | Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates |
| 8 | Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips |
| 9 | Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips |
| 10 | Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plates |
| 12 | Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections |
| 13 | Rebars |
| 14 | Stainless Bars and Light Sections |
| 15 | Stainless Wire Rod |
| 16 | Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod |
| 17 | Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel |
| 18 | Sheet Piling |
| 19 | Railway Material |
| 20 | Gas pipes |
| 21 | Hollow sections |
| 22 | Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes |
| 24 | Other Seamless Tubes |
| 25A | Large welded tubes |
| 25B |
| 26 | Other welded pipes |
| 27 | Non-alloy and other alloy cold finished bars |
| 28 | Non Alloy Wire |

Product category Number

Product category

1

Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips

2

Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets

3.A

Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)

3.B

4.A

Metallic Coated Sheets

4.B

5

Organic Coated Sheets

6

Tin Mill products

7

Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates

8

Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips

9

Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips

10

Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plates

12

Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections

13

Rebars

14

Stainless Bars and Light Sections

15

Stainless Wire Rod

16

Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod

17

Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel

18

Sheet Piling

19

Railway Material

20

Gas pipes

21

Hollow sections

22

Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes

24

Other Seamless Tubes

25A

Large welded tubes

25B

26

Other welded pipes

27

Non-alloy and other alloy cold finished bars

28

Non Alloy Wire

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 17.12.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 509/18 |
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17.12.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 509/18

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10538 – VINCI / LINEAS / LUSOPONTE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/11)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | VINCI Highways S.A.S (‘VINCI’, France), belonging to the VINCI Group (France), |
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—

VINCI Highways S.A.S (‘VINCI’, France), belonging to the VINCI Group (France),

| — | LINEAS – CONCESSÕES DE TRANSPORTES, SGPS, S.A. (‘LINEAS’, Portugal), controlled by Mota-Engil SGPS, S.A. (Portugal) and GNB – Concessões SGPS, S.A. (Portugal), |
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LINEAS – CONCESSÕES DE TRANSPORTES, SGPS, S.A. (‘LINEAS’, Portugal), controlled by Mota-Engil SGPS, S.A. (Portugal) and GNB – Concessões SGPS, S.A. (Portugal),

| — | Lusoponte – Concessionária para a Travessia do Tejo S.A (‘Lusoponte’, Portugal). |
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Lusoponte – Concessionária para a Travessia do Tejo S.A (‘Lusoponte’, Portugal).

VINCI and LINEAS acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Lusoponte.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | for VINCI: mainly active in the motorways concessions sector. It belongs to VINCI Group, a diversified group mainly active in France and several other countries, both within and outside the European Union, in the fields of concessions and infrastructures (mainly airports and motorways), building, public works and civil engineering, electrical engineering, air-conditioned engineering, mechanical engineering and road works, |
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for VINCI: mainly active in the motorways concessions sector. It belongs to VINCI Group, a diversified group mainly active in France and several other countries, both within and outside the European Union, in the fields of concessions and infrastructures (mainly airports and motorways), building, public works and civil engineering, electrical engineering, air-conditioned engineering, mechanical engineering and road works,

| — | for LINEAS: manages shareholdings in companies operating exclusively in the public and private road concessions sector as well as in companies that participate in public and private procurements for road, railway and airport concessions. LINEAS is active in Portugal, Spain and Brazil, |
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for LINEAS: manages shareholdings in companies operating exclusively in the public and private road concessions sector as well as in companies that participate in public and private procurements for road, railway and airport concessions. LINEAS is active in Portugal, Spain and Brazil,

| — | for Lusoponte: it holds the concession for the project design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance under a toll system of the Vasco da Gama Bridge and the 25 de Abril Bridge over the Tagus River in Lisbon, which will expire in March 2030. |
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for Lusoponte: it holds the concession for the project design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance under a toll system of the Vasco da Gama Bridge and the 25 de Abril Bridge over the Tagus River in Lisbon, which will expire in March 2030.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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.10538 – VINCI / LINEAS / LUSOPONTE

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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.10554 – Blackstone / Francisco Partners / Renaissance)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/12)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Blackstone, Inc. (‘Blackstone’, USA) |
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Blackstone, Inc. (‘Blackstone’, USA)

| — | Francisco Partners Management, L.P. (‘Francisco Partners’, USA) |
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Francisco Partners Management, L.P. (‘Francisco Partners’, USA)

| — | RL AcquisitionCo, Inc. (‘Renaissance’, USA), solely controlled by Francisco Partners. |
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RL AcquisitionCo, Inc. (‘Renaissance’, USA), solely controlled by Francisco Partners.

Blackstone and Francisco Partners acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Renaissance.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | Blackstone is a global asset manager active across a wide range of asset classes including, among others, private equity, real estate and public debt and equity, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real estate assets and secondary funds; |
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Blackstone is a global asset manager active across a wide range of asset classes including, among others, private equity, real estate and public debt and equity, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real estate assets and secondary funds;

| — | Francisco Partners is a private equity firm exclusively focused on investments in technology and technology-enabled businesses; and |
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Francisco Partners is a private equity firm exclusively focused on investments in technology and technology-enabled businesses; and

| — | Renaissance provides software targeted at the primary and post-primary education sector, as well as cloud-based software and workflow tools enabling teachers to teach more efficiently. |
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Renaissance provides software targeted at the primary and post-primary education sector, as well as cloud-based software and workflow tools enabling teachers to teach more efficiently.

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.10554 – Blackstone / Francisco Partners / Renaissance

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
| --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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.10435 – REFRESCO GROUP / HANSA-HEEMANN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/13)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Refresco Deutschland Services & IT GmbH & Co. KG (wholly-owned by Refresco Holding B.V., together ‘Refresco’, the Netherlands), jointly controlled by PAI Partners SAS (France) and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (Canada), |
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Refresco Deutschland Services & IT GmbH & Co. KG (wholly-owned by Refresco Holding B.V., together ‘Refresco’, the Netherlands), jointly controlled by PAI Partners SAS (France) and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (Canada),

| — | Hansa Heemann AG (‘Hansa Heemann’, Germany). |
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Hansa Heemann AG (‘Hansa Heemann’, Germany).

Refresco acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Hansa Heemann. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | for Refresco: production and bottling of a large variety of non-alcoholic beverages for private label belonging to retailers and for brand owners under contract manufacturing; |
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for Refresco: production and bottling of a large variety of non-alcoholic beverages for private label belonging to retailers and for brand owners under contract manufacturing;

| — | for Hansa Heemann: production and bottling of non-alcoholic beverages, more specifically carbonated soft drinks (including carbonated sports and energy drinks), packaged mineral water and, to a lesser extent, other types of non-carbonated soft drinks. |
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for Hansa Heemann: production and bottling of non-alcoholic beverages, more specifically carbonated soft drinks (including carbonated sports and energy drinks), packaged mineral water and, to a lesser extent, other types of non-carbonated soft drinks.

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.10435 – REFRESCO GROUP / HANSA-HEEMANN

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
| --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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Corrigendum to the euro exchange rates — 26 November 2021

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 482 of 30 November 2021
  )

(2021/C 509/14)

On the cover page:

for:

‘Euro exchange rates — 26 November 2021’,

read:

‘Euro exchange rates – 29 November 2021’.

On page 1, the text is replaced by the following:

‘Euro exchange rates (1)

29 November 2021

(2021/C 000/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1276 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,21 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4367 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,84583 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,2903 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,044 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 147 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,214 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,671 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 368,58 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6962 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9498 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 14,3166 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5782 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4362 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,795 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6552 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5441 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 344,73 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 18,2509 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2002 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,529 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 193,78 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7793 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 56,787 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 84,0171 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,978 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,3184 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 24,67 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 84,6635 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1276

JPY

Japanese yen

128,21

DKK

Danish krone

7,4367

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84583

SEK

Swedish krona

10,2903

CHF

Swiss franc

1,044

ISK

Iceland króna

147

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,214

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,671

HUF

Hungarian forint

368,58

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6962

RON

Romanian leu

4,9498

TRY

Turkish lira

14,3166

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5782

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4362

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,795

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6552

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5441

KRW

South Korean won

1 344,73

ZAR

South African rand

18,2509

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2002

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,529

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 193,78

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7793

PHP

Philippine peso

56,787

RUB

Russian rouble

84,0171

THB

Thai baht

37,978

BRL

Brazilian real

6,3184

MXN

Mexican peso

24,67

INR

Indian rupee

84,6635

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