# Official Journal C 212/2019

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6224 June 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 212

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6224 June 2019

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| Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 212/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| | European Food Safety Authority |
| 2019/C 212/02 | Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) mission | 2 |

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2019/C 212/01

Euro exchange rates

1

European Food Safety Authority

2019/C 212/02

Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) mission

2

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 212/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9404 — Goldman Sachs/B&B Hotels) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 3 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2019/C 212/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9404 — Goldman Sachs/B&B Hotels) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 24.6.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 212/1 |
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24.6.2019

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/1

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Euro exchange rates (1)

21 June 2019

(2019/C 212/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1316 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 121,64 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4657 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,89425 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,6308 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1107 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 141,50 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,6860 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,609 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 323,97 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2584 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,7239 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,5806 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6386 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4928 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,8424 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7261 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5362 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 314,41 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,2178 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,7792 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4013 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 987,00 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7002 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,253 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 71,5191 |
| THB | Thai baht | 34,859 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,3357 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,5698 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 78,6985 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1316

JPY

Japanese yen

121,64

DKK

Danish krone

7,4657

GBP

Pound sterling

0,89425

SEK

Swedish krona

10,6308

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1107

ISK

Iceland króna

141,50

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,6860

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,609

HUF

Hungarian forint

323,97

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2584

RON

Romanian leu

4,7239

TRY

Turkish lira

6,5806

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6386

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4928

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,8424

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7261

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5362

KRW

South Korean won

1 314,41

ZAR

South African rand

16,2178

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,7792

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4013

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 987,00

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7002

PHP

Philippine peso

58,253

RUB

Russian rouble

71,5191

THB

Thai baht

34,859

BRL

Brazilian real

4,3357

MXN

Mexican peso

21,5698

INR

Indian rupee

78,6985

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

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European Food Safety Authority

| 24.6.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 212/2 |
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24.6.2019

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/2

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Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) mission

(2019/C 212/02)

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (1), Article 36(2), provides that the European Food Safety Authority’s ‘Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Executive Director, shall draw up a list to be made public of competent organisations designated by the Member States which may assist the Authority, either individually or in networks, with its mission.’

The list was first drawn up by EFSA’s Management Board on 19 December 2006, and since then is:

| i. | updated regularly, on the basis of proposals from EFSA’s Executive Director, taking account of reviews or new designation proposals from the Member States (in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004, Article 2(4) (2)); |
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updated regularly, on the basis of proposals from EFSA’s Executive Director, taking account of reviews or new designation proposals from the Member States (in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004, Article 2(4) (2));

| ii. | made public on EFSA’s website, where the latest updated list of competent organisations is published; and |
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made public on EFSA’s website, where the latest updated list of competent organisations is published; and

| iii. | made available through the Article 36 Search Tool to the organisations, providing contact details and the organisations’ specific fields of competence. |
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made available through the Article 36 Search Tool to the organisations, providing contact details and the organisations’ specific fields of competence.

This respective information is available on the EFSA website, under the following links:

| i. | the latest amendment to the list of competent organisations by EFSA’s Management Board on [19/06/2019] — [http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/190619-1]; |
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the latest amendment to the list of competent organisations by EFSA’s Management Board on [19/06/2019] — [http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/190619-1];

| ii. | the updated list of competent organisations — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/art36listg.pdf; and |
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the updated list of competent organisations — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/art36listg.pdf; and

| iii. | Article 36 Search Tool — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/art36/search |
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Article 36 Search Tool — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/art36/search

EFSA will keep this notification updated, specifically regarding the provided website links.

For more information please contact Cooperation.Article36@efsa.europa.eu

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(1)  Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 of 23 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 with regard to the network of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s mission (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 64), as last amended.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 24.6.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 212/3 |
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24.6.2019

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9404 — Goldman Sachs/B&B Hotels)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 212/03)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs,’ USA), |
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The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs,’ USA),

| — | Financière Sun SAS (‘Financière Sun,’ France), operating the B&B Hotels chain, controlled by PAI Partners. |
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Financière Sun SAS (‘Financière Sun,’ France), operating the B&B Hotels chain, controlled by PAI Partners.

Goldman Sachs acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Financière Sun, the owner of the B&B Hotels chain.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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—   for Goldman Sachs: a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. One of Goldman Sachs’ controlled portfolio companies is K+K Hotels, a boutique hotel company that operates ten hotels in eight cities in the EU: Munich, Vienna, Prague, Barcelona, London, Paris, Budapest and Bucharest,

—   for Financière Sun: operates the B&B Hotels chain. B&B Hotels is a French hotel company headquartered in Brest, France, with a portfolio of 476 hotels in ten EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain), and in Switzerland and Brazil.

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.9404 — Goldman Sachs/B&B Hotels

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

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

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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