# Official Journal C 177/2020

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6327 May 2020 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 177

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6327 May 2020

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| Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2020/C 177/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9785 – EFL/DBK/Hama Polska) (
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  ) | 1 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2020/C 177/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9785 – EFL/DBK/Hama Polska) (
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  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2020/C 177/02 | Euro exchange rates — 26 May 2020 | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2020/C 177/02

Euro exchange rates — 26 May 2020

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2020/C 177/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9825 – CPPIB/Téthys Invest/Galileo Global Education) Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 3 |
| 2020/C 177/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9677 – DIC/BASF Colors & Effects) (
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  ) | 5 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2020/C 177/05 | Notice for the attention of AMIR MUHAMMAD SA’ID ABDAL-RAHMAN AL-MAWLA, whose name was added to the list referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/706 | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2020/C 177/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9825 – CPPIB/Téthys Invest/Galileo Global Education) Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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2020/C 177/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9677 – DIC/BASF Colors & Effects) (
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  )

1

5

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2020/C 177/05

Notice for the attention of AMIR MUHAMMAD SA’ID ABDAL-RAHMAN AL-MAWLA, whose name was added to the list referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/706

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 27.5.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 177/1 |
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27.5.2020

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 177/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9785 – EFL/DBK/Hama Polska)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 177/01)

On 15 May 2020, 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 32020M9785. 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 32020M9785. 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

| 27.5.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 177/2 |
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27.5.2020

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 177/2

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Euro exchange rates (1)

26 May 2020

(2020/C 177/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0975 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 117,92 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4558 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88878 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,5563 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0600 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 154,10 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,8943 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,073 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 349,60 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4506 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,8440 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 7,4014 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6539 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5184 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,5078 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7717 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5560 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 352,23 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 19,0650 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8269 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5840 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 193,61 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7889 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 55,358 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 77,7494 |
| THB | Thai baht | 34,988 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 5,9114 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 24,3102 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 82,9270 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0975

JPY

Japanese yen

117,92

DKK

Danish krone

7,4558

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88878

SEK

Swedish krona

10,5563

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0600

ISK

Iceland króna

154,10

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,8943

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,073

HUF

Hungarian forint

349,60

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4506

RON

Romanian leu

4,8440

TRY

Turkish lira

7,4014

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6539

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5184

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,5078

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7717

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5560

KRW

South Korean won

1 352,23

ZAR

South African rand

19,0650

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8269

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5840

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 193,61

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7889

PHP

Philippine peso

55,358

RUB

Russian rouble

77,7494

THB

Thai baht

34,988

BRL

Brazilian real

5,9114

MXN

Mexican peso

24,3102

INR

Indian rupee

82,9270

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 27.5.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 177/3 |
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27.5.2020

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 177/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9825 – CPPIB/Téthys Invest/Galileo Global Education)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 177/03)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada), |
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada),

| — | Téthys Invest SAS (‘Téthys’, France), subsidiary of the holding company Téthys SAS (France), |
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Téthys Invest SAS (‘Téthys’, France), subsidiary of the holding company Téthys SAS (France),

| — | Galileo Global Education Group (‘Galileo’, France). |
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Galileo Global Education Group (‘Galileo’, France).

CPPIB and Téthys acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Galileo.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | for CPPIB: global investment management organisation that invests the funds transferred to it by the Canada Pension Plan Fund, |
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for CPPIB: global investment management organisation that invests the funds transferred to it by the Canada Pension Plan Fund,

| — | for Téthys: direction of long term investments in entrepreneurial projects globally, |
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for Téthys: direction of long term investments in entrepreneurial projects globally,

| — | for Galileo: international provider of private post-secondary training and education services which operates a number of institutions around the world. In the EEA, Galileo is primarily active in France, Italy, Cyprus, Germany and the United Kingdom. |
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for Galileo: international provider of private post-secondary training and education services which operates a number of institutions around the world. In the EEA, Galileo is primarily active in France, Italy, Cyprus, Germany and the United Kingdom.

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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.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9825 – CPPIB/Téthys Invest/Galileo Global Education Group

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

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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| 27.5.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 177/5 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9677 – DIC/BASF Colors & Effects)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 177/04)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | The DIC Corporation (‘DIC’, Japan), |
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The DIC Corporation (‘DIC’, Japan),

| — | BASF Colors & Effects (‘BCE’, Germany), controlled by BASF SE, |
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BASF Colors & Effects (‘BCE’, Germany), controlled by BASF SE,

DIC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of BCE.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | for DIC: the production and sale of printing inks, organic pigments and synthetic resins. As regards pigments and other colourants, DIC is mainly active through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sun Chemical Corporation, |
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for DIC: the production and sale of printing inks, organic pigments and synthetic resins. As regards pigments and other colourants, DIC is mainly active through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sun Chemical Corporation,

| — | for BCE: the production and sale of pigments and other colourants. |
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for BCE: the production and sale of pigments and other colourants.

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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.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9677 – DIC/BASF Colors & Effects

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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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Notice for the attention of AMIR MUHAMMAD SA’ID ABDAL-RAHMAN AL-MAWLA, whose name was added to the list referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/706

(2020/C 177/05)

1.

The list drawn up by this UN Committee comprises:

| — | ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida; |
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ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida;

| — | natural or legal persons, entities, bodies and groups associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida; and |
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natural or legal persons, entities, bodies and groups associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida; and

| — | legal persons, entities and bodies owned or controlled by, or otherwise supporting, any of these associated persons, entities, bodies and groups. |
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legal persons, entities and bodies owned or controlled by, or otherwise supporting, any of these associated persons, entities, bodies and groups.

Acts or activities indicating that an individual, group, undertaking, or entity is ‘associated with’ ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida include:

| (a) | participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof; |
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participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

| (b) | supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to any of them; |
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supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to any of them;

| (c) | recruiting for any of them; or |
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recruiting for any of them; or

| (d) | otherwise supporting acts or activities of any of them. |
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otherwise supporting acts or activities of any of them.

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AMIR MUHAMMAD SA’ID ABDAL-RAHMAN AL-MAWLA may submit at any time a request to the UN Ombudsperson, together with any supporting documentation, for the decision to include him in the UN list referred to above, to be reconsidered. Such requests should be sent to the following address:

| United Nations – Office of the Ombudsperson |
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| Room DC2-2206 |
| New York, NY 10017 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tel. +1 2129632671 |
| Fax +1 2129631300/3778 |
| E-mail: ombudsperson@un.org |

United Nations – Office of the Ombudsperson

Room DC2-2206

New York, NY 10017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tel. +1 2129632671

Fax +1 2129631300/3778

E-mail: ombudsperson@un.org

See for more information at

https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/procedures-for-delisting

3.

The following measures of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 apply to the individuals and entities included in Annex I:

| (1) | the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to the individuals and entities concerned, or owned or held by them, and the prohibition (on everyone) on making funds and economic resources available to any of the individuals and entities concerned or for their benefit, whether directly or indirectly (Articles 2 and 2a); and |
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the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to the individuals and entities concerned, or owned or held by them, and the prohibition (on everyone) on making funds and economic resources available to any of the individuals and entities concerned or for their benefit, whether directly or indirectly (Articles 2 and 2a); and

| (2) | the prohibition on granting, selling, supplying or transferring technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities to any of the individuals and entities concerned, whether directly or indirectly (Article 3). |
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the prohibition on granting, selling, supplying or transferring technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities to any of the individuals and entities concerned, whether directly or indirectly (Article 3).

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| European Commission |
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| ‘Restrictive measures’ |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

‘Restrictive measures’

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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The attention of the individuals and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2020/706 before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the fourth and sixth paragraphs of Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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For good order, the attention of the individuals and entities included in Annex I is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities in the relevant Member State(s), as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds and economic resources for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 2a of that Regulation.

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(1)  OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 25.

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(2)  OJ L 164, 27.5.2020, p. 49.

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(3)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.

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