# Official Journal C 41/2014

| | ISSN 1977-091X
  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2014.041.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 41 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5712 February 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2014.041.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 41

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5712 February 2014

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 041/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7019 — Trimet/EDF/Newco) (
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  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 041/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7019 — Trimet/EDF/Newco) (
  1
  )

1

1

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 041/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2014/C 041/03 | Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 041/02

Euro exchange rates

2

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2014/C 041/03

Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 041/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7061 — Huntsman Corporation/Equity Interests held by Rockwood Holdings) (
  1
  ) | 5 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2014/C 041/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7061 — Huntsman Corporation/Equity Interests held by Rockwood Holdings) (
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  )

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 12.2.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 41/1 |
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12.2.2014

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 41/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.7019 — Trimet/EDF/Newco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 41/01

On 12 December 2013, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32013M7019. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32013M7019. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 12.2.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 41/2 |
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12.2.2014

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

11 February 2014

2014/C 41/02

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3676 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 140,00 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4622 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,83075 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,8200 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2235 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,3680 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,530 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 310,10 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1825 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4768 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,0076 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5148 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5093 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,6072 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6416 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7330 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 457,65 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,0272 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,2879 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6545 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 609,27 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5579 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,610 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 47,5073 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,757 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,2895 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,1600 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 85,0904 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3676

JPY

Japanese yen

140,00

DKK

Danish krone

7,4622

GBP

Pound sterling

0,83075

SEK

Swedish krona

8,8200

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2235

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3680

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,530

HUF

Hungarian forint

310,10

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1825

RON

Romanian leu

4,4768

TRY

Turkish lira

3,0076

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5148

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5093

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,6072

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6416

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7330

KRW

South Korean won

1 457,65

ZAR

South African rand

15,0272

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,2879

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6545

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 609,27

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5579

PHP

Philippine peso

61,610

RUB

Russian rouble

47,5073

THB

Thai baht

44,757

BRL

Brazilian real

3,2895

MXN

Mexican peso

18,1600

INR

Indian rupee

85,0904

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 12.2.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 41/3 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

2014/C 41/03

The Ministry of Economic Development has received an application from the company Enel Longanesi Developments Srl for a hydrocarbon prospecting licence, conventionally known as ‘GALLIA’, in respect of an area in the Lombardy region, specifically in the province of Pavia, delimited by meridian and parallel arcs which, in turn, connect the points indicated below by their geographical coordinates:

| Points | Geographical coordinates |
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| Longitude west measured from the Monte Mario meridian | Latitude north |
| a | – 3°48′ | 45°08′ |
| b | – 3°34′ | 45°08′ |
| c | – 3°34′ | 45°04′ |
| d | – 3°48′ | 45°04′ |

Points

Geographical coordinates

Longitude west measured from the Monte Mario meridian

Latitude north

a

– 3°48′

45°08′

b

– 3°34′

45°08′

c

– 3°34′

45°04′

d

– 3°48′

45°04′

The above coordinates have been plotted using the map of Italy produced by the Military Geographical Institute (Istituto Geografico Militare, IGM) on a scale of 1:100 000 — Map No 58.

On the basis of this description of the boundaries, the surface area amounts to 135,60 km2.

In accordance with the abovementioned Directive, Article 4 of Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996, the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and the Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011, the Ministry of Economic Development must publish a notice to enable other interested persons to submit applications for hydrocarbon prospecting licences for the same area described above.

The competent authority for granting the relevant licence is Division VI of the Directorate-General for Mineral and Energy Resources of the Department of Energy at the Ministry of Economic Development.

The rules for granting the mineralogical licence are laid down in the following provisions:

Law No 613 of 21 July 1967; Law No 9 of 9 January 1991; Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996; Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011.

The time limit for submitting applications is three months after publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

The address to which applications must be submitted is:

| Ministero dello sviluppo economico |
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| Dipartimento per l’energia |
| Direzione generale delle risorse minerarie ed energetiche |
| Divisione VI |
| Via Molise 2 |
| 00187 Roma RM |
| ITALIA |

Ministero dello sviluppo economico

Dipartimento per l’energia

Direzione generale delle risorse minerarie ed energetiche

Divisione VI

Via Molise 2

00187 Roma RM

ITALIA

The application may also be submitted by e-mail to the following address: ene.rme.div6@pec.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it; the requisite documents should be submitted in electronic format together with the digital signature of a legal representative of the applicant.

In accordance with point 2 of Annex A to Prime Ministerial Decree No 22 of 22 December 2010, the overall duration of the procedure for the granting of prospecting licences must not exceed 180 days.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7061 — Huntsman Corporation/Equity Interests held by Rockwood Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 41/04

| 1. | On 29 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Huntsman International LLC, wholly owned subsidiary of Huntsman Corporation (Huntsman, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control over certain equity interests held by Rockwood Specialties Group Inc. (‘the Acquired Business’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 29 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Huntsman International LLC, wholly owned subsidiary of Huntsman Corporation (Huntsman, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control over certain equity interests held by Rockwood Specialties Group Inc. (‘the Acquired Business’) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Huntsman: production of a diverse range of speciality and intermediate chemicals worldwide, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Huntsman: production of a diverse range of speciality and intermediate chemicals worldwide,

| — | for the Acquired Business: production of titanium dioxide and functional additives (business operated under the name of ‘Sachtleben’), and production of colour pigments, timber treatment and wood protection chemicals, water treatment chemicals and provision of rubber automotive spare parts (business operated under the name of ‘Gomet’). |
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for the Acquired Business: production of titanium dioxide and functional additives (business operated under the name of ‘Sachtleben’), and production of colour pigments, timber treatment and wood protection chemicals, water treatment chemicals and provision of rubber automotive spare parts (business operated under the name of ‘Gomet’).

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7061 — Huntsman Corporation/Equity Interests held by Rockwood Holdings, to the following address:





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

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7061 — Huntsman Corporation/Equity Interests held by Rockwood Holdings, to the following 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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