# Official Journal C 49/2016

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 599 February 2016 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 49

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 599 February 2016

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 049/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7686 — Avago/Broadcom) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2016/C 049/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7827 — Berkshire Hathaway/Precision Castparts) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2016/C 049/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7796 — Linamar/Montupet) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2016/C 049/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7901 — COFRA Holding/Binder Group) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2016/C 049/05 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7905 — Hammerson/Allianz Group/Dundrum Town Centre) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 049/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7686 — Avago/Broadcom) (
  1
  )

1

1

2016/C 049/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7827 — Berkshire Hathaway/Precision Castparts) (
  1
  )

1

1

2016/C 049/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7796 — Linamar/Montupet) (
  1
  )

1

2

2016/C 049/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7901 — COFRA Holding/Binder Group) (
  1
  )

1

2

2016/C 049/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7905 — Hammerson/Allianz Group/Dundrum Town Centre) (
  1
  )

1

3

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2016/C 049/06 | 2016 update of the allowances applicable to experts on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union | 4 |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 049/07 | Euro exchange rates | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2016/C 049/06

2016 update of the allowances applicable to experts on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

4

European Commission

2016/C 049/07

Euro exchange rates

5

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 049/08 | Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Union of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia: change of the name of a company subject to an undertaking | 6 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 049/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7898 — Arauco/Sonae Indústria/Tafisa) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2016/C 049/08

Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Union of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia: change of the name of a company subject to an undertaking

6

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2016/C 049/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7898 — Arauco/Sonae Indústria/Tafisa) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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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.7686 — Avago/Broadcom)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 49/01)

On 23 November 2015, 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 the English language 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 32015M7686. 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 32015M7686. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7827 — Berkshire Hathaway/Precision Castparts)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 49/02)

On 5 January 2016, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language 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 32016M7827. 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 32016M7827. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7796 — Linamar/Montupet)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 49/03)

On 10 December 2015, 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 the English language 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 32015M7796. 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 32015M7796. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7901 — COFRA Holding/Binder Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 49/04)

On 2 February 2016, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language 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 32016M7901. 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 32016M7901. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7905 — Hammerson/Allianz Group/Dundrum Town Centre)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 49/05)

On 3 February 2016, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language 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 32016M7905. 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 32016M7905. 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

Council

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2016 update of the allowances applicable to experts on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

(2016/C 49/06)

In accordance with Article 19(6) of Council Decision (EU) 2015/1027 of 23 June 2015 concerning the rules applicable to experts on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council and repealing Decision 2007/829/EC (1):

| 1. | from 1 January 2016, the daily allowance is set at EUR 131,76; |
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from 1 January 2016, the daily allowance is set at EUR 131,76;

| 2. | from 1 January 2016, the scale used to calculate reimbursements due on the basis of the distance between the place of origin and the place of secondment (in km) is as follows:






  Distance between the place of origin and the place of secondment (in km) | Amount (in EUR) |
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| 0-150 | 0,00 |
| > 150 | 84,68 |
| > 300 | 150,56 |
| > 500 | 244,68 |
| > 800 | 395,24 |
| > 1 300 | 621,11 |
| > 2 000 | 743,46 |

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from 1 January 2016, the scale used to calculate reimbursements due on the basis of the distance between the place of origin and the place of secondment (in km) is as follows:

Distance between the place of origin and the place of secondment (in km)

Amount (in EUR)

0-150

0,00

> 150

84,68

> 300

150,56

> 500

244,68

> 800

395,24

> 1 300

621,11

> 2 000

743,46

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(1)  OJ L 163, 30.6.2015, p. 40.

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

8 February 2016

(2016/C 49/07)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1101 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 129,11 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4631 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,77240 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,4307 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1051 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5885 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,062 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 310,69 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4352 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4798 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,2721 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5726 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5487 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,6481 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6802 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5640 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 343,41 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,9885 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2995 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6455 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 178,82 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6462 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 53,084 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 85,8419 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,459 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,3245 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,7145 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 75,5245 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1101

JPY

Japanese yen

129,11

DKK

Danish krone

7,4631

GBP

Pound sterling

0,77240

SEK

Swedish krona

9,4307

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1051

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5885

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,062

HUF

Hungarian forint

310,69

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4352

RON

Romanian leu

4,4798

TRY

Turkish lira

3,2721

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5726

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5487

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6481

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6802

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5640

KRW

South Korean won

1 343,41

ZAR

South African rand

17,9885

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2995

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6455

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 178,82

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6462

PHP

Philippine peso

53,084

RUB

Russian rouble

85,8419

THB

Thai baht

39,459

BRL

Brazilian real

4,3245

MXN

Mexican peso

20,7145

INR

Indian rupee

75,5245

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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 THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

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Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Union of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia: change of the name of a company subject to an undertaking

(2016/C 49/08)

By Regulation (EC) No 2022/95 (1), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate falling within CN codes 3102 30 90 and 3102 40 90 and originating in Russia (2).

By Decision 2008/577/EC (3) the European Commission accepted the undertaking offers with a quantitative ceiling from, among others, the Russian producers Open Joint Stock Company (JSC in Russian OAO) Acron and JSC Dorogobuzh, members of Acron Holding Group. The existing anti-dumping measures were extended for another 5 years, after an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (4), by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 999/2014 (5). The undertaking continues to be in force after the extension of the measures.

JSC Dorogobuzh is a company located in Russia, member of the ‘Acron’ Holding Company, whose exports to the European Union of ammonium nitrate are subject to an undertaking by the aforementioned Decision. The company has informed the Commission that on 24 August 2015 it changed its name into Public Joint Stock Company (PJSC in English and ПАО in Russian) Dorogobuzh. It has argued that the name change does not affect its rights to benefit from the undertaking applied to it under its previous name of JSC Dorogobuzh.

The Commission has examined the information supplied and concluded that the name change in no way affects the findings of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 999/2014 and Decision 2008/577/EC. Therefore, the reference to ‘JSC Acron, Veliky Novgorod, Russia and JSC Dorogobuzh, Dorogobuzh, Russia, members of “Acron” Holding Company’ should be read as ‘JSC Acron, Veliky Novgorod, Russia and PJSC Dorogobuzh, Dorogobuzh, Russia, members of “Acron” Holding Company’ in Article 1 of Decision 2008/577/EC.

The TARIC additional code A532 previously attributed to ‘JSC Acron’ and ‘JSC Dorogobuzh’, shall apply to ‘JSC Acron’ and ‘PJSC Dorogobuzh’ respectively.

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(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2022/95 of 16 August 1995 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia (OJ L 198, 23.8.1995, p. 1).

(2)  For full details of the history of the measures see Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 999/2014 of 23 September 2014 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 280, 24.9.2014, p. 19).

(3)  Commission Decision 2008/577/EC of 4 July 2008 accepting the undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia and Ukraine (OJ L 185, 12.7.2008, p. 43).

(4)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51).

(5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 999/2014 of 23 September 2014 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 280, 24.9.2014, p. 19).

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7898 — Arauco/Sonae Indústria/Tafisa)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 49/09)

| 1. | On 2 February 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A. (‘Arauco’, Chile) and Sonae Indústria SGPS SA (‘Sonae Indústria’, Portugal) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Tableros de Fibras S.A. (‘Tafisa’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 2 February 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A. (‘Arauco’, Chile) and Sonae Indústria SGPS SA (‘Sonae Indústria’, Portugal) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Tableros de Fibras S.A. (‘Tafisa’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Arauco: production and management of forest resources including wood pulp, sawn timber and wood-based boards, and production of energy,
  —   for Sonae Indústria: manufacture and sale of wood-based boards, other wood-based products, and chemicals,
  —   for Tafisa: production of wood-based boards, including particleboards, MDF/HDF and OSB, and other wood-based products. Tafisa is currently solely controlled by Sonae Indústria. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Arauco: production and management of forest resources including wood pulp, sawn timber and wood-based boards, and production of energy,

—   for Sonae Indústria: manufacture and sale of wood-based boards, other wood-based products, and chemicals,

—   for Tafisa: production of wood-based boards, including particleboards, MDF/HDF and OSB, and other wood-based products. Tafisa is currently solely controlled by Sonae Indústria.

| 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. 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 this Notice. |
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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. 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 this Notice.

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7898 — Arauco/Sonae Indústria/Tafisa, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7898 — Arauco/Sonae Indústria/Tafisa, 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’).

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

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