# Official Journal C 225/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5810 July 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 225

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5810 July 2015

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2015/C 225/01 | Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 and Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan | 1 |
| 2015/C 225/02 | Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South Sudan apply | 3 |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 225/03 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2015/C 225/01

Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 and Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan

1

2015/C 225/02

Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South Sudan apply

3

European Commission

2015/C 225/03

Euro exchange rates

4

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 225/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7681 — Cinven Capital Management/Labco) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2015/C 225/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7589 — RWE/VSE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 225/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7681 — Cinven Capital Management/Labco) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

5

2015/C 225/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7589 — RWE/VSE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

6

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 and Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan

(2015/C 225/01)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex I to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 (1), as amended by Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1118 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 (3), as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1112 (4) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South Sudan.

The United Nations Security Council decided to include those persons on the list of persons and entities subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and 12 of Resolution 2206 (2015).

The persons concerned may submit at any time a request to the UN Committee established pursuant to paragraph 16 of Resolution 2206 (2015), together with any supporting documentation, for the decisions to include them in the UN list to be reconsidered. Any such request should be sent to the following address:

| Focal Point for De-listing |
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| Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch |
| Room DC2 0853B |
| United Nations |
| New York, N.Y. 10017 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tel. +1 9173679448 |
| Fax +1 2129631300 |
| E-mail: delisting@un.org |

Focal Point for De-listing

Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch

Room DC2 0853B

United Nations

New York, N.Y. 10017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tel. +1 9173679448

Fax +1 2129631300

E-mail: delisting@un.org

More information can be found at: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/2206/

Further to the UN decision, the Council of the European Union has determined that the persons designated by the UN should be included in the lists of persons and entities which are subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Decision (CFSP) 2015/740, as amended by Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1118 and in Regulation (EU) 2015/735, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1112. The grounds for listing of the persons concerned appear in the relevant entries in Annex I to the Decision and in Annex I to the Regulation.

The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the websites in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2015/735, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 6 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned lists should be reconsidered, to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| DG C 1C |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the second paragraph of Article 275 and the fourth and sixth paragraphs of Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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(1)  OJ L 117, 8.5.2015, p. 52.

(2)  OJ L 182, 10.7.2015, p. 31.

(3)  OJ L 117, 8.5.2015, p. 13.

(4)  OJ L 182, 10.7.2015, p. 2.

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Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South Sudan apply

(2015/C 225/02)

The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1):

The legal basis for this processing operation is Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 (2).

The controller of this processing operation is the Council of the European Union represented by the Director-General of DG C (Foreign Affairs, Enlargement, Civil Protection) of the General Secretariat of the Council and the department entrusted with the processing operation is Unit 1C of DG C, which can be contacted at:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| DG C 1C |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/735.

The data subjects are the natural persons who fulfil the listing criteria as laid down in that Regulation.

The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the Statement of Reasons and any other data related thereto.

The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.

Without prejudice to restrictions provided for in Article 20(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, requests for access, as well as requests for rectification or objection will be answered in accordance with section 5 of Council Decision 2004/644/EC (3).

Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the asset freeze or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.

Data subjects may have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.

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(1)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 117, 8.5.2015, p. 13.

(3)  OJ L 296, 21.9.2004, p. 16.

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

9 July 2015

(2015/C 225/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1054 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 134,30 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4622 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,71760 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3627 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0504 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,0185 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,110 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 315,00 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2132 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4773 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,9526 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4816 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4022 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,5693 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6399 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4931 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 249,29 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,7689 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,8632 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5668 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 728,14 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,1952 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 49,924 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 62,8445 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,500 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,5677 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,4211 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,0713 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1054

JPY

Japanese yen

134,30

DKK

Danish krone

7,4622

GBP

Pound sterling

0,71760

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3627

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0504

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,0185

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,110

HUF

Hungarian forint

315,00

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2132

RON

Romanian leu

4,4773

TRY

Turkish lira

2,9526

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4816

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4022

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,5693

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6399

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4931

KRW

South Korean won

1 249,29

ZAR

South African rand

13,7689

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,8632

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5668

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 728,14

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,1952

PHP

Philippine peso

49,924

RUB

Russian rouble

62,8445

THB

Thai baht

37,500

BRL

Brazilian real

3,5677

MXN

Mexican peso

17,4211

INR

Indian rupee

70,0713

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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

| 10.7.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 225/5 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7681 — Cinven Capital Management/Labco)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 225/04)

| 1. | On 29 June 2015 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Cinven Capital Management (V) General Partner Limited (‘Cinven’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Labco S.A. (‘Labco’, France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 29 June 2015 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Cinven Capital Management (V) General Partner Limited (‘Cinven’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Labco S.A. (‘Labco’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Cinven is a private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management services to a number of investment funds; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Cinven is a private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management services to a number of investment funds;

| — | Labco is a pan-European network of laboratories offering medical diagnostic services, including medical biology diagnostics, anatomic pathology diagnostics and medical imaging diagnostics. |
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Labco is a pan-European network of laboratories offering medical diagnostic services, including medical biology diagnostics, anatomic pathology diagnostics and medical imaging diagnostics.

| 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 number M.7681 — Cinven Capital Management/Labco, 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 number M.7681 — Cinven Capital Management/Labco, 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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7589 — RWE/VSE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 225/05)

| 1. | On 2 July 2015, 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 RWE AG (‘RWE’, Germany) indirectly acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Východoslovenská energetika Holding a.s. (‘VSE’, Slovak Republic) by way of a change in VSE's existing corporate governance structure. |
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1.

On 2 July 2015, 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 RWE AG (‘RWE’, Germany) indirectly acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Východoslovenská energetika Holding a.s. (‘VSE’, Slovak Republic) by way of a change in VSE's existing corporate governance structure.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for RWE: the generation and trade of electricity, the supply and distribution of gas as well as the trading of energy in various EU countries.
  —   for VSE: the retail supply and distribution of electricity within the Slovak Republic. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for RWE: the generation and trade of electricity, the supply and distribution of gas as well as the trading of energy in various EU countries.

—   for VSE: the retail supply and distribution of electricity within the Slovak Republic.

| 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 number M.7589 — RWE/VSE, 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 number M.7589 — RWE/VSE, 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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