# Official Journal C 485/2016

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5928 December 2016 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 485

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5928 December 2016

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 485/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8267 — Everis Initiatives/Bankia/Nettit Collaborative Payment) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 485/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8267 — Everis Initiatives/Bankia/Nettit Collaborative Payment) (
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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 |
| 2016/C 485/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 485/02

Euro exchange rates

2

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 485/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8271 — Hitachi Chemical Company/FIAMM/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 3 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2016/C 485/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8271 — Hitachi Chemical Company/FIAMM/JV) — 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.8267 — Everis Initiatives/Bankia/Nettit Collaborative Payment)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 485/01)

On 20 December 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 Spanish 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 32016M8267. 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 32016M8267. 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

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Euro exchange rates (1)

27 December 2016

(2016/C 485/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0445 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 122,61 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4352 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85300 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,6588 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0754 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,1078 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,021 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,13 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4090 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5313 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,6777 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4532 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4136 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,1043 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5168 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5130 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 260,98 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,5792 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2619 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5565 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 046,52 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6785 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 51,959 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 63,4525 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,612 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,4256 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,5344 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 71,0430 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0445

JPY

Japanese yen

122,61

DKK

Danish krone

7,4352

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85300

SEK

Swedish krona

9,6588

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0754

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,1078

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,021

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,13

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4090

RON

Romanian leu

4,5313

TRY

Turkish lira

3,6777

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4532

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4136

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,1043

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5168

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5130

KRW

South Korean won

1 260,98

ZAR

South African rand

14,5792

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2619

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5565

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 046,52

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6785

PHP

Philippine peso

51,959

RUB

Russian rouble

63,4525

THB

Thai baht

37,612

BRL

Brazilian real

3,4256

MXN

Mexican peso

21,5344

INR

Indian rupee

71,0430

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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

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28.12.2016

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8271 — Hitachi Chemical Company/FIAMM/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 485/03)

| 1. | On 19 December 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Hitachi Chemical Company Ltd (‘HCC’, Japan) controlled by Hitachi Ltd and FIAMM S.p.A. (‘FIAMM’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FIAMM’s lead acid battery business by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 19 December 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Hitachi Chemical Company Ltd (‘HCC’, Japan) controlled by Hitachi Ltd and FIAMM S.p.A. (‘FIAMM’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FIAMM’s lead acid battery business by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for HCC: the production of functional materials such as electronics materials, inorganic materials, polymer science materials and printed wiring board materials and the production of advanced components and systems, such as automotive products, energy storage devices, electronics components and other diagnostic agents and instruments, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for HCC: the production of functional materials such as electronics materials, inorganic materials, polymer science materials and printed wiring board materials and the production of advanced components and systems, such as automotive products, energy storage devices, electronics components and other diagnostic agents and instruments,

| — | for FIAMM: the manufacture of automotive components such as horns, antennas and starter batteries and industrial (stand-by) batteries, |
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for FIAMM: the manufacture of automotive components such as horns, antennas and starter batteries and industrial (stand-by) batteries,

| — | the joint venture encompasses the automotive and industrial lead acid batteries business of FIAMM, which will be jointly controlled by HCC and FIAMM. |
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the joint venture encompasses the automotive and industrial lead acid batteries business of FIAMM, which will be jointly controlled by HCC and FIAMM.

| 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 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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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 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.8271 — Hitachi Chemical Company/FIAMM/JV, to the following address:





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

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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.8271 — Hitachi Chemical Company/FIAMM/JV, 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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