# Official Journal C 276/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6019 August 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 276

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6019 August 2017

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 276/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |

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Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 276/01

Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 276/02 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8593 — CVC/PAI/Cortefiel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2017/C 276/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8596 — Colindale/Goldman Sachs/JRE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 276/04 | Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Request made by a contracting entity — extension of deadline | 4 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2017/C 276/02

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8593 — CVC/PAI/Cortefiel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

2

2017/C 276/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8596 — Colindale/Goldman Sachs/JRE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

3

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2017/C 276/04

Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Request made by a contracting entity — extension of deadline

4

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| | (1)   Text with EEA relevance. |

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

18 August 2017

(2017/C 276/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1740 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,02 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4363 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,91188 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5370 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1287 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,3183 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,108 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 303,56 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2807 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5900 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 4,1376 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4830 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4859 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1831 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6035 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6014 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 339,99 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,5257 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8332 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4020 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 689,33 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0412 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 60,531 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 69,7304 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,989 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,7185 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,9958 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 75,3065 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1740

JPY

Japanese yen

128,02

DKK

Danish krone

7,4363

GBP

Pound sterling

0,91188

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5370

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1287

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,3183

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,108

HUF

Hungarian forint

303,56

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2807

RON

Romanian leu

4,5900

TRY

Turkish lira

4,1376

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4830

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4859

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1831

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6035

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6014

KRW

South Korean won

1 339,99

ZAR

South African rand

15,5257

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8332

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4020

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 689,33

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0412

PHP

Philippine peso

60,531

RUB

Russian rouble

69,7304

THB

Thai baht

38,989

BRL

Brazilian real

3,7185

MXN

Mexican peso

20,9958

INR

Indian rupee

75,3065

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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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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8593 — CVC/PAI/Cortefiel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 276/02)

| 1. | On 11 August 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) and PAI Partners S.A.S. (‘PAI’, France) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Cortefiel SA (‘Cortefiel’, Spain) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 11 August 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) and PAI Partners S.A.S. (‘PAI’, France) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Cortefiel SA (‘Cortefiel’, Spain) by way of a purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for CVC: The CVC Group provides advice to and manages investment funds and platforms,
  —   for PAI: PAI is a private equity company that manages and advises a number of funds that own companies in various business sectors, such as business services, food and consumer, general industries, healthcare, and retail and distribution,
  —   for Cortefiel: Cortefiel is active in the production and retail distribution of clothing and, to a limited extent, retail distribution of footwear and accessories. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CVC: The CVC Group provides advice to and manages investment funds and platforms,

—   for PAI: PAI is a private equity company that manages and advises a number of funds that own companies in various business sectors, such as business services, food and consumer, general industries, healthcare, and retail and distribution,

—   for Cortefiel: Cortefiel is active in the production and retail distribution of clothing and, to a limited extent, retail distribution of footwear and accessories.

| 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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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.8593 — CVC/PAI/Cortefiel, 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.8593 — CVC/PAI/Cortefiel, 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.8596 — Colindale/Goldman Sachs/JRE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 276/03)

| 1. | On 11 August 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Colindale Investment Private Limited (‘Colindale’) (Singapore), indirectly controlled by GIC Private Limited (‘GIC’ Singapore), and JLQ2 GK (JLQ2) a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’) (USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking GS Renewable Holdings GK (‘GSRH’), which is the 100 % parent of Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (‘JRE’) (Japan) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 11 August 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Colindale Investment Private Limited (‘Colindale’) (Singapore), indirectly controlled by GIC Private Limited (‘GIC’ Singapore), and JLQ2 GK (JLQ2) a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’) (USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking GS Renewable Holdings GK (‘GSRH’), which is the 100 % parent of Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (‘JRE’) (Japan) by way of a purchase of shares.

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






  — | Colindale is an investment vehicle managed by GIC Special Investments Private Limited (‘GICSI’). GICSI is a subsidiary of GIC Private Limited (GIC and together with all of GIC’s group companies, the ‘GIC Group’). GICSI manages a diversified global portfolio of investments in private equity, venture capital and infrastructure funds, as well as direct investments in private companies. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Colindale is an investment vehicle managed by GIC Special Investments Private Limited (‘GICSI’). GICSI is a subsidiary of GIC Private Limited (GIC and together with all of GIC’s group companies, the ‘GIC Group’). GICSI manages a diversified global portfolio of investments in private equity, venture capital and infrastructure funds, as well as direct investments in private companies.

| — | Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a range of banking, securities and investment services. |
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Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a range of banking, securities and investment services.

| — | JRE is a developer, owner and operator of renewable energy projects with business activities solely in Japan. |
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JRE is a developer, owner and operator of renewable energy projects with business activities solely in Japan.

| 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.8596 — Colindale/Goldman Sachs/JRE, 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.8596 — Colindale/Goldman Sachs/JRE, 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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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU

Request made by a contracting entity — extension of deadline

(2017/C 276/04)

On 2 November 2016 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

This request, from the Czech Republic, concerns certain activities in the market for retail of electricity and gas in the Czech Republic. The relevant notice was published on page 10 of OJ C 23 on 24 January 2017. A prolongation notice was published on page 10 of OJ C 167 on 25 May 2017. The agreed prolonged deadline was 6 September 2017.

Pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of point 1 of Annex IV to Directive 2014/25/EU, the deadline may be extended by the Commission with the agreement of those having made the request for exemption concerned. Given that the need to obtain and analyse additional information, and with the agreement of the applicant, the period available to the Commission for deciding on this request is hereby extended by 12 additional weeks.

The final deadline is therefore 29 November 2017.

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(1)  Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).

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