# Official Journal C 384/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5818 November 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 384

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5818 November 2015

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 384/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7538 — Knorr-Bremse/Vossloh) (
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Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 384/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7538 — Knorr-Bremse/Vossloh) (
  1
  )

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1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 384/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2015/C 384/03 | Special Report No 14/2015 — The ACP Investment Facility: does it provide added value? | 3 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2015/C 384/04 | Publication pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (
  1
  ) | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 384/02

Euro exchange rates

2

Court of Auditors

2015/C 384/03

Special Report No 14/2015 — The ACP Investment Facility: does it provide added value?

3

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2015/C 384/04

Publication pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (
  1
  )

1

4

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 384/05 | Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures | 5 |
| 2015/C 384/06 | Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures | 7 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 384/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7797 — Michelin/Fives/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 8 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 384/05

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

5

2015/C 384/06

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

7

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 384/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7797 — Michelin/Fives/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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8

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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.7538 — Knorr-Bremse/Vossloh)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 384/01)

On 14 September 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 32015M7538. 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 32015M7538. 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)

17 November 2015

(2015/C 384/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0670 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 131,49 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4613 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,70170 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3243 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0806 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,2370 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,031 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 311,64 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2475 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4375 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,0593 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4960 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4200 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,2700 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6447 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5175 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 247,07 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,1915 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,8045 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6065 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 646,25 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6861 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 50,339 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 69,8710 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,365 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,0684 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,8880 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,4322 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0670

JPY

Japanese yen

131,49

DKK

Danish krone

7,4613

GBP

Pound sterling

0,70170

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3243

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0806

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,2370

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,031

HUF

Hungarian forint

311,64

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2475

RON

Romanian leu

4,4375

TRY

Turkish lira

3,0593

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4960

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4200

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,2700

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6447

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5175

KRW

South Korean won

1 247,07

ZAR

South African rand

15,1915

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,8045

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6065

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 646,25

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6861

PHP

Philippine peso

50,339

RUB

Russian rouble

69,8710

THB

Thai baht

38,365

BRL

Brazilian real

4,0684

MXN

Mexican peso

17,8880

INR

Indian rupee

70,4322

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

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Court of Auditors

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Special Report No 14/2015

‘The ACP Investment Facility: does it provide added value?’

(2015/C 384/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 14/2015 ‘The ACP Investment Facility: does it provide added value?’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu

A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Publication pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 384/04)

In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010, the Commission shall publish the list of the monitoring organisations in the Official Journal of the European Union, C series, and shall make it available on its website. The list shall be regularly updated.

In the light of the above, the Commission hereby publishes the updated list of monitoring organisations:

| Monitoring Organisation | Recognition date |
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| AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación) | 19.10.2015 |
| BM TRADA Latvija | 1.6.2015 |
| Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS | 27.3.2014 |
| Consorzio Servizi Legno-Sughero | 19.8.2013 |
| Control Union Certifications BV | 27.3.2014 |
| DIN CERTCO Gesellschaft für Konformitätsbewertung mbH | 1.6.2015 |
| GD Holz Service GmbH | 30.1.2015 |
| ICILA SRL | 30.1.2015 |
| Le Commerce du Bois | 30.1.2015 |
| NEPCon | 19.8.2013 |
| SGS United Kingdom Limited | 30.1.2015 |
| Soil Association Woodmark | 30.1.2015 |

Monitoring Organisation

Recognition date

AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación)

19.10.2015

BM TRADA Latvija

1.6.2015

Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS

27.3.2014

Consorzio Servizi Legno-Sughero

19.8.2013

Control Union Certifications BV

27.3.2014

DIN CERTCO Gesellschaft für Konformitätsbewertung mbH

1.6.2015

GD Holz Service GmbH

30.1.2015

ICILA SRL

30.1.2015

Le Commerce du Bois

30.1.2015

NEPCon

19.8.2013

SGS United Kingdom Limited

30.1.2015

Soil Association Woodmark

30.1.2015

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

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Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2015/C 384/05)

1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than 3 months before the date mentioned in the table below.

4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009.

| Product | Country(ies) of origin or exportation | Measures | Reference | Date of expiry (3) |
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| Certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres | The People’s Republic of China
  India
  Indonesia
  Malaysia
  Taiwan
  Thailand | Anti-dumping duty | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 791/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 204, 9.8.2011, p. 1), as extended to imports consigned from India and Indonesia by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1371/2013 whether declared as originating in India or Indonesia or not (OJ L 346, 20.12.2013, p. 20) and as extended to imports consigned from Malaysia by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 672/2012 whether declared as originating in Malaysia or not (OJ L 196, 24.7.2012, p. 1) and as extended to imports consigned from Taiwan and Thailand by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 21/2013 whether declared as originating in Taiwan or Thailand or not (OJ L 11, 16.1.2013, p. 1). | 10.8.2016 |

Product

Country(ies) of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry (3)

Certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres

The People’s Republic of China

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Taiwan

Thailand

Anti-dumping duty

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 791/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 204, 9.8.2011, p. 1), as extended to imports consigned from India and Indonesia by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1371/2013 whether declared as originating in India or Indonesia or not (OJ L 346, 20.12.2013, p. 20) and as extended to imports consigned from Malaysia by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 672/2012 whether declared as originating in Malaysia or not (OJ L 196, 24.7.2012, p. 1) and as extended to imports consigned from Taiwan and Thailand by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 21/2013 whether declared as originating in Taiwan or Thailand or not (OJ L 11, 16.1.2013, p. 1).

10.8.2016

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.

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Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2015/C 384/06)

1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.

4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009.

| Product | Country(ies) of origin or exportation | Measures | Reference | Date of expiry (3) |
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| Certain ring binder mechanisms | Thailand | Anti-dumping duty | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms originating Thailand (OJ L 204, 9.8.2011, p. 11) | 10.8.2016 |

Product

Country(ies) of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry (3)

Certain ring binder mechanisms

Thailand

Anti-dumping duty

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms originating Thailand (OJ L 204, 9.8.2011, p. 11)

10.8.2016

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.

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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.7797 — Michelin/Fives/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 384/07)

| 1. | On 12 November 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin (‘Michelin’), through its wholly owned subsidiary Spika SAS (France) and Fives SA (‘Fives’, France) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Fives Michelin Additive Solutions SAS (France) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 12 November 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin (‘Michelin’), through its wholly owned subsidiary Spika SAS (France) and Fives SA (‘Fives’, France) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Fives Michelin Additive Solutions SAS (France) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Michelin: manufacture and distribution of tires for automotive and other industries,
  —   for Fives: design and manufacture of industrial machines, process equipment and production lines,
  —   for Fives Michelin Additive Solutions SAS: development, manufacture, and sale of additive manufacturing machines and parts, as well as provision of related services. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Michelin: manufacture and distribution of tires for automotive and other industries,

—   for Fives: design and manufacture of industrial machines, process equipment and production lines,

—   for Fives Michelin Additive Solutions SAS: development, manufacture, and sale of additive manufacturing machines and parts, as well as provision of related services.

| 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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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.

| 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 M.7797 — Michelin/Fives/JV, 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 M.7797 — Michelin/Fives/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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