# Official Journal C 312/2018

| | ISSN 1977-091X |
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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 614 September 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 312

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 614 September 2018

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 312/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9000 — Bain Capital/Reifen Krieg Group) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 312/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9000 — Bain Capital/Reifen Krieg Group) (
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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 |
| 2018/C 312/02 | Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,00 % on 1 September 2018 — Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 312/02

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,00 % on 1 September 2018 — Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 312/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9090 — PSPIB/BCI/Island Timberlands) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 3 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 312/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9090 — PSPIB/BCI/Island Timberlands) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 4.9.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 312/1 |
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4.9.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9000 — Bain Capital/Reifen Krieg Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 312/01)

On 3 August 2018, 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 English 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 32018M9000. 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 32018M9000. 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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Official Journal of the European Union

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Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

0,00 % on 1 September 2018

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 September 2018

(2018/C 312/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1609 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 129,03 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4536 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,90158 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,5806 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1268 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 125,10 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,7020 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,749 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 326,58 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2952 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6338 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 7,7104 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6109 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5175 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1129 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7565 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5925 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 291,04 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,2753 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,9219 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4328 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 17 290,44 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7908 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,141 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 79,0830 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,014 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,7859 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 22,3082 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 82,6735 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1609

JPY

Japanese yen

129,03

DKK

Danish krone

7,4536

GBP

Pound sterling

0,90158

SEK

Swedish krona

10,5806

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1268

ISK

Iceland króna

125,10

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,7020

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,749

HUF

Hungarian forint

326,58

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2952

RON

Romanian leu

4,6338

TRY

Turkish lira

7,7104

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6109

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5175

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1129

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7565

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5925

KRW

South Korean won

1 291,04

ZAR

South African rand

17,2753

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,9219

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4328

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

17 290,44

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7908

PHP

Philippine peso

62,141

RUB

Russian rouble

79,0830

THB

Thai baht

38,014

BRL

Brazilian real

4,7859

MXN

Mexican peso

22,3082

INR

Indian rupee

82,6735

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(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 4.9.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 312/3 |
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4.9.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9090 — PSPIB/BCI/Island Timberlands)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 312/03)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (‘BCI’, Canada), which controls Island Timberlands Limited Partnership (‘ITLP’, Canada) |
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British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (‘BCI’, Canada), which controls Island Timberlands Limited Partnership (‘ITLP’, Canada)

| — | Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada). |
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Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada).

BCI and PSP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of ITLP. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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—   for BCI: a Canadian institutional investor, investing on behalf of public sector clients in fixed income, mortgages, public and private equity, real estate, infrastructure and renewable resources. BCI currently controls ITLP, which is a private timberland business focused on the sustainable management of timber and other forest products from coastal British Columbia (Canada),

—   for PSP: managing a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities as well as investing in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt. PSP is the pension investment manager of the pension plans of the Canadian Federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force.

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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 the Notice.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9090 — PSPIB/BCI/Island Timberlands

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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’).

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

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