# Official Journal C 233/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5817 July 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 233

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5817 July 2015

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 233/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7683 — Ardian France/GoldenTree Asset Management/Maxeda DIY Group) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2015/C 233/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7668 — Harng Central Department Store/KS Premium Holding) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2015/C 233/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7665 — Castleton/Morgan Stanley Global Oil Merchanting Unit) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2015/C 233/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7643 — CNRC/Pirelli) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2015/C 233/05 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7650 — Katara Hospitality/Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide/Westin Excelsior Hotel) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 233/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7683 — Ardian France/GoldenTree Asset Management/Maxeda DIY Group) (
  1
  )

1

1

2015/C 233/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7668 — Harng Central Department Store/KS Premium Holding) (
  1
  )

1

1

2015/C 233/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7665 — Castleton/Morgan Stanley Global Oil Merchanting Unit) (
  1
  )

1

2

2015/C 233/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7643 — CNRC/Pirelli) (
  1
  )

1

2

2015/C 233/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7650 — Katara Hospitality/Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide/Westin Excelsior Hotel) (
  1
  )

1

3

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 233/06 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 233/06

Euro exchange rates

4

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Investment Bank |
| 2015/C 233/07 | Call for proposals — The European Investment Bank Institute proposes a new EIBURS sponsorship under its Knowledge Programme | 5 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 233/08 | Information about the follow-up brought to the complaint registered under reference CHAP(2015) 227 | 7 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Investment Bank

2015/C 233/07

Call for proposals — The European Investment Bank Institute proposes a new EIBURS sponsorship under its Knowledge Programme

5

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2015/C 233/08

Information about the follow-up brought to the complaint registered under reference CHAP(2015) 227

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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.7683 — Ardian France/GoldenTree Asset Management/Maxeda DIY Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 233/01)

On 9 July 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 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 32015M7683. 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 32015M7683. 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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| 17.7.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 233/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 233/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7668 — Harng Central Department Store/KS Premium Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 233/02)

On 9 July 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 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 32015M7668. 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 32015M7668. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7665 — Castleton/Morgan Stanley Global Oil Merchanting Unit)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 233/03)

On 3 July 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 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, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 32015M7665. 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 32015M7665. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7643 — CNRC/Pirelli)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 233/04)

On 1 July 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 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, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 32015M7643. 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 32015M7643. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7650 — Katara Hospitality/Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide/Westin Excelsior Hotel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 233/05)

On 7 July 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 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, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 32015M7650. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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 32015M7650. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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

| 17.7.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 233/4 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

16 July 2015

(2015/C 233/06)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0867 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 134,90 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4617 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,69810 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2787 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0407 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,8580 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,116 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,15 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1084 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4274 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,8840 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4713 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4070 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4229 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6674 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4854 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 248,24 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,4938 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,7496 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5915 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 548,21 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,1311 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 49,165 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 61,9145 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,187 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,4219 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,1981 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 69,0173 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0867

JPY

Japanese yen

134,90

DKK

Danish krone

7,4617

GBP

Pound sterling

0,69810

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2787

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0407

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,8580

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,116

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,15

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1084

RON

Romanian leu

4,4274

TRY

Turkish lira

2,8840

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4713

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4070

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4229

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6674

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4854

KRW

South Korean won

1 248,24

ZAR

South African rand

13,4938

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,7496

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5915

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 548,21

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,1311

PHP

Philippine peso

49,165

RUB

Russian rouble

61,9145

THB

Thai baht

37,187

BRL

Brazilian real

3,4219

MXN

Mexican peso

17,1981

INR

Indian rupee

69,0173

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

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Investment Bank

| 17.7.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 233/5 |
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Call for proposals — The European Investment Bank Institute proposes a new EIBURS sponsorship under its Knowledge Programme

(2015/C 233/07)

The European Investment Bank Institute channels most of its research grants through its Knowledge Programme, consisting of two different funding schemes:

| — | EIBURS, the EIB University Research Sponsorship Programme, |
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EIBURS, the EIB University Research Sponsorship Programme,

| — | STAREBEI (STAges de REcherche BEI), a programme for financing young researchers working on joint EIB-university projects |
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STAREBEI (STAges de REcherche BEI), a programme for financing young researchers working on joint EIB-university projects

EIBURS provides grants to university departments or research centres associated with universities in EU, candidate or potential candidate countries working on research topics of major interest to the Bank. EIBURS sponsorships, of up to EUR 100 000 per year for a period of 3 years, are awarded through a competitive process to interested university departments or research centres with recognised expertise in the selected area. Successful proposals entail the delivery of a variety of outputs that will be the subject of a contractual agreement with the European Investment Bank.

For the academic year 2015/2016, the EIBURS programme is seeking proposals on one new research theme:

How can larger organisations also be innovative organisations?

The objective of the research project is to examine how established organisations can best use projects and/or initiatives as the basis for successful radical innovation, and to then develop a range of approaches, common tools and techniques that can support those innovation projects or initiatives.

Many established organisations are built around their ability to replicate existing processes efficiently and securely, and/or to make incremental innovations to existing products and services. As cycles of change become more compressed, organisations may increasingly turn to alternative approaches to achieve more radical innovations or changes.

This study would focus on how organisations with stable core processes can also encourage radical innovation and change. The research should concentrate on execution — how can established organisations best implement change once decided? The study would identify models for radical innovation and change within established organisations, and then use these as a framework to propose tools that the organisation should adopt to foster such innovation.

The first stage would review the range of models for radical innovation that have been envisaged or implemented within established organisations and it should include lessons on effective implementation based on empirical evidence.

The second stage would focus on different approaches to implementation, once a desired strategy or outcome has been selected. It should examine:

| — | whether particular approaches are more successful in generating particular innovation outcomes and |
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whether particular approaches are more successful in generating particular innovation outcomes and

| — | to what extent organisations can control the desired outcome by influencing the supporting and inhibiting factors, and what is the role of uncontrollable external factors and chance. |
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to what extent organisations can control the desired outcome by influencing the supporting and inhibiting factors, and what is the role of uncontrollable external factors and chance.

The analysis should also take into account factors such as company culture, and the wider business environment.

The third stage would build on insights from the first two stages and focus on developing:

| — | diagnostic tools for identifying the best approaches for particular business types to implement particular types of innovation and |
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diagnostic tools for identifying the best approaches for particular business types to implement particular types of innovation and

| — | innovation support tools that organisations can use to support successful implementation of different models for innovation. |
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innovation support tools that organisations can use to support successful implementation of different models for innovation.

The project may involve any additional activity that the university centre would consider important for successfully undertaking the research and disseminating its results, including:

| — | organisation of seminars and other dissemination activities |
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organisation of seminars and other dissemination activities

| — | creation of databases and |
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creation of databases and

| — | surveys. |
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surveys.

Proposals should be submitted in English or French by 30 September 2015 24.00 (CET). Proposals submitted after this date will not be considered. Proposals should be sent by email to:

institute@eib.org

For more exhaustive information on the EIBURS selection process and on the EIB Institute, please visit: http://institute.eib.org/

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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

| 17.7.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 233/7 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 233/7

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Information about the follow-up brought to the complaint registered under reference CHAP(2015) 227

(2015/C 233/08)

The European Commission has received a series of complaints about enforcement of the German Minimum Wage Act in the international transport sector (see Acknowledgement of receipt of complaint —
  Official Journal of the European Union C 86 of 13 March 2015, p. 16).

Following an exchange of information with the German authorities and a thorough legal assessment of the German measures, the European Commission decided on 19 May 2015 to launch an infringement procedure against Germany (1) concerning the application of the Minimum Wage Act to the transport sector. The German authorities now have two months to respond to the arguments put forward by the Commission, in the Letter of Formal Notice, which is the first step in the infringement procedure.

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(1)  2015/2100

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