# Official Journal C 180/2022

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 653 May 2022 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 180

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 653 May 2022

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 180/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10139 – DESFA / COPELOUZOU / DEPA / GASLOG / BTG / GASTRADE) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2022/C 180/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10218 – GAUSELMANN / GREENTUBE / JV) (
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  ) | 2 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2022/C 180/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10139 – DESFA / COPELOUZOU / DEPA / GASLOG / BTG / GASTRADE) (
  1
  )

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2022/C 180/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10218 – GAUSELMANN / GREENTUBE / JV) (
  1
  )

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2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 180/03 | Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: — 0,00 % on 1 May 2022 — Euro exchange rates | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2022/C 180/03

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: — 0,00 % on 1 May 2022 — Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 180/04 | Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain lightweight thermal paper originating in the Republic of Korea | 4 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 180/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10629 – CSL / VIFOR PHARMA) (
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  ) | 14 |
| 2022/C 180/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10683 – APPLIED / TEMASEK / JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 15 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2022/C 180/04

Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain lightweight thermal paper originating in the Republic of Korea

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2022/C 180/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10629 – CSL / VIFOR PHARMA) (
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  )

1

14

2022/C 180/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10683 – APPLIED / TEMASEK / 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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Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10139 – DESFA / COPELOUZOU / DEPA / GASLOG / BTG / GASTRADE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 180/01)

On 26 November 2021, 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 policy’ 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 policy’ 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 32021M10139. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32021M10139. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/2

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10218 – GAUSELMANN / GREENTUBE / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 180/02)

On 27 April 2022, 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 German 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 policy’ 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 policy’ 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 32022M10218. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32022M10218. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 May 2022

Euro exchange rates (2)

2 May 2022

(2022/C 180/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0524 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 136,63 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4391 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,83810 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,4035 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0253 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 137,20 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,9248 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,671 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 378,51 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6850 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9478 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 15,6697 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4913 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3560 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,2581 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6362 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4585 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 333,71 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,7383 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,9548 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5610 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 293,41 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5816 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 55,229 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | |
| THB | Thai baht | 36,208 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 5,2480 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,4758 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 80,4970 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0524

JPY

Japanese yen

136,63

DKK

Danish krone

7,4391

GBP

Pound sterling

0,83810

SEK

Swedish krona

10,4035

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0253

ISK

Iceland króna

137,20

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,9248

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,671

HUF

Hungarian forint

378,51

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6850

RON

Romanian leu

4,9478

TRY

Turkish lira

15,6697

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4913

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3560

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,2581

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6362

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4585

KRW

South Korean won

1 333,71

ZAR

South African rand

16,7383

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,9548

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5610

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 293,41

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5816

PHP

Philippine peso

55,229

RUB

Russian rouble

THB

Thai baht

36,208

BRL

Brazilian real

5,2480

MXN

Mexican peso

21,4758

INR

Indian rupee

80,4970

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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 THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/4

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Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain lightweight thermal paper originating in the Republic of Korea

(2022/C 180/04)

Following the publication of a Notice of impending expiry (1) of the anti-dumping measures in force on the imports of certain lightweight thermal paper originating in the Republic of Korea (‘the country concerned’), the European Commission (’the Commission’) has received a request for review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (2) (’the basic Regulation’).

1.   Request for review

The request was submitted on 1 February 2022 by the European Thermal Paper Association (’the applicant’) on behalf of the Union industry of certain lightweight thermal paper in the sense of Article 5(4) of the basic Regulation.

An open version of the request and the analysis of the degree of support by Union producers for the request are available in the file for inspection by interested parties. Section 5.6 of this Notice provides information about access to the file for interested parties.

2.   Product under review

The product subject to this review is certain lightweight thermal paper weighing 65 g/m2 or less; in rolls of a width of 20 cm or more, a weight of the roll (including the paper) of 50 kg or more and a diameter of the roll (including the paper) of 40 cm or more (‘jumbo rolls’); with or without a base coat on one or both sides; coated with a thermo-sensitive substance on one or both sides; and with or without a top coat (’the product under review’), currently falling under CN codes ex 4809 90 00, ex 4811 90 00, ex 4816 90 00 and ex 4823 90 85 (TARIC codes: 4809900010, 4811900010, 4816900010, 4823908520). The CN and TARIC codes are given for information only.

3.   Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/763 (3).

4.   Grounds for the review

The request is based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in continuation or recurrence of dumping and continuation or recurrence of injury to the Union industry.

4.1.   Allegation of likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping

The allegation of likelihood of continuation of dumping is based on a comparison of a normal value based on domestic prices as well as a constructed normal value (manufacturing costs, selling, general and administrative costs and profit) in the country concerned (as well as in Japan) with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under review when sold for export to the Union.

The dumping margins calculated for the country concerned on these bases are significant, which shows continuation of dumping.

For the sake of comprehensiveness, the applicant also alleges the likelihood of recurrence of dumping. The allegation is based on a comparison of the constructed normal value with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under review from the country concerned when sold for export to the US and to Russia. This also showed that the domestic price was above the export price and that dumping would therefore take place if such export prices were charged for sales to the Union.

4.2.   Allegation of likelihood of continuation or recurrence of injury

The applicant alleges the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of injury from the country concerned. The applicant provided sufficient evidence demonstrating that, following initial period of recovery, the Union industry was injured when the imports from the country concerned increased between 1 October 2020 until 30 September 2021.

The applicant has also provided sufficient evidence that, should measures be allowed to lapse, the current import level of the product under review from the country concerned to the Union is likely to increase due to the existence of unused capacity and potential of the manufacturing facilities of the producers in the country concerned.

The applicant alleges that any further substantial increase of imports at dumped prices from the country concerned would be likely to cause further injury to the Union industry should measures be allowed to lapse.

5.   Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Committee established by Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation, that sufficient evidence of a likelihood of dumping and injury exists to justify the initiation of an expiry review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation.

The expiry review will determine whether the expiry of the measures would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping of the product under review originating in the Republic of Korea and a continuation or recurrence of injury to the Union industry.

The Commission also draws the attention of the parties to the published Notice (4) on the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations that may be applicable to this proceeding.

5.1.   Review investigation period and period considered

The investigation of a continuation or recurrence of dumping will cover the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 (‘the review investigation period’). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of the likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury will cover the period from 1 January 2018 to the end of the review investigation period (‘the period considered’).

5.2.   Comments on the request and the initiation of the investigation

All interested parties wishing to comment on the request (including matters pertaining to continuation and recurrence of injury and causality) or any aspects regarding the initiation of the investigation (including the degree of support for the request) must do so within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (5).

Any request for a hearing with regard to the initiation of the investigation must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice.

5.3.   Procedure for the determination of a likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping

In an expiry review, the Commission examines exports that were made to the Union in the review investigation period and, irrespective of exports to the Union, considers whether the situation of the companies producing and selling the product under review in the country concerned is such that exports at dumped prices to the Union would be likely to continue or recur if measures expire.

Therefore, all producers (6) of the product under review from the country concerned, including those that did not cooperate in the investigation(s) leading to the measures in force, are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

5.3.1.   Investigating producers in the country concerned

All exporting producers and associations of producers in the Republic of Korea are invited to contact the Commission, preferably by email, immediately but no later than 7 days after the publication of this Notice, in order to make themselves known. Producers in Republic of Korea have to fill in a questionnaire within 37 days from the date of publication of this Notice. The questionnaire will also be made available to any known association of producers, and to the authorities of Republic of Korea.

A copy of the questionnaire for producers in the country concerned is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade’s website (https://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2596).

Without prejudice to the possible application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation, companies that have agreed to their possible inclusion in the sample but are not selected to be in the sample will be considered to be cooperating.

5.3.2.   Investigating unrelated importers (7) (8)

Unrelated importers of the product under review from the country concerned to the Union, including those that did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures in force, are invited to participate in this investigation.

In view of the potentially large number of unrelated importers involved in this expiry review and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit to a reasonable number the unrelated importers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ’sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all unrelated importers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including the ones who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties must do so within 7 days of the date of publication of this Notice by providing the Commission with the information on their company(ies) requested in Annex to this Notice.

In order to obtain information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of unrelated importers, the Commission may also contact any known associations of importers.

If a sample is necessary, the importers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of sales of the product under review from the country concerned in the Union that can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known unrelated importers and associations of importers will be notified by the Commission of the companies selected to be in the sample.

The Commission will also add a note to the file for inspection by interested parties reflecting the sample selection. Any comment on the sample selection must be received within 3 days of the date of notification of the sample decision.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will make available questionnaires to the sampled unrelated importers. Those parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 30 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

A copy of the questionnaire for unrelated importers is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade’s website (https://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2596).

5.4.   Procedure for the determination of a likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury

In order to establish whether there is a likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury to the Union industry, the Commission invites Union producers of the product under review to participate in the investigation.

5.4.1.   Investigating Union producers

In view of the large number of Union producers involved in this expiry review and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission has decided to limit to a reasonable number the Union producers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ’sampling’). The sampling is carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

The Commission has provisionally selected a sample of Union producers. Details can be found in the file for inspection by interested parties.

Interested parties are hereby invited to comment on the provisional sample. In addition, other Union producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including Union producers who did not cooperate in the investigation(s) leading to the measures in force, that consider that there are reasons why they should be included in the sample must contact the Commission within 7 days of the date of publication of this Notice. All comments regarding the provisional sample must be received within 7 days of the date of publication of this Notice, unless otherwise specified.

The Commission will notify all known Union producers and/or associations of Union producers of the companies finally selected to be in the sample.

The sampled Union producers will have to submit a completed questionnaire within 30 days from the date of notification of the decision of their inclusion in the sample, unless otherwise specified.

A copy of the questionnaire for Union producers is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade’s website (https://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2596).

The aforementioned Union producers and the associations of Union producers must submit the completed questionnaire within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice, unless otherwise specified.

Union producers and representative association of Union producers not listed above are invited to contact the Commission, preferably by e-mail, immediately but no later than 7 days after the publication of this Notice, unless otherwise specified, in order to make themselves known and request a questionnaire.

A copy of the questionnaire for Union producers is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade’s website (https://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2596).

5.5.   Procedure for the assessment of Union interest

Should the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury be confirmed, a decision will be reached, pursuant to Article 21 of the basic Regulation, as to whether maintaining the anti-dumping measures would not be against the Union interest.

Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, trade unions and representative consumer organisations are invited to provide the Commission with information on the Union interest.

Information concerning the assessment of the Union interest must be provided within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice, unless otherwise specified. This information may be provided either in a free format or by completing a questionnaire prepared by the Commission.

A copy of the questionnaires, including the questionnaire for users of the product under review, is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade’s website (https://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2596). In any case, information submitted pursuant to Article 21 of the basic Regulation will only be taken into account if supported by factual evidence at the time of submission, which substantiates its validity.

5.6.   Interested parties

In order to participate in the investigation, interested parties, such as producers in the country concerned, Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, trade unions and representative consumer organisations first have to demonstrate that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under review.

Producers in the country concerned, Union producers, importers and representative associations who made information available in accordance to the procedures described in sections 5.3.1, 5.3.2 and 5.4.1 will be considered as interested parties if there is an objective link between their activities and the product under review.

Other parties will only be able to participate in the investigation as interested party from the moment they make themselves known, and provided that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under review. Being considered as an interested party is without prejudice to the application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Access to the file available for inspection for interested parties is made via Tron.tdi at the following address: https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/tron/TDI. Please follow the instructions on that page to get access (9).

5.7.   Other written submissions

Subject to the provisions of this Notice, all interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence. Unless otherwise specified, this information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice.

5.8.   Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard must be made in writing and must specify the reasons for the request as well as a summary of what the interested party wishes to discuss during the hearing. The hearing will be limited to the issues set out by the interested parties in writing beforehand.

In principle, hearings will not be used to present factual information which is not yet on file. Nevertheless, in the interest of good administration and to enable Commission services to progress with the investigation, interested parties may be directed to provide new factual information after a hearing.

5.9.   Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

Information submitted to the Commission for the purpose of trade defence investigations shall be free from copyrights. Interested parties, before submitting to the Commission information and/or data which is subject to third party copyrights, must request specific permission to the copyright holder explicitly allowing the Commission a) to use the information and data for the purpose of this trade defence proceeding and b) to provide the information and/or data to interested parties to this investigation in a form that allows them to exercise their rights of defence.

All written submissions, including the information requested in this Notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Sensitive’ (10). Parties submitting information in the course of this investigation are invited to reason their request for confidential treatment.

Parties providing ‘Sensitive’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ’For inspection by interested parties’. These summaries must be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence. If a party providing confidential information fails to show good cause for a confidential treatment request or does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, the Commission may disregard such information unless it can be satisfactorily demonstrated from appropriate sources that the information is correct.

Interested parties are invited to make all submissions and requests via TRON.tdi (https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/tron/TDI) including requests to be registered as interested parties, scanned powers of attorney and certification sheets. By using TRON.tdi or email, interested parties express their agreement with the rules applicable to electronic submissions contained in the document ‘CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TRADE DEFENCE CASES’ published on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf. The interested parties must indicate their name, address, telephone and a valid email address and they should ensure that the provided email address is a functioning official business email which is checked on a daily basis. Once contact details are provided, the Commission will communicate with interested parties by TRON.tdi or email only, unless they explicitly request to receive all documents from the Commission by another means of communication or unless the nature of the document to be sent requires the use of a registered mail. For further rules and information concerning correspondence with the Commission including principles that apply to submissions via TRON.tdi and by email, interested parties should consult the communication instructions with interested parties referred to above.

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate G |
| Office: CHAR 04/039 |
| 1049 Bruexelles/Brussels |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate G

Office: CHAR 04/039

1049 Bruexelles/Brussels

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

TRON.tdi: https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/tron/TDI

Emails:

| — | For dumping issues: TRADE-R768-DUMPING@ec.europa.eu |
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For dumping issues: TRADE-R768-DUMPING@ec.europa.eu

| — | For injury and Union interest issues, and sending the Annex to this Notice filled in: TRADE-R768-INJURY@ec.europa.eu |
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For injury and Union interest issues, and sending the Annex to this Notice filled in: TRADE-R768-INJURY@ec.europa.eu

6.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation shall normally be concluded within 12 months and in any event no later than 15 months from the date of the publication of this Notice, pursuant to Article 11(5) of the basic Regulation.

7.   Submission of information

As a rule, interested parties may only submit information in the timeframes specified in section 5 of this Notice.

In order to complete the investigation within the mandatory deadlines, the Commission will not accept submissions from interested parties after the deadline to provide comments on the final disclosure or, if applicable, after the deadline to provide comments on the additional final disclosure.

8.   Possibility to comment on other parties’ submissions

In order to guarantee the rights of defence, interested parties should have the possibility to comment on information submitted by other interested parties. When doing so, interested parties may only address issues raised in the other interested parties’ submissions and may not raise new issues.

Comments on the information provided by other interested parties in reaction to the disclosure of the definitive findings should be submitted within 5 days from the deadline to comment on the definitive findings, unless otherwise specified. If there is an additional final disclosure, comments on the information provided by other interested parties in reaction to this further disclosure should be made within 1 day from the deadline to comment on this further disclosure, unless otherwise specified.

The outlined timeframe is without prejudice to the Commission’s right to request additional information from interested parties in duly justified cases.

9.   Extension to time limits specified in this Notice

Extensions to time limits provided for in this Notice may be granted upon request of interested parties showing due cause.

Any extension to the time limits provided for in this Notice should only be requested in exceptional circumstances and will only be granted if duly justified. In any event, any extensions to the deadline to reply to questionnaires will be limited normally to 3 days, and as a rule will not exceed 7 days. Regarding time limits for the submission of other information specified in the Notice of initiation, extensions will be limited to 3 days unless exceptional circumstances are demonstrated.

10.   Non-cooperation

In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.

If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

Failure to give a computerised response shall not be deemed to constitute non-cooperation, provided that the interested party shows that presenting the response as requested would result in an unreasonable extra burden or unreasonable additional cost. The interested party should immediately contact the Commission.

11.   Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and any other request concerning the rights of defence of interested parties and third parties as may arise during the proceeding.

The Hearing Officer may organise hearings and mediate between the interested party/-ies and Commissions services to ensure that the interested parties’ rights of defence are being fully exercised. A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. The Hearing Officer will examine the reasons for the requests. These hearings should only take place if the issues have not been settled with the Commission services in due course.

Any request must be submitted in good time and expeditiously so as not to jeopardise the orderly conduct of proceedings. To that effect, interested parties should request the intervention of the Hearing Officer at the earliest possible time following the occurrence of the event justifying such intervention. Where hearing requests are submitted outside the relevant timeframes, the Hearing Officer will also examine the reasons for such late requests, the nature of the issues raised and the impact of those issues on the rights of defence, having due regard to the interests of good administration and the timely completion of the investigation.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer’s web pages on DG Trade’s Internet: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/.

12.   Possibility to request a review under Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation

As this expiry review is initiated in accordance with the provisions of Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the findings thereof will not lead to the existing measures being amended but will lead to those measures being repealed or maintained in accordance with Article 11(6) of the basic Regulation.

If any interested party considers that a review of the measures is warranted so as to allow for the possibility to amend the measures, that party may request a review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.

Parties wishing to request such a review, which would be carried out independently of the expiry review mentioned in this Notice, may contact the Commission at the address given above.

13.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11).

A data protection notice that informs all individuals of the processing of personal data in the framework of Commission’s trade defence activities is available on DG Trade’s Internet: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/accessing- markets/trade-defence/

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(1)  OJ C 314, 6.8.2021, p. 9.

(2)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/763 of 2 May 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain lightweight thermal paper originating in the Republic of Korea (OJ L 114, 3.5.2017, p. 3).

(4)  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020XC0316%2802%29

(5)  All references to the publication of this Notice will be references to publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

(6)  A producer is any company in the country concerned which produces the product under review, including any of its related companies involved in the production, domestic sales or exports of the product under review.

(7)  Only importers not related to producers in the country(ies) concerned can be sampled. Importers that are related to producers have to fill in Annex I to the questionnaire for these producers. In accordance with Article 127 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, two persons shall be deemed to be related if: (a) they are officers or directors of the other person’s business; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) a third party directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they control a third person directly or indirectly; or (h) they are members of the same family (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558). Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code, ’’person’’ means a natural person, a legal person, and any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

(8)  The data provided by unrelated importers may also be used in relation to aspects of this investigation other than the determination of dumping.

(9)  In case of technical problems please contact the Trade Service Desk by Email: trade-service-desk@ec.europa.eu or by Tel. +32 22979797.

(10)  A ‘Sensitive’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of the basic Regulation and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(11)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

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ANNEX

| ☐ | ‘Sensitive’ version |
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| ☐ | Version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ |
| (tick the appropriate box) |

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‘Sensitive’ version

☐

Version ‘For inspection by interested parties’

(tick the appropriate box)

ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING CONCERNING IMPORTS OF CERTAIN LIGHTWEIGHT THERMAL PAPER ORIGINATING IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

INFORMATION FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SAMPLE OF UNRELATED IMPORTERS

This form is designed to assist unrelated importers in responding to the request for sampling information made in point 5.3.2. of the Notice of initiation.

Both the ‘Sensitive’ version and the version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ should be returned to the Commission as set out in the notice of initiation.

1.   IDENTITY AND CONTACT DETAILS

Supply the following details about your company:

| Company name | |
| --- | --- |
| Address | |
| Contact person | |
| Email address | |
| Telephone | |

Company name

Address

Contact person

Email address

Telephone

2.   TURNOVER AND SALES VOLUME

Indicate the total turnover in euros (EUR) of the company, the value in euros (EUR) and volume in tonnes and in square metres for imports and resales on the Union market after importation from the Republic of Korea during the review investigation period, of the product under review as defined in the notice of initiation.

| | Tonnes | Square metres | Value in euros (EUR) |
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| Total turnover of your company in euros (EUR) | | | |
| Imports of the product under review originating in the Republic of Korea | | | |
| Imports of the product under review (all origins) | | | |
| Resales on the Union market after importation from the Republic of Korea of the product under review | | | |

Tonnes

Square metres

Value in euros (EUR)

Total turnover of your company in euros (EUR)

Imports of the product under review originating in the Republic of Korea

Imports of the product under review (all origins)

Resales on the Union market after importation from the Republic of Korea of the product under review

3.   ACTIVITIES OF YOUR COMPANY AND RELATED COMPANIES (1)

Give details of the precise activities of the company and all related companies (please list them and state the relationship to your company) involved in the production and/or selling (export and/or domestic) of the product under review. Such activities could include but are not limited to purchasing the product under review, producing it under sub-contracting arrangements, or processing or trading it.

| Company name and location | Activities | Relationship |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |

Company name and location

Activities

Relationship

4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Please provide any other relevant information which the company considers useful to assist the Commission in the selection of the sample.

5.   CERTIFICATION

By providing the above information, the company agrees to its possible inclusion in the sample. If the company is selected to be part of the sample, this will involve completing a questionnaire and accepting a visit at its premises in order to verify its response. If the company indicates that it does not agree to its possible inclusion in the sample, it will be deemed not to have cooperated in the investigation. The Commission’s findings for non-cooperating importers are based on the facts available and the result may be less favourable to that company than if it had cooperated.

Signature of authorised official:

Name and title of authorised official:

Date:

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(1)  In accordance with Article 127 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, two persons shall be deemed to be related if: (a) they are officers or directors of the other person’s business; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) a third party directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they control a third person directly or indirectly; or (h) they are members of the same family (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558). Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, ’’person’’ means a natural person, a legal person, and any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 3.5.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/14 |
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3.5.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10629 – CSL / VIFOR PHARMA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 180/05)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | CSL Behring AG (‘CSL Behring’, Australia), controlled by CSL Limited (‘CSL’, Australia), a public company listed on the Australian Security Exchange, |
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CSL Behring AG (‘CSL Behring’, Australia), controlled by CSL Limited (‘CSL’, Australia), a public company listed on the Australian Security Exchange,

| — | Vifor Pharma Limited (‘Vifor Pharma’, Switzerland), a public company listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange. |
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Vifor Pharma Limited (‘Vifor Pharma’, Switzerland), a public company listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

CSL will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Vifor Pharma.

The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced by CSL Limited on 14 December 2021.

2.

| — | CSL is a biotechnology company with a portfolio of medicines, including those that treat hemophilia and immune deficiencies (through CSL Behring), as well as vaccines to prevent influenza (through Seqirus), and through CSL Plasma, a division of CSL Behring, it operates a plasma collection network, |
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CSL is a biotechnology company with a portfolio of medicines, including those that treat hemophilia and immune deficiencies (through CSL Behring), as well as vaccines to prevent influenza (through Seqirus), and through CSL Plasma, a division of CSL Behring, it operates a plasma collection network,

| — | Vifor Pharma is active worldwide in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of iron deficiency, nephrology (kidney care), and cardio-renal therapies. |
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Vifor Pharma is active worldwide in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of iron deficiency, nephrology (kidney care), and cardio-renal therapies.

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.

4.

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

M.10629 – CSL / VIFOR PHARMA

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

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

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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| 3.5.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/15 |
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3.5.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10683 – APPLIED / TEMASEK / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 180/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Franklin Investments Pte. Ltd. (‘Franklin’, Sinagpore) ultimately controlled by Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (‘Temasek’, Sinagpore), |
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Franklin Investments Pte. Ltd. (‘Franklin’, Sinagpore) ultimately controlled by Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (‘Temasek’, Sinagpore),

| — | Applied Materials Inc. (‘Applied’, USA), a public company with a widely dispersed share ownership and not controlled by any third party, |
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Applied Materials Inc. (‘Applied’, USA), a public company with a widely dispersed share ownership and not controlled by any third party,

| — | a newly created company, Valaya Pte. Ltd., (‘JV’, Singapore). |
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a newly created company, Valaya Pte. Ltd., (‘JV’, Singapore).

| — | Franklin and Applied will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV. |
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Franklin and Applied will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

| — | Applied is a global supplier of manufacturing equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display and related industries, |
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Applied is a global supplier of manufacturing equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display and related industries,

| — | Franklin is a global investment holding company, |
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Franklin is a global investment holding company,

| — | the JV will be active in the research & development, manufacturing and commercialization of specialized coatings used to coat powders and parts, principally for pharmaceutics and commercial aviation applications. |
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the JV will be active in the research & development, manufacturing and commercialization of specialized coatings used to coat powders and parts, principally for pharmaceutics and commercial aviation applications.

4.

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 the Notice.

5.

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

M.10683 – APPLIED / TEMASEK / JV

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

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

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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