# Official Journal C 311/2019

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6216 September 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 311

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6216 September 2019

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| Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 311/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9142 — REWE/Lekkerland) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2019/C 311/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9436 — ICG/Predica/OCEA Group) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2019/C 311/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9446 — Toyota Motor Corporation/Panasonic Corporation/JV) (
  1
  ) | 2 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2019/C 311/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9142 — REWE/Lekkerland) (
  1
  )

1

1

2019/C 311/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9436 — ICG/Predica/OCEA Group) (
  1
  )

1

1

2019/C 311/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9446 — Toyota Motor Corporation/Panasonic Corporation/JV) (
  1
  )

1

2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 311/04 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2019/C 311/04

Euro exchange rates

3

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 311/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9491 — Ardagh Group/OTPP-Element/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2019/C 311/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9345 — SEGRO/PSPIB/Panattoni Park) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2019/C 311/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9491 — Ardagh Group/OTPP-Element/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

4

2019/C 311/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9345 — SEGRO/PSPIB/Panattoni Park) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

6

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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.9142 — REWE/Lekkerland)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 311/01)

On 7 August 2019, 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 32019M9142. 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 32019M9142. 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.9436 — ICG/Predica/OCEA Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 311/02)

On 26 August 2019, 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 32019M9436. 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 32019M9436. 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.9446 — Toyota Motor Corporation/Panasonic Corporation/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 311/03)

On 10 September 2019, 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 32019M9446. 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 32019M9446. 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)

13 September 2019

(2019/C 311/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1096 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 119,83 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4678 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,89093 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,6485 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0940 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 138,10 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,9213 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,843 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 331,53 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3248 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,7352 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,2892 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6126 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4663 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,6832 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7354 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5226 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 306,00 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,0983 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8589 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3945 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 495,56 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6209 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 57,644 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 71,2243 |
| THB | Thai baht | 33,776 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,4964 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,5070 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 78,7415 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1096

JPY

Japanese yen

119,83

DKK

Danish krone

7,4678

GBP

Pound sterling

0,89093

SEK

Swedish krona

10,6485

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0940

ISK

Iceland króna

138,10

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,9213

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,843

HUF

Hungarian forint

331,53

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3248

RON

Romanian leu

4,7352

TRY

Turkish lira

6,2892

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6126

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4663

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6832

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7354

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5226

KRW

South Korean won

1 306,00

ZAR

South African rand

16,0983

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8589

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3945

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 495,56

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6209

PHP

Philippine peso

57,644

RUB

Russian rouble

71,2243

THB

Thai baht

33,776

BRL

Brazilian real

4,4964

MXN

Mexican peso

21,5070

INR

Indian rupee

78,7415

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9491 — Ardagh Group/OTPP-Element/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 311/05)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Ardagh Group S.A. (Luxembourg) (‘Ardagh’), |
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Ardagh Group S.A. (Luxembourg) (‘Ardagh’),

| — | Element Holdings II LLP (USA) (‘Element’), and its parent the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Canada) (‘OTPP’), |
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Element Holdings II LLP (USA) (‘Element’), and its parent the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Canada) (‘OTPP’),

| — | a newly created joint venture (‘JV’) (The Netherlands). |
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a newly created joint venture (‘JV’) (The Netherlands).

Ardagh and OTPP acquire joint control of the JV within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation.

The concentration is accomplished by the contribution of Element’s business and of Ardagh’s Food and Specialty business into the JV.

2.

| — | Ardagh is the holding company of an international group of companies mainly active in the production of rigid packaging solutions for the food and beverage as well as consumer products industries. It supplies a broad range of glass and metal packaging products to a variety of end markets on a global basis, |
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Ardagh is the holding company of an international group of companies mainly active in the production of rigid packaging solutions for the food and beverage as well as consumer products industries. It supplies a broad range of glass and metal packaging products to a variety of end markets on a global basis,

| — | Element, through one or more wholly owned Exal subsidiaries, manufactures and sells metal packaging products. Exal’s metal packaging products consist of aluminium aerosol cans that are used to package beauty, personal care, pharmaceutical, food, and home care products; and aluminium bottles for beverages, |
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Element, through one or more wholly owned Exal subsidiaries, manufactures and sells metal packaging products. Exal’s metal packaging products consist of aluminium aerosol cans that are used to package beauty, personal care, pharmaceutical, food, and home care products; and aluminium bottles for beverages,

| — | OTPP is an independent single-profession pension plan concerned with the administration of pension benefits and the investment of pension plan assets, |
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OTPP is an independent single-profession pension plan concerned with the administration of pension benefits and the investment of pension plan assets,

| — | the JV would post-transaction be active in metal packaging, more specifically in the production of food, nutrition, paint & coatings, aerosols and other specialty cans as well as aluminium bottles. |
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the JV would post-transaction be active in metal packaging, more specifically in the production of food, nutrition, paint & coatings, aerosols and other specialty cans as well as aluminium bottles.

3.

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.

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.9491 — Ardagh Group/OTPP-Element/JV

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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9345 — SEGRO/PSPIB/Panattoni Park)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 311/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | SEGRO plc (‘SEGRO’, United Kingdom), |
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SEGRO plc (‘SEGRO’, United Kingdom),

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

| — | the target real estate asset (‘Panattoni Park’, Poland). |
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the target real estate asset (‘Panattoni Park’, Poland).

SEGRO and PSPIB acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Panattoni Park. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2.

—   for SEGRO: ownership, asset management and development of modern warehousing and light industrial properties located around major conurbations and at key transportation hubs across a number of EU countries,

—   for PSPIB: investment of net contributions to the pension funds of the federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. It manages a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities, and investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt,

—   for Panattoni Park: a grade A logistics asset located in Wroclaw (Poland), which was developed by the seller, Panattoni, in 2018 and comprises two buildings totalling an area of 38 249 sqm.

3.

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.

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.9345 — SEGRO/PSPIB/Panattoni Park

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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