# Official Journal C 67/2019

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6220 February 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 67

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6220 February 2019

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| Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | RECOMMENDATIONS |
| | European Central Bank |
| 2019/C 67/01 ECB/2019/6 | Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 14 February 2019 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banque centrale du Luxembourg (ECB/2019/6) | 1 |

Contents

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I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

2019/C 67/01 ECB/2019/6

Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 14 February 2019 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banque centrale du Luxembourg (ECB/2019/6)

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2019/C 67/02 | Council Decision of 18 February 2019 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Greece | 2 |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 67/03 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2019/C 67/02

Council Decision of 18 February 2019 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Greece

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European Commission

2019/C 67/03

Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 67/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9267 — KKR/Telepizza) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 5 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2019/C 67/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9267 — KKR/Telepizza) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

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RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 14 February 2019

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banque centrale du Luxembourg

(ECB/2019/6)

(2019/C 67/01)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union. |
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(1)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

| (2) | The mandate of Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s current external auditors, Deloitte Audit SARL, ended after the audit for the financial year 2018. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2019. |
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(2)

The mandate of Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s current external auditors, Deloitte Audit SARL, ended after the audit for the financial year 2018. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2019.

| (3) | Banque centrale du Luxembourg has selected Ernst & Young SA as its external auditors for the financial years 2019 to 2023, |
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(3)

Banque centrale du Luxembourg has selected Ernst & Young SA as its external auditors for the financial years 2019 to 2023,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that Ernst & Young SA should be appointed as the external auditors of Banque centrale du Luxembourg for the financial years 2019 to 2023.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 14 February 2019.

The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 February 2019

appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Greece

(2019/C 67/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (1), and in particular Articles 23 and 24 thereof,

Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,

Whereas:

| (1) | By its Decisions of 28 September 2018 (2), of 15 October 2018 (3) and of 19 November 2018 (4), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 25 September 2018 to 24 September 2020. |
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(1)

By its Decisions of 28 September 2018 (2), of 15 October 2018 (3) and of 19 November 2018 (4), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 25 September 2018 to 24 September 2020.

| (2) | The government of Greece has submitted nominations for several posts to be filled, |
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(2)

The government of Greece has submitted nominations for several posts to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period ending on 24 September 2020:

I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

| Country | Members | Alternates |
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| Greece | Mr Georgios NERANTZIS
  Ms Maria-Eirini MOUNTAKI | Ms Panagiota STAMATIOU |

Country

Members

Alternates

Greece

Mr Georgios NERANTZIS

Ms Maria-Eirini MOUNTAKI

Ms Panagiota STAMATIOU

Article 2

The members and alternate members not yet nominated will be appointed by the Council at a later date.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2019.

For the Council

The President

N. BĂDĂLĂU

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(1)  OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1.

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(2)  Council Decision of 28 September 2018 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers (OJ C 366, 10.10.2018, p. 3).

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(3)  Council Decision of 15 October 2018 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Portugal (OJ C 376, 18.10.2018, p. 9).

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(4)  Council Decision of 19 November 2018 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Italy (OJ C 421, 21.11.2018, p. 7).

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

19 February 2019

(2019/C 67/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1294 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 125,09 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4619 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87185 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,6000 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1351 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 135,70 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,7460 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,717 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 318,46 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3347 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,7492 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 5,9957 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5881 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4961 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,8644 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6549 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5324 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 273,50 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,0000 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,6418 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4130 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 926,80 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6154 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,970 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 74,7569 |
| THB | Thai baht | 35,249 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2039 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,7044 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 80,6985 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1294

JPY

Japanese yen

125,09

DKK

Danish krone

7,4619

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87185

SEK

Swedish krona

10,6000

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1351

ISK

Iceland króna

135,70

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,7460

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,717

HUF

Hungarian forint

318,46

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3347

RON

Romanian leu

4,7492

TRY

Turkish lira

5,9957

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5881

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4961

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,8644

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6549

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5324

KRW

South Korean won

1 273,50

ZAR

South African rand

16,0000

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,6418

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4130

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 926,80

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6154

PHP

Philippine peso

58,970

RUB

Russian rouble

74,7569

THB

Thai baht

35,249

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2039

MXN

Mexican peso

21,7044

INR

Indian rupee

80,6985

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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.9267 — KKR/Telepizza)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 67/04)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States of America), |
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KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States of America),

| — | Telepizza Group, S.A. (‘Telepizza’, Spain). |
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Telepizza Group, S.A. (‘Telepizza’, Spain).

KKR acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect sole control of the whole of Telepizza.

The concentration is accomplished by way of an acquisition of shares via a public tender offer.

2.

| — | KKR is a global investment firm, which offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and other clients, |
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KKR is a global investment firm, which offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and other clients,

| — | Telepizza manages a network of fast-food restaurants, operated both through proprietary stores and through franchised stores, as well as food delivery services. In 2018, Telepizza and Pizza Hut International, LLC (‘Pizza Hut,’ part of the YUM! Group) announced a strategic deal and master franchise alliance, under which Telepizza’s network will expand to approximately 2 560 restaurants in 37 countries, largely concentrated in the Iberian Peninsula, Mexico, and Central and South America. The Telepizza/Pizza Hut transaction closed in December 2018. |
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Telepizza manages a network of fast-food restaurants, operated both through proprietary stores and through franchised stores, as well as food delivery services. In 2018, Telepizza and Pizza Hut International, LLC (‘Pizza Hut,’ part of the YUM! Group) announced a strategic deal and master franchise alliance, under which Telepizza’s network will expand to approximately 2 560 restaurants in 37 countries, largely concentrated in the Iberian Peninsula, Mexico, and Central and South America. The Telepizza/Pizza Hut transaction closed in December 2018.

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.9267 — KKR/Telepizza

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 |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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

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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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