# Official Journal C 417/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6116 November 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 417

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6116 November 2018

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| Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 417/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2018/C 417/02 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers given at its meeting of 22 August 2018 regarding a draft decision relating to Case M.8788 — Apple/Shazam — Rapporteur: Spain | 2 |
| 2018/C 417/03 | Final Report of the Hearing Officer — Apple/Shazam (M.8788) | 3 |
| 2018/C 417/04 | Summary of Commission Decision of 6 September 2018 declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case M.8788 — Apple/Shazam) (notified under document C(2018) 5534)
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| | Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations |
| 2018/C 417/05 | Decision of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations of 29 August 2018 to remove Alliance of European National Movements from the Register | 9 |
| 2018/C 417/06 | Decision of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations of 13 September 2018 to remove Alliance for Peace and Freedom from the Register | 11 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2018/C 417/07 | Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (Publication of references of European Assessment Documents in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011)
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| 2018/C 417/08 | Notification by Romania to the European Commission pursuant to Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) | 26 |
| 2018/C 417/09 | Notification by Romania to the European Commission pursuant to Article 39 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) | 27 |
| 2018/C 417/10 | Notification by Romania to the European Commission pursuant to Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) | 28 |

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 417/01

Euro exchange rates

1

2018/C 417/02

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers given at its meeting of 22 August 2018 regarding a draft decision relating to Case M.8788 — Apple/Shazam — Rapporteur: Spain

2

2018/C 417/03

Final Report of the Hearing Officer — Apple/Shazam (M.8788)

3

2018/C 417/04

Summary of Commission Decision of 6 September 2018 declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case M.8788 — Apple/Shazam) (notified under document C(2018) 5534)
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(notified under document C(2018) 5534)

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4

Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations

2018/C 417/05

Decision of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations of 29 August 2018 to remove Alliance of European National Movements from the Register

9

2018/C 417/06

Decision of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations of 13 September 2018 to remove Alliance for Peace and Freedom from the Register

11

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2018/C 417/07

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (Publication of references of European Assessment Documents in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011)
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(Publication of references of European Assessment Documents in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011)

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2018/C 417/08

Notification by Romania to the European Commission pursuant to Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

26

2018/C 417/09

Notification by Romania to the European Commission pursuant to Article 39 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

27

2018/C 417/10

Notification by Romania to the European Commission pursuant to Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 417/11 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9153 — CDC/Meridiam/FICA-HPCI) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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| 2018/C 417/12 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9171 — Covanta Holding Corporation/Green Investment Group/Brockwell Energy/Earls Gate Energy Centre) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 31 |
| 2018/C 417/13 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9067 — Equinor Refining Norway/Danske Commodities) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 33 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 417/11

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9153 — CDC/Meridiam/FICA-HPCI) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

29

2018/C 417/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9171 — Covanta Holding Corporation/Green Investment Group/Brockwell Energy/Earls Gate Energy Centre) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

31

2018/C 417/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9067 — Equinor Refining Norway/Danske Commodities) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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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)

15 November 2018

(2018/C 417/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1305 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,16 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4622 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88370 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,2553 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1365 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 140,40 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,6028 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,985 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 321,99 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2933 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6650 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,1047 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5564 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4949 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,8558 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6601 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5570 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 277,99 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,1238 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8448 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4270 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 599,19 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7358 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,614 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 75,2446 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,278 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2772 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,0659 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 81,3700 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1305

JPY

Japanese yen

128,16

DKK

Danish krone

7,4622

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88370

SEK

Swedish krona

10,2553

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1365

ISK

Iceland króna

140,40

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,6028

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,985

HUF

Hungarian forint

321,99

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2933

RON

Romanian leu

4,6650

TRY

Turkish lira

6,1047

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5564

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4949

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,8558

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6601

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5570

KRW

South Korean won

1 277,99

ZAR

South African rand

16,1238

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8448

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4270

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 599,19

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7358

PHP

Philippine peso

59,614

RUB

Russian rouble

75,2446

THB

Thai baht

37,278

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2772

MXN

Mexican peso

23,0659

INR

Indian rupee

81,3700

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

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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers given at its meeting of 22 August 2018 regarding a draft decision relating to Case M.8788 — Apple/Shazam

Rapporteur: Spain

(2018/C 417/02)

Concentration

| 1. | The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the notified transaction constitutes a concentration within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20.1.2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (‘the Merger Regulation’) (1). |
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1.

Market definition

| 2. | The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the conclusions reached by the Commission in the draft Decision in relation to the definition of the relevant product and geographic markets for:






  a. | Software solutions platforms; |
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2.

a.

Software solutions platforms;

| b. | Digital music distribution services; |
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b.

Digital music distribution services;

| c. | Automatic content recognition (‘ACR’) software solutions, including music recognition applications; |
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c.

Automatic content recognition (‘ACR’) software solutions, including music recognition applications;

| d. | Licensing of music data; |
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d.

Licensing of music data;

| e. | Online advertising. |
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e.

Online advertising.

Competitive assessment

| 3. | The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s assessment that the notified concentration would not significantly impede effective competition as a result of horizontal non-coordinated effects in the market for licensing of music data and potential sub-segments thereof at worldwide level, in the European Economic Area (‘EEA’) and in Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Iceland and Norway. |
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3.

| 4. | The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s assessment that the notified concentration would not significantly impede effective competition as a result of horizontal non-coordinated effects in the market for online advertising and potential sub-segments thereof in Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Iceland and Norway. |
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4.

| 5. | The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s assessment that the notified concentration would not significantly impede effective competition as a result of non-horizontal non-coordinated effects in the market for digital music streaming applications in the EEA and in Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Iceland and Norway. |
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5.

| 6. | The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s assessment that the notified concentration would not significantly impede effective competition as a result of non-horizontal non-coordinated effects in the market for ACR software solutions and potential sub-segments thereof at worldwide level and in the EEA. |
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6.

Compatibility with the internal market and the Agreement on the European Economic Area

| 7. | The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the notified concentration must therefore be declared compatible with the internal market and the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) in accordance with Article 2(2) and 8(1) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. |
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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.

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Final Report of the Hearing Officer (1)

Apple/Shazam

(M.8788)

(2018/C 417/03)

1.

On 14 March 2018, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) (the ‘Merger Regulation’) by which Apple Inc. (the ‘Notifying Party’ or ‘Apple’) would acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Shazam Entertainment Ltd (‘Shazam’) (the ‘Proposed Transaction’). (3) Apple and Shazam are collectively referred to hereinafter as ‘Parties’.

2.

On 23 April 2018, the Commission initiated proceedings pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation, raising serious doubts as to the compatibility of the Proposed Transaction with the internal market and with the functioning of the EEA Agreement as a result of non-horizontal non-coordinated effects in respect of digital music streaming apps and automatic content recognition (‘ACR’) software solutions, including music recognition apps. On 15 May 2018, the Notifying Party submitted its reply to the Article 6(1)(c) Decision.

3.

On 15 May 2018, the Commission extended the second phase investigation period by ten working days at the request of the Notifying Party pursuant to the second subparagraph, first sentence, of Article 10(3) of the Merger Regulation.

4.

Following its investigation, the Commission concluded that the Proposed Transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. The decision therefore declares the Proposed Transaction compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement.

5.

I have not received any request or complaint from the Parties about the exercise of their right to be heard. Overall, I consider that the effective exercise of procedural rights has been respected during the present proceedings.

Brussels, 23 August 2018.

Joos STRAGIER

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(1)  Pursuant to Articles 16 and 17 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29) (‘Decision 2011/695/EU’).

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

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(3)  The Proposed Transaction was initially notified to the Austrian competition authority on 21 December 2017. Following the latter’s referral request pursuant to Article 22(1) of the Merger Regulation, joined by the competition authorities of several other Member States, the Commission decided on 6 February 2018 to accept the referral request and to examine the Proposed Transaction pursuant to Article 22(3) of the Merger Regulation.

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Summary of Commission Decision

of 6 September 2018

declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement

(Case M.8788 — Apple/Shazam)

(notified under document C(2018) 5534)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 417/04)

On 6 September 2018, the Commission adopted a Decision in a merger case under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (1)
  , and in particular Article 8(2) of that Regulation. A non-confidential version of the full Decision, as the case may be in the form of a provisional version, can be found in the authentic language of the case on the website of the Directorate-General for Competition, at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/index_en.html

1.   THE PROCEDURE

| (1) | On 21 December 2017, the European Commission (the ‘Commission’) received a referral request from the Federal competition authority of Austria pursuant to Article 22(1) of the Merger Regulation (2) concerning the proposed transaction by which Apple Inc. (‘Apple’ or the ‘Notifying Party’, of the United States) acquires sole control of Shazam Entertainment Ltd (‘Shazam’, of the United Kingdom, and, together with Apple, the ‘Parties’) (the ‘Transaction’) (3). |
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(1)

| (2) | The national competition authorities of France, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain and Sweden (together with Austria, the ‘Referring States’) subsequently joined the request made by the Federal competition authority of Austria. |
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(2)

| (3) | On 6 February 2018, the Commission issued decisions by which it accepted the referral requests of the Referring States and decided to examine the Transaction pursuant to Article 22(3) of the Merger Regulation (‘the Article 22 Decisions’). |
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(3)

| (4) | On 14 March 2018, the Commission received a notification of the Transaction pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation. |
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(4)

| (5) | After the phase I investigation, the Commission concluded that the Transaction raised serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market and adopted a decision to initiate proceedings pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation on 23 April 2018 (the ‘Article 6(1)(c) Decision’). |
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(5)

| (6) | On 15 May 2018, the Notifying Party submitted its reply to the Article 6(1)(c) Decision (the ‘Reply to the Article 6(1)(c) Decision’). On the same day, the second phase investigation period was extended by ten working days at the request of the Notifying Party pursuant to the second subparagraph, first sentence, of Article 10(3) of the Merger Regulation. |
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(6)

2.   THE PARTIES AND THE TRANSACTION

| (7) | Apple designs, manufactures and sells mobile communication and media devices (such as the ‘iPhone’, the ‘iPad’, the ‘Apple TV’) and personal computers (‘Mac’). It also develops a variety of software which are installed on the devices and computers it sells, including operating systems (‘OSs’) for its various devices (e.g. its personal computers (‘macOS’), its mobile devices (‘iOS’), its smart watches (‘watchOS’) and its smart TVs (‘tvOS’)), virtual assistant solutions (‘SIRI’) and other products and services. In particular, it offers the music and video streaming service ‘Apple Music’. |
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(7)

| (8) | Shazam is a developer and distributor of music recognition applications (‘apps’) for smartphones, tablets and personal computers (‘PCs’). |
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(8)

| (9) | Pursuant to the share purchase agreement concluded on 10 December 2017, following completion of the Transaction Apple will hold the entire issued share capital of Shazam and thus acquire sole control over Shazam. Therefore, the Transaction constitutes a concentration within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation. |
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(9)

3.   JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION

| (10) | The Transaction does not have a Union dimension within the meaning of Article 1 of the Merger Regulation, as the Parties' turnover does not meet the thresholds of Article 1(2) or 1(3) of the Merger Regulation. |
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(10)

| (11) | On 6 February 2018, the Commission issued the Article 22 Decisions and acquired jurisdiction to scrutinise the effects of the Transaction. |
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(11)

4.   RELEVANT MARKETS

| (12) | For the assessment of the Transaction, the following business activities of the Parties are relevant: (1) Apple develops OSs for its various devices, for which third parties can develop software solutions and apps; (2) Shazam is active in the provision of automatic content recognition (‘ACR’) software solutions, including music recognition apps (4); (3) Apple is active in the provision of digital music distribution services; (4) both Parties are active in the licensing of music data; and (5) both Parties are active in the provision of online advertising services. |
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(12)

| (13) | The relevant product and geographic markets are defined as follows. |
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(13)

4.1.   Software solutions platforms

| (14) | Apple develops OSs for different types of devices. For the purpose of the assessment of the Transaction, those OSs are relevant to the extent that third parties develop software solutions and apps, including, among others, music recognition apps developers such as Shazam, for those OSs in order to reach end-users of Apple's devices. Thus, in the Decision, the Commission discusses OSs as software solutions and/or apps platforms. |
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(14)

| (15) | For the purpose of the assessment of the Transaction the Commission considers that the relevant product markets are: (i) software solutions and/or apps platforms for PCs; (ii) software solutions and/or apps platforms for smart mobile devices; (iii) software solutions and/or apps platforms for smart wearables (including smart watches); (iv) software solutions and/or apps platforms for smart watches; and (v) software solutions and/or apps platforms for smart TVs. |
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(15)

| (16) | The geographic markets for software solutions and/or apps platforms for each of PCs, smart mobile devices, smart wearable (including smart watches), smart watches and smart TVs are at least EEA-wide, if not worldwide. |
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(16)

4.2.   Digital music distribution services

| (17) | The retail models prevailing for digital music distribution services are music streaming and music downloading (5). Streaming services can comprise basic ad-sponsored services, available free of charge, and a premium, paid-for, services. The services are available on different software solutions platforms, although commonly most used on Android and iOS. |
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(17)

| (18) | The Commission considers that the question whether the relevant product market should include both music streaming and music downloading can be left open. The competitive assessment is done on the narrowest basis, namely on the market for digital music streaming services for smart mobile devices, excluding video streaming services (in the following the market for ‘digital music streaming apps’). |
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(18)

| (19) | The precise geographic scope of the market for digital music streaming apps is left open. The competitive assessment is done both on EEA-wide and national basis. |
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(19)

4.3.   ACR software solutions, including music recognition apps

| (20) | ACR software solutions are based on an audio identification technology, which uses a device's microphone to recognise (audio or video) content. Music recognition solutions are part of the broader category of ACR software solutions and are specifically used to identify music content. ACR software solutions, including music recognition solutions, could be used on different devices. |
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(20)

| (21) | The market investigation did not provide a conclusive finding as to whether the relevant product market is limited to dedicated stand-alone music recognition software solutions by device type or whether it has to be defined broader covering software solutions for all device types and all types of ACR software solutions. |
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(21)

| (22) | The competitive assessment is done both on the overall market for ACR software solutions and on the narrowest basis, that is a market for dedicated stand-alone music recognition software solutions or apps for each of PCs, smart mobile devices, smart watches and smart TVs. |
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(22)

| (23) | The geographic scope of the markets is considered to be at least EEA-wide. |
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(23)

4.4.   Licensing of music data

| (24) | Shazam publishes and licenses music data charts identifying songs and artists that are showing strong positive momentum within the Shazam music recognition app in a certain geographic territory (‘music discovery charts’). Apple offers data products similar to those offered by Shazam based on its users' usage patterns (‘music consumption charts’). |
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(24)

| (25) | The Commission considers that the question whether Shazam's music discovery charts and Apple's music consumption charts are part of the same product market can be left open. |
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(25)

| (26) | The Commission considers that the question whether the geographic scope of the market for licensing of music data is national, EEA or worldwide can be left open. |
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(26)

4.5.   Online advertising

| (27) | The Commission considers that the question whether online advertising targeting music enthusiasts constitutes a separate market can be left open. |
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(27)

| (28) | The Commission considers that the market for online advertising and its possible sub-segments are likely national in scope or alongside linguistic borders within the EEA. |
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(28)

5.   COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT

5.1.   Assessment of horizontal effects

5.1.1.   Licensing of music charts data

| (29) | Both Apple and Shazam are active in the licensing of music data worldwide, as well as in the EEA and in the Referring States. |
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(29)

| (30) | The Decision concludes that the Transaction is unlikely to lead to a significant impediment of effective competition, since the Parties' products were largely complementary to each other, a number of established competitors will remain active post-Transaction and the parties' music chart data does not appear to be unique. |
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(30)

5.1.2.   Online advertising

| (31) | Both Apple and Shazam are active in the provision of online advertising services, but no overlap arises between their activities at national level, or in markets defined alongside linguistic borders within the EEA, in the Referring States. |
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(31)

| (32) | The Commission further considers that even if post-Transaction Apple were to use some of its assets (such as in particular user data) to strengthen Shazam's position in the market/segment for online advertising targeted at music enthusiasts, this is unlikely to lead to a significant impediment of competition. Indeed, a number of major companies offering online advertising services that reach far larger target groups than Shazam, including Google and Facebook, allow advertisers to target specific audiences based on their interest and also allow the targeting of music enthusiasts. Further, other digital music streaming players collect and have databases on music enthusiasts similar to Apple Music and could potentially partner with providers of advertising services, should this type of data be needed to compete in the music enthusiast segment. |
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(32)

5.2.   Assessment of non-horizontal effects

5.2.1.   Possible foreclosure of competing providers of digital music streaming apps

5.2.1.1.   Access to commercially sensitive information

| (33) | Shazam currently collects certain data on users of third party's apps, and in particular digital music streaming apps, installed on the same smart mobile devices where the Shazam app is installed. Through this data, post-Transaction, Apple could thus derive a list of customers of Apple Music's rivals on non-iOS devices, notably Android (6). |
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(33)

| (34) | The Commission has assessed whether, through the acquisition of control over the Shazam app and the above described data, Apple could gain access to commercially sensitive information of its competitors in the markets for digital music streaming apps active on non-iOS devices and whether this could lead to any non-horizontal non-coordinated anticompetitive effects pursuant to paragraph 78 of the Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines (7). |
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(34)

| (35) | Pursuant to that provision, a merged entity may, by vertically integrating, gain access to commercially sensitive information regarding the upstream or downstream activities of rivals. This may also put competitors at a competitive disadvantage, thereby dissuading them to enter or expand in the market. |
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(35)

| (36) | In the Decision the Commission considers that the data to which Apple would acquire access constitutes commercially sensitive information on Apple Music's rivals in the market for digital music streaming apps in the EEA and in the Referring States within the meaning of paragraph 78 of the Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines. |
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(36)

| (37) | However, the Commission considers that it is unclear whether the merged entity would be able to put competing providers of digital music streaming apps at a competitive disadvantage by using the data acquired through the Transaction to perform more targeted advertising or marketing campaigns. While the merged entity would have the technical ability to access Shazam's data, there appears to be some legal or contractual limitations (including applicable data protection rules) to the use of that data by Apple post-Transaction. |
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(37)

| (38) | Second, also based on Apple's internal documents, the Commission considers that it is unclear whether the merged entity would have the incentives to use commercially sensitive information to put rivals at a competitive disadvantage. Moreover, in response to a request for information pursuant to Article 11(2) of the Merger Regulation, Apple has stated its plans to change Shazam's data collection practices to bring them in line with Apple's industry leading-positions on privacy and to update the Shazam app for OSs other than Apple's OSs so that it will not send to Apple data on users of third party's apps, unless the music streaming service provider of those users agrees to allow this information to be sent to Apple. |
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(38)

| (39) | Third, the Commission considers that the Transaction is unlikely to have a negative impact on effective competition in the markets for digital music streaming apps in the EEA, Austria, France, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain and Sweden due to access to commercially sensitive information. This is because: (i) any app developer could gather similar information on Android; (ii) there exist several providers allowing for the targeting of ‘music enthusiast’ audiences, which Apple could rely upon to target music enthusiasts already pre-Transaction and on which post-Transaction Apple Music's rivals could also rely; (iii) the market investigation confirmed that the digital music streaming markets in the EEA and in the Referring States are growing considerably and that growth comes mainly through subscription of new customers rather than win-back of competitors' customers. |
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(39)

5.2.1.2.   Other non-coordinated effects to the detriment of competing providers of digital music streaming apps

| (40) | Music recognition apps and digital music streaming apps can be considered complementary or at least closely related products within the meaning of paragraph 91 of the Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines. |
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(40)

| (41) | The Commission has considered whether the merged entity could increase Apple Music's market position in the markets for digital music streaming apps by leveraging Shazam's position in the market for music recognition apps in the EEA. This could be achieved by engaging in the following restricting and exclusionary practices: (i) denial or degradation of access to Shazam's referral mechanism as customer acquisition channel or as functionality, which boosts user engagement or enriches user experience on digital music streaming apps; (ii) denial or degradation of access to Shazam as advertising tool; (iii) integration of Shazam's music recognition functionalities within the Apple Music apps; or (iv) restriction of access to Shazam user data as an important input to improve existing functionalities, or offer additional functionalities, on digital music streaming apps. |
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(41)

| (42) | The Commission considers that, even if the merged entity had the technical ability and the incentives to engage in the mentioned practices, it is unlikely that the such conducts would have a negative impact on effective competition, and thus that the Transaction would lead to a significant impediment of effective competition in the markets for digital music streaming apps. This is because: (i) Shazam's high market share has not translated into a significant degree of market power within the meaning of paragraphs 23 of the Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines; (ii) Shazam is not a significant customer acquisition channel (Shazam's referrals only account for negligible percentage of the new users of digital music streaming services in the EEA and at national level (depending on the Referring State)); (iii) Shazam's referral mechanism does not boost user engagement or enriches user experience on digital music streaming apps; (iv) Shazam is not a significant advertising tool to target music enthusiasts and alternative and more effective customer acquisition tools would remain available to competitors; (v) Shazam's ACR technology is not a significant input and alternative providers would remain available in the market; and (vi) Shazam's data are not unique and Apple's competitors would have the opportunity to access similar database in terms of variety, velocity, volume and value. |
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(42)

5.2.2.   Possible foreclosure of competing providers of ACR software solutions, including music recognition apps

| (43) | ACR software solutions and software solutions platform for PCs, smart TVs, smart mobile devices and smart wearables can be considered complementary or at least closely related products within the meaning of paragraph 91 of the Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines. |
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(43)

| (44) | The Commission has considered whether the merged entity could increase Shazam's market position in the market for ACR software solutions, including music recognition apps, by leveraging Apple's position as software solutions platform. |
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(44)

| (45) | The Commission considers that, even if the merged entity had the technical ability and the incentives to engage in such leveraging practices, it is unlikely that such conducts would have a negative impact on competition, and thus that the Transaction would lead to a significant impediment of effective competition in the market for ACR software solutions. This is because: (i) this concern does not seem to be merger specific, as already pre-Transaction Shazam and Apple had an ongoing partnership; (ii) the majority of respondents to the market investigation does not consider that the Transaction will have an impact on the market; (iii) several other software solutions platforms would remain available post-Transaction to providers of ACR software solutions; (iv) Shazam's deeper integration with Apple has not prevented other music recognition apps to compete and it has not boosted Shazam's usage. |
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(45)

6.   CONCLUSION

| (46) | The Decision concludes that the Transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. |
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(46)

| (47) | Consequently, the Decision declares the Transaction compatible with the internal market, in accordance with Articles 2(2) and Article 8(1) of the Merger Regulation. |
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(47)

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

(2)  The Transaction was notified to the Federal competition authority of Austria on 12 December 2017.

(3)  OJ C 106, 21.3.2018, p. 16.

(4)  Shazam develops ACR software solutions to power its music recognition apps.

(5)  Commission decision of 15 June 2015 in case M.6800 — PRRfM/STIM/GEMA/JV, recital 113 and footnote 85.

(6)  Apple has already information on who the customers of competing providers of digital music streaming apps are on iOS.

(7)  Guidelines on the assessment of non-horizontal mergers under the Council Regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings (‘Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines’) (OJ C 265, 18.10.2008, p. 6).

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Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations

| 16.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 417/9 |
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16.11.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 417/9

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DECISION OF THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS

of 29 August 2018

to remove Alliance of European National Movements from the Register

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2018/C 417/05)

THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS,

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

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (1), in particular Article 40a thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 13 September 2017, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (2). |
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(1)

On 13 September 2017, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (2).

| (2) | On 20 September 2017, the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (‘Authority’) received an application for registration as a European political party under Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 from Alliance of European National Movements (‘AEMN’). |
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(2)

On 20 September 2017, the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (‘Authority’) received an application for registration as a European political party under Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 from Alliance of European National Movements (‘AEMN’).

| (3) | On 12 January 2018, the Authority adopted a decision to register AEMN as a European political party (the ‘decision to register’). |
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(3)

On 12 January 2018, the Authority adopted a decision to register AEMN as a European political party (the ‘decision to register’).

| (4) | On 6 April 2018, the decision to register was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and AEMN acquired European legal personality. |
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(4)

On 6 April 2018, the decision to register was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and AEMN acquired European legal personality.

| (5) | On 3 May 2018, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 (3) amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, i.e., 4 May 2018, and amended, among other things, the conditions applicants must satisfy to obtain registration as a European political party. |
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(5)

On 3 May 2018, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 (3) amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, i.e., 4 May 2018, and amended, among other things, the conditions applicants must satisfy to obtain registration as a European political party.

| (6) | Pursuant to Article 40a(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, European political parties registered before 4 May 2018 were required to submit documents proving that they satisfied the conditions laid down in points (b) and (ba) of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 as amended (the ‘amended conditions for registration’) by 5 July 2018 at the latest. |
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(6)

Pursuant to Article 40a(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, European political parties registered before 4 May 2018 were required to submit documents proving that they satisfied the conditions laid down in points (b) and (ba) of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 as amended (the ‘amended conditions for registration’) by 5 July 2018 at the latest.

| (7) | On 4 May 2018, the Authority addressed to all registered European political parties a letter informing them of the conclusion of the legislative process leading to the adoption of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 (the ‘letter of 4 May 2018’). The letter of 4 May 2018 set out the implications of the new legal framework and reminded European political parties of their obligation to submit documents proving that they satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018. |
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(7)

On 4 May 2018, the Authority addressed to all registered European political parties a letter informing them of the conclusion of the legislative process leading to the adoption of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 (the ‘letter of 4 May 2018’). The letter of 4 May 2018 set out the implications of the new legal framework and reminded European political parties of their obligation to submit documents proving that they satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018.

| (8) | AEMN did not submit any documents to prove that it satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018. |
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(8)

AEMN did not submit any documents to prove that it satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018.

| (9) | On 3 August 2018, the Authority sent AEMN a preliminary assessment to provide it with an opportunity be heard pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 with respect to the amended conditions for registration and its failure to produce any documents by 5 July 2018. |
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(9)

On 3 August 2018, the Authority sent AEMN a preliminary assessment to provide it with an opportunity be heard pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 with respect to the amended conditions for registration and its failure to produce any documents by 5 July 2018.

| (10) | AEMN did not submit any observations in response to the Authority’s preliminary assessment of 3 August 2018. |
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(10)

AEMN did not submit any observations in response to the Authority’s preliminary assessment of 3 August 2018.

| (11) | Pursuant to Article 40a(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the Authority considers that AEMN failed to prove that it satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018 and that AEMN must therefore be removed from the Register, |
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(11)

Pursuant to Article 40a(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the Authority considers that AEMN failed to prove that it satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018 and that AEMN must therefore be removed from the Register,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Alliance of European National Movements is hereby removed from the Register.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to

| Alliance of European National Movements |
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| 11 rue de Wissembourg |
| 67000 Strasbourg |
| FRANCE |

Alliance of European National Movements

11 rue de Wissembourg

67000 Strasbourg

FRANCE

Done at Brussels, 29 August 2018.

For the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations

The Director

M. ADAM

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(1)  OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.

1

(2)  COM/2017/0481 final — 2017/0219 (COD).

2

(3)  OJ L 114 I, 4.5.2018, p. 1.

3

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| 16.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 417/11 |
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C 417/11

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DECISION OF THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS

of 13 September 2018

to remove Alliance for Peace and Freedom from the Register

(Only the Dutch, French and German texts are authentic)

(2018/C 417/06)

THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS,

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

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (1), in particular Article 40a thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 11 September 2017, the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (‘Authority’) received an application for registration as a European political party under Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 from Alliance for Peace and Freedom (‘APF’). |
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(1)

On 11 September 2017, the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (‘Authority’) received an application for registration as a European political party under Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 from Alliance for Peace and Freedom (‘APF’).

| (2) | On 13 September 2017, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (2). |
| --- | --- |

(2)

On 13 September 2017, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (2).

| (3) | On 9 February 2018, the Authority adopted a decision to register APF as a European political party (the ‘decision to register’). The decision to register was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 6 June 2018, and APF acquired European legal personality on that date. |
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(3)

On 9 February 2018, the Authority adopted a decision to register APF as a European political party (the ‘decision to register’). The decision to register was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 6 June 2018, and APF acquired European legal personality on that date.

| (4) | On 3 May 2018, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 (3) amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, i.e., 4 May 2018, and amended, among other things, the conditions applicants must satisfy to obtain registration as a European political party. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

On 3 May 2018, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 (3) amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, i.e., 4 May 2018, and amended, among other things, the conditions applicants must satisfy to obtain registration as a European political party.

| (5) | Pursuant to Article 40a(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, European political parties registered before 4 May 2018 were required to submit documents proving that they satisfied the conditions laid down in points (b) and (ba) of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 as amended (the ‘amended conditions for registration’) by 5 July 2018 at the latest. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Pursuant to Article 40a(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, European political parties registered before 4 May 2018 were required to submit documents proving that they satisfied the conditions laid down in points (b) and (ba) of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 as amended (the ‘amended conditions for registration’) by 5 July 2018 at the latest.

| (6) | On 4 May 2018, the Authority addressed to all registered European political parties a letter informing them of the conclusion of the legislative process leading to the adoption of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 (the ‘letter of 4 May 2018’). The letter of 4 May 2018 set out the implications of the new legal framework and reminded European political parties of their obligation to submit documents proving that they satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

On 4 May 2018, the Authority addressed to all registered European political parties a letter informing them of the conclusion of the legislative process leading to the adoption of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 (the ‘letter of 4 May 2018’). The letter of 4 May 2018 set out the implications of the new legal framework and reminded European political parties of their obligation to submit documents proving that they satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018.

| (7) | On 22 June 2018, the Authority received a submission from Kotleba — L’udová Strana Naše Slovensko (‘LSNS’) stating, among other things, that LSNS is a member party of APF and is represented in the national council of the Slovak Republic. |
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(7)

On 22 June 2018, the Authority received a submission from Kotleba — L’udová Strana Naše Slovensko (‘LSNS’) stating, among other things, that LSNS is a member party of APF and is represented in the national council of the Slovak Republic.

| (8) | On 2 July 2018, the Authority received a submission from Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (‘NPD’) stating, among other things, that NPD is a member party of APF and is represented in the European Parliament. |
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(8)

On 2 July 2018, the Authority received a submission from Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (‘NPD’) stating, among other things, that NPD is a member party of APF and is represented in the European Parliament.

| (9) | The Authority has received no further documentation from either APF or national political parties on behalf of APF for the purpose of proving that APF satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018. |
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(9)

The Authority has received no further documentation from either APF or national political parties on behalf of APF for the purpose of proving that APF satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018.

| (10) | On 10 August 2018, the Authority sent APF a preliminary assessment to provide it with an opportunity to be heard pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 with respect to the amended conditions for registration and its failure to produce sufficient documents by 5 July 2018. |
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(10)

On 10 August 2018, the Authority sent APF a preliminary assessment to provide it with an opportunity to be heard pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 with respect to the amended conditions for registration and its failure to produce sufficient documents by 5 July 2018.

| (11) | APF did not submit any observations in response to the Authority’s preliminary assessment of 10 August 2018. |
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(11)

APF did not submit any observations in response to the Authority’s preliminary assessment of 10 August 2018.

| (12) | The Authority takes the view that APF failed to prove within the time limit set by the European legislator that it satisfied the amended conditions for registration. This is because APF has submitted insufficient documentation by 5 July 2018, i.e., documents originating from LSNS (Slovakia) and NPD (Germany) only. Those two submissions are insufficient to prove that APF satisfied the amended conditions for registration in at least one quarter of the Member States. |
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(12)

The Authority takes the view that APF failed to prove within the time limit set by the European legislator that it satisfied the amended conditions for registration. This is because APF has submitted insufficient documentation by 5 July 2018, i.e., documents originating from LSNS (Slovakia) and NPD (Germany) only. Those two submissions are insufficient to prove that APF satisfied the amended conditions for registration in at least one quarter of the Member States.

| (13) | The Authority also considers that an analysis of the merits of the submissions of LSNS and NPD is not necessary because, even if those submissions were in principle suitable for proving that APF satisfied the amended conditions for registration in two Members States, that would not change the fact that APF has submitted insufficient documentation by 5 July 2018. |
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(13)

The Authority also considers that an analysis of the merits of the submissions of LSNS and NPD is not necessary because, even if those submissions were in principle suitable for proving that APF satisfied the amended conditions for registration in two Members States, that would not change the fact that APF has submitted insufficient documentation by 5 July 2018.

| (14) | Pursuant to Article 40a(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the Authority considers that APF failed to prove that it satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018 and that APF must therefore be removed from the Register, |
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(14)

Pursuant to Article 40a(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the Authority considers that APF failed to prove that it satisfied the amended conditions for registration by 5 July 2018 and that APF must therefore be removed from the Register,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Alliance for Peace and Freedom is hereby removed from the Register.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to

| Alliance for Peace and Freedom |
| --- |
| Sentier de Montigny 16 |
| 6060 Gilly |
| Belgium |

Alliance for Peace and Freedom

Sentier de Montigny 16

6060 Gilly

Belgium

Done at Brussels, 13 September 2018.

For the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations

The Director

M. ADAM

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(1)  OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.

1

(2)  COM/2017/0481 final — 2017/0219 (COD).

2

(3)  OJ L 114 I, 4.5.2018, p. 1.

3

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| 16.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 417/13 |
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C 417/13

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Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC

(Publication of references of European Assessment Documents in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 417/07)

The provisions of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 prevail over any conflicting provisions in the European Assessment Documents

| Reference and title of the European Assessment Document | Reference and title of the superseded European Assessment Document | Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 010001-00-0301 | Precast concrete composite wall with point connectors | | |
| 010003-00-0301 | Precast balcony elements made of ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) | | |
| 010013-00-0301 | Lightweight panel made of mortar of cement and granulated EPS reinforced by a glass fibre mesh and an internal steel railing | | |
| 010028-00-0103 | Shallow and reusable foundation kit for lightweight structures | | |
| 020001-01-0405 | Multi-axis concealed hinge assemblies | 020001-00-0405 | |
| 020002-00-0404 | Balcony (and terrace) glazing system without vertical frames | | |
| 020011-00-0405 | Roof, floor, wall and ceiling hatches providing access or for use as an emergency door/with or without fire resistance | | |
| 020029-00-1102 | Internal pedestrian fire resisting and/or smoke control single or double leaf doorsets made of steel | | |
| 030019-00-0402 | Liquid applied roof waterproofing on the basis of polysiloxane | | |
| 030065-00-0402 | Composite roof waterproofing kit | | |
| 030092-00-0605 | Mineral non-flexible sealing slurry kit on the basis of cement | | |
| 030155-00-0402 | One component bitumen-polyurethane resin for flashing application | | |
| 030218-00-0402 | Membrane for use as roof underlay | | |
| 040005-00-1201 | Factory-made thermal and/or acoustic insulation products made of vegetable or animal fibres | | |
| 040007-00-1201 | Thermal insulation product for buildings with radiant heat reflective component | | |
| 040010-00-1201 | Insulation product made of expanded perlite (EPB) | | |
| 040011-00-1201 | Vacuum insulation panels (VIP) with factory applied protection layers | | |
| 040012-00-1201 | Thermal insulation board made of mineral material | | |
| 040016-00-0404 | Glass fibre mesh for reinforcement of cement based renderings | | |
| 040037-00-1201 | Low lambda composite boards made of mineral wool fibres and aerogel additives | | |
| 040048-01-0502 | Rubber fibre mat to be used for impact sound insulation | 040048-00-0502 | |
| 040049-00-0502 | Polyurethane (PU) foam mat to be used for impact sound insulation | | |
| 040057-00-1201 | Thermal insulation board made of microporous silica | | |
| 040065-00-1201 | Thermal insulation and/or sound absorbing boards based on expanded polystyrene and cement | | |
| 040089-00-0404 | External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems with renderings for the use on timber frame buildings | | |
| 040090-00-1201 | Factory-made boards and products formed by moulding of an expanded polylactic acid (epla) for thermal and/or acoustical insulation. | | |
| 040138-01-1201 | In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation products made of vegetable fibres | 040138-00-1201 | |
| 040287-00-0404 | Kits for external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) with panels as thermal insulation product and discontinuous claddings as exterior skin | | |
| 040288-00-1201 | Factory-made thermal and acoustic insulations made of polyester fibres | | |
| 040313-00-1201 | In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation product made of granulated expanded cork | | |
| 040369-00-1201 | Insulation made of loose-fill or compound granulated expanded cork | | |
| 040394-00-1201 | Factory made cellular glass loose fill | | |
| 040456-00-1201 | In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation material made of animal fibres | | |
| 040461-00-1201 | Thermal insulation product made of loose fill expanded perlite | | |
| 040635-00-1201 | Thermal and/or sound insulation based on bound expanded polystyrene bulk material | | |
| 040643-00-1201 | Fibre reinforced silica aerogel thermal insulation | | |
| 040650-00-1201 | Extruded polystyrene foam boards as load bearing layer and/or thermal insulation outside the waterproofing | | |
| 040773-00-1201 | Expanded polystyrene foam boards as load bearing layer and thermal insulation outside the waterproofing | | |
| 040777-00-1201 | Cellular glass boards as load bearing layer and thermal insulation outside the waterproofing | | |
| 050001-00-0301 | Load bearing thermal insulating elements which form a thermal break between balconies and internal floors | | |
| 050004-00-0301 | Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of UHMWPE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) | | |
| 050009-00-0301 | Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of fluoropolymer | | |
| 050013-00-0301 | Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of filled PTFE with solid lubricant and reinforcing fibres | | |
| 060001-00-0802 | Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner with classification T400 (MINIMUM) N1 W3 GXX | | |
| 060003-00-0802 | Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner and with specific outer wall with classification T400 (minimum) N1 W3 GXX | | |
| 060008-00-0802 | Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner with classification T400 (minimum) N1/P1 W3 Gxx and with different outer walls and possible change of outer wall | | |
| 070001-01-0504 | Gypsum plasterboards for load-bearing applications | 070001-00-0504 | |
| 070002-00-0505 | Glass fibre joint tape for gypsum plasterboards | | |
| 080001-00-0403 | Geocomposite for drainage systems | | |
| 080002-00-0102 | Non-reinforcing hexagonal geogrid for the stabilization of unbound granular layers by way of interlock with the aggregate | | |
| 090001-00-0404 | Pre-fabricated compressed mineral wool boards with organic or inorganic finish and with specified fastening system | | |
| 090017-00-0404 | Point supported vertical glazing | | |
| 090019-00-0404 | Kits for ventilated external wall claddings of lightweight boards on subframe with rendering applied in situ with or without thermal insulation | | |
| 090020-00-0404 | Kits for external wall claddings made of agglomerated stone | | |
| 090034-00-0404 | Kit composed by subframe and fixings for fastening cladding and external wall elements | | |
| 090035-00-0404 | Insulated glass unit with structural sealant punctually anchored | | |
| 090058-00-0404 | Ventilated external wall cladding kit comprising a metallic honeycomb panel and its associated fixings | | |
| 090062-00-0404 | Kits for external wall claddings mechanically fixed | ETAG 034 | |
| 090101-00-0404 | Cruciform glazing support to be used in curtain walls | | |
| 120001-01-0106 | Microprismatic retro-reflective sheetings | 120001-00-0106 | |
| 120003-00-0106 | Steel lighting columns | | |
| 120011-00-0107 | Flexible plug expansion joints for road bridges with flexible filling based on a synthetic polymer as binder | | |
| 130002-00-0304 | Solid wood slab element — element of dowel jointed timber boards to be used as a structural element in buildings | | |
| 130005-00-0304 | Solid wood slab element to be used as a structural element in buildings | | |
| 130010-01-0304 | Glued laminated timber made of hardwood – structural laminated veneer lumber made of beech | 130010-00-0304 | |
| 130011-00-0304 | Prefabricated wood slab element made of mechanically jointed square-sawn timber members to be used as a structural element in buildings | | |
| 130012-00-0304 | Strength graded structural timber – Square edged logs with wane – Chestnut | | |
| 130013-00-0304 | Solid wood slab element to be used as a structural element in buildings — element of timber boards jointed by dovetail connections | | |
| 130019-00-0603 | Dowel-type fasteners with resin coating | | |
| 130022-00-0304 | Monolithic or laminated beam and wall logs made of timber | | |
| 130033-00-0603 | Nails and screws for use in nailing plates in timber structures | | |
| 130087-00-0204 | Modular construction system | | |
| 130089-00-0304 | Structural wet and/or cold glued finger jointed solid timber | | |
| 130090-00-0303 | Wood-concrete composite slab with dowel-type fasteners | | |
| 130118-00-0603 | Screws for use in timber constructions | | |
| 130166-00-0304 | Strength graded structural timber – steam-cured solid timber with rectangular cross section which may be finger jointed or not – softwood | | |
| 130167-00-0304 | Strength graded structural timber – Square edged logs with wane – Softwood | | |
| 130191-00-0304 | Prefabricated wood slab element made of jointed cross laminated log elements to be used as a structural element in buildings | | |
| 130196-00-0304 | Solid wood boards for flatwise structural use with overlapping edge profiles | | |
| 130197-00-0304 | Glued laminated timber made of steam-cured solid timber with rectangular cross section – Softwood | | |
| 130324-00-0603 | Inserts for use in timber constructions | | |
| 140015-00-0304 | Walls, roofs and ceilings made of OSB-panels which are glued together on their surfaces | | |
| 150001-00-0301 | Calcium Sulphoaluminate based Cement | | |
| 150002-00-0301 | Calcium aluminate based refractory cement | | |
| 150003-00-0301 | High strength cement | | |
| 150004-00-0301 | Rapid hardening sulfate resistant calcium sulphoaluminate based cement | | |
| 150007-00-0301 | Portland-pozzolana cement for use in tropical conditions | | |
| 150008-00-0301 | Rapid setting cement | | |
| 150009-00-0301 | Blast Furnace Cement CEM III/A with assessment of sulfate resistance (SR) and optional with low effective alkali content (LA) and/or low heat of hydration (LH) | | |
| 160003-00-0301 | Double headed studs for the increase of punching shear resistance of flat slabs or footings and ground slabs | | |
| 160004-00-0301 | Post-tensioning kits for prestressing of structures | ETAG 013 | |
| 160012-00-0301 | Headed reinforcement steel bars | | |
| 160027-00-0301 | Special filling products for post-tensioning kits | ETAG 013 | |
| 170008-00-0604 | Bed joint reinforcement for structural use | | |
| 180003-00-0704 | Gully tops and manhole tops made of the polyamide (PA) for external vehicular and pedestrian areas | | |
| 180008-00-0704 | Trapped gully – removable – mechanical closure | | |
| 180018-00-0704 | Flexible couplings for gravity and pressure sewerage and drainage pipes | | |
| 180022-00-0704 | Prefabricated plastic fitting made from recycled waste plastics and designed for drainage of land and civil engineering | | |
| 190002-00-0502 | Dry floating flooring kit based on prefabricated interlocked units made of ceramic tiles and rubber mats | | |
| 190005-00-0402 | Terrace decking kit | | |
| 200001-00-0602 | Prefabricated steel and stainless steel wire ropes with end connectors | | |
| 200002-00-0602 | Tension rod system | | |
| 200005-00-0103 | Structural steel piles with hollow sections and rigid splices | | |
| 200012-00-0401 | Spacer kits for built-up metal roof and wall cladding | | |
| 200014-01-0103 | Pile joints and rock shoes for concrete piles | 200014-00-0103 | |
| 200017-00-0302 | Hot rolled products and structural components made of steel grades Q235B, Q235D, Q345B AND Q345D | | |
| 200019-00-0102 | Hexagonal woven mesh gabion boxes and matresses | | |
| 200020-00-0102 | Weldmesh gabion boxes and mattresses | | |
| 200022-00-0302 | Thermo-mechanically rolled long steel products made of weldable fine grain structural steel of special steel grades | | |
| 200026-00-0102 | Steel wire mesh systems for reinforced fill | | |
| 200032-00-0602 | Prefabricated tension rod systems with special end connectors | | |
| 200033-00-0602 | Nailed Shear Connector | | |
| 200035-00-0302 | Roof and wall systems with hidden fastenings | | |
| 200036-00-0103 | Kit for micropiles – Kit with hollow bars for self-drilling micropiles – Hollow bars of seamless steel tubes | | |
| 200039-00-0102 | Hexagonal woven mesh gabion boxes and mattresses with zinc coating | | |
| 200043-01-0103 | Pile pipes made of ductile iron | 200043-00-0103 | |
| 200050-01-0102 | Gabion boxes, mattresses and sack gabions made of hexagonal regular twisted mesh with pre-coated zinc and/or zinc+organic coating | 200050-00-0102 | |
| 200059-00-0302 | Steel components for pallet racking systems | | |
| 200086-00-0602 | Wire ring connection products | | |
| 200089-00-0302 | In-Situ concrete slab permanent joint former | | |
| 210004-00-0805 | Modular element for building services | | |
| 210012-00-0504 | Gypsum elements for internal wall finishes | | |
| 210020-00-0402 | Factory made self-supporting composite PUR/PIR foam insulated metal sheet for roofing, external cladding and internal lining | | |
| 210024-00-0504 | Cement-bonded board | | |
| 220006-00-0402 | Roofing slates made of polypropylene, limestone and fillers | | |
| 220007-00-0402 | Fully supported copper alloy sheet and strip for roofing, external cladding and internal lining | | |
| 220008-00-0402 | Eaves profiles for terraces and balconies | | |
| 220010-00-0402 | Flat plastic sheets for fully supported discontinuous roofing and external cladding | | |
| 220013-01-0401 | Self –supporting ridgelight | 220013-00-0401 | |
| 220018-00-0401 | Decentralized energy efficient low-pressure ventilations unit with alternating flow and heat recovery | | |
| 220021-00-0402 | Tubular daylighting devices (TDD) | | |
| 220022-00-0401 | Polycarbonate snow stopper for roof | | |
| 220025-00-0401 | Cantilevered Structural horizontal glazing (structural glass canopy/roof) | | |
| 220069-00-0402 | Flat and profiled (with a pattern) plastic roofing sheets made of recycled material for fully supported discontinuous roofing | | |
| 230004-00-0106 | Wire ring mesh panels | | |
| 230005-00-0106 | Wire rope net panels | | |
| 230008-00-0106 | Double twisted steel wire mesh reinforced or not with ropes | | |
| 230011-00-0106 | Road marking products | | |
| 230012-01-0105 | Additives for asphalt production — additive from bitumen granules made from recycled bituminous roofing felt | 230012-00-0105 | |
| 230025-00-0106 | Flexible facing systems for slope stabilization and rock protection | | |
| 260001-00-0303 | Structural sections made from fibre reinforced polymers (FRP/Glassfiber Composites) | | |
| 260002-00-0301 | Alkali resistant glass fibres containing zirconium dioxide for the use in concrete | | |
| 260006-00-0301 | Polymeric concrete addition | | |
| 260007-00-0301 | Type I addition for concrete, mortar and screed materials – Aqueous solution | | |
| 260009-00-0301 | Processed bottom ash from municipal solid waste incinerators as type II addition for production of concrete, mortar and grout | | |
| 260035-00-0301 | Natural calcined pozzolana as type II addition for concrete | | |
| 280001-00-0704 | Preassembled line unit for drainage or infiltration | | |
| 280015-00-0701 | Kit for the transport of cold and hot water inside buildings | 290001-00-0701 | |
| 320001-00-0605 | Joint sealing tape on the basis of a pre-compressed flexible polyurethan foam for sealing around windows and joints in building facades | | |
| 320002-02-0605 | Coated metal water stop sheet for construction and controlled crack joints in waterproof concrete | 320002-00-0605
  320002-01-0605 | |
| 320008-01-0605 | Swellable joint sealing tape on the basis of swellable materials for construction joints in watertight concrete | 320008-00-0605 | |
| 330001-00-0602 | Expanding Structural Bolting Assemblies for Blind Fastening | | |
| 330008-02-0601 | Anchor channels | 330008-00-0601
  330008-01-0601 | |
| 330011-00-0601 | Adjustable concrete screws | | |
| 330012-00-0601 | Cast-in anchor with internal threaded socket | | |
| 330014-00-0601 | Mechanical expansion fastener for use in autoclaved aerated concrete | | |
| 330030-00-0601 | Fastener of external wall claddings | | |
| 330046-01-0602 | Fastening Screws for Metal Members and Sheeting | 330046-00-0602 | |
| 330047-01-0602 | Fastening screws for sandwich panels | 330047-00-0602 | |
| 330075-01-0601 | Elevator lifting device | 330075-00-0601 | |
| 330076-00-0604 | Metal injection anchors for use in masonry | ETAG 029 | |
| 330079-00-0602 | Floor Fixing Assemblies for use in Checker Plate or Open Bar Grating | | |
| 330080-00-0602 | High Slip Resistance Clamp (HSR) Assembly | | |
| 330083-02-0601 | Power-actuated fastener for multiple use in concrete for non-structural applications | 330083-00-0601
  330083-01-0601 | |
| 330084-00-0601 | Steel-plate with cast-in anchors | | |
| 330087-00-0601 | Systems for post-installed rebar connections with mortar | | |
| 330153-00-0602 | Cartridge fired pin for connections of thin gauge steel members and sheeting | | |
| 330155-00-0602 | Self-adjustable clamp assembly | | |
| 330196-01-0604 | Plastic anchors made of virgin or non-virgin material for fixing of external thermal insulation composite systems with rendering | 330196-00-0604
  ETAG 014 | |
| 330232-00-0601 | Mechanical fasteners for use in concrete | ETAG 001-1
  ETAG 001-2
  ETAG 001-3
  ETAG 001-4 | |
| 330340-00-0606 | Factory made structural anchor for attaching personal fall protection equipment, designed to be permanently and fully bonded to a multi-layered roof waterproofing system | | |
| 330389-00-0601 | Point connector made of glass fibre reinforced polymer for sandwich walls | | |
| 330499-00-0601 | Bonded fasteners for use in concrete | ETAG 001-5 | |
| 330667-00-0602 | Hot-rolled mounting channel | | |
| 330747-00-0601 | Fasteners for use in concrete in redundant for non-structural systems | ETAG 001-6 | |
| 330924-00-0601 | Cast-in anchor bolts of ribbed reinforcing steel | | |
| 330965-00-0601 | Powder-actuated fastener for the fixing of ETICS in concrete | | |
| 331072-00-0601 | Anchor devices for fastening personal fall protection systems to concrete structures | | |
| 331852-00-0102 | Spiral cable anchor | | |
| 340002-00-0204 | Panels of steel wires with incorporated thermal insulation for a whole structure | | |
| 340006-00-0506 | Prefabricated stair kits | ETAG 008 | |
| 340020-00-0106 | Flexible kits for retaining debris flows and shallow landslides/open hill debris flows | | |
| 340025-00-0403 | Substructure kit for heated buildings | | |
| 340037-00-0204 | Light weight steel/wood load bearing roof elements | | |
| 340059-00-0106 | Falling rock protection kits | ETAG 027 | |
| 340210-00-0104 | SRP (Steel Reinforced Polymer) kit made of steel micro-wires, fiberglass mesh and epoxy adhesive | | |
| 350003-00-1109 | Kit for fire resistant service ducts consisting of pre-fabricated connection pieces (made of mechanically pre-coated steel sheet) and accessories | | |
| 350005-00-1104 | Intumescent products for fire sealing and fire stopping purposes | | |
| 350022-01-1107 | Kit for closure system for conveyor systems | 350022-00-1107 | |
| 350134-00-1104 | Fire proof water trap with intumescent fire seal (combined with a stainless steel floor gully penetration | | |
| 350140-00-1106 | Renderings and rendering kits for fire resisting applications | ETAG 018-1
  ETAG 018-3 | |
| 350141-00-1106 | Linear joint and gap seals | ETAG 026-1
  ETAG 026-3 | |
| 350142-00-1106 | Fire protective board, slab and mat products and kits | ETAG 018-1
  ETAG 018-4 | |
| 350402-00-1106 | Reactive coatings for fire protection of steel elements | ETAG 018-1
  ETAG 018-2 | |
| 350454-00-1104 | Fire stopping and fire sealing products — Penetration seals | ETAG 026-1
  ETAG 026-2 | |
| 360001-00-0803 | Ventilation system made of mineral wool covered with film on outside and inside | | |
| 360005-00-0604 | Cavity Tray | | |

Reference and title of the European Assessment Document

Reference and title of the superseded European Assessment Document

Remarks

010001-00-0301

Precast concrete composite wall with point connectors

010003-00-0301

Precast balcony elements made of ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC)

010013-00-0301

Lightweight panel made of mortar of cement and granulated EPS reinforced by a glass fibre mesh and an internal steel railing

010028-00-0103

Shallow and reusable foundation kit for lightweight structures

020001-01-0405

Multi-axis concealed hinge assemblies

020001-00-0405

020002-00-0404

Balcony (and terrace) glazing system without vertical frames

020011-00-0405

Roof, floor, wall and ceiling hatches providing access or for use as an emergency door/with or without fire resistance

020029-00-1102

Internal pedestrian fire resisting and/or smoke control single or double leaf doorsets made of steel

030019-00-0402

Liquid applied roof waterproofing on the basis of polysiloxane

030065-00-0402

Composite roof waterproofing kit

030092-00-0605

Mineral non-flexible sealing slurry kit on the basis of cement

030155-00-0402

One component bitumen-polyurethane resin for flashing application

030218-00-0402

Membrane for use as roof underlay

040005-00-1201

Factory-made thermal and/or acoustic insulation products made of vegetable or animal fibres

040007-00-1201

Thermal insulation product for buildings with radiant heat reflective component

040010-00-1201

Insulation product made of expanded perlite (EPB)

040011-00-1201

Vacuum insulation panels (VIP) with factory applied protection layers

040012-00-1201

Thermal insulation board made of mineral material

040016-00-0404

Glass fibre mesh for reinforcement of cement based renderings

040037-00-1201

Low lambda composite boards made of mineral wool fibres and aerogel additives

040048-01-0502

Rubber fibre mat to be used for impact sound insulation

040048-00-0502

040049-00-0502

Polyurethane (PU) foam mat to be used for impact sound insulation

040057-00-1201

Thermal insulation board made of microporous silica

040065-00-1201

Thermal insulation and/or sound absorbing boards based on expanded polystyrene and cement

040089-00-0404

External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems with renderings for the use on timber frame buildings

040090-00-1201

Factory-made boards and products formed by moulding of an expanded polylactic acid (epla) for thermal and/or acoustical insulation.

040138-01-1201

In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation products made of vegetable fibres

040138-00-1201

040287-00-0404

Kits for external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) with panels as thermal insulation product and discontinuous claddings as exterior skin

040288-00-1201

Factory-made thermal and acoustic insulations made of polyester fibres

040313-00-1201

In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation product made of granulated expanded cork

040369-00-1201

Insulation made of loose-fill or compound granulated expanded cork

040394-00-1201

Factory made cellular glass loose fill

040456-00-1201

In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation material made of animal fibres

040461-00-1201

Thermal insulation product made of loose fill expanded perlite

040635-00-1201

Thermal and/or sound insulation based on bound expanded polystyrene bulk material

040643-00-1201

Fibre reinforced silica aerogel thermal insulation

040650-00-1201

Extruded polystyrene foam boards as load bearing layer and/or thermal insulation outside the waterproofing

040773-00-1201

Expanded polystyrene foam boards as load bearing layer and thermal insulation outside the waterproofing

040777-00-1201

Cellular glass boards as load bearing layer and thermal insulation outside the waterproofing

050001-00-0301

Load bearing thermal insulating elements which form a thermal break between balconies and internal floors

050004-00-0301

Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of UHMWPE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene)

050009-00-0301

Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of fluoropolymer

050013-00-0301

Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of filled PTFE with solid lubricant and reinforcing fibres

060001-00-0802

Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner with classification T400 (MINIMUM) N1 W3 GXX

060003-00-0802

Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner and with specific outer wall with classification T400 (minimum) N1 W3 GXX

060008-00-0802

Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner with classification T400 (minimum) N1/P1 W3 Gxx and with different outer walls and possible change of outer wall

070001-01-0504

Gypsum plasterboards for load-bearing applications

070001-00-0504

070002-00-0505

Glass fibre joint tape for gypsum plasterboards

080001-00-0403

Geocomposite for drainage systems

080002-00-0102

Non-reinforcing hexagonal geogrid for the stabilization of unbound granular layers by way of interlock with the aggregate

090001-00-0404

Pre-fabricated compressed mineral wool boards with organic or inorganic finish and with specified fastening system

090017-00-0404

Point supported vertical glazing

090019-00-0404

Kits for ventilated external wall claddings of lightweight boards on subframe with rendering applied in situ with or without thermal insulation

090020-00-0404

Kits for external wall claddings made of agglomerated stone

090034-00-0404

Kit composed by subframe and fixings for fastening cladding and external wall elements

090035-00-0404

Insulated glass unit with structural sealant punctually anchored

090058-00-0404

Ventilated external wall cladding kit comprising a metallic honeycomb panel and its associated fixings

090062-00-0404

Kits for external wall claddings mechanically fixed

ETAG 034

090101-00-0404

Cruciform glazing support to be used in curtain walls

120001-01-0106

Microprismatic retro-reflective sheetings

120001-00-0106

120003-00-0106

Steel lighting columns

120011-00-0107

Flexible plug expansion joints for road bridges with flexible filling based on a synthetic polymer as binder

130002-00-0304

Solid wood slab element — element of dowel jointed timber boards to be used as a structural element in buildings

130005-00-0304

Solid wood slab element to be used as a structural element in buildings

130010-01-0304

Glued laminated timber made of hardwood – structural laminated veneer lumber made of beech

130010-00-0304

130011-00-0304

Prefabricated wood slab element made of mechanically jointed square-sawn timber members to be used as a structural element in buildings

130012-00-0304

Strength graded structural timber – Square edged logs with wane – Chestnut

130013-00-0304

Solid wood slab element to be used as a structural element in buildings — element of timber boards jointed by dovetail connections

130019-00-0603

Dowel-type fasteners with resin coating

130022-00-0304

Monolithic or laminated beam and wall logs made of timber

130033-00-0603

Nails and screws for use in nailing plates in timber structures

130087-00-0204

Modular construction system

130089-00-0304

Structural wet and/or cold glued finger jointed solid timber

130090-00-0303

Wood-concrete composite slab with dowel-type fasteners

130118-00-0603

Screws for use in timber constructions

130166-00-0304

Strength graded structural timber – steam-cured solid timber with rectangular cross section which may be finger jointed or not – softwood

130167-00-0304

Strength graded structural timber – Square edged logs with wane – Softwood

130191-00-0304

Prefabricated wood slab element made of jointed cross laminated log elements to be used as a structural element in buildings

130196-00-0304

Solid wood boards for flatwise structural use with overlapping edge profiles

130197-00-0304

Glued laminated timber made of steam-cured solid timber with rectangular cross section – Softwood

130324-00-0603

Inserts for use in timber constructions

140015-00-0304

Walls, roofs and ceilings made of OSB-panels which are glued together on their surfaces

150001-00-0301

Calcium Sulphoaluminate based Cement

150002-00-0301

Calcium aluminate based refractory cement

150003-00-0301

High strength cement

150004-00-0301

Rapid hardening sulfate resistant calcium sulphoaluminate based cement

150007-00-0301

Portland-pozzolana cement for use in tropical conditions

150008-00-0301

Rapid setting cement

150009-00-0301

Blast Furnace Cement CEM III/A with assessment of sulfate resistance (SR) and optional with low effective alkali content (LA) and/or low heat of hydration (LH)

160003-00-0301

Double headed studs for the increase of punching shear resistance of flat slabs or footings and ground slabs

160004-00-0301

Post-tensioning kits for prestressing of structures

ETAG 013

160012-00-0301

Headed reinforcement steel bars

160027-00-0301

Special filling products for post-tensioning kits

ETAG 013

170008-00-0604

Bed joint reinforcement for structural use

180003-00-0704

Gully tops and manhole tops made of the polyamide (PA) for external vehicular and pedestrian areas

180008-00-0704

Trapped gully – removable – mechanical closure

180018-00-0704

Flexible couplings for gravity and pressure sewerage and drainage pipes

180022-00-0704

Prefabricated plastic fitting made from recycled waste plastics and designed for drainage of land and civil engineering

190002-00-0502

Dry floating flooring kit based on prefabricated interlocked units made of ceramic tiles and rubber mats

190005-00-0402

Terrace decking kit

200001-00-0602

Prefabricated steel and stainless steel wire ropes with end connectors

200002-00-0602

Tension rod system

200005-00-0103

Structural steel piles with hollow sections and rigid splices

200012-00-0401

Spacer kits for built-up metal roof and wall cladding

200014-01-0103

Pile joints and rock shoes for concrete piles

200014-00-0103

200017-00-0302

Hot rolled products and structural components made of steel grades Q235B, Q235D, Q345B AND Q345D

200019-00-0102

Hexagonal woven mesh gabion boxes and matresses

200020-00-0102

Weldmesh gabion boxes and mattresses

200022-00-0302

Thermo-mechanically rolled long steel products made of weldable fine grain structural steel of special steel grades

200026-00-0102

Steel wire mesh systems for reinforced fill

200032-00-0602

Prefabricated tension rod systems with special end connectors

200033-00-0602

Nailed Shear Connector

200035-00-0302

Roof and wall systems with hidden fastenings

200036-00-0103

Kit for micropiles – Kit with hollow bars for self-drilling micropiles – Hollow bars of seamless steel tubes

200039-00-0102

Hexagonal woven mesh gabion boxes and mattresses with zinc coating

200043-01-0103

Pile pipes made of ductile iron

200043-00-0103

200050-01-0102

Gabion boxes, mattresses and sack gabions made of hexagonal regular twisted mesh with pre-coated zinc and/or zinc+organic coating

200050-00-0102

200059-00-0302

Steel components for pallet racking systems

200086-00-0602

Wire ring connection products

200089-00-0302

In-Situ concrete slab permanent joint former

210004-00-0805

Modular element for building services

210012-00-0504

Gypsum elements for internal wall finishes

210020-00-0402

Factory made self-supporting composite PUR/PIR foam insulated metal sheet for roofing, external cladding and internal lining

210024-00-0504

Cement-bonded board

220006-00-0402

Roofing slates made of polypropylene, limestone and fillers

220007-00-0402

Fully supported copper alloy sheet and strip for roofing, external cladding and internal lining

220008-00-0402

Eaves profiles for terraces and balconies

220010-00-0402

Flat plastic sheets for fully supported discontinuous roofing and external cladding

220013-01-0401

Self –supporting ridgelight

220013-00-0401

220018-00-0401

Decentralized energy efficient low-pressure ventilations unit with alternating flow and heat recovery

220021-00-0402

Tubular daylighting devices (TDD)

220022-00-0401

Polycarbonate snow stopper for roof

220025-00-0401

Cantilevered Structural horizontal glazing (structural glass canopy/roof)

220069-00-0402

Flat and profiled (with a pattern) plastic roofing sheets made of recycled material for fully supported discontinuous roofing

230004-00-0106

Wire ring mesh panels

230005-00-0106

Wire rope net panels

230008-00-0106

Double twisted steel wire mesh reinforced or not with ropes

230011-00-0106

Road marking products

230012-01-0105

Additives for asphalt production — additive from bitumen granules made from recycled bituminous roofing felt

230012-00-0105

230025-00-0106

Flexible facing systems for slope stabilization and rock protection

260001-00-0303

Structural sections made from fibre reinforced polymers (FRP/Glassfiber Composites)

260002-00-0301

Alkali resistant glass fibres containing zirconium dioxide for the use in concrete

260006-00-0301

Polymeric concrete addition

260007-00-0301

Type I addition for concrete, mortar and screed materials – Aqueous solution

260009-00-0301

Processed bottom ash from municipal solid waste incinerators as type II addition for production of concrete, mortar and grout

260035-00-0301

Natural calcined pozzolana as type II addition for concrete

280001-00-0704

Preassembled line unit for drainage or infiltration

280015-00-0701

Kit for the transport of cold and hot water inside buildings

290001-00-0701

320001-00-0605

Joint sealing tape on the basis of a pre-compressed flexible polyurethan foam for sealing around windows and joints in building facades

320002-02-0605

Coated metal water stop sheet for construction and controlled crack joints in waterproof concrete

320002-00-0605

320002-01-0605

320008-01-0605

Swellable joint sealing tape on the basis of swellable materials for construction joints in watertight concrete

320008-00-0605

330001-00-0602

Expanding Structural Bolting Assemblies for Blind Fastening

330008-02-0601

Anchor channels

330008-00-0601

330008-01-0601

330011-00-0601

Adjustable concrete screws

330012-00-0601

Cast-in anchor with internal threaded socket

330014-00-0601

Mechanical expansion fastener for use in autoclaved aerated concrete

330030-00-0601

Fastener of external wall claddings

330046-01-0602

Fastening Screws for Metal Members and Sheeting

330046-00-0602

330047-01-0602

Fastening screws for sandwich panels

330047-00-0602

330075-01-0601

Elevator lifting device

330075-00-0601

330076-00-0604

Metal injection anchors for use in masonry

ETAG 029

330079-00-0602

Floor Fixing Assemblies for use in Checker Plate or Open Bar Grating

330080-00-0602

High Slip Resistance Clamp (HSR) Assembly

330083-02-0601

Power-actuated fastener for multiple use in concrete for non-structural applications

330083-00-0601

330083-01-0601

330084-00-0601

Steel-plate with cast-in anchors

330087-00-0601

Systems for post-installed rebar connections with mortar

330153-00-0602

Cartridge fired pin for connections of thin gauge steel members and sheeting

330155-00-0602

Self-adjustable clamp assembly

330196-01-0604

Plastic anchors made of virgin or non-virgin material for fixing of external thermal insulation composite systems with rendering

330196-00-0604

ETAG 014

330232-00-0601

Mechanical fasteners for use in concrete

ETAG 001-1

ETAG 001-2

ETAG 001-3

ETAG 001-4

330340-00-0606

Factory made structural anchor for attaching personal fall protection equipment, designed to be permanently and fully bonded to a multi-layered roof waterproofing system

330389-00-0601

Point connector made of glass fibre reinforced polymer for sandwich walls

330499-00-0601

Bonded fasteners for use in concrete

ETAG 001-5

330667-00-0602

Hot-rolled mounting channel

330747-00-0601

Fasteners for use in concrete in redundant for non-structural systems

ETAG 001-6

330924-00-0601

Cast-in anchor bolts of ribbed reinforcing steel

330965-00-0601

Powder-actuated fastener for the fixing of ETICS in concrete

331072-00-0601

Anchor devices for fastening personal fall protection systems to concrete structures

331852-00-0102

Spiral cable anchor

340002-00-0204

Panels of steel wires with incorporated thermal insulation for a whole structure

340006-00-0506

Prefabricated stair kits

ETAG 008

340020-00-0106

Flexible kits for retaining debris flows and shallow landslides/open hill debris flows

340025-00-0403

Substructure kit for heated buildings

340037-00-0204

Light weight steel/wood load bearing roof elements

340059-00-0106

Falling rock protection kits

ETAG 027

340210-00-0104

SRP (Steel Reinforced Polymer) kit made of steel micro-wires, fiberglass mesh and epoxy adhesive

350003-00-1109

Kit for fire resistant service ducts consisting of pre-fabricated connection pieces (made of mechanically pre-coated steel sheet) and accessories

350005-00-1104

Intumescent products for fire sealing and fire stopping purposes

350022-01-1107

Kit for closure system for conveyor systems

350022-00-1107

350134-00-1104

Fire proof water trap with intumescent fire seal (combined with a stainless steel floor gully penetration

350140-00-1106

Renderings and rendering kits for fire resisting applications

ETAG 018-1

ETAG 018-3

350141-00-1106

Linear joint and gap seals

ETAG 026-1

ETAG 026-3

350142-00-1106

Fire protective board, slab and mat products and kits

ETAG 018-1

ETAG 018-4

350402-00-1106

Reactive coatings for fire protection of steel elements

ETAG 018-1

ETAG 018-2

350454-00-1104

Fire stopping and fire sealing products — Penetration seals

ETAG 026-1

ETAG 026-2

360001-00-0803

Ventilation system made of mineral wool covered with film on outside and inside

360005-00-0604

Cavity Tray

Note:

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Publication of the references of European Assessment Documents in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the European Assessment Documents are available in all the official languages of the European Union.

The European Organisation for Technical Assessment (http://www.eota.eu) shall keep the European Assessment Document available by electronic means in line with the provisions of point 8 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.

This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The European Commission ensures the updating of this list.

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Notification by Romania to the European Commission pursuant to Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

(2018/C 417/08)

Pursuant to Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1) Romania notified the European Commission of the following agreements concluded:

| — | Agreements concerning the joint control provided for by Article 18 — No amendments to the previous situation. |
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Agreements concerning the joint control provided for by Article 18 — No amendments to the previous situation.

| — | Agreements concluded in accordance with Annex VI pct. 1.1.1 for ensuring effective checks on persons, while ensuring the safety and smooth flow of road traffic, incl. channelling and blocking the traffic — Not applicable. |
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Agreements concluded in accordance with Annex VI pct. 1.1.1 for ensuring effective checks on persons, while ensuring the safety and smooth flow of road traffic, incl. channelling and blocking the traffic — Not applicable.

| — | Bilateral agreements with third countries for establishing shared border crossing points, according to Annex VI pct. 1.1.4.1 — Not applicable. |
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Bilateral agreements with third countries for establishing shared border crossing points, according to Annex VI pct. 1.1.4.1 — Not applicable.

| — | Bilateral or multilateral agreements for conducting checks on train passengers and on railway staff, according to Annex VI pct. 1.2.1 — Not applicable. |
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Bilateral or multilateral agreements for conducting checks on train passengers and on railway staff, according to Annex VI pct. 1.2.1 — Not applicable.

| — | Bilateral agreements with third countries concluded on the basis of Annex VII, pct. 7 concerning the entry and exit of members of rescue services, police, fire brigades acting in emergency situations as well as border guards crossing the border in exercise of their professional tasks: Agreement from 21 February 2014 between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on mutual assistance for the cross-border interventions in medical emergencies. |
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Bilateral agreements with third countries concluded on the basis of Annex VII, pct. 7 concerning the entry and exit of members of rescue services, police, fire brigades acting in emergency situations as well as border guards crossing the border in exercise of their professional tasks: Agreement from 21 February 2014 between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on mutual assistance for the cross-border interventions in medical emergencies.

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(1)  OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1.

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Notification by Romania to the European Commission pursuant to Article 39 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

(2018/C 417/09)

Pursuant to Article 39 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1) Romania notified the European Commission of the exceptions to the rules regarding the crossing of the external borders referred to in article 5(2)(a):

Article 8 paragraph 2^1 of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 105/2001 on the regime of the Romanian state border, with latest amendments, read in conjunction with article 9 of the Government Decision no. 445/2002 approving the methodological norms of GEO no. 105/2001, establish, as an exception from the rule of crossing the border by persons, means of transportation, goods or other merchandise through the border crossing points opened for international traffic or through the local border traffic points, that it may be performed also through other places, only in the situations described by the Schengen Borders Code or by the bilateral documents concluded by Romania with other countries.

Article 9, paragraph 4 of the same legal act provides for the following: ‘The occasional opening of border crossing points with a view to carry out festives or religious activities, as well as their opening hours are approved by the general inspector of the Border Police’;

Article 12 of the Convention between Romania and the Republic of Hungary on road and rail traffic control, concluded on 27 April 2004, provides for the following:

| ‘(1) | In situations justified by economic and social interests, the authorities competent for controlling the border traffic of the contracting states may approve the occasional opening of the state border with a view to allow for crossing the border by persons and goods outside the permanent border crossing points. |
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‘(1)

In situations justified by economic and social interests, the authorities competent for controlling the border traffic of the contracting states may approve the occasional opening of the state border with a view to allow for crossing the border by persons and goods outside the permanent border crossing points.

| (2) | The request for crossing the state border outside the border crossing points shall be submitted at least 30 (thirty) days before the planned date.’ |
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(2)

The request for crossing the state border outside the border crossing points shall be submitted at least 30 (thirty) days before the planned date.’

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(1)  OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1.

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Notification by Romania to the European Commission pursuant to Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

(2018/C 417/10)

Amendment to the information provided by Romania in the OJ C 18, 24.1.2008.

Article 23(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1)
  — Possibility for a Member State to provide by law for an obligation to hold or carry papers and documents

According to Article 108 of the Government Emergency Ordinance No 194/2002 on the aliens' regime in Romania, with latest amendments, the residence permit issued to the alien is the proof of identity, residence or domicile on the territory of Romania and of the right to reside into Romania, as well as the duration and purpose for which the right was granted.

The holder of the residence permit has the obligation to carry it over permanently, to not remove it from his/her custody and to present it to the competent authorities whenever requested.

According to Article 16^3 paragraph 2 of the same legal act, the holder of the local border traffic permit has the obligation to carry over the document permanently, to not remove it from his/her custody and to present it to the competent authorities whenever requested.

Article 23(d) — Possibility for a Member State to provide by law for an obligation on third-country nationals to report their presence on its territory

According to Article 12 of the Government Emergency Ordinance No 194/2002 on the aliens' regime in Romania, with latest amendments, the alien who entered legally on the Romanian territory, as well as the person hosting him/her, have the obligation to announce the territorial competent police unit about it within 3 days from the date of entry or hosting.

If accomodation is provided for by hotels or other tourist facilities, the alien will undergo the check in formalities in front of the administration office, the latter shall communicate, within 24 hours, the necessary data to the territorial competent police unit.

Article 5(3) — Penalties for the unauthorised crossing of external borders at places other than border crossing points or at times other than the fixed opening hours

Article 262 of Law No 286/2009 on the Criminal Code provides that entering or exiting the country by illegally crossing Romania's state border shall be punished with imprisonment from six months to three years or a fine.

If this act was committed in order to avoid the criminal liability or serving a sentence or a custodial educational measure, or committed by a foreign national declared persona non grata or who was refused entry or stay within the country in any way, the penalty shall consist of one to five years of imprisonment.

The attempt shall be also punishable. The act committed by a victim of trafficking in human beings or by children shall not be punishable.

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(1)  OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 16.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 417/29 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9153 — CDC/Meridiam/FICA-HPCI)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 417/11)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Caisse des dépôts et consignations (‘CDC’, France), |
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Caisse des dépôts et consignations (‘CDC’, France),

| — | Meridiam Transition (‘Meridiam’, France), controlled by Meridiam SAS, |
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Meridiam Transition (‘Meridiam’, France), controlled by Meridiam SAS,

| — | FICA-HPCI (France), controlled by Meridiam. |
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FICA-HPCI (France), controlled by Meridiam.

CDC and Meridiam acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FICA-HPCI.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | CDC is a French public institution with a special legal status, active in the management of private funds to which public authorities wish to provide special protection and in the financing of public-interest investment projects (transport, environment, transmission of electricity, etc.), |
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CDC is a French public institution with a special legal status, active in the management of private funds to which public authorities wish to provide special protection and in the financing of public-interest investment projects (transport, environment, transmission of electricity, etc.),

| — | Meridiam is a French incorporated company, mainly active in management of infrastructure investments, especially in the sectors of transport, public services and energy generation, |
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Meridiam is a French incorporated company, mainly active in management of infrastructure investments, especially in the sectors of transport, public services and energy generation,

| — | FICA-HPCI is a holding company currently holding two project companies, FICAP and COGECAP. FICAP will be active in the production of wood pellets and COGECAP will be active in electricity generation and heating. |
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FICA-HPCI is a holding company currently holding two project companies, FICAP and COGECAP. FICAP will be active in the production of wood pellets and COGECAP will be active in electricity generation and heating.

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.9153 — CDC/Meridiam/FICA-HPCI

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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| 16.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 417/31 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9171 — Covanta Holding Corporation/Green Investment Group/Brockwell Energy/Earls Gate Energy Centre)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 417/12)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Covanta Holding Corporation (‘Covanta’, United States of America), |
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Covanta Holding Corporation (‘Covanta’, United States of America),

| — | Green Investment Group Limited (‘Green Investment Group’, United Kingdom), belonging to the group Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia), |
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Green Investment Group Limited (‘Green Investment Group’, United Kingdom), belonging to the group Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia),

| — | Brockwell Energy Limited (‘Brockwell’, United Kingdom), jointly controlled by Davidson Kempner Capital Management, L.P. (United States of America) and Pioneer Point Partners LLP (United Kingdom), |
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Brockwell Energy Limited (‘Brockwell’, United Kingdom), jointly controlled by Davidson Kempner Capital Management, L.P. (United States of America) and Pioneer Point Partners LLP (United Kingdom),

| — | Earls Gate Energy Centre Limited (‘Earls Gate JV’, Scotland, United Kingdom). |
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Earls Gate Energy Centre Limited (‘Earls Gate JV’, Scotland, United Kingdom).

Covanta and Green Investment Group, via a jointly controlled investment vehicle, and Brockwell acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Earls Gate JV.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for Covanta: global sustainable waste and energy solutions business,

—   for Green Investment Group: green infrastructure principal investment, project delivery and management of portfolio assets, and related services,

—   for Brockwell: develop, own and operate interests in relation to renewable energy technologies,

—   for Earls Gate JV: construction and operation of a renewable energy plant in Grangemouth, Scotland.

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.9171 — Covanta Holding Corporation/Green Investment Group/Brockwell Energy/Earls Gate Energy Centre

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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9067 — Equinor Refining Norway/Danske Commodities)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 417/13)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Equinor Refining Norway AS (‘Equinor Refining’, Norway), ultimately controlled by Equinor ASA (Norway), |
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Equinor Refining Norway AS (‘Equinor Refining’, Norway), ultimately controlled by Equinor ASA (Norway),

| — | Danske Commodities A/S (‘Danske Commodities’, Denmark). |
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Danske Commodities A/S (‘Danske Commodities’, Denmark).

Equinor Refining acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Danske Commodities.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | Equinor Refining is part of the Norwegian-based Equinor Group, whose business activities consist principally of worldwide exploration, production, transportation, refining and marketing of petroleum and petroleum-derived products, gas and other forms of energy, including renewable energy, |
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Equinor Refining is part of the Norwegian-based Equinor Group, whose business activities consist principally of worldwide exploration, production, transportation, refining and marketing of petroleum and petroleum-derived products, gas and other forms of energy, including renewable energy,

| — | Danske Commodities is a Danish independent trading house, specialising in physical and financial trading of electricity and gas. Danske Commodities is also active in origination, and provides balancing, optimisation, hedging, certificates and back-up supply to power generators, industrial companies, energy suppliers, and net-operators. |
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Danske Commodities is a Danish independent trading house, specialising in physical and financial trading of electricity and gas. Danske Commodities is also active in origination, and provides balancing, optimisation, hedging, certificates and back-up supply to power generators, industrial companies, energy suppliers, and net-operators.

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.9067 — Equinor Refining Norway/Danske Commodities

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 |

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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