# Official Journal C 300/2013

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  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.300.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 300 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5616 October 2013 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.300.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 300

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5616 October 2013

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 300/01 | Communication from the Commission concerning two lists of financial assistance instruments under Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2013/C 300/01

Communication from the Commission concerning two lists of financial assistance instruments under Regulation (EU) No 472/2013

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 300/02 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2013/C 300/03 | Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2013/C 300/02

Euro exchange rates

3

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2013/C 300/03

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

4

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 300/04 | Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India | 5 |
| 2013/C 300/05 | Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of sulphanilic acid originating in the People’s Republic of China and India | 14 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 300/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6954 — KNB/UWI/Mitsui/Medini Iskandar Malaysia) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 23 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2013/C 300/04

Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India

5

2013/C 300/05

Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of sulphanilic acid originating in the People’s Republic of China and India

14

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2013/C 300/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6954 — KNB/UWI/Mitsui/Medini Iskandar Malaysia) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

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| | Corrigenda |
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| 2013/C 300/07 | Corrigendum to the conversion rates of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 — Reference period: April 2013 — Application period: July, August, September 2013 (OJ C 130, 7.5.2013) | 25 |

Corrigenda

2013/C 300/07

Corrigendum to the conversion rates of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 — Reference period: April 2013 — Application period: July, August, September 2013 (OJ C 130, 7.5.2013)

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Communication from the Commission concerning two lists of financial assistance instruments under Regulation (EU) No 472/2013

2013/C 300/01

1.   Introduction

Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (1) provides for full consistency between the Union economic coordination framework established by the TFEU and the possible policy conditions attached to financial assistance granted to euro area Member States.

Certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 mandate that the Commission publish, for information purposes, two lists of financial assistance instruments: (i) those instruments which are of a precautionary nature and, separately, (ii) those instruments for which rules under the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) do not call for a macroeconomic adjustment programme.

The Commission has conducted informal consultations with the Member States, the ESM and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the preparation of these lists.

These lists will be kept updated.

2.   List of precautionary financial assistance instruments triggering enhanced surveillance of the beneficiary Member State, published in accordance with Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013

Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 requires the publication of the list of instruments providing precautionary financial assistance to a Member State within the meaning of Article 2(3) of the said Regulation. Member States receiving financial assistance through one of these instruments are subject to enhanced surveillance. By derogation, Member States are not subject to enhanced surveillance when they benefit from a credit line which is not conditioned on that Member State adopting new policy measures, provided that the said credit line is not drawn (Article 2(4) of the Regulation).

This list is therefore as follows:

| | European Stability Mechanism







  — | Precautionary conditioned credit line (if drawn down) |
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European Stability Mechanism

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Precautionary conditioned credit line (if drawn down)

| — | Enhanced conditions credit line |
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Enhanced conditions credit line

| — | Primary market support facility (if drawn down under a European Stability Mechanism credit line) |
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—

Primary market support facility (if drawn down under a European Stability Mechanism credit line)

| — | Secondary market support facility (if activated outside of a macroeconomic adjustment programme) |
| --- | --- |

—

Secondary market support facility (if activated outside of a macroeconomic adjustment programme)

| | European Financial Stability Facility







  — | Precautionary conditioned credit line (if drawn down) |
| --- | --- | --- |

European Financial Stability Facility

—

Precautionary conditioned credit line (if drawn down)

| — | Enhanced conditions credit line |
| --- | --- |

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Enhanced conditions credit line

| — | Enhanced conditions credit line with sovereign partial risk protection |
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—

Enhanced conditions credit line with sovereign partial risk protection

| — | Primary market support facility (if drawn down under a European Financial Stability Facility precautionary programme) |
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Primary market support facility (if drawn down under a European Financial Stability Facility precautionary programme)

| — | Secondary market support facility (if activated outside of a macroeconomic adjustment programme) |
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Secondary market support facility (if activated outside of a macroeconomic adjustment programme)

| | International Monetary Fund







  — | Flexible credit line (if drawn down) |
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International Monetary Fund

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Flexible credit line (if drawn down)

| — | Precautionary and liquidity line |
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Precautionary and liquidity line

3.   List of financial assistance instruments for which ESM rules do not provide for a macroeconomic adjustment programme, published in accordance with Article 7(12) of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013

Article 7(12) of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 requires the publication of the list of instruments for which ESM rules do not provide for a macroeconomic adjustment programme within the meaning of Article 7(12) of the said Regulation. Member States receiving financial assistance through one of these instruments will be subject to a Council decision approving the main policy requirements which the ESM plans to include in the conditionality for its financial support.

| — | Precautionary conditioned credit line (PCCL) |
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Precautionary conditioned credit line (PCCL)

| — | Enhanced conditions credit line (ECCL) |
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—

Enhanced conditions credit line (ECCL)

| — | Primary market support facility (if drawn down under a PCCL or ECCL) |
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Primary market support facility (if drawn down under a PCCL or ECCL)

| — | Secondary market support facility (if activated outside of a macroeconomic adjustment programme) |
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Secondary market support facility (if activated outside of a macroeconomic adjustment programme)

| — | Financial assistance for the recapitalisation of financial institutions |
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Financial assistance for the recapitalisation of financial institutions

Considering that the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) is not expected to enter into new programmes as of 1 July 2013, there is no need to publish such a list for the EFSF.

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(1)  OJ L 140, 27.5.2013, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

15 October 2013

2013/C 300/02

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3493 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 132,89 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4588 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,84635 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,7617 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2361 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1180 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,615 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 295,32 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7024 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1811 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4515 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,6828 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4167 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3975 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,4629 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6120 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6770 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 439,53 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,4201 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,2334 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6188 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 760,61 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,2928 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,084 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 43,5645 |
| THB | Thai baht | 42,206 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,9480 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,5426 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 83,1440 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3493

JPY

Japanese yen

132,89

DKK

Danish krone

7,4588

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84635

SEK

Swedish krona

8,7617

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2361

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1180

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,615

HUF

Hungarian forint

295,32

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7024

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1811

RON

Romanian leu

4,4515

TRY

Turkish lira

2,6828

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4167

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3975

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,4629

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6120

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6770

KRW

South Korean won

1 439,53

ZAR

South African rand

13,4201

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,2334

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6188

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 760,61

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,2928

PHP

Philippine peso

58,084

RUB

Russian rouble

43,5645

THB

Thai baht

42,206

BRL

Brazilian real

2,9480

MXN

Mexican peso

17,5426

INR

Indian rupee

83,1440

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2013/C 300/03

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

| Date and time of closure | 23.9.2013 |
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| Duration | 23.9.2013-31.12.2013 |
| Member State | France |
| Stock or group of stocks | HER/1/2- |
| Species | Herring (Clupea harengus) |
| Zone | EU and international waters of I and II |
| Type(s) of fishing vessels | — |
| Reference number | 56/TQ40 |

Date and time of closure

23.9.2013

Duration

23.9.2013-31.12.2013

Member State

France

Stock or group of stocks

HER/1/2-

Species

Herring (Clupea harengus)

Zone

EU and international waters of I and II

Type(s) of fishing vessels

—

Reference number

56/TQ40

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

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Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India

2013/C 300/04

Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) of the countervailing measures in force on imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India (‘the country concerned’), the European Commission (‘the Commission’) has received a request for review pursuant to Article 18 of Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 of 11 June 2009 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (2) (‘the basic Regulation’).

1.   Request for review

The request was lodged on 1 July 2013 by CUF — Químicos Industriais (‘the applicant’), the sole producer of sulphanilic acid in the Union thus representing 100 % of the Union production.

2.   Product under review

The product under review is sulphanilic acid originating in India (‘the country concerned’), currently falling within CN code ex 2921 42 00.

3.   Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive countervailing duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1010/2008 (3).

4.   Grounds for the expiry review

The applicant has provided prima facie evidence that the expiry of the measures would lead to continuation of subsidisation and recurrence of injury.

As to the continuation of subsidisation, the applicant alleges that the producers of the product under review in India have benefited and will continue to benefit from a number of subsidies granted by the Government of India. These alleged subsidies consist of benefits for industries located in export processing zones/export oriented units; the duty entitlement passbook scheme; the export promotion capital goods scheme; the income tax exemption scheme; the advance license scheme/advance authorisation scheme; the export credit scheme; the focus market scheme; the focus product scheme; the duty free import authorisation; the status holder incentive scrip; the duty drawback scheme; the package scheme of incentives of the Government of Maharashtra; scheme for assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises of the Government of Gujarat; the Gujarat sales tax incentive scheme and the Gujarat electricity duty exemption scheme. The total subsidy is estimated to be significant.

The applicant alleges that the above schemes are subsidies since they involve a financial contribution from the Government of India or other regional governments and confer a benefit to the recipients, i.e. to exporting producers of sulphanilic acid. They are alleged to be contingent upon export performance and therefore specific and countervailable or to be otherwise specific and countervailable.

As to the likely recurrence of injury, the applicant has provided evidence that, should measures be allowed to lapse, the current import level of the product under review from the country concerned to the Union is likely to increase due to the existence of unused capacity of the exporting producers in India, the existence of trade barriers for the country concerned in the USA and the attractiveness of the EU market. The prima facie evidence provided by the applicant shows that, on the basis of the volumes and the prices of the exports of the like product from India to other countries, such increased imports to the Union are likely to have, among other consequences, a negative impact on the quantities sold, the level of prices charged by the Union industry and the market share held, resulting in substantial adverse effects on the overall performance of the Union industry.

5.   Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of an expiry review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

The investigation will determine whether the expiry of the measures would be likely, or unlikely, to lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidisation and injury.

5.1.   
  Procedure for the determination of likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidisation

5.1.1.   Investigating exporting producers

Exporting producers (4) of the product under review from the country concerned are invited to participate in this review investigation.

In view of the potentially large number of exporting producers in India involved in this proceeding and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit the exporting producers to be investigated to a reasonable number by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 27 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary, and if so, to select a sample, all exporting producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties have to do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with information on their company(ies) as requested in Annex A to this notice.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of exporting producers, the Commission will also contact the authorities of India and may contact any known association of exporting producers.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

If a sample is necessary, the exporting producers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of exports of the product under review to the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known exporting producers, the authorities of the country concerned and associations of exporting producers will be notified by the Commission, via the authorities of the country concerned if appropriate, of the companies selected to be in the sample.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to exporting producers, the Commission will send questionnaires to the exporting producers selected to be in the sample, to any known association of exporting producers, and to the authorities of the country concerned.

All exporting producers selected to be in the sample will have to submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

The questionnaire will contain information on, inter alia, the structure of the exporting producer's company(ies), the activities of the company(ies) in relation to the product under review, the cost of production, the sales of the product under review on the domestic market of the country concerned and the sales of the product under review to the Union.

Companies that had agreed to their possible inclusion in the sample but were not selected to be in the sample shall be considered to be cooperating (‘non-sampled cooperating exporting producers’).

5.1.2.   Investigating unrelated importers
   (5)
   (6)

Unrelated importers of the product under review from India to the Union are invited to participate in this review investigation.

In view of the potentially large number of unrelated importers involved in this proceeding and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit to a reasonable number the unrelated importers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 27 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all unrelated importers, or representatives acting on their behalf, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties must do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the information on their company(ies) requested in Annex B to this notice.

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

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

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

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled unrelated importers and to any known association of importers. These parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

The questionnaire will contain information on, inter alia, the structure of their company(ies), the activities of the company(ies) in relation to the product under review and on the sales of the product under review.

5.2.   
  Procedure for the determination of likelihood of continuation or recurrence of injury and investigating the Union producer

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to Union producers, the Commission will send questionnaires to the known Union producer or representative Union producers and to any known association of Union producers.

The Union producer and the associations of Union producers must submit the completed questionnaire within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

The questionnaire will request information on, inter alia, the structure of their company(ies) and the financial and economic situation of the company(ies).

5.3.   
  Procedure for the assessment of Union interest

Should the continuation of subsidisation and the continuation of injury be confirmed, a decision will be reached, pursuant to Article 31 of the basic Regulation, as to whether the maintenance the anti-subsidy measures would not be against the Union interest. Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, and representative consumer organisations are invited to make themselves known within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. In order to participate in the investigation, the representative consumer organisations have to demonstrate, within the same deadline, that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under review.

Parties that make themselves known within the above deadline may provide the Commission with information on the Union interest within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. This information may be provided either in a free format or by completing a questionnaire prepared by the Commission. In any case, information submitted pursuant to Article 31 will only be taken into account if supported by factual evidence at the time of submission.

5.4.   
  Other written submissions

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

5.5.   
  Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation, the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within the specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

5.6.   
  Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

All written submissions, including the information requested in this notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Limited’ (7).

Interested parties providing ‘Limited’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 29(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. These summaries should be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence. If an interested party providing confidential information does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, such confidential information may be disregarded.

Interested parties are required to make all submissions and requests in electronic format (the non-confidential submissions via e-mail, the confidential ones on CD-R/DVD), and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. However, any powers of attorney, signed certifications, and any updates thereof, accompanying questionnaire replies, shall be submitted on paper, i.e. by post or by hand, at the address below. If an interested party cannot provide its submissions and requests in electronic format, it must immediately contact the Commission in compliance with Article 28(2) of the basic Regulation. For further information concerning correspondence with the Commission, interested parties may consult the relevant web page on the website of Directorate-General for Trade: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/trade-defence

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Trade |
| Directorate H |
| Office: N105 08/20 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| Fax +32 22962219 |
| E-mail: TRADE-SA-ACID-SUBSIDY@ec.europa.eu |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: N105 08/20

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Fax +32 22962219

E-mail: TRADE-SA-ACID-SUBSIDY@ec.europa.eu

6.   Non-cooperation

In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, provisional or final findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation.

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

If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

7.   Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of Directorate-General for Trade. The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes on the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested parties' rights of defence are being fully exercised.

A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation, the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

The Hearing Officer will also provide opportunities for a hearing involving parties to take place which would allow different views to be presented and rebuttal arguments offered on issues pertaining, among others, to the likelihood of continuance of subsidisation and of recurrence of injury and Union interest.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on DG Trade's website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/hearing-officer/index_en.htm

8.   Possibility to request a review under Article 19 of the basic Regulation

As this expiry review is initiated in accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the findings thereof will not lead to the level of the existing measures being amended but will lead to those measures being repealed or maintained in accordance with Article 22(3) of the basic Regulation.

If any interested party considers that a review of the level of the measures is warranted so as to allow for the possibility to amend (i.e. increase or decrease) the level of the measures, that party may request a review pursuant to Article 19 of the basic Regulation.

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

9.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation will be concluded, according to Article 22(1) of the basic Regulation, within 15 months of the date of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

10.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (8).

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(1)  OJ C 28, 30.1.2013, p. 12.

(2)  OJ L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 93.

(3)  OJ L 276, 17.10.2008, p. 3.

(4)  An exporting producer is any company in the countries concerned which produces and exports the product under investigation to the Union market, either directly or via third party, including any of its related companies involved in the production, domestic sales or exports of the product concerned.

(5)  Only importers not related to exporting producers can be sampled. Importers that are related to exporting producers have to fill in Annex I to the questionnaire for these exporting producers. In accordance with Article 143 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 concerning the implementation of the Community Customs Code, persons shall be deemed to be related only if: (a) they are officers or directors of one another's businesses; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) any person directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they directly or indirectly control a third person; or (h) they are members of the same family. Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife; (ii) parent and child; (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood); (iv) grandparent and grandchild; (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece; (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law; (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1). In this context ‘person’ means any natural or legal person.

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

(7)  A ‘Limited’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(8)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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16.10.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 300/14

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Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of sulphanilic acid originating in the People’s Republic of China and India

2013/C 300/05

Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) of the anti-dumping measures in force on the imports of sulphanilic acid originating in the People’s Republic of China and India, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) has received a request for review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (2) (‘the basic Regulation’).

1.   Request for review

The request was lodged on 1 July 2013 by CUF — Químicos Industriais (‘the applicant’), the sole producer of sulphanilic acid in the Union thus representing 100 % of the Union production.

2.   Product under review

The product under review is sulphanilic acid originating in the People’s Republic of China and India (‘the countries concerned’), currently falling within CN code ex 2921 42 00.

3.   Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1000/2008 (3) and amended by Council Regulation (EC) 1010/2008 (4).

4.   Grounds for the review

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

4.1.1.   Allegation of likelihood of continuation of dumping

In view of the increase in raw material prices in India, it appeared that the price level on the domestic Indian market as reported in specialised publications was loss-making and could therefore not be used in order to determine normal value. The allegation of likelihood of continuation of dumping is therefore based on a comparison of a constructed normal value (manufacturing costs, selling, general and administrative costs (SG&A) and profit) in India with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under review when sold for export to the Union.

Since, in view of the provisions of Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation, the People’s Republic of China is considered to be a non-market economy country, the applicant established normal value for the imports from the People’s Republic of China on the basis of data in a market economy third country, namely India. The allegation of likelihood of continuation of dumping is based on a comparison of the normal value established in India as explained above with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under review when sold for export to the Union.

On this basis the dumping margins calculated are significant for both countries concerned.

4.1.2.   Allegation of likelihood of recurrence of injury

The applicant alleges the likelihood of recurrence of injury. The applicant has provided evidence that, should measures be allowed to lapse, the current import level of the product under review from the country concerned to the Union is likely to increase due to the existence of unused capacity of the exporting producers in the countries concerned, the existence of trade barriers for the countries concerned in the USA and the attractiveness of the EU market.

The prima facie evidence provided by the applicant also shows that, on the basis of the volumes and the prices of the exports of the like product from the countries concerned to other countries, such increased imports to the Union are likely to have, among other consequences, a negative impact on the quantities sold, the level of prices charged by the Union industry and the market share held, resulting in substantial adverse effects on the overall performance of the Union industry.

5.   Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of an expiry review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation.

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

5.1.   
  Procedure for the determination of a likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping

Exporting producers (5) of the product under review from the countries concerned, including those that did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures in force, are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

5.1.1.   Investigating exporting producers

5.1.1.1.   Procedure for selecting exporting producers to be investigated in the People’s Republic of China and in India

(a)   Sampling

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

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary, and if so, to select a sample, all exporting producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including the ones who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties have to do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the information on their company(ies) requested in Annex A to this notice.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of exporting producers, the Commission will also contact the authorities of the People’s Republic of China and India and may contact any known associations of exporting producers.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

If a sample is necessary, the exporting producers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of exports to the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known exporting producers, the authorities of the countries concerned and associations of exporting producers will be notified by the Commission, via the authorities of the countries concerned if appropriate, of the companies selected to be in the sample.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to exporting producers, the Commission will send questionnaires to the exporting producers selected to be in the sample, to any known association of exporting producers and to the authorities of the People’s Republic of China and India.

All exporting producers selected to be in the sample and any known association of exporting producers will have to submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

The questionnaire will request information on, inter alia, the structure of the exporting producer's company(ies), the activities of the company(ies) in relation to the product under review, the cost of production, the sales of the product under review on the domestic market of the country concerned and the sales of the product under review to the Union.

Without prejudice to the possible application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation, companies that have agreed to their possible inclusion in the sample but are not selected to be in the sample will be considered to be cooperating (‘non-sampled cooperating exporting producers’).

5.1.2.   Additional procedure with regard to exporting producers in the non-market economy country concerned

5.1.2.1.   Selection of a market economy third country

In accordance with Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation, in the case of imports from the People’s Republic of China, normal value will be determined on the basis of the price or constructed value in a market economy third country.

In the previous investigation India was used as a market economy third country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the People’s Republic of China. For the purpose of the current investigation, the Commission envisages using again India. Interested parties are hereby invited to comment on the appropriateness of this choice within 10 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.1.3.   Investigating unrelated importers
   (6)
   (7)

Unrelated importers of the product under review from the People’s Republic of China and India to the Union are invited to participate in this investigation.

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

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all unrelated importers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including the ones who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties must do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the information on their company(ies) requested in Annex B to this notice.

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

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

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

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled unrelated importers and to any known association of importers. These parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

The questionnaire will request information on, inter alia, the structure of their company(ies), the activities of the company(ies) in relation to the product under review and the sales of the product under review.

5.2.   
  Procedure for the determination of a likelihood of continuation or recurrence of injury

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

5.2.1.   Investigating the Union producer

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to Union producers, the Commission will send questionnaires to the known Union producer or representative Union producers and to any known association of Union producers.

The Union producer and the associations of Union producers must submit the completed questionnaire within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

The questionnaire will request information on, inter alia, the structure of their company(ies) and the financial and economic situation of the company(ies).

5.3.   
  Procedure for the assessment of Union interest

Should the likelihood of continuation of dumping and injury be confirmed, a decision will be reached, pursuant to Article 21 of the basic Regulation, as to whether maintaining the anti-dumping measures would not be against the Union interest. Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, and representative consumer organisations are invited to make themselves known within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. In order to participate in the investigation, the representative consumer organisations have to demonstrate, within the same deadline, that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under review.

Parties that make themselves known within the above deadline may provide the Commission with information on the Union interest within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. This information may be provided either in a free format or by completing a questionnaire prepared by the Commission. In any case, information submitted pursuant to Article 21 will only be taken into account if supported by factual evidence at the time of submission.

5.4.   
  Other written submissions

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

5.5.   
  Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard must be made in writing and must specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation, the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within the specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

5.6.   
  Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

All written submissions, including the information requested in this notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Limited’ (8).

Interested parties providing ‘Limited’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. These summaries must be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence. If an interested party providing confidential information does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, such information may be disregarded.

Interested parties are required to make all submissions and requests in electronic format (non-confidential submissions via e-mail, confidential ones on CD-R/DVD), and must indicate their name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers. However, any powers of attorney, signed certifications, and any updates thereof, accompanying questionnaire replies must be submitted on paper, i.e. by post or by hand, at the address below. If an interested party cannot provide its submissions and requests in electronic format, it must immediately contact the Commission in compliance with Article 18(2) of the basic Regulation. For further information concerning correspondence with the Commission, interested parties may consult the relevant web page on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/trade-defence

Commission address for correspondence:

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| Fax +32 22962219 |
| E-mail: TRADE-SA-ACID-DUMPING@ec.europa.eu |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: N105 08/020

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Fax +32 22962219

E-mail: TRADE-SA-ACID-DUMPING@ec.europa.eu

6.   Non-cooperation

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

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

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

7.   Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer for the Directorate-General for Trade. The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested parties' rights of defence are being fully exercised.

A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation, the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

The Hearing Officer will also provide opportunities for a hearing involving parties to take place which would allow different views to be presented and rebuttal arguments offered on issues pertaining, among other things, to the likelihood of a continuation of dumping and injury and Union interest.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on DG Trade's website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/hearing-officer/index_en.htm

8.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation will be concluded, pursuant to Article 11(5) of the basic Regulation, within 15 months of the date of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

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

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

10.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (9).

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(1)  OJ C 28, 30.1.2013, p. 12.

(2)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(3)  OJ L 275, 16.10.2008, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 276, 17.10.2008, p. 3.

(5)  An exporting producer is any company in the countries concerned which produces and exports the product under review to the Union market, either directly or via a third party, including any of its related companies involved in the production, domestic sales or exports of the product under review.

(6)  Only importers not related to exporting producers can be sampled. Importers that are related to exporting producers have to fill in Annex I to the questionnaire for these exporting producers. In accordance with Article 143 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 concerning the implementation of the Community Customs Code, persons shall be deemed to be related only if: (a) they are officers or directors of one another's businesses; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) any person directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they directly or indirectly control a third person; or (h) they are members of the same family. Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife; (ii) parent and child; (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood); (iv) grandparent and grandchild; (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece; (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law; (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1). In this context ‘person’ means any natural or legal person.

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

(8)  A ‘Limited’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(9)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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ANNEX B

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 300/23

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6954 — KNB/UWI/Mitsui/Medini Iskandar Malaysia)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 300/06

| 1. | On 9 October 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Khazanah Nasional Berhad (‘KNB’, Malaysia), UWI Capital (One) Limited (‘UWI’, British Virgin Islands) and Mitsui & Co. Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd (‘Medini Iskandar Malaysia’, Malaysia) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 9 October 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Khazanah Nasional Berhad (‘KNB’, Malaysia), UWI Capital (One) Limited (‘UWI’, British Virgin Islands) and Mitsui & Co. Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd (‘Medini Iskandar Malaysia’, Malaysia) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for KNB: Government of Malaysia’s strategic investment fund, with investments in companies in the real estate and construction, finance, media and communications, utilities, information technology and transportation industries, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for KNB: Government of Malaysia’s strategic investment fund, with investments in companies in the real estate and construction, finance, media and communications, utilities, information technology and transportation industries,

| — | for UWI: investment company mainly engaging in the land development business, |
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for UWI: investment company mainly engaging in the land development business,

| — | for Mitsui: major trading house engaged in various worldwide commodity and other businesses, including real estate, |
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for Mitsui: major trading house engaged in various worldwide commodity and other businesses, including real estate,

| — | for Medini Iskandar Malaysia: developing and managing the Medini city project in Iskandar, Malaysia. |
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for Medini Iskandar Malaysia: developing and managing the Medini city project in Iskandar, Malaysia.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6954 — KNB/UWI/Mitsui/Medini Iskandar Malaysia, to the following address:





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| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6954 — KNB/UWI/Mitsui/Medini Iskandar Malaysia, to the following 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to the conversion rates of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 — Reference period: April 2013 — Application period: July, August, September 2013

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 130 of 7 May 2013
  )

2013/C 300/07

On pages 6 and 7, the applicable exchange rates should read as follows:

| ‘04-2013 | EUR | BGN | CZK | DKK | LVL | LTL | HRK | HUF |
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| 1 EUR = | 1 | 1,95580 | 25,8410 | 7,45533 | 0,700557 | 3,45280 | 7,60760 | 298,669 |
| 1 BGN = | 0,511300 | 1 | 13,2125 | 3,81191 | 0,358195 | 1,76542 | 3,88976 | 152,709 |
| 1 CZK = | 0,0386982 | 0,0756859 | 1 | 0,288508 | 0,0271103 | 0,133617 | 0,294400 | 11,5580 |
| 1 DKK = | 0,134132 | 0,262336 | 3,46611 | 1 | 0,0939673 | 0,463132 | 1,02042 | 40,0612 |
| 1 LVL = | 1,42744 | 2,79178 | 36,8864 | 10,6420 | 1 | 4,92865 | 10,8594 | 426,331 |
| 1 LTL = | 0,289620 | 0,566439 | 7,48407 | 2,15921 | 0,202895 | 1 | 2,20331 | 86,5005 |
| 1 HRK = | 0,131448 | 0,257085 | 3,39674 | 0,97998 | 0,0920865 | 0,453862 | 1 | 39,2593 |
| 1 HUF = | 0,00334819 | 0,00654839 | 0,0865205 | 0,0249618 | 0,00234560 | 0,0115606 | 0,0254717 | 1 |
| 1 PLN = | 0,241786 | 0,472885 | 6,24800 | 1,80260 | 0,169385 | 0,834839 | 1,83941 | 72,2140 |
| 1 RON = | 0,228416 | 0,446736 | 5,90250 | 1,70292 | 0,160018 | 0,788675 | 1,73770 | 68,2208 |
| 1 SEK = | 0,118415 | 0,231596 | 3,05997 | 0,882824 | 0,0829566 | 0,408864 | 0,900855 | 35,3670 |
| 1 GBP = | 1,17542 | 2,29889 | 30,3741 | 8,76317 | 0,823451 | 4,05850 | 8,94215 | 351,063 |
| 1 NOK = | 0,132549 | 0,259239 | 3,42520 | 0,988196 | 0,0928581 | 0,457665 | 1,008379 | 39,5883 |
| 1 ISK = | 0,00646287 | 0,0126401 | 0,167007 | 0,0481828 | 0,00452761 | 0,022315 | 0,0491669 | 1,93026 |
| 1 CHF = | 0,819749 | 1,60326 | 21,1831 | 6,11150 | 0,574281 | 2,83043 | 6,23632 | 244,834 |

‘04-2013

EUR

BGN

CZK

DKK

LVL

LTL

HRK

HUF

1 EUR =

1

1,95580

25,8410

7,45533

0,700557

3,45280

7,60760

298,669

1 BGN =

0,511300

1

13,2125

3,81191

0,358195

1,76542

3,88976

152,709

1 CZK =

0,0386982

0,0756859

1

0,288508

0,0271103

0,133617

0,294400

11,5580

1 DKK =

0,134132

0,262336

3,46611

1

0,0939673

0,463132

1,02042

40,0612

1 LVL =

1,42744

2,79178

36,8864

10,6420

1

4,92865

10,8594

426,331

1 LTL =

0,289620

0,566439

7,48407

2,15921

0,202895

1

2,20331

86,5005

1 HRK =

0,131448

0,257085

3,39674

0,97998

0,0920865

0,453862

1

39,2593

1 HUF =

0,00334819

0,00654839

0,0865205

0,0249618

0,00234560

0,0115606

0,0254717

1

1 PLN =

0,241786

0,472885

6,24800

1,80260

0,169385

0,834839

1,83941

72,2140

1 RON =

0,228416

0,446736

5,90250

1,70292

0,160018

0,788675

1,73770

68,2208

1 SEK =

0,118415

0,231596

3,05997

0,882824

0,0829566

0,408864

0,900855

35,3670

1 GBP =

1,17542

2,29889

30,3741

8,76317

0,823451

4,05850

8,94215

351,063

1 NOK =

0,132549

0,259239

3,42520

0,988196

0,0928581

0,457665

1,008379

39,5883

1 ISK =

0,00646287

0,0126401

0,167007

0,0481828

0,00452761

0,022315

0,0491669

1,93026

1 CHF =

0,819749

1,60326

21,1831

6,11150

0,574281

2,83043

6,23632

244,834

| 04-2013 | PLN | RON | SEK | GBP | NOK | ISK | CHF |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 EUR = | 4,13589 | 4,37798 | 8,44486 | 0,850757 | 7,54438 | 154,730 | 1,21989 |
| 1 BGN = | 2,11468 | 2,23846 | 4,31786 | 0,434992 | 3,85744 | 79,1134 | 0,623727 |
| 1 CZK = | 0,160051 | 0,169420 | 0,326801 | 0,0329228 | 0,291954 | 5,98777 | 0,0472074 |
| 1 DKK = | 0,554756 | 0,587228 | 1,13273 | 0,114114 | 1,011940 | 20,7543 | 0,163626 |
| 1 LVL = | 5,90371 | 6,24928 | 12,0545 | 1,21440 | 10,7691 | 220,867 | 1,74131 |
| 1 LTL = | 1,19784 | 1,26795 | 2,44580 | 0,246396 | 2,18500 | 44,8129 | 0,353303 |
| 1 HRK = | 0,543652 | 0,575474 | 1,11006 | 0,111830 | 0,991691 | 20,3389 | 0,160351 |
| 1 HUF = | 0,0138477 | 0,0146583 | 0,0282750 | 0,00284849 | 0,0252600 | 0,518065 | 0,0040844 |
| 1 PLN = | 1 | 1,05853 | 2,04185 | 0,205701 | 1,82413 | 37,4116 | 0,294952 |
| 1 RON = | 0,944703 | 1 | 1,92894 | 0,194327 | 1,72326 | 35,3428 | 0,278641 |
| 1 SEK = | 0,489752 | 0,518419 | 1 | 0,1007430 | 0,893369 | 18,3224 | 0,144453 |
| 1 GBP = | 4,86142 | 5,14598 | 9,92629 | 1 | 8,86784 | 181,873 | 1,43388 |
| 1 NOK = | 0,548207 | 0,580296 | 1,11936 | 0,112767 | 1 | 20,5093 | 0,161695 |
| 1 ISK = | 0,0267297 | 0,0282943 | 0,0545781 | 0,00549833 | 0,0487584 | 1 | 0,00788396 |
| 1 CHF = | 3,39039 | 3,58884 | 6,92267 | 0,697407 | 6,18450 | 126,840 | 1 |

04-2013

PLN

RON

SEK

GBP

NOK

ISK

CHF

1 EUR =

4,13589

4,37798

8,44486

0,850757

7,54438

154,730

1,21989

1 BGN =

2,11468

2,23846

4,31786

0,434992

3,85744

79,1134

0,623727

1 CZK =

0,160051

0,169420

0,326801

0,0329228

0,291954

5,98777

0,0472074

1 DKK =

0,554756

0,587228

1,13273

0,114114

1,011940

20,7543

0,163626

1 LVL =

5,90371

6,24928

12,0545

1,21440

10,7691

220,867

1,74131

1 LTL =

1,19784

1,26795

2,44580

0,246396

2,18500

44,8129

0,353303

1 HRK =

0,543652

0,575474

1,11006

0,111830

0,991691

20,3389

0,160351

1 HUF =

0,0138477

0,0146583

0,0282750

0,00284849

0,0252600

0,518065

0,0040844

1 PLN =

1

1,05853

2,04185

0,205701

1,82413

37,4116

0,294952

1 RON =

0,944703

1

1,92894

0,194327

1,72326

35,3428

0,278641

1 SEK =

0,489752

0,518419

1

0,1007430

0,893369

18,3224

0,144453

1 GBP =

4,86142

5,14598

9,92629

1

8,86784

181,873

1,43388

1 NOK =

0,548207

0,580296

1,11936

0,112767

1

20,5093

0,161695

1 ISK =

0,0267297

0,0282943

0,0545781

0,00549833

0,0487584

1

0,00788396

1 CHF =

3,39039

3,58884

6,92267

0,697407

6,18450

126,840

1

Note: all cross rates involving ISK are calculated using ISK/EUR rate data from the Central Bank of Iceland

| reference: Apr-13 | 1 EUR in national currency | 1 unit of N.C. in EUR |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BGN | 1,95580 | 0,511300 |
| CZK | 25,8410 | 0,0386982 |
| DKK | 7,45533 | 0,134132 |
| LVL | 0,700557 | 1,42744 |
| LTL | 3,45280 | 0,289620 |
| HRK | 7,60760 | 0,131448 |
| HUF | 298,669 | 0,00334819 |
| PLN | 4,13589 | 0,241786 |
| RON | 4,37798 | 0,228416 |
| SEK | 8,44486 | 0,118415 |
| GBP | 0,850757 | 1,17542 |
| NOK | 7,54438 | 0,132549 |
| ISK | 154,730 | 0,00646287 |
| CHF | 1,21989 | 0,819749 |

reference: Apr-13

1 EUR in national currency

1 unit of N.C. in EUR

BGN

1,95580

0,511300

CZK

25,8410

0,0386982

DKK

7,45533

0,134132

LVL

0,700557

1,42744

LTL

3,45280

0,289620

HRK

7,60760

0,131448

HUF

298,669

0,00334819

PLN

4,13589

0,241786

RON

4,37798

0,228416

SEK

8,44486

0,118415

GBP

0,850757

1,17542

NOK

7,54438

0,132549

ISK

154,730

0,00646287

CHF

1,21989

0,819749

Note: ISK/EUR rates based on data from the Central Bank of Iceland’

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