# Official Journal C 297/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 589 September 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 297

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 589 September 2015

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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 |
| 2015/C 297/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7622 — Dufry/World Duty Free) (
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Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 297/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7622 — Dufry/World Duty Free) (
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  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 297/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 297/02

Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 297/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7712 — KSPG/HASCO/COSMO JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 3 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 297/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7712 — KSPG/HASCO/COSMO JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 9.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 297/1 |
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9.9.2015

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 297/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7622 — Dufry/World Duty Free)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 297/01)

On 5 August 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7622. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7622. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 9.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 297/2 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

8 September 2015

(2015/C 297/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1162 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 133,82 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4615 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,72440 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,4188 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0920 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,2245 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,047 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 314,22 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2268 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4263 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,3633 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5976 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4757 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,6514 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7747 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5847 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 334,07 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,4210 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,1075 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5605 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 934,91 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,8435 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 52,335 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 76,0808 |
| THB | Thai baht | 40,285 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2346 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,8117 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 74,2300 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1162

JPY

Japanese yen

133,82

DKK

Danish krone

7,4615

GBP

Pound sterling

0,72440

SEK

Swedish krona

9,4188

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0920

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,2245

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,047

HUF

Hungarian forint

314,22

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2268

RON

Romanian leu

4,4263

TRY

Turkish lira

3,3633

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5976

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4757

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6514

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7747

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5847

KRW

South Korean won

1 334,07

ZAR

South African rand

15,4210

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,1075

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5605

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 934,91

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8435

PHP

Philippine peso

52,335

RUB

Russian rouble

76,0808

THB

Thai baht

40,285

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2346

MXN

Mexican peso

18,8117

INR

Indian rupee

74,2300

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 9.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 297/3 |
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9.9.2015

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 297/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7712 — KSPG/HASCO/COSMO JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 297/03)

| 1. | On 2 September 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which KSPG AG, (‘KSPG’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Rheinmetall AG (‘Rheinmetall’, Germany), and HUAYU Automotive Systems Co., Ltd, (‘HASCO’, People's Republic of China), ultimately controlled by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) (‘SAIC Group’, People’s Republic of China), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Chinese automotive casting activities of HASCO by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 2 September 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which KSPG AG, (‘KSPG’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Rheinmetall AG (‘Rheinmetall’, Germany), and HUAYU Automotive Systems Co., Ltd, (‘HASCO’, People's Republic of China), ultimately controlled by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) (‘SAIC Group’, People’s Republic of China), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Chinese automotive casting activities of HASCO by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   For KSPG: global first-tier supplier to the automotive industry with a special focus on the product and component segments air supply, emission control and pumps, pistons, engine blocks and plain bearings;
  —   For Rheinmetall: active in the industry sectors for automotive components and defence equipment;
  —   For SAIC Group: an automotive holding company whose controlled operations cover the entire automotive industry value chain including the development, manufacturing, sales and logistics of vehicles (passenger cars and commercial cars) and components (engines, gearboxes, powertrains, chassis, interior and exterior and electronic components). Additionally, SAIC Group offers vehicles related trade and finance services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   For KSPG: global first-tier supplier to the automotive industry with a special focus on the product and component segments air supply, emission control and pumps, pistons, engine blocks and plain bearings;

—   For Rheinmetall: active in the industry sectors for automotive components and defence equipment;

—   For SAIC Group: an automotive holding company whose controlled operations cover the entire automotive industry value chain including the development, manufacturing, sales and logistics of vehicles (passenger cars and commercial cars) and components (engines, gearboxes, powertrains, chassis, interior and exterior and electronic components). Additionally, SAIC Group offers vehicles related trade and finance services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. 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. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. 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. | 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 M.7712 — KSPG/HASCO/COSMO JV to the following address:





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

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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 M.7712 — KSPG/HASCO/COSMO JV 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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