# Official Journal C 141/2017

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 605 May 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 141

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 605 May 2017

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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 |
| 2017/C 141/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8445 — Duferco Energia/Energhe) (
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Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 141/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8445 — Duferco Energia/Energhe) (
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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 |
| 2017/C 141/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2017/C 141/03 | Special Report No 7/2017 — The certification bodies’ new role on CAP expenditure: a positive step towards a single audit model but with significant weaknesses to be addressed | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 141/02

Euro exchange rates

2

Court of Auditors

2017/C 141/03

Special Report No 7/2017 — The certification bodies’ new role on CAP expenditure: a positive step towards a single audit model but with significant weaknesses to be addressed

3

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 141/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8348 — RAG Stiftung/Evonik Industries/Huber Silica) (
  1
  ) | 4 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2017/C 141/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8348 — RAG Stiftung/Evonik Industries/Huber Silica) (
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  )

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 5.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 141/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8445 — Duferco Energia/Energhe)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 141/01)

On 18 April 2017, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32017M8445. 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 32017M8445. 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

| 5.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 141/2 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

4 May 2017

(2017/C 141/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0927 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 123,31 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4365 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,84765 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,6438 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0843 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,4803 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,767 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 312,05 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2107 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5460 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,8910 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4773 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5010 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,5040 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5925 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5293 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 241,17 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,7991 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,5350 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4490 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 562,96 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7287 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 54,584 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 63,3428 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,840 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,4822 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,7386 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,1360 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0927

JPY

Japanese yen

123,31

DKK

Danish krone

7,4365

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84765

SEK

Swedish krona

9,6438

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0843

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,4803

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,767

HUF

Hungarian forint

312,05

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2107

RON

Romanian leu

4,5460

TRY

Turkish lira

3,8910

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4773

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5010

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,5040

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5925

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5293

KRW

South Korean won

1 241,17

ZAR

South African rand

14,7991

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,5350

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4490

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 562,96

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7287

PHP

Philippine peso

54,584

RUB

Russian rouble

63,3428

THB

Thai baht

37,840

BRL

Brazilian real

3,4822

MXN

Mexican peso

20,7386

INR

Indian rupee

70,1360

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

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Court of Auditors

| 5.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 141/3 |
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5.5.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 141/3

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Special Report No 7/2017

‘The certification bodies’ new role on CAP expenditure: a positive step towards a single audit model but with significant weaknesses to be addressed’

(2017/C 141/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 7/2017 ‘The certification bodies’ new role on CAP expenditure: a positive step towards a single audit model but with significant weaknesses to be addressed’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 5.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 141/4 |
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5.5.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 141/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8348 — RAG Stiftung/Evonik Industries/Huber Silica)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 141/04)

| 1. | On 27 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of the Merger Regulation by which Evonik Industries AG (‘Evonik’, Germany), controlled by RAG Stiftung (Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of J.M. Huber Corporation (‘Huber Silica’, US) by way of a purchase of shares and purchase of assets. |
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On 27 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of the Merger Regulation by which Evonik Industries AG (‘Evonik’, Germany), controlled by RAG Stiftung (Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of J.M. Huber Corporation (‘Huber Silica’, US) by way of a purchase of shares and purchase of assets.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Evonik: the production and supply of speciality chemicals, including precipitated silica,
  —   for Huber Silica: the production and supply of precipitated silica and sodium silicate, which is an input product to precipitated silica. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Evonik: the production and supply of speciality chemicals, including precipitated silica,

—   for Huber Silica: the production and supply of precipitated silica and sodium silicate, which is an input product to precipitated silica.

| 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. |
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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.

| 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 M.8348 — RAG Stiftung/Evonik Industries/Huber Silica, 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 M.8348 — RAG Stiftung/Evonik Industries/Huber Silica, 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’).

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