# Official Journal C 10/2016

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5913 January 2016 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 10

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5913 January 2016

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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 |
| 2016/C 010/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7760 — Triton/KKR/EM) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2016/C 010/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7793 — Lone Star Fund IX/MRH) (
  1
  ) | 1 |

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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 010/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7760 — Triton/KKR/EM) (
  1
  )

1

1

2016/C 010/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7793 — Lone Star Fund IX/MRH) (
  1
  )

1

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 010/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2016/C 010/04 | Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 010/03

Euro exchange rates

2

2016/C 010/04

Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
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(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 010/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7851 — USS Nero/OPTrust/PGGM/Global Vía) (
  1
  ) | 6 |
| 2016/C 010/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7885 — BP Europa/Ruhr Oel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2016/C 010/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7851 — USS Nero/OPTrust/PGGM/Global Vía) (
  1
  )

1

6

2016/C 010/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7885 — BP Europa/Ruhr Oel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

7

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7760 — Triton/KKR/EM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 10/01)

On 6 January 2016, 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 32016M7760. 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 32016M7760. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7793 — Lone Star Fund IX/MRH)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 10/02)

On 8 January 2016, 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 32016M7793. 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 32016M7793. 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

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

12 January 2016

(2016/C 10/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0836 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 127,79 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4612 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,75080 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2483 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0855 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,6388 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,021 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 317,75 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3568 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5333 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,2842 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5460 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5370 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4094 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6547 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5570 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 308,87 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,9737 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,1276 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6672 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 965,60 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7830 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 51,296 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 82,6895 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,368 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,3704 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 19,2772 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 72,4603 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0836

JPY

Japanese yen

127,79

DKK

Danish krone

7,4612

GBP

Pound sterling

0,75080

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2483

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0855

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,6388

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,021

HUF

Hungarian forint

317,75

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3568

RON

Romanian leu

4,5333

TRY

Turkish lira

3,2842

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5460

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5370

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4094

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6547

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5570

KRW

South Korean won

1 308,87

ZAR

South African rand

17,9737

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,1276

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6672

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 965,60

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7830

PHP

Philippine peso

51,296

RUB

Russian rouble

82,6895

THB

Thai baht

39,368

BRL

Brazilian real

4,3704

MXN

Mexican peso

19,2772

INR

Indian rupee

72,4603

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

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Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 10/04)

Decisions granting an authorisation

| Reference of the decision (2) | Date of decision | Substance name | Holder of the authorisation | Authorisation number | Authorised use | Date of expiry of review period | Reasons for the decision |
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| [add reference of decision] | [add date of decision] | Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)
  EC No.
  221-695-9
  247-148-4
  CAS No.
  3194-55-6
  25637-99-4
  134237-50-6
  134237-51-7
  134237-52-8 | INEOS Styrenics Netherlands BV, |
| Lijndonk 25, 4825 BG, Breda, Netherlands |

Reference of the decision (2)

Date of decision

Substance name

Holder of the authorisation

Authorisation number

Authorised use

Date of expiry of review period

Reasons for the decision

[add reference of decision]

[add date of decision]

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)

EC No.

221-695-9

247-148-4

CAS No.

3194-55-6

25637-99-4

134237-50-6

134237-51-7

134237-52-8

INEOS Styrenics Netherlands BV,

Lijndonk 25, 4825 BG, Breda, Netherlands

REACH/15/6/0 REACH/15/6/1

Formulation of flame-retarded expanded polystyrene (EPS) to solid unexpanded pellets using HBCDD as the flame retardant additive (for onward use in building applications)

Production of flame-retarded expanded polystyrene (EPS) articles for use in building applications

21 August 2017.

The authorisation shall cease to be valid on 21 August 2017 with regard to the holders of the authorisation who have not submitted a review report by 21 February 2016, unless a decision to withdraw the authorisation is adopted earlier in application of Article 61(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to the environment arising from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies available in sufficient quantities.

However it is expected that a polymeric flame retardant, once its successful testing and certification has been completed, will become a feasible alternative and available in sufficient quantities to meet the estimated demand by 2017.

The authorisation holders are required to submit a report to the Commission on a three-monthly basis on the available quantities of the polymeric flame retardant on the market and on the progress towards substitution of HBCDD.

| INEOS Styrenics Ribecourt SAS, |
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| 704 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 60170, Ribécourt, France |

INEOS Styrenics Ribecourt SAS,

704 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 60170, Ribécourt, France

REACH/15/6/2 REACH/15/6/3

| INEOS Styrenics Wingles SAS, |
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| Rue du Plat, 62410, Wingles, France |

INEOS Styrenics Wingles SAS,

Rue du Plat, 62410, Wingles, France

REACH/15/6/4 REACH/15/6/5

| Synthos Dwory 7 Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością spółka jawna, |
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| ul. Chemików 1, 32-600, Oświęcim, Poland |

Synthos Dwory 7 Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością spółka jawna,

ul. Chemików 1, 32-600, Oświęcim, Poland

REACH/15/6/6 REACH/15/6/7

| Synthos Kralupy a.s., |
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| O. Wichterleho 810, 27801, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic |

Synthos Kralupy a.s.,

O. Wichterleho 810, 27801, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic

REACH/15/6/8 REACH/15/6/9

| Bewi Styrochem Oy, |
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| P.O. Box 360, FI-06101, Porvoo, Finland |

Bewi Styrochem Oy,

P.O. Box 360, FI-06101, Porvoo, Finland

REACH/15/6/10 REACH/15/6/11

| Monotez SA, |
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| 111, Lefkis Street, 14568, Athens, Greece |

Monotez SA,

111, Lefkis Street, 14568, Athens, Greece

REACH/15/6/12 REACH/15/6/13

| RP Compounds GmbH, |
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| EPS building Plant I 119, 06258, Schkopau, Germany |

RP Compounds GmbH,

EPS building Plant I 119, 06258, Schkopau, Germany

REACH/15/6/14 REACH/15/6/15

| Synbra Technology BV, |
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| Post Box 37, 4870AA, Etten-Leur, Netherlands |

Synbra Technology BV,

Post Box 37, 4870AA, Etten-Leur, Netherlands

REACH/15/6/16 REACH/15/6/17

| Sunpor Kunststoff GmbH, |
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| Tiroler Strasse 14, PF 414, 3105, St Polten, Austria |

Sunpor Kunststoff GmbH,

Tiroler Strasse 14, PF 414, 3105, St Polten, Austria

REACH/15/6/18 REACH/15/6/19

| Dunastyr Polystyrene Manufacturing C. Co Ltd, |
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| Arpad Fejedelem utca 26-28, 1023, Budapest, Hungary |

Dunastyr Polystyrene Manufacturing C. Co Ltd,

Arpad Fejedelem utca 26-28, 1023, Budapest, Hungary

REACH/15/6/20 REACH/15/6/21

| Versalis SpA, P.zza Boldrini 1, |
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| 20097, San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy |

Versalis SpA, P.zza Boldrini 1,

20097, San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy

REACH/15/6/22 REACH/15/6/23

| Unipol Holland BV, |
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| Rijnstraat 15o, P.O. Box 824, 5340AV, Oss, Netherlands |

Unipol Holland BV,

Rijnstraat 15o, P.O. Box 824, 5340AV, Oss, Netherlands

REACH/15/6/24 REACH/15/6/25

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(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 13.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 10/6 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7851 — USS Nero/OPTrust/PGGM/Global Vía)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 10/05)

| 1. | On 4 January 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings OPTrust Infrastructure Europe I S.à.r.l. (‘OPTrust’, Luxembourg), a subsidiary of the OPSEU Pension Trust (Canada), Stichting Depositary PGGM Infrastructure Funds (‘PGGM’, Netherlands) and USS Nero Limited (‘USS’, United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Global Vía Infraestructuras, S.A. (‘Global Vía’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 4 January 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings OPTrust Infrastructure Europe I S.à.r.l. (‘OPTrust’, Luxembourg), a subsidiary of the OPSEU Pension Trust (Canada), Stichting Depositary PGGM Infrastructure Funds (‘PGGM’, Netherlands) and USS Nero Limited (‘USS’, United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Global Vía Infraestructuras, S.A. (‘Global Vía’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for OPTrust: pension fund administration and management for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union,
  —   for PGGM: pension fund management in the Netherlands,
  —   for USS: private sector pension funds in the United Kingdom,
  —   for Global Vía: management of infrastructure concessions, in particular toll motorway concessions; railway infrastructure concessions and hospital concessions (non-health related services). |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for OPTrust: pension fund administration and management for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union,

—   for PGGM: pension fund management in the Netherlands,

—   for USS: private sector pension funds in the United Kingdom,

—   for Global Vía: management of infrastructure concessions, in particular toll motorway concessions; railway infrastructure concessions and hospital concessions (non-health related 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. |
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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.

| 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.7851 — USS Nero/OPTrust/PGGM/Global Vía to the following address:





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

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.7851 — USS Nero/OPTrust/PGGM/Global Vía 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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7885 — BP Europa/Ruhr Oel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 10/06)

| 1. | On 6 January 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking BP Europa SE (Germany), ultimately controlled by BP plc (‘BP’ of the United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Ruhr Oel GmbH (‘ROG’ of Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 6 January 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking BP Europa SE (Germany), ultimately controlled by BP plc (‘BP’ of the United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Ruhr Oel GmbH (‘ROG’ of Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | BP is a global energy player active across the entire crude oil and natural gas value chain, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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BP is a global energy player active across the entire crude oil and natural gas value chain,

| — | ROG is active in the refining and ex-refinery sales of refined oil products. |
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ROG is active in the refining and ex-refinery sales of refined oil products.

| 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 this Notice. |
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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 this 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.7885 — BP Europa/Ruhr Oel, to the following address:





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

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.7885 — BP Europa/Ruhr Oel, 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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