# Official Journal C 370/2021

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6415 September 2021 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 370

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6415 September 2021

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| Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | RECOMMENDATIONS |
| | European Central Bank |
| 2021/C 370/01 | Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 7 September 2021 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Banca d’Italia (ECB/2021/41) | 1 |

Contents

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I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

2021/C 370/01

Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 7 September 2021 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Banca d’Italia (ECB/2021/41)

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| | II   Information |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 370/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10261 — USTC/CM Biomass Partners) (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2021/C 370/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10380 — Hg/TA/Insightsoftware) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2021/C 370/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10232 — Brose/Sitech) (
  1
  ) | 4 |

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 370/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10261 — USTC/CM Biomass Partners) (
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  )

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2021/C 370/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10380 — Hg/TA/Insightsoftware) (
  1
  )

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2021/C 370/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10232 — Brose/Sitech) (
  1
  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 370/05 | Euro exchange rates — 14 September 2021 | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 370/05

Euro exchange rates — 14 September 2021

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 370/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10441 — Bridgepoint/FFL/ACT) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |
| 2021/C 370/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10421 — Primonial/Société Générale/OPG Window) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 8 |
| 2021/C 370/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9987 – NVIDIA/Arm) (
  1
  ) | 10 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2021/C 370/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10441 — Bridgepoint/FFL/ACT) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

6

2021/C 370/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10421 — Primonial/Société Générale/OPG Window) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

8

2021/C 370/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9987 – NVIDIA/Arm) (
  1
  )

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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

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RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 7 September 2021

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Banca d’Italia

(ECB/2021/41)

(2021/C 370/01)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

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

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union. |
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(1)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

| (2) | The mandate of the Banca d’Italia’s current external auditors, BDO Italia S.p.A., ended after the audit for the financial year 2020. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2021. |
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(2)

The mandate of the Banca d’Italia’s current external auditors, BDO Italia S.p.A., ended after the audit for the financial year 2020. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2021.

| (3) | The Banca d’Italia has selected Deloitte & Touche S.p.A. as its external auditors for the financial years 2021 to 2022, |
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The Banca d’Italia has selected Deloitte & Touche S.p.A. as its external auditors for the financial years 2021 to 2022,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that Deloitte & Touche S.p.A. should be appointed as the external auditors of the Banca d’Italia for the financial years 2021 to 2022.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 7 September 2021.

The President of the ECB

Christine LAGARDE

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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.10261 — USTC/CM Biomass Partners)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 370/02)

On 1 September 2021, 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 32021M10261. 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 32021M10261. 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.10380 — Hg/TA/Insightsoftware)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 370/03)

On 30 August 2021, 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 32021M10380. 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 32021M10380. 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.10232 — Brose/Sitech)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 370/04)

On 28 July 2021, 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 German 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 32021M10232. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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 32021M10232. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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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Euro exchange rates (1)

14 September 2021

(2021/C 370/05)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1814 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 130,08 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4361 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85260 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,1453 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0887 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 151,20 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,1745 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,389 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 350,05 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,5542 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9485 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 9,9848 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6114 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4951 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1899 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6625 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5870 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 382,66 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,8097 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,6168 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4760 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 857,27 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,9170 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,868 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 86,1062 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,927 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,1788 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,5067 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 87,0370 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1814

JPY

Japanese yen

130,08

DKK

Danish krone

7,4361

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85260

SEK

Swedish krona

10,1453

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0887

ISK

Iceland króna

151,20

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,1745

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,389

HUF

Hungarian forint

350,05

PLN

Polish zloty

4,5542

RON

Romanian leu

4,9485

TRY

Turkish lira

9,9848

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6114

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4951

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1899

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6625

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5870

KRW

South Korean won

1 382,66

ZAR

South African rand

16,8097

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,6168

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4760

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 857,27

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,9170

PHP

Philippine peso

58,868

RUB

Russian rouble

86,1062

THB

Thai baht

38,927

BRL

Brazilian real

6,1788

MXN

Mexican peso

23,5067

INR

Indian rupee

87,0370

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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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10441 — Bridgepoint/FFL/ACT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 370/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Bridgepoint Group plc, (‘Bridgepoint’, UK), |
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Bridgepoint Group plc, (‘Bridgepoint’, UK),

| — | FFL B.V. (‘FFL’, The Netherlands), |
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FFL B.V. (‘FFL’, The Netherlands),

| — | Sustainable Market Solutions B.V and ACT Financial Solutions Group, (together ‘ACT’, The Netherlands). |
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Sustainable Market Solutions B.V and ACT Financial Solutions Group, (together ‘ACT’, The Netherlands).

This notification concerns the proposed acquisition of joint control, within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, of ACT by Bridgepoint and FFL which is controlled by ACT’s founders and current majority shareholders.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | for Bridgepoint: portfolio investments, |
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for Bridgepoint: portfolio investments,

| — | for FFL: holding company, |
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for FFL: holding company,

| — | for ACT: provides market based sustainable energy solutions, relating to environmental compliance services, corporate sustainability, fuels and feedstock, and financial instruments. |
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for ACT: provides market based sustainable energy solutions, relating to environmental compliance services, corporate sustainability, fuels and feedstock, and financial instruments.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10441 — Bridgepoint/FFL/ACT

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10421 — Primonial/Société Générale/OPG Window)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 370/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Primonial Real Estate Investment Management (‘Primonial REIM’, France), controlled by Bridgepoint group (‘Bridgegroup’, UK) and Latour Group (‘Latour’, France); |
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Primonial Real Estate Investment Management (‘Primonial REIM’, France), controlled by Bridgepoint group (‘Bridgegroup’, UK) and Latour Group (‘Latour’, France);

| — | Sogécap (France), controlled by Société Générale group (‘Société Générale’, France); and, |
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Sogécap (France), controlled by Société Générale group (‘Société Générale’, France); and,

| — | OPG Window (France). |
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OPG Window (France).

Primonial REIM and Sogécap acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target Asset.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | for Primonial REIM: real estate investments including research, development, and distribution of structured investment solutions, assets, and real estate investment management services; |
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for Primonial REIM: real estate investments including research, development, and distribution of structured investment solutions, assets, and real estate investment management services;

| — | for Sogecap: life insurance savings and protection products offered to Société Générale’s Retail and Private Banking networks; |
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for Sogecap: life insurance savings and protection products offered to Société Générale’s Retail and Private Banking networks;

| — | for OPG Window: real estate asset known as the ‘Window’ building located at 19 Parvis de La Défense, Puteaux, France (92). |
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for OPG Window: real estate asset known as the ‘Window’ building located at 19 Parvis de La Défense, Puteaux, France (92).

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10421 — Primonial/Société Générale/OPG Window

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9987 – NVIDIA/Arm)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 370/08)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | NVIDIA Corporation (‘NVIDIA’, USA), |
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NVIDIA Corporation (‘NVIDIA’, USA),

| — | Arm Limited (‘Arm’, United Kingdom), belonging to the SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan). |
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Arm Limited (‘Arm’, United Kingdom), belonging to the SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan).

NVIDIA acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Arm.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | for NVIDIA: design and supply of accelerated computing platforms including graphics processing units for gaming, datacentres, professional visualization, and automotive applications. Through its acquisition of Mellanox, completed in April 2020, NVIDIA also supplies network interconnect products and solutions; |
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for NVIDIA: design and supply of accelerated computing platforms including graphics processing units for gaming, datacentres, professional visualization, and automotive applications. Through its acquisition of Mellanox, completed in April 2020, NVIDIA also supplies network interconnect products and solutions;

| — | for Arm: development and licensing of IP to semiconductor suppliers, for end-use in mobile devices, datacentre servers, automotive systems, PC and Internet-of-Things, among others. |
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for Arm: development and licensing of IP to semiconductor suppliers, for end-use in mobile devices, datacentre servers, automotive systems, PC and Internet-of-Things, among others.

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.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9987 — NVIDIA/Arm

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

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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