# Official Journal C 234/2012

| | ISSN 1977-091X
  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.234.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 234 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 554 August 2012 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.234.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 234

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 554 August 2012

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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 |
| 2012/C 234/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6624 — Bekaert/Southern Steel Berhad/Bekaert Southern Wire) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2012/C 234/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6542 — Eastman Chemical Company/Solutia) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2012/C 234/03 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  2
  ) | 2 |
| 2012/C 234/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6635 — Lukoil/ISAB Refinery) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2012/C 234/05 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6572 — Kemet/NEC/NEC Tokin) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2012/C 234/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6624 — Bekaert/Southern Steel Berhad/Bekaert Southern Wire) (
  1
  )

1

1

2012/C 234/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6542 — Eastman Chemical Company/Solutia) (
  1
  )

1

1

2012/C 234/03

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  2
  )

2

2

2012/C 234/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6635 — Lukoil/ISAB Refinery) (
  1
  )

1

3

2012/C 234/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6572 — Kemet/NEC/NEC Tokin) (
  1
  )

1

3

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2012/C 234/06 | Council Decision of 24 July 2012 adopting the Council position on the draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 | 4 |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 234/07 | Euro exchange rates | 5 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2012/C 234/08 | Reorganisation measures — Decision on a reorganisation measure in respect of Excell Life International SA (Publication in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings) | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2012/C 234/06

Council Decision of 24 July 2012 adopting the Council position on the draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013

4

European Commission

2012/C 234/07

Euro exchange rates

5

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2012/C 234/08

Reorganisation measures — Decision on a reorganisation measure in respect of Excell Life International SA (Publication in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)

(Publication in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)

6

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 234/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6581 — GKN/Volvo Aero) (
  1
  ) | 7 |
| 2012/C 234/10 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6688 — KKR/Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 8 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2012/C 234/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6581 — GKN/Volvo Aero) (
  1
  )

1

7

2012/C 234/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6688 — KKR/Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

8

| | Corrigenda |
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| 2012/C 234/11 | Corrigendum to Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 412th meeting on 10 July 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/C-3/37.792 — Microsoft (OJ C 138, 5.6.2008) | 9 |

Corrigenda

2012/C 234/11

Corrigendum to Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 412th meeting on 10 July 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/C-3/37.792 — Microsoft (OJ C 138, 5.6.2008)

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| | (2)   Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty |

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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(2)   Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 4.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6624 — Bekaert/Southern Steel Berhad/Bekaert Southern Wire)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 234/01

On 23 July 2012, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6624. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6624. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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| 4.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6542 — Eastman Chemical Company/Solutia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 234/02

On 24 May 2012, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6542. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6542. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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| 4.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/2 |
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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)

2012/C 234/03

| Date of adoption of the decision | 29.6.2012 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | SA.34905 (12/N) |
| Member State | France |
| Region | Auvergne | Mixed |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Prolongation jusque fin 2013 du programme «effluents fromagers de Haute-Dordogne» N 778/06, précédemment approuvé par la Commission. |
| Legal basis | Articles L 1511-1 et suivants et L 3231-2 du Code général des collectivités territoriales (CGCT)
  Loi no 2004-338 du 21 avril 2004 portant transposition de la directive cadre sur l'eau (directive 2000/60/CE du 23 octobre 2000)
  Décret no 2005-475 du 16 mai 2005 relatif au SDAGE
  Arrêté du 16 mai 2005 portant délimitation des bassins ou groupements de bassin en vue de l’élaboration des SDAGE schémas départementaux d'aménagement |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Investments in agricultural holdings, Investment in processing and marketing |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | 75 % |
| Duration (period) | Until 31.12.2013 |
| Economic sectors | Mixed farming, Animal production |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'agroalimentaire |
| 78 rue de Varenne |
| 75349 Paris 07 SP |
| FRANCE |

Date of adoption of the decision

29.6.2012

Reference number of State Aid

SA.34905 (12/N)

Member State

France

Region

Auvergne

Mixed

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Prolongation jusque fin 2013 du programme «effluents fromagers de Haute-Dordogne» N 778/06, précédemment approuvé par la Commission.

Legal basis

Articles L 1511-1 et suivants et L 3231-2 du Code général des collectivités territoriales (CGCT)

Loi no 2004-338 du 21 avril 2004 portant transposition de la directive cadre sur l'eau (directive 2000/60/CE du 23 octobre 2000)

Décret no 2005-475 du 16 mai 2005 relatif au SDAGE

Arrêté du 16 mai 2005 portant délimitation des bassins ou groupements de bassin en vue de l’élaboration des SDAGE schémas départementaux d'aménagement

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Investments in agricultural holdings, Investment in processing and marketing

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

—

Intensity

75 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Mixed farming, Animal production

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'agroalimentaire

78 rue de Varenne

75349 Paris 07 SP

FRANCE

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

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| 4.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/3 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6635 — Lukoil/ISAB Refinery)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 234/04

On 27 July 2012, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6635. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6635. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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| 4.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/3 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6572 — Kemet/NEC/NEC Tokin)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 234/05

On 11 July 2012, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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, |
| --- | --- |

—

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/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6572. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
| --- | --- |

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6572. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

| 4.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/4 |
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COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 July 2012

adopting the Council position on the draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013

2012/C 234/06

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314(3) thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic and Energy Community and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 25 May 2012, the Commission submitted a proposal containing the draft budget for the financial year 2013 (1). |
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(1)

On 25 May 2012, the Commission submitted a proposal containing the draft budget for the financial year 2013 (1).

| (2) | The Council examined the Commission proposal with a view to defining a position consistent, on the revenue side, with Council Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom of 7 June 2007 on the system of the European Communities' own resources (2), and on the expenditure side, with Part I of Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3), which, in the absence of any multiannual financial framework established pursuant to Article 312 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, constitutes the currently applicable instrument of budgetary discipline, |
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(2)

The Council examined the Commission proposal with a view to defining a position consistent, on the revenue side, with Council Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom of 7 June 2007 on the system of the European Communities' own resources (2), and on the expenditure side, with Part I of Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3), which, in the absence of any multiannual financial framework established pursuant to Article 312 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, constitutes the currently applicable instrument of budgetary discipline,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Council's position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 was adopted by the Council on 24 July 2012.

The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.

For the Council

The President

A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

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(1)  COM(2012) 300.

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(2)  OJ L 163, 23.6.2007, p. 17.

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(3)  OJ L 347, 24.12.2009, p. 26.

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

3 August 2012

2012/C 234/07

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2245 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 95,85 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4415 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,78745 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,2797 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2012 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,3700 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,285 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 278,95 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6965 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0892 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6470 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,1897 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,1649 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,2282 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,4958 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5038 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5255 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 388,56 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 10,1149 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8031 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5252 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 597,39 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 3,8277 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 51,104 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 39,6850 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,657 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,5018 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,2603 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 68,2720 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2245

JPY

Japanese yen

95,85

DKK

Danish krone

7,4415

GBP

Pound sterling

0,78745

SEK

Swedish krona

8,2797

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2012

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,3700

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,285

HUF

Hungarian forint

278,95

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6965

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0892

RON

Romanian leu

4,6470

TRY

Turkish lira

2,1897

AUD

Australian dollar

1,1649

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,2282

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,4958

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5038

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5255

KRW

South Korean won

1 388,56

ZAR

South African rand

10,1149

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8031

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5252

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 597,39

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,8277

PHP

Philippine peso

51,104

RUB

Russian rouble

39,6850

THB

Thai baht

38,657

BRL

Brazilian real

2,5018

MXN

Mexican peso

16,2603

INR

Indian rupee

68,2720

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 4.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/6 |
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Reorganisation measures

Decision on a reorganisation measure in respect of Excell Life International SA

(Publication in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)

2012/C 234/08

| Insurance undertaking | Excell Life International SA |
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| Date, entry into force and nature of the decision | 12 July 2012 |
| Competent authorities | Fifteenth Chamber of the Tribunal d'arrondissement de et à Luxembourg (District Court of Luxembourg), sitting in commercial matters |
| Supervisory authority | Ms Karin Guillaume, Official Receiver |
| Administrator appointed | Liquidator: Maître Evelyne Korn, Barrister
  Chartered accountant: Paul Laplume, resident at Junglinster |
| Applicable law | Article 60/3 subparagraph 3 of the amended Act on the Insurance Sector (loi modifiée sur le secteur des assurances) |

Insurance undertaking

Excell Life International SA

Date, entry into force and nature of the decision

12 July 2012

Competent authorities

Fifteenth Chamber of the Tribunal d'arrondissement de et à Luxembourg (District Court of Luxembourg), sitting in commercial matters

Supervisory authority

Ms Karin Guillaume, Official Receiver

Administrator appointed

Liquidator: Maître Evelyne Korn, Barrister

Chartered accountant: Paul Laplume, resident at Junglinster

Applicable law

Article 60/3 subparagraph 3 of the amended Act on the Insurance Sector (loi modifiée sur le secteur des assurances)

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 4.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/7 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6581 — GKN/Volvo Aero)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 234/09

| 1. | On 27 July 2012 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which GKN Holdings plc (the United Kingdom), controlled by GKN plc (‘GKN’, the United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Volvo Aero AB (Sweden) and Volvo Aero Connecticut LLC (the United States) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 27 July 2012 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which GKN Holdings plc (the United Kingdom), controlled by GKN plc (‘GKN’, the United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Volvo Aero AB (Sweden) and Volvo Aero Connecticut LLC (the United States) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for GKN: the engineering and metallurgy of components and systems incorporated into vehicles and aircraft, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for GKN: the engineering and metallurgy of components and systems incorporated into vehicles and aircraft,

| — | for Volvo Aero and Volvo Aero Connecticut LLC: the production of aerospace engine components for commercial and military aircraft engines and gas turbine components for independent power generation, a complete engine for military aircraft and sub-systems for the space industry. |
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for Volvo Aero and Volvo Aero Connecticut LLC: the production of aerospace engine components for commercial and military aircraft engines and gas turbine components for independent power generation, a complete engine for military aircraft and sub-systems for the space industry.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 the EC 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6581 — GKN/Volvo Aero, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6581 — GKN/Volvo Aero, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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| 4.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/8 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6688 — KKR/Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 234/10

| 1. | On 30 July 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik (‘WMF’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 30 July 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik (‘WMF’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for KKR: global investment fund that offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for KKR: global investment fund that offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients,

| — | for WMF: is a manufacturer of table and kitchenware and small electric appliances for private households as well as professional hotel equipment and fully-automated coffee machines for professional use. |
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for WMF: is a manufacturer of table and kitchenware and small electric appliances for private households as well as professional hotel equipment and fully-automated coffee machines for professional use.

| 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.6688 — KKR/Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 COMP/M.6688 — KKR/Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

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

| 4.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/9 |
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4.8.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 234/9

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Corrigendum to Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 412th meeting on 10 July 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/C-3/37.792 — Microsoft

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 138 of 5 June 2008
  )

2012/C 234/11

On page 9:

for:

| ‘1. | The Advisory Committee agrees’, |
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‘1.

The Advisory Committee agrees’,

read:

| ‘1. | The Advisory Committee, having regard to all the circumstances, agrees’. |
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‘1.

The Advisory Committee, having regard to all the circumstances, agrees’.

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