# Official Journal C 125/2013

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  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.125.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 125 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 561 May 2013 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.125.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 125

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 561 May 2013

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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 |
| 2013/C 125/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6754 — KM Holdings/KM Group) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2013/C 125/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6893 — Carl Zeiss/Carl Zeiss Vision) (
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  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2013/C 125/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6754 — KM Holdings/KM Group) (
  1
  )

1

1

2013/C 125/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6893 — Carl Zeiss/Carl Zeiss Vision) (
  1
  )

1

1

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 125/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2013/C 125/03

Euro exchange rates

2

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 125/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6894 — Syral China Investment/Wilmar China New Investments/Liaoning Jinxin Biology & Chemistry) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2013/C 125/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6895 — 3G Special Situations Fund III/Berkshire Hathaway/H.J. Heinz Company) (
  1
  ) | 5 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2013/C 125/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6894 — Syral China Investment/Wilmar China New Investments/Liaoning Jinxin Biology & Chemistry) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

3

2013/C 125/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6895 — 3G Special Situations Fund III/Berkshire Hathaway/H.J. Heinz Company) (
  1
  )

1

5

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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 COMP/M.6754 — KM Holdings/KM Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 125/01

On 19 December 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 32012M6754. 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 32012M6754. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6893 — Carl Zeiss/Carl Zeiss Vision)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 125/02

On 23 April 2013, 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 32013M6893. 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 32013M6893. 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

European Commission

| 1.5.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 125/2 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

30 April 2013

2013/C 125/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3072 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 127,35 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4560 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,84430 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,5420 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2238 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,6075 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,799 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 300,12 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7000 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1504 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3264 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,3520 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,2649 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3213 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,1452 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5272 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6128 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 440,41 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 11,8045 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,0597 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5905 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 705,30 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 3,9764 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 53,797 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 40,6914 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,301 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,6236 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 15,9408 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,2750 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3072

JPY

Japanese yen

127,35

DKK

Danish krone

7,4560

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84430

SEK

Swedish krona

8,5420

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2238

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,6075

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,799

HUF

Hungarian forint

300,12

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7000

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1504

RON

Romanian leu

4,3264

TRY

Turkish lira

2,3520

AUD

Australian dollar

1,2649

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3213

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,1452

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5272

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6128

KRW

South Korean won

1 440,41

ZAR

South African rand

11,8045

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,0597

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5905

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 705,30

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,9764

PHP

Philippine peso

53,797

RUB

Russian rouble

40,6914

THB

Thai baht

38,301

BRL

Brazilian real

2,6236

MXN

Mexican peso

15,9408

INR

Indian rupee

70,2750

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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

| 1.5.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 125/3 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6894 — Syral China Investment/Wilmar China New Investments/Liaoning Jinxin Biology & Chemistry)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 125/04

| 1. | On 24 April 2013 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 Syral China Investment (‘Syral China’), which belongs to the Tereos group, and Wilmar China New Investments Pte. Ltd (‘WCNI’), which belongs to the Wilmar group, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1) (b) of the EC Merger Regulation, joint control of an existing company, Liaoning Jinxin Biology & Chemistry Co. Ltd, currently under control of Wilmar. |
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On 24 April 2013 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 Syral China Investment (‘Syral China’), which belongs to the Tereos group, and Wilmar China New Investments Pte. Ltd (‘WCNI’), which belongs to the Wilmar group, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1) (b) of the EC Merger Regulation, joint control of an existing company, Liaoning Jinxin Biology & Chemistry Co. Ltd, currently under control of Wilmar.

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






  — | Syral China is a company member of the Tereos group (‘Tereos’) incorporated in Belgium. Tereos is a French cooperative agro-industrial group specialized in the primary processing of sugar beet, sugar cane and grains into a range of sugars, starches, alcohols, bioethanol and co-products intended for animal feed and electrical power, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Syral China is a company member of the Tereos group (‘Tereos’) incorporated in Belgium. Tereos is a French cooperative agro-industrial group specialized in the primary processing of sugar beet, sugar cane and grains into a range of sugars, starches, alcohols, bioethanol and co-products intended for animal feed and electrical power,

| — | WCNI is a company member of the Wilmar group (‘Wilmar’) incorporated in Singapore. Wilmar is an Asian agribusiness group active in oil palm cultivation, oilseeds crushing, edible oils processing and merchandising, specialty fats, oleochemicals and biodiesel manufacturing, grains processing and merchandising, |
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WCNI is a company member of the Wilmar group (‘Wilmar’) incorporated in Singapore. Wilmar is an Asian agribusiness group active in oil palm cultivation, oilseeds crushing, edible oils processing and merchandising, specialty fats, oleochemicals and biodiesel manufacturing, grains processing and merchandising,

| — | Liaoning Jinxin Biology & Chemistry Co. Ltd (the ‘Company’) is a company currently controlled by Wilmar and active in the production and sale of native corn starch, corn gluten meal, corn germs and corn gluten feed for human food and animal feed uses. |
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Liaoning Jinxin Biology & Chemistry Co. Ltd (the ‘Company’) is a company currently controlled by Wilmar and active in the production and sale of native corn starch, corn gluten meal, corn germs and corn gluten feed for human food and animal feed uses.

| 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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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.6894 — Syral China Investment/Wilmar China New Investments/Liaoning Jinxin Biology & Chemistry, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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.6894 — Syral China Investment/Wilmar China New Investments/Liaoning Jinxin Biology & Chemistry, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6895 — 3G Special Situations Fund III/Berkshire Hathaway/H.J. Heinz Company)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 125/05

| 1. | On 24 April 2013, 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 3G Capital Inc. via 3G Special Situations Fund III, LP (United States of America) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (United States of America) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking H.J. Heinz Company (United States of America) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 24 April 2013, 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 3G Capital Inc. via 3G Special Situations Fund III, LP (United States of America) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (United States of America) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking H.J. Heinz Company (United States of America) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | 3G Capital Inc. is a global investment firm with a focus on the retail and consumer sector. Its portfolio includes a controlling shareholding in Burger King Corporation, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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3G Capital Inc. is a global investment firm with a focus on the retail and consumer sector. Its portfolio includes a controlling shareholding in Burger King Corporation,

| — | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of business activities including property and casualty insurance, freight rail transportation, utilities and energy, finance, manufacturing, services and retailing, |
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of business activities including property and casualty insurance, freight rail transportation, utilities and energy, finance, manufacturing, services and retailing,

| — | H.J. Heinz Company is a global food processing company whose product portfolio includes ketchup, condiments and sauces, frozen food, infant nutrition and other food products. |
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H.J. Heinz Company is a global food processing company whose product portfolio includes ketchup, condiments and sauces, frozen food, infant nutrition and other food products.

| 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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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.6895 — 3G Special Situations Fund III/Berkshire Hathaway/H.J. Heinz Company, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6895 — 3G Special Situations Fund III/Berkshire Hathaway/H.J. Heinz Company, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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