# Official Journal C 131/2012

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  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.131.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 131 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 555 May 2012 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.131.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 131

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 555 May 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 131/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6244 — BNP Paribas/Fortis Commercial Finance Holding) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2012/C 131/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6453 — Carlyle/Dr. Axel Paeger/Quadriga Capital IV/AMEOS) (
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  ) | 1 |

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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2012/C 131/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6244 — BNP Paribas/Fortis Commercial Finance Holding) (
  1
  )

1

1

2012/C 131/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6453 — Carlyle/Dr. Axel Paeger/Quadriga Capital IV/AMEOS) (
  1
  )

1

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 131/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2012/C 131/04 | Communication from the Commission concerning the quantity not applied for to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2012 under certain quotas opened by the Union for poultrymeat, eggs and egg albumin | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2012/C 131/03

Euro exchange rates

2

2012/C 131/04

Communication from the Commission concerning the quantity not applied for to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2012 under certain quotas opened by the Union for poultrymeat, eggs and egg albumin

3

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 131/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6528 — Dow Europe/Aksa Akrilik/Aksa Karbon JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2012/C 131/06 | Closure of proceedings (Case COMP/M.6362 — CIN/Tirrenia Business Branch) — Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 131/07 | Notice concerning a request under Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Request from a contracting entity | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2012/C 131/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6528 — Dow Europe/Aksa Akrilik/Aksa Karbon JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

4

2012/C 131/06

Closure of proceedings (Case COMP/M.6362 — CIN/Tirrenia Business Branch) — Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (
  1
  )

1

5

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2012/C 131/07

Notice concerning a request under Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Request from a contracting entity

6

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 5.5.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 131/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6244 — BNP Paribas/Fortis Commercial Finance Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 131/01

On 5 September 2011, 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 32011M6244. 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 32011M6244. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6453 — Carlyle/Dr. Axel Paeger/Quadriga Capital IV/AMEOS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 131/02

On 22 March 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 32012M6453. 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 32012M6453. 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

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Euro exchange rates (1)

4 May 2012

2012/C 131/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3132 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 105,41 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4378 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,81195 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,9041 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2014 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,5610 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,023 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 284,85 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6990 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1848 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4048 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,3053 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,2830 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,2986 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,1925 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6465 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6306 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 486,50 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 10,1630 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,2812 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4978 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 110,53 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 3,9937 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 55,570 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 38,8750 |
| THB | Thai baht | 40,630 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,5107 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,0670 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,2230 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3132

JPY

Japanese yen

105,41

DKK

Danish krone

7,4378

GBP

Pound sterling

0,81195

SEK

Swedish krona

8,9041

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2014

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,5610

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,023

HUF

Hungarian forint

284,85

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6990

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1848

RON

Romanian leu

4,4048

TRY

Turkish lira

2,3053

AUD

Australian dollar

1,2830

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,2986

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,1925

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6465

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6306

KRW

South Korean won

1 486,50

ZAR

South African rand

10,1630

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,2812

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4978

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 110,53

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,9937

PHP

Philippine peso

55,570

RUB

Russian rouble

38,8750

THB

Thai baht

40,630

BRL

Brazilian real

2,5107

MXN

Mexican peso

17,0670

INR

Indian rupee

70,2230

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

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Communication from the Commission concerning the quantity not applied for to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2012 under certain quotas opened by the Union for poultrymeat, eggs and egg albumin

2012/C 131/04

Commission Regulations (EC) No 1384/2007 (1) and (EC) No 1385/2007 (2) opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the poultrymeat sector. The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of March 2012 for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2012 do not, for quotas 09.4091, 09.4092, 09.4411 and 09.4421, cover the quantities available. Pursuant to the second sentence of Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3), the quantities that were not applied for are to be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod, from 1 July to 30 September 2012; they are set out in the Annex to this communication.

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(1)  OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 40.

(2)  OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 47.

(3)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

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ANNEX

| Quota order number | Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2012
  (kg) |
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| 09.4091 | 280 000 |
| 09.4092 | 206 003 |
| 09.4411 | 2 550 000 |
| 09.4421 | 336 000 |

Quota order number

Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2012

(kg)

09.4091

280 000

09.4092

206 003

09.4411

2 550 000

09.4421

336 000

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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 COMP/M.6528 — Dow Europe/Aksa Akrilik/Aksa Karbon JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 131/05

| 1. | On 26 April 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 undertakings Dow Europe Holding B.V (‘Dow Europe’, the Netherlands), ultimately controlled by The Dow Chemical Company (‘Dow’, United States), and Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.S. (‘Aksa Akrilik’, Turkey), ultimately controlled by Akkök Sanayi Yatirim ve Gelistirme A.S. (‘Akkök’, Turkey) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Aksa Karbon Elyaf Sanayi Anonim Șirketi (‘Aksa Karbon’, Turkey), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 26 April 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 undertakings Dow Europe Holding B.V (‘Dow Europe’, the Netherlands), ultimately controlled by The Dow Chemical Company (‘Dow’, United States), and Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.S. (‘Aksa Akrilik’, Turkey), ultimately controlled by Akkök Sanayi Yatirim ve Gelistirme A.S. (‘Akkök’, Turkey) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Aksa Karbon Elyaf Sanayi Anonim Șirketi (‘Aksa Karbon’, Turkey), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Dow: plastics and chemicals, agricultural sciences, hydrocarbon and energy products and services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Dow: plastics and chemicals, agricultural sciences, hydrocarbon and energy products and services,

| — | for Akkök: organic, inorganic and performance chemicals; acrylic, technical and carbon fibers; generation and production of electricity; production and dying of textile yarn; real estate construction and management; and port management; and, |
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for Akkök: organic, inorganic and performance chemicals; acrylic, technical and carbon fibers; generation and production of electricity; production and dying of textile yarn; real estate construction and management; and port management; and,

| — | for Aksa Karbon: manufacture of polyacrylonitrile (‘PAN’)-based carbon fibers, carbon fiber intermediates and carbon fiber composites, primarily used in wind energy, transportation, automotive, infrastructure, overhead electricity transmission, and offshore oil and gas applications. |
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for Aksa Karbon: manufacture of polyacrylonitrile (‘PAN’)-based carbon fibers, carbon fiber intermediates and carbon fiber composites, primarily used in wind energy, transportation, automotive, infrastructure, overhead electricity transmission, and offshore oil and gas applications.

| 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.6528 — Dow Europe/Aksa Akrilik/Aksa Karbon JV, 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.6528 — Dow Europe/Aksa Akrilik/Aksa Karbon JV, 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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| 5.5.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 131/5 |
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Closure of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.6362 — CIN/Tirrenia Business Branch)

Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 131/06

On 21 November 2011, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration by which Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione S.r.l. (Italy) intended to acquire a branch of the undertaking Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA (Italy).

On 18 January 2012, the European Commission decided to initiate proceedings under Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation. The Commission has closed the proceedings as the notifying parties have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Commission that they have abandoned the notified concentration.

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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

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Notice concerning a request under Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC

Request from a contracting entity

2012/C 131/07

On 29 March 2012, the Commission received a request under Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors. The first working day following receipt of the request was 30 March 2012.

This request, from EniPower SpA, concerns the production and sale of electricity in Italy. The abovementioned Article 30 provides that Directive 2004/17/EC is not applicable when the activity in question is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted. These conditions are evaluated solely for the purposes of Directive 2004/17/EC and are without prejudice to the application of competition rules.

The Commission has a period of three months commencing on the working day referred to above to reach a decision on this request. The period therefore ends on 2 July 2012.

This period may be extended by three months. Any such extension must be published.

Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 30(6), further requests concerning the production and sale of electricity in Italy submitted before the expiry of the period opened in respect of this request will not be considered as new procedures and will be treated in the context of this request.

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