# Official Journal C 308/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6131 August 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 308

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6131 August 2018

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| Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 308/01 | Commission Opinion of 16 August 2018 relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the Sellafield Encapsulated Product Stores Waste Transfer Route located in the United Kingdom | 1 |

Contents

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I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Commission

2018/C 308/01

Commission Opinion of 16 August 2018 relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the Sellafield Encapsulated Product Stores Waste Transfer Route located in the United Kingdom

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| | II   Information |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 308/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9058 — Sonae/Sonae Sierra) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2018/C 308/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8912 — Carlyle/The Specialty Chemicals Business of Akzo Nobel) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 308/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9058 — Sonae/Sonae Sierra) (
  1
  )

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3

2018/C 308/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8912 — Carlyle/The Specialty Chemicals Business of Akzo Nobel) (
  1
  )

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3

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 308/04 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 308/04

Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| 2018/C 308/05 | Notice of open competitions | 5 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 308/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9024 — Abry Partners/Link) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2018/C 308/05

Notice of open competitions

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 308/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9024 — Abry Partners/Link) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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6

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| | Corrigenda |
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| 2018/C 308/07 | Corrigendum to Passenger Name Records (PNR) — List of Member States who have decided the application of the PNR Directive to intra-EU flights — As referred to in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (If a Member State decides to apply this Directive to intra-EU flights, it shall notify the Commission in writing. A Member State may give or revoke such a notification at any time. The Commission shall publish that notification and any revocation of it in the Official Journal of the European Union) ( OJ C 196, 8.6.2018 ) | 7 |

Corrigenda

2018/C 308/07

Corrigendum to Passenger Name Records (PNR) — List of Member States who have decided the application of the PNR Directive to intra-EU flights — As referred to in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (If a Member State decides to apply this Directive to intra-EU flights, it shall notify the Commission in writing. A Member State may give or revoke such a notification at any time. The Commission shall publish that notification and any revocation of it in the Official Journal of the European Union) ( OJ C 196, 8.6.2018 )

(If a Member State decides to apply this Directive to intra-EU flights, it shall notify the Commission in writing. A Member State may give or revoke such a notification at any time. The Commission shall publish that notification and any revocation of it in the

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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Commission

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COMMISSION OPINION

of 16 August 2018

relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the Sellafield Encapsulated Product Stores Waste Transfer Route located in the United Kingdom

(Only the English version is authentic)

(2018/C 308/01)

The assessment below is carried out under the provisions of the Euratom Treaty, without prejudice to any additional assessments to be carried out under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the obligations stemming from it and from secondary legislation (1).

On 15 March 2018 the European Commission received from the Government of the United Kingdom, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste (2) arising from the Sellafield Encapsulated Product Stores Waste Transfer Route.

On the basis of these data and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion:

| 1. | The distance from the site to the nearest border of another Member State, in this case Ireland is 180 km. |
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The distance from the site to the nearest border of another Member State, in this case Ireland is 180 km.

| 2. | Under normal operating conditions, the discharge of gaseous radioactive effluents is not liable to cause an exposure of the population of another Member State that would be significant from the point of view of health, in respect of the dose limits laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directive (3). Under normal operating conditions, the facility will not discharge liquid radioactive effluents. |
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Under normal operating conditions, the discharge of gaseous radioactive effluents is not liable to cause an exposure of the population of another Member State that would be significant from the point of view of health, in respect of the dose limits laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directive (3). Under normal operating conditions, the facility will not discharge liquid radioactive effluents.

| 3. | Secondary solid radioactive waste will be transferred to on-site treatment, conditioning and interim storage facilities. Conditioned low-level radioactive waste will however be shipped to the nearby licensed disposal facility located at Drigg. |
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Secondary solid radioactive waste will be transferred to on-site treatment, conditioning and interim storage facilities. Conditioned low-level radioactive waste will however be shipped to the nearby licensed disposal facility located at Drigg.

| 4. | In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents, which may follow the accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses likely to be received by the population of another Member State would not be significant from the point of view of health, in respect of the reference levels laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directive. |
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In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents, which may follow the accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses likely to be received by the population of another Member State would not be significant from the point of view of health, in respect of the reference levels laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directive.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste in whatever form, arising from the Sellafield Encapsulated Product Stores Waste Transfer Route, located in the United Kingdom, both in normal operation and in the event of the accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to result in a radioactive contamination, significant from the point of view of health, of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State, in respect of the provisions laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directive.

Done at Brussels, 16 August 2018.

For the Commission

Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE

Member of the Commission

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(1)  For instance, under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, environmental aspects should be further assessed. Indicatively, the Commission would like to draw attention to the provisions of Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU; to Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment, as well as to Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and to Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy.

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(2)  The disposal of radioactive waste in the meaning of point 1 of Commission Recommendation 2010/635/Euratom of 11 October 2010 on the application of Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty (OJ L 279, 23.10.2010, p. 36).

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(3)  Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom (OJ L 13, 17.1.2014, p. 1).

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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.9058 — Sonae/Sonae Sierra)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 308/02)

On 23 August 2018, 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 32018M9058. 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 32018M9058. 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.8912 — Carlyle/The Specialty Chemicals Business of Akzo Nobel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 308/03)

On 27 August 2018, 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 32018M8912. 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 32018M8912. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

30 August 2018

(2018/C 308/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1692 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 130,32 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4568 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,89758 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,6440 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1339 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 125,10 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,7200 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,749 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 326,32 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2882 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6437 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 7,8560 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6015 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5117 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1773 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7534 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5968 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 297,53 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,0100 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,9887 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4405 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 17 175,55 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,8048 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,532 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 79,2207 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,239 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,8221 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 22,2356 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 82,7150 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1692

JPY

Japanese yen

130,32

DKK

Danish krone

7,4568

GBP

Pound sterling

0,89758

SEK

Swedish krona

10,6440

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1339

ISK

Iceland króna

125,10

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,7200

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,749

HUF

Hungarian forint

326,32

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2882

RON

Romanian leu

4,6437

TRY

Turkish lira

7,8560

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6015

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5117

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1773

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7534

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5968

KRW

South Korean won

1 297,53

ZAR

South African rand

17,0100

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,9887

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4405

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

17 175,55

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8048

PHP

Philippine peso

62,532

RUB

Russian rouble

79,2207

THB

Thai baht

38,239

BRL

Brazilian real

4,8221

MXN

Mexican peso

22,2356

INR

Indian rupee

82,7150

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

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

(2018/C 308/05)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:

| | EPSO/AD/362/18 — ADMINISTRATORS (AD 6) and |
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EPSO/AD/362/18 — ADMINISTRATORS (AD 6) and

| | EPSO/AST/145/18 — ASSISTANTS (AST 3) |
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EPSO/AST/145/18 — ASSISTANTS (AST 3)

IN THE FIELD OF ARCHIVISTICS/RECORDS MANAGEMENT.

The competition notice is published in 24 languages in
  Official Journal of the European Union C 308 A of 13 September 2018.

Further information can be found on the EPSO website: https://epso.europa.eu/

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9024 — Abry Partners/Link)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 308/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Abry Partners II LLC (‘Abry Partners’, United States), |
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Abry Partners II LLC (‘Abry Partners’, United States),

| — | Link Mobility Group ASA (‘Link’, Norway). |
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Link Mobility Group ASA (‘Link’, Norway).

Abry Partners acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, indirect sole control of Link, by way of a public bid.

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—   for Abry Partners: manages private equity funds. The funds managed by Abry hold interests in a broad range of businesses focusing on media, communications, business and information services;

—   for Link: is active in the a mobile communication sector, specialising in mobile messaging services, mobile solutions and mobile intelligence, across different industries and sectors.

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.

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

M.9024 — Abry Partners/Link

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

| E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

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Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to Passenger Name Records (PNR)

List of Member States who have decided the application of the PNR Directive to intra-EU flights

As referred to in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime

(If a Member State decides to apply this Directive to intra-EU flights, it shall notify the Commission in writing. A Member State may give or revoke such a notification at any time. The Commission shall publish that notification and any revocation of it in the Official Journal of the European Union)

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 196 of 8 June 2018
  )

(2018/C 308/07)

On page 29:

The following Member State that has notified the Commission of the application of the PNR Directive in intra-EU flights is added:

| — | Luxembourg |
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Luxembourg

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