# Official Journal C 149/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 586 May 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 149

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 586 May 2015

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | RECOMMENDATIONS |
| | European Central Bank |
| 2015/C 149/01 | Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 27 March 2015 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank (ECB/2015/14) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

2015/C 149/01

Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 27 March 2015 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank (ECB/2015/14)

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 149/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 149/02

Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 149/03 | Call for proposals and related activities under the 2015 work plan of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking | 3 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 149/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7551 — Advent/Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 4 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2015/C 149/03

Call for proposals and related activities under the 2015 work plan of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking

3

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 149/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7551 — Advent/Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

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RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 27 March 2015

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank

(ECB/2015/14)

(2015/C 149/01)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

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

Whereas:

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

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

| (2) | The mandate of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s current external auditors, Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, ended with the audit for the financial year 2014. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2015. |
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(2)

The mandate of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s current external auditors, Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, ended with the audit for the financial year 2014. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2015.

| (3) | The Deutsche Bundesbank has selected KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft as its external auditors for the financial years 2015 to 2020, |
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(3)

The Deutsche Bundesbank has selected KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft as its external auditors for the financial years 2015 to 2020,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft should be appointed as the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the financial years 2015 to 2020.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 27 March 2015.

The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI

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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)

5 May 2015

(2015/C 149/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1117 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 133,92 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4647 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,73500 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3284 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0376 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,4475 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,362 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 301,70 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0182 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4308 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,0169 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4119 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3440 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,6169 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,4822 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4862 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 204,72 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,3938 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,8950 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5878 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 526,52 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,0166 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 49,623 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 57,1600 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,131 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,4318 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,1652 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,5142 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1117

JPY

Japanese yen

133,92

DKK

Danish krone

7,4647

GBP

Pound sterling

0,73500

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3284

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0376

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,4475

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,362

HUF

Hungarian forint

301,70

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0182

RON

Romanian leu

4,4308

TRY

Turkish lira

3,0169

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4119

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3440

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6169

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,4822

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4862

KRW

South Korean won

1 204,72

ZAR

South African rand

13,3938

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,8950

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5878

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 526,52

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,0166

PHP

Philippine peso

49,623

RUB

Russian rouble

57,1600

THB

Thai baht

37,131

BRL

Brazilian real

3,4318

MXN

Mexican peso

17,1652

INR

Indian rupee

70,5142

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

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

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Call for proposals and related activities under the 2015 work plan of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking

(2015/C 149/03)

Notice is hereby given of the launch of the call for proposals and related activities under the 2015 work plan of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH 2 JU).

This work plan, including deadlines and budgets for the activities, is available through the Participant Portal website (http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal) along with information on the modalities of the call and related activities, and guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals. All this information will be updated as necessary on the same Participant Portal.

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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.7551 — Advent/Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 149/04)

| 1. | On 28 April 2015, 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 Advent International Corporation (‘Advent’, United States) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG (‘HGAA’, Austria), by way purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 28 April 2015, 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 Advent International Corporation (‘Advent’, United States) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG (‘HGAA’, Austria), by way purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   Advent: a global private equity investor in various sectors, including media, communications, financial services, information technology, retail, industrial and pharmaceuticals,
  —   HGAA: a company comprising a network of banks active in: (i) banking business with retail, corporate and public customers; and (ii) leasing business in South-Eastern Europe, including in Croatia and Slovenia. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   Advent: a global private equity investor in various sectors, including media, communications, financial services, information technology, retail, industrial and pharmaceuticals,

—   HGAA: a company comprising a network of banks active in: (i) banking business with retail, corporate and public customers; and (ii) leasing business in South-Eastern Europe, including in Croatia and Slovenia.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. 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 this Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. 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 this 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7551 — Advent/Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG, 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 M.7551 — Advent/Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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

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