# Official Journal C 105/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 604 April 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 105

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 604 April 2017

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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 |
| 2017/C 105/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8159 — ArcelorMittal/Cellino/JV) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2017/C 105/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8196 — Ineos/Arkema Assets) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2017/C 105/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8370 — Amundi Immobilier/Malakoff Mederic/TAS Kapstadtring 2) (
  1
  ) | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 105/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8159 — ArcelorMittal/Cellino/JV) (
  1
  )

1

1

2017/C 105/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8196 — Ineos/Arkema Assets) (
  1
  )

1

1

2017/C 105/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8370 — Amundi Immobilier/Malakoff Mederic/TAS Kapstadtring 2) (
  1
  )

1

2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2017/C 105/04 | Notice for the attention of persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria | 3 |
| 2017/C 105/05 | Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran | 4 |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 105/06 | Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,00 % on 1 April 2017 — Euro exchange rates | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2017/C 105/04

Notice for the attention of persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

3

2017/C 105/05

Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

4

European Commission

2017/C 105/06

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,00 % on 1 April 2017 — Euro exchange rates

5

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 105/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8445 — Duferco Energia/Energhe) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2017/C 105/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8445 — Duferco Energia/Energhe) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

6

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 4.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 105/1 |
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4.4.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 105/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8159 — ArcelorMittal/Cellino/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 105/01)

On 27 January 2017, 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 32017M8159. 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 32017M8159. 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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| 4.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 105/1 |
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4.4.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8196 — Ineos/Arkema Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 105/02)

On 27 February 2017, 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 32017M8196. 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 32017M8196. 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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| 4.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 105/2 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8370 — Amundi Immobilier/Malakoff Mederic/TAS Kapstadtring 2)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 105/03)

On 29 March 2017, 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 32017M8370. 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 32017M8370. 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

Council

| 4.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 105/3 |
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4.4.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 105/3

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Notice for the attention of persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

(2017/C 105/04)

The following information is brought to the attention of Mr Adib Mayaleh (no. 53), Gen. Ghassan Belal (no. 59), Mr Kifah Moulhem (no. 66), Dr Wael Nader Al –Halqi (no. 106), Mr Imad Mohammad (no. 109), Mr Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (no. 110), Mr Adnan Hassan Mahmoud (no. 117), Eng. Bassam Hanna (no. 157), Dr Mahmoud Ibraheem (no. 162), Dr Lubana Mushaweh (no. 166), Mr Omran Ahed (no. 168), Dr Abdul-Salam Al Nayef (no. 171), Dr Nazeera Farah Sarkees (no. 173), Mr Abdullah Khaleel Hussein (no. 176), Mr Jamal Sha'ban Shaheen (no. 177), Mr Suleiman Al Abbas (no. 181), Mr Kamal Eddin Tu'ma (no. 182), Ms Kinda al-Shammat (no.183), Mr Hassan Hijazi (no. 184), Mr Ismael Ismael (no. 185), Dr Khodr Orfali (no. 186), Mr. Samir Izzat Qadi Amin (no. 187), Dr Malek Ali (no. 189), Dr Hassib Elias Shammas (no. 191), Mr Houmam Jaza'iri (no. 1), Mr Mohamad Amer Mardini (no. 2), Mr Mohamad Ghazi Jalali (no. 3), Mr Kamal Cheikha (no. 4), Mr Khalaf Souleymane Abdallah (no. 7), Mr Hassan Safiyeh (no. 9), Mr Issam Khalil (no. 10), Mr Mohammad Mouti' Mouayyad (no. 11) and Mr Ghazwan Kheir Bek (no. 12), persons appearing in Annex I to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP (1) and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.

The Council intends to maintain the restrictive measures against the above-mentioned persons with amended statements of reasons. Those persons are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the intended statement of reasons before 11 April 2017, to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| DG C 1C |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

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(1)  OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.

(2)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.

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Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

(2017/C 105/05)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that are presently designated in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (1) and in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures against Iran.

The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of persons and entities presently designated in the abovementioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should continue to apply to those persons and entities.

The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 26 of the Regulation).

The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council before 15 October 2017, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| DG C 1C |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

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(1)  OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.

(2)  OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.

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European Commission

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Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

0,00 % on 1 April 2017

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 April 2017

(2017/C 105/06)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0661 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 118,64 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4374 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85260 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5145 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0682 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,1468 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,044 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 308,68 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2279 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5495 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,8831 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4012 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4229 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,2858 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5226 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4899 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 191,09 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,4506 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,3423 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4305 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 203,12 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7202 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 53,456 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 60,0802 |
| THB | Thai baht | 36,658 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,3314 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 19,9794 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 69,2805 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0661

JPY

Japanese yen

118,64

DKK

Danish krone

7,4374

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85260

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5145

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0682

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,1468

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,044

HUF

Hungarian forint

308,68

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2279

RON

Romanian leu

4,5495

TRY

Turkish lira

3,8831

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4012

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4229

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,2858

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5226

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4899

KRW

South Korean won

1 191,09

ZAR

South African rand

14,4506

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,3423

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4305

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 203,12

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7202

PHP

Philippine peso

53,456

RUB

Russian rouble

60,0802

THB

Thai baht

36,658

BRL

Brazilian real

3,3314

MXN

Mexican peso

19,9794

INR

Indian rupee

69,2805

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(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 4.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 105/6 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8445 — Duferco Energia/Energhe)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 105/07)

| 1. | On 22 March 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Duferco Energia SpA (‘Duferco’, Italy) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over a business unit (‘Target’) of Energhe SpA (‘Energhe’, Italy) by way of a purchase of assets. |
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On 22 March 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Duferco Energia SpA (‘Duferco’, Italy) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over a business unit (‘Target’) of Energhe SpA (‘Energhe’, Italy) by way of a purchase of assets.

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






  — | Duferco includes companies active in different economic sectors; the portfolio is diverse and includes steel, energy and shipping among its main business activities. Duferco’s activities in the energy sector include trading, renewable power production and origination, wholesale and retail; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Duferco includes companies active in different economic sectors; the portfolio is diverse and includes steel, energy and shipping among its main business activities. Duferco’s activities in the energy sector include trading, renewable power production and origination, wholesale and retail;

| — | The Target is a business unit of Energhe SpA, a company belonging to the Ferrero group, the main business activity of which is to sell energy. |
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The Target is a business unit of Energhe SpA, a company belonging to the Ferrero group, the main business activity of which is to sell energy.

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8445 — Duferco Energia/Energhe, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8445 — Duferco Energia/Energhe, 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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