# Official Journal C 440/2014

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 579 December 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 440

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 579 December 2014

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 440/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2014/C 440/02 | Information from the Commission pursuant to Council Decision 2014/699/EU | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 440/01

Euro exchange rates

1

2014/C 440/02

Information from the Commission pursuant to Council Decision 2014/699/EU

2

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 440/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7379 — Mylan/Abbott EPD-DM) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2014/C 440/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7379 — Mylan/Abbott EPD-DM) (
  1
  )

1

3

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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9.12.2014

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

8 December 2014

(2014/C 440/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2258 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 148,45 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4401 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,78450 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3058 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2023 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,7975 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,611 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 306,55 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,45280 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1611 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4425 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,7946 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4789 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4027 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,5013 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6037 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6201 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 367,65 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,1223 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,5666 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6700 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 153,97 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,2815 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 54,776 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 65,6218 |
| THB | Thai baht | 40,515 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,1777 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,6331 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 75,9015 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2258

JPY

Japanese yen

148,45

DKK

Danish krone

7,4401

GBP

Pound sterling

0,78450

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3058

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2023

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,7975

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,611

HUF

Hungarian forint

306,55

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,45280

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1611

RON

Romanian leu

4,4425

TRY

Turkish lira

2,7946

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4789

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4027

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,5013

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6037

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6201

KRW

South Korean won

1 367,65

ZAR

South African rand

14,1223

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,5666

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6700

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 153,97

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,2815

PHP

Philippine peso

54,776

RUB

Russian rouble

65,6218

THB

Thai baht

40,515

BRL

Brazilian real

3,1777

MXN

Mexican peso

17,6331

INR

Indian rupee

75,9015

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

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Information from the Commission pursuant to Council Decision 2014/699/EU

(2014/C 440/02)

Pursuant to Article 2 of Council Decision 2014/699/EU of 24 June 2014 establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union at the 25th session of the OTIF Revision Committee as regards certain amendments to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) and to the Appendices thereto (1), the Commission informs that the decisions taken by the Revision Committee are available at:

http://www.otif.org/fr/droit/commission-de-revision/textes-de-notification.html

http://www.otif.org/recht/revisionsausschuss/notifizierungstexte.html

http://www.otif.org/en/law/revision-committee/notification-texts.html

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(1)  OJ L 293, 9.10.2014, p. 26.

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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 M.7379 — Mylan/Abbott EPD-DM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 440/03)

| 1. | On 28 November 2014, 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 Mylan (Mylan, US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Abbott EPD-DM (Abbott EPD-DM, Switzerland) by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 28 November 2014, 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 Mylan (Mylan, US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Abbott EPD-DM (Abbott EPD-DM, Switzerland) by way of purchase of assets.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   Mylan: a global pharmaceutical company, which develops, licenses, manufactures, markets and distributes generic, branded generic and specialty pharmaceuticals,
  —   Abbott EPD-DM: is Abbott’s remaining pharmaceutical business after Abbott separated into two independent companies in January 2013: Abbott and AbbVie. Abbott EPD-DM is active within the EU in therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women’s and men’s health, cardiology, metabolic disorders, anti-infective/respiratory and Central Nervous System. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   Mylan: a global pharmaceutical company, which develops, licenses, manufactures, markets and distributes generic, branded generic and specialty pharmaceuticals,

—   Abbott EPD-DM: is Abbott’s remaining pharmaceutical business after Abbott separated into two independent companies in January 2013: Abbott and AbbVie. Abbott EPD-DM is active within the EU in therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women’s and men’s health, cardiology, metabolic disorders, anti-infective/respiratory and Central Nervous System.

| 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. |
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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.

| 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 M.7379 — Mylan/Abbott EPD-DM, 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 number M.7379 — Mylan/Abbott EPD-DM, 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’).

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