# Official Journal C 325/2023

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6615 September 2023 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 325

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6615 September 2023

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 325/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11197 – SCL / ETHIAS / ETHIAS LEASE JV) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2023/C 325/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11207 – RENRE / VALIDUS RE / ALPHACAT / TALBOT) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2023/C 325/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11226 – DIGITALBRIDGE / OMERS / BEANFIELD) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2023/C 325/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11197 – SCL / ETHIAS / ETHIAS LEASE JV) (
  1
  )

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2023/C 325/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11207 – RENRE / VALIDUS RE / ALPHACAT / TALBOT) (
  1
  )

1

2

2023/C 325/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11226 – DIGITALBRIDGE / OMERS / BEANFIELD) (
  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 |
| | Council |
| 2023/C 325/04 | Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran | 4 |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 325/05 | Euro exchange rates – 14 September 2023 | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2023/C 325/04

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

4

European Commission

2023/C 325/05

Euro exchange rates – 14 September 2023

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 325/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11225 – APOLLO / APPLUS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 7 |
| 2023/C 325/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11256 – SHELL / EGO) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 9 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2023/C 325/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11225 – APOLLO / APPLUS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

7

2023/C 325/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11256 – SHELL / EGO) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

9

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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.11197 – SCL / ETHIAS / ETHIAS LEASE JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 325/01)

On 24 August 2023, 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:

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| — | in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M11197. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32023M11197. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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.11207 – RENRE / VALIDUS RE / ALPHACAT / TALBOT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 325/02)

On 30 August 2023, 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:

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| — | in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M11207. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32023M11207. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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.11226 – DIGITALBRIDGE / OMERS / BEANFIELD)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 325/03)

On 5 September 2023, 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:

1

| — | in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M11226. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32023M11226. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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

| 15.9.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 325/4 |
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Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

(2023/C 325/04)

The following information is brought to the attention of Mohammad ESLAMI, Reza-Gholi ESMAELI, Mohsen HOJATI, Naser MALEKI, Mohammad Reza NAQDI, Mohammad Baqer ZOLQADR, Ali Akbar AHMADIAN, Mehrdad AKHLAGHI-KETABACHI, Ali Akbar TABATABAEI, Fereidoun ABASSI-DAVANI, Azim AGHAJANI, Ahmad DERAKHSHANDEH, Morteza BAHMANYAR, Morteza REZAIE, Mohammad Mehdi Nejad NOURI, Yahya Rahim SAFAVI, Hossein SALAMI, Mohammad Reza ZAHEDI, Ahmad Vahid DASTJERDI, FATER INSTITUTE, GHARAGAHE SAZANDEGI GHAEM, GHORB KARBALA, KHATAM AL-ANBIYA CONSTRUCTION HEADQUARTERS, MAKIN INSTITUTE, RAH SAHEL, RAHAB ENGINEERING INSTITUTE, SEPANIR OIL AND GAS ENERGY ENGINEERING COMPANY, SEPASAD ENGINEERING COMPANY, Naval Defense Missile Industry Group (a.k.a. Cruise Missile Industry Group), Defence Technology and Science Research Centre (DTSRC), ELECTRO SANAM COMPANY, ETTEHAD TECHNICAL GROUP, FAJR INDUSTRIAL GROUP (a.k.a. Industrial Factories of Precision Machinery (IFP)), FARAYAND TECHNIQUE, 7TH OF TIR, AMIN INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, Ammunition and metallurgy industries group (AMIG), Armament industries group (AIG), DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION, KAVEH CUTTING TOOLS COMPANY, KHORASAN METALLURGY INDUSTRIES, SHAHID SAYYADE SHIRAZI INDUSTRIES, JOZA INDUSTRIAL Co., Kalaye Electric Company (KEC), M BABAIE INDUSTRIES, MALEK ASHTAR UNIVERSITY, MIZAN MACHINERY MANUFACTURING, NIRU BATTERY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, PARCHIN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, SAFETY EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT COMPANY, SANAM INDUSTRIAL GROUP, SHO’A ’AVIATION, SPECIAL INDUSTRIES GROUP/ Ministry of Defense Special industries Group Special Industries Organization (SIO), YAZD METALLURGY INDUSTRIES, BEHINEH TRADING Co., GHORB NOOH, HARA COMPANY, OMRAN SAHEL, ORIENTAL OIL KISH, PARS AVIATION SERVICES COMPANY, QODS AERONAUTICS INDUSTRIES, SAHEL CONSULTANT ENGINEERS, Shahid Baheri Industrial Group (SBIG), Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG) (a.k.a. Sahand Aluminum Parts Industrial Company (SAPICO)), SHAHID KHARRAZI INDUSTRIES, SHAHID SATTARI INDUSTRIES, YA MAHDI INDUSTRIES GROUP, IMENSAZAN CONSULTANT ENGINEERS INSTITUTE and YAS AIR, persons and entities listed in Annex I to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (1) and in Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures against Iran.

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Pursuant to the procedure laid down in paragraph 36 of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of 14 July 2015, the Council considers that the EU has valid grounds for maintaining after JCPOA 'Transition Day' the restrictive measures against certain persons and entities listed in Annex I to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

Therefore, the Council intends to transfer the names of those persons and entities from Annex I to Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and from Annex VIII to Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran. The persons and entities concerned are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the intended statements of reasons for their designation, by 22 September 2023 , to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| RELEX.1 |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

RELEX.1

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

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

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

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

14 September 2023

(2023/C 325/05)

1 euro =

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0730 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 158,13 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4601 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85995 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 11,9500 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 0,9588 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 145,30 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 11,5038 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,468 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 384,30 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6275 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9703 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 28,9191 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6648 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4505 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,3998 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8097 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4601 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 422,44 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 20,3109 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8093 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 475,95 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0238 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 60,828 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,387 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 5,2652 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,4079 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 89,0530 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0730

JPY

Japanese yen

158,13

DKK

Danish krone

7,4601

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85995

SEK

Swedish krona

11,9500

CHF

Swiss franc

0,9588

ISK

Iceland króna

145,30

NOK

Norwegian krone

11,5038

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,468

HUF

Hungarian forint

384,30

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6275

RON

Romanian leu

4,9703

TRY

Turkish lira

28,9191

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6648

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4505

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,3998

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8097

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4601

KRW

South Korean won

1 422,44

ZAR

South African rand

20,3109

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8093

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 475,95

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0238

PHP

Philippine peso

60,828

RUB

Russian rouble

THB

Thai baht

38,387

BRL

Brazilian real

5,2652

MXN

Mexican peso

18,4079

INR

Indian rupee

89,0530

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  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 15.9.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 325/7 |
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15.9.2023

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11225 – APOLLO / APPLUS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 325/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Apollo Management X, L.P. (‘Apollo Management X’, USA), controlled by Apollo Global Management Inc. (‘AGM’, USA) |
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Apollo Management X, L.P. (‘Apollo Management X’, USA), controlled by Apollo Global Management Inc. (‘AGM’, USA)

| — | Applus Services, S.A. (‘Applus’, Spain) |
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Applus Services, S.A. (‘Applus’, Spain)

Apollo Management X will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Applus.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | Apollo Management X is a company belonging to AGM, a global alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City. AGM provides innovative capital solutions to businesses and invests in all parts of the capital structure and in a number of industries, including natural resources, manufacturing and industrial, education, insurance, financial services, and leisure businesses. |
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Apollo Management X is a company belonging to AGM, a global alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City. AGM provides innovative capital solutions to businesses and invests in all parts of the capital structure and in a number of industries, including natural resources, manufacturing and industrial, education, insurance, financial services, and leisure businesses.

| — | Applus is a public company headquartered in Barcelona and active worldwide in the provision of testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services. Applus was created in Barcelona in 1996 within the Agbar Group. The activities carried out by Applus are framed within the following four business lines: (i) Automotive; (ii) Energy and Industry; (iii) Idiada Division; and (iv) Applus Laboratories. |
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Applus is a public company headquartered in Barcelona and active worldwide in the provision of testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services. Applus was created in Barcelona in 1996 within the Agbar Group. The activities carried out by Applus are framed within the following four business lines: (i) Automotive; (ii) Energy and Industry; (iii) Idiada Division; and (iv) Applus Laboratories.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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.

4.

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

M.11225 – APOLLO / APPLUS

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

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11256 – SHELL / EGO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 325/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Shell Italia Holding S.p.A. (Italy), controlled by Shell plc. (‘Shell Group’, United Kingdom), |
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Shell Italia Holding S.p.A. (Italy), controlled by Shell plc. (‘Shell Group’, United Kingdom),

| — | EGO S.r.l. (‘EGO’, Italy). |
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EGO S.r.l. (‘EGO’, Italy).

Shell will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of EGO.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of quotas.

2.

| — | Shell Group is mainly active in oil and gas exploration, production and supply of oil products and chemicals, as well as in the sale of renewable energy products, |
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Shell Group is mainly active in oil and gas exploration, production and supply of oil products and chemicals, as well as in the sale of renewable energy products,

| — | EGO is mainly active in electricity trading. |
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EGO is mainly active in electricity trading.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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.

4.

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

M.11256 – SHELL / EGO

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

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.

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