# Official Journal C 119/2014

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5723 April 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 119

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5723 April 2014

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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 |
| 2014/C 119/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7201 — Carlyle/Industrial Packaging Group) (
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  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 119/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7201 — Carlyle/Industrial Packaging Group) (
  1
  )

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 119/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2014/C 119/03 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 119/02

Euro exchange rates

2

2014/C 119/03

Euro exchange rates

3

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 119/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7189 — ALSO/Alpha International) (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2014/C 119/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7120 – Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation/Armajaro Trading) (
  1
  ) | 5 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2014/C 119/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7189 — ALSO/Alpha International) (
  1
  )

1

4

2014/C 119/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7120 – Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation/Armajaro Trading) (
  1
  )

1

5

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 23.4.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 119/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.7201 — Carlyle/Industrial Packaging Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 119/01

On 3 April 2014, 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 language 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7201. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7201. 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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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

17 April 2014

2014/C 119/02

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3855 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 141,57 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4664 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,82430 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1091 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2175 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,2824 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,502 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 307,73 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1937 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4633 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,9552 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4822 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5253 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,7437 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6093 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7316 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 439,30 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,5893 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,6149 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6245 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 822,52 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,4861 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,439 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 49,7618 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,591 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,1040 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,0988 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 83,5820 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3855

JPY

Japanese yen

141,57

DKK

Danish krone

7,4664

GBP

Pound sterling

0,82430

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1091

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2175

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,2824

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,502

HUF

Hungarian forint

307,73

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1937

RON

Romanian leu

4,4633

TRY

Turkish lira

2,9552

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4822

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5253

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,7437

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6093

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7316

KRW

South Korean won

1 439,30

ZAR

South African rand

14,5893

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,6149

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6245

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 822,52

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,4861

PHP

Philippine peso

61,439

RUB

Russian rouble

49,7618

THB

Thai baht

44,591

BRL

Brazilian real

3,1040

MXN

Mexican peso

18,0988

INR

Indian rupee

83,5820

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

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23.4.2014

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 119/3

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Euro exchange rates (1)

22 April 2014

2014/C 119/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3817 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 141,69 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4663 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,82050 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0925 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2214 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,2615 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,481 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 307,05 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1906 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4667 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,9568 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4753 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5218 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,7119 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6057 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7357 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 436,07 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,5917 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,6175 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6248 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 933,19 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5128 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,526 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 49,3868 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,658 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,0979 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,0222 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 83,9659 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3817

JPY

Japanese yen

141,69

DKK

Danish krone

7,4663

GBP

Pound sterling

0,82050

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0925

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2214

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,2615

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,481

HUF

Hungarian forint

307,05

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1906

RON

Romanian leu

4,4667

TRY

Turkish lira

2,9568

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4753

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5218

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,7119

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6057

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7357

KRW

South Korean won

1 436,07

ZAR

South African rand

14,5917

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,6175

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6248

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 933,19

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5128

PHP

Philippine peso

61,526

RUB

Russian rouble

49,3868

THB

Thai baht

44,658

BRL

Brazilian real

3,0979

MXN

Mexican peso

18,0222

INR

Indian rupee

83,9659

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 23.4.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 119/4 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7189 — ALSO/Alpha International)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 119/04

| 1. | On 10 April 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 ALSO Holding AG (of Switzerland) belonging to the Droege group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Alpha International BV (of the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 10 April 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 ALSO Holding AG (of Switzerland) belonging to the Droege group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Alpha International BV (of the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for ALSO Holding AG: wholesale for products, solutions and services in IT, telecommunications and consumer electronics in Europe,
  —   for Alpha International BV: distribution of original computer and IT consumables with a focus on printing supplies (toners, ink) to resellers. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for ALSO Holding AG: wholesale for products, solutions and services in IT, telecommunications and consumer electronics in Europe,

—   for Alpha International BV: distribution of original computer and IT consumables with a focus on printing supplies (toners, ink) to resellers.

| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7189 — ALSO/Alpha International, 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 number COMP/M.7189 — ALSO/Alpha International, 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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| 23.4.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 119/5 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 119/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7120 – Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation/Armajaro Trading)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 119/05

| 1. | On 11 April 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 Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation Ltd (‘Ecom’, Switzerland) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of Armajaro Trading Ltd (‘Armajaro’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 11 April 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 Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation Ltd (‘Ecom’, Switzerland) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of Armajaro Trading Ltd (‘Armajaro’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Ecom: global commodity trading and processing specialising in coffee, cotton and cocoa with ancillary agricultural operations in oilseeds,
  —   for Armajaro: global soft commodity trading with origination and exporting operations in cocoa, coffee and sugar growing countries. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Ecom: global commodity trading and processing specialising in coffee, cotton and cocoa with ancillary agricultural operations in oilseeds,

—   for Armajaro: global soft commodity trading with origination and exporting operations in cocoa, coffee and sugar growing countries.

| 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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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.

| 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 European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7120 — Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation/Armajaro Trading, 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 European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7120 — Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation/Armajaro Trading, 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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