# Official Journal C 98/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6029 March 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 98

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6029 March 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 98/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8373 — Europa Capital/Rezidor/PHD Polska) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2017/C 98/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8342 — Mitsubishi Chemical Group/PTT Public Company Group/JV) (
  1
  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 98/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8373 — Europa Capital/Rezidor/PHD Polska) (
  1
  )

1

1

2017/C 98/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8342 — Mitsubishi Chemical Group/PTT Public Company Group/JV) (
  1
  )

1

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 98/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2017/C 98/04 | Communication from the Commission pursuant to Article 9(3) of Council Directive 96/67/EC on access to the ground-handling market at Community airports — Notification by the Republic of Estonia of application of Article 9(1)(b) of Council Directive 96/67/EC on access to the ground-handling market at Community airports to Tallinn International Airport (
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  ) | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 98/03

Euro exchange rates

2

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2017/C 98/04

Communication from the Commission pursuant to Article 9(3) of Council Directive 96/67/EC on access to the ground-handling market at Community airports — Notification by the Republic of Estonia of application of Article 9(1)(b) of Council Directive 96/67/EC on access to the ground-handling market at Community airports to Tallinn International Airport (
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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 29.3.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 98/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8373 — Europa Capital/Rezidor/PHD Polska)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 98/01)

On 22 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 32017M8373. 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 32017M8373. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8342 — Mitsubishi Chemical Group/PTT Public Company Group/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 98/02)

On 23 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 32017M8342. 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 32017M8342. 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

| 29.3.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 98/2 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

28 March 2017

(2017/C 98/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0859 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 119,84 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4406 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86455 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5318 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0693 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,2380 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,021 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,19 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2470 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5529 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,9353 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4281 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4546 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4346 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5454 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5137 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 209,11 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,0518 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,4767 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4325 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 441,86 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7951 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 54,487 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 61,8842 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,371 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,3947 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,4927 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,6435 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0859

JPY

Japanese yen

119,84

DKK

Danish krone

7,4406

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86455

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5318

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0693

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,2380

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,021

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,19

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2470

RON

Romanian leu

4,5529

TRY

Turkish lira

3,9353

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4281

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4546

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4346

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5454

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5137

KRW

South Korean won

1 209,11

ZAR

South African rand

14,0518

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,4767

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4325

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 441,86

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7951

PHP

Philippine peso

54,487

RUB

Russian rouble

61,8842

THB

Thai baht

37,371

BRL

Brazilian real

3,3947

MXN

Mexican peso

20,4927

INR

Indian rupee

70,6435

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Communication from the Commission pursuant to Article 9(3) of Council Directive 96/67/EC on access to the ground-handling market at Community airports

Notification by the Republic of Estonia of application of Article 9(1)(b) of Council Directive 96/67/EC on access to the ground-handling market at Community airports to Tallinn International Airport

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 98/04)

Pursuant to Article 9(3) of Council Directive 96/67/EC of 15 October 1996 on access to the ground-handling market at Community airports (1) (hereinafter ‘Directive 96/67/EC’), on 14 February 2017 the Commission received notification of a decision adopted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of the Government of the Republic of Estonia to grant Tallinn International Airport (Tallinn Airport Ltd) an exemption as follows:

| — | To reserve for the airport managing body (Tallinn Airport Ltd) via its 100 %-owned subsidiary Tallinn Airport GH Ltd as the sole entity the right to provide to third parties at Tallinn International Airport the following service categories referred to in points 3 and 5 of the Annex to Directive 96/67/EC: baggage handling and ramp handling. Regarding the latter, the exemption excludes however transport, loading on to and unloading from the aircraft of food and beverages, where the market is open. |
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To reserve for the airport managing body (Tallinn Airport Ltd) via its 100 %-owned subsidiary Tallinn Airport GH Ltd as the sole entity the right to provide to third parties at Tallinn International Airport the following service categories referred to in points 3 and 5 of the Annex to Directive 96/67/EC: baggage handling and ramp handling. Regarding the latter, the exemption excludes however transport, loading on to and unloading from the aircraft of food and beverages, where the market is open.

This exemption, based on Article 9(1)(b) of Directive 96/67/EC, is to be granted for two years, starting on 15 May 2017 and ending on 14 May 2019. As part of their exemption decision as notified to the Commission, the Estonian authorities have decided to extend the initial exemption duration for an additional period of two years from 15 May 2019 until 14 May 2021 pursuant to Article 9(6) of Directive 96/67/EC.

This exemption is granted by the Republic of Estonia principally for the following reason: the current constraints regarding available space and capacity at Tallinn airport make it impossible to introduce an additional groundhandling service provider for the service categories referred to above (excluding the transport, loading on to and unloading from the aircraft of food and beverages) during the construction activities that will fully enable to open the market for ramp handling and baggage handling. In particular:

| — | The location and size of the current baggage sorting facility does not make it possible to allocate space to additional baggage handling providers. In particular, the operational space is limited and narrow and baggage cart manoeuvring is difficult for the current services provider, especially during peak load periods. The location of the current facility cannot be extended to other areas meaning that the opening of the market to a second baggage handling company requires significant works for the construction of news facilities in an external area. |
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The location and size of the current baggage sorting facility does not make it possible to allocate space to additional baggage handling providers. In particular, the operational space is limited and narrow and baggage cart manoeuvring is difficult for the current services provider, especially during peak load periods. The location of the current facility cannot be extended to other areas meaning that the opening of the market to a second baggage handling company requires significant works for the construction of news facilities in an external area.

| — | There is a lack of space available in the vicinity of the aircraft parking position making it impossible to accommodate parking for additional equipment by a second ramp handling company. The current parking positions intended for ground handling machinery and baggage trolleys at the apron parking stands and under the passenger terminal gallery are already used in full capacity. The management of the current space limitations are challenging for the current services provider, notably e.g. during the winter season when snow removal and disposal service vehicles are also parked within the limited parking space. Furthermore, there are no special hangars or garages for parking the equipment. Since there is no physical space to increase the parking capacity in the vicinity of the passenger terminal, accommodating a second groundhandling operator is currently not possible and requires significant works for the building of new facilities. |
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There is a lack of space available in the vicinity of the aircraft parking position making it impossible to accommodate parking for additional equipment by a second ramp handling company. The current parking positions intended for ground handling machinery and baggage trolleys at the apron parking stands and under the passenger terminal gallery are already used in full capacity. The management of the current space limitations are challenging for the current services provider, notably e.g. during the winter season when snow removal and disposal service vehicles are also parked within the limited parking space. Furthermore, there are no special hangars or garages for parking the equipment. Since there is no physical space to increase the parking capacity in the vicinity of the passenger terminal, accommodating a second groundhandling operator is currently not possible and requires significant works for the building of new facilities.

The Estonian authorities have submitted measures to overcome the abovementioned outstanding space constraints. Tallinn airport is currently in the process of developing the airport. It has investment plans in place for the upcoming years while minimizing the inconveniences on passengers during the construction works by ensuring the continuity of the operations, which will be necessary in view of foreseen increase of volume of passengers notably during the upcoming Estonian Presidency of the EU. The expiry of the exemption in 2021 would coincide with the planned completion of the construction period allowing for market opening.

Pursuant to Article 9(3) of Directive 96/67/EC, the Commission invites interested parties to submit their comments within 15 days of publication of this Communication, to:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (unit E1 Aviation Policy) |
| Office: DM24 05/76 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| E-mail: filip.cornelis@ec.europa.eu |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (unit E1 Aviation Policy)

Office: DM24 05/76

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mail: filip.cornelis@ec.europa.eu

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(1)  OJ L 272, 25.10.1996, p. 36.

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