# Official Journal C 375/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6117 October 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 375

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6117 October 2018

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 375/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8894 — ACS/Hochtief/Atlantia/Abertis Infraestructuras) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 375/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8894 — ACS/Hochtief/Atlantia/Abertis Infraestructuras) (
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  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 375/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | European Food Safety Authority |
| 2018/C 375/03 | Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA's) mission | 3 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2018/C 375/04 | Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (
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  ) | 4 |
| 2018/C 375/05 | Update of the list of national services responsible for border controls as referred to in Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 375/02

Euro exchange rates

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European Food Safety Authority

2018/C 375/03

Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA's) mission

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2018/C 375/04

Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (
  1
  )

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2018/C 375/05

Update of the list of national services responsible for border controls as referred to in Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 375/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9125 — Klio/Bertelsmann/Holtzbrinck/Skoobe) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 375/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9125 — Klio/Bertelsmann/Holtzbrinck/Skoobe) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8894 — ACS/Hochtief/Atlantia/Abertis Infraestructuras)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 375/01)

On 6 July 2018, 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 32018M8894. 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 32018M8894. 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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Euro exchange rates (1)

16 October 2018

(2018/C 375/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1587 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 129,92 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4609 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87593 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3165 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1444 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 135,80 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,4198 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,821 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 322,06 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2890 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6680 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,7070 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6243 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5010 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,0806 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7604 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5925 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 301,92 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,5064 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,0095 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4168 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 17 570,93 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,8083 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,381 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 75,8119 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,733 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,3017 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,7751 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 85,1200 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1587

JPY

Japanese yen

129,92

DKK

Danish krone

7,4609

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87593

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3165

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1444

ISK

Iceland króna

135,80

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,4198

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,821

HUF

Hungarian forint

322,06

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2890

RON

Romanian leu

4,6680

TRY

Turkish lira

6,7070

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6243

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5010

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,0806

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7604

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5925

KRW

South Korean won

1 301,92

ZAR

South African rand

16,5064

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,0095

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4168

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

17 570,93

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8083

PHP

Philippine peso

62,381

RUB

Russian rouble

75,8119

THB

Thai baht

37,733

BRL

Brazilian real

4,3017

MXN

Mexican peso

21,7751

INR

Indian rupee

85,1200

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

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European Food Safety Authority

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Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA's) mission

(2018/C 375/03)

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (1), Article 36(2), provides that the European Food Safety Authority's ‘Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Executive Director, shall draw up a list to be made public of competent organisations designated by the Member States which may assist the Authority, either individually or in networks, with its mission.’

The list was first drawn up by EFSA's Managements Board on 19 December 2006, and since then is:

| (i) | updated regularly, on the basis of proposals from EFSA's Executive Director, taking account of reviews or new designation proposals from the Member States (in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004, Article 2(4) (2)); |
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updated regularly, on the basis of proposals from EFSA's Executive Director, taking account of reviews or new designation proposals from the Member States (in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004, Article 2(4) (2));

| (ii) | made public on EFSA's website, where the latest updated list of competent organisations is published; and |
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made public on EFSA's website, where the latest updated list of competent organisations is published; and

| (iii) | made available through the Article 36 Search Tool to the organisations, providing contact details and the organisations' specific fields of competence. |
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made available through the Article 36 Search Tool to the organisations, providing contact details and the organisations' specific fields of competence.

This respective information is available on the EFSA website, under the following links:

| (i) | the latest amendment to the list of competent organisations by EFSA's Management Board on [10.10.2018] — [http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/181010]; |
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the latest amendment to the list of competent organisations by EFSA's Management Board on [10.10.2018] — [http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/181010];

| (ii) | the updated list of competent organisations — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/art36listg.pdf and |
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the updated list of competent organisations — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/art36listg.pdf and

| (iii) | Article 36 Search Tool — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/art36/search |
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Article 36 Search Tool — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/art36/search

EFSA will keep this notification updated, specifically regarding the provided website links.

For more information please contact Cooperation.Article36@efsa.europa.eu

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(1)  Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 of 23 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 with regard to the network of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's mission (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 64).

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 375/04)

| Member State | Sweden |
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| Routes concerned | Pajala — Luleå
  Gällivare — Stockholm/Arlanda
  Arvidsjaur — Stockholm/Arlanda
  Hemavan — Stockholm/Arlanda
  Vilhelmina — Stockholm/Arlanda
  Lycksele — Stockholm/Arlanda
  Kramfors — Stockholm/Arlanda
  Sveg — Stockholm/Arlanda
  Östersund — Umeå
  Torsby — Stockholm/Arlanda
  Hagfors — Stockholm/Arlanda |
| Period of validity of the contract | 27 October 2019-26 October 2023 |
| Deadline for submission of tenders | 60 days after the date of publication of this tender invitation |
| Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained | All documents will be available from:
  http://www.trafikverket.se/Foretag/Upphandling/Aktuella-upphandlingar/
  RFT reference: CTM:188089
  For further information please contact:





  The Swedish Transport Administration |
| SE-781 87 Borlänge |
| SVERIGE |
| Tel. +46 771921921 |
| Contacts: |
| Håkan Jacobsson: hakan.jacobsson@trafikverket.se |
| Anna Fällbom: anna.fallbom@trafikverket.se |

Member State

Sweden

Routes concerned

Pajala — Luleå

Gällivare — Stockholm/Arlanda

Arvidsjaur — Stockholm/Arlanda

Hemavan — Stockholm/Arlanda

Vilhelmina — Stockholm/Arlanda

Lycksele — Stockholm/Arlanda

Kramfors — Stockholm/Arlanda

Sveg — Stockholm/Arlanda

Östersund — Umeå

Torsby — Stockholm/Arlanda

Hagfors — Stockholm/Arlanda

Period of validity of the contract

27 October 2019-26 October 2023

Deadline for submission of tenders

60 days after the date of publication of this tender invitation

Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained

All documents will be available from:

http://www.trafikverket.se/Foretag/Upphandling/Aktuella-upphandlingar/

RFT reference: CTM:188089

For further information please contact:

The Swedish Transport Administration

SE-781 87 Borlänge

SVERIGE

Tel. +46 771921921

Contacts:

Håkan Jacobsson: hakan.jacobsson@trafikverket.se

Anna Fällbom: anna.fallbom@trafikverket.se

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Update of the list of national services responsible for border controls as referred to in Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1)

(2018/C 375/05)

The publication of the list of national services responsible for border controls as referred to in Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (2) is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 39 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to the publication in the Official Journal, a regular update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.

ROMANIA

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 77, 5.4.2007

The national service responsible for border controls: Poliţia de Frontieră Română (Romanian Border Police), Direcția Generală a Vămilor (Directorate-General for Customs).

List of previous publications

| | OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 17. |
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OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 17.

| | OJ C 77, 5.4.2007, p. 11. |
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OJ C 77, 5.4.2007, p. 11.

| | OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 1. |
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OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 1.

| | OJ C 164, 18.7.2007, p. 45. |
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OJ C 164, 18.7.2007, p. 45.

| | OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 21. |
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OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 21.

| | OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 15. |
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OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 15.

| | OJ C 87, 1.4.2010, p. 15. |
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OJ C 87, 1.4.2010, p. 15.

| | OJ C 180, 21.6.2012, p. 2. |
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OJ C 180, 21.6.2012, p. 2.

| | OJ C 98, 5.4.2013, p. 2. |
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OJ C 98, 5.4.2013, p. 2.

| | OJ C 256, 5.9.2013, p. 14. |
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OJ C 256, 5.9.2013, p. 14.

| | OJ C 360, 10.12.2013, p. 17. |
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OJ C 360, 10.12.2013, p. 17.

| | OJ C 218, 7.7.2017, p. 19. |
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OJ C 218, 7.7.2017, p. 19.

| | OJ C 431, 15.12.2017, p. 8. |
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OJ C 431, 15.12.2017, p. 8.

| | OJ C 345, 27.9.2018, p. 4. |
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OJ C 345, 27.9.2018, p. 4.

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(1)  See the list of previous publications at the end of this update.

(2)  OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1.

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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.9125 — Klio/Bertelsmann/Holtzbrinck/Skoobe)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 375/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Skoobe GmbH (‘Skoobe’, Germany), |
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Skoobe GmbH (‘Skoobe’, Germany),

| — | Klio GmbH (‘Klio’, Germany), |
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Klio GmbH (‘Klio’, Germany),

| — | Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. KG (‘Holtzbrinck’, Germany), |
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Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. KG (‘Holtzbrinck’, Germany),

| — | Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH (‘Random House’, Germany), controlled by Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany), |
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Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH (‘Random House’, Germany), controlled by Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany),

| — | Arvato CRM Solutions GmbH (‘Arvato’, Germany), also controlled by Bertelsmann. |
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Arvato CRM Solutions GmbH (‘Arvato’, Germany), also controlled by Bertelsmann.

Klio, Holtzbrinck, Random House and Arvato acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Skoobe.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Skoobe offers the temporary rental of e-books over its online platform www.skoobe.de and via its own app. |
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Skoobe offers the temporary rental of e-books over its online platform www.skoobe.de and via its own app.

| — | Klio is active as a book retailer via its subsidiary Thalia Bücher GmbH. |
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Klio is active as a book retailer via its subsidiary Thalia Bücher GmbH.

| — | Holtzbrinck is an in Stuttgart based international media company that is active in trade-book publishing, education and science, newspapers and magazines as well as electronic media and services. |
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Holtzbrinck is an in Stuttgart based international media company that is active in trade-book publishing, education and science, newspapers and magazines as well as electronic media and services.

| — | Random House is a German publishing house of Bertelsmann active in the area of fictional and non-fictional books, books for children and adolesecents, audio and e-books. Random House is controlled by Bertelsmann, an international media, services and education group present in about 50 countries with activities in TV, radio, book and newspaper publishing, music as well as other media and communication services. |
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Random House is a German publishing house of Bertelsmann active in the area of fictional and non-fictional books, books for children and adolesecents, audio and e-books. Random House is controlled by Bertelsmann, an international media, services and education group present in about 50 countries with activities in TV, radio, book and newspaper publishing, music as well as other media and communication services.

| — | Arvato is an international service company of Bertelsmann offering various technical services i.a. in the area of logistics, customer service and management, finance and information technology solutions. |
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Arvato is an international service company of Bertelsmann offering various technical services i.a. in the area of logistics, customer service and management, finance and information technology solutions.

3.

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 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.9125 — Klio/Bertelsmann/Holtzbrinck/Skoobe

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

| Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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