# Official Journal C 364/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 584 November 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 364

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 584 November 2015

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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 |
| 2015/C 364/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7776 — BTPS/CPPIB/South Bank Tower Estate) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 364/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7776 — BTPS/CPPIB/South Bank Tower Estate) (
  1
  )

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1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 364/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2015/C 364/03 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |
| 2015/C 364/04 | Commission Decision of 26 October 2015 on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and of Kosovo, of the other part | 4 |
| 2015/C 364/05 | Publication of the countervalues in national currency of the financial thresholds expressed in euro in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 116/2009 and in the Annex to Council Directive 93/7/EEC | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 364/02

Euro exchange rates

2

2015/C 364/03

Euro exchange rates

3

2015/C 364/04

Commission Decision of 26 October 2015 on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and of Kosovo, of the other part

4

2015/C 364/05

Publication of the countervalues in national currency of the financial thresholds expressed in euro in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 116/2009 and in the Annex to Council Directive 93/7/EEC

6

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 364/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7610 — Danish Crown/Westfleisch/WestCrown JV) (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 364/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7610 — Danish Crown/Westfleisch/WestCrown JV) (
  1
  )

1

7

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| | Corrigenda |
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| 2015/C 364/07 | Corrigendum to Call for proposals — Support for information measures relating to the common agricultural policy (CAP) for 2016 ( OJ C 351, 23.10.2015 ) | 8 |

Corrigenda

2015/C 364/07

Corrigendum to Call for proposals — Support for information measures relating to the common agricultural policy (CAP) for 2016 ( OJ C 351, 23.10.2015 )

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 4.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 364/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7776 — BTPS/CPPIB/South Bank Tower Estate)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 364/01)

On 29 October 2015, 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 the 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7776. 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 32015M7776. 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

| 4.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 364/2 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

2 November 2015

(2015/C 364/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1032 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 133,02 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4585 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,71320 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3843 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0885 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,3370 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,097 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 312,19 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2532 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4383 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,0950 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5457 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4450 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,5500 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6356 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5466 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 254,62 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,1851 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,9914 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5855 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 062,24 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7441 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 51,713 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 70,7262 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,276 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2724 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,2111 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 72,3534 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1032

JPY

Japanese yen

133,02

DKK

Danish krone

7,4585

GBP

Pound sterling

0,71320

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3843

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0885

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,3370

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,097

HUF

Hungarian forint

312,19

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2532

RON

Romanian leu

4,4383

TRY

Turkish lira

3,0950

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5457

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4450

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,5500

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6356

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5466

KRW

South Korean won

1 254,62

ZAR

South African rand

15,1851

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,9914

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5855

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 062,24

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7441

PHP

Philippine peso

51,713

RUB

Russian rouble

70,7262

THB

Thai baht

39,276

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2724

MXN

Mexican peso

18,2111

INR

Indian rupee

72,3534

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

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Euro exchange rates (1)

3 November 2015

(2015/C 364/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0976 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 132,65 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4587 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,71315 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3935 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0869 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,3410 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,100 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 313,48 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2540 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4345 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,1222 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5301 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4406 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,5065 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6364 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5363 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 245,49 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,2542 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,9545 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5860 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 936,68 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7104 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 51,495 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 69,5445 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,048 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,1813 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,1848 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 72,1429 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0976

JPY

Japanese yen

132,65

DKK

Danish krone

7,4587

GBP

Pound sterling

0,71315

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3935

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0869

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,3410

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,100

HUF

Hungarian forint

313,48

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2540

RON

Romanian leu

4,4345

TRY

Turkish lira

3,1222

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5301

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4406

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,5065

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6364

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5363

KRW

South Korean won

1 245,49

ZAR

South African rand

15,2542

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,9545

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5860

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 936,68

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7104

PHP

Philippine peso

51,495

RUB

Russian rouble

69,5445

THB

Thai baht

39,048

BRL

Brazilian real

4,1813

MXN

Mexican peso

18,1848

INR

Indian rupee

72,1429

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

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| 4.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 364/4 |
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 October 2015

on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and of Kosovo (1), of the other part

(2015/C 364/04)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,

Having regard to the approval of the Council pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 21 June 2013 the Council authorised the European Commission to open negotiations with Kosovo for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement. The negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 25 July 2014. |
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(1)

On 21 June 2013 the Council authorised the European Commission to open negotiations with Kosovo for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement. The negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 25 July 2014.

| (2) | The Agreement also covers matters falling under competences of the European Atomic Energy Community. |
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(2)

The Agreement also covers matters falling under competences of the European Atomic Energy Community.

| (3) | The Agreement should therefore also be concluded on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community as regards matters falling under the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. |
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(3)

The Agreement should therefore also be concluded on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community as regards matters falling under the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.

| (4) | The signature and conclusion of the Agreement is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling under the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Stabilisation and Association Agreement will be signed on behalf of the European Union, subject to conclusion at a later date. |
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(4)

The signature and conclusion of the Agreement is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling under the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Stabilisation and Association Agreement will be signed on behalf of the European Union, subject to conclusion at a later date.

| (5) | The Agreement is without prejudice to Member States' position on the status of Kosovo, which will be decided in accordance with their national practice and international law. |
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(5)

The Agreement is without prejudice to Member States' position on the status of Kosovo, which will be decided in accordance with their national practice and international law.

| (6) | In addition, none of the terms, wording or definitions used in this Decision and the Agreement, nor any recourse to the necessary legal bases for the conclusion of Agreement constitute recognition of Kosovo by the European Atomic Energy Community as an independent State nor does it constitute recognition by individual Member States of Kosovo in that capacity where they have not taken such a step. |
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(6)

In addition, none of the terms, wording or definitions used in this Decision and the Agreement, nor any recourse to the necessary legal bases for the conclusion of Agreement constitute recognition of Kosovo by the European Atomic Energy Community as an independent State nor does it constitute recognition by individual Member States of Kosovo in that capacity where they have not taken such a step.

| (7) | The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Kosovo, of the other part, should be concluded on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, |
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(7)

The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Kosovo, of the other part, should be concluded on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The conclusion by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Kosovo, of the other part, is hereby approved.

The text of the Agreement is attached to the Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Kosovo, of the other part (2).

Article 2

The present Decision is without prejudice to Member States' and the European Atomic Energy Community's position on the status of Kosovo.

Article 3

The Member of the Commission responsible for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations is hereby authorised to sign the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Kosovo, of the other part, and to deposit the act of approval referred to in Article 144 of the Agreement on behalf the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 26 October 2015.

For the Commission

Johannes HAHN

Member of the Commission

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(1)  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

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(2)  Doc 10728/1/15 REV 1 and 10724/2/15 REV 2 COWEB 66 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

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| 4.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 364/6 |
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Publication of the countervalues in national currency of the financial thresholds expressed in euro in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 116/2009 and in the Annex to Council Directive 93/7/EEC

(2015/C 364/05)

Pursuant to the requirement under Annex I(B) to Council Regulation (EC) No 116/2009 and point B of the Annex to Council Directive 93/7/EEC, as modified by Directives 96/100/EC and 2001/38/EC, the financial thresholds applicable to certain categories of cultural goods should be converted into the national currencies of those Member States which do not have the euro as their currency and published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The countervalues listed hereafter were calculated on the basis of the average daily value of each of the currencies concerned, expressed in euro, during the 24 months ending on the last day of August 2015. These revised values take effect on 31 December 2015.

| EUR | 1 | 15 000 | 30 000 | 50 000 | 150 000 |
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| BGN Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 | 29 337 | 58 674 | 97 790 | 293 370 |
| CZK Czech koruna | 27,2993 | 409 490 | 818 980 | 1 364 967 | 4 094 902 |
| DKK Danish krone | 7,4566 | 111 849 | 223 697 | 372 829 | 1 118 487 |
| GBP Pound sterling | 0,7844 | 11 766 | 23 531 | 39 219 | 117 657 |
| HRK Croatian kuna | 7,6238 | 114 357 | 228 714 | 381 189 | 1 143 568 |
| HUF Hungarian forint | 306,4634 | 4 596 950 | 9 193 901 | 15 323 168 | 45 969 503 |
| PLN Polish zloty | 4,1759 | 62 638 | 125 277 | 208 795 | 626 384 |
| RON Romanian leu | 4,4450 | 66 675 | 133 350 | 222 250 | 666 751 |
| SEK Swedish krona | 9,1459 | 137 189 | 274 378 | 457 296 | 1 371 889 |

EUR

1

15 000

30 000

50 000

150 000

BGN Bulgarian lev

1,9558

29 337

58 674

97 790

293 370

CZK Czech koruna

27,2993

409 490

818 980

1 364 967

4 094 902

DKK Danish krone

7,4566

111 849

223 697

372 829

1 118 487

GBP Pound sterling

0,7844

11 766

23 531

39 219

117 657

HRK Croatian kuna

7,6238

114 357

228 714

381 189

1 143 568

HUF Hungarian forint

306,4634

4 596 950

9 193 901

15 323 168

45 969 503

PLN Polish zloty

4,1759

62 638

125 277

208 795

626 384

RON Romanian leu

4,4450

66 675

133 350

222 250

666 751

SEK Swedish krona

9,1459

137 189

274 378

457 296

1 371 889

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 4.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 364/7 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7610 — Danish Crown/Westfleisch/WestCrown JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 364/06)

| 1. | On 27 October 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Danish Crown A/S (‘Danish Crown’, Denmark) together with Westfleisch SCE mbH (‘Westfleisch’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture WestCrown JV (‘WestCrown’, Germany). |
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On 27 October 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Danish Crown A/S (‘Danish Crown’, Denmark) together with Westfleisch SCE mbH (‘Westfleisch’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture WestCrown JV (‘WestCrown’, Germany).

| 2. | Both Danish Crown and Westfleisch are active internationally in the food industry, specialised in the slaughtering, de-boning, processing and refining of meat as well as the sale of fresh meat and meat products.






  — | Danish Crown is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown Amba which is a cooperative company owned by a total of 8 278 (2013/14) farmer members who supply raw materials — live pigs, cattle and calves — to its slaughterhouses, |
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Both Danish Crown and Westfleisch are active internationally in the food industry, specialised in the slaughtering, de-boning, processing and refining of meat as well as the sale of fresh meat and meat products.

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Danish Crown is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown Amba which is a cooperative company owned by a total of 8 278 (2013/14) farmer members who supply raw materials — live pigs, cattle and calves — to its slaughterhouses,

| — | Westfleisch is a cooperative based in Münster, Germany owned by approximately 4 200 (2014) farmers, |
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Westfleisch is a cooperative based in Münster, Germany owned by approximately 4 200 (2014) farmers,

| — | WestCrown shall be active in the de-boning of slaughtered sows and the subsequent marketing and sale of fresh sow meat. |
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WestCrown shall be active in the de-boning of slaughtered sows and the subsequent marketing and sale of fresh sow meat.

| 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 M.7610 — Danish Crown/Westfleisch/WestCrown JV, 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 M.7610 — Danish Crown/Westfleisch/WestCrown JV, 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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Corrigenda

| 4.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 364/8 |
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Corrigendum to Call for proposals — ‘Support for information measures relating to the common agricultural policy (CAP)’ for 2016

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 351 of 23 October 2015
  )

(2015/C 364/07)

On page 14, Section 9:

for:

‘The different communication tools and activities included in the information measure should be interconnected, clear in their conceptual approach and in the results to be achieved. They should also have a significant impact that can be measured through relevant indicators referred to in section 11.4.’,

read:

read:

‘The different communication tools and activities included in the information measure should be interconnected, clear in their conceptual approach and in the results to be achieved.’.

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