# Official Journal C 297/2018

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6123 August 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 297

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6123 August 2018

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| Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 297/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8996 — GIC Group/FPL/JustGroup/JV) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2018/C 297/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8666 — Uralchem/Uralkali) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2018/C 297/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8786 — OMERS/DV4/QIA/ABP/Real Estate JV) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2018/C 297/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9045 — Blackstone/Aversys) (
  1
  ) | 2 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 297/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8996 — GIC Group/FPL/JustGroup/JV) (
  1
  )

1

1

2018/C 297/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8666 — Uralchem/Uralkali) (
  1
  )

1

1

2018/C 297/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8786 — OMERS/DV4/QIA/ABP/Real Estate JV) (
  1
  )

1

2

2018/C 297/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9045 — Blackstone/Aversys) (
  1
  )

1

2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 297/05 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 297/05

Euro exchange rates

3

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 297/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9065 — Akastor/Mitsui & Co./Mitsui O.S.K. Lines/AKOFS Offshore) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2018/C 297/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8956 — Biogen/Samsung BioLogics/Bioepis JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 297/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9065 — Akastor/Mitsui & Co./Mitsui O.S.K. Lines/AKOFS Offshore) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

4

2018/C 297/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8956 — Biogen/Samsung BioLogics/Bioepis JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

6

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 23.8.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 297/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8996 — GIC Group/FPL/JustGroup/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 297/01)

On 27 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 32018M8996. 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 32018M8996. 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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| 23.8.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 297/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8666 — Uralchem/Uralkali)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 297/02)

On 2 August 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 32018M8666. 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 32018M8666. 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.8786 — OMERS/DV4/QIA/ABP/Real Estate JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 297/03)

On 3 August 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, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 32018M8786. 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 32018M8786. 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.9045 — Blackstone/Aversys)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 297/04)

On 14 August 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, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 32018M9045. 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 32018M9045. 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

| 23.8.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 297/3 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

22 August 2018

(2018/C 297/05)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1616 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,08 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4588 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,89928 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,5075 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1401 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 124,80 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,6808 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,725 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 322,94 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2821 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6485 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 7,0071 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5785 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5126 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1184 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7319 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5860 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 298,95 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,5803 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,9470 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4295 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 936,13 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7655 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,028 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 78,9307 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,019 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,6912 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,8821 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 81,1900 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1616

JPY

Japanese yen

128,08

DKK

Danish krone

7,4588

GBP

Pound sterling

0,89928

SEK

Swedish krona

10,5075

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1401

ISK

Iceland króna

124,80

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,6808

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,725

HUF

Hungarian forint

322,94

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2821

RON

Romanian leu

4,6485

TRY

Turkish lira

7,0071

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5785

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5126

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1184

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7319

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5860

KRW

South Korean won

1 298,95

ZAR

South African rand

16,5803

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,9470

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4295

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 936,13

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7655

PHP

Philippine peso

62,028

RUB

Russian rouble

78,9307

THB

Thai baht

38,019

BRL

Brazilian real

4,6912

MXN

Mexican peso

21,8821

INR

Indian rupee

81,1900

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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

| 23.8.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 297/4 |
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23.8.2018

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9065 — Akastor/Mitsui & Co./Mitsui O.S.K. Lines/AKOFS Offshore)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 297/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Akastor AS (‘Akastor’, Norway), controlled by Aker ASA (‘Aker’) and ultimately controlled by The Resource Group TRG AS, |
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Akastor AS (‘Akastor’, Norway), controlled by Aker ASA (‘Aker’) and ultimately controlled by The Resource Group TRG AS,

| — | Mitsui & Co. Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan), |
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Mitsui & Co. Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan),

| — | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (‘MOL’, Japan), |
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (‘MOL’, Japan),

| — | AKOFS Offshore 1 AS (‘AKOFS’, Norway). |
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AKOFS Offshore 1 AS (‘AKOFS’, Norway).

Akastor, Mitsui and MOL acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over the whole of AKOFS.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | Akastor is a Norwegian public limited investment company with a portfolio of companies mainly in the oilfield services sector, |
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Akastor is a Norwegian public limited investment company with a portfolio of companies mainly in the oilfield services sector,

| — | Mitsui is a Japanese trading company group engaged in a range of global business activities including worldwide trading of various commodities, financial services, and project and company management, inter alia, within the offshore oil and gas industry, |
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Mitsui is a Japanese trading company group engaged in a range of global business activities including worldwide trading of various commodities, financial services, and project and company management, inter alia, within the offshore oil and gas industry,

| — | MOL is a Japanese multi-modal transport group specialising in a number of categories of global ocean shipping and related markets, |
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MOL is a Japanese multi-modal transport group specialising in a number of categories of global ocean shipping and related markets,

| — | AKOFS provides vessel-based installation and construction and well intervention services for subsea oil and gas developments. |
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AKOFS provides vessel-based installation and construction and well intervention services for subsea oil and gas developments.

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.9065 — Akastor/Mitsui & Co./Mitsui O.S.K. Lines/AKOFS Offshore

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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23.8.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 297/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8956 — Biogen/Samsung BioLogics/Bioepis JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 297/07)

1.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for Biogen: a biopharmaceutical company active in research, development and provision of therapies for serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases worldwide,

—   for Samsung BioLogics: a company active in the development and manufacturing of biopharmaceutical products worldwide,

—   for Samsung Group: a conglomerate active in a wide array of industries, including electronics, shipbuilding, engineering and insurance,

—   for Bioepis: active in the development of biosimilar medicines. Bioepis is a joint venture between Samsung BioLogics and Biogen.

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.8956 — Biogen/Samsung BioLogics/Bioepis JV

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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