# Official Journal C 173/2014

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 577 June 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 173

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 577 June 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 173/01 | Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature | 1 |
| 2014/C 173/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7248 — Cinven/Skandia) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 173/01

Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

1

2014/C 173/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7248 — Cinven/Skandia) (
  1
  )

1

3

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 173/03 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2014/C 173/04 | Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) 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 — Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services | 5 |
| 2014/C 173/05 | Commission communication 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 | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 173/03

Euro exchange rates

4

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2014/C 173/04

Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) 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 — Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

5

2014/C 173/05

Commission communication 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

6

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 173/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7243 — Amvest/NPM/Het Gastenhuis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 7 |
| 2014/C 173/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7241 — Advent International/Bain Capital Investors/Nets Holding) (
  1
  ) | 9 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2014/C 173/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7243 — Amvest/NPM/Het Gastenhuis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

7

2014/C 173/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7241 — Advent International/Bain Capital Investors/Nets Holding) (
  1
  )

1

9

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 7.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 173/1 |
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Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

2014/C 173/01

Binding Tariff Information ceases to be valid from this day if it becomes incompatible with the interpretation of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:

Amendments to the Harmonised System Explanatory Notes and the Compendium of Classification Opinions, approved by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC doc. NC1937 — report of the 52nd Session of the HS Committee):

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE OF THE HS CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE OF THE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION

(52nd SESSION OF THE HSC IN SEPTEMBER 2013)

DOC. NC1937

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes of the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

| General interpretative rule 3(b) | N/9 |
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| 39.09 | N/15 |
| 69.07 | N/11 |
| 74.03 | N/4 |
| 85.41 | N/3 |
| 94.03 | N/1 |

General interpretative rule 3(b)

N/9

39.09

N/15

69.07

N/11

74.03

N/4

85.41

N/3

94.03

N/1

Classification Opinions approved by the HS Committee

| 1901.90/3 | N/6 |
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| 2101.11/1 | N/7 |
| 3004.90/3 | N/10 |
| 6907.90/1 | N/5 |
| 6912.00/1 | N/8 |
| 8415.82/1-2 | N/12 |
| 8502.39/1 | N/13 |
| 8518.22/1 | N/14 |

1901.90/3

N/6

2101.11/1

N/7

3004.90/3

N/10

6907.90/1

N/5

6912.00/1

N/8

8415.82/1-2

N/12

8502.39/1

N/13

8518.22/1

N/14

Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission (rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, 1049 Brussel, Belgium) or can be downloaded from the internet site of this Directorate-General:

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/tariff_aspects/harmonised_system/index_en.htm

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| 7.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 173/3 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7248 — Cinven/Skandia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 173/02

On 2 June 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 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7248. 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 32014M7248. 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

| 7.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 173/4 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

6 June 2014

2014/C 173/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3642 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 139,71 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4621 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,81080 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0674 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2185 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1495 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,461 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 303,50 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1153 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3931 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,8529 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4613 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4902 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,5762 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6009 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7085 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 392,02 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,5523 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,5271 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5808 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 140,56 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,3821 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,406 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 47,3330 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,420 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,0779 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,5402 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 80,7368 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3642

JPY

Japanese yen

139,71

DKK

Danish krone

7,4621

GBP

Pound sterling

0,81080

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0674

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2185

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1495

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,461

HUF

Hungarian forint

303,50

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1153

RON

Romanian leu

4,3931

TRY

Turkish lira

2,8529

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4613

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4902

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,5762

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6009

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7085

KRW

South Korean won

1 392,02

ZAR

South African rand

14,5523

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,5271

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5808

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 140,56

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,3821

PHP

Philippine peso

59,406

RUB

Russian rouble

47,3330

THB

Thai baht

44,420

BRL

Brazilian real

3,0779

MXN

Mexican peso

17,5402

INR

Indian rupee

80,7368

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 7.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 173/5 |
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Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) 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

Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

2014/C 173/04

| Member State | United Kingdom |
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| Concerned routes | Newquay to Heathrow Airport
  Newquay to Gatwick Airport
  Newquay to Stansted Airport
  Newquay to Luton Airport
  Newquay to London City Airport
  Newquay to Southend Airport |
| Date of entry into force of the public service obligations | 26 October 2014 |
| Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the modified public service obligations can be obtained | Cornwall Council |
| New County Hall |
| Treyew Road |
| Truro TR1 3AY, |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
| For the attention of: Corporate Procurement Services |
| E-mail: jcarlyon@cornwall.gov.uk |

Member State

United Kingdom

Concerned routes

Newquay to Heathrow Airport

Newquay to Gatwick Airport

Newquay to Stansted Airport

Newquay to Luton Airport

Newquay to London City Airport

Newquay to Southend Airport

Date of entry into force of the public service obligations

26 October 2014

Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the modified public service obligations can be obtained

Cornwall Council

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro TR1 3AY,

UNITED KINGDOM

For the attention of: Corporate Procurement Services

E-mail: jcarlyon@cornwall.gov.uk

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| 7.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 173/6 |
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Commission communication 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

2014/C 173/05

| Member State | United Kingdom |
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| Routes concerned | Newquay to Heathrow Airport
  Newquay to Gatwick Airport
  Newquay to Stansted Airport
  Newquay to Luton Airport
  Newquay to London City Airport
  Newquay to Southend Airport |
| Period of validity of the contract | October 2014 to September 2018 |
| Deadline for submission of applications and tenders | 61 days from the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union |
| Address from which the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained | Cornwall Council |
| New County Hall |
| Treyew Road |
| Truro TR1 3AY |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
| For the attention of: Corporate Procurement Services |
| E-mail: jcarlyon@cornwall.gov.uk |

Member State

United Kingdom

Routes concerned

Newquay to Heathrow Airport

Newquay to Gatwick Airport

Newquay to Stansted Airport

Newquay to Luton Airport

Newquay to London City Airport

Newquay to Southend Airport

Period of validity of the contract

October 2014 to September 2018

Deadline for submission of applications and tenders

61 days from the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union

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

Cornwall Council

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro TR1 3AY

UNITED KINGDOM

For the attention of: Corporate Procurement Services

E-mail: jcarlyon@cornwall.gov.uk

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 7.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 173/7 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7243 — Amvest/NPM/Het Gastenhuis)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 173/06

| 1. | On 27 May 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Amvest Vastgoed B.V. (‘Amvest’, the Netherlands), controlled by PGGM N.V. (‘PGGM’, the Netherlands) and AEGON N.V. (‘AEGON’, the Netherlands), and NPM Capital N.V. (‘NPM’, the Netherlands), controlled by SHV Holdings N.V, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Het Gastenhuis B.V. (‘Het Gastenhuis’, the Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 27 May 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Amvest Vastgoed B.V. (‘Amvest’, the Netherlands), controlled by PGGM N.V. (‘PGGM’, the Netherlands) and AEGON N.V. (‘AEGON’, the Netherlands), and NPM Capital N.V. (‘NPM’, the Netherlands), controlled by SHV Holdings N.V, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Het Gastenhuis B.V. (‘Het Gastenhuis’, the Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Amvest is a fund management and development company for homes and residential areas. It is jointly controlled by PGGM, a pension fund management and investment management company, and AEGON, a pension insurance company, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Amvest is a fund management and development company for homes and residential areas. It is jointly controlled by PGGM, a pension fund management and investment management company, and AEGON, a pension insurance company,

| — | NPM is a private equity company that manages investments in various sectors, such as automotive supplies, building materials, consumer good, healthcare, e-commerce, industrial services and retail. NPM is wholly-owned by SHV Holdings N.V., a Dutch family-owned company, |
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NPM is a private equity company that manages investments in various sectors, such as automotive supplies, building materials, consumer good, healthcare, e-commerce, industrial services and retail. NPM is wholly-owned by SHV Holdings N.V., a Dutch family-owned company,

| — | Het Gastenhuis is a recently set up joint venture that will be active in the operation of small-scale nursing homes for persons with memory difficulties in the Netherlands. |
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Het Gastenhuis is a recently set up joint venture that will be active in the operation of small-scale nursing homes for persons with memory difficulties in the Netherlands.

| 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. 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. |
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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. 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. | 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7243 — Amvest/NPM/Het Gastenhuis, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7243 — Amvest/NPM/Het Gastenhuis, 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’).

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

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| 7.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 173/9 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7241 — Advent International/Bain Capital Investors/Nets Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 173/07

| 1. | On 2 June 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 undertakings Advent International Corporation (‘Advent International’, the United States) and Bain Capital Investors L.L.C (‘Bain Capital’, the United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Nets Holding A/S (‘Nets’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 2 June 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 undertakings Advent International Corporation (‘Advent International’, the United States) and Bain Capital Investors L.L.C (‘Bain Capital’, the United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Nets Holding A/S (‘Nets’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Advent International: private equity investment in various sectors including information technology, communications, industrial, retail, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, internet and media, globally,
  —   for Bain Capital: private equity investment in various sectors including information technology, communications, industrial/manufacturing, retail, consumer products, healthcare and financial, globally,
  —   for Nets: development, operation and supply of systems and services for payment cards, payment services and payment systems including, merchant acquiring, payment processing, direct debit schemes, credit transfers, clearing and e-security solutions, in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Estonia. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Advent International: private equity investment in various sectors including information technology, communications, industrial, retail, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, internet and media, globally,

—   for Bain Capital: private equity investment in various sectors including information technology, communications, industrial/manufacturing, retail, consumer products, healthcare and financial, globally,

—   for Nets: development, operation and supply of systems and services for payment cards, payment services and payment systems including, merchant acquiring, payment processing, direct debit schemes, credit transfers, clearing and e-security solutions, in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Estonia.

| 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 Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7241 — Advent International/Bain Capital Investors/Nets Holding, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7241 — Advent International/Bain Capital Investors/Nets Holding, 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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