# Official Journal C 429/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6128 November 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 429

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6128 November 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 429/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9088 — Fricke Holding/Jungheinrich/JV) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 429/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9088 — Fricke Holding/Jungheinrich/JV) (
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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 429/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | European Ombudsman |
| 2018/C 429/03 | Annual Report 2017 | 3 |
| 2018/C 429/04 | Special report to the European Parliament made in accordance with Article 3(7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 429/02

Euro exchange rates

2

European Ombudsman

2018/C 429/03

Annual Report 2017

3

2018/C 429/04

Special report to the European Parliament made in accordance with Article 3(7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman

4

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 429/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9143 — CapMan/NH-Amundi/Green Investment Group/Cloud Snurran) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 5 |
| 2018/C 429/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9122 — TCCC/Costa) (
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  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 429/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9143 — CapMan/NH-Amundi/Green Investment Group/Cloud Snurran) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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5

2018/C 429/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9122 — TCCC/Costa) (
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  )

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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.9088 — Fricke Holding/Jungheinrich/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 429/01)

On 16 November 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 German 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 32018M9088. 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 32018M9088. 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)

27 November 2018

(2018/C 429/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1328 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,66 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4617 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88748 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,2823 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1309 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 141,00 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,7325 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,914 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 324,06 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2902 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6583 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 5,9313 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5631 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5018 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,8679 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6647 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5582 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 279,17 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,6320 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8708 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4275 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 410,59 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7498 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,439 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 75,6401 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,371 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,4011 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,1784 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 80,1620 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1328

JPY

Japanese yen

128,66

DKK

Danish krone

7,4617

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88748

SEK

Swedish krona

10,2823

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1309

ISK

Iceland króna

141,00

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,7325

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,914

HUF

Hungarian forint

324,06

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2902

RON

Romanian leu

4,6583

TRY

Turkish lira

5,9313

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5631

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5018

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,8679

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6647

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5582

KRW

South Korean won

1 279,17

ZAR

South African rand

15,6320

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8708

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4275

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 410,59

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7498

PHP

Philippine peso

59,439

RUB

Russian rouble

75,6401

THB

Thai baht

37,371

BRL

Brazilian real

4,4011

MXN

Mexican peso

23,1784

INR

Indian rupee

80,1620

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

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European Ombudsman

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Annual Report 2017

(2018/C 429/03)

On 17 May 2018, the European Ombudsman presented her Annual Report for the year 2017 to the President of the European Parliament.

The Annual Report is available on the European Ombudsman’s website in all 24 official languages at: http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/activities/annualreports.faces

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Special report to the European Parliament made in accordance with Article 3(7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman (1)

(2018/C 429/04)

The European Ombudsman addressed one special report to the European Parliament on 16 May 2018:

Special Report of the European Ombudsman in strategic inquiry OI/2/2017/TE on the transparency of the Council legislative process.

The text of the special report is available on the European Ombudsman’s website at:

https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/special-report/en/94921

Paper copies can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman’s office:

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Tel. +33 388172313

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Email: eo@ombudsman.europa.eu

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(1)  Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman’s duties (OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15).

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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.9143 — CapMan/NH-Amundi/Green Investment Group/Cloud Snurran)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 429/05)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | CapMan plc (‘CapMan’, Finland), |
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CapMan plc (‘CapMan’, Finland),

| — | NH-Amundi Asset Management Co. Ltd (‘NH-Amundi’, Korea), jointly controlled by NongHyup Financial Group (ultimately owned by the Korean National Agricultural Cooperative Federation) and Amundi Asset Management (ultimately owned by Crédit Agricole Group), |
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NH-Amundi Asset Management Co. Ltd (‘NH-Amundi’, Korea), jointly controlled by NongHyup Financial Group (ultimately owned by the Korean National Agricultural Cooperative Federation) and Amundi Asset Management (ultimately owned by Crédit Agricole Group),

| — | Green Investment Group (‘GIG’, the UK), controlled by Macquarie Group Limited, |
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Green Investment Group (‘GIG’, the UK), controlled by Macquarie Group Limited,

| — | Cloud Snurran (Sweden). |
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Cloud Snurran (Sweden).

CapMan, NH-Amundi and Macquarie acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, indirect joint control over Cloud Snurran.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture (JV).

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| — | CapMan is a Nordic investment and specialised asset management undertaking; |
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CapMan is a Nordic investment and specialised asset management undertaking;

| — | NH-Amundi is an asset management company, which provides investment trust and mutual fund management for all types of investments; |
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NH-Amundi is an asset management company, which provides investment trust and mutual fund management for all types of investments;

| — | GIG specialises in green energy principal investment, project delivery and portfolio management and related servcies; |
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GIG specialises in green energy principal investment, project delivery and portfolio management and related servcies;

| — | Cloud Snurran is the JV that will develop, construct and operate an onshore wind farm in Sweden. |
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Cloud Snurran is the JV that will develop, construct and operate an onshore wind farm in Sweden.

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.9143 — CapMan/NH-Amundi/Green Investment Group/Cloud Snurran

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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9122 — TCCC/Costa)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 429/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | The Coca-Cola Company (‘TCCC’, United States of America), |
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The Coca-Cola Company (‘TCCC’, United States of America),

| — | Costa Limited (‘Costa’, United Kingdom), controlled by Whitbread Group plc. |
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Costa Limited (‘Costa’, United Kingdom), controlled by Whitbread Group plc.

TCCC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Costa.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for TCCC: licensing of brands and various trademarks used to market and sell non-alcoholic commercial beverages, sale of syrups and concentrates to authorised bottling and canning operations and fountain retailers, production and sale of finished beverages globally,

—   for Costa: operation of coffee shops in a limited number of EU Member States through equity and franchise stores, wholesale of packaged, roast and ground coffee, operation of hot beverage vending machines.

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.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9122 — TCCC/Costa

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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