# Official Journal C 512/2021

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6420 December 2021 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 512

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6420 December 2021

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 512/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10358 – ADVENT INTERNATIONAL / EURAZEO / PLANET PAYMENT GROUP) (
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| 2021/C 512/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10513 – ACCIAIERIA ARVEDI / FINARVEDI / ACCIAI SPECIALI TERNI / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS TURKEY METAL SANAYI VE T) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 512/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10358 – ADVENT INTERNATIONAL / EURAZEO / PLANET PAYMENT GROUP) (
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2021/C 512/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10513 – ACCIAIERIA ARVEDI / FINARVEDI / ACCIAI SPECIALI TERNI / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS TURKEY METAL SANAYI VE T) (
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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 512/03 | Euro exchange rates — 17 December 2021 | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 512/03

Euro exchange rates — 17 December 2021

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 512/04 | Call for submission of applications European Capital of Culture - EAC/A04/2021 | 4 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 512/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10422 – WMG/BlackRock Group/Influence Media/The Initial Fund) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 5 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2021/C 512/04

Call for submission of applications European Capital of Culture - EAC/A04/2021

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2021/C 512/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10422 – WMG/BlackRock Group/Influence Media/The Initial Fund) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10358 – ADVENT INTERNATIONAL / EURAZEO / PLANET PAYMENT GROUP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 512/01)

On 22 September 2021, 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 policy’ 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 policy’ 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 32021M10358. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32021M10358. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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.10513 – ACCIAIERIA ARVEDI / FINARVEDI / ACCIAI SPECIALI TERNI / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS TURKEY METAL SANAYI VE T)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 512/02)

On 14 December 2021, 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 policy’ 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 policy’ 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 32021M10513. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32021M10513. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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)

17 December 2021

(2021/C 512/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1330 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,28 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4364 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85208 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,2753 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0409 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 146,20 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,1783 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,255 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 367,57 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6336 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9501 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 19,1155 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5815 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4527 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,8388 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6738 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5459 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 342,76 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,9280 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2234 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5223 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 268,73 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7807 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 56,621 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 83,6856 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,706 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,4648 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,5473 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 86,0640 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1330

JPY

Japanese yen

128,28

DKK

Danish krone

7,4364

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85208

SEK

Swedish krona

10,2753

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0409

ISK

Iceland króna

146,20

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,1783

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,255

HUF

Hungarian forint

367,57

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6336

RON

Romanian leu

4,9501

TRY

Turkish lira

19,1155

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5815

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4527

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,8388

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6738

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5459

KRW

South Korean won

1 342,76

ZAR

South African rand

17,9280

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2234

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5223

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 268,73

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7807

PHP

Philippine peso

56,621

RUB

Russian rouble

83,6856

THB

Thai baht

37,706

BRL

Brazilian real

6,4648

MXN

Mexican peso

23,5473

INR

Indian rupee

86,0640

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

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

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Call for submission of applications ‘European Capital of Culture’ - EAC/A04/2021

(2021/C 512/04)

| 1. | In accordance with Decision 445/2014/EU as amended by Decision (EU) 2017/1545 further amended by Decision (EU) 2020/2229, the Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Sport, Youth and Culture, is launching a call for submission of applications for the Union Action ‘European Capital of Culture’ for the year 2028 for cities in EFTA/EEA countries, candidate countries or potential candidates that participate in the Creative Europe Programme at the date of publication of this call. |
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In accordance with Decision 445/2014/EU as amended by Decision (EU) 2017/1545 further amended by Decision (EU) 2020/2229, the Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Sport, Youth and Culture, is launching a call for submission of applications for the Union Action ‘European Capital of Culture’ for the year 2028 for cities in EFTA/EEA countries, candidate countries or potential candidates that participate in the Creative Europe Programme at the date of publication of this call.

| 2. | The aim of this call is to lead to the designation of one of these cities as European Capital of Culture in 2028. |
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The aim of this call is to lead to the designation of one of these cities as European Capital of Culture in 2028.

| 3. | The objectives of the European Capital of Culture action are to safeguard and promote the diversity of cultures in Europe and to highlight the common features they share as well as to increase citizens’ sense of belonging to a common cultural area, and to foster the contribution of culture to the long-term development of cities. Activities developped by the city that will be designated as European Capital of Culture will strive to enhance the range, diversity and European dimension of its cultural offering; to widen access to and participation in culture; to strengthen the capacity of its cultural sector and the links of the latter with other sectors and to raise its international profile through culture. |
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The objectives of the European Capital of Culture action are to safeguard and promote the diversity of cultures in Europe and to highlight the common features they share as well as to increase citizens’ sense of belonging to a common cultural area, and to foster the contribution of culture to the long-term development of cities. Activities developped by the city that will be designated as European Capital of Culture will strive to enhance the range, diversity and European dimension of its cultural offering; to widen access to and participation in culture; to strengthen the capacity of its cultural sector and the links of the latter with other sectors and to raise its international profile through culture.

| 4. | Detailed information, financing conditions and application form can be found in the full text of the call at: https://ec.europa.eu/culture/calls/ecoc-2028
  The full text provides an overview of the eligibility, exclusion and award criteria that will be applied for the assessment of the applications as well as information about the selection procedure. Applications must comply with all the requirements set out in the full text of the call. |
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Detailed information, financing conditions and application form can be found in the full text of the call at: https://ec.europa.eu/culture/calls/ecoc-2028

The full text provides an overview of the eligibility, exclusion and award criteria that will be applied for the assessment of the applications as well as information about the selection procedure. Applications must comply with all the requirements set out in the full text of the call.

| 5. | Applications must be sent to the address indicated in the full text of the call no later than 11 November 2022. |
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Applications must be sent to the address indicated in the full text of the call no later than 11 November 2022.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10422 – WMG/BlackRock Group/Influence Media/The Initial Fund)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 512/05)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Warner Music Inc. (U.S.A.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries (together, ‘WMG’, U.S.A.), solely controlled by Access Industries LLC and its affiliates (‘Access’, U.S.A.), |
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Warner Music Inc. (U.S.A.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries (together, ‘WMG’, U.S.A.), solely controlled by Access Industries LLC and its affiliates (‘Access’, U.S.A.),

| — | BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (‘BFM’, U.S.A.), belonging to the BlackRock Group (U.S.A.), |
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (‘BFM’, U.S.A.), belonging to the BlackRock Group (U.S.A.),

| — | IMP GP, LLC (‘Influence Media’, U.S.A.), and |
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IMP GP, LLC (‘Influence Media’, U.S.A.), and

| — | Influence x Music Fund II, L.P. (‘The Initial Fund’, Cayman Islands), jointly controlled by Influence Media and by BFM. |
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Influence x Music Fund II, L.P. (‘The Initial Fund’, Cayman Islands), jointly controlled by Influence Media and by BFM.

WMG, Influence Media, and BFM acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of The Initial Fund. The concentration is accomplished by way of the granting of control rights over the Initial Fund pursuant to a number of contracts (together ‘the Transaction Documents’).

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| — | for Warner Music Inc.: a global music entertainment company with operations or distributors/licensees in almost all EEA Member States and activities in the recorded music and music publishing businesses, |
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for Warner Music Inc.: a global music entertainment company with operations or distributors/licensees in almost all EEA Member States and activities in the recorded music and music publishing businesses,

| — | for BFM: a corporation which offers portfolio construction, asset management and investment advisory services. BFM controls and manages investment decisions of certain limited partners of the Initial Fund, |
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for BFM: a corporation which offers portfolio construction, asset management and investment advisory services. BFM controls and manages investment decisions of certain limited partners of the Initial Fund,

| — | for Influence Media: adviser of investment funds formed to invest capital by third parties in the acquisition of music royalty rights, primarily publishing copyrights and/or master recordings, and further strategically manages the portfolios of such investment funds, and |
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for Influence Media: adviser of investment funds formed to invest capital by third parties in the acquisition of music royalty rights, primarily publishing copyrights and/or master recordings, and further strategically manages the portfolios of such investment funds, and

| — | for The Initial Fund: partnership with the purpose to invest in music assets, specifically recording rights and music publishing rights. |
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for The Initial Fund: partnership with the purpose to invest in music assets, specifically recording rights and music publishing rights.

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

M.10422 — WMG/BlackRock Group/Influence Media/The Initial Fund

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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