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Notice for the attention of the persons and entities to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 apply
Date: 2010-10-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, administrative sanction, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, terrorism








C_2010296EN.01004801.xml










30.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/48





Notice for the attention of the persons and entities to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 apply
2010/C 296/16
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 (2).
The Sanctions Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d'Ivoire has adopted the list of persons and entities to which the provisions of paragraphs 9 and 11 of UNSCR 1572 (2004) apply.
The persons and entities concerned may submit at any time a request to the UN Committee, together with any supporting documentation, for the decisions to include them in the UN list to be reconsidered. Such request should be sent to the following address:





United Nations — Focal point for delisting




Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch




Room S-3055 E




New York, NY 10017




UNITED STATES OF AMERICA




See for more information at: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1572/pdf/guidelines_ci_eng.pdf
Further to the UN decision, the Council of the European Union has determined that the persons and entities that appear in the abovementioned Annexes should be included in the lists of persons and entities which are subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP and in Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned lists should be reconsidered, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




The attention of the persons and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 285, 30.10.2010, p. 25.

(2)  OJ L 95, 14.4.2005, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6018 — KKR/HgCapital/Archangel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: capital market, economic concentration, exchange of information, information technology industry, merger control








C_2010296EN.01004601.xml










30.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/46





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6018 — KKR/HgCapital/Archangel)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 296/14






1.


On 22 October 2010, 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 KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, United States) and HgCapital (United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Archangel AS (‘Archangel’, Norway) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


KKR: global alternative asset manager and provider of capital market solutions,










—


HgCapital: private equity company, investing mainly in Europe,










—


Archangel: provider, through its subsidiary Visma AS (Norway), of software solutions in the fields of accounting, finance, payroll, human resources, logistics, sales and customer management. Archangel is mainly active in Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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 COMP/M.6018 — KKR/HgCapital/Archangel, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission
Date: 2010-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, directory, drafting of EU law, official document, proposal (EU)








C_2010296EN.01000101.xml










30.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/1





Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission
2010/C 296/01








Document


Part


Date


Title




COM(2008) 732


 


7.11.2008


Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund




COM(2008) 809


 


3.12.2008


Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (recast)




These texts are available on EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Information communicated by member states regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2010-10-30
Institutions: Belgium
Subjects: Belgium, catch of fish, fishing controls, fishing regulations, frozen product, sea fish








C_2010296EN.01002401.xml










30.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/24





Information communicated by member states regarding closure of fisheries
2010/C 296/12
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


1 September 2010




Duration


1 September 2010-31 December 2010




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


SOL/8AB.




Species


Common sole (Solea solea)




Zone


VIIIa and VIIIb




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


533502-575329




Web link to the decision of the Member State:
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm


(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest








C_2010296EN.01001201.xml










30.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/12





Euro exchange rates (1)

29 October 2010
2010/C 296/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3857




JPY


Japanese yen


111,87




DKK


Danish krone


7,4562




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86860




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3610




CHF


Swiss franc


1,3708




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1920




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,598




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


271,76




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7097




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9820




RON


Romanian leu


4,2663




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9887




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4216




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4150




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,7467




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8280




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7968




KRW


South Korean won


1 557,90




ZAR


South African rand


9,6827




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2437




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3470




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 383,89




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3090




PHP


Philippine peso


59,741




RUB


Russian rouble


42,7523




THB


Thai baht


41,509




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3638




MXN


Mexican peso


17,1544




INR


Indian rupee


61,5200






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5992 — Sud-Chemie/Ashland/ASK JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control








C_2010296EN.01004701.xml










30.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/47





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5992 — Sud-Chemie/Ashland/ASK JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 296/15






1.


On 22 October 2010, 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 Süd-Chemie AG (‘Süd-Chemie’, Germany), controlled by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and Ashland Inc. (‘Ashland’, USA), transfer assets to an existing full-function joint venture, Ashland-Südchemie Kernfest GmbH (‘ASK’, Germany), thereby extending the scope of its activities.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Süd-Chemie: development, manufacturing and supply of speciality chemical products for different sectors (energy and environment, adsorbents and additives, catalytic technologies, water treatment, performance packaging and foundry products and speciality resins),










—


for Ashland: manufacturing and supply of composite polymers, adhesives, metal casting consumables, process and utility water treatments, cellulose ethers, lubricants, automotive chemicals and distribution of chemicals and plastics and composite materials,










—


for ASK: manufacturing and supply of chemical products for the foundry industry and specialty resins, particularly for the paint and coatings industry. ASK will be active in the development, production and sale of foundry consumables such as binders, refractory coatings, feeders, filters and metallurgical additives.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 number COMP/M.5992 — Sud-Chemie/Ashland/ASK JV, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).