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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6967 — BNP Paribas Fortis/Belgacom/Belgian Mobile Wallet)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, bank, economic concentration, financial services, merger control, transmission network








C_2013265EN.01001601.xml










14.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 265/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6967 — BNP Paribas Fortis/Belgacom/Belgian Mobile Wallet)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 265/09






1.


On 6 September 2013, 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 BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV (‘BNPPF’, Belgium) and Belgacom SA/NV (‘Belgacom’, Belgium) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Belgian Mobile Wallet JV (‘Belgian Mobile Wallet’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


BNP Paribas Fortis: provision of banking and financial services in Belgium,










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Belgacom: provision of wholesale and retail telecommunications services, fixed and mobile telecommunications, voice and data services, mainly in Belgium,










—


Belgian Mobile Wallet: retail supply of mobile wallet platforms, mobile marketing/advertising, data analytics services and ticket storage services.














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.6967 — BNP Paribas Fortis/Belgacom/Belgian Mobile Wallet, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




Place Madou/Madouplein 1




1210 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013265EN.01000901.xml










14.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 265/9





Euro exchange rates (1)

13 September 2013
2013/C 265/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3295




JPY


Japanese yen


132,43




DKK


Danish krone


7,4573




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83990




SEK


Swedish krona


8,7048




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2376




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8695




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,775




HUF


Hungarian forint


300,54




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7024




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2120




RON


Romanian leu


4,4671




TRY


Turkish lira


2,6955




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4380




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3739




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,3091




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6323




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6866




KRW


South Korean won


1 444,97




ZAR


South African rand


13,2467




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1349




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5828




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 921,54




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3760




PHP


Philippine peso


58,282




RUB


Russian rouble


43,3445




THB


Thai baht


42,362




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0308




MXN


Mexican peso


17,4178




INR


Indian rupee


84,5300






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2013-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Holy See, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2013265EN.01001101.xml










14.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 265/11





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
2013/C 265/06




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by the Vatican City State

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country: The Vatican City State
Subject of commemoration: Sede Vacante 2013
Description of the design: The design features the coat of arms of the Cardinal Camerlengo and above it the symbol of the Apostolic Camera, two small crosses, the words ‘CITTÀ DEL VATICANO’ at the left and ‘SEDE VACANTE MMXIII’ at the right.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Number of coins to be issued: 
Date of issue: May 2013


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2013-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Netherlands, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2013265EN.01001501.xml










14.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 265/15





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2013/C 265/08
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


12.8.2013




Duration


12.8.2013-31.12.2013




Member State


The Netherlands




Stock or group of stocks


SAN/2A3A4. and management area SAN/234_1




Species


Sandeel and associated by-catches (Ammodytes spp.)




Zone


EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV and EU waters of sandeel management area 1




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


37/TQ40






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7013 — Platinum Equity/CBS Outdoor)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advertising, economic concentration, information technology, logistics, merger control, metallurgical industry, telecommunications








C_2013265EN.01000801.xml










14.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 265/8





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7013 — Platinum Equity/CBS Outdoor)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 265/03
On 10 September 2013, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32013M7013. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2013-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Holy See, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2013265EN.01001001.xml










14.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 265/10





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
2013/C 265/05




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by the Vatican City State

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country: The Vatican City State
Subject of commemoration: The 28th World Youth Day to be celebrated in Rio de Janeiro in July 2013
Description of the design: The design features the most known monument of Rio de Janeiro, the ‘Christ of Corcovado’, and some young people around the statue. At the top, in semi-circle, the inscription ‘XXVIII G.M.G. CITTÀ DEL VATICANO RIO 2013’. At the right, the mintmark ‘R’ and the name of the artist ‘P DANIELE’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Number of coins to be issued: 
Date of issue: October 2013


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).