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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8890 — BNP Paribas/ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, merger control








C_2018186EN.01002601.xml










31.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 186/26





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8890 — BNP Paribas/ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 186/08)

1.   
On 24 May 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


BNP Paribas (‘BNPP’, France),










—


ABN AMRO Bank (Luxembourg) SA (‘ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg’, Luxembourg).




BNPP acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   BNPP: active worldwide in retail banking and services as well as corporate and institutional banking,
—   ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg: active in private banking.


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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8890 — BNP Paribas/ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax +32 22964301




Postal address:




European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018186EN.01000101.xml










31.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 186/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

30 May 2018
(2018/C 186/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1632 




JPY


Japanese yen


126,76 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4432 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87500 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2783 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1513 




ISK


Iceland króna


122,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5463 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,835 




HUF


Hungarian forint


319,57 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3135 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6443 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,1818 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5409 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5093 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1268 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6686 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5588 




KRW


South Korean won


1 255,41 




ZAR


South African rand


14,6156 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4673 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3893 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 223,91 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6359 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,208 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,3836 




THB


Thai baht


37,292 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3112 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,8815 




INR


Indian rupee


78,3880 






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