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Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 6 May 2021 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska (ECB/2021/22) 2021/C 187/01
Date: 2021-05-06
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European System of Central Banks, Slovakia, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area








C_2021187EN.01000101.xml










17.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 187/1






RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 6 May 2021
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska
(ECB/2021/22)
(2021/C 187/01)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.










(2)


In 2017, Národná banka Slovenska selected Deloitte Audit s.r.o. as its external auditors for the financial years 2017 to 2020, with an option to extend the mandate to the financial years 2021 to 2023 (1).










(3)


The mandate of Národná banka Slovenska’s current external auditors, Deloitte Audit s.r.o. ended after the audit for the financial year 2020 in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/1849 (2).










(4)


Národná banka Slovenska intends to extend the mandate of Deloitte Audit s.r.o. to the financial year 2021. This extension is possible in accordance with the contractual arrangements between Národná banka Slovenska and Deloitte Audit s.r.o.,




HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that Deloitte Audit s.r.o. should be appointed as the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska for the financial year 2021.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 6 May 2021.


The President of the ECB

Christine LAGARDE




(1)  Recommendation ECB/2017/27 of the European Central Bank of 8 September 2017 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska (OJ C 310, 19.9.2017, p. 1).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2017/1849 of 10 October 2017 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska (OJ L 264, 13.10.2017, p. 5).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10246 - Hellman & Friedman/Cordis) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 170/06
Date: 2021-05-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, medical device, merger control








C_2021170EN.01000701.xml










6.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 170/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10246 - Hellman & Friedman/Cordis)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 170/06)

1.   
On 29 April 2021, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Hellman & Friedman LLC (USA, ‘H&F’), and










—


The Cordis business of Cardinal Health, Inc. (USA, ‘Cordis’), controlled by Cardinal Health, Inc. (USA, ‘Cardinal Health’).




H&F acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Cordis.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of stocks and assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


H&F is a private equity firm with investments in a variety of sectors worldwide.










—


Cordis develops and supplies interventional vascular technology worldwide.






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.10246 - Hellman & Friedman/Cordis
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




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.
Council Decision (EU) 2021/837 of 6 May 2021 on the position to be taken by the European Union in the International Tropical Timber Council on the extension of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006
Date: 2021-05-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: commodity agreement, international organisation, multilateral agreement, renewal of an agreement, tropical wood








L_2021185EN.01002301.xml










26.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 185/23








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/837
of 6 May 2021
         
on the position to be taken by the European Union in the International Tropical Timber Council on the extension of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 192 and 207 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


The International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 (ITTA 2006) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 2011/731/EU (1) and entered into force on 7 December 2011.












(2)


Pursuant to Article 6 of ITTA 2006, the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) is the highest authority of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and consists of all the members of ITTO.












(3)


Pursuant to Article 44(1) of ITTA 2006, that agreement is to remain in force for a period of 10 years after its entry into force, until 6 December 2021, unless ITTC, by special vote in accordance with Article 12 thereof, decides to extend, renegotiate or terminate it. Pursuant to Article 44(2) of ITTA 2006, ITTC may decide to extend it for two periods, namely, an initial period of five years and an additional one of three years.












(4)


The ITTC will take a decision on the extension of the ITTA 2006 either at its 57th Session to be held in November 2021 or intersessionally without holding a meeting.












(5)


The extension of the ITTA 2006 for an initial period of five years is in the interest of the Union, as the ITTO is still in the early stages of a financial recovery and in the process of reforming its financial architecture.












(6)


It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union in the ITTC with regard to the extension of the ITTA 2006,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the International Tropical Timber Council shall be to give consent or vote in favour of extending the International Tropical Timber Agreemement 2006 for an initial period of five years.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 6 May 2021.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  Council Decision 2011/731/EU of 8 November 2011 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement (OJ L 294, 12.11.2011, p. 1).
Case T-547/16: Order of the General Court of 6 May 2021 — Miranda Garcia v European Court of Justice
Date: 2021-05-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: allowances and expenses, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU)








C_2021252EN.01003604.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/36






Order of the General Court of 6 May 2021 — Miranda Garcia v European Court of Justice
(Case T-547/16) (1)

(2021/C 252/54)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 190, 8.6.2015 (case originally registered before the European Union Civil Service Tribunal under number F-53/15 and transferred to the General Court of the European Union on 1.9.2016).
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 5 May 2021 2021/C 170/03
Date: 2021-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021170EN.01000301.xml










6.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 170/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

5 May 2021
(2021/C 170/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2005 




JPY


Japanese yen


131,20 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4360 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86274 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1945 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0965 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9848 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,825 




HUF


Hungarian forint


359,65 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5778 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9271 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,0174 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5510 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4731 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3267 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6683 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6035 




KRW


South Korean won


1 350,98 




ZAR


South African rand


17,3013 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7636 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5315 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 313,31 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9431 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,658 




RUB


Russian rouble


89,7964 




THB


Thai baht


37,366 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5174 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,2675 




INR


Indian rupee


88,6925 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10254 — Apax Partners/Rodenstock) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 170/09
Date: 2021-05-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, investment, merger control, optical industry, provision of services








C_2021170EN.01001101.xml










6.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 170/11






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10254 — Apax Partners/Rodenstock)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 170/09)

1.   
On 26 April 2021, 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:






—


Apax Partners LLP (‘Apax’, United Kingdom); and










—


The Rodenstock Group (‘Rodenstock’, Germany).




Apax acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Rodenstock.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Apax: provision of investment advisory services to private equity funds investing in a range of industry sectors;










—


for Rodenstock: manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses as well as – to a limited extent – of optical frames, sunglasses, ophthalmic substrate and ophthalmic equipment.






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.10254 — Apax Partners/Rodenstock
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




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.
Case T-66/21: Order of the General Court of 6 May 2021 — Precisis v EUIPO — Easee (EASEE)
Date: 2021-05-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, optical industry, product design, registered trade mark, retail trade, software, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2021252EN.01003905.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/39






Order of the General Court of 6 May 2021 — Precisis v EUIPO — Easee (EASEE)
(Case T-66/21) (1)

(2021/C 252/67)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Tenth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 88, 15.3.2021.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10253 — Colony Capital/Goldman Sachs/Japan JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 170/08
Date: 2021-05-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, computer centre, data processing, economic concentration, investment bank, investment company, merger control








C_2021170EN.01001001.xml










6.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 170/10






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10253 — Colony Capital/Goldman Sachs/Japan JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 170/08)

1.   
On 29 April 2021, 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:






—


Colony Capital, Inc. (‘Colony Capital’, USA),










—


The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA),










—


Japan JV (Singapore).




Colony Capital and Goldman Sachs acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture Japan JV.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Colony Capital: management of a global portfolio composed of, amongst other, investments in digital infrastructure, including macro cell towers, data centres, small cell networks and fibre networks,










—


for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management. It provides a range of banking, securities and investment services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base.










—


for Japan JV: construction, ownership and operation of green field data centres, or the acquisition of data centre assets, in Japan.






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.10253 — Colony Capital/Goldman Sachs/Japan JV
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




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.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/743 of 6 May 2021 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Date: 2021-05-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








L_2021160EN.01000101.xml










7.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 160/1








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/743
of 6 May 2021
         
implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.












(2)


The information relating to one person in the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should be updated.












(3)


Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.





This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 May 2021.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  
            OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.




ANNEX
In Section A (‘Persons’) of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, entry 36 is replaced by the following:










 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘36.


Nizar AL-ASSAD (a.k.a. al-Asad, Assad, Asad, Assaad, Asaad, Al-Assaad)
(اسعد, الاسعد,الاسد;نزار)


Date of birth: 2.3.1948 or 23.3.1948 or March 1948;
Nationalities: Syrian, Lebanese and Canadian;
Syrian passport No 011090258;
Lebanese passport No RL0003434;
Canadian passport No AG629220;
Gender: male


Leading Syrian businessperson with close ties to the regime. Associated with the Assad and Makhlouf families.
As such, he has been participating in, benefiting from or otherwise supporting the Syrian regime.
Leading oil investor, founder and head of the Lead Contracting & Trading Ltd company.


23.8.2011’