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Official Journal C 122 of the European Union Volume 63 English edition Information and Notices 15 April 2020 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2020/C 122/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9689 — Apollo Management/Tech Data Corporation) (1) . 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2020/C 122/02 Euro exchange rates — 14 April 2020 . 2 2020/C 122/03 Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) (1) . 3 2020/C 122/04 Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) (1) . 4 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance. V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2020/C 122/05 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9817 – Rhône Capital/Maxam) Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) . 5 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2020/C 122/06 Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 . 7 (1) Text with EEA relevance. 15.4.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 122/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9689 — Apollo Management/Tech Data Corporation) (Text with EEA relevance) (2020/C 122/01) On 24 March 2020, 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 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 32020M9689. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 122/2 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 15.4.2020 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 14 April 2020 (2020/C 122/02) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,0963 CAD Canadian dollar 1,5257 JPY Japanese yen 117,66 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,4975 DKK Danish krone 7,4623 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,8008 GBP Pound sterling 0,87253 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5521 KRW South Korean won 1 332,53 SEK Swedish krona 10,9158 ZAR South African rand 20,0255 CHF Swiss franc 1,0543 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,7366 ISK Iceland króna 155,90 HRK Croatian kuna 7,6130 NOK Norwegian krone 11,3118 IDR Indonesian rupiah 17 229,09 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,7508 CZK Czech koruna 26,864 PHP Philippine peso 55,453 HUF Hungarian forint 350,70 RUB Russian rouble 80,3923 PLN Polish zloty 4,5473 THB Thai baht 35,860 RON Romanian leu 4,8343 BRL Brazilian real 5,6585 TRY Turkish lira 7,4472 MXN Mexican peso 25,8485 AUD Australian dollar 1,7139 INR Indian rupee 83,4940 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to 15.4.2020 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1)) (Text with EEA relevance) EN (2020/C 122/03) Decisions partially granting an authorisation Reference of the Holder of the Authorisation Date of expiry of review Date of decision Substance name Authorised use Reasons for the decision decision (1) authorisation number period C(2020) 2073 1 April 2020 Potassium dichromate Brenntag UK Ltd., REACH/20/3/0 Use in formulation of 21 September 2024 In accordance with Article 60(4) of Reg EC No 231-906-6, Green Lane LS19 7XX mixtures intended exclu ulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioe Offi CAS No 7778-50-9 Leeds, United King sively for use conomic benefits outweigh the risk to dom REACH/20/3/1 human health from the uses of the sub cial stance and there are no suitable alternative Jour substances or technologies. nal REACH/20/3/1 Use for surface treatment of of metals (such as alumi the nium, steel, zinc, magne sium, titanium, alloys), European composites and sealings of anodic films for the aerospace sector in the Uni surface treatment pro cesses in which any of the on key functionalities listed in the Annex is required (1) The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm C 122/3 (1) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1. C Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to 122/4 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1)) (Text with EEA relevance) EN (2020/C 122/04) Decisions granting an authorisation Reference of the Date of Holder of the Authorisation Date of expiry of Substance name Authorised use Reasons for the decision decision (1) decision authorisation number review period C(2020) 2056 8 April 2020 Dichromium tris Wesco Aircraft EMEA REACH/20/10/0 Use in chemical conversion coating 22 January 2026 In accordance with Article 60(4) of Offi (chromate) Limited, Lawrence applications by aerospace and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, cial EC No 246-356-2, House, Riverside defence sector where any of the the socioeconomic benefits out CAS No 24613-89-6 drive, BD19 4DH, following key functionalities or weigh the risk to human health Jour Cleckheaton, West properties is necessary for the from the uses of the substance and nal Yorkshire, United intended use: corrosion resistance, there are no suitable alternative Kingdom; active corrosion inhibition, substances or technologies. of adhesion promotion, chemical the resistance, layer thickness, electrical European properties (1) The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm Uni on 15.4.2020 (1) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1. 15.4.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 122/5 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9817 – Rhône Capital/Maxam) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2020/C 122/05) 1. On 3 April 2020, 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: — Rhône Capital L.L.C. (‘Rhône Capital’, United States), — MaxamCorp Holding, S.L. (‘Maxam’, Spain). Rhône Capital acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Maxam. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Rhône Capital: investment management firm, — Maxam: diversified group of companies which are primarily active in the manufacture and supply of civil explosives and initiating systems and related products, services and solutions; ammunition and defence products, services and systems; and recreational hunting and sporting products, such as cartridges and gunpowder, among others. 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.9817 – Rhône Capital/Maxam (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’). (2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p.