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Official Journal C 374 of the European Union Volume 58 English edition Information and Notices 11 November 2015 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2015/C 374/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7631 — Royal Dutch Shell/BG Group) (1) ........... 1 2015/C 374/02 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7523 — CMA CGM/OPDR) (1) ......................... 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2015/C 374/03 Euro exchange rates .............................................................................................................. 2 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2015/C 374/04 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7811 — Koch Industries/BDT Capital Partners/Truck- Lite) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) ..................................................................... 3 2015/C 374/05 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7737 — Honeywell/Elster) (1) ..................................... 4 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2015/C 374/06 Publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs ............................................................................................................................ 5 (1) Text with EEA relevance 11.11.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 374/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7631 — Royal Dutch Shell/BG Group) (Text with EEA relevance) (2015/C 374/01) On 2 September 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it com patible 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 language 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 32015M7631. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7523 — CMA CGM/OPDR) (Text with EEA relevance) (2015/C 374/02) On 29 June 2015, 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 language 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 32015M7523. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 374/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 11.11.2015 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 10 November 2015 (2015/C 374/03) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,0711 CAD Canadian dollar 1,4204 JPY Japanese yen 131,98 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,3026 DKK Danish krone 7,4601 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6360 GBP Pound sterling 0,70840 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5234 SEK Swedish krona 9,3102 KRW South Korean won 1 242,06 ZAR South African rand 15,3716 CHF Swiss franc 1,0765 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 6,8121 ISK Iceland króna HRK Croatian kuna 7,6000 NOK Norwegian krone 9,2765 IDR Indonesian rupiah 14 601,38 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,6946 CZK Czech koruna 27,044 PHP Philippine peso 50,600 HUF Hungarian forint 312,69 RUB Russian rouble 69,0542 PLN Polish zloty 4,2432 THB Thai baht 38,485 RON Romanian leu 4,4520 BRL Brazilian real 4,0627 TRY Turkish lira 3,1220 MXN Mexican peso 17,9789 AUD Australian dollar 1,5189 INR Indian rupee 70,9818 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 11.11.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 374/3 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7811 — Koch Industries/BDT Capital Partners/Truck-Lite) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2015/C 374/04) 1. On 3 November 2015 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 Koch TL Holdings, LLC (United States), ulti mately controlled by Koch Industries Inc. (‘KII’, United States) and BDT Truck-Lite Acquisition Vehicle, LLC (United States), ultimately controlled by BDT Capital Partners, LLC (‘BDT’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Truck-Lite Co., LLC (‘Truck-Lite’, United States) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — KII is a privately held United States undertaking, which through a portfolio of controlled entities is active on various markets, including the manufacturing and sales of electronic components, — BDT is a US-based company specialising in buyouts and investments in family-owned and entrepreneurially-led businesses, — Truck-Lite is a lighting designer and manufacturing company based in the United States. The company’s product lines range from LED and traditional lighting products to integrated electronic wire harnesses, mirror systems and diesel fuel filter systems. 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 this 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 e-mail to [email protected] or by post, under reference M.7811 — Koch Industries/BDT Capital Partners/Truck-Lite, to the following 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. C 374/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 11.11.2015 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7737 — Honeywell/Elster) (Text with EEA relevance) (2015/C 374/05) 1. On 4 November 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Honeywell International Inc. of the USA (‘Honeywell’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the Elster Division (‘Elster’) of Melrose Indus tries PLC of the United Kingdom by way of purchase of shares. The same concentration was already notified to the European Commission on 9 October 2015, but subsequently withdrawn on 3 November 2015. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Honeywell is a diversified technology and manufacturing company that is active worldwide in three business seg ments: (i) Aerospace; (ii) Automation and Control Solutions; and (iii) Performance Materials and Technologies. Amongst others it manufactures and distributes integrated systems and components such as valves, burners and meters for heating applications and the measurement and regulation of gas flows. — Elster is a global supplier of integrated systems and components such as valves, burners and meters for heating applications and the measurement and regulation of gas flows. Elster also manufactures and supplies electricity and water metering products. 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. 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