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Official Journal C 330 of the European Union Volume 59 English edition Information and Notices 8 September 2016 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2016/C 330/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8163 — AC/EYSA/JV) (1) ................................. 1 2016/C 330/02 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8127 — Volvo Car Corporation/Volverk/ Volvofinans Bank) (1) ............................................................................................................. 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2016/C 330/03 Euro exchange rates .............................................................................................................. 2 Court of Auditors 2016/C 330/04 Special Report No 20/2016 — ‘Strengthening administrative capacity in Montenegro: progress but better results needed in many key areas’ ................................................................................... 3 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2016/C 330/05 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8099 — Nissan/Mitsubishi) (1) ................................... 4 2016/C 330/06 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8131 — Tele2 Sverige/TDC Sverige) (1) ........................ 5 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2016/C 330/07 Publication of an 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 6 (1) Text with EEA relevance 8.9.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 330/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8163 — AC/EYSA/JV) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 330/01) On 1 September 2016, 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 32016M8163. 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.8127 — Volvo Car Corporation/Volverk/Volvofinans Bank) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 330/02) On 29 July 2016, 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 the 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 32016M8127. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 330/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 8.9.2016 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 7 September 2016 (2016/C 330/03) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,1237 CAD Canadian dollar 1,4444 JPY Japanese yen 114,23 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,7145 DKK Danish krone 7,4441 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,5054 GBP Pound sterling 0,83968 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5125 SEK Swedish krona 9,5063 KRW South Korean won 1 224,94 ZAR South African rand 15,7627 CHF Swiss franc 1,0891 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,4876 ISK Iceland króna HRK Croatian kuna 7,4865 NOK Norwegian krone 9,1943 IDR Indonesian rupiah 14 675,52 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,5594 CZK Czech koruna 27,021 PHP Philippine peso 52,477 HUF Hungarian forint 308,65 RUB Russian rouble 72,4813 PLN Polish zloty 4,3186 THB Thai baht 38,914 RON Romanian leu 4,4525 BRL Brazilian real 3,5944 TRY Turkish lira 3,2939 MXN Mexican peso 20,6223 AUD Australian dollar 1,4637 INR Indian rupee 74,5655 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 8.9.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 330/3 COURT OF AUDITORS Special Report No 20/2016 ‘Strengthening administrative capacity in Montenegro: progress but better results needed in many key areas’ (2016/C 330/04) The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 20/2016 ‘Strengthening administrative capacity in Montenegro: progress but better results needed in many key areas’ has just been published. The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu C 330/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 8.9.2016 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8099 — Nissan/Mitsubishi) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 330/05) 1. On 31 August 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Nissan Motor Co., Ltd (‘Nissan’, Japan), controlled by Renault (France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (‘MMC’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Nissan is a Japanese multinational stock corporation headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, which manufactures and sells automobiles. Nissan is an affiliate of Renault, a French multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, — MMC is a Japanese multinational stock corporation headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, which manufactures and sells automobiles. 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 email to [email protected] or by post, under reference M.8099 — Nissan/Mitsubishi, 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’). 8.9.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 330/5 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8131 — Tele2 Sverige/TDC Sverige) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 330/06) 1. On 2 September 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Tele2 Sverige AB (‘Tele2’, Sweden), controlled by Kinnevik (Sweden), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of TDC Sverige AB (‘TDC Sverige’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Tele2 is a Swedish telecommunications provider which offers mobile (voice and data) services, fixed internet, fixed telephony, data communication services, PBXs and related services to residential, business and public sector customers, — Kinnevik is a Swedish investment company with equity interests in the sectors of telecommunications, e-commerce, entertainment and financial services, — TDC Sverige is a Swedish telecommunications provider which offers mobile (voice and data) services, fixed internet, fixed telephony, data communication services, PBXs and related services, IT services, data centre solutions, and consultancy services to business customers. 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 email to [email protected] or by post, under reference number M.8131 — Tele2 Sverige/TDC Sverige, 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’). C 330/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 8.9.2016 OTHER ACTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION Publication of an 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 (2016/C 330/07) This publication confers the right to oppose the application pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). SINGLE DOCUMENT ‘BRILLAT-SAVARIN’ EU No: PGI-FR-02102 — 23.12.2015 PDO ( ) PGI ( X ) 1.