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C381 Official Journal Official Journal C 381 of the European Union Volume 63 English edition Information and Notices 12 November 2020 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2020/C 381/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9954 — Sumitomo/AAR/JV) (1) . 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2020/C 381/02 Euro exchange rates — 11 November 2020 . 2 2020/C 381/03 New national side of euro coins intended for circulation . 3 Court of Auditors 2020/C 381/04 Report on the performance of the EU budget – Status at the end of 2019 . 4 NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES 2020/C 381/05 Value added tax (VAT) Exempt investment gold List of gold coins meeting the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (special scheme for investment gold) Valid for the year 2021 . 5 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance. NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA EFTA Surveillance Authority 2020/C 381/06 State aid – Decision to raise no objections . 24 2020/C 381/07 State aid – Decision to raise no objections . 25 2020/C 381/08 State aid – Decision to raise no objections . 26 2020/C 381/09 State aid – Decision to raise no objections . 27 2020/C 381/10 State aid – Decision to raise no objections . 28 2020/C 381/11 State aid – Decision to raise no objections . 29 2020/C 381/12 State aid – Decision to raise no objections . 30 V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2020/C 381/13 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9907 – Exclusive Networks/Veracomp Business) Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) . 31 2020/C 381/14 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M. 10007 — Telefónica/Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria/ Movistar Money Colombia JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) . 33 2020/C 381/15 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10013 — Vestas/MHI Vestas JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) . 34 (1) Text with EEA relevance. 12.11.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 381/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9954 — Sumitomo/AAR/JV) (Text with EEA relevance) (2020/C 381/01) On 30 October 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 32020M9954. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 381/2 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.11.2020 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 11 November 2020 (2020/C 381/02) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,1766 CAD Canadian dollar 1,5364 JPY Japanese yen 124,07 HKD Hong Kong dollar 9,1241 DKK Danish krone 7,4432 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,7112 GBP Pound sterling 0,88935 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5878 KRW South Korean won 1 311,14 SEK Swedish krona 10,1748 ZAR South African rand 18,4320 CHF Swiss franc 1,0793 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,7943 ISK Iceland króna 162,90 HRK Croatian kuna 7,5635 NOK Norwegian krone 10,6773 IDR Indonesian rupiah 16 674,19 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,8588 CZK Czech koruna 26,447 PHP Philippine peso 57,052 HUF Hungarian forint 356,02 RUB Russian rouble 90,1050 PLN Polish zloty 4,4873 THB Thai baht 35,686 RON Romanian leu 4,8672 BRL Brazilian real 6,3835 TRY Turkish lira 9,2823 MXN Mexican peso 24,0319 AUD Australian dollar 1,6172 INR Indian rupee 87,5620 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 12.11.2020 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 381/3 New national side of euro coins intended for circulation (2020/C 381/03) National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Luxembourg Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms. Issuing country: Luxembourg Subject of commemoration: The birth of Prince Charles Description of the design: The design depicts at the centre the representation of Prince Charles as well as the effigies of his parents, Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and the Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie. Below these effigies, the text ‘S.A.R. de Prënz Charles’ (His Royal Highness the Prince Charles) is followed by the date of birth ‘10 May 2020’. At the left, the word ‘LËTZEBUERG’ as the designation of the issuing country is depicted vertically. The monogram (letter ‘H’ with a crown) is a representation of the Grand Duke Henri. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. Estimated number of coins to be issued: 500 000 Date of issue: December 2020 (1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002. (2) See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52). C 381/4 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.11.2020 COURT OF AUDITORS Report on the performance of the EU budget – Status at the end of 2019 (2020/C 381/04) The European Court of Auditors will publish its ‘Report on the performance of the EU budget – Status at the end of 2019’, together with the institutions’ replies, on 13 November 2020. The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website on 13 November 2020: https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/annualreport-Performance-2019/annualreport-Performance-2019_EN.pdf The following link to an overview of this report and related documents will become active at the same time: http://www. eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=53900 12.11.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 381/5 NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) EXEMPT INVESTMENT GOLD List of gold coins meeting the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (special scheme for investment gold) Valid for the year 2021 (2020/C 381/05) EXPLANATORY NOTE (a) This list reflects the contributions sent by Member States to the Commission within the deadline set by Article 345 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1). (b) The coins included in this list are considered to fulfil the criteria of Article 344 and therefore will be treated as investment gold in those Member States. As a result, their supply is exempt from VAT for the whole of the 2021 calendar year. (c) The exemption will apply to all issues of the given coin in this list, except to issues of coins with a purity lower than 900 thousandths fine. (d) However, if a coin does not appear in this list, its supply will still be exempt where the coin meets the criteria for the exemption laid down in the VAT Directive. (e) The list is in alphabetical order, by names of countries and denominations of coins. Within the same category of coins, the listing follows the increasing value of the currency. (f) In the list, the denomination of the coins reflects the currency shown on the coins. However, where the currency on the coins is not shown in roman script, where possible, its denomination in the list is shown in parenthesis. COUNTRY OF ISSUE COINS AFGHANISTAN (20 AFGHANI) 10 000 AFGHANI (1/2 AMANI) (1 AMANI) (2 AMANI) (4 GRAMS) (8 GRAMS) 1 TILLA 2 TILLAS ALBANIA 20 LEKE 50 LEKE 100 LEKE 200 LEKE 500 LEKE 10 FRANGA 20 FRANGA 50 FRANGA 100 FRANGA ALDERNEY QUARTER SOVEREIGN HALF SOVEREIGN ONE SOVEREIGN DOUBLE SOVEREIGN FIVE SOVEREIGNS TWENTY SOVEREIGNS 1 POUND 2 POUNDS 5 POUNDS 20 POUNDS (1) OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p.
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