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Official Journal C 266 of the European Union Volume 64 English edition Information and Notices 6 July 2021 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2021/C 266/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10312 — Astorg Asset Management/Solina) (1) . 1 2021/C 266/02 Initiation of proceedings (Case M.9637 - IAG/AIR EUROPA) (1) . 2 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2021/C 266/03 Euro exchange rates — 5 July 2021 . 3 Court of Auditors 2021/C 266/04 Special report No 16/2021 – Common Agricultural Policy and climate: Half of EU climate spending but farm emissions are not decreasing . 4 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance. V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2021/C 266/05 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10243 — HanseWerk/EDF/IPP/EARH/Hypion JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) . 5 2021/C 266/06 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10235 – CVC/MeGa Grundbesitz) (1) . 7 2021/C 266/07 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10351 — BDT Capital Partners/Culligan Group) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) . 8 2021/C 266/08 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10324 — Bain Capital/Valeo) (1) . 10 2021/C 266/09 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10354 — Macquarie/Beauparc Utilities) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) . 11 2021/C 266/10 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10313 — CVC/CDPQ/WAVS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) . 13 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2021/C 266/11 Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector, as referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 . 15 2021/C 266/12 Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector as referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 . 21 (1) Text with EEA relevance. 6.7.2021 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 266/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10312 — Astorg Asset Management/Solina) (Text with EEA relevance) (2021/C 266/01) On 28 June 2021, 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 32021M10312. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 266/2 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 6.7.2021 Initiation of proceedings (Case M.9637 - IAG/AIR EUROPA) (Text with EEA relevance) (2021/C 266/02) On 29 June 2021, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission. In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 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 No. M.9637 - IAG / AIR EUROPA, 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’). 6.7.2021 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 266/3 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 5 July 2021 (2021/C 266/03) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,1866 CAD Canadian dollar 1,4669 JPY Japanese yen 131,58 HKD Hong Kong dollar 9,2182 DKK Danish krone 7,4360 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6901 GBP Pound sterling 0,85665 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5960 KRW South Korean won 1 341,22 SEK Swedish krona 10,1435 ZAR South African rand 16,8813 CHF Swiss franc 1,0935 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,6677 ISK Iceland króna 147,10 HRK Croatian kuna 7,4885 NOK Norwegian krone 10,1778 IDR Indonesian rupiah 17 176,31 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,9315 CZK Czech koruna 25,586 PHP Philippine peso 58,491 HUF Hungarian forint 351,53 RUB Russian rouble 87,0600 PLN Polish zloty 4,5059 THB Thai baht 38,114 RON Romanian leu 4,9261 BRL Brazilian real 6,0069 TRY Turkish lira 10,2889 MXN Mexican peso 23,5266 AUD Australian dollar 1,5760 INR Indian rupee 88,1605 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. C 266/4 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 6.7.2021 COURT OF AUDITORS Special report No 16/2021 Common Agricultural Policy and climate: Half of EU climate spending but farm emissions are not decreasing (2021/C 266/04) The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that special report No 16/2021 ‘Common Agricultural Policy and climate: Half of EU climate spending but farm emissions are not decreasing’ has just been published. The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu 6.7.2021 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 266/5 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10243 — HanseWerk/EDF/IPP/EARH/Hypion JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2021/C 266/05) 1. On 23 June 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: — HanseWerk AG (‘HAW’, Germany), controlled by E.ON SE (Germany), — EDF Deutschland GmbH (Germany), a subsidiary of EDF S.A. (‘EDF’, France), — IPP Projects GmbH (‘IPP’, Germany), a subsidiary of Possel & Koselowske Holding GmbH (Germany), part of the IPP Group (Germany), — Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide AöR (‘EARH’, Germany), — Hypion GmbH (‘Hypion’, Germany). HAW, EDF, IPP and EARH acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Hypion. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for HAW: operates energy grids which supply electricity, gas or heat and offers energy solutions with a focus on grid operation and decentralised energy generation in Northern Germany, — for EDF: electricity production, wholesale, trading and supply, as well as being active in the gas and energy services markets, the construction, operation, and maintenance of electrical plants and power networks, and provision of waste recycling and energy services, — for IPP: part of a Group that is active in the areas of planning, consulting, design, assessment, construction management and project coordination for all areas of environmental protection in construction and process engineering, — for EARH: an institution under German public law founded by the city of Heide and eleven other municipalities near Heide, Northern Germany that develops and implements concepts aimed at developing housing, economy and trade (including the creation of jobs in the renewable energy sector), retail, public transport, schooling, social infrastructure, landscape and recreation, (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’). C 266/6 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 6.7.2021 — for Hypion: developing and selling projects in the field of green hydrogen and other industrial gases produced from green hydrogen in the North of Germany. 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.10243 — HanseWerk/EDF/IPP/EARH/Hypion JV Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post.