# Official Journal C 304/2014

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 579 September 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 304

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 579 September 2014

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 304/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7281 — Lur Berri/PAI Partners/Labeyrie Fine Foods) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 304/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7281 — Lur Berri/PAI Partners/Labeyrie Fine Foods) (
  1
  )

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 304/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2014/C 304/03 | Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 1; OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 5; OJ C 192, 18.8.2007, p. 11; OJ C 271, 14.11.2007, p. 14; OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 31; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 14; OJ C 207, 14.8.2008, p. 12; OJ C 331, 21.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 5; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 15; OJ C 198, 22.8.2009, p. 9; OJ C 239, 6.10.2009, p. 2; OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 15; OJ C 308, 18.12.2009, p. 20; OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 5; OJ C 82, 30.3.2010, p. 26; OJ C 103, 22.4.2010, p. 8; OJ C 108, 7.4.2011, p. 6; OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 5; OJ C 201, 8.7.2011, p. 1; OJ C 216, 22.7.2011, p. 26; OJ C 283, 27.9.2011, p. 7; OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 5; OJ C 214, 20.7.2012, p. 7; OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 4; OJ C 51, 22.2.2013, p. 6; OJ C 75, 14.3.2013, p. 8; OJ C 77, 15.3.2014, p. 4; OJ C 118, 17.4.2014, p. 9; OJ C 200, 28.6.2014, p. 59) | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 304/02

Euro exchange rates

2

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2014/C 304/03

Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 1; OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 5; OJ C 192, 18.8.2007, p. 11; OJ C 271, 14.11.2007, p. 14; OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 31; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 14; OJ C 207, 14.8.2008, p. 12; OJ C 331, 21.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 5; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 15; OJ C 198, 22.8.2009, p. 9; OJ C 239, 6.10.2009, p. 2; OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 15; OJ C 308, 18.12.2009, p. 20; OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 5; OJ C 82, 30.3.2010, p. 26; OJ C 103, 22.4.2010, p. 8; OJ C 108, 7.4.2011, p. 6; OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 5; OJ C 201, 8.7.2011, p. 1; OJ C 216, 22.7.2011, p. 26; OJ C 283, 27.9.2011, p. 7; OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 5; OJ C 214, 20.7.2012, p. 7; OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 4; OJ C 51, 22.2.2013, p. 6; OJ C 75, 14.3.2013, p. 8; OJ C 77, 15.3.2014, p. 4; OJ C 118, 17.4.2014, p. 9; OJ C 200, 28.6.2014, p. 59)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 304/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7344 — Warburg Pincus/Banco Santander/Coffer) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2014/C 304/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7384 — Helvetia/Nationale Suisse) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2014/C 304/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7344 — Warburg Pincus/Banco Santander/Coffer) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

5

2014/C 304/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7384 — Helvetia/Nationale Suisse) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 9.9.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 304/1 |
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9.9.2014

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 304/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7281 — Lur Berri/PAI Partners/Labeyrie Fine Foods)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 304/01

On 8 July 2014, 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 French 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, |
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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 32014M7281. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32014M7281. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 9.9.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 304/2 |
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9.9.2014

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 304/2

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Euro exchange rates (1)

8 September 2014

2014/C 304/02

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2947 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 136,32 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4456 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,80235 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1732 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2069 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1540 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,637 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 313,85 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1770 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4095 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,8032 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,3870 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4119 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,0342 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5590 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6248 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 328,16 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,9193 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,9517 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6250 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 180,23 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,1116 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 56,428 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 48,0850 |
| THB | Thai baht | 41,460 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,9041 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,9120 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 78,0040 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2947

JPY

Japanese yen

136,32

DKK

Danish krone

7,4456

GBP

Pound sterling

0,80235

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1732

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2069

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1540

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,637

HUF

Hungarian forint

313,85

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1770

RON

Romanian leu

4,4095

TRY

Turkish lira

2,8032

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3870

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4119

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,0342

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5590

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6248

KRW

South Korean won

1 328,16

ZAR

South African rand

13,9193

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,9517

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6250

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 180,23

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,1116

PHP

Philippine peso

56,428

RUB

Russian rouble

48,0850

THB

Thai baht

41,460

BRL

Brazilian real

2,9041

MXN

Mexican peso

16,9120

INR

Indian rupee

78,0040

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 9.9.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 304/3 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 1; OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 5; OJ C 192, 18.8.2007, p. 11; OJ C 271, 14.11.2007, p. 14; OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 31; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 14; OJ C 207, 14.8.2008, p. 12; OJ C 331, 21.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 5; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 15; OJ C 198, 22.8.2009, p. 9; OJ C 239, 6.10.2009, p. 2; OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 15; OJ C 308, 18.12.2009, p. 20; OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 5; OJ C 82, 30.3.2010, p. 26; OJ C 103, 22.4.2010, p. 8; OJ C 108, 7.4.2011, p. 6; OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 5; OJ C 201, 8.7.2011, p. 1; OJ C 216, 22.7.2011, p. 26; OJ C 283, 27.9.2011, p. 7; OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 5; OJ C 214, 20.7.2012, p. 7; OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 4; OJ C 51, 22.2.2013, p. 6; OJ C 75, 14.3.2013, p. 8; OJ C 77, 15.3.2014, p. 4; OJ C 118, 17.4.2014, p. 9; OJ C 200, 28.6.2014, p. 59)

2014/C 304/03

The publication of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 34 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to publication in the Official Journal, a monthly update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Home Affairs.

LATVIA

Replacement of the list published in OJ C 298, 4.10.2012.

1.   Residence permits covered by point (a) of point 15 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006:

| — | Uzturēšanās atļauja
  Residence permit in the form of a sticker, issued up to 31 March 2012. |
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Uzturēšanās atļauja

Residence permit in the form of a sticker, issued up to 31 March 2012.

| — | Uzturēšanās atļauja
  Residence permit in the form of an e-ID card, issued from 1 April 2012 onward. This type of permit is issued to the following categories of persons:






  — | citizens of third countries entitled under Directive 2004/38/EC, with the indication ‘Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen’ or ‘Permanent residence card of a family member of a Union citizen’, |
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Uzturēšanās atļauja

Residence permit in the form of an e-ID card, issued from 1 April 2012 onward. This type of permit is issued to the following categories of persons:

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citizens of third countries entitled under Directive 2004/38/EC, with the indication ‘Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen’ or ‘Permanent residence card of a family member of a Union citizen’,

| — | citizens of third countries without entitlement under Directive 2004/38/EC. |
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citizens of third countries without entitlement under Directive 2004/38/EC.

| — | Savienības pilsoņa ģimenes locekļa uzturēšanās atļauja
  Residence permit for a member of the family of a Union citizen. This is a temporary residence permit for a family member of an EU/EEA/CH national who is a third-country national; A5 format form with incorporated security features; issued up to 31 March 2012. |
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Savienības pilsoņa ģimenes locekļa uzturēšanās atļauja

Residence permit for a member of the family of a Union citizen. This is a temporary residence permit for a family member of an EU/EEA/CH national who is a third-country national; A5 format form with incorporated security features; issued up to 31 March 2012.

| — | Savienības pilsoņa ģimenes locekļa pastāvīgās uzturēšanās atļauja
  Permanent residence permit for a member of the family of a Union citizen. This is a permanent residence permit for a family member of an EU/EEA/CH national who is a third-country national; A5 format with incorporated security features; issued up to 31 March 2012. |
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Savienības pilsoņa ģimenes locekļa pastāvīgās uzturēšanās atļauja

Permanent residence permit for a member of the family of a Union citizen. This is a permanent residence permit for a family member of an EU/EEA/CH national who is a third-country national; A5 format with incorporated security features; issued up to 31 March 2012.

2.   Residence permits covered by point (b) of point 15 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006:

| — | Latvijas Republikas nepilsoņa pase
  Latvian alien’s passport, violet in colour. These passports are issued to non-citizens of Latvia, and under the Latvian legislation authorise residence in and re-entry into Latvia. The status of a non-citizen is equivalent to the status of a holder of a Latvian permanent residence permit. The holder of an alien’s passport does not need a residence permit to reside in Latvia and to re-enter it following travel abroad. |
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Latvijas Republikas nepilsoņa pase

Latvian alien’s passport, violet in colour. These passports are issued to non-citizens of Latvia, and under the Latvian legislation authorise residence in and re-entry into Latvia. The status of a non-citizen is equivalent to the status of a holder of a Latvian permanent residence permit. The holder of an alien’s passport does not need a residence permit to reside in Latvia and to re-enter it following travel abroad.

| — | Latvian alien’s identity card, in the form of an e-ID card. These cards are issued to non-citizens of Latvia, and under the Latvian legislation authorise residence in and re-entry into Latvia. The status of a non-citizen is equivalent to the status of a holder of a Latvian permanent residence permit. The holder of an alien’s identity card does not need a residence permit to reside in Latvia and to re-enter it following travel abroad. |
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Latvian alien’s identity card, in the form of an e-ID card. These cards are issued to non-citizens of Latvia, and under the Latvian legislation authorise residence in and re-entry into Latvia. The status of a non-citizen is equivalent to the status of a holder of a Latvian permanent residence permit. The holder of an alien’s identity card does not need a residence permit to reside in Latvia and to re-enter it following travel abroad.

| — | Bezvalstnieka ceļošanas dokuments
  Stateless person travel document, brown in colour. These documents are issued to persons that Latvia has recognised as stateless; under the Latvian legislation they authorise residence in and re-entry into Latvia. The holder of a stateless person travel document does not need a residence permit to reside in Latvia and to re-enter it following travel abroad. |
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Bezvalstnieka ceļošanas dokuments

Stateless person travel document, brown in colour. These documents are issued to persons that Latvia has recognised as stateless; under the Latvian legislation they authorise residence in and re-entry into Latvia. The holder of a stateless person travel document does not need a residence permit to reside in Latvia and to re-enter it following travel abroad.

| — | Bēgļa ceļošanas dokuments
  Refugee travel document, blue in colour. These documents are issued to persons that Latvia has recognised as refugees; under the Latvian legislation they authorise residence in and re-entry into Latvia. The holder of a refugee travel document does not need a residence permit to reside in Latvia and to re-enter it following travel abroad. |
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Bēgļa ceļošanas dokuments

Refugee travel document, blue in colour. These documents are issued to persons that Latvia has recognised as refugees; under the Latvian legislation they authorise residence in and re-entry into Latvia. The holder of a refugee travel document does not need a residence permit to reside in Latvia and to re-enter it following travel abroad.

| — | Ceļošanas dokuments (alternatīvais statuss)
  Travel document for a person granted subsidiary protection status, blue in colour. These documents are issued to persons to whom Latvia has granted subsidiary protection status and who cannot obtain a travel document issued by their country of previous abode; under the Latvian legislation these documents authorise residence in and re-entry into Latvia. The holder of a travel document for a person granted subsidiary protection status does not need a residence permit to reside in Latvia and to re-enter it following travel abroad. |
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Ceļošanas dokuments (alternatīvais statuss)

Travel document for a person granted subsidiary protection status, blue in colour. These documents are issued to persons to whom Latvia has granted subsidiary protection status and who cannot obtain a travel document issued by their country of previous abode; under the Latvian legislation these documents authorise residence in and re-entry into Latvia. The holder of a travel document for a person granted subsidiary protection status does not need a residence permit to reside in Latvia and to re-enter it following travel abroad.

| — | Ceļotāju saraksts izglītības iestādes ekskursijām Eiropas Savienībā
  List of travellers for school trips within the European Union. |
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Ceļotāju saraksts izglītības iestādes ekskursijām Eiropas Savienībā

List of travellers for school trips within the European Union.

Identity cards issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (see Annex 20)

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 9.9.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 304/5 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7344 — Warburg Pincus/Banco Santander/Coffer)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 304/04

| 1. | On 1 September 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which affiliates of Warburg Pincus LLC (‘Warburg Pincus’, USA) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Santander Banco de Emisiones, S.A. (to be renamed Santander Securities Services, S.A., Spain) and, indirectly, in certain subsidiaries in Spain, Brazil and Mexico (collectively, ‘Coffer’), by way of purchase of shares. Coffer is currently solely controlled by Banco Santander S.A. (‘Santander’, Spain). |
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On 1 September 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which affiliates of Warburg Pincus LLC (‘Warburg Pincus’, USA) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Santander Banco de Emisiones, S.A. (to be renamed Santander Securities Services, S.A., Spain) and, indirectly, in certain subsidiaries in Spain, Brazil and Mexico (collectively, ‘Coffer’), by way of purchase of shares. Coffer is currently solely controlled by Banco Santander S.A. (‘Santander’, Spain).

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   Warburg Pincus: private equity firm active globally in a variety of sectors, including consumer, industrial and services (CIS), energy, financial services, healthcare, and technology, media and telecommunications (TMT),
  —   Santander: is the parent company of an international group of banking and financial companies operating in Europe, the United States and Latin America. It is active in retail banking, asset management, corporate and investment banking, treasury and insurance,
  —   Coffer: is a provider of custody and fund administration services in Spain, Brazil and Mexico. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   Warburg Pincus: private equity firm active globally in a variety of sectors, including consumer, industrial and services (CIS), energy, financial services, healthcare, and technology, media and telecommunications (TMT),

—   Santander: is the parent company of an international group of banking and financial companies operating in Europe, the United States and Latin America. It is active in retail banking, asset management, corporate and investment banking, treasury and insurance,

—   Coffer: is a provider of custody and fund administration services in Spain, Brazil and Mexico.

| 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. |
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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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7344 — Warburg Pincus/Banco Santander/Coffer, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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 COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7344 — Warburg Pincus/Banco Santander/Coffer, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7384 — Helvetia/Nationale Suisse)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 304/05

| 1. | On 2 September 2014, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Helvetia AG (‘Helvetia’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Schweizerische National-Versicherung-Gesellschaft AG (‘Nationale Suisse’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 2 September 2014, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Helvetia AG (‘Helvetia’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Schweizerische National-Versicherung-Gesellschaft AG (‘Nationale Suisse’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Helvetia is a public limited company active in the field of life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance; Helvetia is the holding company and main company of the Helvetia Group, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Helvetia is a public limited company active in the field of life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance; Helvetia is the holding company and main company of the Helvetia Group,

| — | Nationale Suisse is a public limited company active in the field of life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance; Nationale Suisse is the main company of the Nationale Suisse Group. |
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Nationale Suisse is a public limited company active in the field of life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance; Nationale Suisse is the main company of the Nationale Suisse Group.

| 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 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. |
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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 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 to it their possible observations on the proposed operation.
  Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7384 — Helvetia/Nationale Suisse by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail (COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu) or by post to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their possible observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7384 — Helvetia/Nationale Suisse by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail (COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu) or by post to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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