# Official Journal C 198/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6022 June 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 198

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6022 June 2017

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 198/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7881 — AB Inbev/Sabmiller) (
  1
  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 198/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7881 — AB Inbev/Sabmiller) (
  1
  )

1

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 198/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2017/C 198/03 | Special Report No 9/2017 — EU support to fight human trafficking in South/South-East Asia | 3 |
| | NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA |
| | EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| 2017/C 198/04 | State aid — Decision to raise no objections | 4 |
| 2017/C 198/05 | No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 198/02

Euro exchange rates

2

Court of Auditors

2017/C 198/03

Special Report No 9/2017 — EU support to fight human trafficking in South/South-East Asia

3

NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

2017/C 198/04

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

4

2017/C 198/05

No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement

5

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | COURT PROCEEDINGS |
| | EFTA Court |
| 2017/C 198/06 | Judgment of the Court of 1 March 2017 in Case E-10/16 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2014/68/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment) | 6 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 198/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8535 — Itochu/Toppan Printing/Thung Hua Sinn/TPN Food Packaging) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 7 |
| 2017/C 198/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8487 — Lone Star/Nani Holdings/Novo Banco) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 8 |
| 2017/C 198/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8251 — Bite/Tele2/Telia Lietuva/JV) (
  1
  ) | 9 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 198/10 | Closure of multiple complaint case CHAP (2014) 1984 | 10 |

V   Announcements

COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA Court

2017/C 198/06

Judgment of the Court of 1 March 2017 in Case E-10/16 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2014/68/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment)

(Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2014/68/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment)

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2017/C 198/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8535 — Itochu/Toppan Printing/Thung Hua Sinn/TPN Food Packaging) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

7

2017/C 198/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8487 — Lone Star/Nani Holdings/Novo Banco) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

8

2017/C 198/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8251 — Bite/Tele2/Telia Lietuva/JV) (
  1
  )

1

9

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2017/C 198/10

Closure of multiple complaint case CHAP (2014) 1984

10

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7881 — AB Inbev/Sabmiller)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 198/01)

On 24 May 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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, |
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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 32016M7881. EUR-Lex is the online access to 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 32016M7881. EUR-Lex is the online access to 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

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Euro exchange rates (1)

21 June 2017

(2017/C 198/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1147 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 124,21 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4403 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87810 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,7808 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0857 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5158 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,266 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,13 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2368 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5900 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,9311 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4738 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4803 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,6954 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5402 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5487 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 273,11 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,5255 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,6091 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4165 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 833,90 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7793 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 56,053 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 66,2425 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,900 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,7028 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,2564 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 71,9005 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1147

JPY

Japanese yen

124,21

DKK

Danish krone

7,4403

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87810

SEK

Swedish krona

9,7808

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0857

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5158

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,266

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,13

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2368

RON

Romanian leu

4,5900

TRY

Turkish lira

3,9311

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4738

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4803

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6954

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5402

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5487

KRW

South Korean won

1 273,11

ZAR

South African rand

14,5255

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,6091

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4165

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 833,90

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7793

PHP

Philippine peso

56,053

RUB

Russian rouble

66,2425

THB

Thai baht

37,900

BRL

Brazilian real

3,7028

MXN

Mexican peso

20,2564

INR

Indian rupee

71,9005

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

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Court of Auditors

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Special Report No 9/2017

‘EU support to fight human trafficking in South/South-East Asia’

(2017/C 198/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 9/2017 ‘EU support to fight human trafficking in South/South-East Asia’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu

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NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

(2017/C 198/04)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 16 March 2017 |
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| Case No | : | 80135 |
| Decision No | : | 045/17/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Norway |
| Region | : | Norway |
| Title (and/or name of the potential beneficiaries) | : | Yara AS, Norcem AS, Klemetsrudanlegget AS and Statoil ASA |
| Legal basis | : | Norwegian State budget |
| Type of measure | : | Individual aid measures |
| Objective | : | Enviromental |
| Form of aid | : | Grant |
| Budget | : | 360 000 000 NOK |
| Intensity | : | Up to 100 % |
| Duration | : | 2017 |
| Economic sectors | : | Various |
| Name and address of the granting authority | : | Gassnova SF |
| Dokkvegen 10, Porsgrunn Næringspark |
| NO-3920 Porsgrunn |
| NORWAY |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

16 March 2017

Case No

:

80135

Decision No

:

045/17/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Region

:

Norway

Title (and/or name of the potential beneficiaries)

:

Yara AS, Norcem AS, Klemetsrudanlegget AS and Statoil ASA

Legal basis

:

Norwegian State budget

Type of measure

:

Individual aid measures

Objective

:

Enviromental

Form of aid

:

Grant

Budget

:

360 000 000 NOK

Intensity

:

Up to 100 %

Duration

:

2017

Economic sectors

:

Various

Name and address of the granting authority

:

Gassnova SF

Dokkvegen 10, Porsgrunn Næringspark

NO-3920 Porsgrunn

NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/

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No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement

(2017/C 198/05)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 29 March 2017 |
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| Case No | : | 79248 |
| Decision No | : | 064/17/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Norway |
| Region | : |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | : |
| Legal basis | : | Decision of the Norwegian Parliament of 14 December 2015 and Section 3-22 of Regulation No 1451 from 11 December 2001 on excise duties |
| Type of measure | : |
| Objective | : |
| Form of aid | : | No aid |
| Budget | : |
| Intensity | : |
| Duration | : |
| Economic sectors | : |
| Name and address of the granting authority | : |
| Other information | : |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

29 March 2017

Case No

:

79248

Decision No

:

064/17/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Region

:

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

:

Legal basis

:

Decision of the Norwegian Parliament of 14 December 2015 and Section 3-22 of Regulation No 1451 from 11 December 2001 on excise duties

Type of measure

:

Objective

:

Form of aid

:

No aid

Budget

:

Intensity

:

Duration

:

Economic sectors

:

Name and address of the granting authority

:

Other information

:

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/

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V Announcements

COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA Court

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 1 March 2017

in Case E-10/16

EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland

(Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2014/68/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment)

(2017/C 198/06)

In Case E-10/16, EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland — APPLICATION for a declaration that Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act referred to at point 6a and at point 6e of Chapter VIII of Annex II to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment) as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, and under Article 7 of the Agreement, by failing to adopt the measures necessary to implement Article 13 of the Act within the time prescribed or, in any event, by failing to inform the EFTA Surveillance Authority thereof, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President, Per Christiansen (Judge-Rapporteur) and Páll Hreinsson, Judges, gave judgment on 1 March 2017, the operative part of which is as follows:

The Court hereby:

| 1. | Declares that Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act referred to at point 6a and at point 6e of Chapter VIII of Annex II to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment) as adapted to the Agreement under its Protocol 1, and under Article 7 of the Agreement, by failing to adopt the measures necessary to implement Article 13 of the Act within the time prescribed. |
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Declares that Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act referred to at point 6a and at point 6e of Chapter VIII of Annex II to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment) as adapted to the Agreement under its Protocol 1, and under Article 7 of the Agreement, by failing to adopt the measures necessary to implement Article 13 of the Act within the time prescribed.

| 2. | Orders Iceland to bear the costs of the proceedings. |
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Orders Iceland to bear the costs of the proceedings.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8535 — Itochu/Toppan Printing/Thung Hua Sinn/TPN Food Packaging)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 198/07)

| 1. | On 12 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Toppan Printing Co., Ltd (‘Toppan Printing’, Japan), Itochu Corporation (‘Itochu’, Japan) and Thung Hua Sinn Enterprises Co., part of the Thung Hua Sinn group (‘THS’, Thailand) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking TPN Food Packaging Co., Ltd (‘TPN’, Thailand), by way of a purchase of shares. TPN is currently controlled by THS. |
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On 12 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Toppan Printing Co., Ltd (‘Toppan Printing’, Japan), Itochu Corporation (‘Itochu’, Japan) and Thung Hua Sinn Enterprises Co., part of the Thung Hua Sinn group (‘THS’, Thailand) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking TPN Food Packaging Co., Ltd (‘TPN’, Thailand), by way of a purchase of shares. TPN is currently controlled by THS.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Toppan Printing: development of printing technology,
  —   for Itochu Corporation: trading of various products including textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, information and communications, technology, realty, insurance, logistics services, construction and finance,
  —   for THS: print and packaging manufacturing,
  —   for TPN: currently inactive, following the transaction its activity will be the manufacturing and sale of flexible packaging. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Toppan Printing: development of printing technology,

—   for Itochu Corporation: trading of various products including textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, information and communications, technology, realty, insurance, logistics services, construction and finance,

—   for THS: print and packaging manufacturing,

—   for TPN: currently inactive, following the transaction its activity will be the manufacturing and sale of flexible packaging.

| 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. |
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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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8535 — Itochu/Toppan Printing/Thung Hua Sinn/TPN Food Packaging, 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 M.8535 — Itochu/Toppan Printing/Thung Hua Sinn/TPN Food Packaging, 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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8487 — Lone Star/Nani Holdings/Novo Banco)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 198/08)

| 1. | On 12 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the Lone Star Funds L.P. (‘Lone Star’, United States) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of the whole of Novo Banco, S.A. (‘Novo Banco’, Portugal) via Nani Holdings, SGPS, S.A. (‘Nani Holdings’ Portugal), by way of a purchase of shares. Novo Banco is currently controlled by the Portuguese Resolution Fund. |
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1.

On 12 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the Lone Star Funds L.P. (‘Lone Star’, United States) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of the whole of Novo Banco, S.A. (‘Novo Banco’, Portugal) via Nani Holdings, SGPS, S.A. (‘Nani Holdings’ Portugal), by way of a purchase of shares. Novo Banco is currently controlled by the Portuguese Resolution Fund.

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






  — | Novo Banco was created as a new legal entity and ‘Bridge Bank’ on 3 August 2014, pursuant to a decision adopted by Banco de Portugal, and to which selected assets and liabilities of Banco Espírito Santo (‘BES’, a Portuguese universal bank) were transferred on the basis of the same resolution measure, which was approved by the Commission’s 2014 State Aid Decision (SA.39250). Novo Banco remains a universal bank, with five main business segments: (i) domestic commercial banking; (ii) asset management; (iii) life insurance; (iv) financial markets and (v) international commercial banking. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Novo Banco was created as a new legal entity and ‘Bridge Bank’ on 3 August 2014, pursuant to a decision adopted by Banco de Portugal, and to which selected assets and liabilities of Banco Espírito Santo (‘BES’, a Portuguese universal bank) were transferred on the basis of the same resolution measure, which was approved by the Commission’s 2014 State Aid Decision (SA.39250). Novo Banco remains a universal bank, with five main business segments: (i) domestic commercial banking; (ii) asset management; (iii) life insurance; (iv) financial markets and (v) international commercial banking.

| — | Nani Holdings is a 100 % subsidiary of LSF Nani Investments S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg), which is indirectly owned by various Lone Star Funds. |
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Nani Holdings is a 100 % subsidiary of LSF Nani Investments S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg), which is indirectly owned by various Lone Star Funds.

| — | Lone Star is a private equity firm that invests globally in real estate, equity, credit and other financial assets. Since the establishment of its first fund in 1995, Lone Star has organised 17 private equity funds (the ‘Lone Star Funds’). |
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Lone Star is a private equity firm that invests globally in real estate, equity, credit and other financial assets. Since the establishment of its first fund in 1995, Lone Star has organised 17 private equity funds (the ‘Lone Star Funds’).

| 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. |
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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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8487 — Lone Star/Nani Holdings/Novo Banco, 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 M.8487 — Lone Star/Nani Holdings/Novo Banco, 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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8251 — Bite/Tele2/Telia Lietuva/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 198/09)

| 1. | On 15 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings UAB Bité Lietuva, controlled by Providence Equity, UAB Tele2, belonging to the Tele2 group and Telia Lietuva AB, belonging to the Telia Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created full-function joint venture company by way of a purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 15 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings UAB Bité Lietuva, controlled by Providence Equity, UAB Tele2, belonging to the Tele2 group and Telia Lietuva AB, belonging to the Telia Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created full-function joint venture company by way of a purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for UAB Bite Lietuva: provision of wholesale and retail mobile telecommunications services and retail sales of mobile handsets, tablets and their accessories in Lithuania,
  —   for UAB Tele2: provision of wholesale and retail mobile telecommunications services and retail sales of mobile handsets, tablets and their accessories in Lithuania,
  —   for Telia Lietuva AB: provision of wholesale and retail mobile and fixed electronic communications services in Lithuania, and
  —   for the JV: provision of mobile payment services to businesses and consumers in Lithuania. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for UAB Bite Lietuva: provision of wholesale and retail mobile telecommunications services and retail sales of mobile handsets, tablets and their accessories in Lithuania,

—   for UAB Tele2: provision of wholesale and retail mobile telecommunications services and retail sales of mobile handsets, tablets and their accessories in Lithuania,

—   for Telia Lietuva AB: provision of wholesale and retail mobile and fixed electronic communications services in Lithuania, and

—   for the JV: provision of mobile payment services to businesses and consumers in Lithuania.

| 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. |
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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.

| 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 M.8251 — Bite/Tele2/Telia Lietuva/JV, 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 M.8251 — Bite/Tele2/Telia Lietuva/JV, 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’).

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| 22.6.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 198/10 |
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22.6.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 198/10

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Closure of multiple complaint case CHAP (2014) 1984

(2017/C 198/10)

A notice of pre-closure of multiple complaint CHAP (2014) 1984, regarding the project to obtain 3D seismic data in the waters of the Gulf of Valencia with a view to prospecting for possible hydrocarbon reserves, was published in the
  Official Journal of the European Union C 94, 25 March 2017, p. 16. That notice informed of the fact that, after assessment of the available information, the Commission’s services had concluded that the abovementioned case should be closed. However, the complainants were invited to send to the Commission, within the four weeks that followed the publication of the notice, any new information that might demonstrate the (continued) existence of an infringement of European Union law. The notice also stated that the Commission would close the case, once this deadline had passed.

Given that the European Commission has not received any new information from the complainants within the indicated time period from the publication of the pre-closure notice and for the reasons explained therein, the Commission hereby confirms that the multiple complaint case CHAP (2014) 1984 is closed on the date of publication of this notice.

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