# Official Journal C 287/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6031 August 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 287

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6031 August 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 287/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8524 — Advent International Corporation/Industrial Parts Holding) (
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  ) | 1 |

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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 287/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8524 — Advent International Corporation/Industrial Parts Holding) (
  1
  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 287/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2017/C 287/03 | Commission Decision of 30 August 2017 appointing the members of the group for technical advice on organic production and drawing up the pool list | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 287/02

Euro exchange rates

2

2017/C 287/03

Commission Decision of 30 August 2017 appointing the members of the group for technical advice on organic production and drawing up the pool list

3

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 287/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8394 — Essilor/Luxottica) (
  1
  ) | 6 |
| 2017/C 287/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8591 — VW Credit/Daimler/AutoGravity) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2017/C 287/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8394 — Essilor/Luxottica) (
  1
  )

1

6

2017/C 287/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8591 — VW Credit/Daimler/AutoGravity) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

7

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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.8524 — Advent International Corporation/Industrial Parts Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 287/01)

On 25 August 2017, 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. |
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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 32017M8524. 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 32017M8524. 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)

30 August 2017

(2017/C 287/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1916 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 131,25 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4391 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,92246 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5095 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1422 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,2845 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,045 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 305,68 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2598 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5915 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 4,1235 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5016 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4961 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,3259 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6477 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6167 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 338,36 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,5563 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8559 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4135 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 903,69 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0887 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,040 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 69,8224 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,597 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,7768 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,2869 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 76,2925 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1916

JPY

Japanese yen

131,25

DKK

Danish krone

7,4391

GBP

Pound sterling

0,92246

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5095

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1422

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,2845

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,045

HUF

Hungarian forint

305,68

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2598

RON

Romanian leu

4,5915

TRY

Turkish lira

4,1235

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5016

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4961

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,3259

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6477

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6167

KRW

South Korean won

1 338,36

ZAR

South African rand

15,5563

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8559

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4135

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 903,69

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0887

PHP

Philippine peso

61,040

RUB

Russian rouble

69,8224

THB

Thai baht

39,597

BRL

Brazilian real

3,7768

MXN

Mexican peso

21,2869

INR

Indian rupee

76,2925

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

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| 31.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 287/3 |
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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 August 2017

appointing the members of the group for technical advice on organic production and drawing up the pool list

(2017/C 287/03)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Commission Decision 2009/427/EC of 3 June 2009 establishing the expert group for technical advice on organic production (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | By Decision 2009/427/EC the Commission has set up the expert group for technical advice on organic production (‘the group’). |
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(1)

By Decision 2009/427/EC the Commission has set up the expert group for technical advice on organic production (‘the group’).

| (2) | Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Decision 2009/427/EC the Commission has adopted Decision 2010/C 262/03 (2) appointing the members of the group and drawing up a pool list of candidates for a period of application of that Decision ending on 31 December 2013. The application of that Decision has been extended until 31 December 2016. |
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(2)

Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Decision 2009/427/EC the Commission has adopted Decision 2010/C 262/03 (2) appointing the members of the group and drawing up a pool list of candidates for a period of application of that Decision ending on 31 December 2013. The application of that Decision has been extended until 31 December 2016.

| (3) | By Commission Decision 2017/C 273/03 (3) the mandate of the members of the group provided for in Article 4(5) of Decision 2009/427/EC has been extended to a four-year term. |
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By Commission Decision 2017/C 273/03 (3) the mandate of the members of the group provided for in Article 4(5) of Decision 2009/427/EC has been extended to a four-year term.

| (4) | In line with Article 4(2) of Decision 2009/427/EC and with Commission’s policy on transparency a call for applications for experts was published in the Register of Commission Expert Groups and Other Similar Entities. The dossiers submitted by applicants were evaluated and based on the evaluation a selection was made allowing to draw up a list of permanent members and a list for the pool of experts. |
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In line with Article 4(2) of Decision 2009/427/EC and with Commission’s policy on transparency a call for applications for experts was published in the Register of Commission Expert Groups and Other Similar Entities. The dossiers submitted by applicants were evaluated and based on the evaluation a selection was made allowing to draw up a list of permanent members and a list for the pool of experts.

| (5) | To complete the selection procedure the Commission has to appoint new members of the group for a four-year mandate and to draw up a new pool list of candidates, |
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(5)

To complete the selection procedure the Commission has to appoint new members of the group for a four-year mandate and to draw up a new pool list of candidates,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The names of the permanent members of the expert group for technical advice on organic production are listed in Part A of the Annex.

The names of the members of the pool of candidates are listed in Part B of the Annex.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption and shall apply until 15 July 2021.

Done at Brussels, 30 August 2017.

For the Commission

Phil HOGAN

Member of the Commission

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(1)  OJ L 139, 5.6.2009, p. 29.

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(2)  Commission Decision of 28 September 2010 appointing the members of the group for technical advice on organic production and drawing up the pool list (OJ C 262, 29.9.2010, p. 3).

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(3)  Commission Decision of 16 August 2017 amending Decision 2009/427/EC establishing the expert group for technical advice on organic production (OJ C 273, 18.8.2017, p. 3).

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ANNEX

A.   List in alphabetical order of the experts appointed as permanent members of the group

| — | BAŃKOWSKA Katarzyna Daniela |
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BAŃKOWSKA Katarzyna Daniela

| — | BESTE Andrea |
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BESTE Andrea

| — | BLANCO PENEDO María Isabel |
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BLANCO PENEDO María Isabel

| — | BOURIN Marie |
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BOURIN Marie

| — | CENSKOWSKY Udo |
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CENSKOWSKY Udo

| — | LEMBO Giuseppe |
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LEMBO Giuseppe

| — | MARCHAND Patrice |
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MARCHAND Patrice

| — | MICHELONI Cristina |
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MICHELONI Cristina

| — | MINGUITO Pablo |
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MINGUITO Pablo

| — | OUDSHOORN Frank Willem |
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OUDSHOORN Frank Willem

| — | QUINTANA FERNÁNDEZ Paula |
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QUINTANA FERNÁNDEZ Paula

| — | SOSSIDOU Evangelia |
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SOSSIDOU Evangelia

| — | VOGT-KAUTE Werner |
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VOGT-KAUTE Werner

B.   List in alphabetical order of the experts appointed as members of the pool of candidates

| — | BALL Keith Haywood |
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BALL Keith Haywood

| — | BECQUET Stéphane |
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BECQUET Stéphane

| — | BICKEL Regula |
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BICKEL Regula

| — | BRUNS Silke Esmeralda |
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BRUNS Silke Esmeralda

| — | CANNON Nicola |
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CANNON Nicola

| — | CZUBAK Wawrzyniec Maciej |
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CZUBAK Wawrzyniec Maciej

| — | DAVID Christophe |
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DAVID Christophe

| — | DE CARA GARCÍA Francisco Miguel |
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DE CARA GARCÍA Francisco Miguel

| — | DE MARTINIS Domenico |
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DE MARTINIS Domenico

| — | ECKERT Georg |
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ECKERT Georg

| — | ESTEVEZ Alicia |
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ESTEVEZ Alicia

| — | FRÜH Barbara |
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FRÜH Barbara

| — | GONZÁLVEZ PÉREZ Victor |
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GONZÁLVEZ PÉREZ Victor

| — | HITCHINGS Roger Michael |
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HITCHINGS Roger Michael

| — | KABOURAKIS Emmanouil |
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KABOURAKIS Emmanouil

| — | KELDERER Markus |
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KELDERER Markus

| — | KOLLER Martin |
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KOLLER Martin

| — | LEENSTRA Ferry |
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LEENSTRA Ferry

| — | LISTE RUIZ Maria Guiomar |
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LISTE RUIZ Maria Guiomar

| — | MALUSÁ Eligio |
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MALUSÁ Eligio

| — | MARTELLI Giovanna |
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MARTELLI Giovanna

| — | MASTRORILLI Marcello |
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MASTRORILLI Marcello

| — | MOLTENI Roberto |
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MOLTENI Roberto

| — | NAGYOVA Eva |
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NAGYOVA Eva

| — | NATSARIDU Pepa |
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NATSARIDU Pepa

| — | OLIVEIRA ALCOBIA Maria Dulce Crisóstomo |
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OLIVEIRA ALCOBIA Maria Dulce Crisóstomo

| — | OTT Pierre |
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OTT Pierre

| — | PEYREMORTE David |
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PEYREMORTE David

| — | REINERS Eckhard |
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REINERS Eckhard

| — | RIVA Francesco |
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RIVA Francesco

| — | RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ-ALBA Amadeo |
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RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ-ALBA Amadeo

| — | ROINSARD Antoine |
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ROINSARD Antoine

| — | SPEISER Bernhard |
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SPEISER Bernhard

| — | STADTLANDER Timo |
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STADTLANDER Timo

| — | TUPASELA Tuomo Markus |
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TUPASELA Tuomo Markus

| — | UBALDE BAULÓ Josep Miquel |
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UBALDE BAULÓ Josep Miquel

| — | VAN DEN BERGE Paul Hendrik Pieter |
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VAN DEN BERGE Paul Hendrik Pieter

| — | VIDAL Rodolphe |
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VIDAL Rodolphe

| — | VILLAHERMOSA JAÉN Javier |
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VILLAHERMOSA JAÉN Javier

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 31.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 287/6 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8394 — Essilor/Luxottica)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 287/04)

| 1. | On 22 August 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 Essilor International SA (‘Essilor’, France) and Luxottica Group SpA (‘Luxottica’, Italy) enter into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation. |
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On 22 August 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 Essilor International SA (‘Essilor’, France) and Luxottica Group SpA (‘Luxottica’, Italy) enter into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Essilor: Essilor is active in every phase of ophthalmic (corrective) lens development, from design to manufacture to wholesale, with a particular focus on research and development. Essilor also manufactures and markets machines, instruments and services for eye-care professionals.
  —   for Luxottica: Luxottica designs, manufactures and distributes eyewear, i.e. prescription frames and sunglasses. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Essilor: Essilor is active in every phase of ophthalmic (corrective) lens development, from design to manufacture to wholesale, with a particular focus on research and development. Essilor also manufactures and markets machines, instruments and services for eye-care professionals.

—   for Luxottica: Luxottica designs, manufactures and distributes eyewear, i.e. prescription frames and sunglasses.

| 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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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.8394 — Essilor/Luxottica, 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.8394 — Essilor/Luxottica, 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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8591 — VW Credit/Daimler/AutoGravity)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 287/05)

| 1. | On 24 August 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 Daimler AG (‘Daimler’, Germany) and VW Credit, Inc. (‘VCI’, United States) belonging to the group Volkswagen AG (‘Volkswagen’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking AutoGravity Corporation (‘AutoGravity’, United States) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 24 August 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 Daimler AG (‘Daimler’, Germany) and VW Credit, Inc. (‘VCI’, United States) belonging to the group Volkswagen AG (‘Volkswagen’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking AutoGravity Corporation (‘AutoGravity’, United States) by way of a purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Daimler: the manufacture and distribution of passenger cars and commercial vehicles, and also the provision of financial services, including financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management services,
  —   for VCI: serving Volkswagen’s retail customers and dealers in the United States, offering financial products and services including retail leasing and financing for new and used vehicles,
  —   for AutoGravity: the provision to consumers in the United States of a comparison app for vehicle financing and leasing, accessible via smartphone or via AutoGravity’s website. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Daimler: the manufacture and distribution of passenger cars and commercial vehicles, and also the provision of financial services, including financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management services,

—   for VCI: serving Volkswagen’s retail customers and dealers in the United States, offering financial products and services including retail leasing and financing for new and used vehicles,

—   for AutoGravity: the provision to consumers in the United States of a comparison app for vehicle financing and leasing, accessible via smartphone or via AutoGravity’s website.

| 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 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 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.8591 — VW Credit/Daimler/AutoGravity, 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.8591 — VW Credit/Daimler/AutoGravity, 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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