# Official Journal C 315/2023

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 665 September 2023 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 315

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 665 September 2023

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 315/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10855 – CAPGEMINI / ORANGE / JV) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2023/C 315/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11201 – REXEL DEVELOPPEMENT / WASCO) (
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  ) | 2 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2023/C 315/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10855 – CAPGEMINI / ORANGE / JV) (
  1
  )

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2023/C 315/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11201 – REXEL DEVELOPPEMENT / WASCO) (
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  )

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2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 315/03 | Euro exchange rates – 4 September 2023 | 3 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2023/C 315/04 | Notice of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania pursuant to Council Directive 2009/119/EC imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2023/C 315/03

Euro exchange rates – 4 September 2023

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2023/C 315/04

Notice of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania pursuant to Council Directive 2009/119/EC imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 315/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (
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  ) | 5 |
| 2023/C 315/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11223 – PAI PARTNERS/INFRA GROUP) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 7 |
| 2023/C 315/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11150 - VERSALIS / NOVAMONT) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 9 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2023/C 315/05

Prior notification of a concentration (
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  )

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5

2023/C 315/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11223 – PAI PARTNERS/INFRA GROUP) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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7

2023/C 315/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11150 - VERSALIS / NOVAMONT) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 5.9.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 315/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10855 – CAPGEMINI / ORANGE / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 315/01)

On 12 June 2023, 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M10855. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32023M10855. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.11201 – REXEL DEVELOPPEMENT / WASCO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 315/02)

On 25 August 2023, 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M11201. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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 32023M11201. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union 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

| 5.9.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 315/3 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

4 September 2023

(2023/C 315/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0801 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 158,11 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4527 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85550 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 11,9010 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 0,9548 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 143,10 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 11,5005 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,108 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 383,05 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4663 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9460 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 28,9242 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6708 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4686 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4620 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8170 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4622 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 423,17 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 20,4602 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8528 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 466,12 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0279 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,144 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,030 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 5,3328 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,4356 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 89,3045 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0801

JPY

Japanese yen

158,11

DKK

Danish krone

7,4527

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85550

SEK

Swedish krona

11,9010

CHF

Swiss franc

0,9548

ISK

Iceland króna

143,10

NOK

Norwegian krone

11,5005

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,108

HUF

Hungarian forint

383,05

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4663

RON

Romanian leu

4,9460

TRY

Turkish lira

28,9242

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6708

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4686

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4620

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8170

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4622

KRW

South Korean won

1 423,17

ZAR

South African rand

20,4602

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8528

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 466,12

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0279

PHP

Philippine peso

61,144

RUB

Russian rouble

THB

Thai baht

38,030

BRL

Brazilian real

5,3328

MXN

Mexican peso

18,4356

INR

Indian rupee

89,3045

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Notice of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania pursuant to Council Directive 2009/119/EC imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products

(2023/C 315/04)

In accordance with Article 9(4) of Council Directive 2009/119/EC of 14 September 2009 imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (1), the Republic of Lithuania hereby notifies its undertaking to maintain specific stocks.

| 1. | The level of specific stocks of the Republic of Lithuania undertakes to maintain is equivalent to 30 days of average daily consumption. |
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The level of specific stocks of the Republic of Lithuania undertakes to maintain is equivalent to 30 days of average daily consumption.

| 2. | The undertaking applies to the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. |
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The undertaking applies to the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

| 3. | Specific stocks is composed of the following product categories:






  — | 29 800 tonnes of gasoline; |
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Specific stocks is composed of the following product categories:

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29 800 tonnes of gasoline;

| — | 173 590 tonnes of diesel. |
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173 590 tonnes of diesel.

| 4. | Specific stocks are owned by the Republic of Lithuania. |
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Specific stocks are owned by the Republic of Lithuania.

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(1)  OJ L 265, 9.10.2009, p. 9.

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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.11250 – RELIANCE / BROOKFIELD / DIGITAL REALTY / JV) (Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 315/05)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Reliance Industries Limited (‘Reliance, India’), |
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Reliance Industries Limited (‘Reliance, India’),

| — | Project Holdings Three (DIFC) Limited, ultimately controlled by Brookfield Corporation (‘Brookfield’, Canada), |
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Project Holdings Three (DIFC) Limited, ultimately controlled by Brookfield Corporation (‘Brookfield’, Canada),

| — | Digital India, LLC, ultimately controlled by Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (‘Digital Realty’, US), |
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Digital India, LLC, ultimately controlled by Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (‘Digital Realty’, US),

| — | Mercury Holdings SG Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) and its subsidiaries BAM DLR Data Centre Services Private Limited, BAM DLR Mumbai Private Limited, BAM DLR Chennai Private Limited, BAM DLR Network Services Private Limited, and BAM DLR Kolkata Private Limited (‘JV’, India). |
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Mercury Holdings SG Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) and its subsidiaries BAM DLR Data Centre Services Private Limited, BAM DLR Mumbai Private Limited, BAM DLR Chennai Private Limited, BAM DLR Network Services Private Limited, and BAM DLR Kolkata Private Limited (‘JV’, India).

Reliance, Brookfield and Digital Realty will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | Reliance is an Indian private sector company with business activities spanning a range of sectors including energy, petrochemicals, natural gas, retail, media and entertainment, digital services and textiles. |
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Reliance is an Indian private sector company with business activities spanning a range of sectors including energy, petrochemicals, natural gas, retail, media and entertainment, digital services and textiles.

| — | Brookfield provides asset management services, focused on real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and private equity. |
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Brookfield provides asset management services, focused on real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and private equity.

| — | Digital Realty is a real estate investment trust that owns, acquires, develops and operates data centres. |
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Digital Realty is a real estate investment trust that owns, acquires, develops and operates data centres.

3.

The business activities of the JV will be the acquisition, development and operation of data centre facilities in India.

4.

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.

5.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.11250 – RELIANCE / BROOKFIELD / DIGITAL REALTY / JV

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:

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

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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11223 – PAI PARTNERS/INFRA GROUP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 315/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | PAI Partners SAS (France), (‘PAI Partners’), |
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PAI Partners SAS (France), (‘PAI Partners’),

| — | We Connect Infra NV (Belgium) (‘Infra Group’). |
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We Connect Infra NV (Belgium) (‘Infra Group’).

PAI Partners will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Infra Group.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | PAI Partners is a European private equity firm which manages funds investing in companies active in the following sectors: business services, food & consumer, general industrials, and healthcare. PAI Partners is also the parent company of, inter alia, |
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PAI Partners is a European private equity firm which manages funds investing in companies active in the following sectors: business services, food & consumer, general industrials, and healthcare. PAI Partners is also the parent company of, inter alia,

| — | M Group Services (‘MGS’), a company providing infrastructure, data and other services to the regulated utilities, telecom and transport sectors; |
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M Group Services (‘MGS’), a company providing infrastructure, data and other services to the regulated utilities, telecom and transport sectors;

| — | Apleona, a real estate service company that mainly provides facility management services, in particular technical facility management (e.g., building operation and maintenance, energy management), infrastructural facility management (e.g., cleaning, catering, security) and commercial facility management (e.g., property management, billing, contract management); and |
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Apleona, a real estate service company that mainly provides facility management services, in particular technical facility management (e.g., building operation and maintenance, energy management), infrastructural facility management (e.g., cleaning, catering, security) and commercial facility management (e.g., property management, billing, contract management); and

| — | Apave, a company active in the field of technical, environmental, human and digital risk management. As part of its business, Apave offers a full range of services related to testing, technical inspection, technical construction inspection and certification (‘TIC services’). More marginally, it offers professional consulting and training services also related to risk management, |
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Apave, a company active in the field of technical, environmental, human and digital risk management. As part of its business, Apave offers a full range of services related to testing, technical inspection, technical construction inspection and certification (‘TIC services’). More marginally, it offers professional consulting and training services also related to risk management,

| — | Infra Group is a multi-disciplinary network infrastructure works provider (electricity, water & sewage, gas & district heating, telecom, earthmoving, industry, and public lighting). It offers a full range of services from design, engineering and installation to maintenance of infrastructure networks. Infra Group is active in Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands. |
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Infra Group is a multi-disciplinary network infrastructure works provider (electricity, water & sewage, gas & district heating, telecom, earthmoving, industry, and public lighting). It offers a full range of services from design, engineering and installation to maintenance of infrastructure networks. Infra Group is active in Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands.

3.

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.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.11223 – PAI PARTNERS/INFRA GROUP

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:

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

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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11150 - VERSALIS / NOVAMONT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 315/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Versalis S.p.A., (Versalis, Italy), controlled by ENI S.p.A. (ENI, Italy), |
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Versalis S.p.A., (Versalis, Italy), controlled by ENI S.p.A. (ENI, Italy),

| — | Novamont S.p.A. (Novamont, Italy), indirectly jointly controlled by Neuberger Berman Group, LLC (US) and Investitori Associati II S.A. in liquidation (Luxembourg), |
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Novamont S.p.A. (Novamont, Italy), indirectly jointly controlled by Neuberger Berman Group, LLC (US) and Investitori Associati II S.A. in liquidation (Luxembourg),

| — | Matrica S.p.A. (Matrica, Italy), a 50:50 joint venture established on 13 June 2011 between Versalis and Novamont. |
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Matrica S.p.A. (Matrica, Italy), a 50:50 joint venture established on 13 June 2011 between Versalis and Novamont.

Versalis will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Novamont and sole control over Matrica.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Versalis is active in the fields of basic and intermediate chemicals, plastics, rubber and chemicals from renewable sources with production plants in the EEA, UK and South Korea and operates through an international commercial network, |
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Versalis is active in the fields of basic and intermediate chemicals, plastics, rubber and chemicals from renewable sources with production plants in the EEA, UK and South Korea and operates through an international commercial network,

| — | Novamont is active in the production of bioplastics and in the development of bioproducts and biochemicals from renewable resources with production facilities in the EEA and US and operates through an international commercial network, |
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Novamont is active in the production of bioplastics and in the development of bioproducts and biochemicals from renewable resources with production facilities in the EEA and US and operates through an international commercial network,

| — | Matrica is active in products that are derived entirely from renewable resources on the basis of new technologies with low environmental impact that aim to use the molecular complexity of the vegetable raw material to produce chemicals with high added value. Matrica employs a process for the transformation of vegetable oils into mono and dicarboxylic acids and esters, making it possible to obtain high-purity products. |
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Matrica is active in products that are derived entirely from renewable resources on the basis of new technologies with low environmental impact that aim to use the molecular complexity of the vegetable raw material to produce chemicals with high added value. Matrica employs a process for the transformation of vegetable oils into mono and dicarboxylic acids and esters, making it possible to obtain high-purity products.

3.

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.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.11150 - VERSALIS / NOVAMONT

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:

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

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

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