# Official Journal C 179/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 582 June 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 179

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 582 June 2015

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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 |
| 2015/C 179/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7420 — ZF/TRW) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 179/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7420 — ZF/TRW) (
  1
  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 179/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2015/C 179/03 | Commission Decision of 1 June 2015 establishing the High Level Forum for a better functioning food supply chain | 3 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2015/C 179/04 | Notification from the Republic of Bulgaria pursuant to Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons | 7 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 179/02

Euro exchange rates

2

2015/C 179/03

Commission Decision of 1 June 2015 establishing the High Level Forum for a better functioning food supply chain

3

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2015/C 179/04

Notification from the Republic of Bulgaria pursuant to Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 179/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7629 — PSP/OTPP/Tonopah Solar Investments/Tonopah Solar Energy) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 8 |
| 2015/C 179/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7628 — Permira/CPPIB/Informatica) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 9 |
| 2015/C 179/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7626 — CPPIB/Borealis/GICSI/ABP) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 10 |
| 2015/C 179/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7523 — CMA CGM/OPDR) (
  1
  ) | 11 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 179/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7629 — PSP/OTPP/Tonopah Solar Investments/Tonopah Solar Energy) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

8

2015/C 179/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7628 — Permira/CPPIB/Informatica) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

9

2015/C 179/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7626 — CPPIB/Borealis/GICSI/ABP) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

10

2015/C 179/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7523 — CMA CGM/OPDR) (
  1
  )

1

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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.7420 — ZF/TRW)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 179/01)

On 12 March 2015, 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 32015M7420. 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 32015M7420. 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)

1 June 2015

(2015/C 179/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0944 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,79 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4588 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,71925 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3734 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0331 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,7065 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,440 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,11 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1335 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4425 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,9297 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4341 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3673 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4871 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5372 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4795 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 217,13 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,4116 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,7807 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5740 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 444,10 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,0368 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 48,697 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 58,2567 |
| THB | Thai baht | 36,881 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,5066 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,8773 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 69,7123 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0944

JPY

Japanese yen

135,79

DKK

Danish krone

7,4588

GBP

Pound sterling

0,71925

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3734

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0331

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,7065

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,440

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,11

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1335

RON

Romanian leu

4,4425

TRY

Turkish lira

2,9297

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4341

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3673

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4871

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5372

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4795

KRW

South Korean won

1 217,13

ZAR

South African rand

13,4116

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,7807

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5740

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 444,10

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,0368

PHP

Philippine peso

48,697

RUB

Russian rouble

58,2567

THB

Thai baht

36,881

BRL

Brazilian real

3,5066

MXN

Mexican peso

16,8773

INR

Indian rupee

69,7123

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

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 1 June 2015

establishing the High Level Forum for a better functioning food supply chain

(2015/C 179/03)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 173(1) of the Treaty assigned the Union and the Member States the task of ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of Union industry exist, in particular by encouraging an environment favourable to cooperation between undertakings. Article 173(2) in particular calls upon the Member States to consult each other in liaison with the Commission and, where necessary, to coordinate their actions in the area of industry. The Commission may take any useful initiative to promote such coordination. |
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(1)

Article 173(1) of the Treaty assigned the Union and the Member States the task of ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of Union industry exist, in particular by encouraging an environment favourable to cooperation between undertakings. Article 173(2) in particular calls upon the Member States to consult each other in liaison with the Commission and, where necessary, to coordinate their actions in the area of industry. The Commission may take any useful initiative to promote such coordination.

| (2) | In 2010, the Commission set up an expert group, the High Level Forum for a better functioning food supply chain (hereinafter ‘the Forum’) with the aim of assisting the Commission with the development of a solid industrial policy in the agri-food sector by following the recommendation of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry and implementing the initiatives set out in the communication ‘A better functioning food supply chain in Europe’ of 2009. |
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(2)

In 2010, the Commission set up an expert group, the High Level Forum for a better functioning food supply chain (hereinafter ‘the Forum’) with the aim of assisting the Commission with the development of a solid industrial policy in the agri-food sector by following the recommendation of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry and implementing the initiatives set out in the communication ‘A better functioning food supply chain in Europe’ of 2009.

| (3) | Until 2014, the High Level Forum for a better functioning Food Supply Chain contributed to an extensive analysis of the major factors determining the competitiveness of the whole food supply chain by adopting a holistic approach. It acknowledged the need for consistency between all policy areas affecting the Union food chain and notably on: agriculture, food safety, nutrition and health, environment, trade, financial markets, research and innovation, and industrial policy more generally. |
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Until 2014, the High Level Forum for a better functioning Food Supply Chain contributed to an extensive analysis of the major factors determining the competitiveness of the whole food supply chain by adopting a holistic approach. It acknowledged the need for consistency between all policy areas affecting the Union food chain and notably on: agriculture, food safety, nutrition and health, environment, trade, financial markets, research and innovation, and industrial policy more generally.

| (4) | In its final report of 15 October 2014, the 47 members of the Forum unanimously asked the Commission to issue the Forum with a new mandate to continue the constructive dialogue among European private and public stakeholders about key policy issues, as well as new challenges, affecting the competitiveness of the whole food supply chain. |
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(4)

In its final report of 15 October 2014, the 47 members of the Forum unanimously asked the Commission to issue the Forum with a new mandate to continue the constructive dialogue among European private and public stakeholders about key policy issues, as well as new challenges, affecting the competitiveness of the whole food supply chain.

| (5) | The final report provides for recommendations which point to different topics to be the matter for further discussions and initiatives in the next Forum, such as competitiveness and small and medium-sized enterprises; business-to-business trading practices; internal market; market access; sustainability; social dimension; innovation; prices. Other subjects of relevance to the competitiveness of the food supply chain might also be at the centre of the activities of the Forum in the future. |
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(5)

The final report provides for recommendations which point to different topics to be the matter for further discussions and initiatives in the next Forum, such as competitiveness and small and medium-sized enterprises; business-to-business trading practices; internal market; market access; sustainability; social dimension; innovation; prices. Other subjects of relevance to the competitiveness of the food supply chain might also be at the centre of the activities of the Forum in the future.

| (6) | The work of the Forum should therefore continue. |
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(6)

The work of the Forum should therefore continue.

| (7) | The membership of the Forum should be open to national authorities from all Member States to facilitate exchanges of good practice; relevant stakeholders of industry and civil society, in particular representatives of consumers, trade unions and non-governmental organisations. The representation of private organisations should be established on the basis of a public call for application to ensure a balanced representation of stakeholders. |
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The membership of the Forum should be open to national authorities from all Member States to facilitate exchanges of good practice; relevant stakeholders of industry and civil society, in particular representatives of consumers, trade unions and non-governmental organisations. The representation of private organisations should be established on the basis of a public call for application to ensure a balanced representation of stakeholders.

| (8) | Rules on disclosure of information by members of the Forum should be provided for, without prejudice to the Commission’s rules on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (1). |
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(8)

Rules on disclosure of information by members of the Forum should be provided for, without prejudice to the Commission’s rules on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (1).

| (9) | Personal data should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). |
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Personal data should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).

| (10) | It is appropriate to fix a period for the application of this Decision. The Commission will in due time consider the advisability of an extension, |
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It is appropriate to fix a period for the application of this Decision. The Commission will in due time consider the advisability of an extension,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Subject matter

A High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain, hereinafter ‘the Forum’, is hereby set up with effect from the date of adoption of the present Decision.

Article 2

Tasks

The Forum shall assist the Commission with the development of industrial policy in the agro-food sector and with the development of related policy measures which contribute to a better functioning food supply chain. For this purpose, and based on the recommendations of the final report of the Forum adopted on 15 October 2014, it shall focus discussions on relevant topics such as:

| — | competiveness of the food chain and SMEs, |
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competiveness of the food chain and SMEs,

| — | business-to-business trading practices, |
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business-to-business trading practices,

| — | internal market, |
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internal market,

| — | market access and trade, |
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market access and trade,

| — | sustainability, |
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sustainability,

| — | social dimension, |
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social dimension,

| — | innovation, |
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innovation,

| — | prices, |
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prices,

| — | future challenges influencing the competitiveness of the food supply chain. |
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future challenges influencing the competitiveness of the food supply chain.

Article 3

Consultation

The Commission may also consult the Forum regarding any other issue linked to the functioning of the food supply chain in the internal market, in order to draw up new recommendations.

Article 4

Composition — Appointment

1.   The Forum shall be composed of not more than 50 members.

2.   The Forum shall comprise the following members:

| (a) | Member State national authorities responsible for the food sector at ministerial level; |
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(a)

Member State national authorities responsible for the food sector at ministerial level;

| (b) | organisations actively involved in the agro-food industry, and in the trade and distribution of agro-food products in the Union; |
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(b)

organisations actively involved in the agro-food industry, and in the trade and distribution of agro-food products in the Union;

| (c) | EU umbrella associations and federations representing agriculture, food processing industry and trade and distribution of agro-food products in the Union; |
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(c)

EU umbrella associations and federations representing agriculture, food processing industry and trade and distribution of agro-food products in the Union;

| (d) | non-governmental organisations with expertise in matters relating to the food supply chain. |
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non-governmental organisations with expertise in matters relating to the food supply chain.

3.   Member States national authorities shall nominate their representative in the preparatory group referred to in Article 5(2).

The other members shall be appointed by the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Internal market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs from organisations with competence in the areas referred to in Article 2 and Article 3 and who have responded to the call for applications. Those organisations shall nominate their representatives in the Forum and in the preparatory group referred to in Article 5(2).

The Commission may refuse a representative nominated by an organisation if it considers, on the basis of justified grounds specified in the rules of procedures of the group, that the nomination is not appropriate. In such cases, the organisation concerned shall be asked to nominate another representative.

4.   Members shall be appointed for the entire period of applicability of this Decision. They shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced in accordance with paragraph 5 or until their term of office ends.

5.   Members may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office in any of the following cases:

| (a) | where they resign; |
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(a)

where they resign;

| (b) | where they are no longer in a position to contribute effectively to the work of the Forum; |
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(b)

where they are no longer in a position to contribute effectively to the work of the Forum;

| (c) | where they do not comply with Article 339 of the Treaty. |
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(c)

where they do not comply with Article 339 of the Treaty.

6.   The names of the members shall be published on the website of the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and in the Register of Commission Expert Groups and Other Similar Entities (hereinafter, ‘the Register’)

Members’ names shall be collected, managed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.

Article 5

Functioning

1.   The Forum shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission. It shall produce a final report on its activities, addressed to the Commission.

2.   A preparatory group, hereinafter the ‘sherpa group’, shall prepare debates, position papers and opinions with a view to producing the Forum’s final report. The sherpa group shall be composed of high representatives of each member of the Forum. It shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.

3.   In agreement with the Commission services, the Forum may set up sub-groups to examine specific issues under a mandate defined by the Forum or the sherpa group. Such sub-groups shall be dissolved as soon as their mandates are fulfilled.

4.   The representative of the Commission may ask experts with specific competence in a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the Forum, the sherpa group or the sub-groups on an ad hoc basis. In addition, the representative of the Commission may give observer status to individuals, organisations as defined in Rule 8(3) of the horizontal rules on expert groups and candidate countries.

5.   Meetings of the Forum, the sherpa group and the sub-groups shall generally be held on Commission premises. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the Forum, the sherpa group and sub-groups.

6.   Members of the Forum, their representatives in the sherpa group and sub-groups, as well as invited experts and observers shall comply with the professional secrecy obligations laid down by the Treaties and their implementing rules, as well as with the security rules of the Commission regarding the protection of Union classified information, laid down in the Annex to Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom. Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.

7.   The Commission publishes, all relevant documents on the activities carried out by the Forum (such as agendas, minutes and participants’ submissions) either in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website. A document shall not be published when its disclosure would undermine the protection of a public or private interest as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

Where necessary, the Commission may translate all or part of these documents into all official Union languages.

Article 6

Meeting expenses

1.   Participants in the activities of the Forum, the sherpa group and the sub-groups shall not be remunerated for the services they render.

2.   Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the Forum, the sherpa group and the sub-groups shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission.

3.   Those expenses shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources.

Article 7

Applicability

This Decision shall expire on 31 December 2019.

Done at Brussels, 1 June 2015.

For the Commission

Elżbieta BIEŃKOWSKA

Member of the Commission

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(1)  Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1).

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(2)  Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).

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(3)  Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Notification from the Republic of Bulgaria pursuant to Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

(2015/C 179/04)

Bulgaria notifies the information below pursuant to Article 10 of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (1).

In accordance with the Underground Natural Resources Act (promulgated in State Gazette No 23 of 12 March 1999, [...], amended in SG No 14 of 20 February 2015), the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations to prospect and/or explore for oil and gas and the granting of concessions to extract oil and gas on the proposal of the Minister for Energy. The Council of Ministers accordingly empowers the Minister of Energy to conclude a contract for prospecting and/or exploring for oil and gas or to conclude a contract for extracting oil and gas.

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(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

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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.7629 — PSP/OTPP/Tonopah Solar Investments/Tonopah Solar Energy)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 179/05)

| 1. | On 19 May 2015 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada), Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada) and Tonopah Solar Investments, LLC (‘TSI’, USA), 2 by SolarReserve CSP Holdings, LLC and Cobra Energy Investments, LLC, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Tonopah Solar Energy Holdings I LLC (‘the Target’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 19 May 2015 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada), Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada) and Tonopah Solar Investments, LLC (‘TSI’, USA), 2 by SolarReserve CSP Holdings, LLC and Cobra Energy Investments, LLC, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Tonopah Solar Energy Holdings I LLC (‘the Target’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | PSP is one of Canada's largest pension investment managers. Its portfolio includes shares, fixed income applications, securities, investment in real estate and private equity, as well as in the infrastructure and renewable resources sectors, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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PSP is one of Canada's largest pension investment managers. Its portfolio includes shares, fixed income applications, securities, investment in real estate and private equity, as well as in the infrastructure and renewable resources sectors,

| — | OTPP is an investment fund that distributes its portfolio among 6 main asset classes: (i) public equities; (ii) private capital; (iii) fixed income and alternative investments; (iv) infrastructure; (v) tactical asset allocation and natural resources; and (vi) real estate, |
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OTPP is an investment fund that distributes its portfolio among 6 main asset classes: (i) public equities; (ii) private capital; (iii) fixed income and alternative investments; (iv) infrastructure; (v) tactical asset allocation and natural resources; and (vi) real estate,

| — | TSI is responsible for the day to day management of the Target, |
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TSI is responsible for the day to day management of the Target,

| — | for the Target: Its activities relate solely to the construction and operation of a 110 MW (nameplate 125 MW) solar thermal generation plant in Nevada, USA. |
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for the Target: Its activities relate solely to the construction and operation of a 110 MW (nameplate 125 MW) solar thermal generation plant in Nevada, USA.

| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7629 — PSP/OTPP/Tonopah Solar Investments/Tonopah Solar Energy, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7629 — PSP/OTPP/Tonopah Solar Investments/Tonopah Solar Energy, 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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| 2.6.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 179/9 |
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2.6.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 179/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7628 — Permira/CPPIB/Informatica)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 179/06)

| 1. | On 21 May 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertakings Permira Holdings Limited (Guernsey) (‘Permira’) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (Canada) (‘CPPIB’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Informatica Corporation (USA) (‘Informatica’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 21 May 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertakings Permira Holdings Limited (Guernsey) (‘Permira’) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (Canada) (‘CPPIB’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Informatica Corporation (USA) (‘Informatica’) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Permira: Permira is a private equity firm that makes long term private equity investments in companies active across several business sectors that have potential for growth and investment,
  —   for CPPIB: CPPIB invests in public and private equities, bonds, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, agriculture and other areas,
  —   for Informatica: Informatica is active in the provision of enterprise data integration software and services used by businesses to access, integrate and manage their data. The main software products offered by Informatica relate to data integration, data quality, master data management and data security. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Permira: Permira is a private equity firm that makes long term private equity investments in companies active across several business sectors that have potential for growth and investment,

—   for CPPIB: CPPIB invests in public and private equities, bonds, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, agriculture and other areas,

—   for Informatica: Informatica is active in the provision of enterprise data integration software and services used by businesses to access, integrate and manage their data. The main software products offered by Informatica relate to data integration, data quality, master data management and data security.

| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7628 — Permira/CPPIB/Informatica, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7628 — Permira/CPPIB/Informatica, 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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| 2.6.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 179/10 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 179/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7626 — CPPIB/Borealis/GICSI/ABP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 179/07)

| 1. | On 22 May 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada), together with the current parents Borealis International Investment Corporation (‘Borealis’, Canada), and Cheyne Walk Investment Pte Ltd, a nominated investment vehicle of GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd (‘GICSI’, Singapore) ultimately controlled by the Ministry of Finance of Singapore, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking ABP Limited (‘ABP’, Jersey) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 22 May 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada), together with the current parents Borealis International Investment Corporation (‘Borealis’, Canada), and Cheyne Walk Investment Pte Ltd, a nominated investment vehicle of GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd (‘GICSI’, Singapore) ultimately controlled by the Ministry of Finance of Singapore, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking ABP Limited (‘ABP’, Jersey) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for CPPIB: professional investment management organisation that invests the assets of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) in public equities, private equities, bonds, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, infrastructure, agriculture and other areas.
  —   for Borealis group: worldwide infrastructure investor and the exclusive infrastructure manager for OMERS Administration Corporation (OMERS). OMERS administers one of Canada’s leading pension funds and manages a diversified global portfolio of stocks and bonds as well as real estate, infrastructure and private equity investments.
  —   for GICSI: management of a diversified global portfolio of investments in private equity, venture capital and infrastructure funds, as well as direct investments in private companies for the government of Singapore.
  —   for ABP (formerly Associated British Ports Holdings PLC, UK): ownership and operation of a number of UK ports. It undertakes UK port operations and the provision of related services, including stevedoring activities, to ship and cargo owners and other port users. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CPPIB: professional investment management organisation that invests the assets of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) in public equities, private equities, bonds, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, infrastructure, agriculture and other areas.

—   for Borealis group: worldwide infrastructure investor and the exclusive infrastructure manager for OMERS Administration Corporation (OMERS). OMERS administers one of Canada’s leading pension funds and manages a diversified global portfolio of stocks and bonds as well as real estate, infrastructure and private equity investments.

—   for GICSI: management of a diversified global portfolio of investments in private equity, venture capital and infrastructure funds, as well as direct investments in private companies for the government of Singapore.

—   for ABP (formerly Associated British Ports Holdings PLC, UK): ownership and operation of a number of UK ports. It undertakes UK port operations and the provision of related services, including stevedoring activities, to ship and cargo owners and other port users.

| 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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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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7626 — CPPIB/Borealis/GICSI/ABP, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7626 — CPPIB/Borealis/GICSI/ABP, 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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C 179/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7523 — CMA CGM/OPDR)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 179/08)

| 1. | On 22 May 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking CMA CGM SA (‘CMA CGM’, France), controlled by Merit Corporation (Lebanon), Yildirim holding (Turkey) and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (‘OPDR’, Germany), controlled by Bernhard Schulte GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 22 May 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking CMA CGM SA (‘CMA CGM’, France), controlled by Merit Corporation (Lebanon), Yildirim holding (Turkey) and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (‘OPDR’, Germany), controlled by Bernhard Schulte GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for CMA CGM: containerised liner shipping (also under the brand name MacAndrews), port terminal management, including reefer transport, handling facilities in port, as well as freight transport and logistics on land,
  —   for OPDR: short-sea traffic, mainly consisting in door-to-door services connecting North Europe, the Canary Islands, Iberian Peninsula and North Africa. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CMA CGM: containerised liner shipping (also under the brand name MacAndrews), port terminal management, including reefer transport, handling facilities in port, as well as freight transport and logistics on land,

—   for OPDR: short-sea traffic, mainly consisting in door-to-door services connecting North Europe, the Canary Islands, Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.

| 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.7523 — CMA CGM/OPDR, 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.7523 — CMA CGM/OPDR, 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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