# Official Journal C 30/2016

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5927 January 2016 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 30

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5927 January 2016

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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 |
| 2016/C 030/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7880 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/UniCarriers Holdings) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2016/C 030/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7835 — Randstad/Proffice) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2016/C 030/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7889 — Engie/REC/TEN) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2016/C 030/04 | Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 030/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7880 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/UniCarriers Holdings) (
  1
  )

1

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2016/C 030/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7835 — Randstad/Proffice) (
  1
  )

1

1

2016/C 030/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7889 — Engie/REC/TEN) (
  1
  )

1

2

2016/C 030/04

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

3

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 030/05 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |
| 2016/C 030/06 | New national side of euro coins intended for circulation | 5 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2016/C 030/07 | Special Report No 23/2015 — Water quality in the Danube river basin: progress in implementing the Water Framework Directive but still some way to go | 6 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2016/C 030/08 | Types of gas and the corresponding supply pressures according to Article 2(2) of Directive 2009/142/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels | 7 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 030/05

Euro exchange rates

4

2016/C 030/06

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

5

Court of Auditors

2016/C 030/07

Special Report No 23/2015 — Water quality in the Danube river basin: progress in implementing the Water Framework Directive but still some way to go

6

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2016/C 030/08

Types of gas and the corresponding supply pressures according to Article 2(2) of Directive 2009/142/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels

7

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 030/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7931 — PAI Partners/B&B Hotels) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 8 |
| 2016/C 030/10 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7907 — Sphinx/CVC Capital Partners/RAC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 9 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2016/C 030/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7931 — PAI Partners/B&B Hotels) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

8

2016/C 030/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7907 — Sphinx/CVC Capital Partners/RAC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

9

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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.7880 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/UniCarriers Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 30/01)

On 21 January 2016, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32016M7880. 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 32016M7880. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7835 — Randstad/Proffice)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 30/02)

On 22 January 2016, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32016M7835. 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 32016M7835. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7889 — Engie/REC/TEN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 30/03)

On 21 January 2016, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32016M7889. 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 32016M7889. 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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Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

(2016/C 30/04)

Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

On page 279, the Explanatory note to heading:

| ‘7019 | Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, woven fabric)’ |
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‘7019

Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, woven fabric)’

is replaced by the following:

is replaced by the following:

| ‘7019 | Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, woven fabric) |
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‘7019

7019

Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, woven fabric)

Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, woven fabric)

Glass fibres include two main categories:

| (a) | textile glass fibres (filament glass fibres) produced from textile glass, i.e. glass products in which the filaments are largely parallel to each other; textile glass fibres are mostly used for reinforcement of other materials, e.g. composites, plastics; |
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(a)

textile glass fibres (filament glass fibres) produced from textile glass, i.e. glass products in which the filaments are largely parallel to each other; textile glass fibres are mostly used for reinforcement of other materials, e.g. composites, plastics;

| (b) | glass wool fibres; glass wool fibres (random oriented fibres) produced by a rotary spinning process and are mostly used for insulation purposes. |
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(b)

glass wool fibres; glass wool fibres (random oriented fibres) produced by a rotary spinning process and are mostly used for insulation purposes.

There are two types of textile glass fibre:

| (a) | (continuous) filament glass fibre consisting of a large number of continuous parallel filaments with diameters usually between 3 and 34 μm (microns); after forming, those continuous filaments are held together in a strand by size (also called “sizing”) designed to facilitate subsequent production steps (chopping, winding, twisting, weaving, etc.); the intermediate products are then used in the production of certain commercial glass fibre articles (chopped strands, rovings, yarns, etc.); |
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(a)

(continuous) filament glass fibre consisting of a large number of continuous parallel filaments with diameters usually between 3 and 34 μm (microns); after forming, those continuous filaments are held together in a strand by size (also called “sizing”) designed to facilitate subsequent production steps (chopping, winding, twisting, weaving, etc.); the intermediate products are then used in the production of certain commercial glass fibre articles (chopped strands, rovings, yarns, etc.);

| (b) | discontinuous filament glass fibre (staple glass fibre) consisting of filaments cut or broken in short lengths during the production process and pulled into a continuous strand of loosely assembled fibres; they are usually used in woven fabrics, for example, for the covering of walls in the construction and building sector. |
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(b)

discontinuous filament glass fibre (staple glass fibre) consisting of filaments cut or broken in short lengths during the production process and pulled into a continuous strand of loosely assembled fibres; they are usually used in woven fabrics, for example, for the covering of walls in the construction and building sector.

Textile glass fibres can be further processed into the following articles of this heading:

| — | mats and scrims with chemically bonded fibres, i.e. chopped strand mats, continuous strand mats and typical non-woven products like thin sheets (voiles), laid scrims, etc., |
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mats and scrims with chemically bonded fibres, i.e. chopped strand mats, continuous strand mats and typical non-woven products like thin sheets (voiles), laid scrims, etc.,

| — | fabrics with mechanically bonded fibres, i.e. woven fabrics, non-crimp fabrics, knitted fabrics, stitched fabrics, needled fabrics like woven rovings, open mesh fabrics, screens.’ |
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fabrics with mechanically bonded fibres, i.e. woven fabrics, non-crimp fabrics, knitted fabrics, stitched fabrics, needled fabrics like woven rovings, open mesh fabrics, screens.’

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(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

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(2)  OJ C 76, 4.3.2015, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 27.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 30/4 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

26 January 2016

(2016/C 30/05)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0837 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,22 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4622 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,76095 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2644 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1008 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,4858 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,021 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 312,73 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4942 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5348 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,2699 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5550 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5411 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4498 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6777 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5498 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 303,82 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,8881 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,1314 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6658 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 004,76 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6335 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 52,051 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 86,7725 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,865 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,4465 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,1259 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 73,5797 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0837

JPY

Japanese yen

128,22

DKK

Danish krone

7,4622

GBP

Pound sterling

0,76095

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2644

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1008

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,4858

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,021

HUF

Hungarian forint

312,73

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4942

RON

Romanian leu

4,5348

TRY

Turkish lira

3,2699

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5550

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5411

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4498

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6777

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5498

KRW

South Korean won

1 303,82

ZAR

South African rand

17,8881

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,1314

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6658

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 004,76

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6335

PHP

Philippine peso

52,051

RUB

Russian rouble

86,7725

THB

Thai baht

38,865

BRL

Brazilian real

4,4465

MXN

Mexican peso

20,1259

INR

Indian rupee

73,5797

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

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| 27.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 30/5 |
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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2016/C 30/06)

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country
  : Italy

Subject of commemoration
  : 2 200th Anniversary of the death of Tito Maccio Plauto

Description of the design
  : Theatre masks representing two characters of the New Comedy, the young woman and the slave, from a mosaic of the II century A.D. (Rome, Capitoline Museums); around construction plan of a Roman theatre and the logo of the Italian Republic ‘RI’; on the left side ‘R’ and on the right side ‘LDS’, initials of the author Luciana De Simoni; below ‘184 a. C.’, ‘2016’ and ‘PLAUTO’.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued
  :

Date of issue
  : March 2016

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

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Court of Auditors

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Special Report No 23/2015

‘Water quality in the Danube river basin: progress in implementing the Water Framework Directive but still some way to go’

(2016/C 30/07)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 23/2015 ‘Water quality in the Danube river basin: progress in implementing the Water Framework Directive but still some way to go’ has just been published.

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

A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Types of gas and the corresponding supply pressures according to Article 2(2) of Directive 2009/142/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels

(2016/C 30/08)

(This publication is based on information received by the Commission from the Member States)

| Country | Gas family | Wobbe index (gross) in | Supply pressure in mbar |
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| MJ/m3 or kWh/m3

  (0 °C) | MJ/m3 or kWh/m3

  (15 °C) | Minimum | Nominal | Maximum |
| The Netherlands | SECOND | | | | | |
| Group L | 43,9 MJ/m3
   (1) | | 25 | |
| Group H (2) | 53,6 MJ/m3
   (3) | | 25 | |
| | 43,46 – 45,3 MJ/m3
   (4) | 23,7 (5) | 25 (6) | 30 (7) |
| Group E (8) | 53,51 MJ/m3 | 19 (9) | 20 (10) | 25 (11) |
| | 47,00 – 55,7 MJ/m3
   (12) | | 17-25 (13) | |
| THIRD | 92,3 MJ/m3
   (14) | | | 30 | |
| | 81,5 MJ/m3
   (15) | | 30 + 50 | |

Country

Gas family

Wobbe index (gross) in

Supply pressure in mbar

MJ/m3 or kWh/m3

(0 °C)

MJ/m3 or kWh/m3

(15 °C)

Minimum

Nominal

Maximum

The Netherlands

SECOND

Group L

43,9 MJ/m3
   (1)

25

Group H (2)

53,6 MJ/m3
   (3)

25

43,46 – 45,3 MJ/m3
   (4)

23,7 (5)

25 (6)

30 (7)

Group E (8)

53,51 MJ/m3

19 (9)

20 (10)

25 (11)

47,00 – 55,7 MJ/m3
   (12)

17-25 (13)

THIRD

92,3 MJ/m3
   (14)

30

81,5 MJ/m3
   (15)

30 + 50

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(1)  Gas delivery for public purposes.

(2)  This group is specific to the Netherlands. It involves gases with a low Wobbe index which may contain a relatively high proportion of higher hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide. It was not included in annex B of EN 437. This nameless specific group of low calorific gas will not be supplied before 1 January 2022 at the earliest.

(3)  Direct gas delivery for ‘big users’.

(4)  The safe operation of gas appliances in this group must be guaranteed for gases which contain a high level of carbon dioxide, molecular hydrogen or higher hydrocarbons. A higher Wobbe index may apply for users in exceptional geographical locations, which effectively means that a different gas group is applicable.

(5)  Supply pressures indicate the gas pressure, after the gas has passed through any gas pressure regulator, for the gas meter installed on the premises of the end consumer. Supply pressures to industrial consumers may be considerably higher.

(6)  See footnote 5.

(7)  See footnote 5.

(8)  Group E gas will not be supplied to current users of low calorific gas before 1 January 2030 at the earliest.

(9)  For domestic consumers, supply pressures reflects the pressure on entry into the meter. Supply pressures to non-domestic consumers may be considerably higher.

(10)  See footnote 9.

(11)  See footnote 9.

(12)  This is the national Wobbe-index bandwidth.

(13)  See footnote 9.

(14)  LPG (butane/propane mixture).

(15)  Gas group 3P for propane installations.

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European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7931 — PAI Partners/B&B Hotels)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 30/09)

| 1. | On 20 January 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which PAI Partners SAS (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of B&B Hotels SAS (France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 20 January 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which PAI Partners SAS (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of B&B Hotels SAS (France) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for PAI Partners: managing and advising a number of funds that own companies active in a variety of business sectors,
  —   for B&B Hotels: managing and operating hotels in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland and the Czech Republic. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for PAI Partners: managing and advising a number of funds that own companies active in a variety of business sectors,

—   for B&B Hotels: managing and operating hotels in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland and the Czech Republic.

| 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 number M.7931 — PAI Partners/B&B Hotels, to the following address:





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

4.

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

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7931 — PAI Partners/B&B Hotels, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7907 — Sphinx/CVC Capital Partners/RAC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 30/10)

| 1. | On 20 January 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA of Luxembourg (‘CVC Group’) and Sphinx Investment Pte Ltd of Singapore (‘Sphinx’), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of RAC Groud (Holding) Limited of UK (‘RAC’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 20 January 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA of Luxembourg (‘CVC Group’) and Sphinx Investment Pte Ltd of Singapore (‘Sphinx’), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of RAC Groud (Holding) Limited of UK (‘RAC’) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   CVC Group: provision of advice to and management of investment funds in various industry sectors,
  —   Sphinx: management of a diversified global portfolio of investments in private equity, venture capital and infrastrucutre funds, as well as direct investments in private companies,
  —   RAC: provision of breakdown and other motor-related services in the UK and Ireland. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   CVC Group: provision of advice to and management of investment funds in various industry sectors,

—   Sphinx: management of a diversified global portfolio of investments in private equity, venture capital and infrastrucutre funds, as well as direct investments in private companies,

—   RAC: provision of breakdown and other motor-related services in the UK and Ireland.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7907 — Sphinx/CVC Capital Partners/RAC, to the following address:





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

4.

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

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7907 — Sphinx/CVC Capital Partners/RAC, 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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