ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
On 19 March 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

— Korys Investments NV (‘Korys’, Belgium), belonging to the Colruyt Group,

— Kerry Group plc (‘Kerry’, Ireland),

— Proparent NV (‘Proparent’, the Netherlands), 100 % shareholder of Ojah BV.

Korys and Kerry acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Proparent, currently solely controlled by Korys.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 111/22

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8806 — Richemont/Yoox Net-a-Porter Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 111/04)

On 19 March 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8806. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 136/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8425 — Safran/Zodiac Aerospace)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 136/01)

On 21 December 2017, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32017M8425. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 3 April 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

— Mitsui Rail Capital Europe GmbH (‘MRCE’, Germany), belonging to the group Mitsui (Japan),

— Siemens Nederland NV (‘Siemens’, the Netherlands), belonging to the group Siemens (Germany).

MRCE and Siemens acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a maintenance workshop for locomotives in the Rotterdam harbour area.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 151/54

Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.8788 — Apple/Shazam)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 151/05)

On 23 April 2018, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

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

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 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.8788 — Apple/Shazam, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
On 17 April 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

— Archer Daniels Midland Europe B.V. (‘ADM’, The Netherlands), controlled by the Archer Daniels Midland group of companies (U.S.),

— Cargill International Luxembourg 2 SARL (‘Cargill’, Luxembourg), controlled by the Cargill Incorporated group of companies (U.S.),

— National Vegetable Oils Co (‘NVOC’, Egypt), currently solely controlled by Cargill.

ADM and Cargill acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of NVOC.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
On 3 May 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

— 3i Infrastructure plc (‘3iN’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by 3i Group plc (‘3i’, United Kingdom),

— Deutsche Alternative Asset Management (Global) Limited (‘DAAM’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by Deutsche Bank AG (‘DB’, Germany),

— Attero Holding NV (‘Attero’, The Netherlands).

3i and DAAM acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over the whole of Attero.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 159/16

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8805 — Panalpina/DFG/PA NL Perishables)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 159/03)

On 26 April 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8805. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 181/10

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8920 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Arjun Infrastructure Partners/South Staffordshire)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 181/06)

1. On 14 May 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Mitsubishi Corporation (‘Mitsubishi Corporation’, Japan), — Arjun Infrastructure Partners Limited (‘AIP’, UK), — South Staffordshire plc (‘SSF’, UK). Mitsubishi Corporation and AIP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of South Staffordshire. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Mitsubishi Corporation is a global integrated trading company which develops and operates businesses across a variety of industries, — AIP is an independent infrastructure investment advisory company, — South Staffordshire is an integrated services group active in the areas of regulated and unregulated water supply and related services. South Staffordshire is currently jointly controlled by Mitsubishi Corporation and KKR & Co. L.P.

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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified: M.8920 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Arjun Infrastructure Partners/South Staffordshire Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
On 3 May 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

— Piscine Luxembourg Holding 2 S.á.r.l., (‘Zodiac’) the entity (indirectly) controlling Zodiac Pool Solutions S.á.r.l. Zodiac is (indirectly) controlled by Rhône Capital L.L.C. (‘Rhône’),

— Fluidra S.A. (‘Fluidra’), controlled by a group of natural persons forming part of the founding families of Fluidra (‘Fluidra Founding Families’)

Rhône and the Fluidra Funding Families acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Zodiac and Fluidra.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 193/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8914 — One Equity Partners/Walki Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 193/03)

On 30 May 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8914. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 185/4

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8674 — BASF/Solvay’s Polyamide Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 185/05)

1. On 22 May 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — BASF SE (‘BASF’, Germany), — Solvay’s worldwide polyamide activities (‘the Business’ Belgium). BASF acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the Business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares. BASF and Solvay entered into a share purchase agreement on 22 December 2017.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for BASF: chemicals, performance products, functional materials & solutions, agricultural solutions and oil & gas. BASF is active in the Polyamide value chain, in particular in the production of HMD, Adipic Acid, AH-Salt, Polyamide Base Polymer (PA 6.6) and Polyamide Engineering Plastic (PA 6.6 EP), — for the Business: polyamides and intermediates (also referred as ‘P&I’), engineering plasticss. The Business is also active in the Polyamide value chain, in particular in the production of ADN, HMD, Adipic Acid, AH-Salt, Polyamide Base Polymer (PA 6.6) and Polyamide Engineering Plastic (PA 6.6 EP).

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. The following reference should always be specified: M.8674 — BASF/Solvay Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 208/12

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8926 — Total/Direct Energie)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 208/10)

1. On 7 June 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Total S.A. (‘Total’, France), — Direct Energie SA (‘Direct Energie’, France). Total acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Direct Energie. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Total: international integrated energy producer and provider, active in all segments of the oil and gas industry, as well as in the renewable energy and power generation sectors, — Direct Energie: electric utility company operating in France and Belgium and mainly active in the production, trading and supply of electricity as well as the trading and supply of gas.

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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified: M.8926 — Total/Direct Energie Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 199/20

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8855 — Otary/Eneco/Electrabel/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 199/10)

1. On 1 June 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Otary RS NV (‘Otary’, Belgium), controlled by Dredging Environmental & Marine Engineering NV, Green Offshore NV, Elicio NV, SRIWE Environnement SA, Z-Kracht NV, Aspiravi Offshore II NV, Socofe SA and Power@Sea NV, — Eneco Wind Belgium NV, belonging to the Eneco Groep (‘Eneco’, Netherland), — Electrabel NV, belonging to the Engie group (‘Engie’, France), — SeaMade NV (‘SeaMade’, Belgium). Otary, Eneco, and Engie acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of SeaMade. The concentration is accomplished by way of contribution of assets and purchase of shares in a company constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Otary: development, construction and operation of three Belgian offshore wind projects, — for Eneco: production of electricity from sustainable resources, including the development, construction and operation of wind farm projects, as well as the supply of electricity and gas to private and business customers, — for Engie: all stages of the electricity and natural gas value chain, including the generation of supply of electricity in the Benelux region through Electrabel, as well as energy services, — for SeaMade: generation and wholesale supply of electricity from the Seastar and Mermaid offshore wind farms under development in Belgium.

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. The following reference should always be specified: M.8855 — Otary/Eneco/Electrabel/JV Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 218/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8901 — HSBC/Global Payments)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 218/03)

On 19 June 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8901. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 210/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8888 — Apollo Management/Cyprus Cooperative Bank/Altamira Cyprus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 210/03)

On 8 May 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8888. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 230/12

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8997 — Whirlpool/Elica/Elica PB India Private Limited)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 230/09)

1. On 25 June 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Whirlpool Corporation (‘Whirlpool’, USA), through its subsidiary Whirlpool of India Limited, — Elica SpA (‘Elica’, Italy), — Elica PB India Private Limited (‘Elica PB India’, India). Whirlpool of India Limited acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Elica PB India Private Limited, currently majority owned by Elica. The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Whirlpool is active in the manufacture and sale of a range of appliances for refrigeration, laundry, kitchen, air conditioning and water and air purification, — Elica is active in the manufacture and sale of kitchen appliances and the sale of air treatment devices, — Elica PB India is active in the manufacture and sale of certain kitchen appliances and the sale of a range of kitchen and related cooking devices in India.

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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified: M.8997 — Whirlpool/Elica/Elica PB India Private Limited Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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