ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10850 – ASMENT DE TEMARA / VEOM / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 321/05)

1. On 16 August 2022, 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: — Asment de Temara (hereinafter ‘AdT’, Morocco), controlled by Votorantim S.A. (hereinafter ‘Votorantim’, Brazil), — Veolia Services à l’Environnement Maroc (hereinafter ‘VEOM’, Morocco), controlled by Veolia Environnement S.A. (hereinafter ‘Veolia’, France), — a newly established joint venture set up for the purposes of the concentration (hereinafter ‘the JV’, Morocco). AdT and VEOM will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting the JV.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — AdT is active in the production of cement, concrete and aggregates in Morocco, — VEOM is a holding company that groups together the Moroccan subsidiaries of the Veolia group, which is active in the provision of energy services, water-related services (collection, distribution, drinking water treatment, wastewater collection and treatment, etc.) and waste management services (collection and processing of ordinary, hazardous and regulated waste), — the JV will develop and operate a pre-processing plant for non-hazardous and hazardous waste in Morocco.

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 139/2004l (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 no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.10850 – ASMENT DE TEMARA / VEOM / 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’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10785 – ICG / KONECTA / COMDATA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 319/01)

On 12 July 2022, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (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 32022M10785. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10861 – HG / TEAM.BLUE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 339/02)

On 29 August 2022, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (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 32022M10861. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10612 – NIS / HIPP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 333/13)

1. On 24 August 2022, the Commission received 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 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Naftna Industrija Srbije a.d. Novi Sad (‘NIS’, Serbia), controlled by PJSC Gazprom (‘Gazprom’, Russia), — HIP-Petrohemija LLC Pancevo (‘HIPP’, Serbia), controlled by the Republic of Serbia. NIS will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of HIPP. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Gazprom is a Russian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation. NIS is a vertically integrated energy company active in research, production and refining of oil and natural gas, sales and distribution of a wide range of petroleum products, as well as the realisation of projects in the fields of petro-chemistry and energetics, — HIPP is a petrochemical company active in the production and distribution of products such as ethylene, polyethylene and synthetic rubber.

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 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.10612 – NIS / HIPP 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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10889 – CNP / CVA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 356/04)

1. On 9 September 2022, 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: — CNP Assurances S.A. (‘CNP’, France), controlled by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France), — CNP Vita Assicura S.p.A. (‘CVA’, Italy), jointly controlled by CNP and UniCredit S.p.A. (‘UniCredit’, Italy). CNP will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of CVA. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — CNP develops, provides and manages insurance products globally. In Italy, CNP is mainly active in the provision of life insurance products, — CVA is an insurance company currently jointly controlled by CNP and UniCredit that provides life insurance products in Italy.

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 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.10889 – CNP / CVA 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10714 – VGRD / ASSETS OF AUTO-HOLDING DRESDEN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 350/01)

On 22 June 2022, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (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 32022M10714. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10909 – KFW / NEDERLANDSE GASUNIE / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 367/09)

1. On 16 September 2022, 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: — Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (‘KfW’, Germany), owned by the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Federal States, — N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie (‘Nederlandse Gasunie’, Netherlands) which is the ultimate parent company of the Gasunie group of companies (‘Gasunie Group’, Netherlands). — German LNG Terminal GmbH (‘GLNG’, Germany), wholly-owned by Nederlandse Gasunie. KfW and Nederlandse Gasunie will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of GLNG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — KfW is a national promotional bank that aims to support the sustainable improvement of economic, social and ecological living conditions worldwide on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal States, — Nederlandse Gasunie develops, manages and maintains energy infrastructure, i.e. gas transport networks, international transit pipelines, gas storage facilities, gas conversion installations and LNG infrastructure, as well as virtual gas trading platforms.

3. GLNG has the purpose to build, own, and operate a Liquefied Natural Gas (‘LNG’) re-gasification facility (the ‘Terminal’) in Brunsbüttel, north of Germany. The envisaged scope of the Terminal is the operation of an LNG import and distribution terminal.

4. 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 the Notice.

5. 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.10909 – KFW / NEDERLANDSE GASUNIE / 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’).

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10827 –SCINTIA / BEIERSDORF)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 363/11)

1. On 13 September 2022, 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: — Scintia Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH (‘Scintia’, Germany) and its ultimate solely controlling shareholder, a natural person, — Beiersdorf AG (‘Beiersdorf’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Scintia and its ultimate solely controlling shareholder as well as Trivium Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH and its ultimate solely controlling shareholder, a natural person. Scintia and its ultimately controlling shareholder will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) control of the whole of Beiersdorf. The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Scintia is an investment vehicle incorporated under the laws of Germany, — Beiersdorf is a globally active producer and supplier of skin, body and hair care products as well as self-adhesive products.

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 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.10827 – SCINTIA / BEIERSDORF 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10904 – CVC / MATICMIND / SIO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 385/07)

1. On 27 September 2022, 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: — CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), — Maticmind S.p.A. (‘Maticmind’, Italy), — SIO S.p.A. (‘SIO’, Italy), currently controlled by EDA S.r.l. (‘EDA’, Italy). CVC will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Maticmind and SIO. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — CVC: a manager of investment funds and platforms, — Maticmind: a systems integrator and value-added reseller operating in the IT sector in Italy, — SIO: a supplier of products and solutions designed for intelligence operations and lawful interception in Italy and other European countries, currently solely controlled by EDA, whose sole activity is holding shares in SIO.

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 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.10904 – CVC / MATICMIND / SIO 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10712 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / TENNECO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 379/08)

1. On 23 September 2022, 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: — Apollo Management, L.P. (‘Apollo’, USA), — Tenneco Inc. (‘Tenneco’, USA). Apollo will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Tenneco. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Apollo is active in the global asset management and portfolio investments. Apollo has recently acquired sole control over MAFTEC Co. Ltd. (‘MAFTEC’). MAFTEC is active in the production and supply of polycrystalline alumina fiber wool (‘PCW’) blankets and mats. PCW blankets are used for various high-temperature fireproof applications. PCW blankets can be further processed to produce PCW mats, which are used as a substrate support in automobile’s catalytic converters. — Tenneco is a global supplier of components for motor vehicles. Tenneco uses PCW mats as an input for the manufacture of catalytic converters and aftertreatment systems.

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.10712 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / TENNECO 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10858 – RAFFLES / APG / CMGO / TSH)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 395/01)

On 27 September 2022, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (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 32022M10858. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10887 – INEOS / SINOPEC / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 390/04)

1. On 30 September 2022, 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: — INEOS AG (‘INEOS’, Switzerland), — China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (‘SINOPEC’, China), state owned enterprise, — INEOS Sinopec HDPE (Tianjin) Limited (‘INEOS Sinopec HDPE (Tianjin)’, China), newly created joint venture, controlled by INEOS and SINOPEC. INEOS and SINOPEC will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of INEOS Sinopec HDPE (Tianjin). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — INEOS is is a privately owned conglomerate that produces a range of chemicals including petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products, — SINOPEC is a petroleum and petrochemical group headquartered in Beijing.

3. The business activities of INEOS Sinopec HDPE (Tianjin) will be the following: to develop, construct and operate a high-density polyethylene plant in the People’s Republic of China.

4. 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 the Notice.

5. 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.10887 – INEOS / SINOPEC / 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’).

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