ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9455 — Compass/Fazer Food Services)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 431/13)

1. On 12 December 2019, 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: — Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom), — Fazer Food Services AB (Sweden) belonging to Oy Karl Fazer Ab (Finland), — Fazer Food Services OY (Finland) belonging to Oy Karl Fazer Ab (Finland), — Fazer Food Services AS (Norway) belonging to Oy Karl Fazer Ab (Finland), — Fazer Food Services A/S (Denmark) belonging to Oy Karl Fazer Ab (Finland), — Fazer Food OÜ (Estonia) belonging to Oy Karl Fazer Ab (Finland). Compass Group PLC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Fazer Food Services AB, Fazer Food Services OY, Fazer Food Services AS, Fazer Food Services A/S and Fazer Food OÜ. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Compass Group PLC: an outsourced foodservices provider to customers in the business and industry, healthcare and welfare, education, and defence, offshore and remote sectors. It also provides support services such as facility management and cleaning services, in addition to foodservices and concession foodservices in the sports and leisure sector, — for Fazer Food Services AB, Fazer Food Services OY, Fazer Food Services AS, Fazer Food Services A/S and Fazer Food OÜ: provide catering, restaurant and foodservices in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway and have a limited presence in Estonia.

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.9455 — Compass/Fazer Food Services 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9701 — InfraVia/Iliad/Iliad 73)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 428/10)

1. On 13 December 2019, 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:

— Iliad S.A. (‘Iliad’, France),

— InfraVia Capital Partners (‘InfraVia’, France).

Iliad and InfraVia acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of newly created joint venture.

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: — for Iliad: provision of fixed and mobile telephony services, internet access and hosting services, — for InfraVia: management of investment funds specialised in the infrastructure sector, — for the joint venture: provision of wholesale local access at a fixed location in France.

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.9701 — InfraVia/Iliad/Iliad 73

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.9477 — STEAG/OYAK/SET)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 4/05)

1. On 20 December 2019, 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: — STEAG GmbH (‘STEAG’, Germany), — Ordu Yardımlaşma Kurumu (‘OYAK’, Turkey), — STEAG Enerji Ticareti ve Hizmetleri A.Ş., (‘SET’, Turkey), currently controlled by STEAG Beteilungsgesellschaft mbH (‘STEAG BG’), ultimately controlled by STEAG. STEAG, via STEAG BG, and OYAK, via OYAK Birleşik Enerji, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of SET. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — STEAG is an international energy company mainly active in the field of generation and marketing of electricity and heat and relating services, — OYAK is a Turkish private pension fund and its subsidiaries are active in a wide range of sectors, mainly mining, metallurgy, cement, concrete, paper, chemicals, financial services, automotive, logistics, construction, energy, and services, — SET is mainly active in the field of energy trade and energy related services in Turkey.

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.9477 — STEAG/OYAK/SET 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.9594 — CMA CGM/CIMC Neocontainer/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 13/09)

1. On 7 January 2020, 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:

— CMA CGM S.A. (‘CMA CGM’, France),

— China International Marine Containers Neocontainer Logistics,

Limited (‘CIMC Neocontainer’, China).

CMA CGM and CIMC Neocontainer acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture (the ‘JV’).

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: — for CMA CGM: a player in container liner shipping activities and port terminal services. CMA CGM is also active, through its wholly owned subsidiary CEVA Logistics, on the market for freight forwarding and contract logistics services, and provides a limited range of ancillary supply chain management services through its wholly owned subsidiary CMA CGM Inland Services, — for CIMC Neocontainer: a logistics company owned by CIMC Group, a comprehensive logistics service provider for logistics services and equipment operation services, — for the JV: provision of services in container storage management, container handling and container repair, exclusively in Tianjin port in China.

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.9594 — CMA CGM/CIMC Neocontainer/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.9586 — SEGRO/PSPIB/7R Projekt 5)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 6/02)

On 23 December 2019, 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 32019M9586. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9360 — Daimler/Geely/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 21/01)

On 10 December 2019, 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 32019M9360. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9640 — BCP/CD&R Fund X/BrandSafway)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 37/01)

On 27 January 2020, 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 32020M9640. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9709 — ENI/CDP Equity /GreenIT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 31/05)

1. On 22 January 2020, 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: — Eni S.p.A. (‘ENI’), Italy; — CDP Equity S.p.A. (‘CDP Equity’), Italy. ENI and CDP Equity acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created JV. 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: — ENI is a company active in the oil and natural gas sector; — CDP Equity is a holding company of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group, investing in Italian companies of major national interest with long-term perspective; — The JV, GreenIT, is intended to be active in the production and wholesale supply of electricity from renewable sources on the Italian market.

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.9709 — ENI/CDP Equity/GreenIT 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.9733 — ENGIE/Mirova/Predica/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 48/15)

1. On 6 February 2020, 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: — ENGIE S.A. (‘ENGIE’, France), — Mirova S.A. (‘Mirova’, France), controlled by BPCE Group (‘BPCE’, France), — Predica Prévoyance Dialogue (‘Predica’, France), belonging to the group du Crédit Agricole S.A., and — The Target: a portfolio of six hydroelectric power plants located in Portugal. ENGIE, Mirova and Predica acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a portfolio of hydroelectric assets (the ‘Target’), currently owned by EDP - Gestão da Produção de Energia, which in turn is owned by EDP. 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: — for ENGIE: ENGIE is an industrial company active in the fields of gas and electricity supply, as well as in energy services, — for Mirova: Mirova is a French asset management company, — for Predica: Predica is a French life and health insurance company, belonging to the French Crédit Agricole Group, — for the Target: the Target consists of a portfolio of six hydroelectric power plants located in North Portugal and currently owned by EDP’s fully owned subsidiary EDP - Gestão da Produção de Energia.

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: Case M.9733 — ENGIE/Mirova/Predica/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.9615 — Glory/Grenke Bank/Cash Payment Solutions)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 46/04)

On 16 January 2020, 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 32020M9615. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9433 — MEIF 6 Fibre/KCOM Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 56/02)

On 18 October 2019, 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 32019M9433. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.9569 — EssilorLuxottica/GrandVision)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 49/02)

On 6 February 2020, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned 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 No. M.9569 — EssilorLuxottica/GrandVision, 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9726 — Itochu/AMCI/Posco/JVLP/NCR)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 62/04)

On 18 February 2020, 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 32020M9726. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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