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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9497 — Crédit Agricole/Abanca/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 342/10)

1. On 3 October 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: — Crédit Agricole Assurances S.A. (France), controlled by Crédit Agricole S.A. (‘Crédit Agricole’, France), — Abanca Division Inmobiliaria S.A. (Spain), controlled by Abanca Corporación Bancaria S.A. (‘Abanca’, Spain), — Abanca Generales Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. (‘AGSR’, Spain) currently solely controlled by Abanca Division Inmobiliaria. CAA and Abanca acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of AGSR. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Crédit Agricole is active in the banking, insurance and real estate sectors, — Abanca is active in the retail banking, consumer finance, asset management, and insurances sectors, primarily in Spain, — AGSR will offer non-life insurance products in Spain and Portugal.

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.9497 — Crédit Agricole/Abanca/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.9519 — Brookfield Asset Management/KKR & Co/X-Elio Energy)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 352/05)

On 8 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 32019M9519. EUR-Lex is the online 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.9481 — CCS/DSG/CES)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 352/20)

1. On 3 October 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:

— Capita Customer Services AG (‘CCS’, Switzerland),

— Dynergio Service GmbH (‘DSG’, Germany),

— Capita Energie Service GmbH (‘CES’, Germany).

CCS and DSG acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of CES.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — CCS: Provision of customer call centres and sales hotlines on behalf of clients and the supply of advisory and support services in the field of digital marketing for providers of products and services, — DSG: Supply of non-technical, customer-oriented services, for example in billing, — CES: Supply of services directly related to the supply of electricity, gas and heat, such as the provision of a call centre operation and the supply of other customer services.

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.9481 — CCS/DSG/CES

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.
Opinion (2) of the Advisory Committee on mergers at its meeting of 26 June 2019 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case M.8179 — Canon/TMSC — Article 14(2) procedure

Canon/Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation

Rapporteur: United Kingdom

(2019/C 362/04)

1. The Advisory Committee (6 Member States) agrees with the factors taken into consideration by the Commission for the purposes of determining the level of the fine to be imposed on Canon pursuant to Article 14(2)(a) of the Merger Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004).

2. The Advisory Committee (6 Member States) agrees with the factors taken into consideration by the Commission for the purposes of determining the level of the fine to be imposed on Canon pursuant to Article 14(2)(b) of the Merger Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004).

3. The Advisory Committee (6 Member States) agrees with the actual level of the fine proposed by the Commission pursuant to Article 14(2)(a) of the Merger Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004).

4. The Advisory Committee (6 Member States) agrees with the actual level of the fine proposed by the Commission pursuant to Article 14(2)(b) of the Merger Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9600 — Saudi Aramco Development Company/Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering Company/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 358/08)

1. On 15 October 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: — Saudi Aramco Development Company (‘SADCO’, Saudi Arabia), a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (‘Saudi Aramco’, Saudi Arabia), — Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. (‘KSOE’, South Korea), — a newly created joint venture company. SADCO and KSOE acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture company. 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: — SADCO is primarily engaged in the exploration, production and marketing of crude oil and in the production and marketing of refined products and petrochemicals, — KSOE is a provider of integrated systems and solutions for powering seaborne transportation and technology and services for the offshore industry, — the newly created joint venture company will construct and operate an engines and marine pumps manufacturing site in Saudi Arabia.

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.9600 — Saudi Aramco Development Company/Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering Company/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.9331 — Danaher/GE Healthcare Life Sciences Biopharma)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 375/08)

1. On 29 October 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: — Danaher Corporation (‘Danaher’, USA), — GE Healthcare Life Sciences Biopharma Business (‘GE Biopharma’, USA), controlled by General Electric Company. Danaher acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of GE Biopharma. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Danaher: manufacturing and marketing professional, medical, industrial and commercial products and services, — for GE Biopharma: supplying instruments, consumables and software for the research, discovery, process development and manufacturing workflows of biopharmaceutical drugs, such as monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, and cell and gene therapies.

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.9331 — Danaher/GE Healthcare Life Sciences Biopharma 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.9568 — Marcegaglia Plates/Evraz Palini Bertoli)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 370/10)

1. On 24 October 2019, 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:

— Marcegaglia Plates S.p.A. (‘Marcegaglia Plates’, Italy). Marcegalia Plates is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Marcegaglia Group (Italy).

— Evraz Palini & Bertoli S.r.l. (‘Evraz Palini’, Italy).

Marcegaglia Plates acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Evraz Palini.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Marcegaglia Plates: rolling of heavy quarto plates; — for the Margegaglia Group: steel processing (2); — for Evraz Palini: rolling of heavy quarto plates.

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 (3) 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.9568 — Marcegaglia Plates/Evraz Palini Bertoli

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) Marcegaglia Group is Europe’s largest non-integrated steel supplier, processing mainly carbon steel but also stainless steel in its rolling mills and SSCs.

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

(Case M.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 385/02)

On 5 September 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 32019M9406. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9162 — Fincantieri/Chantiers de l’Atlantique)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 382/02)

On 30 October 2019, 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 No M.9162 — Fincantieri/Chantiers de l’Atlantique, 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.9570 — Bridgepoint/Latour/Primonial)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 392/02)

On 11 November 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 French 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 32019M9570. 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.9319 — DP World/P&O Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 389/05)

On 26 June 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 32019M9319. 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.9568 — Marcegaglia Plates/Evraz Palini Bertoli)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 400/01)

On 19 November 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 32019M9568. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Argus Media Limited (‘Argus’, United Kingdom), currently controlled by GA and Argus’ CEO and founder, Mr Adrian Binks.

HG, GA and Mr Adrian Binks acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Argus.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9538 — Broadcom/Symantec Enterprise Security Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 407/02)

On 30 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 32019M9538. EUR-Lex is the online 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.9631 — Kennedy-Wilson Holdings/AXA Group/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 403/04)

1. On 21 November 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: — Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (‘Kennedy-Wilson’, United States of America), — AXA S.A. (‘AXA’, France), — The JV (Ireland). Kennedy-Wilson and AXA acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of three newly created companies (together, ‘the JV’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in the JV.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Kennedy Wilson: real estate investment, development and management, — for AXA: life, health and other forms of insurance, as well as investment management, — for the JV: will acquire, hold and manage private rented accommodation, retail and office space in County Dublin, 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 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.9631 — Kennedy-Wilson Holdings/AXA Group/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.9387 — Allied Irish Banks/First Data Corporation/Semeral)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 410/02)

On 23 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 32019M9387. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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