ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8869 — Ryanair/LaudaMotion)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 366/01)

On 12 July 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 32018M8869. 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.9080 — CEFC/Rockaway Capital/European Bridge Travel (II))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 362/01)

On 26 September 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 32018M9080. 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.9144 — Michael Kors/Gianni Versace)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 378/06)

1. On 11 October 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: — Michael Kors Holdings Limited (‘MKHL’, USA), — Gianni Versace SpA (‘Versace’, Italy). MKHL acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Versace. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for MKHL: design, development, manufacture, distribution, wholesale, retail and licensing of Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo branded luxury products globally, such as luxury accessories, footware and apparel, — for Versace: design, development, manufacture, distribution, wholesale, retail and licensing of Versace branded luxury products globally, such as luxury accessories, footware and apparel.

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.9144 — Michael Kors/Gianni Versace 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.8952 — STEAG/Siemens/JV STEAG GuD)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 370/02)

On 21 September 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 the German language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8952. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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

(Case M.8948 — Spirit/Asco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 395/01)

(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)

On 17 September 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration between Spirit and Asco. On 25 October 2018, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8492 — Quaker/Global Houghton)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 388/10)

1.

On 19 October 2018, 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:

— Quaker Chemical Corporation (‘Quaker’, US),

— Global Houghton Ltd (‘Houghton’, US), controlled by Gulf Houghton.

Quaker acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of Houghton.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 2 February 2018, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 16 March 2018.
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.8941 — EQT/Widex/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 402/01)

Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

On 4 October 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration between EQT and Widex Holding A/S. On 30 October 2018, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8957 — Silver Lake/ZPG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 398/01)

On 29 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 32018M8957. 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.9025 — Pizza Hut/Telepizza)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 414/15)

1. On 7 November 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: — Pizza Hut International, LLC (‘Pizza Hut’, United States of America), belonging to the YUM! Group (United States of America), — Telepizza Group, S.A. (‘Telepizza’, Spain). Pizza Hut enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation with Telepizza. The concentration is accomplished by way of agreements.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Pizza Hut: operation, directly or through master franchisees and franchisees, of pizza restaurants under the Pizza Hut brand in more than 100 countries over six continents, — for Telepizza: operation, directly or through master franchisees and franchisees, of pizza restaurants under the Telepizza brand in more than 20 countries, notably 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.

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.9025 — Pizza Hut/Telepizza 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.8861 — Comcast/Sky)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 410/01)

On 15 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 32018M8861. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9193 — Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited/Eurolife Erb Insurance Group Holdings S.A.)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 421/08)

1. On 13 Novemberber 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: — Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (‘Fairfax’, Canada), — Eurolife Erb Insurance Group Holdings S.A. (‘Eurolife’, Greece). Fairfax acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole of Eurolife. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Fairfax: a holding company active in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management. — for Eurolife: a holding company active in life and non-life insurance and reinsurance and insurance distribution in Greece and Romania.

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.9193 — Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited/Eurolife Erb Insurance Group Holdings S.A. 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.
Final Report of the Hearing Officer (1)

Apple/Shazam

(M.8788)

(2018/C 417/03)

1. On 14 March 2018, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) (the ‘Merger Regulation’) by which Apple Inc. (the ‘Notifying Party’ or ‘Apple’) would acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Shazam Entertainment Ltd (‘Shazam’) (the ‘Proposed Transaction’). (3) Apple and Shazam are collectively referred to hereinafter as ‘Parties’.

2. On 23 April 2018, the Commission initiated proceedings pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation, raising serious doubts as to the compatibility of the Proposed Transaction with the internal market and with the functioning of the EEA Agreement as a result of non-horizontal non-coordinated effects in respect of digital music streaming apps and automatic content recognition (‘ACR’) software solutions, including music recognition apps. On 15 May 2018, the Notifying Party submitted its reply to the Article 6(1)(c) Decision.

3. On 15 May 2018, the Commission extended the second phase investigation period by ten working days at the request of the Notifying Party pursuant to the second subparagraph, first sentence, of Article 10(3) of the Merger Regulation.

4. Following its investigation, the Commission concluded that the Proposed Transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. The decision therefore declares the Proposed Transaction compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement.

5. I have not received any request or complaint from the Parties about the exercise of their right to be heard. Overall, I consider that the effective exercise of procedural rights has been respected during the present proceedings.

Brussels, 23 August 2018. Joos STRAGIER

(1) Pursuant to Articles 16 and 17 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29) (‘Decision 2011/695/EU’).

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

(3) The Proposed Transaction was initially notified to the Austrian competition authority on 21 December 2017. Following the latter’s referral request pursuant to Article 22(1) of the Merger Regulation, joined by the competition authorities of several other Member States, the Commission decided on 6 February 2018 to accept the referral request and to examine the Proposed Transaction pursuant to Article 22(3) of the Merger Regulation.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9143 — CapMan/NH-Amundi/Green Investment Group/Cloud Snurran)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 429/05)

1. On 16 November 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: — CapMan plc (‘CapMan’, Finland), — NH-Amundi Asset Management Co. Ltd (‘NH-Amundi’, Korea), jointly controlled by NongHyup Financial Group (ultimately owned by the Korean National Agricultural Cooperative Federation) and Amundi Asset Management (ultimately owned by Crédit Agricole Group), — Green Investment Group (‘GIG’, the UK), controlled by Macquarie Group Limited, — Cloud Snurran (Sweden). CapMan, NH-Amundi and Macquarie acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, indirect joint control over Cloud Snurran. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture (JV).

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — CapMan is a Nordic investment and specialised asset management undertaking; — NH-Amundi is an asset management company, which provides investment trust and mutual fund management for all types of investments; — GIG specialises in green energy principal investment, project delivery and portfolio management and related servcies; — Cloud Snurran is the JV that will develop, construct and operate an onshore wind farm in Sweden.

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.9143 — CapMan/NH-Amundi/Green Investment Group/Cloud Snurran 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.9158 — SoftBank/Toyota Motor Corporation/MONET Technologies JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 425/10)

1. On 19 November 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: — SoftBank Corp. (‘SoftBank’, Japan), belonging to SoftBank Group Corp. (‘SoftBank Group’, Japan), — Toyota Motor Corporation (‘TMC’, Japan). SoftBank and TMC acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture MONET Technologies Corporation, which, in a first phase, will develop and commercialise software platforms aimed at providing on-demand transportation services operated by bus or taxi, alongside public transport, in Japan, and, at a later stage, will use the software platforms to supply mobility services using autonomous vehicles. 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 SoftBank Group: parent company of a global portfolio of subsidiaries and affiliates involved in advanced telecommunications, internet services, internet of things, robotics and clean energy technology providers, — for TMC: design, manufacture, assembly and sale of passenger vehicles, minivans, commercial vehicles, related parts and accessories.

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.9158 — SoftBank/Toyota Motor Corporation/MONET Technologies 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.8993 — Huaxin/Juniper/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 444/02)

On 16 October 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 32018M8993. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.8947 — Nidec/Whirlpool (Embraco Business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 437/01)

On 28 November 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 No M.8947 — Nidec/Whirlpool (Embraco Business), 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’).