do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration — (Case COMP/M.5542 — NPM/Fortis/Helvoet) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, industrial capital, investment, merger control, natural rubber, plastics








C_2009122EN.01002201.xml










30.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/22





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5542 — NPM/Fortis/Helvoet)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 122/07






1.


On 20 May 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which NPM Capital (‘NPM’, Netherlands) belonging to the group SHV Holdings N.V. (‘SHV’, Netherlands) and Fortis Private Equity Holding Nederland B.V. (‘FPE’, Netherlands) belonging to the group Fortis Bank Nederland N.V. (‘Fortis Bank’, Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Helvoet Holding B.V. (‘Helvoet’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for NPM: private equity,










—


for FPE: private equity,










—


for Helvoet: custom-made development and manufacturing of single and assembled plastic and rubber components.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 2 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5542 — NPM/Fortis/Helvoet, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration — (Case COMP/M.5532 — Carphone Warehouse/Tiscali UK) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, Italy, United Kingdom, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, telecommunications industry, telephone, television








C_2009122EN.01002601.xml










30.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/26





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5532 — Carphone Warehouse/Tiscali UK)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 122/11






1.


On 20 May 2009 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking The Carphone Warehouse Groups PLC (United Kingdom) via its wholly owned UK subsidiary TalkTalk Group Limited acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Tiscali UK Limited and its UK subsidiaries (United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc sells mobile handsets and mobile connections in the United Kingdom and eight other European countries. In the United Kingdom it also supplies broadband and narrowband internet access, and fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services,










—


Tiscali UK is a fully owned subsidiary of the Italian undertaking Tiscali SpA that offers broadband and narrowband internet access, fixed-line telecommunications services and IPTV services in the United Kingdom.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 2 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5532 — Carphone Warehouse/Tiscali UK, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration — (Case COMP/M.5509 — Crédit Agricole/Caceis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, insurance, merger control








C_2009122EN.01002401.xml










30.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5509 — Crédit Agricole/Caceis)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 122/09






1.


On 20 May 2009 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Crédit Agricole, S.A. (‘Crédit Agricole’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1) (b) of the Council Regulation control over part of the undertaking Caceis SAS (‘Caceis’, France), controlled by Natixis and Crédit Agricole, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Crédit Agricole: is active in banking and insurance services,










—


for Caceis: is currently a joint venture between Natixis and Crédit Agricole that is active in fund custody and fund administration for institutional clients.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 2 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5509 — Crédit Agricole/Caceis, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration — (Case COMP/M.5536 — Bluebay HYI/Bluebay MSI/RHJI/Honsel AG) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: alloy, business management, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial instrument, holding company, investment transaction, merger control, metals, motor vehicle industry








C_2009122EN.01002301.xml










30.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/23





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5536 — Bluebay HYI/Bluebay MSI/RHJI/Honsel AG)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 122/08






1.


On 20 May 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings BlueBay High Yield Investments S.à.r.l. (‘BlueBay HYI’, Luxembourg), BlueBay Multi-Strategy Investments S.à.r.l. (‘BlueBay MSI’, Luxembourg) and RHJ International S.A. (‘RHJI’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Honsel AG (‘HAG’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for BlueBay HYI: portfolio investment approach in securities or other financial instruments,










—


for BlueBay MSI: investment in multiple strategies,










—


for RHJI: acquisition and operation of businesses,










—


for HAG: active in the light metal (aluminium and magnesium) processing industry and mainly focused in the manufacturing of components for the automotive sector.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 2 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5536 — Bluebay HYI/Bluebay MSI/RHJI/Honsel AG, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009122EN.01000601.xml










30.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

29 May 2009
2009/C 122/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4098




JPY


Japanese yen


135,22




DKK


Danish krone


7,4453




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87290




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6678




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5128




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8785




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,825




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


282,48




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4762




RON


Romanian leu


4,1825




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1737




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7671




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5501




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,9273




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,2135




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0350




KRW


South Korean won


1 764,04




ZAR


South African rand


11,2413




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,6263




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3500




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 539,26




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9167




PHP


Philippine peso


66,516




RUB


Russian rouble


43,4455




THB


Thai baht


48,377




BRL


Brazilian real


2,8320




MXN


Mexican peso


18,4340




INR


Indian rupee


66,4260






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration — (Case COMP/M.5320 — Almeco/Mage/Tinox) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, lighting equipment, merger control, metal coating, metals








C_2009122EN.01002501.xml










30.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/25





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5320 — Almeco/Mage/Tinox)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 122/10






1.


On 11 May 2009, the Commission received a 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) by which the undertakings Almeco GmbH (‘Almeco’, Germany) (a company wholly controlled by Almeco Spa, Italy) and MAGE Industrie Holding AG (‘MAGE’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Tinox GmbH (‘Tinox’, Germany), a company currently fully owned by MAGE, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Almeco: production and commercialization of metal surfaces treatment and lighting reflectors,










—


for MAGE: production and commercialization of roof accessories,










—


for Tinox: production and commercialization of highly selective absorber surfaces (metal surface coating).














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 2 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5320 — Almeco/Mage/Tinox, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration — (Case COMP/M.5355 — BASF/CIBA) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, chemical product, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, plastics








C_2009122EN.01000501.xml










30.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/5





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5355 — BASF/CIBA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 122/02
On 12 March 2009, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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:






—


from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/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 under document number 32009M5355. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Prior notification of a concentration — (Case COMP/M.5503 — Sibur/CITCO) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, fertiliser, gas supply, merger control, oil industry, pneumatic tyre, synthetic rubber








C_2009122EN.01002701.xml










30.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/27





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5503 — Sibur/CITCO)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 122/12






1.


On 20 May 2009 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking OJSC Sibur Holding (‘Sibur’, Russia) controlled by Gazfond (Russia) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings CITCO Waren-Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H., (Austria), Citco Holdings Limited (Cyprus) and Westin Trading S.A. (Panama) (together ‘CITCO’) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Sibur: manufacture of various petrochemical products, fertilisers and tyres,










—


for CITCO: independent distributor and trader of inter alia liquid petroleum gases, rubber, petrochemical products and fertilisers.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 2 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5503 — Sibur/CITCO, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.