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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6788 — Goldman Sachs/TPG/Barclays/Kew Green) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, economic concentration, financial services, hotel industry, investment company, merger control








C_2012398EN.01003501.xml










22.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/35





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6788 — Goldman Sachs/TPG/Barclays/Kew Green)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 398/07






1.


On 13 December 2012, 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 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA), TPG Lundy Co LP (‘TPG’, Cayman Islands), ultimately controlled by the TPG group of Funds (‘TPG Funds’, USA) and Barclays plc (‘Barclays’, UK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Kew Green Holdings Limited (‘Kew Green’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Goldman Sachs: global investment firm providing a wide range of services worldwide to a diversified client base,










—


TPG: global investment firm providing a wide range of services worldwide to a diversified client base,










—


TPG Funds: Funds Portfolio bringing and managing together the various TPG controlled Fund,










—


Barclays: major global financial services provider engaged in all banking sectors,










—


Kew Green: owns and operates hotels in the United Kingdom.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6788 — Goldman Sachs/TPG/Barclays/Kew Green, 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 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6777 — Yazaki Europe/S-Y Systems Technologies Europe) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical equipment, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2012398EN.01003601.xml










22.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/36





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6777 — Yazaki Europe/S-Y Systems Technologies Europe)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 398/08






1.


On 14 December 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Yazaki Europe Limited (‘YEL’, UK), belonging to Yazaki Corporation (‘YC’, Japan), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of S-Y Systems Technology Europe GmbH (‘S-YST’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares. S-YST is currently jointly-controlled by YC and Continental Automotive GmbH.










2.


The undertakings concerned, YEL and S-YST, are active in the development and sale of automotive electrical distribution systems (wiring harnesses).










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6777 — Yazaki Europe/S-Y Systems Technologies Europe, 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 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Notice for the attention of the persons and entities to which the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2012/829/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1264/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran apply
Date: 2012-12-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, capital movement, economic sanctions, international sanctions








C_2012398EN.01000801.xml










22.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/8





Notice for the attention of the persons and entities to which the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2012/829/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1264/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran apply
2012/C 398/03
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that appear in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2012/829/CFSP (1), and in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1264/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures against Iran.
The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons and entities that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran. The grounds for designations of those persons and entities appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the web-sites in Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 26 of the Regulation).
The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C — Coordination Unit




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




The attention of the persons and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 356, 22.12.2012, p. 71


(2)  OJ L 356, 22.12.2012, p. 55
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012398EN.01000901.xml










22.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/9





Euro exchange rates (1)

21 December 2012
2012/C 398/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3209




JPY


Japanese yen


110,99




DKK


Danish krone


7,4612




GBP


Pound sterling


0,81420




SEK


Swedish krona


8,5945




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2077




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,3155




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,189




HUF


Hungarian forint


287,20




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6964




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0645




RON


Romanian leu


4,4473




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3709




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2662




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3090




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,2371




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6029




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6126




KRW


South Korean won


1 421,45




ZAR


South African rand


11,3067




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2311




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5370




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 758,09




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0430




PHP


Philippine peso


54,300




RUB


Russian rouble


40,5950




THB


Thai baht


40,459




BRL


Brazilian real


2,7360




MXN


Mexican peso


17,0072




INR


Indian rupee


72,7490






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 389, 15.12.2012
Date: 2012-12-22
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2012399EN.01000101.xml










22.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/1





2012/C 399/01
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union



OJ C 389, 15.12.2012



Past publications


OJ C 379, 8.12.2012


OJ C 373, 1.12.2012


OJ C 366, 24.11.2012


OJ C 355, 17.11.2012


OJ C 343, 10.11.2012


OJ C 331, 27.10.2012

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