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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7374 — Bain Capital / Itochu / Bellsystem) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, international trade, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, research and development








C_2014274EN.01000501.xml










21.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 274/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7374 — Bain Capital / Itochu / Bellsystem)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 274/06)






1.


On 11 August 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, United States of America) and Itochu Corporation (‘Itochu’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Bellsystem 24 Holdings Inc. (‘Bellsystem’, Japan) currently controlled by Bain Capital, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Bain Capital provides advice to and management of investment funds. Bain Capital is the ultimate general partner of private equity investment funds constituting limited partnerships,










—


Itochu is active in general trading in the textiles, metals/minerals, food, machinery, energy, chemicals, and ICT/general products/real estate sectors. Itochu is the ultimate parent company of the Itochu Group,










—


Bellsystem provides customer relationship management outsourcing services, contract research services for pharmaceutical and medical industry and internet applications.














3.


On preliminary examination, the European 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 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 European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.
Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7374 — Bain Capital / Itochu / Bellsystem, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’)

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7220 — Chiquita Brands International/Fyffes)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, import (EU), merger control, tropical fruit








C_2014274EN.01000601.xml










21.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 274/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7220 — Chiquita Brands International/Fyffes)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 274/07)






1.


On 14 August 2014, 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 Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (‘Chiquita’, the United States) and the undertaking Fyffes plc (‘Fyffes’, Ireland) merge within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Chiquita: import and wholesale of fresh produce, in particular bananas. In the EEA, Chiquita's activities also include the supply of pineapples, and other fruit, as well as the provision of ripening and shipping services,
—   for Fyffes: procurement, shipping, import and wholesale of bananas. In the EEA, Fyffes also supplies other fruit, including pineapples, and provides ripening and shipping services.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7220 — Chiquita Brands International/Fyffes 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’).
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine ( OJ L 229, 31.7.2014 )
Date: 2014-08-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, territorial dispute, trade restriction




L_2014246EN.01005901.xml










21.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 246/59







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 229 of 31 July 2014
)


On page 1, recital 5:
for:







‘(5)


It is also appropriate to apply restrictions on access to the capital market for certain financial institutions, excluding Russia-based institutions with international status established by intergovernmental agreements with Russia as one of the shareholders. Other financial services such as deposit business, payment services and loans to or from the institutions covered by this Regulation, other than those referred to in Article 5, are not covered by this Regulation.’




,read:







‘(5)


It is also appropriate to apply restrictions on access to the capital market for certain financial institutions, excluding Russia-based institutions with international status established by intergovernmental agreements with Russia as one of the shareholders. Other financial services such as deposit business, payment services and loans to or from the institutions covered by this Regulation, other than those referred to in Article 5, are not covered by these restrictions.’




;on page 4, Article 4(4):
for:


‘4.   Where authorisations are requested pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article, Article 3, and in particular paragraphs 2 and 5 thereof, shall apply mutatis mutandis.’

,read:


‘4.   Where authorisations are requested pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, Article 3, and in particular paragraphs 2 and 5 thereof, shall apply mutatis mutandis.’

.
State aid — Decision to close an existing aid case as a result of acceptance of appropriate measures by an EFTA State
Date: 2014-08-21
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, dentist, financing, public health








C_2014274EN.01000301.xml










21.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 274/3





State aid — Decision to close an existing aid case as a result of acceptance of appropriate measures by an EFTA State
(2014/C 274/03)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority has proposed appropriate measures, which were accepted by Norway, on the following State aid measure:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


8 May 2014





Decision number



:


192/14/COL





Case number



:


71659





EFTA State



:


Norway





Title



:


Financing of Norwegian public dental health care services





Legal basis



:


Act on public dental health services of 3 June 1983 No 54





Objective



:


n.a.





Economic sectors



:


Dental health care





Other information



:


Based on measures undertaken and further commitments given by the Norwegian authorities to amend the current financing regime, the Authority’s concerns regarding the incompatibility of the Norwegian public dental health care services were dispelled and the investigation closed.




The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7207 — Clayton Dubilier & Rice/Ashland Water Technologies)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, security services








C_2014274EN.01000101.xml










21.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 274/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7207 — Clayton Dubilier & Rice/Ashland Water Technologies)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 274/01)
On 6 June 2014, 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 English 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 32014M7207. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014274EN.01000201.xml










21.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 274/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

20 August 2014
(2014/C 274/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3284




JPY


Japanese yen


137,23




DKK


Danish krone


7,4560




GBP


Pound sterling


0,79810




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1651




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2106




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,2035




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,928




HUF


Hungarian forint


313,25




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1828




RON


Romanian leu


4,4220




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8866




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4295




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4549




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,2959




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5836




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6594




KRW


South Korean won


1 358,26




ZAR


South African rand


14,1898




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1562




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6195




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 565,29




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2070




PHP


Philippine peso


58,250




RUB


Russian rouble


48,1988




THB


Thai baht


42,461




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9932




MXN


Mexican peso


17,3788




INR


Indian rupee


80,6450






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-629/14: Action brought on 21 August 2014 — Jaguar Land Rover v OHIM (Shape of a car)
Date: 2014-08-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, motor vehicle industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014361EN.01002602.xml










13.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 361/26





Action brought on 21 August 2014 — Jaguar Land Rover v OHIM (Shape of a car)
(Case T-629/14)
2014/C 361/40
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Jaguar Land Rover Ltd (Coventry, United Kingdom) (represented by: F. Delord and R. Grewal, Solicitors)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 24 April 2014 given in Case R 1622/2013-2.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: The 3D mark representing a shape of a car for goods in Classes 12, 14 and 28 — Community trade mark application No. 1 1 3 88  411

Decision of the Examiner: Rejected the CTM application in part

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal in part

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) CTMR.