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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7292 — DEMB/Mondelēz/Charger OpCo)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Asia, Australia, Brazil, Europe, coffee, economic concentration, food industry, merger control, tea








C_2014387EN.01000701.xml










1.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 387/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7292 — DEMB/Mondelēz/Charger OpCo)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 387/07)






1.


On 27 October 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 undertakings D.E. Master Blenders 1753 (‘DEMB’, Netherlands) controlled by JAB Holding Company (Germany) and Mondelēz International Inc. (‘Mondelēz’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Charger OpCo (‘Charger OpCo’, Netherlands), a newly created company constituting a joint venture, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for DEMB: production and sale of a range of coffee and tea products across Europe, Brazil, Australasia and Asia. In addition, DEMB operates coffee houses, including through the use of franchising arrangements, in several countries.
—   for Mondelēz: global snack company with a product offering spanning biscuits, chocolate, candy, cheese, powdered beverages, chewing gum and coffee.
—   Charger OpCo: the joint venture will combine the business of DEMB with the coffee business of Mondelēz.










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. 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 M.7292 — DEMB/Mondelēz/Charger OpCo 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7387 — BP/Statoil Fuel and Retail Aviation)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Northern Europe, aviation fuel, economic concentration, gas, merger control, oil industry








C_2014387EN.01000401.xml










1.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 387/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7387 — BP/Statoil Fuel and Retail Aviation)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 387/04)






1.


On 27 October 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 BP Global Investments Limited (‘BP GIL’, United Kingdom), a wholly owned subsidiary of BP plc. (‘BP’, United Kingdom), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Statoil Fuel and Retail Aviation AS (‘SFRA’, Norway), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (‘Alimentation Couche-Tard’, Canada), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


BP is the parent company of a global group of entities active in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas. BP GIL is a UK company and one of the primary holding companies of the BP Group, with activities in many businesses and regions around the world. Air BP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BP, is focussed on aviation fuel supply on a global basis,










—


SFRA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard and it is active in supplying aviation fuel on an ‘into-plane’ basis (i.e. directly into the aircraft of customer airlines at relevant airports) at 80 airports in the EEA, but is focussed primarily on Scandinavia.














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. 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.7387 — BP/Statoil Fuel and Retail Aviation, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7252 — Holcim/Lafarge)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, merger control








C_2014387EN.01000501.xml










1.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 387/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7252 — Holcim/Lafarge)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 387/05)






1.


On 27 October 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 Holcim Ltd (‘Holcim’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Lafarge SA (‘Lafarge’, France) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Holcim: production and supply of cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete as well as asphalt and cementitious materials including related services,
—   for Lafarge: supply of cement, aggregates and concrete as well as other products associated with the construction industry.










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. 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.7252 — Holcim/Lafarge, 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-11-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014387EN.01000201.xml










1.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 387/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

31 October 2014
(2014/C 387/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2524




JPY


Japanese yen


140,18




DKK


Danish krone


7,4444




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78425




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2664




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2067




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,4900




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,770




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,26




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2177




RON


Romanian leu


4,4163




TRY


Turkish lira


2,7769




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4249




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4120




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,7125




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6045




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6111




KRW


South Korean won


1 343,43




ZAR


South African rand


13,7517




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6559




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6640




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 169,68




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1210




PHP


Philippine peso


56,355




RUB


Russian rouble


53,8575




THB


Thai baht


40,832




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0714




MXN


Mexican peso


16,8711




INR


Indian rupee


76,8535






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.