do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7529 — Mohawk/International Flooring Systems)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, floor coverings, merger control








C_2015080EN.01002501.xml










7.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/25





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7529 — Mohawk/International Flooring Systems)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 80/10)






1.


On 2 March 2015, 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 Mohawk Industries, Inc (‘Mohawk’, the USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking International Flooring Systems S.A. (‘IFS’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Mohawk Industries: Mohawk is a US-headquartered global producer and supplier of wood-based panels, insulation materials and a broad range of flooring products, including carpets, rugs, hardwood, laminate, ceramic tiles, stones and vinyl flooring. Within the EEA, Mohawk is mainly active through its wholly-owned subsidiary Unilin,
—   for IFS: IFS is a Luxembourg-based group of companies active in the production and supply of vinyl flooring, laminate flooring and wood-based panels, in particular raw and coated MDF.










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.7529 — Mohawk/International Flooring Systems, 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’).
Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Date: 2015-03-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








C_2015080EN.01000101.xml










7.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/1





Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
(2015/C 80/01)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities designated in Annex I to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP (1), as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/383 (2), and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/375 (4), concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.
The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons and entities that appear in the abovementioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons and entities in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012. The grounds for designation 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 on the websites in Annex IIa to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 16 of the Regulation).
The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council before 31 March 2015, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




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 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.

(2)  OJ L 64, 7.3.2015, p. 41.

(3)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 64, 7.3.2015, p. 10.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7545 — Blackstone/Koala/Acenden/AMS) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, mortgage








C_2015080EN.01002401.xml










7.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7545 — Blackstone/Koala/Acenden/AMS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 80/09)






1.


On 26 February 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, USA) and Koala HoldCo, LLC (affiliated with TPG Global, LLC and TPG Special Situations Partners, LLC (collectively referred to as ‘TPG’, USA)) will acquire joint control of Acenden Ltd (‘Acenden’, UK) and AMS Decisions Advisers LLP (‘AMS’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Blackstone: a global alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services,
—   TPG: a global private investment firm. The private investment funds of TPG invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructuring,
—   Acenden: a provider of mortgage management and administration services for mortgage lenders in the UK and Ireland,
—   AMS: a provider of mortgage management services for mortgage lenders in the UK.










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 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 this 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 M.7545 — Blackstone/Koala/Acenden/AMS, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 668/2013 of 12 July 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for 2,4-DB, dimethomorph, indoxacarb, and pyraclostrobin in or on certain products ( OJ L 192, 13.7.2013 )
Date: 2015-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal feedingstuffs, animal product, crop production, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, herbicide, pesticide, pesticide residue, plant health control








L_2015064EN.01004601.xml










7.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 64/46







Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 668/2013 of 12 July 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for 2,4-DB, dimethomorph, indoxacarb, and pyraclostrobin in or on certain products

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 192 of 13 July 2013
)


On page 49, Annex, point 1(a), amended Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Table ‘Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)’, entry 0400000, ‘4. OILSEEDS AND OILFRUITS’, column 3 ‘2,4-DB (sum of 2,4-DB, its salts, its esters and its conjugates, expressed as 2,4-DB) (R)’:
for:


                     ‘0,02 (*)’
                  
;read:


                     ‘0,05 (*)’
                  
.
Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/375 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria apply
Date: 2015-03-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Syria, data transmission, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, personal data








C_2015080EN.01000201.xml










7.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/2





Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/375 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria apply
(2015/C 80/02)
The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1):
The legal basis for this processing operation is Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (2), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/375 (3).
The controller of this processing operation is the Council of the European Union represented by the Director-General of DG C (Foreign Affairs, Enlargement, Civil Protection) of the General Secretariat of the Council and the department entrusted with the processing operation is the Unit 1C of DG C that can be contacted at:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/375.
The data subjects are the natural persons who fulfil listing criteria as laid down in that Regulation.
The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the Statement of Reasons and any other data related thereto.
The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.
Without prejudice to restrictions provided for in Article 20(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, requests for access, as well as requests for rectification or objection will be answered in accordance with Section 5 of Council Decision 2004/644/EC (4).
Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the asset freeze or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.
Data subjects may have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.


(1)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 64, 7.3.2015, p. 10.

(4)  OJ L 296, 21.9.2004, p. 16.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7553 — PAI/Lion Adventure) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, zoo








C_2015080EN.01002601.xml










7.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/26





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7553 — PAI/Lion Adventure)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 80/11)






1.


On 2 March 2015, 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 PAI Partners SAS (‘PAI’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Lion Adventure Coöperatief U.A. (‘Lion Adventure’, Netherlands) by way of other means.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


PAI is a privately held private equity company and manages and advises a number of funds that own companies active in a variety of business sectors,










—


Lion Adventure is active in the retailing of outdoor sporting equipment, clothing, and footwear, and fashion through its ‘AS Adventure’, ‘Bever’, ‘Cotswold Outdoor’, and ‘North Face’ stores in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the UK.














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 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 this 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 Case M.7553 — PAI/Lion Adventure, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015080EN.01000301.xml










7.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

6 March 2015
(2015/C 80/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0963




JPY


Japanese yen


131,48




DKK


Danish krone


7,4514




GBP


Pound sterling


0,72200




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1893




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0700




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,5420




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,297




HUF


Hungarian forint


303,78




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1178




RON


Romanian leu


4,4410




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8275




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3990




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3666




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5055




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4627




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5004




KRW


South Korean won


1 203,83




ZAR


South African rand


12,9134




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,8651




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6205




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 182,39




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9923




PHP


Philippine peso


48,282




RUB


Russian rouble


65,2170




THB


Thai baht


35,531




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2949




MXN


Mexican peso


16,6451




INR


Indian rupee


68,4064






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