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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7660 — KKR/Ursa) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, plastics industry, rubber industry








C_2015207EN.01001301.xml










24.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/13





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7660 — KKR/Ursa)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 207/11)






1.


On 12 June 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 KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Ursa Insulation Holding B.V. (‘Ursa’, Spain) by way of acquisition of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for KKR: global alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services.
—   for Ursa: insulation materials provider.










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 the 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7660 — KKR/Ursa 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7558 — DS Smith/Duropack) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pulp and paper industry








C_2015207EN.01000302.xml










24.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7558 — DS Smith/Duropack)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 207/03)
On 21 May 2015, 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 32015M7558. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-207/14: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 24 June 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče (Slovenia)) — Hotel Sava Rogaška, Gostinstvo, turizem in storitve, d.o.o. v Republika Slovenija (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Approximation of laws — Natural mineral water — Directive 2009/54/EC — Article 8(2) — Annex I — Prohibition on marketing ‘natural mineral water from one and the same spring’ under more than one trade description — Meaning)
Date: 2015-06-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: approximation of laws, labelling, launching of a product, mineral water, product designation








C_2015279EN.01001501.xml










24.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 279/15






Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 24 June 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče (Slovenia)) — Hotel Sava Rogaška, Gostinstvo, turizem in storitve, d.o.o. v Republika Slovenija
(Case C-207/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Approximation of laws - Natural mineral water - Directive 2009/54/EC - Article 8(2) - Annex I - Prohibition on marketing ‘natural mineral water from one and the same spring’ under more than one trade description - Meaning))
(2015/C 279/17)
Language of the case: Slovenian

Referring court

Vrhovno sodišče

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Hotel Sava Rogaška, gostinstvo, turizem in storitve, d.o.o.

Defendant: Republika Slovenija

Operative part of the judgment

The notion of ‘natural mineral water from one and the same spring’ contained in Article 8(2) of Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters must be interpreted as referring to a natural mineral water that is drawn from one or more natural or bore exits, and which originates in one and the same underground water table or in one and the same underground deposit, where, at all those natural or bore exits, that water has identical characteristics, pursuant to the criteria specified in Annex I to Directive 2009/54, which remain stable within the limits of natural fluctuation.


(1)  
            OJ C 202, 30.6.2014.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7683 — Ardian France/Goldentree Asset Management/Maxeda DIY Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, retail trade








C_2015207EN.01001501.xml










24.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7683 — Ardian France/Goldentree Asset Management/Maxeda DIY Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 207/13)






1.


On 16 June 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 undertakings Ardian France SA (‘Ardian’, France) and Goldentree Asset Management LP (‘GTAM’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Maxeda DIY Group BV(‘Maxeda’, the Netherlands) by way of acquisition of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Ardian: private equity and asset management,
—   for GTAM: private equity and asset management,
—   for Maxeda: do-it-yourself retail sales.










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 the 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.7683 — Ardian France/Goldentree Asset Management/Maxeda DIY Group, 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.
Case C-312/15 P: Appeal brought on 24 June 2015 by SolarWorld AG against the order of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 14 April 2015 in Case T-393/13: SolarWorld AG v European Commission
Date: 2015-06-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), originating product, semi-metal, solar collector, trade policy








C_2015302EN.01001901.xml










14.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/19





Appeal brought on 24 June 2015 by SolarWorld AG against the order of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 14 April 2015 in Case T-393/13: SolarWorld AG v European Commission
(Case C-312/15 P)
(2015/C 302/24)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: SolarWorld AG (represented by: L. Ruessmann, avocat, J. Beck, Solicitor)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission, Solsonica SpA

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Declare the Appeal admissible and well-founded;










—


Set aside the General Court’s order in Case T-393/13 with regard to the General Court’s findings that there is no longer a need to adjudicate the Applications for annulment and damages;










—


Declare the Application for annulment and the action for damages in Case T-393/13 admissible; and










—


Refer the case back to the General Court for a decision on the substance of the Application for annulment and the action for damages.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellant submits that the General Court manifestly erred in finding that there was no longer a need to adjudicate on its action for annulment and its action for damages.
Case T-847/14: Judgment of the General Court of 24 June 2015 — GHC v Commission (Environment — Protection of the ozone layer — Fluorinated greenhouse gases — Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 — Placing of hydrofluorocarbons on the market — Determination of a reference value — Allocation of quotas — Duty to state reasons — Method of calculation)
Date: 2015-06-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: equal treatment, greenhouse gas, marketing standard, reduction of gas emissions, stratospheric pollutant, stratospheric pollution








C_2015262EN.01002701.xml










10.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 262/27





Judgment of the General Court of 24 June 2015 — GHC v Commission
(Case T-847/14) (1)

((Environment - Protection of the ozone layer - Fluorinated greenhouse gases - Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 - Placing of hydrofluorocarbons on the market - Determination of a reference value - Allocation of quotas - Duty to state reasons - Method of calculation))
(2015/C 262/36)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: GHC Gerling, Holz & Co. Handels GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: D. Lang, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Hermes and K. Mifsud-Bonnici, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Implementing Decision 2014/774/EU of 31 October 2014 determining, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases, reference values for the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017 for each producer or importer who has reported placing on the market hydrofluorocarbons under Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2014 L 318, p. 28), in so far as it concerns the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Commission Implementing Decision 2014/774/EU of 31 October 2014 determining, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases, reference values for the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017 for each producer or importer who has reported placing on the market hydrofluorocarbons under Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, is hereby annulled in so far as it concerns GHC Gerling, Holz & Co. Handels GmbH;










2.


The European Commission is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 56, 16.2.2015.
Case C-263/13 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 24 June 2015 — Kingdom of Spain v European Commission (Appeals — European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Reduction of financial assistance — Method of calculation by extrapolation — Procedure of adoption of the decision by the European Commission — Failure to comply with the time-limit laid down — Consequences)
Date: 2015-06-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Andalusia, Basque Country, Community of Valencia, European Regional Development Fund, financial aid, operational programme








C_2015279EN.01000301.xml










24.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 279/3






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 24 June 2015 — Kingdom of Spain v European Commission
(Case C-263/13 P) (1)

((Appeals - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) - Reduction of financial assistance - Method of calculation by extrapolation - Procedure of adoption of the decision by the European Commission - Failure to comply with the time-limit laid down - Consequences))
(2015/C 279/03)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Rubio González, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz and A. Steiblytė, Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union in Spain v Commission (T-65/10, T-113/10 and T-138/10, EU:T:2013:93);










2)


Annuls Commission Decisions C(2009) 9270 of 30 November 2009, C(2009) 10678 of 23 December 2009 and C(2010) 337 of 28 January 2010 reducing the assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) granted respectively under the operational programme ‘Andalusia’ falling within Objective 1 (1994-1999) pursuant to Commission Decision C(94) 3456 of 9 December 1994, the operational programme ‘Basque Country’ falling within Objective 2 (1997-1999) pursuant to Commission Decision C(1998) 121 of 5 February 1998, and the operational programme ‘Comunidad Valenciana’ falling within Objective 1 (1994-1999) pursuant to Commission Decision C(1994) 3043/6 of 25 November 1994;










3)


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs incurred by the Kingdom of Spain and to bear its own costs, both in the proceedings at first instance and on appeal.






(1)  
            OJ C 207, 20.7.2013.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7668 — Harng Central Department Store/KS Premium Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, merger control, retail trade








C_2015207EN.01001401.xml










24.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7668 — Harng Central Department Store/KS Premium Holding)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 207/12)






1.


On 16 June 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 Harng Central Department Store Ltd (Thailand) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking KS Premium Holding GmbH (Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Harng Central Department Store Ltd: conglomerate holding company active in merchandising, real estate, retailing, hospitality and restaurants,
—   for KS Premium Holding GmbH: holding company of three department stores in Germany (‘KaDeWe’ in Berlin, ‘Oberpollinger’ in Munich and ‘Alsterhaus’ in Hamburg).










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 the 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.7668 — Harng Central Department Store/KS Premium Holding, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7559 — Pfizer/Hospira) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2015207EN.01001601.xml










24.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7559 — Pfizer/Hospira)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 207/14)






1.


On 15 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Pfizer Inc. (‘Pfizer’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of Hospira Inc. (‘Hospira’), both of the US, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Pfizer is a global research based biomedical and pharmaceutical company active in discovering, developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling innovative medicines for humans.










—


Hospira is global provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, with a broad portfolio of generic, branded and biosimilar medicines for humans.














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.7559 — Pfizer/Hospira), 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.7567 — Ball/Rexam) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, food industry, merger control, packaging








C_2015207EN.01001201.xml










24.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7567 — Ball/Rexam)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 207/10)






1.


On 15 June 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 Ball Corporation (‘Ball’, United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Rexam PLC (‘Rexam’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Ball: manufacturer of beverage cans, food cans and aerosol cans for household products, also active in innovative aerospace systems;
—   Rexam: manufacturer of beverage cans.










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.7567 — Ball/Rexam, 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: 2015-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015207EN.01000701.xml










24.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 June 2015
(2015/C 207/07)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1204




JPY


Japanese yen


138,72




DKK


Danish krone


7,4625




GBP


Pound sterling


0,71010




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2071




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0449




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,7255




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,189




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,24




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1697




RON


Romanian leu


4,4805




TRY


Turkish lira


3,0010




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4538




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3825




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6859




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6381




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5006




KRW


South Korean won


1 238,95




ZAR


South African rand


13,6514




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,9539




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5780




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 878,91




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1925




PHP


Philippine peso


50,536




RUB


Russian rouble


60,9175




THB


Thai baht


37,819




BRL


Brazilian real


3,4655




MXN


Mexican peso


17,2284




INR


Indian rupee


71,2742






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