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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7858 — INEOS/parts of Celanese) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2016130EN.01000901.xml










13.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7858 — INEOS/parts of Celanese)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 130/06)






1.


On 1 April 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which INEOS Europe AG (‘INEOS’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Celanese Sales Germany GmbH (‘Celanese’, Germany), namely Celanese’s European n-butyl acetate Business (‘CBB’, Germany) by way of purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for INEOS: a manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products globally,
—   for Celanese: active in the manufacture and supply of a variety of chemical products such as intermediate chemistry (e.g. n-butyl acetate, acetic acid), emulsion polymers (e.g. vinyl acetate copolymers), food ingredients (e.g. acesulfame potassium) and engineered materials (e.g. thermoplastic polyesters), commercialised in the EEA, the Middle East, North Africa and Russia,
—   for CBB: comprises the existing n-butyl acetate commercial contracts with customers in the EEA, with the exclusion of manufacturing assets.










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 M.7858 — INEOS/parts of Celanese, 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’).
European Parliament decision of 13 April 2016 on the nomination of Mihails Kozlovs as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C8-0411/2015 — 2015/0814(NLE))
Date: 2016-04-13
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: appointment of members, member of the Court of Auditors (EU)








C_2018058EN.01024601.xml










15.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/246





P8_TA(2016)0115
Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors — Mihails Kozlovs
European Parliament decision of 13 April 2016 on the nomination of Mihails Kozlovs as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C8-0411/2015 — 2015/0814(NLE))
(Consultation)
(2018/C 058/35)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8-0411/2015),










—


having regard to Rule 121 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A8-0059/2016),










A.


whereas Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control proceeded to evaluate the credentials of the nominee, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;










B.


whereas at its meeting of 15 March 2016 the Committee on Budgetary Control heard the Council’s nominee for membership of the Court of Auditors;












1.


Delivers a favourable opinion on the Council’s nomination of Mihails Kozlovs as a Member of the Court of Auditors;












2.


Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, the Court of Auditors, the other institutions of the European Union and the audit institutions of the Member States.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7959 — APG/DV4/QDREIC/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, property leasing, real estate business








C_2016130EN.01001101.xml










13.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7959 — APG/DV4/QDREIC/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 130/08)






1.


On 5 April 2016, 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 APG Strategic Real Estate Pool (‘APG’, the Netherlands), DV4 Limited (‘DV4’, British Virgin Islands), and Qatar Diar Real Estate Investment Company (‘QDREIC’, Qatar), wholly owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a newly created joint venture active in the real estate sector in Greater London (‘JV’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for APG: depositary for an investment fund whose ultimate beneficial owner is Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, a pension administration organisation that specialises in the field of collective pensions in the public sector,
—   for DV4: real estate investment fund,
—   for QDREIC: real estate investment and development company,
—   for the JV: ownership, development, management and rental of residential real estate at sites adjacent to the Elephant & Castle rail station and the Olympic Park, in Greater London.










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.7959 — APG/DV4/QDREIC/JV, 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 T-41/16 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 13 April 2016 — Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry and Others v Commission (Application for interim measures — Procedure for registration of a protected designation of origin — ‘Halloumi’ or ‘Hellim’ — Rejection of opposition — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)
Date: 2016-04-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Cyprus, cheese, designation of origin, equal treatment, fundamental rights, labelling, product designation








C_2016191EN.01003302.xml










30.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/33





Order of the President of the General Court of 13 April 2016 — Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry and Others v Commission
(Case T-41/16 R)
((Application for interim measures - Procedure for registration of a protected designation of origin - ‘Halloumi’ or ‘Hellim’ - Rejection of opposition - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency))
(2016/C 191/45)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry (Nicosia, Cyprus), Animal Breeders Association (Nicosia), Milk and Oil Products Production and Marketing Cooperative Ltd (Nicosia), Süt Ürünleri İmalatçulari Birliği Milk Processors Association (Nicosia), and Fatma Garanti (Güzelyurt, Cyprus) (represented by: B. O’Connor, solicitor, S. Gubel and E. Bertolotto, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: X. Lewis, J. Guillem Carrau and P. Aalto, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application on the basis of Articles 278 and 279 TFEU and seeking the grant of interim measures relating to the procedure for registration of the cheese referred to as ‘halloumi/hellim’ as a protected designation of origin under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ 2012 L 343, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


Costs are reserved.