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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8013 — PitPoint/Primagaz/PitPoint.LNG JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor fuel, retail trade








C_2016184EN.01000501.xml










21.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8013 — PitPoint/Primagaz/PitPoint.LNG JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 184/05)






1.


On 13 May 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 Primagaz Nederland BV (The Netherlands) ultimately controlled by SHV Interholding AG (Switzerland), and PitPoint BV (The Netherlands) ultimately controlled by Bencis Capital Partners BV (The Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking PitPoint.LNG BV (The Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for undertaking SHV Interholding: active worldwide in a diverse range of of sectors, including trade in and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas, cash and carry wholesale, heavy lifting and transport solutions, industrial services, exploration and production of oil and gas, animal nutrition and private equity,
—   for undertaking Bencis Capital Partners: active as a private equity company in the Netherlands and Belgium, with investments in different sectors, including food products, textiles, medical care and art,
—   for the undertaking PitPoint.LNG: retail supply of liquefied natural gas for motor vehicles.










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.8013 — PitPoint/Primagaz/PitPoint.LNG 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8063 — CaixaBank/Banco BPI) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, financial institution, financial services, insurance company, merger control, reinsurance, supplementary pension








C_2016184EN.01000801.xml










21.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8063 — CaixaBank/Banco BPI)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 184/08)






1.


On 12 May 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 undertaking CaixaBank SA (‘CaixaBank’, Spain) belonging to the group Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona (Spain) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Banco BPI (‘BPI’, Portugal) by way of public bid.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for CaixaBank: banking services (retail, corporate, private banking), collective investment and securitisation services as well as the provision of specialised insurance products,
—   for BPI: investment banking (equities, corporate finance and private banking), retail banking, management of investment funds, pension funds and life insurance-capitalisation.










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 M.8063 — CaixaBank/Banco BPI, 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.8000 — DCC/Dansk Fuels) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, fuel, merger control, retail trade, wholesale trade








C_2016184EN.01000601.xml










21.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8000 — DCC/Dansk Fuels)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 184/06)






1.


On 13 May 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking DCC Plc. (‘DCC’, Ireland) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Dansk Fuels A/S (‘Dansk Fuels’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


DCC operates across four division in the fields of technology, healthcare, environment and energy. DCC is active in Denmark on the market for wholesale supply of refined oil products as a distributor of Shell-branded commercial fuels,










—


Dansk Fuels is active in the non-retail sales of aviation fuels and refined oil products, as well as the retail sales of motor fuels in Denmark.














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.8000 — DCC/Dansk Fuels, 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.7983 — Danish Crown/SPF-Danmark) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, live animal, meat processing industry, merger control, transport of animals, wholesale trade








C_2016184EN.01000401.xml










21.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7983 — Danish Crown/SPF-Danmark)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 184/04)






1.


On 12 May 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown AmbA (‘Danish Crown’, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of SPF-Danmark A/S (‘SPF’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Danish Crown: active internationally in the food industry, specialised in the slaughtering, de-boning, processing and refining of meat as well as the sale of fresh meat and meat products,
—   for SPF: trading and transportation of breeding animals and piglets as well as transportation of slaughter pigs.










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.7983 — Danish Crown/SPF-Danmark, 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.8023 — Hon Hai Precision/Sharp) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control








C_2016184EN.01000901.xml










21.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8023 — Hon Hai Precision/Sharp)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 184/09)






1.


On 13 May 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 undertaking Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd (‘Hon Hai’, Taiwan), trading as Foxconn, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Sharp Corporation (‘Sharp’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Hon Hai: providing third-party electronic manufacturing services (EMS) to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of electronic products such as computers, mobile phones, video game consoles and televisions,
—   for Sharp: developing, manufacturing and selling multiple electronic products such as products incorporating thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, including LCD TV sets and LCD monitors, solar panels, mobile communication handsets, video projectors, multi-function printing devices, microwave ovens, air conditioners, cash registers, complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and charge-coupled device (CCD) sensors and flash memory.










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-ail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.8023 — Hon Hai Precision/Sharp, 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.8038 — Apax Partners/Accenture/Duck Creek) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, merger control, software








C_2016184EN.01000301.xml










21.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/3





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8038 — Apax Partners/Accenture/Duck Creek)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 184/03)






1.


On 10 May 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 Apax Partners LLP (‘AP’, United Kingdom) and Accenture plc (‘Accenture’, Ireland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Duck Creek (‘Duck Creek’, USA), by way of purchase of ownership interests as well as the creation of a strategic alliance between Accenture and Duck Creek.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for AP: private equity firm managing private equity funds,
—   for Accenture: professional and advisory services on strategy, management, technology and IT systems,
—   for Duck Creek: provider of software solutions for the non-life insurance sector.










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.8038 — Apax Partners/Accenture/Duck Creek), 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.8003 — INEOS/INOVYN) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2016184EN.01000701.xml










21.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8003 — INEOS/INOVYN)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 184/07)






1.


On 12 May 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which INEOS AG (‘INEOS’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of INOVYN Limited (‘INOVYN’, the United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for INEOS: production and sale of petrochemicals, speciality chemicals and oil products globally,
—   for INOVYN: production and sale of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and related products mainly in the EEA.










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.8003 — INEOS/INOVYN 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: 2016-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016184EN.01000201.xml










21.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

20 May 2016
(2016/C 184/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1219 




JPY


Japanese yen


123,81 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4370 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,77008 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3588 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1123 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3355 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,025 




HUF


Hungarian forint


316,78 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4203 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5058 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3476 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5519 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4704 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7141 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6578 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5499 




KRW


South Korean won


1 332,02 




ZAR


South African rand


17,6669 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3456 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4865 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 285,95 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5785 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,477 




RUB


Russian rouble


74,9139 




THB


Thai baht


40,085 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,9797 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,6541 




INR


Indian rupee


75,6975 






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