do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8108 — CVC/Sisal Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gaming, merger control








C_2016269EN.01003901.xml










23.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/39





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8108 — CVC/Sisal Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 269/09)






1.


On 15 July 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA, together with its subsidiaries, and CVC Capital Partners Advisory Group Hoding Foundation and its subsidiary, (the ‘CVC Group’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the Sisal Group S.p.A of Italy, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for the CVC Group: advice to and management of investments funds, which hold interests in a number of companies, including Sky Bet. Sky Bet is active in the provision of online gaming and betting services to customers in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands.
—   for the Sisal Group: provision of gambling and betting services in Italy.










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.8108 — CVC/Sisal 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8082 — General Motors France/Groupe Dubreuil/Claro) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, retail trade, wholesale trade








C_2016269EN.01002002.xml










23.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/20





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8082 — General Motors France/Groupe Dubreuil/Claro)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 269/03)
On 18 July 2016, 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 French 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 32016M8082. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Special Report No 18/2016 — ‘The EU system for the certification of sustainable biofuels’
Date: 2016-07-23
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU programme, approval, biofuel, energy production, environmental standard, land transport, land use, reduction of gas emissions, renewable energy, renewable resources








C_2016269EN.01003801.xml










23.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/38





Special Report No 18/2016
‘The EU system for the certification of sustainable biofuels’
(2016/C 269/08)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 18/2016 ‘The EU system for the certification of sustainable biofuels’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016269EN.01003701.xml










23.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/37





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 July 2016
(2016/C 269/07)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1014 




JPY


Japanese yen


116,86 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4390 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84108 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4979 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0860 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3847 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,023 




HUF


Hungarian forint


313,34 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3554 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4609 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3560 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4717 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4436 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5420 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5748 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4934 




KRW


South Korean won


1 251,19 




ZAR


South African rand


15,6920 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3500 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4863 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 445,45 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4696 




PHP


Philippine peso


51,836 




RUB


Russian rouble


71,0806 




THB


Thai baht


38,463 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,6138 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,4913 




INR


Indian rupee


73,8783 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8100 — IK/Five Arrows/I@D) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, real estate business








C_2016269EN.01002001.xml










23.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/20





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8100 — IK/Five Arrows/I@D)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 269/02)
On 15 July 2016, 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 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 32016M8100. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.