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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8156 — Clayton Dubilier & Rice/WM Holding/BUT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, furniture industry, household article, household electrical appliance, lighting equipment, merger control, retail trade








C_2016344EN.01000901.xml










20.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8156 — Clayton Dubilier & Rice/WM Holding/BUT)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 344/12)






1.


On 9 September 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 Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Fund IX, L.P. and affiliated investment funds, part of the Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Group (‘CD&R’, United States), and WM Holding GmbH (‘WM’, Austria) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Décomeubles Partners SAS (‘BUT’, France) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for CD&R: a private equity investment firm which has investments in various sectors of the economy,
—   for WM: WM is a holding company affiliated with an Austrian individual who is the founder of a trust that indirectly holds a 50 % stake in an undertaking active in the retailing of furniture, decoration and household goods,
—   for BUT: retailing of furniture, decoration and household goods as well as domestic appliances and consumer electronics primarily in France.










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 M.8156 — Clayton Dubilier & Rice/WM Holding/BUT, 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.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2016-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2016344EN.01000302.xml










20.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/3





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2016/C 344/04)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


20.8.2016




Duration


20.8.2016 – 31.12.2016




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


HKE/8ABDE.




Species


Hake (Merluccius merluccius)




Zone


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


26/TQ72






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2016-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2016344EN.01000502.xml










20.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/5





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2016/C 344/08)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


20.8.2016




Duration


20.8.2016 – 31.12.2016




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


ANF/*8ABDE




Species


Anglerfish (Lophiidae)




Zone


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


30/TQ72






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Joined Cases C-105/15 P to C-109/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 20 September 2016 — Konstantinos Mallis (C-105/15 P), Elli Konstantinou Malli (C-105/15 P), Tameio Pronoias Prosopikou Trapezis Kyprou (C-106/15 P), Petros Chatzithoma (C-107/15 P), Elenitsa Chatzithoma (C-107/15 P), Lella Chatziioannou (C-108/15 P), Marinos Nikolaou (C-109/15 P) v European Commission, European Central Bank (Appeals — Stability support programme for the Republic of Cyprus — Eurogroup statement concerning, in particular, the restructuring of the banking sector in Cyprus — Actions for annulment)
Date: 2016-09-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Cyprus, Euro Group (euro area), aid for restructuring, banking, stability programme








C_2016419EN.01001402.xml










14.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 419/14





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 20 September 2016 — Konstantinos Mallis (C-105/15 P), Elli Konstantinou Malli (C-105/15 P), Tameio Pronoias Prosopikou Trapezis Kyprou (C-106/15 P), Petros Chatzithoma (C-107/15 P), Elenitsa Chatzithoma (C-107/15 P), Lella Chatziioannou (C-108/15 P), Marinos Nikolaou (C-109/15 P) v European Commission, European Central Bank
(Joined Cases C-105/15 P to C-109/15 P) (1)

((Appeals - Stability support programme for the Republic of Cyprus - Eurogroup statement concerning, in particular, the restructuring of the banking sector in Cyprus - Actions for annulment))
(2016/C 419/17)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Appellants: Konstantinos Mallis (C-105/15 P), Elli Konstantinou Malli (C-105/15 P), Tameio Pronoias Prosopikou Trapezis Kyprou (C-106/15 P), Petros Chatzithoma (C-107/15 P), Elenitsa Chatzithoma (C-107/15 P), Lella Chatziioannou (C-108/15 P), Marinos Nikolaou (C-109/15 P) (represented by: E. Efstathiou, K. Efstathiou and K. Liasidou, dikigoroi)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: J.-P. Keppenne and M. Konstantinidis, acting as Agents), European Central Bank (ECB) (represented by: A. Koutsoukou, O. Heinz and K. Laurinavičius, acting as Agents, and H.G. Kamann, Rechtsanwalt)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeals in Cases C-105/15 P to C-109/15 P;










2.


Orders Konstantinos Mallis, Elli Konstantinou Malli, Tameio Pronoias Prosopikou Trapezis Kyprou, Petros Chatzithoma, Elenitsa Chatzithoma, Lella Chatziioannou and Marinos Nikolaou to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 178, 1.6.2015.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8172 — H&F/Permira/Genesys) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, merger control, software








C_2016344EN.01000101.xml










20.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8172 — H&F/Permira/Genesys)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 344/01)
On 14 September 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 32016M8172. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Council Decision (EU) 2016/1707 of 20 September 2016 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Eesti Pank
Date: 2016-09-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Estonia, European System of Central Banks, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area




L_2016257EN.01001301.xml










23.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 257/13








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1707
of 20 September 2016
         
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Eesti Pank


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,


Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 14 July 2016 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Eesti Pank (ECB/2016/20) (1),

Whereas:







(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council.












(2)


The mandate of the external auditors of Eesti Pank expired after the audit for the financial year 2015. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors as from the financial year 2016.












(3)


Eesti Pank has selected KPMG Baltics OÜ as its external auditors for the financial years 2016 to 2020.












(4)


The Governing Council of the ECB has recommended that KPMG Baltics OÜ should be appointed as the external auditors of Eesti Pank for the financial years 2016 to 2020.












(5)


Following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB, Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC, paragraph 17 is replaced by the following:


‘17.   KPMG Baltics OÜ are hereby approved as the external auditors of Eesti Pank for the financial years 2016 to 2020.’.




Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the ECB.




Done at Brussels, 20 September 2016.


For the Council


The President

I. KORČOK
            





(1)  
            OJ C 266, 22.7.2016, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1692 of 20 September 2016 determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2017 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 in the egg sector and for egg albumin
Date: 2016-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, egg, import (EU), import licence, protein products, tariff quota








L_2016255EN.01002301.xml










21.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 255/23








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1692
of 20 September 2016
         
determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2017 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 in the egg sector and for egg albumin


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of egg products and egg albumin.












(2)


The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 September 2016 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2016 are less than those available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod.












(3)


In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007, to be added to the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2017, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 September 2016.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA
            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19).




ANNEX






Order No


Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantities available for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2017
(in kg, shell egg equivalent)




09.4015


67 500 000 




09.4401


2 739 810 




09.4402


7 750 000