do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8398 — OTPP/OGF Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: death, economic concentration, merger control, provision of services








C_2017069EN.01001101.xml










4.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 69/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8398 — OTPP/OGF Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 69/08)






1.


On 24 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking PHM Holdco 19 SARL, the ultimate holding company of OGF and its subsidiaries (together the ‘OGF Group’ or the ‘Target’, France), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for OTPP: administers pension benefits and invests pension plan assets on behalf of active and retired teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario; OTPP also controls the Westerleigh Group, a developer and operator of crematoria and cemeteries in the United Kingdom,
—   for OGF Group: active in the French funeral service sector, providing (i) embalming, burial and cremation services, (ii) coffins, monuments and other items (such as flowers), (iii) crematorium management, (iv) pre-need insurance contracts and (v) supplying coffins through its two coffin-manufacturing sites.










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.8398 — OTPP/OGF 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017069EN.01000501.xml










4.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 69/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

3 March 2017
(2017/C 69/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0565 




JPY


Japanese yen


120,83 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4337 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86355 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5375 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0675 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,9303 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,68 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3007 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5328 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,9388 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3956 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4161 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2031 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5011 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4933 




KRW


South Korean won


1 218,65 




ZAR


South African rand


13,8220 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2872 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4163 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 138,61 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7062 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,197 




RUB


Russian rouble


62,0628 




THB


Thai baht


37,041 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3080 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,7635 




INR


Indian rupee


70,5920 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8341 — Lone Star Fund/Xella International) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2017069EN.01001301.xml










4.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 69/13





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8341 — Lone Star Fund/Xella International)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 69/10)






1.


On 22 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking LSF10 XL Bidco SCA (Luxembourg), an affiliate of Lone Star Fund X (US), L.P. and Lone Star Fund X (Bermuda), L.P. (both of which are private equity funds organised by Lone Star) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Xella International SA (Luxembourg), parent company of the Xella Group by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Lone Star: private equity firm that invests globally in real estate, equity (including the equity of operating companies), credit and other financial assets,
—   for the Xella Group: a diversified building materials group organised around (i) building materials; (ii) dry lining; and (iii) lime.










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.8341 — Lone Star Fund/Xella International, 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’).
Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP, as implemented by Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/381, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
Date: 2017-03-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2017069EN.01000301.xml










4.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 69/3





Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP, as implemented by Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/381, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
(2017/C 69/03)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons who appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP (1), as implemented by Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/381 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 (3) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine.
The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the abovementioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2014/119/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine. The grounds for designations of those persons appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 208/2014, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered, before 1 December 2017 to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 26.

(2)  OJ L 58, 4.3.2017, p. 34.

(3)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8403 — Sumitomo/Musashi Semitsu Industry/Hay Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2017069EN.01001201.xml










4.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 69/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8403 — Sumitomo/Musashi Semitsu Industry/Hay Holding)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 69/09)






1.


On 24 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan) and Musashi Semitsu Industry Co. Ltd (‘MSI’, Japan) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, indirect joint control over Hay Holding GmbH (‘Hay’, Germany) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Sumitomo is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is integrated trading and investment company which is active in: (i) the provision of pipes, accessories and services to companies in the oil, gas, petrochemical, refining and boiler manufacturing industries; (ii) rolled steel and non-ferrous products; (iii) transportation and construction systems; (iv) mineral resources and energy; (v) chemicals and electronics; (vi) trade in foodstuffs, media and retail services; and (vii) infrastructure.










—


MSI is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and produces precision components for the construction of automobiles and motorcycles.










—


Hay is a limited liability company that manufactures precision forged and machined parts for automotive transmissions, engines and drivelines.














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.8403 — Sumitomo/Musashi Semitsu Industry/Hay 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.
Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine applies
Date: 2017-03-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, personal data








C_2017069EN.01000401.xml










4.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 69/4





Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine applies
(2017/C 69/04)
The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1):
The legal basis for this processing operation is Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 (2).
The controller of this processing operation is the Council of the European Union represented by the Director General of DG C (Foreign Affairs, Enlargement, Civil Protection) of the General Secretariat of the Council and the department entrusted with the processing operation is the Unit 1C of DG C that can be contacted at:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 208/2014.
The data subjects are the natural persons who fulfil listing criteria as laid down in that Regulation.
The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the Statement of Reasons and any other data related thereto.
The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.
Without prejudice to restrictions provided for in Article 20(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, requests for access, as well as requests for rectification or objection will be answered in accordance with section 5 of Council Decision 2004/644/EC (3).
Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the asset freeze or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.
Data subjects may have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.


(1)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 296, 21.9.2004, p. 16.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8368 — KKCG/Foxconn Technology/JV) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2017069EN.01000101.xml










4.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 69/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8368 — KKCG/Foxconn Technology/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 69/01)
On 22 February 2017, 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 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 32017M8368. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8242 — Rolls-Royce/ITP) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aircraft, economic concentration, machinery, merger control, vehicle parts








C_2017069EN.01001501.xml










4.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 69/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8242 — Rolls-Royce/ITP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 69/12)






1.


On 24 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (‘Rolls-Royce’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Industria de Turbo Propulsores SA (‘ITP’, Spain) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Rolls-Royce: development and manufacture of aircraft engines and power systems for civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy applications,
—   for ITP: design and manufacture of aircraft engine components.










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.8242 — Rolls-Royce/ITP, 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’).
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, control of State aid








C_2017069EN.01000201.xml










4.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 69/2





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 69/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


28.11.2016




Aid number


SA.40171 (2015/NN)




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


Czech Republic


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Podpora výroby elektřiny z obnovitelných zdrojů energie




Legal basis


Předpis č. 180/2005 Sb.
Zákon o podpoře výroby elektřiny z obnovitelných zdrojů energie a o změně některých zákonů




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Other — Feed-in tariff and premium on top of market price




Budget


—




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2006 - 31.12.2012




Economic sectors


Electricity; gas; steam and air conditioning supply




Name and address of the granting authority







OTE, a. s. (the Czech electricity and gas market operator)




Praha 8, Karlín, Sokolovská 192/79, PSČ 186 00









E.ON Distribuce, a.s.




F.A. Gerstnera 2151/6, České Budějovice, 37049









ČEZ Distribuce, a.s.




Teplická 874/8, Děčín IV-Podmokly, 40502









ČEPS, a.s.




Elektrárenská 774/2, Praha 10, 101 52









Energetický regulační úřad (Czech Energy Regulatory Office)




Masarykovo náměstí 5, 586 01 Jihlava









Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu (Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade)




Na Františku 32, 110 15 Praha 1









PRE Distribuce, a.s.




Svornosti 3199/19a, Praha 5, 150 00








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8373 — Europa Capital/Rezidor/PHD Polska) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hotel industry, merger control








C_2017069EN.01001401.xml










4.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 69/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8373 — Europa Capital/Rezidor/PHD Polska)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 69/11)






1.


On 27 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Europa Capital LLP (‘Europa Capital’, United Kingdom), and Rezidor Hotels APS Danmark (‘Rezidor’, Denmark), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of PHD Polska sp. z o.o. (‘PHD Polska’, Poland), by way of purchase of shares and an existing long-term management contract with PHD Polska.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Europa Capital: is a member of a capital group ultimately controlled by Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd (‘Mitsubishi Estate Group’, Japan); Mitsubishi Estate Group operates internationally in real estate sectors with main focus on Japan, USA, UK, China and Vietnam,
—   Rezidor: belongs to a capital group ultimately controlled by Carlson Holdings, Inc. (‘Carlson Group’, United States of America); Carlson Group is a global hospitality and travel group. Its global brands include Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, Country Inns & Suites by CarlsonSM and Carlson Wagonlit Travel. Rezidor is an operator of, among others, the Radisson Blu Centrum Hotel in Warsaw,
—   PHD Polska: is the owner of the hotel building located in Warsaw, currently operated under the brand name Radisson Blu Centrum Hotel.










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.8373 — Europa Capital/Rezidor/PHD Polska, 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.