do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8503 — Goldman Sachs/Eurazeo/Dominion Web Solutions) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2017157EN.01001901.xml










19.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8503 — Goldman Sachs/Eurazeo/Dominion Web Solutions)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 157/11)






1.


On 12 May 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, United States) and Eurazeo SA (‘Eurazeo’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Dominion Web Solutions, LLC (‘DWS’, United States) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management services,
—   for Eurazeo: financial investments,
—   for DWS: online marketplaces and related digital marketing solutions in the United States for the sale of vehicles and equipment.










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.8503 — Goldman Sachs/Eurazeo/Dominion Web Solutions, 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-318/17: Action brought on 19 May 2017 — Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking v Revoind Industriale
Date: 2017-05-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Joint Undertaking, Framework Programme for Research and Development, aeronautical industry, debt, financial aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2017231EN.01005101.xml










17.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/51





Action brought on 19 May 2017 — Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking v Revoind Industriale
(Case T-318/17)
(2017/C 231/66)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (CSJU) (represented by: B. Mastantuono, Agent and M. Velardo, lawyer)

Defendant: Revoind Industriale Srl (Oricola, Italy)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


order the defendant to pay the CSJU the amount of EUR 359 913,75 in relation to the Grant Agreement for partners No 325940 ‘EULOSAM — Design and Manufacturing of Baseline Low-Speed, Low-Sweep Wind Tunnel Model’, plus the amount of EUR 2 105,25 as late payment interest calculated at a rate of 3,5 % for the period between 31 January and 1 April 2017;










—


order the defendant to pay EUR 34,51 per day by way of interest from 2 April 2017 until the date on which the debt is repaid in full; and










—


order the defendant to pay the costs of the present proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on the following plea in law.
The applicant contends that the defendant has breached its contractual obligations, by failing to implement project EULOSAM and by failing to provide CSJU with the relevant reports and deliverables, in accordance with Article II.2 Annex II of the Grant Agreement.
Moreover, the defendant has failed to carry out the work to be performed as identified in Annex I therefore violating its obligations under Article II.3 lett. a) e) and h) of Annex II of the Grant Agreement.
Accordingly, the consortium terminated the Grant Agreement and issued debit note for the pre-financing of EUR 359 913,75 that had already been paid by the coordinator to the defendant in compliance with the provisions of the Grant Agreement. Indeed the pre-financing remains the property of the applicant until final payment.
The facts giving rise to Revoind Industriale S.r.l.’s obligations, as beneficiary of the Grant Agreement, are widely undisputed in the present case and the defendant’s objections are generic, incomplete and lack of any supporting element, thus appear to be completely unfounded.
Accordingly, the applicant is entitled to ask for the recovery and the reimbursement of the amount paid to the defendant as pre-financing, increased by default interest.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8494 — Ardian France/LaSalle Investment Management/Europa) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: business lease, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, real estate business








C_2017157EN.01001801.xml










19.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8494 — Ardian France/LaSalle Investment Management/Europa)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 157/10)






1.


On 12 May 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Ardian France S.A. (‘Ardian’, France) and LaSalle Investment Management (‘LaSalle’, France) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of an office building known as ‘Europa’ (‘Europa’, France) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Ardian: private equity investor and asset manager, fully owned by Ardian S.A.S (France) and part of Ardian Group,
—   for LaSalle: a real estate investment management firm wholly-owned by Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated group,
—   Europa: an office building located in Levallois-Perret, 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 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.8494 — Ardian France/LaSalle Investment Management/Europa 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.8360 — Imerys/Kerneos) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, merger control, mining industry








C_2017157EN.01002001.xml










19.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8360 — Imerys/Kerneos)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 157/12)






1.


On 12 May 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 Imerys SA (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Kerneos SA (France) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Imerys SA: a multinational mining company operating in four business groups: (i) energy solutions and specialties; (ii) filtration and performance additives; (iii) ceramic materials; and (iv) high resistance minerals,
—   for Kerneos SA: global producer and supplier of specialty cements for a wide range of sectors, notably for the building chemistry and refractory sectors.










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.8360 — Imerys/Kerneos, 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8384 — Carlyle/CITIC/McDonald’s/McDonald’s China) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, financial services, franchising, investment company, merger control








C_2017157EN.01000101.xml










19.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8384 — Carlyle/CITIC/McDonald’s/McDonald’s China)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 157/01)
On 10 May 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 32017M8384. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Statements by the Council and by the Commission relating to Regulation (EU) 2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas
Date: 2017-05-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, delegated legislation, gold, import (EU), originating product, surveillance concerning imports, tantalum, tin, transfer of competence, tungsten








C_2017158EN.01000101.xml










19.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 158/1





Statements by the Council and by the Commission relating to Regulation (EU) 2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas (1)

(2017/C 158/01)

Statement by the Council

The Council agrees, on an exceptional basis, to delegate to the Commission the power to adopt delegated acts to amend the thresholds of Annex I as set out in Article 1(4) and (5), so as to ensure a timely adoption of the thresholds and to meet the objectives of this Regulation. Such agreement is without prejudice to future legislative proposals in the area of trade, as well as in the area of external relations as a whole.

Statement 1 by the Commission

The Commission will consider making additional legislative proposals targeted at EU companies with products containing tin, tantalum, and tungsten and gold in their supply chain should it conclude that the aggregate efforts of the EU market on the responsible global supply chain of minerals are insufficient to leverage responsible supply behaviour in producer countries, or should it assess that the buy-in of downstream operators that have in place supply chain due diligence systems in line with the OECD guidance is insufficient.

Statement 2 by the Commission

In the exercise of its empowerment to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 1(5), the Commission will take due account of the objectives of this Regulation, notably as set out in recitals 1, 7, 10 and 17.
In doing so, the Commission will, in particular, consider the specific risks associated with the operation of upstream gold supply chains in conflict affected and high-risk areas and taking into account the position of Union micro and small enterprises importing gold in the EU.

Statement 3 by the Commission

In response to the request of the European Parliament for specific guidelines, the Commission is willing to develop performance indicators specific to the responsible sourcing of conflict minerals. By means of such guidelines, relevant companies with more than 500 employees that are required to disclose non-financial information in conformity with Directive 2014/95/EU would be encouraged to disclose specific information in relation to products containing tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold.


(1)  OJ L 130, 19.5.2017, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8387 — AXA/Caisse des dépôts et consignations/Cible (II)) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: business lease, economic concentration, insurance company, investment company, merger control








C_2017157EN.01000202.xml










19.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8387 — AXA/Caisse des dépôts et consignations/Cible (II))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 157/04)
On 5 May 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 French 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 32017M8387. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
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 objectionsText with EEA relevance.
Date: 2017-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, State aid, control of State aid








C_2017159EN.01000101.xml










19.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 159/1





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 159/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


01.09.2015




Aid number


SA.38406 (2014/N)




Member State


Croatia




Region


HRVATSKA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Program državnih potpora za proizvodnju električne energije iz obnovljivih izvora energije




Legal basis


Strategija energetskog razvitka Republike Hrvatske;
Zakon o energiji;
Zakon o tržištu električne energije;
Pravilnik o stjecanju statusa povlaštenog proizvođača električne energije;
Tarifni sustav za proizvodnju električne energije iz obnovljivih izvora energije i kogeneracije;
Metodologija za određivanje iznosa tarifnih stavki za opskrbu električnom energijom u okviru univerzalne usluge




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Other — feed-in tariff.




Budget


Overall budget: HRK 2 314  (in millions)
Annual budget: HRK 1 157  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Production of electricity




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministarstvo gospodarstva




Ulica grada Vukovara 78, 10000 Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska




Hrvatski operator tržišta energije d.o.o.




Miramarska 23, 10000 Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska








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.
Winding-up proceedings — Decision to open winding-up proceeding for ‘Societatea Carpatica Asig S.A.’ (Publication made in accordance with Article 280 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))
Date: 2017-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, insurance company, judicial proceedings, liquidation








C_2017157EN.01000901.xml










19.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/9





Winding-up proceedings
Decision to open winding-up proceeding for ‘Societatea Carpatica Asig S.A.’
(Publication made in accordance with Article 280 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))
(2017/C 157/07)






Insurance undertaking


Societatea Carpatica Asig S.A., with its head office at Str. Nicolaus Olahus No 5, Tower A, Floors 3-6, Centrul de Afaceri Sibiu (Sibiu Business Centre), Sibiu, Romania, registered with the Trade Registry Office under No J32/1053/29.11.1996, tax code 8990884




Date, entry into force and nature of decision


Ruling No 132/16.02.2017, published in Insolvency Proceedings Bulletin No 4791/09.03.2017 orders commencement of bankruptcy proceedings in respect of the debtor Carpatica Asig S.A.




Competent authorities


‘Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară’ (ASF) (Financial Supervisory Authority), with its head office at Splaiul Independenței No 15, Sector 5, Bucharest, Romania




Supervisory authority


‘Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară’ (ASF) (Financial Supervisory Authority), with its head office at Splaiul Independenței No 15, Sector 5, Bucharest, Romania




Liquidator appointed


Temporary judicial liquidator — Casa de Insolvență Transilvania, Cluj branch, with its head office at Calea Dorobanților No 48, ground floor, Silver Business Center, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County




Applicable law


Romania
Government Emergency Order No 93/2012 on the establishment, organisation and functioning of the Financial Supervisory Authority, approved with amendments by Law No 113/2013, as amended;
Law No 503/2004 on financial recovery, bankruptcy, and voluntary dissolution and winding-up in the insurance business, republished;
Law No 237/2015 on the authorisation and supervision of insurance activities, as amended.
Law No 85/2014 on insolvency prevention and insolvency proceedings.
Corrigendum to the Statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2016 — amending budget No 1 (OJ C 84, 17.3.2017)
Date: 2017-05-19
Institutions: Eurofound
Subjects: EU expenditure, Eurofound, amending budget, budgetary resources, financial year, general budget (EU), publication of accounts








C_2017157EN.01002101.xml










19.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/21





Corrigendum to the Statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2016 — amending budget No 1
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 84 of 17 March 2017
)
(2017/C 157/13)
On page 12:






(1)


in Chapter 1 0 ‘European Union subsidy’:




in the column ‘Amending budget No 1’:

for:

‘300 000’,

read:

‘160 000’.
 
in the column ‘New amount’:

for:

‘20 671 000’,

read:

‘20 531 000’.
 






(2)


in Chapter 5 4 ‘Miscellaneous revenue available for reuse but not used’:




in the columns ‘Amending budget No 1’ and ‘New amount’:

for:

‘9 137’,

read:

‘9 136’.
 






(3)


in the ‘Grand total’ row:




in the column ‘Amending budget No 1’:

for:

‘369 501’,

read:

‘229 500’;
in the column ‘New amount’:

for:

‘20 929 501’,

read:

‘20 789 500’.
Corrigendum to the Statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2017 (OJ C 84, 17.3.2017)
Date: 2017-05-19
Institutions: Eurofound
Subjects: EU expenditure, Eurofound, budgetary resources, financial year, general budget (EU), publication of accounts








C_2017157EN.01002201.xml










19.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/22





Corrigendum to the Statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2017
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 84 of 17 March 2017
)
(2017/C 157/14)
On page 17, in the row Chapter 5 4 ‘Miscellaneous revenue available for reuse but not used’, column ‘Financial year 2016’:

for:


‘9 137’,


read:


‘9 136’.