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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8593 — CVC/PAI/Cortefiel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, consultancy, economic concentration, footwear industry, investment company, merger control, retail trade








C_2017276EN.01000201.xml










19.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/2





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8593 — CVC/PAI/Cortefiel)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 276/02)






1.


On 11 August 2017, 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 (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) and PAI Partners S.A.S. (‘PAI’, France) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Cortefiel SA (‘Cortefiel’, Spain) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for CVC: The CVC Group provides advice to and manages investment funds and platforms,
—   for PAI: PAI is a private equity company that manages and advises a number of funds that own companies in various business sectors, such as business services, food and consumer, general industries, healthcare, and retail and distribution,
—   for Cortefiel: Cortefiel is active in the production and retail distribution of clothing and, to a limited extent, retail distribution of footwear and accessories.










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.8593 — CVC/PAI/Cortefiel, 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 C-508/17 P: Appeal brought on 19 August 2017 by CBA Spielapparate- und Restaurantbetriebs GmbH against the order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 19 June 2017 in Case T-906/16, CBA Spielapparate- und Restaurantbetriebs GmbH v European Commission
Date: 2017-08-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, game of chance, gaming establishment, trade licence








C_2018123EN.01000701.xml










9.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 123/7





Appeal brought on 19 August 2017 by CBA Spielapparate- und Restaurantbetriebs GmbH against the order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 19 June 2017 in Case T-906/16, CBA Spielapparate- und Restaurantbetriebs GmbH v European Commission
(Case C-508/17 P)
(2018/C 123/09)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: CBA Spielapparate- und Restaurantbetriebs GmbH (represented by: A. Schuster, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission
By order of 8 February 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Tenth Chamber) dismissed the appeal and ordered the appellant to bear its own costs.
Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Request made by a contracting entity — extension of deadline
Date: 2017-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, electrical energy, natural gas, public contract, retail trade








C_2017276EN.01000401.xml










19.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/4





Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Request made by a contracting entity — extension of deadline
(2017/C 276/04)
On 2 November 2016 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).
This request, from the Czech Republic, concerns certain activities in the market for retail of electricity and gas in the Czech Republic. The relevant notice was published on page 10 of OJ C 23 on 24 January 2017. A prolongation notice was published on page 10 of OJ C 167 on 25 May 2017. The agreed prolonged deadline was 6 September 2017.
Pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of point 1 of Annex IV to Directive 2014/25/EU, the deadline may be extended by the Commission with the agreement of those having made the request for exemption concerned. Given that the need to obtain and analyse additional information, and with the agreement of the applicant, the period available to the Commission for deciding on this request is hereby extended by 12 additional weeks.
The final deadline is therefore 29 November 2017.


(1)  Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8596 — Colindale/Goldman Sachs/JRE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, investment, investment company, merger control, renewable energy, securities








C_2017276EN.01000301.xml










19.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/3





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8596 — Colindale/Goldman Sachs/JRE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 276/03)






1.


On 11 August 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Colindale Investment Private Limited (‘Colindale’) (Singapore), indirectly controlled by GIC Private Limited (‘GIC’ Singapore), and JLQ2 GK (JLQ2) a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’) (USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking GS Renewable Holdings GK (‘GSRH’), which is the 100 % parent of Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (‘JRE’) (Japan) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Colindale is an investment vehicle managed by GIC Special Investments Private Limited (‘GICSI’). GICSI is a subsidiary of GIC Private Limited (GIC and together with all of GIC’s group companies, the ‘GIC Group’). GICSI manages a diversified global portfolio of investments in private equity, venture capital and infrastructure funds, as well as direct investments in private companies.










—


Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a range of banking, securities and investment services.










—


JRE is a developer, owner and operator of renewable energy projects with business activities solely in Japan.














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.8596 — Colindale/Goldman Sachs/JRE, 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: 2017-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017276EN.01000101.xml










19.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

18 August 2017
(2017/C 276/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1740 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,02 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4363 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91188 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5370 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1287 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3183 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,108 




HUF


Hungarian forint


303,56 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2807 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5900 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1376 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4830 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4859 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1831 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6035 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6014 




KRW


South Korean won


1 339,99 




ZAR


South African rand


15,5257 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8332 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4020 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 689,33 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0412 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,531 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,7304 




THB


Thai baht


38,989 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7185 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,9958 




INR


Indian rupee


75,3065 






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