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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9030 — IFM/FCC/Aqualia) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, environmental industry, investment company, merger control, provision of services, renewable energy, waste management, water management








C_2018272EN.01001601.xml










3.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/16






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9030 — IFM/FCC/Aqualia)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 272/06)

1.   
On 27 July 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


IFM Investors Pty Ltd (‘IFM’, Australia),










—


Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA (‘FCC’, Spain),










—


FCC Aqualia, SA (‘Aqualia’, Spain).




IFM and FCC acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Aqualia. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for IFM: IFM is a global investment manager,
—   for FCC: FCC is a company with a diversified portfolio of activities; its core businesses include environmental services and water management, construction of large infrastructures, cement production, and renewable energy production,
—   for Aqualia: Aqualia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FCC whose main activities include the provision of services for the treatment of solid and liquid waste and of drinking water, the execution and preservation of water-related civil works, and the management of the whole water cycle.


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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9030 — IFM/FCC/Aqualia
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax +32 22964301




Postal 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.
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: 2018-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Continental Croatia, Croatia, State aid, control of State aid








C_2018273EN.01000101.xml










3.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 273/1






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)
(2018/C 273/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


23.04.2018




Aid number


SA.49077 (2017/N)




Member State


Croatia




Region


Kontinentalna Hrvatska


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Državna potpora za štete od raznih vrsta ptica i ostalih životinja na šaranskim ribnjacima




Legal basis


Zakon o morskom ribarstvu (‘Narodne novine’, broj 62/2017), članak 55.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Fisheries and aquaculture




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: HRK 180 (in millions)
Annual budget: HRK 30 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Freshwater aquaculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministarstvo poljoprivrede / Uprava ribarstva




Planinska 2a








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.9020 — ENGIE/GreenYellow/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, gas industry, merger control, provision of services, solar energy








C_2018272EN.01001701.xml










3.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/17






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9020 — ENGIE/GreenYellow/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 272/07)

1.   
On 27 July 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


ENGIE SA (‘ENGIE’, France),










—


GreenYellow SAS (‘GreenYellow’, France), belonging to the group Casino.




ENGIE and GreenYellow acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company (the ‘JV’).
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   ENGIE: activities in the sectors of gas, electricity and energy-related services,
—   GreenYellow: activities in the sector of photovoltaic solutions and energy efficiency.


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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9020 — ENGIE/GreenYellow/JV
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax +32 22964301




Postal 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: 2018-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018272EN.01000201.xml










3.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

2 August 2018
(2018/C 272/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1617 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,43 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4515 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89145 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3003 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1550 




ISK


Iceland króna


124,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5460 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,589 




HUF


Hungarian forint


321,83 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2820 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6227 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,8720 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5781 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5144 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1185 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7204 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5877 




KRW


South Korean won


1 312,72 




ZAR


South African rand


15,6218 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9518 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4068 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 815,61 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7351 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,690 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,4819 




THB


Thai baht


38,690 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3906 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,7923 




INR


Indian rupee


79,7915 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Extract of a winding-up measure decided under Article 9 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions
Date: 2018-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, credit institution, liquidation, trade licence








C_2018272EN.01001301.xml










3.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/13






Extract of a winding-up measure decided under Article 9 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions
(2018/C 272/04)
On 11 July 2018 European Central Bank has ruled to withdraw the authorisation of the ABLV Bank AS (registration #50003149401) as a credit institution. On 12 June 2018 Financial and Capital Market Commission (Latvia) ruled to implement ABLV Bank AS voluntary liquidation plan under control of Financial and Capital Market Commission. Appointed liquidators Ms Eva Berlaus, Mr Arvīds Kostomārovs, Mr Andris Kovaļčuks and Mr Elvijs Vēbers.






Credit Institution


ABLV Bank, AS
registration #50003149401




Date


11 July 2018




Entry into force


11 July 2018 23.00 CET




Nature of Decision


Withdraw an authorisation for the taking-up of the business of credit institution




Competent authority


European Central Bank




Supervisory authority







Financial and Capital Market Commission




1 Kungu St.




Rīga, LV-1050




LATVIA




Tel. +371 7774800








Appointed liquidator







Ms Eva Berlaus




Mr Arvīds Kostomārovs




Mr Andris Kovaļčuks




Mr Elvijs Vēbers




Elizabetes street 23




Rīga, LV-1010




LATVIA




Tel. +371 67775555




Email: info@ablv.com
Case C-513/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Provinciale di Palermo (Italy) lodged on 3 August 2018 — Autoservizi Giordano società cooperativa v Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli — Ufficio di Palermo
Date: 2018-08-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: bus, carriage of passengers, diesel fuel, tax, transport company, vehicle rental








C_2018436EN.01001602.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/16






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Provinciale di Palermo (Italy) lodged on 3 August 2018 — Autoservizi Giordano società cooperativa v Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli — Ufficio di Palermo
(Case C-513/18)
(2018/C 436/21)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Commissione Tributaria Provinciale di Palermo

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Autoservizi Giordano società cooperativa

Defendant: Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli — Ufficio di Palermo

Questions referred







1.


Article 7 of Directive 2003/96/EC (1) to be interpreted as including within its scope all undertakings and operators, whether public or private, in the sector for the conveyance of passengers by bus and coach, including by way of the hire of buses and coaches with a driver, and as precluding national legislation implementing the directive in so far as it does not treat operators which hire buses and coaches with a driver as operators using commercial gas oil?










2.


Does the discretion which the Member States are allowed, as referred to in Article 7(2) of Directive 2003/96/EC (‘Member States may differentiate between commercial and non-commercial use of gas oil used as propellant, provided that the Community minimum levels are observed and the rate for commercial gas oil used as propellant does not fall below the national level of taxation in force on 1 January 2003’), render the provision which includes, within the definition of commercial gas oil, that used for ‘the carriage of passengers by occasional service’, not immediately effective and unconditional?










3.


Is the content of Article 7 of the directive sufficiently precise and unconditional for individuals to be able to rely on it directly against the authorities of the Member State in question?






(1)  Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (OJ 2003 L 283, p. 51)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8786 — OMERS/DV4/QIA/ABP/Real Estate JV) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pension scheme, real estate business








C_2018297EN.01000201.xml










23.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8786 — OMERS/DV4/QIA/ABP/Real Estate JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 297/03)
On 3 August 2018, 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 32018M8786. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-510/18 P: Appeal brought on 3 August 2018 by Prada SA against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 5 June 2018 in Case T-111/16: Prada v EUIPO
Date: 2018-08-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, miscellaneous industries, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019155EN.01001601.xml










6.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 155/16






Appeal brought on 3 August 2018 by Prada SA against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 5 June 2018 in Case T-111/16: Prada v EUIPO
(Case C-510/18 P)
(2019/C 155/20)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Prada SA (represented by: C: Mazzi, G. Guglielmetti, P. Tammaro, avvocati)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office, The Rich Prada International PT
By order of 14 February 2019 the Court of Justice (Seventh Chamber) held that the appeal was inadmissible.
Case T-479/18: Action brought on 3 August 2018 — Multifit v EUIPO (Premiere)
Date: 2018-08-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, animal feedingstuffs, business management, dietary product, pet food, registered trade mark, retail trade, toy library, trade-mark law








C_2018341EN.01002801.xml










24.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 341/28






Action brought on 3 August 2018 — Multifit v EUIPO (Premiere)
(Case T-479/18)
(2018/C 341/40)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Multifit Tiernahrungs GmbH (Krefeld, Germany) (represented by: N. Weber and L. Thiel, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: EU word mark Premiere — Application No 16 660 383

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 May 2018 in Case R 2365/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9033 — Clearlake Capital Group/Vista/Eagleview Technology Corporation) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, investment company, merger control








C_2018290EN.01000201.xml










17.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 290/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9033 — Clearlake Capital Group/Vista/Eagleview Technology Corporation)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 290/03)
On 3 August 2018, 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 32018M9033. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9000 — Bain Capital/Reifen Krieg Group) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pneumatic tyre, retail trade, wholesale trade








C_2018312EN.01000101.xml










4.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 312/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9000 — Bain Capital/Reifen Krieg Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 312/01)
On 3 August 2018, 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 32018M9000. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.