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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9333 — H&amp;F/Blackstone/Scout24) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, advertising, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2019144EN.01000201.xml










25.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/2






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9333 — H&F/Blackstone/Scout24)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 144/02)

1.   
On 15 April 2019, 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:






—


Hellman & Friedman LLC (‘H&F’, United States),










—


The Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, United States)










—


Scout24 AG (‘Scout24’, Germany)




H&F and Blackstone acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Scout24.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 15 February 2019.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for H&F: private equity firm, controlling a portfolio of companies in various sectors;
—   for Blackstone: investment management firm, controlling a portfolio of companies in various sectors;
—   for Scout24: online classified advertising portal specialising in the real estate and automotive 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.
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.9333 — H&F/Blackstone/Scout24
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.
Case C-338/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sardegna (Italy) lodged on 25 April 2019 — Telecom Italia SpA v Regione Sardegna
Date: 2019-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Italy, Sardinia, State aid, control of State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid, telecommunications industry








C_2019312EN.01000201.xml










16.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 312/2






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sardegna (Italy) lodged on 25 April 2019 — Telecom Italia SpA v Regione Sardegna
(Case C-338/19)
(2019/C 312/02)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sardegna

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Telecom Italia SpA

Respondent: Regione Sardegna

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999/EC of 22 March 1999, (1) applicable ratione temporis, which provides that ‘Without prejudice to Article 23, the Commission may in cases of misuse of aid open the formal investigation procedure pursuant to Article 4(4). Articles 6, 7, 9 and 10, Article 11(1), Articles 12, 13, 14 and 15 shall apply mutatis mutandis’, be interpreted as meaning that a preliminary decision to recover aid must be adopted by the European Commission also in cases involving misuse of aid (without prejudice to the Commission’s power to refer the matter directly to the Court of Justice of the European Union, pursuant to Article 23 of Regulation No 659/1999/EC)?
If the previous question is answered in the negative, must Article 16 of Regulation No 659/1999/EC of 22 March 1999 be declared invalid on the basis that it is in breach of Article 108(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (formerly Article 88(2) EC)?










2.


Must Article 9(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999), (2) as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008, (3) be interpreted as meaning that the interest rate stipulated in that provision for the recovery of incompatible and unlawful State aid also applies in the case where State aid authorised by a conditional decision and misused is to be recovered because the condition laid down therein was satisfied?






(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (OJ 1999 L 83, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (OJ 2004 L 140, p. 1).

(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (OJ 2008 L 82, p. 1).
Statement of the Commission relating to Regulation (EU) 2019/632 of the European Parliament and the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 to prolong the transitional use of means other than electronic data-processing techniques provided for in the Union Customs Code and to the joint statement of the European Parliament and the Council thereon
Date: 2019-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU customs procedure, customs cooperation, customs regulations, data processing, exchange of information, information system, information technology applications








C_2019145EN.01000101.xml










25.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/1






Statement of the Commission relating to Regulation (EU) 2019/632 of the European Parliament and the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 to prolong the transitional use of means other than electronic data-processing techniques provided for in the Union Customs Code and to the joint statement of the European Parliament and the Council thereon (1)

(2019/C 145/01)
The Commission welcomes the agreement by the European Parliament and the Council on the proposal to prolong the deadline for the transitional use of means other than the electronic data- processing techniques provided for in the Union Customs Code.
The Commission acknowledges the joint statement of the European Parliament and of the Council which notes that any future work by the European Court of Auditors assessing the reports prepared by the Commission on the basis of Article 278a of the Union Customs Code could positively contribute to the avoidance of further delays.
Should the Court of Auditors decide to assess the Commission’s reports, the Commission will, as required by Article 287(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, fully collaborate with the European Court of Auditors and take full account of such findings.


(1)  OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 54.
Case C-339/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție (Romania) lodged on 25 April 2019 — SC Romenergo SA and Aris Capital SA v Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară
Date: 2019-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: capital market, issue of securities, organisation, securities, stock exchange, takeover bid








C_2019255EN.01001902.xml










29.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/19






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție (Romania) lodged on 25 April 2019 — SC Romenergo SA and Aris Capital SA v Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară
(Case C-339/19)
(2019/C 255/28)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: SC Romenergo SA and Aris Capital SA

Respondent: Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară

Question referred

Must Article 63 et seq. TFEU, read in conjunction with Article 2(2) of Directive 2004/25/EC (1) and Article 87 of Directive 2001/34/EC, (2) be interpreted as precluding a national legislative framework (in the present case Article 2(3)(j) of CNVM Regulation No 1/2006) which establishes a legal presumption of concerted practice in respect of holdings in companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and which are treated as alternative investment funds (known as ‘financial investment companies’) with regard to:






1.


persons who have carried out or who are carrying out economic transactions together, whether related or unrelated to the capital market, and










2.


persons who, in carrying out economic transactions, use financial resources which have the same origin or which originate from different entities which are involved persons?






(1)  Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on takeover bids (OJ 2004 L 142, p. 12).

(2)  Directive 2001/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 May 2001 on the admission of securities to official stock exchange listing and on information to be published on those securities (OJ 2001 L 184, p. 1).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019144EN.01000101.xml










25.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

24 April 2019
(2019/C 144/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1209 




JPY


Japanese yen


125,34 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4666 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86545 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5010 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1416 




ISK


Iceland króna


135,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6070 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,729 




HUF


Hungarian forint


321,00 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2896 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7559 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,5885 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5922 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5078 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7910 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6922 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5235 




KRW


South Korean won


1 290,23 




ZAR


South African rand


16,0928 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5304 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4218 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 799,09 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6293 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,491 




RUB


Russian rouble


71,9850 




THB


Thai baht


35,869 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3984 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,2624 




INR


Indian rupee


78,2950 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9288 — CACF/BBPM/Agos Ducato/ProFamily) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-04-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bank, credit institution, economic concentration, financial services, merger control








C_2019151EN.01000201.xml










3.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 151/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9288 — CACF/BBPM/Agos Ducato/ProFamily)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 151/03)
On 25 April 2019, 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:






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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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9288. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.