do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9416 — Bolloré Group/M7 Group) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, programmes industry, provision of services, television








C_2019265EN.01000601.xml










7.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 265/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9416 — Bolloré Group/M7 Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 265/05)

1.   
On 31 July 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:






—


Groupe Canal + SA (‘Canal +’, France), controlled by Bolloré Group (‘Bolloré’, France),










—


M7 Group SA (‘M7’, Luxembourg).




Canal + acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of M7.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Canal +: provision of retail pay-TV services in a number of countries worldwide, including France and Poland within the EEA; production and distribution of audio-visual content; TV channel broadcasting; online and offline selling of advertising windows,
—   for M7: provision of retail pay-TV services in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Romania and Slovakia; TV channel broadcasting in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania; TV channel wholesale distribution in Germany.


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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9416 — Bolloré Group/M7 Group
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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9438 — ENGIE/BPCE Group/PSFV Palma del Rio) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy production, energy supply, gas industry, investment company, merger control, power plant








C_2019265EN.01000401.xml










7.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 265/4






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9438 — ENGIE/BPCE Group/PSFV Palma del Rio)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 265/04)

1.   
On 31 July 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:






—


ENGIE Group (‘ENGIE’, France),










—


Mirova, controlled by BPCE Group (France),










—


PSFV Palma del Rio S.L. (the ‘PV Project’) (Spain), currently controlled by ENGIE.




ENGIE and Mirova acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the PV Project.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


ENGIE is a French company active in the field of gas, electricity and energy services.










—


Mirova focuses on responsible investment managing funds for institutional investors in various asset classes, like renewable energy and core infrastructures, sustainable equities and green bond. Mirova is ultimately controlled by BPCE Group, a French banking group active in the banking and insurance sectors.










—


The PV Project: holds a photovoltaic power production plant in Palma del Rio, in Spain which is under construction, with a combined total capacity of around 50 MW.






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.9438 — ENGIE/BPCE Group/PSFV Palma del Rio
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.
Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Brittany, France, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2019265EN.01000301.xml










7.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 265/3






Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 265/03)






Member State


France




Route concerned


Brest-Ouessant




Period of validity of the contract


1 April 2020-31 March 2024




Deadline for the submission of applications and tenders


4 November 2019 (17:00 Paris time)




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained







Region Bretagne




Direction des Transports et des Mobilités




Tel. +33 299271010




Fax +33 299271111




Email: secretariat.transports@bretagne.bzh




Buyer profile: https://www.megalisbretagne.org
Initiation of proceedings (Case M.9014 — PKN Orlen/Grupa Lotos) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, oil industry, wholesale trade








C_2019273EN.01000201.xml










14.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 273/2






Initiation of proceedings
(Case M.9014 — PKN Orlen/Grupa Lotos)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 273/03)
On 7 August 2019, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 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 No. M.9014 — PKN Orlen/Grupa Lotos, 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.9402 — Patrizia/KGAL/HIH/CVV/KW/RW/Control.IT) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, real estate business, software








C_2019313EN.01000101.xml










17.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 313/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9402 — Patrizia/KGAL/HIH/CVV/KW/RW/Control.IT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 313/01)
On 7 August 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 German language 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 32019M9402. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-546/19: Action brought on 7 August 2019 — Isigny-Sainte Mère v EUIPO (Shape of a golden container with a type of wave)
Date: 2019-08-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, butter, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019312EN.01004901.xml










16.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 312/49






Action brought on 7 August 2019 — Isigny-Sainte Mère v EUIPO (Shape of a golden container with a type of wave)
(Case T-546/19)
(2019/C 312/41)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Isigny-Sainte Mère (Isigny-sur-Mer, France) (represented by: D. Mallo Saint-Jalmes, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark (Shape of a golden container with a type of wave) — Application for registration No 17 871 521

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2019 in Case R 1513/2018-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should annul the contested decision.

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.9142 — REWE/Lekkerland) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consumer goods, distributor, economic concentration, merger control, retail trade, wholesale trade








C_2019311EN.01000101.xml










16.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9142 — REWE/Lekkerland)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 311/01)
On 7 August 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:






—


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 32019M9142. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-08-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019265EN.01000201.xml










7.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 265/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

6 August 2019
(2019/C 265/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1187 




JPY


Japanese yen


119,10 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4644 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91830 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7267 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0919 




ISK


Iceland króna


136,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9545 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,727 




HUF


Hungarian forint


325,35 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3119 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7300 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,1906 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6467 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4785 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7670 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7073 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5441 




KRW


South Korean won


1 357,32 




ZAR


South African rand


16,5635 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8521 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3840 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 958,26 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6840 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,269 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,7977 




THB


Thai baht


34,394 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,4099 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,8702 




INR


Indian rupee


79,2150 






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