do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration Case M.9770 – Sun Life Financial/InfraRed Partners Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 116/07
Date: 2020-04-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2020116EN.01001601.xml










8.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 116/16






Prior notification of a concentration
Case M.9770 – Sun Life Financial/InfraRed Partners
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 116/07)

1.   
On 30 March 2020, 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:






—


Sun Life Financial Inc. (‘Sun Life’, Canada),










—


InfraRed Partners LLP (‘InfraRed’, UK)




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Sun Life: financial services organisation providing insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual and corporate clients, primarily in Canada and the US,










—


InfraRed: investment management firm. It currently manages USD 12 billion of equity capital in multiple private and listed funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe.






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.9770 – Sun Life Financial/InfraRed Partners
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 (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 7 April 2020 2020/C 116/03
Date: 2020-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020116EN.01000501.xml










8.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 116/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

7 April 2020
(2020/C 116/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0885 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,55 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4675 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88093 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,8788 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0582 




ISK


Iceland króna


155,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,0945 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,215 




HUF


Hungarian forint


357,62 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5356 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8315 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,3562 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7578 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5259 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4381 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8160 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5501 




KRW


South Korean won


1 319,39 




ZAR


South African rand


19,9838 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6802 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6320 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 562,95 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7268 




PHP


Philippine peso


54,915 




RUB


Russian rouble


82,5675 




THB


Thai baht


35,665 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,6678 




MXN


Mexican peso


26,4166 




INR


Indian rupee


82,2520 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9763 – Bidvest Group/PHS Group) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 116/09
Date: 2020-04-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building services, cleaning industry, economic concentration, merger control, property market, provision of services, rental business








C_2020116EN.01001901.xml










8.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 116/19






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9763 – Bidvest Group/PHS Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 116/09)

1.   
On 31 March 2020, 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:






—


The Bidvest Group Limited (‘Bidvest’, South Africa,










—


PHS Bidco Limited (together with its subsidiaries the ‘PHS Group’, United Kingdom).




Bidvest acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the PHS Group.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Bidvest: provision of facilities management services in the United Kingdom and Ireland,










—


for the PHS Group: provision of a range of hygiene and other specialist business services, including washroom solutions, garment supply and laundering services and equipment and plant rental services in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain.






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.9763 – Bidvest Group/PHS 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9737 – Ageas Portugal/JMRS/SPSI) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 131/01
Date: 2020-04-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: care for the elderly, economic concentration, home care, insurance company, merger control, real estate business, social facilities








C_2020131EN.01000101.xml










22.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 131/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9737 – Ageas Portugal/JMRS/SPSI)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 131/01)
On 8 April 2020, 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 32020M9737. 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.9675 — Apollo Capital Management/Lopesan Group/IFA Faro Hotel/IFA Buenaventura Hotel) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 419/03
Date: 2020-04-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: advanced technology industry, building materials, chemical industry, economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control, petrochemicals








C_2020419EN.01001301.xml










4.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 419/13






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9675 — Apollo Capital Management/Lopesan Group/IFA Faro Hotel/IFA Buenaventura Hotel)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 419/03)
On 8 April 2020, 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 32020M9675. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-172/20 P: Appeal brought on 8 April 2020 by WV against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) made on 29 January 2020 in Case T-388/18, WV v EEAS
Date: 2020-04-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European official, access to EU information, equal treatment, proof








C_2020320EN.01000502.xml










28.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/5






Appeal brought on 8 April 2020 by WV against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) made on 29 January 2020 in Case T-388/18, WV v EEAS

(Case C-172/20 P)
(2020/C 320/07)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: WV (represented by: É. Boigelot, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: European External Action Service (EEAS)

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


Set aside the order of 29 January 2020 of the General Court of the European Union in Case T-388/18, in so far as it dismissed the present appellant’s initial action for annulment as inadmissible and ordered the appellant to pay the costs;










—


Order the original defendant to pay all of the costs, including the costs incurred before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with Article 184 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Union;










—


Refer the case back to the General Court of the European Union in order for it to rule on the action.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The appellant submits that, in issuing the order under appeal, the General Court failed to have regard to the principle of unfettered evaluation of evidence and the concept of a body of consistent evidence and, therefore, failed to have regard to the rules relating to the burden of proof, in particular as regards the arguments and evidence submitted concerning the calculation of the time available to the appellant for the purposes of contesting the decision of the EEAS.
The single ground of appeal raised by the appellant also alleges discrimination, distortion of the facts by the order under appeal and manifest errors of assessment made by the General Court resulting in imprecise legal reasoning.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9746 – Fyffes Limited/van Wylick GmbH) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 195/01
Date: 2020-04-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, food preserving, food processing, investment company, merger control, tropical fruit, wholesale trade








C_2020195EN.01000101.xml










10.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9746 – Fyffes Limited/van Wylick GmbH)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 195/01)
On 8 April 2020, 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 32020M9746. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9811 – Franklin Resources, INC./Legg Mason, INC.) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 116/08
Date: 2020-04-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2020116EN.01001801.xml










8.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 116/18






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9811 – Franklin Resources, INC./Legg Mason, INC.)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 116/08)

1.   
On 1 April 2020, 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:






—


Franklin Resources, INC. (‘Franklin Resources’, USA),










—


Legg Mason, INC. (‘Legg Mason’, USA).




Franklin Resources acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Legg Mason.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Franklin Resources provides investment management and related services to retail, institutional and high-net-worth investors.










—


Legg Mason provides investment management and related products and services to institutional and individual clients.






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.9811 – Franklin Resources/Legg Mason
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.
Notice for the attention of the persons to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/512 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/510 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran apply 2020/C 117/01
Date: 2020-04-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2020117EN.01000101.xml










8.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 117/1






Notice for the attention of the persons to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/512 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/510 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran apply
(2020/C 117/01)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/512 (2) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/510 (4) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran.
The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes should continue to be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/235/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 359/2011.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council before 31 December 2020, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered to the following address:





Council of the European Union




RELEX.1.C




General Secretariat




Rue de la Loi 175/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, 2nd paragraph, and Article 263, 4th and 6th paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 51.

(2)  OJ L 113, 8.4.2020, p.22.

(3)  OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 113, 8.4.2020, p.1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9675 — Apollo Capital Management/Lopesan Group/IFA Faro Hotel/IFA Buenaventura Hotel) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 419/05
Date: 2020-04-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, chemical industry, economic concentration, financial services, healthcare industry, hotel industry, insurance, investment company, merger control, real estate business








C_2020419EN.01001501.xml










4.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 419/15






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9675 — Apollo Capital Management/Lopesan Group/IFA Faro Hotel/IFA Buenaventura Hotel)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 419/05)
On 8 April 2020, 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 32020M9675. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-171/20 P: Appeal brought on 8 April 2020 by WV against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) made on 29 January 2020 in Case T-43/19, WV v EEAS
Date: 2020-04-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European official, damages, data protection, equal treatment, personal data, proof








C_2020320EN.01000501.xml










28.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/5






Appeal brought on 8 April 2020 by WV against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) made on 29 January 2020 in Case T-43/19, WV v EEAS

(Case C-171/20 P)
(2020/C 320/06)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: WV (represented by: É. Boigelot, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: European External Action Service (EEAS)

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


Set aside the order of 29 January 2020 of the General Court of the European Union in Case T-43/19, in so far as it dismissed the action as inadmissible and ordered the present appellant to pay the costs;










—


Order the original defendant to pay all of the costs, including the costs incurred before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with Article 184 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Union;










—


Refer the case back to the General Court of the European Union in order for it to rule on the action.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The appellant submits that, in issuing the order under appeal, the General Court failed to have regard to the principle of unfettered evaluation of evidence and the concept of a body of consistent evidence and, therefore, failed to have regard to the rules relating to the burden of proof, in particular as regards the arguments and evidence submitted concerning the legal nature of the claim for damages lodged by the appellant with the EEAS pursuant to Article 90 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union.
The single ground of appeal raised by the appellant also alleges discrimination, distortion of the facts by the order under appeal and manifest errors of assessment made by the General Court resulting in imprecise legal reasoning.