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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9810 – Natixis Investment Managers/La Banque Postale/JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 289/04
Date: 2020-09-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, financial institution, financial services, insurance, merger control, public institution








C_2020289EN.01000501.xml










1.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 289/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9810 – Natixis Investment Managers/La Banque Postale/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 289/04)

1.   
On 26 August 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Natixis Investment Managers (‘NIM’, France), ultimately controlled by Banque Populaire Caisse d’Epargne (‘BPCE’, France), and










—


La Banque Postale (‘LBP’, France), ultimately controlled by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France).




Natixis Investment Managers and La Banque Postale acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture that will consist in the combination of a large part of the asset management activities of (i) Ostrum AM (France); and (ii) LBPAM (France).
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:






—


for BPCE: retail banking and financial services, investment banking and asset management and insurance,










—


for NIM: asset management and fund administration,










—


for Ostrum AM: asset management,










—


for CDC: CDC is a French public financial institution with subsidiaries active in a wide range of sectors, including financial services and insurance,










—


for LBP: retail and commercial banking services, asset management, and insurance (life and non-life) services,










—


for LBPAM: asset management.






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.9810 – Natixis Investment Managers/La Banque Postale/JV
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
E-mail: 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9572 – BMW/Daimler/Ford/Porsche/Hyundai/Kia/IONITY) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 295/01
Date: 2020-09-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric vehicle, electricity storage device, financial services, hire purchase, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2020295EN.01000101.xml










7.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 295/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9572 – BMW/Daimler/Ford/Porsche/Hyundai/Kia/IONITY)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 295/01)
On 1 September 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 32020M9572. 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.9741 – Ines Kaindl/Peter Kaindl/M Kaindl) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 289/05
Date: 2020-09-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: decorative item, economic concentration, floor coverings, merger control, wood product








C_2020289EN.01000701.xml










1.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 289/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9741 – Ines Kaindl/Peter Kaindl/M Kaindl)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 289/05)

1.   
On 20 August 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:






—


SWISS KRONO Holding AG (‘SWISS KRONO’, Switzerland), controlled by Ines Kaindl,










—


Kronospan Group (‘Kronospan’, Austria), controlled by Peter Kaindl,










—


M. Kaindl OG (‘M Kaindl’, Austria).




Ines Kaindl acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of M. Kaindl OG.
The concentration is accomplished by means of inheritance.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for SWISS KRONO: active in the production of wood-based materials such as boards, laminate flooring and decorative laminate,










—


for Kronospan: active in the production of wood-based materials such as boards, laminate flooring and decorative laminate,










—


for M Kaindl: active in the production of wood-based materials such as boards, laminate flooring and decorative laminate.






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.9741 – Ines Kaindl/Peter Kaindl/M Kaindl
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
E-mail: 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9891 — Hayfin Capital Management/Frans Bonhomme Group) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 335/06
Date: 2020-09-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pipeline transport, provision of services








C_2020335EN.01000701.xml










9.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 335/7






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9891 — Hayfin Capital Management/Frans Bonhomme Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 335/06)
On 1 September 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 32020M9891. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 31 August 2020 2020/C 289/01
Date: 2020-09-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020289EN.01000101.xml










1.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 289/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

31 August 2020
(2020/C 289/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1940 




JPY


Japanese yen


126,47 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4439 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89605 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2888 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0774 




ISK


Iceland króna


164,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,4550 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,208 




HUF


Hungarian forint


354,54 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3971 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8398 




TRY


Turkish lira


8,7770 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6214 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5601 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2536 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7728 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6235 




KRW


South Korean won


1 415,76 




ZAR


South African rand


19,9589 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1711 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5280 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 404,40 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9736 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,837 




RUB


Russian rouble


88,2993 




THB


Thai baht


37,098 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,4739 




MXN


Mexican peso


26,0590 




INR


Indian rupee


87,4685 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9910 – Mapfre Group/Santander Group/Popular Seguros JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 289/02
Date: 2020-09-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control








C_2020289EN.01000201.xml










1.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 289/2






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9910 – Mapfre Group/Santander Group/Popular Seguros JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 289/02)

1.   
On 21 August 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:






—


Mapfre S.A., and its subsidiaries (‘Mapfre Group’, Spain),










—


Banco Santander, S.A., and its subsidiaries (‘Santander Group’, Spain),










—


Popular Seguros – Companhia de Seguros, S.A. (‘Popular JV’, Portugal), controlled by the Santander Group.




Mapfre Group and Santander Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Popular JV.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Mapfre Group: insurance and reinsurance activities across 45 countries, including Portugal, Spain and other countries in Europe and worldwide,










—


for Santander Group: retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, asset management and treasury across Europe, as well as in the United States, Latin America and Asia,










—


for Popular JV: the provision of non-life insurance in Portugal.






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.9910 – Mapfre Group/Santander Group/Popular Seguros JV
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 229-64301
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 T-557/20: Action brought on 1st September 2020 — SRB v EDPS
Date: 2020-09-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: data protection, disclosure of information, personal data








C_2020390EN.01003901.xml










16.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 390/39






Action brought on 1st September 2020 — SRB v EDPS
(Case T-557/20)
(2020/C 390/56)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Single Resolution Board (SRB) (represented by: H. Ehlers, M. Fernandez Ruperez, J. King, agents, H. Kamann, M. Braun and F. Louis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision; and










—


order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

By its application, the SRB seeks the annulment of the decision of the EDPS of 24 June 2020 under its complaint references 2019-0947, 2019-0998, 2019-0999, 2019-1000 and 2019-1122, which held that the SRB infringed Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 (1).
In support of its action, the SRB relies on two pleas in law.
First plea in law, alleging that the information shared with the third party was not ‘personal data’ within the wording and purpose of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
Second plea in law, alleging that the EDPS infringed the right to a good administration pursuant to Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union by not revealing sufficient information on the complaints.


(1)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ 2018 L 295, p. 39).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9895 – KKR/Waves UK Divestco) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 289/03
Date: 2020-09-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cosmetics industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2020289EN.01000401.xml










1.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 289/4






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9895 – KKR/Waves UK Divestco)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 289/03)

1.   
On 18 August 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:






—


KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, US),










—


Waves UK Divestco Limited (‘Waves’, UK), controlled by Coty Inc.




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for KKR: global investment firm offering investing in a broad range of alternative asset funds and other investment products to investors and providing capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and other clients,










—


for Waves: developing, marketing, manufacturing and distributing professional and retail hair products and nail products.






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.9895 – KKR/Waves UK Divestco
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.