do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10083 — China Baowu/Taiyuan Iron & Steel Group) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 424/09
Date: 2020-12-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control, sale








C_2020424EN.01003601.xml










8.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/36






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10083 — China Baowu/Taiyuan Iron & Steel Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 424/09)

1.   
On 30 November 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:






—


China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited (‘China Baowu’, China),










—


Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Company Ltd. (‘TISCO’, China).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for China Baowu: principally active in the the manufacture and sale of steel products,










—


for TISCO: principally active in the manufacture and sale of steel 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.10083 — China Baowu/Taiyuan Iron & Steel 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.
Final Report of the Hearing Officer (Pursuant to Articles 16 and 17 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29) (‘Decision 2011/695/EU’).) Case M.9730 – FCA/PSA 2021/C 423/09
Date: 2020-12-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, light-duty vehicle, merger control, motor car, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2021423EN.01001301.xml










19.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 423/13






Final Report of the Hearing Officer (1)

Case M.9730 – FCA/PSA
(2021/C 423/09)
On 8 May 2020, the Commission received a notification pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation (2) of a proposed concentration by which Peugeot S.A. (‘PSA’) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (‘FCA’) (together ‘the Notifying Parties’) would enter into a merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation (the ‘Proposed Transaction’).
On 17 June 2020, the Commission initiated proceedings pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation (‘Article 6(1)(c) Decision’).
On 30 June 2020, the Notifying Parties submitted written comments on the Article 6(1)(c) Decision.
On 20 July 2020, the Commission adopted a decision pursuant to Article 11(3) of the Merger Regulation, requiring the Parties to supply information that had been the object of two earlier requests for information. This decision suspended the time limit referred to in Article 10(3) of the Merger Regulation, pursuant to Article 10(4) of the Merger Regulation.
On 25 September 2020, the Notifying Parties submitted commitments in accordance with Article 8(2) of the Merger Regulation in order to address the competition concerns identified by the Commission.
On 28 September 2020, the Commission launched a market test of these commitments.
On 30 September 2020, the Commission informed the Notifying Parties that the suspension of the time limit had come to an end on 28 September 2020, following the Parties’ submission of the required information on that date.
On 27 October 2020, the Notifying Parties submitted revised commitments pursuant to Article 8(2) of the Merger Regulation.
The draft decision declares the Proposed Transaction compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement, subject to full compliance with the revised commitments.
Overall, I consider that the effective exercise of procedural rights has been respected during the present proceedings.

Brussels, 8 December 2020.

Wouter WILS




(1)  Pursuant to Articles 16 and 17 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29) (‘Decision 2011/695/EU’).

(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1) (‘Merger Regulation’).
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures 2020/C 424/06
Date: 2020-12-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), iron, originating product, piping, steel, tube








C_2020424EN.01003201.xml










8.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/32






Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2020/C 424/06)
Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) following which no duly substantiated request for a review was lodged, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measure mentioned below will expire.
This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (2).









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2272 of 7 December 2015 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
(OJ L 322, 8.12.2015, p. 21)


9.12.2020






(1)  OJ C 82, 12.3.2020, p. 5


(2)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(3)  The measure will expire at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Case C-668/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 8 December 2020 — Y GmbH v Hauptzollamt
Date: 2020-12-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, aromatic plant, ethanol, excise duty, resin, specification of tariff heading








C_2021072EN.01001502.xml










1.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 8 December 2020 — Y GmbH v Hauptzollamt
(Case C-668/20)
(2021/C 72/22)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant and appellant in the appeal on a point of law: Y GmbH

Defendant and respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Hauptzollamt

Questions referred







1.


Is subheading 1302 19 05 of the Combined Nomenclature (‘the CN’) (1) to be interpreted as meaning that an extracted vanilla oleoresin diluted with ethanol and water consisting of approximately 90 % (v/v) or 85 % (m/m) ethanol, up to 10 % (m/m) water, 4.8 % (m/m) dry residue and 0.5 % (m/m) vanilla is to be classified under that subheading even though, according to Note 1(ij) to Chapter 13 of the CN, heading 1302 of the CN does not apply to extracted oleoresins?










2.


Do extracted oleoresins within the meaning of subheading 3301 90 30 of the CN include the goods described in the first question referred?










3.


Is subheading 3302 10 90 of the CN to be interpreted as meaning that the goods described in the first question referred are to be classified as mixtures of odiferous substances and mixtures (including alcohol solutions) with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food industry?










4.


Do flavours within the meaning of Article 27(1)(e) of Directive 92/83/EEC (2) include goods of subheading 1302 19 05 of the CN or extracted oleoresins of subheading 3301 90 30 of the CN?






(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ 1987 L 256, p. 1), as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1754 of 6 October 2015 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ 2015 L 285, p. 1).

(2)  Council Directive 92/83/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonization of the structures of excise duties on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (OJ 1992 L 316, p. 21).
Council Decision (EU) 2020/2077 of 8 December 2020 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 10 of the European Union for the financial year 2020
Date: 2020-12-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: aid to agriculture, amending budget, commitment of expenditure, coronavirus disease, draft budget (EU), exchange rate, financial year, general budget (EU), payment appropriation, small and medium-sized enterprises








L_2020424EN.01005701.xml










15.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 424/57








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/2077
of 8 December 2020
         
adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 10 of the European Union for the financial year 2020


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,


Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,

Whereas:






—


the Union’s budget for the financial year 2020 was definitively adopted on 27 November 2019
                   (2),










—


on 9 October 2020, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 10 to the general budget for the financial year 2020,










—


in view of a timely adoption by the European Parliament of this draft amending budget before the end of the financial year 2020, the Council needs to proceed without delay to the adoption of its position on draft amending budget No 10 to the general budget for 2020. Therefore, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, the eight-week period for the information of national Parliaments laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Sole Article
The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 10 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 was adopted on 8 December 2020.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/




Done at Brussels, on 8 December 2020.


For the Council


The President

M. ROTH
            





(1)  
            OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 57, 27.2.2020, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10089 — Phillips 66/Fortress Investment Group/Pester Marketing) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 424/07
Date: 2020-12-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, fuel, investment company, merger control, petrol, storage








C_2020424EN.01003301.xml










8.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/33






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10089 — Phillips 66/Fortress Investment Group/Pester Marketing)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 424/07)

1.   
On 1 December 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:






—


Phillips 66 Company (‘Phillips 66’, USA),










—


Fortress Investment Group LLC (‘Fortress’, USA), controlled by SoftBank Group Corp. (‘SoftBank’, Japan),










—


Pester Marketing gas station and convenience store business (‘Pester Marketing’, USA).




Phillips 66 and Fortress indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Pester Marketing.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Phillips 66: processing, transporting, storing and marketing fuels and products globally through a portfolio of integrated midstream, chemicals, refining and marketing businesses,










—


for Fortress: global investment and asset management,










—


for Pester Marketing: owning and operating service stations selling motor fuel and daily consumer goods in the Rocky Mountain, Southwest and Mid-West regions of the USA.






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.10089 — Phillips 66/Fortress Investment Group/Pester Marketing
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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9983 — Magna/GFT Bordeaux) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 424/10
Date: 2020-12-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2020424EN.01003701.xml










8.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/37






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9983 — Magna/GFT Bordeaux)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 424/10)

1.   
On 30 November 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:






—


Magna International Inc. (‘MAGNA’, Canada),










—


The Bordeaux Production Plant (the ‘Target’, France), belonging to GETRAG FORD Transmissions GmbH (‘GFT’, Germany).




MAGNA acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Target.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


MAGNA is a global automotive supplier, which designs, develops, manufactures and supplies automotive systems, assemblies, modules and components primarily for original equipment manufacturers of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles,










—


The Target is a manufacturing plant for manual transmissions located in Bordeaux, France, and currently operated by GFT.






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.9983 — Magna/GFT Bordeaux
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 December 2020 2020/C 424/03
Date: 2020-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020424EN.01002801.xml










8.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/28






Euro exchange rates (1)

7 December 2020
(2020/C 424/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2128 




JPY


Japanese yen


126,30 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4433 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91215 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2018 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0802 




ISK


Iceland króna


152,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,6328 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,482 




HUF


Hungarian forint


359,49 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4670 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8735 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,5053 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6374 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5537 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3999 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7252 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6212 




KRW


South Korean won


1 316,88 




ZAR


South African rand


18,4244 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9310 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5400 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 214,85 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9385 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,421 




RUB


Russian rouble


89,7900 




THB


Thai baht


36,669 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,2124 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,0901 




INR


Indian rupee


89,6285 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9974 — Groupe Crédit Agricole/Groupe Generali/Europ Assistance France/Viavita) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 20/02
Date: 2020-12-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, financial services, insurance, merger control, provision of services, service industry








C_2021020EN.01000201.xml










19.1.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 20/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9974 — Groupe Crédit Agricole/Groupe Generali/Europ Assistance France/Viavita)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 20/02)
On 8 December 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 French 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 32020M9974. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10032 — Goldman Sachs Group/Insight Venture Management/InhabitIQ Parent) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 434/01
Date: 2020-12-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, investment bank, investment company, merger control, real estate business, software








C_2020434EN.01000101.xml










15.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 434/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10032 — Goldman Sachs Group/Insight Venture Management/InhabitIQ Parent)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 434/01)
On 8 December 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 32020M10032. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.