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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10479 – Telenet/Willemen Groep/Livit) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 421/05
Date: 2021-10-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual industry, building industry, economic concentration, merger control, mobile communication, property leasing, provision of services, real estate business, retail trade








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18.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 421/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10479 – Telenet/Willemen Groep/Livit)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 421/05)

1.   
On 8 October 2021, 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:






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Willemen Groep NV (‘Willemen’, Belgium),










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Telenet BV (‘Telenet’, Belgium), belonging to Liberty Global Group,










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Livit BV (‘Livit’, Belgium).




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:






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for Willemen: construction and real estate project development services concerning various types of buildings, including residential housing units.,










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for Telenet: retail audiovisual services and fixed and mobile communication services,










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for Livit: rental of furnished living units and related services.






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.10479 – Telenet/Willemen Groep/Livit
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.10459 — CVC/STOCK SPIRITS GROUP) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 421/06
Date: 2021-10-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, chain store, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, spirits








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18.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 421/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10459 — CVC/STOCK SPIRITS GROUP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 421/06)

1.   
On 7 October 2021, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) involving the acquisition of sole control of Stock Spirits Group plc (‘Stock Spirits’) by CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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CVC (Luxembourg);










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Stock Spirits (United-Kingdom).




CVC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Stock Spirits. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid via an announcement made on 12 August 2021.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for CVC: CVC manages investment funds and platforms. One of CVC funds’ portfolio companies, Zabka Polska S.A., is active in grocery retail in Poland;










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for Stock Spirits: Stock Spirits is a producer and distributor of spirit drinks, mainly in Europe.






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.10459 — CVC/STOCK SPIRITS 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’).
Notice to economic operators New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products 2021/C 421/07
Date: 2021-10-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, agricultural product, common customs tariff, import (EU), industrial product, suspension of customs duties








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18.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 421/8






Notice to economic operators
New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products
(2021/C 421/07)
Economic operators are informed that the Commission has received requests in accordance with the administrative arrangements foreseen in the Commission Communication concerning autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas (2011/C 363/02) (1) for the July round of 2022.
The list of the products for which a duty suspension is requested is now available on the Commission’s thematic (Europa) website on the customs union (2).
Economic operators are also informed that the deadline for objections against new requests to reach the Commission, via the national administrations, is 15 December 2021 which is the date of the second scheduled meeting of the Economic Tariff Questions Group.
Interested operators are advised to consult the list regularly in order to be informed on the status as the requests.
More information on the autonomous tariff suspension procedure can be found on the Europa website:
Suspensions (Autonomous Tariff Suspensions) (europa.eu)


(1)  OJ C 363, 13.12.2011, p. 6.

(2)  http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/susp/susp_home.jsp?Lang=en
Case T-665/21: Action brought on 18 October 2021 — Civitta Eesti v Commission
Date: 2021-10-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, public procurement, right to justice, tendering








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6.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 490/51






Action brought on 18 October 2021 — Civitta Eesti v Commission
(Case T-665/21)
(2021/C 490/62)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Civitta Eesti AS (Tartu, Estonia) (represented by: C. Ginter, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul the defendant’s decision of 12 October 2021 (1) to reject the applicant’s tender in the procurement procedure MOVE/2020/OP/0008 ‘Legal, socio-economic and technical assistance in the fields of Energy and Mobility and Transport’, lot 5: ‘socio-economic assistance activities in the field of mobility and transport’;










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annul every consequent, intended or related measure, including even measures as yet unknown taken by the defendant in lot 5 of the aforementioned procurement procedure, and, in particular, annul the tender evaluation reports and any contract entered to with the successful tenderer; and










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order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the defendant made a manifest error of assessment by rejecting the applicant’s tender and thus infringed Article 168 (6) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046. (2)











2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the defendant infringed Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union by rejecting the applicant’s tender and not considering the applicant’s explanations regarding the existence and integrity of its technical offer.






(1)  As notified to the applicant by the defendant’s letter no Ares (2021) 6214855 of 12 October 2021.

(2)  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 (OJ 2018 L 193, p. 1-222).