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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11296 – WHP / G-STAR) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2023-11-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: brand name, clothing industry, distributive trades, economic concentration, electronic commerce, footwear industry, investment company, merger control








C_202300703EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/703


6.11.2023






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11296 – WHP / G-STAR)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/703)


1.   
On 26 October 2023, 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:






—


WHP Investments, LLC (‘WHP’) (United States), ultimately controlled by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’) (Canada) and Oaktree Capital Group LLC (‘Oaktree’) (United States),










—


G-Star Raw C.V. and its subsidiaries (‘G-Star’) (the Netherlands).




WHP will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over G-Star’s IP rights and joint control over G-Star’s operating assets. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


WHP acquires, manages and licenses global consumer brands and invests in distribution channels including digital commerce platforms and global expansion,










—


G-Star focuses on design, manufacturing and distribution of clothing, footwear and accessories.






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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (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.11296 – WHP / G-STAR
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/703/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures
Date: 2023-11-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: India, countervailing charge, import (EU), originating product, plastics








C_202300589EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/589


6.11.2023






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures
(C/2023/589)

1.   As provided for in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the countervailing measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may submit a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of subsidisation and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit G-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Polyethylene terephthalate


India


Countervailing duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1286 of 30 July 2019 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and the Council
(OJ L 202, 31.7.2019, p. 81)


1.8.2024






(1)  
            OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 55.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight (00:00) of the day mentioned in this column.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/589/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 4,50 % on 1 November 2023 – Euro exchange rates
Date: 2023-11-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_202300694EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/694


6.11.2023






Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

            4,50 % on 1 November 2023
         
Euro exchange rates (2)


            3 November 2023
         
(C/2023/694)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0702 




JPY


Japanese yen


159,87 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4625 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86983 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,7400 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9625 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8535 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,414 




HUF


Hungarian forint


380,38 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4500 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9693 




TRY


Turkish lira


30,4016 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6478 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4653 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3745 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7917 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4516 




KRW


South Korean won


1 402,42 




ZAR


South African rand


19,6279 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8193 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 763,88 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0615 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,017 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,056 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2423 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,5803 




INR


Indian rupee


89,0545 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/694/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)