do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11404 – PG / VELVET CARE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-01-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cosmetic product, economic concentration, investment, investment company, merger control, toiletries








C_202400839EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/839


16.1.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11404 – PG / VELVET CARE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/839)


1.   
On 8 January 2024, 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:






—


Partners Group AG (‘PG’, Switzerland), controlled by Partners Group Holding AG.










—


Velvet CARE sp. z o.o. (‘Velvet Care’, Poland), controlled by Abris Capital Partners.




PG will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Velvet Care.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


PG is a global private markets investment company with investments in the area of private equity, private real estate, private infrastructure, and private debt.










—


Velvet Care is a manufacturer of tissue hygiene products. It is primarily active in the production of tissue products inter alia toilet paper, facial tissue, kitchen paper towels and folded towels as well as nonwoven moist bath tissues.






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.11404 – PG / VELVET CARE
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/2024/839/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.107714
Date: 2024-01-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202400824EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/824


16.1.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.107714
(C/2024/824)







Date of adoption of the decision


20.11.2023




Aid number


SA.107714




Member State


Hungary




Region


Hungary




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Mezőgazdasági Időjárási Kockázatkezelési Program




Legal basis


A mezőgazdasági termelést érintő időjárási és más természeti kockázatok kezeléséről szóló 2011. évi CLXVIII. törvény; 27/2014. (XI. 25.) FM rendelet a kárenyhítési hozzájárulás megfizetésével, valamint a kárenyhítő juttatás igénybevételével kapcsolatos egyes kérdésekről




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid to compensate for the damage caused by adverse climatic event which can be assimilated to a natural disaster, Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 251 000 000 000  HUF
Annual budget: 20 000 000 000  HUF




Intensity


80,0  %




Duration


Until 31.3.2028




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Agrárminisztérium




1055 Budapest, Kossuth Lajos tér 11.








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/824/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11345 – QIA / OIA / RAKIZA / OMAN BROADBAND COMPANY)
Date: 2024-01-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Oman, Qatar, economic concentration, merger control, sovereign wealth fund, telecommunications








C_202401029EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1029


24.1.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11345 – QIA / OIA / RAKIZA / OMAN BROADBAND COMPANY)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1029)

On 16 January 2024, 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32024M11345. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1029/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.107914Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-01-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Bavaria, Germany, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202400795EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/795


16.1.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.107914
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/795)







Date of adoption of the decision


9.11.2023




Aid number


SA.107914




Member State


Germany




Region


BAYERN




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bayern: Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm inkl. Erschwernisausgleich (VNP) gemäß Art. 70 Verordnung (EU) 2021/2115




Legal basis


Gemeinsame Richtlinie vom 22.12.2022, Geschäftszeichen G4-7292-1/1894 der Bayerischen Staatsministerien für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten (StMELF) und für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz (StMUV) zur Förderung von Agrarumwelt-, Klima- und Tierschutzmaßnahmen (AUKM) in Bayern




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for agri-environment-climate commitments to other land managers and undertakings in rural areas not active in the agricultural sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 7 500 000  EUR
Annual budget: 1 500 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ämter für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten (AELF)




siehe website








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/795/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.110430Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-01-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202400799EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/799


16.1.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.110430
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/799)







Date of adoption of the decision


12.12.2023




Aid number


SA.110430




Member State


Spain




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Modifications to State aid case SA.102771 ‘TCF: Umbrella Scheme’ (as amended by SA.104884 and SA.103941)




Legal basis


Agreement of the Government's Delegate Commission for Economic Affairs 28.7.2022 (see attached DOC1). Agreement of the Government's Delegate Commission for Economic Affairs 25.4.2022 (see attached DOC2). Draft consolidated version umbrella scheme (see attached DOC3).




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Tax advantage or tax exemption, Loan/ Repayable advances, Guarantee, Equity instruments




Budget


Overall budget: 3 000 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 30.6.2024




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa. Dirección General de Política Económica




Paseo de la Castellana No160 CP-28046 Madrid (Spain)








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/799/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2024-01-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, household article, import (EU), originating product








C_202400788EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/788


16.1.2024






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(C/2024/788)


1.   

As provided for in 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 (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping 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 dumping 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 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Ironing boards


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1662 of 1 October 2019 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ironing boards originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 252, 2.10.2019, p. 1)


3.10.2024







(1)  
            OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(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/2024/788/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.109540Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-01-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, carriage of goods, control of State aid, rail transport








C_202400800EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/800


16.1.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.109540
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/800)







Date of adoption of the decision


19.12.2023




Aid number


SA.109540




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation and amendment of aid scheme for the promotion of rail freight transport via a partial funding of track access charges




Legal basis


Guideline for the promotion of rail freight transport via a partial funding of track access charges




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 1 750 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 350 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


1.1.2024 — 30.11.2028




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Eisenbahn-Bundesamt




Heinemannstr. 6, 53175 Bonn








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/800/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/333 of 16 January 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them
Date: 2024-01-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism








L_202400333EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/333


16.1.2024







            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/333
of 16 January 2024
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 20 September 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 (1).












(2)


In view of the continued threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, one person should be added to the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693. Additionally, the entry concerning one deceased person should be deleted from that Annex.












(3)


Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 16 January 2024.


For the Council


The President

V. VAN PETEGHEM
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 of 20 September 2016 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them and repealing Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 25).




ANNEX
In the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693, section A (Persons referred to in Articles 2 and 3) is amended as follows:






(1)


entry 16 (Bonomade Machude OMAR) is deleted;










(2)


the following entry is added:






‘17.


Andreas Martin MÜLLER (a.k.a. Ahmed Khaled Müller, Abu Nusaibah, Abu Nusaiba, Abu Nussaiba, Miqdad, Abu Miqdad, Yasser Murat, Mr Akam, Abu Shahid, Nigeri); date of birth: 15 February 1972; place of birth: Cochem, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; gender: male; nationality: German; passport number: C73TV06C9; identity card number: 5210375966.’.











ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/333/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.109325
Date: 2024-01-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, State aid, control of State aid, fishing industry








C_202400801EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/801


16.1.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.109325
(C/2024/801)







Date of adoption of the decision


14.11.2023




Aid number


SA.109325




Member State


Germany




Region


NIEDERSACHSEN, MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bund: Richtlinie zur Förderung der Einstellung der Fangtätigkeit im Fischereisektor im Rahmen der Umsetzung der Brexit-Anpassungsreserve




Legal basis


Richtlinie zur Förderung der Einstellung der Fangtätigkeit im Fischereisektor im Rahmen der Umsetzung der Brexit-Anpassungsreserve




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Fisheries and aquaculture, Other measures (Fisheries Guidelines point 5.7)




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 32 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 32 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Fishing




Name and address of the granting authority







Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz; Landwirtschaft, ländliche Räume und Umwelt Mecklenburg- Vorpommern für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten (FüAk) Kompetenzzentrum Förderprogramme




Calenberger Str. 2, 30169 Hannover; Paulshöher Weg 1, 19061 Schwerin








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/801/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/338 of 16 January 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them
Date: 2024-01-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism








L_202400338EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/338


16.1.2024







            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/338
of 16 January 2024
         
implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 of 20 September 2016 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them (1), and in particular Article 4(1) and (4) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 20 September 2016, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.












(2)


In view of the continued threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, one person should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686. Additionally, the entry concerning one deceased person should be deleted from that Annex.












(3)


Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 January 2024.


For the Council


The President

V. VAN PETEGHEM
            





(1)  
            OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 1.




ANNEX
In Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686, section A (Natural persons referred to in Article 3) is amended as follows:






(1)


entry 16 (Bonomade Machude OMAR) is deleted;










(2)


the following entry is added:






‘17.


Andreas Martin MÜLLER (a.k.a. Ahmed Khaled Müller, Abu Nusaibah, Abu Nusaiba, Abu Nussaiba, Miqdad, Abu Miqdad, Yasser Murat, Mr Akam, Abu Shahid, Nigeri); date of birth: 15 February 1972; place of birth: Cochem, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; gender: male; nationality: German; passport number: C73TV06C9; identity card number: 5210375966.’.











ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/338/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)