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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11591 – TDR CAPITAL / BUBBLES BIDCO) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-06-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cosmetic product, economic concentration, household article, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical product, retail selling








C_202403638EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/3638


6.6.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11591 – TDR CAPITAL / BUBBLES BIDCO)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3638)


1.   
On 30 May 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:






—


TDR Capital LLP (‘TDR Capital’, United Kingdom),










—


Bubbles BidCo S.p.A (‘Bubbles’, Italy), controlled by H.I.G Capital LLC (‘HIG’, United States).




TDR Capital will acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Bubbles.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


TDR Capital is a private equity firm investing worldwide in a variety of sectors including motor fuels, retail, gyms and health clubs, pubs and restaurants, debt purchasing, logistic pallet return, coastal transport, life insurance and UK retirement income products,










—


Bubbles is mainly active in the retail sale of health, beauty and household mass products (such as soaps and detergents for the body and home care) in Italy, predominantly under the Acqua & Sapone brand.






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.11591 – TDR CAPITAL / BUBBLES BIDCO
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/2024/3638/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Participation Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union CSDP Mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali)
Date: 2024-06-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU police mission, Mali, Sahel, Switzerland, agreement (EU), democratisation, paramilitary force, peacekeeping








L_202401642EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
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2024/1642


6.6.2024






Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Participation Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union CSDP Mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali)

The Participation Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union CSDP Mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali), signed at Brussels on 13 April 2016, has entered into force on 1 May 2016, according to the Article 9.1 of the Agreement.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/notice/2024/1642/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Participation Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM LIBYA)
Date: 2024-06-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU police mission, Libya, Switzerland, agreement (EU), border control








L_202401646EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1646


6.6.2024






Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Participation Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM LIBYA)

The Participation Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM LIBYA), signed at Brussels on 4 July 2014, has entered into force on 1 August 2014, according to the Article 9.1 of the Agreement.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/notice/2024/1646/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.111602
Date: 2024-06-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Lower Saxony, State aid, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, forestry policy








C_202403553EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3553


6.6.2024






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.111602
(C/2024/3553)








Date of adoption of the decision


9.4.2024




Aid number


SA.111602




Member State


Germany




Region


Niedersachsen




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Niedersachsen: Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung des Gelege- und Kükenschutzes von Wiesenvögeln auf Grünlandflächen in Niedersachsen (Richtlinie ‘Wiesenvogelschutz Grünland – WieVoSch’) (NI)




Legal basis


Niedersachsen: Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung des Gelege- und Kükenschutzes von Wiesenvögeln auf Grünlandflächen in Niedersachsen (Richtlinie ‘Wiesenvogelschutz Grünland – WieVoSch’)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for agri-environment-climate commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 43 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 8 600 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen - Geschäftsbereich Förderung




Wunstorfer Landstraße 9, D-30453 Hannover








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/2024/3553/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2024-06-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), originating product, steel, vehicle parts








C_202403539EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3539


6.6.2024






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(C/2024/3539)


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)





Steel road wheels


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/353 of 3 March 2020 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of steel road wheels originating in the People’s Republic of China
(OJ L 65, 4.3.2020, p. 9)


5.3.2025






(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/2024/3539/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Participation Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform in Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine)
Date: 2024-06-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU police mission, Switzerland, Ukraine, agreement (EU), public safety








L_202401643EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1643


6.6.2024






Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Participation Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform in Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine)

The Participation Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform in Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine), signed at Brussels on 13 April 2016, has entered into force on 1 May 2016 according to the Article 9.1 of the Agreement.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/notice/2024/1643/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Joined Cases C-255/23 and C-285/23, AVVA and Others (Trial by videoconference in the absence of a European Investigation Order): Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 June 2024 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Ekonomisko lietu tiesa – Latvia) – Criminal proceedings against A, B, C, D, F, E, G, SIA AVVA, SIA  Liftu alianse  (C-255/23), A, B, C, Z, F, AS  Latgales Invest Holding , SIA  METEOR HOLDING , METEOR Kettenfabrik GmbH, SIA  Tool Industry , AS  Ditton pievadķēžu rūpnīca  (C-285/23) (References for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – European Investigation Order – Directive 2014/41/EU – Article 24 – Hearing by videoconference or other audiovisual transmission – Criminal prosecution initiated in a Member State against a person residing in another Member State – Possibility for that person to participate in his or her trial by videoconference in the absence of a European Investigation Order)
Date: 2024-06-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: evidence, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, judicial investigation, public prosecution, video communications








C_202404437EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4437


22.7.2024






Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 June 2024 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Ekonomisko lietu tiesa – Latvia) – Criminal proceedings against A, B, C, D, F, E, G, SIA ‘AVVA’, SIA ‘Liftu alianse’ (C-255/23), A, B, C, Z, F, AS ‘Latgales Invest Holding’, SIA ‘METEOR HOLDING’, METEOR Kettenfabrik GmbH, SIA ‘Tool Industry’, AS ‘Ditton pievadķēžu rūpnīca’ (C-285/23)


(Joined Cases C-255/23
                (1)
and C-285/23,
                (2)
AVVA and Others (Trial by videoconference in the absence of a European Investigation Order))

(References for a preliminary ruling - Judicial cooperation in criminal matters - European Investigation Order - Directive 2014/41/EU - Article 24 - Hearing by videoconference or other audiovisual transmission - Criminal prosecution initiated in a Member State against a person residing in another Member State - Possibility for that person to participate in his or her trial by videoconference in the absence of a European Investigation Order)
(C/2024/4437)
Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Ekonomisko lietu tiesa

Parties in the main proceedings

C-255/23: A, B, C, D, F, E, G, SIA ‘AVVA’, SIA ‘Liftu alianse’
         

Intervening party: Rīgas tiesas apgabala prokuratūra
C-285/23: A, B, C, Z, F, AS ‘Latgales Invest Holding’, SIA ‘METEOR HOLDING’, METEOR Kettenfabrik GmbH, SIA ‘Tool Industry’, AS ‘Ditton pievadķēžu rūpnīca’
         

Intervening parties: Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra, Rīgas tiesas apgabala prokuratūra

Operative part of the judgment

There is no need to rule on the requests for a preliminary ruling submitted by the Ekonomisko lietu tiesa (Economic Court, Latvia), by decisions of 28 March 2023 and 21 April 2023.


(1)  
            OJ C 235, 3.7.2023.

(2)  
            OJ C 271, 31.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4437/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-161/24 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 6 June 2024 – NTT Data Belgique and Others v EIB (Interim relief – Public supply contracts – IT consultancy for EIB-specific applications – Application for interim measures – No prima facie case – Balancing of competing interests)
Date: 2024-06-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, consortium, consultancy, information technology applications, public procurement, services contract, tendering








C_202404480EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4480


22.7.2024






Order of the President of the General Court of 6 June 2024 – NTT Data Belgique and Others v EIB


(Case T-161/24 R)

(Interim relief - Public supply contracts - IT consultancy for EIB-specific applications - Application for interim measures - No prima facie case - Balancing of competing interests)
(C/2024/4480)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: NTT Data Belgique (Brussels, Belgium), Sopra Steria PSF Luxembourg SA (Leudelange, Luxembourg), UniSystems Luxembourg Sàrl (Bertrange, Luxembourg), Netcompany – Intrasoft (Ixelles, Belgium) (represented by: M. Troncoso Ferrer, L. Lence de Frutos, R. Fernández de la Cruz and N. Korogiannakis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (represented by: G. Faedo, K. Carr and C. Solazzo, acting as Agents, and by B. Schutyser and H. Plancke, lawyers)

Re:

By their application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU, the applicants seek, in essence, (i) suspension of the operation of the decision of the European Investment Bank (EIB) of 4 March 2024 to reject the tender of the applicants’ consortium submitted in procurement procedure CFT-1699, entitled ‘IT Consultancy for EIB-specific applications (TAILOR)’, and (ii) suspension of the signature of the contract in the context of that procedure.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The order of 26 March 2024, NTT Data Belgique and Others v EIB (T-161/24 R), is cancelled.










3.


The costs are reserved.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4480/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11433 – SÜWAG / ALTERRIC / JV)
Date: 2024-06-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, energy grid, energy production, energy supply, gas supply, heating, joint venture, merger control, wind energy








C_202403832EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3832


13.6.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11433 – SÜWAG / ALTERRIC / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3832)

On 6 June 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 German language 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 32024M11433. 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/2024/3832/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on supplementary rules in relation to the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, for the period 2021 to 2027
Date: 2024-06-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU visa policy, Liechtenstein, Schengen Agreement, agreement (EU), external border of the EU, fund (EU), interim agreement (EU)








L_202401650EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1650


6.6.2024






Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on supplementary rules in relation to the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, for the period 2021 to 2027

The Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on supplementary rules in relation to the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, for the period 2021 to 2027 entered into force on 1 May 2024, the procedure provided for in Article 13(2) of the Agreement having been completed on 29 April 2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/info/2024/1650/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case C-166/23, Nouryon Functional Chemicals: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 June 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Svea hovrätt, Mark- och miljööverdomstolen – Sweden) – Naturvårdsverket v Nouryon Functional Chemicals AB (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 2003/87/EC – Annex I, point 5 – Atmospheric pollution – Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading – Exclusion of units for the incineration of hazardous or municipal waste – Relevance of the purpose of incineration)
Date: 2024-06-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, EU emission allowance, air quality, greenhouse gas, hazardous waste, municipal waste, tradeable emission permit, waste incineration








C_202404436EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4436


22.7.2024






Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 June 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Svea hovrätt, Mark- och miljööverdomstolen – Sweden) – Naturvårdsverket v Nouryon Functional Chemicals AB


(Case C-166/23,
                (1)
Nouryon Functional Chemicals)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Environment - Directive 2003/87/EC - Annex I, point 5 - Atmospheric pollution - Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading - Exclusion of units for the incineration of hazardous or municipal waste - Relevance of the purpose of incineration)
(C/2024/4436)
Language of the case: Swedish

Referring court

Svea hovrätt, Mark- och miljööverdomstolen

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Naturvårdsverket

Defendant: Nouryon Functional Chemicals AB

Operative part of the judgment

Point 5 of Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC, as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018
            ,

must be interpreted as meaning that all units for the incineration of hazardous or municipal waste are excluded from the scope of application of that directive, as amended, including those which are integrated within an installation falling within that scope and which do not have the incineration of that waste as their sole purpose, provided that they are used for the incineration of other waste only marginally.


(1)  
            OJ C 189, 30.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4436/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)