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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11719 - CINVEN / VITAMIN WELL COMPANIES) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-09-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, economic concentration, functional food, investment company, merger control








C_202405474EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5474


9.9.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11719 - CINVEN / VITAMIN WELL COMPANIES)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5474)


1.   
On 29 August 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:






—


Cinven Limited (‘Cinven’, Guernsey),










—


Rixile 2 Holding AB (the ‘Vitamin Well Group’, Sweden)




Cinven will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Vitamin Well Group.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Cinven is a private equity business controlling companies in a variety of sectors, including business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare, industrials and technology, media and telecommunications,










—


The Vitamin Well Group is a functional food and beverage business, offering premium products for health-conscious and active consumers.






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.11719 - CINVEN / VITAMIN WELL COMPANIES
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/2024/5474/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.104903
Date: 2024-09-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, control of State aid, ferro-alloy, iron and steel industry








C_202405440EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/5440


9.9.2024






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.104903
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5440)








Date of adoption of the decision


20.7.2023




Aid number


SA.104903




Member State


France




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


ArcelorMittal France




Legal basis


France 2030 national investment plan (Loi du 30 décembre 2021 de finances 2022 & Loi du 30 décembre 2022 de finances pour 2023)




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


ArcellorMittal France




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 850 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


From 20.7.2023




Economic sectors


Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys




Name and address of the granting authority







Direction générale des entreprises (DGE)




61, boulevard Vincent Auriol, 75703 Paris Cedex 13








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/2024/5440/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice of a request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU – Suspension of the period for adoption of implementing acts
Date: 2024-09-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, award of contract, electrical energy, energy production, wholesale selling








C_202405473EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5473


9.9.2024






Notice of a request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Suspension of the period for adoption of implementing acts
(C/2024/5473)

On 24 July 2024, the Commission received a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU (1). The first working day following receipt of the request was 25 July 2024 and the initial period available to the Commission for deciding on this request was of 105 working days.
This request, made by the Belgian authorities on behalf of Luminus, Norther and Ørsted, concerns activities relating to the production and wholesale of electricity in Belgium. The relevant notice was published in the OJ C, C/2024/5169 of 19 August 2024. The initial deadline was 20 December 2024.
Pursuant to Annex IV, paragraph 2, of Directive 2014/25/EU, the Commission may require the Member State or the contracting entity concerned or the competent independent national authority or any other competent national authority to provide all necessary information or to supplement or clarify information given within an appropriate time limit. On 30 July 2024, the Commission asked Belgium to provide additional information by 13 August 2024 at the latest.
In the event of late or incomplete answers (2), the initial deadline shall be suspended for the period between the expiry of the time limit set in the request for information, and the receipt of the complete and correct information.
The final deadline will therefore expire after 91 (3) working days after the receipt of the complete and correct information.


(1)  Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).

(2)  See the second sentence of said Annex IV, paragraph 2.

(3)  Initial number of working days available minus the number of working days between the first working day following the receipt of the request for exemption and the expiration of the deadline for providing the additional information.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5473/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 6 September 2024
Date: 2024-09-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5018


9.9.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            6 September 2024
         
(C/2024/5018)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1103 




JPY


Japanese yen


158,93 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4620 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84293 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,3698 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9365 




ISK


Iceland króna


153,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8015 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,034 




HUF


Hungarian forint


394,75 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2800 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9735 




TRY


Turkish lira


37,7388 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6503 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4984 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6526 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7858 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4428 




KRW


South Korean won


1 477,30 




ZAR


South African rand


19,6875 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8650 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 114,05 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8082 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,118 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,228 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,1855 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,1512 




INR


Indian rupee


93,2060 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5018/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)