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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11934 – BAIN CAPITAL / APLEONA GROUP) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-03-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, provision of services, real property








C_202501710EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1710


17.3.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11934 – BAIN CAPITAL / APLEONA GROUP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1710)


1.   
On 7 March 2025, 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:






—


Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, USA),










—


Apleona TopCo GmbH (together with its subsidiaries, ‘Apleona Group’, Germany), controlled by PAI Partners S.a.r.l., together with PAI Partners SAS (‘PAI Partners’, France).




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


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






—


Bain Capital is a private equity investment firm that invests in companies across a number of industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing,










—


Apleona Group is a real estate and facility services provider based in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt, Germany. It is active in over 30 countries, with business focus in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).






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 concentration 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.11934 – BAIN CAPITAL / APLEONA GROUP
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/2025/1710/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11875 – CEMENT AUSTRALIA / BGC CEMENTITIOUS)
Date: 2025-03-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, merger control








C_202501850EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1850


26.3.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11875 – CEMENT AUSTRALIA / BGC CEMENTITIOUS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1850)

On 17 March 2025, 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 32025M11875. 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/2025/1850/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.104103
Date: 2025-03-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, control of State aid, postal service, universal service








C_202501690EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1690


17.3.2025






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.104103
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1690)








Date of adoption of the decision


3.2.2025




Aid number


SA.104103




Member State


Czechia




Region


Czechia




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Compensation of the postal licence holder (Česká pošta, s.p.) for the net cost of USO 2023-2024




Legal basis


The Act No. 29/2000 Coll., on Postal Services and on Amendment to Certain Acts (the Postal Services Act), as amendedThe Government Order No. 178/2015 Coll., on the determination of the minimum number of workplaces for the provision of universal services, as in force until 30 June 2023 The Government Order No. 178/2015 Coll., on the determination of the minimum number of workplaces for the provision of universal services, as amended (in force from 1 July 2023)The Decree No. 464/2012 Coll., on the determination of specifications of individual universal services and basic quality requirements for their provision, as in force until 30 June 2023 The Decree No. 464/2012 Coll., on the determination of specifications of individual universal services and basic quality requirements for their provision, as amended (in force from 1 July 2023)The Decree No. 465/2012 Coll., on the method of keeping separate accounts for cost and revenues of the postal licence holder, as amendedThe Decree No. 466/2012 Coll., on the method of the Czech Telecommunication Office in calculating the net costs of fulfilling the obligation to provide universal services, as amended.




Type of measure


Scheme


Česká pošta, s.p.




Objective


Services of general economic interest (SGEI)




Form of aid


Other




Budget


Overall budget: 3 000 000 000  CZK
Annual budget: 1 500 000 000  CZK




Intensity


 




Duration


1.1.2023 - 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Postal activities under universal service obligation




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Industry and Trade




Na Františku 32, 110 15 Praha, Czech Republic








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/2025/1690/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-204/25, Kempen Advies Beerse and Others: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie (Belgium) lodged on 17 March 2025 – Kempen Advies Beerse BV and Others v Bank Nagelmackers NV
Date: 2025-03-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: sales representative, self-employed person, termination of a contract








C_202503399EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3399


30.6.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie (Belgium) lodged on 17 March 2025 – Kempen Advies Beerse BV and Others v Bank Nagelmackers NV


(Case C-204/25, Kempen Advies Beerse and Others)

(C/2025/3399)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van Cassatie

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Kempen Advies Beerse BV, Compagnie LLC BV, FP Verzekeringen, OL

Defendant: Bank Nagelmackers NV

Question referred

Is a commercial agency contract to be considered as terminated within the meaning of Articles 15(2) and 19 of Council Directive 86/653/EEC (1) of 18 December 1986 on the coordination of the laws of the Member States relating to self-employed commercial agents, at the time of the actual termination of the commercial agency contract, that is to say, after the expiry of the period of notice, or at the time when the commercial agent becomes aware or could reasonably have become aware of the termination of the commercial agency contract?


(1)  
            OJ 1986 L 382, p. 17.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3399/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/514 of 17 March 2025 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: 2025-03-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, terrorism








L_202500514EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/514


17.3.2025







            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/514
         
of 17 March 2025
         
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 entity should be added to the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693.












(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, 17 March 2025.


For the Council


The President

K. KALLAS
            





(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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2016/1693/oj).




ANNEX
In the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693, the following entry is added under the heading ‘B. Groups, undertakings and entities referred to in Article 3’:







‘7.


Al-Azaim Media Foundation.’.








ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/514/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.117801
Date: 2025-03-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, forestry policy








C_202501684EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1684


17.3.2025






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.117801
(C/2025/1684)








Date of adoption of the decision


14.2.2025




Aid number


SA.117801




Member State


Italy




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Credito d’imposta per gli investimenti nella ZES unica in favore delle imprese attive nel settore della produzione primaria di prodotti agricoli e delle imprese attive nel settore forestale e nel settore della pesca e acquacoltura, in attuazione dell'articolo 16-bis del decreto-legge 19 settembre 2023, n. 124, introdotto dall’articolo 1, comma 7, del decreto-legge 15 maggio 2024, n. 63.




Legal basis


Schema di decreto del Ministro dell’agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste di concerto con il Ministro dell’economia e delle finanze concernente le modalità di attuazione del credito d’imposta per gli investimenti nella ZES unica in favore delle imprese attive nel settore della produzione primaria di prodotti agricoli e delle imprese attive nel settore forestale e nel settore della pesca e acquacoltura, in attuazione dell'articolo 16-bis del decreto-legge 19 settembre 2023, n. 124, introdotto dall’articolo 1, comma 7, del decreto-legge 15 maggio 2024, n. 6




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Investment (AGRI)




Form of aid


Other forms of tax advantage




Budget


Overall budget: 6 400 000  EUR
Annual budget: 4 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


SECTION A – AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero dell'Agricoltura, della Sovranità alimentare e delle foreste




Via XX Settembre, 20 - 00187 - Roma








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/2025/1684/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-509/24 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 17 March 2025 – Research Investments and Others v European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Interim relief – Law governing the institutions – Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office – Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 – Application for interim measures – Lack of jurisdiction)
Date: 2025-03-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: criminal procedure, fraud against the EU, operation of the Institutions, public prosecution, public prosecutor's department








C_202502556EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2556


12.5.2025






Order of the President of the General Court of 17 March 2025 – Research Investments and Others v European Public Prosecutor’s Office


(Case T-509/24 R)

(Interim relief - Law governing the institutions - Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office - Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 - Application for interim measures - Lack of jurisdiction)
(C/2025/2556)
Language of the case: Czech

Parties


Applicants: Research Investments s.r.o. (Zákolany, Czech Republic), Areál Zákolany s.r.o. (Zákolany), Simon Cihelník (Krupka, Czech Republic) (represented by: J. Mašek, lawyer)

Defendant: European Public Prosecutor’s Office (represented by: L. De Matteis and E. Farhat, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU, the applicants, inter alia, seek an order that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, first, refrain from exercising its competence in the case registered under number 3 T 30/2022, being determined by the Krajský soud v Praze (Regional Court, Prague, Czech Republic), pending a final ruling by the General Court, and, second, refrain from giving its prior approval to enforcement of the charge by means of the judicial auction of immovable property which belongs to them.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2556/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11921 – GOLDMAN SACHS / OTPP / OMEGA HEALTHCARE)
Date: 2025-03-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United States, banking, economic concentration, financial management, financial services, investment bank, merger control, organisation of health care, pension fund








C_202502000EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2000


31.3.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11921 – GOLDMAN SACHS / OTPP / OMEGA HEALTHCARE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2000)

On 17 March 2025, 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 32025M11921. 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/2025/2000/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-221/25, TUI Belgium: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie (Belgium) made on 17 March 2025 – TUI Belgium and Others v Belgische Staat
Date: 2025-03-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: VAT, provision of services, tax collection, tax exemption, tax law, travel, travel agency








C_202503639EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3639


14.7.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie (Belgium) made on 17 March 2025 – TUI Belgium and Others v Belgische Staat


(Case T-221/25, TUI Belgium)

(C/2025/3639)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van Cassatie

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: TUI Belgium NV and Others

Defendant: Belgische Staat

Questions referred







1.


Does the application of the standstill clause of Article 28(3)(a) and (4) of and Annex E, point 15 to Directive 77/388/EEC, now Article 370 of and Annex X, Part A, point 4 to Directive 2006/112/EC, require an express legal provision derogating from the VAT exemption for travel agencies for travel services outside the European Union laid down in Article 26(3) of Directive 77/388/EEC, now Article 309 of Directive 2006/112/EC?










2.


Should Article 28(3)(a) and (4) of and Annex E, point 15 to Directive 77/388/EEC, now Article 370 of and Annex X, Part A, point 4 to Directive 2006/112/EC, be interpreted as meaning that an amendment made to existing legislation after the entry into force of Directive 77/388/EEC, whereby the express statutory provision which resulted in the taxability of travel services provided by travel agencies outside the EU is deleted and replaced by provisions from which it follows only implicitly that travel services outside the EU remain taxable, must be regarded as legislation which is not identical in its main points to the previous legislation and is based on a different main idea?






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3639/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/515 of 17 March 2025 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: 2025-03-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, terrorism








L_202500515EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/515


17.3.2025







            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/515
         
of 17 March 2025
         
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) 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 entity should be added to the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities set out in the Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.












(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, 17 March 2025.


For the Council


The President

K. KALLAS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/1686/oj.




ANNEX
In Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686, the following entry is added under the heading ‘B. Legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 3’:







‘7.


Al-Azaim Media Foundation.’.








ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/515/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)