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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11978 – CENTRAL GROUP / CARSCHHAUS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-05-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, merchandising, merger control, real estate business, real property, retail trade








C_202502777EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2777


16.5.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11978 – CENTRAL GROUP / CARSCHHAUS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2777)


1.   
On 8 May 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:






—


Harng Central Department store Limited (‘Central Group’, Thailand),










—


Duesseldorf, Carschhaus GmbH (‘Carschaus’, Germany).




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


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






—


Central Group: merchandising, real estate, retailing, hospitality and restaurants.










—


Carschhaus: legal and beneficial owner of the real estate property Carschhaus, located at Heinrich-Heine-Platz 1, 40213 Düsseldorf.






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.11978 – CENTRAL GROUP / CARSCHHAUS
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/2025/2777/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-337/25, Futura: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Campania (Italy) lodged on 16 May 2025 –Futura Srl v Ufficio circondariale marittimo di Pozzuoli and Others
Date: 2025-05-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: common ports policy, discretionary power, freedom to provide services, harbour installation, provision of services, restriction on competition, right of establishment








C_202504571EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4571


25.8.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Campania (Italy) lodged on 16 May 2025 –Futura Srl v Ufficio circondariale marittimo di Pozzuoli and Others


(Case C-337/25, Futura)

(C/2025/4571)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Campania

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Futura Srl

Defendants: Ufficio circondariale marittimo di Pozzuoli, Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, Compartimento Marittimo di Pozzuoli, Compartimento Marittimo di Napoli

Questions referred







1.


Is Regulation (EU) 2017/352 (1) on the provision of port services to be interpreted as applying to the technical/nautical service of lighterage, and, if so, do the provisions of that regulation preclude the application of Italian legislation reserving the operation of the service, not preceded by a public selection procedure and with no time limit, in a given port, for a corporate legal entity specifically identified by the competent authority and under its supervision, whose members (on a non-exclusive basis) have passed a public selection procedure for linesmen/boatmen and are listed in the appropriate registers provided for by national law?










2.


In any case, do the principles of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services provided for in Articles 49 and 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and, more generally, the principles of free competition and the free market, read in conjunction with Article 106(2) TFEU, preclude the interpretation or application of domestic legislative provisions, or implementing practices based on those provisions, which grant the competent authority the discretion to select a corporate entity as the operator of the lighterage service in a given port, on an exclusive basis, without setting a limit on the duration?






(1)  Regulation (EU) 2017/352 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2017 establishing a framework for the provision of port services and common rules on the financial transparency of ports (OJ 2017 L 57, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4571/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 15 May 2025
Date: 2025-05-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202502315EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2315


16.5.2025






Euro exchange rates (1)


            15 May 2025
         
(C/2025/2315)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1185 




JPY


Japanese yen


163,30 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4601 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84240 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,8875 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9377 




ISK


Iceland króna


144,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,6500 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,922 




HUF


Hungarian forint


403,38 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2423 




RON


Romanian leu


5,1051 




TRY


Turkish lira


43,2788 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7457 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5645 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7325 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9037 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4528 




KRW


South Korean won


1 563,75 




ZAR


South African rand


20,2209 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0661 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


18 483,55 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7905 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,433 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,263 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,2954 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,6360 




INR


Indian rupee


95,6470 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2315/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-118/25: Order of the President of the General Court of 16 May 2025 – Rizza v Commission
Date: 2025-05-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, competition policy, form, legal aid, national competent authority








C_202504331EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4331


11.8.2025






Order of the President of the General Court of 16 May 2025 – Rizza v Commission


(Case T-118/25)
                (1)

(C/2025/4331)
Language of the case: English
The President of the General Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C, C/2025/2404, 28.4.2025.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4331/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.116275
Date: 2025-05-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, Hauts-de-France, State aid, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, forestry policy, mixed economy, permanent crop








C_202502797EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2797


16.5.2025






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.116275
(C/2025/2797)








Date of adoption of the decision


10.4.2025




Aid number


SA.116275




Member State


France




Region


Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Oise, Aisne, Somme




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aide compensatoire expérimentale pour la protection des captages dans les Hauts-de-France




Legal basis


Articles L. 1511-1 et suivants et article L. 2224-7-1 du code général des collectivités territorialesArticle L. 1321 et suivants du code de la santé publique, impliquant l’obligation pour une collectivité distributrice d’eau potable, d’en assurer une qualité respectant les normes propres à sa consommation.Délibération N°23-A-060 du conseil d’administration de L’agence de l’Eau Artois-Circulaire n°6060/SG du 5 février 2019 relative à l'application des règles européennes de concurrence relatives aux aides publiques aux activités économiquesLoi sur l’eau et les milieux aquatiques du 30 décembre 2006 La loi Grenelle I du 3 aout Loi n° 2014-110 du 6 février 2014




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


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




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 42 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 8 400 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING, Growing of non-perennial crops, Mixed farming




Name and address of the granting authority







Agence de l’Eau Artois Picardie




200 rue Marceline - BP 80818 - 59508 DOUAI








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/2025/2797/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-343/25, CPAM de la Gironde: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation – (France) lodged on 16 May 2025 – Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie (CPAM) de la Gironde v LX
Date: 2025-05-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to a profession, physician, professional qualifications, recognition of vocational training qualifications, self-employment, social security legislation








C_202504736EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4736


8.9.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation – (France) lodged on 16 May 2025 – Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie (CPAM) de la Gironde v LX


(Case C-343/25, CPAM de la Gironde)

(C/2025/4736)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation (France)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie (CPAM) de la Gironde

Defendant: LX

Questions referred







1.


Should Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (1) be interpreted as meaning that its scope covers national legislation laying down conditions for access to the sector permitting application of non-standard fees under the social security system for a doctor who obtained his or her qualification in a hospital in another Member State of the European Union?










2.


If such legislation does not fall within the scope of Directive 2005/36/EC, does Article 49 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union preclude that legislation from making it possible to refuse to grant a doctor who has obtained a qualification in a hospital in another Member State of the European Union access to the non-standard-fees sector under the social security system (Sector 2), on the grounds that that doctor pursued his or her professional activity in that hospital on a self-employed basis?






(1)  
            OJ 2005 L 255, p. 22.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4736/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)