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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.118346
Date: 2026-01-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, audiovisual industry, control of State aid, film industry, television








C_202600538EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/538


23.1.2026






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.118346
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/538)








Date of adoption of the decision


8.12.2025




Aid number


SA.118346




Member State


Czechia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Audiovisual Production Incentives Scheme




Legal basis


Act No. 496/2012 Coll. on audiovision, as amended




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 12 164 000 000  CZK
Annual budget: 2 027 000 000  CZK




Intensity


90,0 %




Duration


1.1.2026 - 31.12.2031




Economic sectors


Motion picture, video and television programme activities




Name and address of the granting authority







State Audiovisual Fund




Dukelských hrdinů 47, Prague 7, 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/2026/538/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 22 January 2026
Date: 2026-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202600059EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/59


23.1.2026






Euro exchange rates (1)


            22 January 2026
         
(C/2026/59)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1706 




JPY


Japanese yen


185,88 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4688 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87220 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5940 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9283 




ISK


Iceland króna


146,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5760 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,310 




HUF


Hungarian forint


382,70 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2063 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0923 




TRY


Turkish lira


50,6678 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7197 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6171 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1283 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9910 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5026 




KRW


South Korean won


1 718,11 




ZAR


South African rand


18,9855 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1658 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 753,87 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7292 




PHP


Philippine peso


69,227 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,675 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,2218 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,4678 




INR


Indian rupee


107,2160 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/59/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12240 – EVH GE / HSBC / SP 29)
Date: 2026-01-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Brandenburg, Germany, economic concentration, electricity storage device, energy production, industrial project, investment company, investment project, merger control, photovoltaic cell








C_202600819EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/819


4.2.2026






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12240 – EVH GE / HSBC / SP 29)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/819)

On 23 January 2026, 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 32026M12240. 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/2026/819/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12274 – CHEQUERS / FREMMAN / GROUPE BERTIN) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-01-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: advanced technology industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_202600549EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/549


23.1.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12274 – CHEQUERS / FREMMAN / GROUPE BERTIN)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/549)


1.   
On 15 January 2026, 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:






—


Chequers Capital XVIII SLP (France), controlled by Chequers Partenaires S.A. (together with Chequers Capital XVIII SLP ‘Chequers’, France),










—


Retta S.à r.l. (Luxembourg) controlled by Fremman 2 GP Luxembourg S.à r.l. (‘Fremman’, Luxembourg),










—


Groupe Bertin Technologies S.A.S. (‘Groupe Bertin’, France).




Chequers and Fremman will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Groupe Bertin.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Chequers is a private equity firm focusing on mid-market investments in Europe,










—


Fremman is an investment firm whose funds invest in mid-market companies in Europe, and










—


Groupe Bertin is a European industrial group in high-end instrumentation for critical or scientific applications.






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.12274 – CHEQUERS / FREMMAN / GROUPE BERTIN
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/2026/549/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12189 – HARTREE / TOUTON)
Date: 2026-01-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cocoa, coffee, condiment, economic concentration, merchant, merger control, metals, renewable energy, securities, tea, wholesale trade








C_202600892EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/892


9.2.2026






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12189 – HARTREE / TOUTON)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/892)

On 23 January 2026, 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 32026M12189. 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/2026/892/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)