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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12296 – SALZGITTER MANNESMANN / HÜTTENWERKE KRUPP MANNESMANN) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, iron and steel product, iron and steel-working machinery, merger control, semi-manufactured goods, technology








C_202602284EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/2284


16.4.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12296 – SALZGITTER MANNESMANN / HÜTTENWERKE KRUPP MANNESMANN)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/2284)


1.   
On 7 April 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:






—


Salzgitter Mannesmann GmbH (‘SMG’, Germany), controlled by Salzgitter AG,










—


Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (‘HKM’, Germany), controlled by SMG, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG (‘tkSE’) and Vallourec Tubes (‘Vallourec’).




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


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






—


SMG is a European steel technology and plant engineering corporation, acting as a holding company for such activities within the Salzgitter group,










—


HKM is a manufacturer of semi-finished carbon steel products.






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.12296 – SALZGITTER MANNESMANN / HÜTTENWERKE KRUPP MANNESMANN
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/2026/2284/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.119750
Date: 2026-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Italy, State aid, cheese factory, control of State aid, dairy industry








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/2181


16.4.2026






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.119750
(C/2026/2181)








Date of adoption of the decision


21.1.2026




Aid number


SA.119750




Member State


Italy




Region


Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Contratto di sviluppo BRIMI




Legal basis


Disciplina dei Contratti di Sviluppo




Type of measure


Individual Application within scheme


CENTRO LATTE BRESSANONE SOCIETA' AGRICOLA COOPERATIVA (BRIMI)




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for investment in connection with the processing of agricultural products and the marketing of agricultural products, Aid for co-operation in rural areas, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Research, development and innovation, Regional development (including territorial cooperation), Sectorial development, Aid for investment in connection with the processing of agricultural products and the marketing of agricultural products




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 18 120 000  EUR
Annual budget: 6 040 000  EUR




Intensity


30,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Manufacture of dairy products, Operation of dairies and cheese making




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy




Via Molise 2 - 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/2026/2181/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 January 2026 (OJ C, C/2025/6782, 23.12.2025)
Date: 2026-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/90029


16.4.2026






Corrigendum to Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 January 2026
         

(
Official Journal of the European Union C, C/2025/6782, 23 December 2025
)


On page 1, in the table, first column (‘From’), eighth row
for:

‘1.12.2025’,

read:

‘1.12.2024’.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6782/corrigendum/2026-04-16/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 15 April 2026
Date: 2026-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202601408EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1408


16.4.2026






Euro exchange rates (1)


            15 April 2026
         
(C/2026/1408)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1780 




JPY


Japanese yen


187,41 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4730 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86935 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,8500 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9220 




ISK


Iceland króna


144,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,1200 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,360 




HUF


Hungarian forint


364,88 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2413 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0911 




TRY


Turkish lira


52,6696 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6507 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6235 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2289 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9978 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4991 




KRW


South Korean won


1 740,02 




ZAR


South African rand


19,3368 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0353 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


20 207,53 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6590 




PHP


Philippine peso


70,794 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,808 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,8878 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,3859 




INR


Indian rupee


110,0695 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1408/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12237 – CARLYLE / BASF COATINGS)
Date: 2026-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry, paints and varnishes








C_202602287EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/2287


16.4.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12237 – CARLYLE / BASF COATINGS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/2287)


1.   
On 8 April 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:






—


The Carlyle Group Inc. (‘Carlyle’, United States),










—


BASF’s coatings division (‘BASF Coatings’, Germany), controlled by BASF SE (‘BASF’, Germany).




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


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






—


Carlyle is a global investment firm,










—


BASF Coatings is the coatings division of BASF, active globally in surface treatment, automotive OEM coatings and automotive refinish coatings.






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.



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.12237 – CARLYLE / BASF COATINGS
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’).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/2287/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
EXCO operational conclusions of the weeks of 30 March and 6 April 2026
Date: 2026-04-16
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: European Commission, Sudan, Unesco, Western Balkans, common foreign and security policy, common transport policy, critical infrastructure security, emission trading, international convention, operation of the Institutions

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 16.4.2026 

SEC(2026) 114 final 

Following  the  virtual  EXCO  meeting  of  the  weeks  of  30  March  and  06  April,  the 
following decision is proposed to the Commission: 

1)  To approve the positions set out in the following EXCO L notes: 

−  Ongoing discussions on the implementation of the UNESCO 2005 Convention on 
the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the 
digital environment EXCOL (2026) 42 

−  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Protection of Critical 

Infrastructure in Sudan EXCOL(2026)43 

−  EU joining the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets EXCOL(2026)44 

−  Establishment of the EU position for the upcoming meeting of the Transport 
Community Treaty Regional Steering Committee (08/05, Montenegro) 
EXCOL(2026)45 

−  Authorisation for a submission to the Council of the FOREST EUROPE 

Ministerial Declaration, for endorsing signature by the Commission on behalf of 
the EU at the 10th Ministerial Conference of FOREST EUROPE and announcing 
its intention to provide a voluntary financial contributions EXCOL (2026)46 

2)  To take note of the following documents/non-papers uploaded on the EXCO secured 

space or otherwise distributed via EXCO: 

−  Non-paper on CFSP/CSDP cooperation with the Western Balkans 

1
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12317 – RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDEROSTERREICH-WIEN / RAIFFEISENLANDESBANK OBEROSTERREICH / BUSINESS CENTER MUTHGASSE)
Date: 2026-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Austria, building, business lease, economic concentration, holding company, merger control, office space








C_202602968EN.000101.fmx.xml












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EN
C series













C/2026/2968


29.5.2026






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12317 – RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDEROSTERREICH-WIEN / RAIFFEISENLANDESBANK OBEROSTERREICH / BUSINESS CENTER MUTHGASSE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/2968)

On 16 April 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 32026M12317. 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/2026/2968/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)