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Official Journal

of the European Union

C 146

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Information and Notices

Volume 54
17 May 2011


Notice No

Contents

page

 

II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2011/C 146/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6180 — CIE Management II/PHONES4U Group) ( 1 )

1

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2011/C 146/02

Euro exchange rates

2

2011/C 146/03

Commission Decision of 16 May 2011 establishing a forum for the exchange of information pursuant to Article 13 of the Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions

3

2011/C 146/04

List of grants awarded under the 2010 financial year on budget line 05.08.06 (Published under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2208/2002)

5

2011/C 146/05

Commission Communication concerning the implementation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network(Publication of titles and references of Community specifications under the Regulation)  ( 1 )

11

 

V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

 

European Commission

2011/C 146/06

Commission opinion concerning a notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

12

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2011/C 146/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6191 — Birla/Columbian Chemicals) ( 1 )

13

2011/C 146/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6228 — Vivendi/SFR) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

14

2011/C 146/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6155 — Groene Energie Maatschappij NV/DEME NV/S.R.I.W. Environment SA/Electrawinds Offshore NV/Z-Kracht NV/Power@Sea NV/Rent-a-Port Energy NV/Socofe SA/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

15

2011/C 146/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6102 — Wienerberger/Tondach Gleinstätten) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

17

 


 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 


II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

17.5.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/1


Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6180 — CIE Management II/PHONES4U Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 146/01

On 18 April 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6180. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.


IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

17.5.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/2


Euro exchange rates (1)

16 May 2011

2011/C 146/02

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,4143

JPY

Japanese yen

114,35

DKK

Danish krone

7,4564

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87250

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0090

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2542

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,8670

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,373

HUF

Hungarian forint

267,93

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7093

PLN

Polish zloty

3,9303

RON

Romanian leu

4,1060

TRY

Turkish lira

2,2477

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3391

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3781

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,9987

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8158

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7677

KRW

South Korean won

1 544,21

ZAR

South African rand

9,9021

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,2053

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3980

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 163,55

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,3228

PHP

Philippine peso

61,230

RUB

Russian rouble

39,8456

THB

Thai baht

42,924

BRL

Brazilian real

2,3053

MXN

Mexican peso

16,6180

INR

Indian rupee

63,8700


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


17.5.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/3


COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 May 2011

establishing a forum for the exchange of information pursuant to Article 13 of the Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions

2011/C 146/03

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (Recast) (1) (the Directive), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 13(1) of the Directive requires the Commission to organise an exchange of information between Member States, the industries concerned, non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection and the Commission.

(2)

Article 13(3) of the Directive requires the Commission to establish and regularly convene a forum composed of representatives of Member States, the industries concerned and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection and to obtain the opinion of the forum on the practical arrangements for the exchange of information foreseen under that Article.

(3)

Article 13(4) of the Directive requires the Commission to obtain and make publicly available the opinion of the forum on the proposed content of BAT reference documents.

(4)

It is therefore necessary to establish a forum and to define its tasks and its structure.

(5)

The forum should provide its opinion on the practical arrangements for the exchange of information and on the proposed content of BAT reference documents.

(6)

The forum should be composed of Member States, international organisations representing industries concerned by the activities covered by Annex I of the Directive and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection.

(7)

Rules on disclosure of information by members of the forum should be laid down.

(8)

Personal data should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (2),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Subject matter

A forum to promote the exchange of information pursuant to Article 13(3) of the Directive is hereby established.

Article 2

Task

The forum's task shall be:

(a)

to provide its opinion on the practical arrangements for the exchange of information in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) of the Directive;

(b)

to provide its opinion on the proposed content of BAT reference documents in accordance with Article 13(4) of the Directive.

Article 3

Consultation

The Commission may consult the forum on any matter relating to Article 13 of the Directive or on any matter relating to BAT as defined in Article 3(10) of the Directive.

Article 4

Membership — Appointment

1.   Members shall be Member States, international organisations representing industries concerned by the activities covered by Annex I of the Directive and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection. Those organisations shall have an acceptable degree of European representation.

2.   Members of the Commission Expert Group ‘Information Exchange Forum on Best Available Techniques under legislation on industrial emissions’ (E00466) shall automatically be considered as members of the forum.

3.   New members who are not Member States shall be appointed by the Director General of DG Environment.

4.   Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the forum's deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with Article 339 of the Treaty, may be replaced.

5.   The names of member organisations shall be published in the Register. The names of Member States’ representatives may be published in the Register.

6.   Personal data shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.

Article 5

Operation

1.   The forum shall be chaired by the Commission.

2.   In agreement with the Commission, the forum may establish sub-groups to examine specific questions on the basis of terms of reference defined by the forum. Such sub-groups shall cease to exist as soon as their mandate is fulfilled. The sub-groups shall be chaired by the Commission. The chair of the sub-group shall report back to the forum.

3.   The representatives of EEA countries shall be invited to attend meetings of the forum, in accordance with the EEA Protocol.

4.   Representatives of acceding countries shall be invited to attend the meetings of the forum as from the date of signature of the Treaty of accession.

5.   The Chair may invite experts from outside the forum with specific competence in a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the forum or sub-group on an ad hoc basis. In addition, the Chair may give observer status to individuals, organisations as defined in Rule 8(3) of the horizontal rules on expert groups (3) and candidate countries.

6.   Members of the forum and their representatives, as well as invited experts and observers, shall comply with the obligations of professional secrecy laid down by the Treaties and their implementing rules, as well as with the Commission's rules on security regarding the protection of EU classified information, laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (4). Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.

7.   The meetings of the forum and its sub-groups shall be held on Commission premises. The Commission shall provide secretarial services.

8.   The forum shall adopt, by simple majority of its members, its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure for expert groups.

9.   The Commission publishes relevant information on the activities carried out by the forum either by including it in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website.

Article 6

Meeting expenses

1.   Participants in the activities of the forum shall not be remunerated for the services they render.

2.   Travel expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the forum may be reimbursed by the Commission. Reimbursement shall be made in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission and within the limits of the available appropriations allocated to the Commission services under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources.

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2011.

For the Commission

Janez POTOČNIK

Member of the Commission


(1)  OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17.

(2)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(3)  C(2010) 7649 final.

(4)  Commission Decision of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1).


17.5.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/5


List of grants awarded under the 2010 financial year on budget line 05.08.06

(Published under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2208/2002)

2011/C 146/04

SPECIFIC INFORMATION MEASURES

Name of applicant

(acronym)

Name of applicant (full)

Street

Postcode

Town

Country

Amount granted

(EUR)

% of co-financing

Title/Description

Agri Aware

Agricultural Awareness Trust

Waverley Office Park, Old Naas Road, Bluebell

Dublin 12

Dublin

Ireland

57 968,88

50,00 %

Participating, communicating and relating the Common Agricultural Policy

AGRYA

Fiatal Gazdák Magyarországi Szövetsége

Váci út 134C. VI.28

1138

Budapest

Hungary

60 015,25

50,00 %

Implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy in the countries accessing in 2004

Alba County Council

Alba County Council

1st Ion I. C. Brătianu Square

510118

Alba Iulia

România

24 900,00

49,71 %

Develop rural area in Alba County — new steps towards good practices and sustainability

Araga

Asociacion regional de agricultores y ganaderos de Aragon

Calle San Andres 8, planta 2a

50001

Zaragoza

Spain

46 240,00

50,00 %

The present and future of CAP. Orientation to market and a solid bet for quality

Association ‘Dobrudga Agro and Business School’

Association ‘Dobrudja Agro and Business School’

Bulgaria Str. 3

9300

Dobrich

Bulgaria

63 612,50

50,00 %

Sustainable development of the Dobrudja Region through the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union

Associazione Alessandro Bartola

Associazione «Alessandro Bartola» — Studi e ricerche di economia e di politica agraria

Piazzale Martelli 8

60121

Ancona

Italy

51 990,00

50,00 %

Challenge PAC — Agriregionieuropa meetings for knowing the CAP and outlining its future in face of new challenges

CEJA

European Council of Young Farmers

Rue Belliard 23A — Boîte 8

1040

Brussels

Belgium

76 689,50

48,71 %

Young farmers and the CAP after 2013 — opportunities and challenges for European agriculture

Chambre d'agriculture des Pyrénées Orientales

Chambre d'agriculture des Pyrénées Orientales

19 avenue de Grande Bretagne

66025

Perpignan

France

32 975,00

50,00 %

Fruits, vegetables and young people: how to explain the CAP to children? (original title: Les fruits et légumes à la rencontre des jeunes: Comment expliquer la PAC aux enfants?)

CIPA-AT Umbria

Centro istruzione professionale agricola — Assistenza tecnica (della CIA dell’Umbria)

Via M. Angeloni 1

06125

Perugia

Italy

32 430,00

50,00 %

CAP/ABILITY — What future for farmers after Common Agriculture Policy health check, in the view of the ongoing economic-financial crisis?

Circolo Festambiente

Circolo Festambiente

Loc. Enaoli, Rispescia

58100

Grosseto

Italy

35 627,50

50,00 %

Live with style (Original title: Vivi con stile)

CJHR

County Council of Harghita

Piața Libertății 5

530140

Miercurea Ciuc

România

84 577,00

75,00 %

INSIGHT — Information for the sustainable development and agriculture of Harghita County

Comune Di San Giuliano Terme

Comune di San Giuliano Terme

Via GB Niccolini 36

56017

San Giuliano Terme

Italy

60 190,50

50,00 %

CROSSCAP

COPA

Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations in the European Union

rue de Trèves 61

1040

Bruxelles

Belgium

94 140,55

50,00 %

The Common Agricultural Policy post-2013: a fair and stable income for farmers

CSA

Collectif stratégies alimentaires

Boulevard Léopold II 184D

1080

Bruxelles

Belgium

21 620,00

50,00 %

International seminar. CAP reform post-2013 and the mid-term budget reform: the major challenges for the Belgian Presidency (Original title: Séminaire International. La réforme de la PAC post 2013 et la révision budgétaire à mi-parcours: des enjeux majeurs pour la présidence belge de l’UE)

Economedia AD

Economedia AD

Ivan Vazov Str. 20

1000

Sofia

Bulgaria

29 225,00

50,00 %

Three years of CAP implementation: conclusions, recommendations and new opportunities for Bulgarian agriculture

EKODOMOV

EKODOMOV

V Podbabě 29B

160 00

Praha

Czech Republic

104 590,00

50,00 %

Opportunity for living earth

Europäische ARGE Landentwicklung und Dorferneuerung

Europäische ARGE Landentwicklung und Dorferneuerung

Bartensteingasse 4/16

1010

Wien

Austria

48 215,00

50,00 %

New energy for a strong togetherness — Awarding the European Village Renewal Prize 2010

Films de la Drève

Les films de la Drève

Ruelle de France 7

4651

Battice

Belgium

198 548,37

41,97 %

It rained on the landscape (Original title: Il a plu sur le grand paysage)

Fundación Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente

Fundación Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente

Plaza de la Cortes, 5, 5o

28014

Madrid

Spain

55 435,00

49,39 %

Information workshops about agri-environmental measures application based on pilot schemes of biodiversity conservation and rural development in Nature Net 2000

Interfel

Association interprofessionnelle des fruits et légumes frais

60 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière

75010

Paris

France

198 540,50

50,00 %

Teaching good eating habits to children (Original title: Adoptez la fraich’attitude avec l’Europe)

Meusac

Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee

280, Republic Street

1112

Valetta

Malta

38 798,75

75,00 %

Europe's Common Agricultural Policy: now and beyond

NAJK

Nederlands Agrarisch Jongeren Kontakt

Bemuurde Weerd OZ 12

3514 AN

Utrecht

The Netherlands

69 992,50

50,00 %

CAP and the position of young farmers in the food chain

Passions céréales

Passion céréales, une culture à partager

23-25 avenue de Neuilly

75116

Paris

France

97 750,00

50,00 %

Realisation and diffusion of a teaching tool for French colleges and schools in order to explain and inform about CAP (Original title: Réalisation et diffusion d'un outil pédagogique pour les collèges et lycées français, destiné à expliquer et à faire connaître la politique agricole commune)

Provincia di Ancona

Provincia di Ancona

Via Ruggeri 5

60131

Ancona

Italy

42 995,00

50,00 %

Fruits and quality of life

Provincia di Macerata

Provincia di Macerata

Corso della Repubblica 28

62100

Macerata

Italy

36 150,00

50,00 %

The CAP for everyone: relationships, opportunities, and prospects for the development of a local model

Radio Italia Puglia

Radio Italia Puglia s.r.l.

Via Verga 9

70033

Corato

Italy

44 346,00

50,00 %

iCAP — bringing EU policy in agriculture closest to citizens

Regione Campania

Regione Campania — Area generale di coordinamento sviluppo attività settore primario

Via S. Lucia 81

80132

Napoli

Italy

195 655,00

50,00 %

Common Agricultural Policy: agriculture, environment and society — second phase

Regione Lombardia

Regione Lombardia

Via Fabio Filzi 22

20124

Milano

Italy

143 487,50

50,00 %

ENV-AGRINFONET (ENVironmental AGRIculture INFOrmation NETwork)

SLG-CC.LL.

Sindicato Labrego Galego

Rúa de Touro 21, 2o

15704

Santiago de Compostela

Spain

48 570,50

50,00 %

Perspectives on milk sector at the disappearance of quota system in 2015: productive alternatives to improve the profitability of farming within the framework of the CAP

Slow Food

Slow Food

Piazza XX Settembre 5

12042

Bra

Italy

169 582,75

75,00 %

European schools for healthy food

Standart News EAD

Standart News EAD

„Tsarigradsko shose“ Blvd. 113A

1784

Sofia

Bulgaria

166 816,00

47,95 %

The reformed Common Agricultural Policy — new vision for the European agriculture

Strategma

Strategma Agency Ltd

Triaditza Str. 4

1000

Sofia

Bulgaria

83 513,40

50,00 %

CAP for youths

Univ. degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza

Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza

P.le Aldo Moro 5

00185

Roma

Italy

30 320,00

39,03 %

CAP and management of environmental disasters: the role of agriculture

UUAA

Unións Agrarias — UPA

Doutor Maceira, 13-bajo

15706

Santiago de Compostela

Spain

99 350,00

50,00 %

Campaign for information, reflection and debate about the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) future prospects

Vasileios Zampounis

Vasileios Zampounis — Axion Editions

Xenofontos 15A

10557

Athens

Greece

95 639,31

50,00 %

The olive oil sector within the framework of the new Common Agricultural Policy: subsidies, international market, quality and environment

Total specific information measures

2 740 497,26

 

For information purposes only:

GRANTS AWARDED IN 2010 BUT CANCELLED BY THE APPLICANT IN THE SAME YEAR (NO FINANCIAL IMPACT)

Name of applicant

(acronym)

Name of applicant (full)

Street

Postcode

Town

Country

Amount granted

(EUR)

% of co-financing

Title/Description

AVHGA

Agrár-Vállalkozási Hitelgarancia Alapítvány

Kálmán Imre u. 20.

1054

Budapest

Hungary

44 293,00

48,68 %

National conferences and seminars organised at 18 locations for rural Hungarian agricultural enterprises, concerning financial questions related to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Total cancelled grants

44 293,00

 


17.5.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/11


Commission Communication concerning the implementation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (1)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of Community specifications under the Regulation)

2011/C 146/05

Organisation

Reference

Edition number

Title of the Community specifications

Edition date

Eurocontrol (2)

Spec-0106

4.2

Eurocontrol Specification for On-Line Data Interchange (OLDI) (3)

16.12.2010


(1)  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 26.

(2)  European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation: rue de la Fusée 96, 1130 Brussels, BELGIUM, Tel. +32 27299011, Fax +32 27295190.

(3)  http://www.eurocontrol.int/ses/public/standard_page/oldi_spec.html


V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

17.5.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/12


Commission opinion concerning a notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

2011/C 146/06

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) following which no request for a review was lodged, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measure mentioned below will shortly expire.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community.

Product

Country(ies) of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry (3)

Dead-burned (sintered) magnesia

People’s Republic of China

Anti-dumping duty

Council Regulation (EC) No 716/2006 (OJ L 125, 12.5.2006, p. 1)

13.5.2011


(1)  OJ C 322, 27.11.2010, p. 27.

(2)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.


PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

17.5.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/13


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6191 — Birla/Columbian Chemicals)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 146/07

1.

On 5 May 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Indigold Carbon (The Netherlands) controlled by Mr Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group (‘Birla’, India) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Columbian Chemicals Acquisition LLC and associated companies (‘Columbian Chemicals’, United States) by way of purchase of shares. The concentration has been referred to the Commission by the German national competition authority pursuant to Article 22 (3) of the Merger Regulation. The referral was subsequently joined by Spain, France and the United Kingdom.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

for Birla: production of aluminium and copper, viscose staple fibre, insulators, acrylic fibre, cement, fertilisers and carbon black,

for Columbian Chemicals: production of carbon black.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6191 — Birla/Columbian Chemicals, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË


(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).


17.5.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/14


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6228 — Vivendi/SFR)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 146/08

1.

On 6 May 2011, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Vivendi SA (‘Vivendi’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of SFR SA (‘SFR’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

Vivendi: television, cinema, music, interactive games and fixed and mobile telecommunications,

SFR: fixed and mobile telecommunications.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6228 — Vivendi/SFR, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË


(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).


17.5.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/15


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6155 — Groene Energie Maatschappij NV/DEME NV/S.R.I.W. Environment SA/Electrawinds Offshore NV/Z-Kracht NV/Power@Sea NV/Rent-a-Port Energy NV/Socofe SA/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 146/09

1.

On 5 May 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which (i) Groene Energie Maatschappij NV (‘GEM’, Belgium) controlled by Aspiravi Holding, (ii) Dredging Environmental & Marine Engineering NV (‘Deme’, Belgium) controlled by Ackermans & Van Haaren and CFE, (iii) Electrawinds Offshore NV (‘Electrawinds Offshore’, Belgium) controlled by Electrawinds NV, (iv) S.R.I.W. Environnement SA (‘SRIWE’, Belgium) controlled by SRIW group, (v) Z-Kracht NV (‘Z-Kracht’, Belgium) controlled by Nutesbedrijven Houdstermaatschappij NV, (vi) Power@Sea NV (‘Power@Sea’, Belgium) controlled by Deme, SRIWE, Socofe and Techno@Green NV, (vii) Rent-A-Port Energy NV (‘Rent-A-Port Energy’, Belgium), (viii) Socofe SA (‘Socofe’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Otary RS NV (Otary, Belgium), a newly created company constituting a joint venture

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

for Deme: dredging and land reclamation, hydraulic engineering, environmental services, extraction, processing and supply of marine aggregates for the construction industry, and project development,

for Rent-A-Port Energy: a special purpose vehicle created to hold the participation of its parent companies, namely, Ackermans Van Haaren and CFE, in Otary,

for Electrawinds Offshore: activities in generation of electricity via wind turbines, biomass plants and solar parks,

for SRIWE: promoting environmental management in Wallonia, by acquiring a stake in companies working in this sector,

for Z-Kracht: promoting sustainability and innovation via participations in various companies, with a specific focus on companies producing renewable energies,

for GEM: participation in projects for the production of renewable energy,

for Socofe: investments in companies providing services to local authorities in the field of energy, waste management, water cycle management and information technologies,

for Power@Sea: investor in the field of offshore wind farms,

Otary: generation and wholesale supply of electricity and the provision of wind farm development services to third parties.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6155 — Groene Energie Maatschappij NV/DEME NV/S.R.I.W. Environment SA/Electrawinds Offshore NV/Z-Kracht NV/Power@Sea NV/Rent-a-Port Energy NV/Socofe SA/JV, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË


(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).


17.5.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/17


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6102 — Wienerberger/Tondach Gleinstätten)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 146/10

1.

On 6 May 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Wienerberger AG (‘Wienerberger’, Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking WIBRA Tondachziegel Beteiligungs-GmbH (‘WIBRA’, Austria). WIBRA jointly controls Tondach Gleinstätten AG (‘Tondach Gleinstätten’, Austria).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

for Wienerberger: producer of bricks and clay roof tiles with production facilities in 27 countries,

for WIBRA: holding company with no own operational business,

for Tondach Gleinstätten: production and distribution of bricks and clay roof tiles.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6102 — Wienerberger/Tondach Gleinstätten, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË


(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).