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Official Journal of the European Union, C 341, 9 October 2019
Official Journal of the European Union, C 341, 9 October 2019
Official Journal of the European Union, C 341, 9 October 2019
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Official Journal of the European Union |
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Information and Notices |
Volume 62 |
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2019/C 341/01 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9465 — Primus Shareholders/Prudential/Real Estate) ( 1 ) |
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2019/C 341/02 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9533 — KKR/Arta Capital/Alvic) ( 1 ) |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2019/C 341/03 |
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2019/C 341/04 |
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
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European Commission |
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2019/C 341/05 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9524 — Fortress Investment Group/Majestic Wine Warehouses/Les Celliers De Calais) Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2019/C 341/06 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9549 — BP Group/Bunge Group/BP Bunge Bioenergia) Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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(1) Text with EEA relevance. |
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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9.10.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 341/1 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9465 — Primus Shareholders/Prudential/Real Estate)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 341/01)
On 27 September 2019, 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:
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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, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9465. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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9.10.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 341/2 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9533 — KKR/Arta Capital/Alvic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 341/02)
On 2 October 2019, 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:
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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, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9533. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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9.10.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 341/3 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
8 October 2019
(2019/C 341/03)
1 euro =
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,0986 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
117,43 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4689 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,89795 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
10,8703 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,0898 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
136,50 |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
10,0450 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
25,805 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
334,57 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,3326 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
4,7486 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
6,4120 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,6286 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,4623 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
8,6178 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,7373 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,5168 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 316,41 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
16,7732 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
7,8474 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,4243 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
15 550,68 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,6070 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
56,955 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
71,6225 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
33,403 |
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BRL |
Brazilian real |
4,5073 |
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MXN |
Mexican peso |
21,5316 |
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INR |
Indian rupee |
78,1440 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 341/4 |
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(2019/C 341/04)
Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:
On page 34, after the Explanatory note to subheading ‘0305 10 00 Flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption’, the following text is inserted:
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Livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine This subheading includes, inter alia, salted hard roes intended for the manufacture of caviar or caviar substitutes. These roes are unsuitable for immediate consumption as caviar or caviar substitutes. Although they might be intended for human consumption, they are not consumable as caviar or caviar substitutes in the state as presented without further processing. Such processing includes for instance additional cleaning to remove adherent organs or rinsing to lower the salt content in order to render the product suitable for human consumption. This subheading excludes hard roes suitable for immediate consumption as caviar or caviar substitutes (heading 1604).’ |
On page 81, after the Explanatory note to subheading ‘1604 20 05 Preparations of surimi’, the following text is inserted:
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‘1604 31 00 and 1604 32 00 |
Caviar and caviar substitutes These subheadings also include frozen products.’ |
(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
European Commission
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9.10.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 341/5 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9524 — Fortress Investment Group/Majestic Wine Warehouses/Les Celliers De Calais)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 341/05)
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On 30 September 2019, 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:
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Fortress Investment Group LLC (‘Fortress Investment’, USA), |
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Majestic Wine Warehouses Limited (‘Majestic Wine Warehouses’, UK) and Les Celliers de Calais S.A.S (‘Les Celliers de Calais’, France). |
Fortress Investment acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Majestic Wine Warehouses and Les Celliers de Calais.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:|
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for Fortress Investment: an investment management firm, |
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for Majestic Wine Warehouses and Les Celliers de Calais: retailers of wine, beer, spirits and other beverages. |
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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 procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.
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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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9524 — Fortress Investment Group/Majestic Wine Warehouses/Les Celliers De Calais
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:
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European Commission |
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Directorate-General for Competition |
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Merger Registry |
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1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
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9.10.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 341/7 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9549 — BP Group/Bunge Group/BP Bunge Bioenergia)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 341/06)
1.
On 18 September 2019, 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:
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BP Biocombustíveis S.A. (Brazil), belonging to BP plc (‘BP’), |
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BP Alternative Energy Investments Limited (United Kingdom), belonging to BP, |
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Bunge Brasil Holdings BV (Netherlands), belonging to Bunge Limited (‘Bunge’), |
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Bunge Cooperatief UA (Netherlands), belonging to Bunge, |
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BP Bunge Bioenergia S.A. (Brazil). |
BP and Bunge acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of BP Bunge Bioenergia S.A.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:|
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BP is a global group, headquartered in the United Kingdom and active in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas, |
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Bunge is a US listed group operating in the agri-food sector. Its main activities include trading in oil seeds and cereal, grains, seed pressing and the production and marketing of edible oils, |
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BP Bunge Bioenergia S.A. will be involved in sugar cane cultivation, production and sales if cane sugar, production and sales of bioethanol and power co-generation from sugar cane bagasse. All these activities will be carried out in Brazil. |
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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 procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.
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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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9549 — BP Group/Bunge Group/BP Bunge Bioenergia
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:
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European Commission |
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Directorate-General for Competition |
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Merger Registry |
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1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).