ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2014.047.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 47
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Information and Notices

Volume 57
19 February 2014

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2014/C 047/01

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7036 — Aller Media/Bonnier Tidskrifter/Egmont Holding/Mediafy) ( 1 )

1

2014/C 047/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7078 — Santander Consumer Finance/El Corte Inglés/Financiera El Corte Inglés) ( 1 )

1

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2014/C 047/03

Euro exchange rates

2

2014/C 047/04

Adoption of Commission Decision on the notification by Poland of a transitional national plan referred to in Article 32 of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions

3

 

V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2014/C 047/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7158 — GlencoreXstrata/Sumitomo/Clermont JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

4

2014/C 047/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7166 — Sacyr/LBEIP/HC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

6

2014/C 047/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7156 — WEX/Radius/European Fuel Card Business of Esso) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

7

2014/C 047/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7183 — Kendrick/Topaz/RPIF) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

8

2014/C 047/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7056 — USS/BA/EasyJet/Monarch/Crown Shareholder/NATS) ( 1 )

9

 

Corrigenda

2014/C 047/10

Corrigendum to the Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (OJ C 44, 15.2.2014)

10

 

 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

19.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/1

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7036 — Aller Media/Bonnier Tidskrifter/Egmont Holding/Mediafy)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 47/01

(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)

On 28 January 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration between Aller Media AB, Bonnier Tidskrifter Aktiebolag, Egmont Holding AB and Mediafy AB. On 11 February 2014, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.

19.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.7078 — Santander Consumer Finance/El Corte Inglés/Financiera El Corte Inglés)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 47/02

On 29 January 2014, 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 (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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7078. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

19.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/2

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 February 2014

2014/C 47/03

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3731

JPY

Japanese yen

140,77

DKK

Danish krone

7,4619

GBP

Pound sterling

0,82330

SEK

Swedish krona

8,9220

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2221

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3430

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,392

HUF

Hungarian forint

310,18

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1538

RON

Romanian leu

4,4903

TRY

Turkish lira

2,9933

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5212

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5059

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,6494

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6522

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7315

KRW

South Korean won

1 463,53

ZAR

South African rand

14,9064

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,3323

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6628

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 263,96

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5278

PHP

Philippine peso

61,239

RUB

Russian rouble

48,4030

THB

Thai baht

44,557

BRL

Brazilian real

3,2915

MXN

Mexican peso

18,1366

INR

Indian rupee

85,2820

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

19.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/3

Adoption of Commission Decision on the notification by Poland of a transitional national plan referred to in Article 32 of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions

2014/C 47/04

On 17 February 2014, the Commission adopted Commission Decision C(2014) 804 on the notification by the Republic of Poland of a transitional national plan referred to in Article 32 of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (1).

This document is available on the following Internet site: https://circabc.europa.eu/w/browse/36205e98-8e7a-47d7-808d-931bc5baf6ee

(1)  OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17.

V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

19.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/4

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7158 — GlencoreXstrata/Sumitomo/Clermont JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 47/05

1.

On 11 February 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which GlencoreXstrata plc (‘Glencore’, Jersey) and Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the Clermont coal mine in Queensland, Australia (‘the Clermont Joint Venture’, Australia), by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Glencore: worldwide supply of commodities and raw materials including metals, minerals, oil and oil products, coal and agricultural products, to industrial customers active in the automotive, steel, power generation, oil and food processing sectors,

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for Sumitomo: trading activity in metal products, transportation and construction, environment and infrastructure, media, network, and lifestyle related goods and services, mineral resource, energy, chemical & electronics,

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for the Clermont Joint Venture: operation of a thermal coal mine located near Clermont in central Queensland, Australia.

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 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.

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.7158 — GlencoreXstrata/Sumitomo/Clermont JV, to the following 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 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

19.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/6

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7166 — Sacyr/LBEIP/HC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 47/06

1.

On 7 February 2014, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings LBEIP (Holdco) BV (‘LBEIP’, the Netherlands), belonging to the Lloyds Banking Group, and Sacyr Concesiones, SL (‘Sacyr Concesiones’, Spain), ultimately controlled by the Sacyr Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Hospitales Concesionados, SL (‘HC’, Spain), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

LBEIP manages a pension fund which invests in infrastructure projects,

—

Sacyr Concesiones is the infrastructure concession division of the Sacyr Group, which concentrates on sectors such as construction, property and services,

—

HC manages and operates the public concessions for non-health services at two hospitals in Madrid: ‘Hospital Infanta Cristina’ and ‘Hospital del Henares’.

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 procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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.

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.7166 — Sacyr/LBEIP/HC, to the following 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 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

19.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7156 — WEX/Radius/European Fuel Card Business of Esso)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 47/07

1.

On 10 February 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Wright Express International Holdings Limited, ultimately controlled by WEX Inc. (‘WEX’, US) and Radius Payment Solutions Limited (‘Radius’, UK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the existing European Fuel Card Business of Esso (the ‘Target Business’) by way purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for WEX: provision of corporate card payment solutions, in particular, fleet vehicle payment processing services as well as virtual and paycard products,

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for Radius: sale and management of fuel cards,

—

for the Target Business: sale and management of fuel cards.

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 procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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.

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.7156 — WEX/Radius/European Fuel Card Business of Esso, to the following 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 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

19.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/8

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7183 — Kendrick/Topaz/RPIF)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 47/08

1.

On 10 February 2014, 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 Kendrick Investments Limited (‘Kendrick’, Isle of Man), controlled by Dennis O'Brien, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Topaz Energy Group Limited (‘Topaz’, Ireland) and Resource Property Investment Fund PLC (‘RPIF’, Ireland) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Kendrick: radio broadcasting; online recruitment; franchising and operating of coffee shops; provision of disaster recovery services; aircraft leasing; provision of mobile phone networks; energy,

—

for Topaz: retail sale of motor fuels, lubricants, home heating oil and convenience goods; non-retail sale of petrol, kerosene, gasoil, lubricants, aviation fuel, heavy fuel oil and light fuel oil,

—

for RPIF: property investments and leasing.

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 procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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.

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.7183 — Kendrick/Topaz/RPIF, to the following 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 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

19.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7056 — USS/BA/EasyJet/Monarch/Crown Shareholder/NATS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 47/09

1.

On 11 February 2014, 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 Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (‘USS’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect joint control of the undertaking NATS, together with British Airways (‘BA’), EasyJet, Monarch and the Crown Shareholder, all United Kingdom, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

USS is the sole corporate trustee of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, which is one of the largest private sector pension funds in the UK. The scheme administers the principal pension scheme for academic and comparable staff in UK universities and other higher education and research institutions,

—

BA is active in the provision of air transport of passengers and freight services,

—

EasyJet is active in the provision of scheduled air services,

—

Monarch is active in the provision of scheduled and charter air transport of passengers services,

—

The Crown Shareholder is the Secretary of State for the Department for Transport of the United Kingdom, which has responsibility for setting national aviation policy,

—

NATS provides ‘en route’ air traffic services in UK airspace and airspace managed by the UK in accordance with the terms of a licence issued by the UK Secretary of State for Transport. NATS also provides ‘airport traffic services’ and a range of other services such as consultancy and training.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope 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 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.7056 — USS/BA/EasyJet/Monarch/Crown Shareholder/NATS, to the following 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’).

Corrigenda

19.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/10

Corrigendum to the Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

( Official Journal of the European Union C 44 of 15 February 2014 )

2014/C 47/10

On page 7, first paragraph:

for:

‘… conventionally known as “d 85 F.R-.GM”, …’,

read:

‘…conventionally known as “d 86 F.R-.GM”, …’.