ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 210

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Information and Notices

Volume 58
26 June 2015


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Contents

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II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2015/C 210/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7353 — Airbus/Safran/JV) ( 1 )

1

2015/C 210/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7627 — Centerbridge/BFF) ( 1 )

1

2015/C 210/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7598 — Dr. Oetker/Coppenrath & Wiese) ( 1 )

2


 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

Council

2015/C 210/04

Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

3

 

European Commission

2015/C 210/05

Euro exchange rates

4

 

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2015/C 210/06

Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

5


 

V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2015/C 210/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7614 — CVC Capital Partners / Royal DSM (Fibre Intermediates and Composite Resins)) ( 1 )

11


 


 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 


II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

26.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 210/1


Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7353 — Airbus/Safran/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 210/01)

On 26 November 2014, 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English 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 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32014M7353. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.


(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


26.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 210/1


Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7627 — Centerbridge/BFF)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 210/02)

On 18 June 2015, 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 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 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7627. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.


(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


26.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 210/2


Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7598 — Dr. Oetker/Coppenrath & Wiese)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 210/03)

On 17 June 2015, 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 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 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7598. 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

Council

26.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 210/3


Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

(2015/C 210/04)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that are presently designated in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (1) and in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures against Iran.

The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of persons and entities presently designated in the abovementioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should continue to apply to those persons and entities.

The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 26 of the Regulation).

The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council before 31 July 2015, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu


(1)  OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.

(2)  OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.


European Commission

26.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 210/4


Euro exchange rates (1)

25 June 2015

(2015/C 210/05)

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1206

JPY

Japanese yen

138,52

DKK

Danish krone

7,4598

GBP

Pound sterling

0,71260

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2276

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0507

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,7595

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,235

HUF

Hungarian forint

311,78

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1727

RON

Romanian leu

4,4555

TRY

Turkish lira

2,9845

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4477

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3878

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6866

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6211

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5032

KRW

South Korean won

1 245,32

ZAR

South African rand

13,5625

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,9580

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5887

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 918,16

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,2107

PHP

Philippine peso

50,549

RUB

Russian rouble

61,2318

THB

Thai baht

37,830

BRL

Brazilian real

3,4689

MXN

Mexican peso

17,3559

INR

Indian rupee

71,2500


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


NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

26.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 210/5


Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1)

(2015/C 210/06)

The publication of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (2) is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 34 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to publication in the OJ, a monthly update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Home Affairs.

REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

Replacement of the list published in OJ C 118, 17.4.2014.

Residence permits pursuant to Article 2(15)(a) of the Schengen Borders Code:

1.   Residence permits issued in accordance with the uniform format set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 (3)

A residence permit with ‘proof of establishment’ in the form of the ID1 card in accordance with the joint actions based on Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 (issued in Austria between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2005)

Residence permit in the form of a sticker in accordance with the joint actions based on Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 (issued in Austria between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2005)

Residence permits falling under ‘authorisation of establishment’ (Niederlassungsbewilligung), ‘family member’ (Familienangehörige), ‘permanent residence — EU’ (Daueraufenthalt-EG), ‘permanent residence — family member’ (Daueraufenthalt-Familienangehöriger) and ‘authorisation of residence’ (Aufenthaltsbewilligung), in the form of the ID1 card in accordance with the joint actions based on Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 (issued in Austria since 1 January 2006)

The ‘authorisation of residence’ (Aufenthaltsbewilligung) permit indicates the specific purpose for which it was issued.

An ‘authorisation of residence’ (Aufenthaltsbewilligung) permit may be issued for the following purposes: job rotation worker, posted worker, self-employed, artist, special cases of employment, school pupil, student, social service provider, researcher, family reunification.

The ‘authorisation of establishment’ (Niederlassungsbewilligung) residence permit may be issued without further details or for the following purposes: no gainful activity and dependant.

‘Authorisation of establishment’ (Niederlassungsbewilligung) residence permits were issued in Austria until 30 June 2011 for the categories of key worker, unlimited and limited.

‘Permanent residence — EU’ (Daueraufenthalt-EG) and ‘permanent residence — family member’ (Daueraufenthalt-Familienangehöriger) permits were issued in Austria until 31 December 2013.

‘Authorisation of residence’ (Aufenthaltsbewilligung) permits for the purposes of Section 69a of the Establishment and Residence Act [NAG] were issued in Austria until 31 December 2013.

The ‘red-white-red card’ (Rot-Weiß-Rot-Karte), the ‘red-white-red card plus’ (Rot-Weiß-Rot-Karte plus) and the ‘blue EU card’ (Blaue Karte EU) in the form of the ID1 card in accordance with the joint actions based on Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 (issued in Austria since 1 July 2011)

‘Permanent residence — EU’ (Daueraufenthalt-EG) permits in accordance with the joint actions based on Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 (issued in Austria from 1 January 2014)

Aufenthaltsberechtigung plus residence permits issued in accordance with Section 55(1) or Section 56(1) of the Asylum Act as set out in Federal Law Gazette I No 100/2005 is in line with the former provisions of Sections 41(a)(9) and 43(3) of the Establishment and Residence Act [NAG] as set out in Federal Law Gazette I No 38/2011. Issued in Austria from 1 January 2014

The ‘right of residence’ (Aufenthaltsberechtigung) permit issued in accordance with Section 55(2) or Section 56(2) of the Asylum Act as set out in Federal Law Gazette I No 100/2005 corresponds to the former ‘authorisation of establishment’ (Niederlassungsbewilligung) permit issued in accordance with Sections 43(3) and (4) of the Establishment and Residence Act [NAG] as set out in Federal Law Gazette I No 38/2011. Issued in Austria from 1 January 2014

The ‘right of residence on the grounds of special protection’ permit issued under Section 57 of the Asylum Act as set out in Federal Law Gazette I No 100/2005 further transposes in Austria the provisions of Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities (4). The predecessor provision was Section 69(a)(1) of the Establishment and Residence Act [NAG] as set out in Federal Law Gazette I No 38/2011. Issued in Austria from 1 January 2014

2.   Residence permits which, pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC (5), do not have to be issued in the uniform format

The residence permit according a right of residence in the Union of more than three months for family members of EEA citizens pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC does not correspond to the standard format in Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002

The permanent residence card to document a Community right of permanent residence of more than three months for a family member of an EEA citizen pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC does not correspond to the standard format in Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002

Other documents entitling the holder to reside in Austria or to re-enter Austria (pursuant to Article 2(15)(b) of the Schengen Borders Code:

Identity document with photograph for persons entitled to privileges and immunities in red, yellow and blue, issued by the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs

Identity document with photograph in card format for persons entitled to privileges and immunities in red, yellow, blue, green, brown, grey and orange issued by the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs

‘Person entitled to asylum status’ pursuant to Section 7 of the 1997 Asylum Act as set out in Federal Law Gazette I No 105/2003 (granted until 31 December 2005) – usually documented by a conventional travel document in ID 3 book format (issued in Austria from 1 January 1996 to 27 August 2006)

‘Person entitled to asylum status’ pursuant to Section 3 of the 2005 Asylum Act (granted since 1 January 2006) – usually documented by a conventional travel document in ID 3 book format (issued in Austria since 28 August 2006)

Person holding ‘subsidiary protection status’ pursuant to Section 8 of the 1997 Asylum Act as set out in Federal Law Gazette I No 105/2003 (granted until 31 December 2005) — usually documented by an alien’s passport in ID 3 book format with integrated electronic microchip (issued in Austria from 1 January 1996 to 27 August 2006)

Person holding ‘subsidiary protection status’ pursuant to Section 8 of the 2005 Asylum Act (granted since 1 January 2006) — usually documented by an alien’s passport in ID 3 book format with integrated electronic microchip (issued in Austria since 28 August 2006) or by a card for persons holding ‘subsidiary protection status’ pursuant to Section 52 of the 2005 Asylum Act

List of participants on a school trip within the European Union within the meaning of the Council Decision 94/795/JHA of 30 November 1994 on a joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3(2)(b) of the Treaty on European Union concerning travel facilities for school pupils from third countries resident in a Member State (6)

‘Employment permit’ pursuant to the Aliens Employment Act, valid for up to six months, in conjunction with a valid travel document

Indefinite residence permit — issued in the form of an ordinary visa under Section 6(1)(1) of the 1992 Aliens Act [FrG] (issued until 31 December 1992 by the Austrian domestic authorities and representative offices abroad in the form of a stamp)

Residence permit in the form of a green sticker up to No 790.000

Residence permit in the form of a green and white sticker from No 790.001 onwards

Residence permit in the form of a sticker in accordance with Council Joint Action 97/11/JHA of 16 December 1996, adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, concerning a uniform format for residence permits (7) (issued in Austria between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2004)

HUNGARY

Replacement of the list published in OJ C 77, 19.3.2014.

1.   List of residence permits in accordance with Article 2(15)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006

a)   Residence permits issued according to the uniform format

TARTÓZKODÁSI ENGEDÉLY

RESIDENCE PERMIT

iFADO Code: HUN-HO-02001

Format: sticker placed in national passport

First issued: 1 July 2007

Last issued: 19 May 2011

Maximum length of validity: 5 years

The ‘OKMÁNY TÍPUSA’ (Type of document) section states the type of residence status: official duty, research, family reunification, medical treatment, visit, nationalstay, study, gainful employment, voluntary work, Blue Card, other.

The MEGJEGYZÉSEK (Observations) section states the type of residence status:

(a)

‘bevándorlási engedély’ — immigration permit

(b)

‘letelepedési engedély’ — settlement permit

(c)

‘ideiglenes letelepedési engedély’ — temporary settlement permit

(d)

‘nemzeti letelepedési engedély’ — national settlement permit

(e)

‘huzamos tartózkodási engedéllyel rendelkező — EK’ — EC long-term residence permit

TARTÓZKODÁSI ENGEDÉLY

RESIDENCE PERMIT

iFADO Code: HUN-HO-06001

Format: ID-1 format card with chip

First issued: 20 May 2011

Last issued: —

Maximum length of validity: 5 years

The ‘OKMÁNY TÍPUSA’ (Type of document) section states the type of residence status:

a kishatárforgalmi engedély/local border traffic permit,

a tartózkodási engedély/residence permit,

humanitárius célú tartózkodási engedély/residence permit granted on humanitarian grounds,

a bevándorlási engedély/immigration permit,

a letelepedési engedély/permanent residence permit,

az ideiglenes letelepedési engedély/interim permanent residence permit,

a nemzeti letelepedési engedély/national permanent residence permit,

az EK letelepedési engedély/EC permanent residence permit.

The MEGJEGYZÉSEK (Observations) section states the purpose of the stay:

hivatalos/official,

kutatás/scientific research,

családi együttélés/family reunification,

gyógykezelés/medical treatment,

látogatás/visitation,

nemzeti tartózkodási engedély/national residence permit,

tanulmányi/studies,

keresőtevékenység folytatása/employment or gainful activity,

önkéntes tevékenység/voluntary activity,

az EU Kék Kártya/EU Blue Card – Munkaerőpiaci hozzáférés a kiadástól számított két évig korlátozott/Access to labour market is restricted for 2-year period,

huzamos tartózkodási engedéllyel rendelkező – EK/long term resident — EC,

befogadotti/person authorised stay,

felügyelet nélkül maradt kiskorú/unaccompanied minor,

hontalan/stateless,

egyéb/other,

egyéb, Harmtv. 29. § (1) f) pontja alapján/Other, according to the Paragraph f) of Subsection (1) of Section 29. of the Act II. of 2007,

egyéb, Harmtv. 29. § (1a) pontja alapján/Other, according to the Subsection (1a) of Section 29. of the Act II. of 2007,

az ideiglenesen munkát vállaló turisták programjáról szóló nemzetközi szerződés szerint kiadva/Issued in accordance with the agreement on a Working Holiday Scheme.

The MEGJEGYZÉSEK a hátoldalon (Observation on the back side) section states:

Munkavégzésre jogosult [munkáltató neve]-ná/nél/Entitled to work at [name of company].

(b)   Residence cards issued in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC

TARTÓZKODÁSI KÁRTYA EGT ÁLLAMPOLGÁR CSALÁDTAGJA RÉSZÉRE

RESIDENCE CARD for family members of EEA nationals

iFADO Code: HUN-HO-03001

Format: Double-sided, ID-2 format paper card in a heat-laminated cover

First issued: 1 July 2007

Last issued: 31 December 2012

Validity: maximum 5 years

The EGYÉB MEGJEGYZÉSEK (Other observations) section states: ‘Tartózkodási kártya EGT állampolgár családtagja részére’ (residence card for family member of EEA national)

TARTÓZKODÁSI KÁRTYA EGT ÁLLAMPOLGÁR CSALÁDTAGJA RÉSZÉRE

RESIDENCE CARD for family members of EEA nationals

iFADO Code: HUN-HO-07002

Format: Double-sided, ID-2 format paper card in a heat-laminated cover

First issued: 1 January 2013

Last issued:

Validity: maximum 5 years

The EGYÉB MEGJEGYZÉSEK (Other observations) section states: ‘Tartózkodási kártya EGT állampolgár családtagja részére’ (residence card for family member of EEA national)

TARTÓZKODÁSI ENGEDÉLY

RESIDENCE PERMIT for third-country national family members of Hungarian nationals

iFADO Code: HUN-HO-06001

Format: ID-1 format card with chip (issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002)

First issued: 20 May 2011

Last issued:

Validity: maximum 5 years

The MEGJEGYZÉSEK (Observations) section states: ‘Residence permit issued to family member of Hungarian national (tartózkodási kártya magyar állampolgár családtagja részére)’

(c)   Permanent residence cards issued in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC

ÁLLANDÓ TARTÓZKODÁSI KÁRTYA

Permanent residence card

iFADOCode: HUN-HO-03002

Format: Double-sided, ID-2 format paper card in a heat-laminated cover

First issued: 1 July 2007

Last issued: 31 December 2012

Validity: maximum 10 years

17/06/2014 45

Note: For EEA citizens and their family members with the right of permanent residence, the card is valid in conjunction with their national ID card or national passport. For third-country nationals the card is valid only in conjunction with their national passport.

ÁLLANDÓ TARTÓZKODÁSI KÁRTYA

Permanent residence card

iFADO Code: HUN-HO-07001

Format: Double-sided, ID-2 format paper card in a heat-laminated cover

First issued: 1 January 2013

Last issued:

Validity: maximum 10 years

Note: For EEA citizens and their family members with the right of permanent residence, the card is valid in conjunction with their national ID card or national passport. For third-country nationals the card is valid only in conjunction with their national passport.

List of previous publications

 

OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 1.

 

OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 5.

 

OJ C 192, 18.8.2007, p. 11.

 

OJ C 271, 14.11.2007, p. 14.

 

OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 31.

 

OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 14.

 

OJ C 207, 14.8.2008, p. 12.

 

OJ C 331, 21.12.2008, p. 13.

 

OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 5.

 

OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 15.

 

OJ C 198, 22.8.2009, p. 9.

 

OJ C 239, 6.10.2009, p. 2.

 

OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 15.

 

OJ C 308, 18.12.2009, p. 20.

 

OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 5.

 

OJ C 82, 30.3.2010, p. 26.

 

OJ C 103, 22.4.2010, p. 8.

 

OJ C 108, 7.4.2011, p. 6.

 

OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 5.

 

OJ C 201, 8.7.2011, p. 1.

 

OJ C 216, 22.7.2011, p. 26.

 

OJ C 283, 27.9.2011, p. 7.

 

OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 5.

 

OJ C 214, 20.7.2012, p. 7.

 

OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 4.

 

OJ C 51, 22.2.2013, p. 6.

 

OJ C 75, 14.3.2013, p. 8.

 

OJ C 77, 15.3.2014, p. 4.

 

OJ C 118, 17.4.2014, p. 9.

 

OJ C 200, 28.6.2014, p. 59.

 

OJ C 304, 9.9.2014, p. 3.

 

OJ C 390, 5.11.2014, p. 12.


(1)  See the list of previous publications at the end of this update.

(2)  OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1.

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals (OJ L 157, 15.6.2002, p. 1).

(4)  OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 19.

(5)  Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77).

(6)  OJ L 327, 19.12.1994, p. 1.

(7)  OJ L 7, 10.1.1997, p. 1.


V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

26.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 210/11


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7614 — CVC Capital Partners / Royal DSM (Fibre Intermediates and Composite Resins))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 210/07)

1.

On 17 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Royal DSM NV’s fibre intermediates and composite resins business (the Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   CVC: is a private equity fund management company active in various industries, including distribution of chemicals,

—   Royal DSM’s fibre intermediates and composite resins business: includes DSM Fibre Intermediates International BV, DSM Composite Resins Holding International BV, DSM Fibre Intermediates China BV and certain affiliated entities, which are companies active in composite resin business and fibre intermediates.

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 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 M.7614 — CVC Capital Partners / Royal DSM (Fibre Intermediates and Composite Resins), 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’).