ISSN 1977-091X
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 306
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 59
23 August 2016
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2016/C 306/01 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8111 — Ardian/Crédit Agricole Assurances/Indigo Infra) ( 1 ) |
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2016/C 306/02 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7946 — PAI/Nestlé/Froneri) ( 1 ) |
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2016/C 306/03 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8139 — Onex/Paine & Partners/Wireco) ( 1 ) |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2016/C 306/04 |
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2016/C 306/05 |
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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
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2016/C 306/06 |
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2016/C 306/07 |
Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Modification of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services ( 1 ) |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
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European Commission |
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2016/C 306/08 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8173 — CPPIB/OTPP/IDEAL/Arco Norte) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2016/C 306/09 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8068 — Bunge/Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett) ( 1 ) |
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(1) Text with EEA relevance |
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II Information
INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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23.8.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 306/1 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8111 — Ardian/Crédit Agricole Assurances/Indigo Infra)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 306/01)
On 16 August 2016, 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 the French language 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 32016M8111. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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23.8.2016 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 306/1 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7946 — PAI/Nestlé/Froneri)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 306/02)
On 14 July 2016, 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 the English language 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 32016M7946. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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23.8.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 306/2 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8139 — Onex/Paine & Partners/Wireco)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 306/03)
On 16 August 2016, 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 the English language 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 32016M8139. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
IV Notices
NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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23.8.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 306/3 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
22 August 2016
(2016/C 306/04)
1 euro =
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,1306 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
113,73 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4421 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,86240 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
9,4825 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,0886 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
9,3281 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
27,024 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
310,15 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,3019 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
4,4583 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
3,3266 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,4856 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,4602 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
8,7656 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,5605 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,5276 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 270,24 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
15,3625 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
7,5195 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,4890 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
14 955,58 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,5598 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
52,641 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
72,8855 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
39,194 |
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BRL |
Brazilian real |
3,6339 |
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MXN |
Mexican peso |
20,6901 |
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INR |
Indian rupee |
75,9920 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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23.8.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 306/4 |
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 August 2016
on appointing the members of the European Consumer Consultative Group and their alternates
(2016/C 306/05)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Commission Decision 2009/705/EC of 14 September 2009 setting up European Consumer Consultative Group (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
The mandate of the current members of the European Consumer Consultative Group expires on 18 July 2016.
Therefore, it is necessary to appoint new members and alternates for a three year period, on the basis of the proposals put forward by the Member States and the European Consumer Organisations,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following persons are appointed members or alternates of the European Consumer Consultative Group for a three-year term of office:
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Gabriele ZGUBIC-ENGLEDER (AT) |
Ulrike DOCEKAL (AT) |
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Joost VANDENBROUCKE (BE) |
Leen DE CORT (BE) |
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Bogomil NIKOLOV (BG) |
Daniela IVANOVA (BG) |
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Igor VUJOVIĆ (HR) |
Vlado BILJARSKI (HR) |
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Loucas ARISTODEMOU (CY) |
Eleni I. KAKOURI (CY) |
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Karel PAVLÍK (CZ) |
Libor DUPAL (CZ) |
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Benedicte FEDERSPIEL (DK) |
Lars PRAM (DK) |
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Isabelle Marie Charlotte BUSCKE (DE) |
Thomas Martin BOBINGER (DE) |
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Helle ARUNIIT (EE) |
Tiiu MÜÜRSEPP (EE) |
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Dermott JEWELL (IE) |
Raymond O’ROURKE (IE) |
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Celia K. TSEKERIS (EL) |
Sophia MAGGIOROU (EL) |
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Concepción MARTIN REY (ES) |
Carlos PUENTE MARTIN (ES) |
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Karine DE CRESCENZO (FR) |
Sandrine PERROIS (FR) |
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Mariano VOTTA (IT) |
Flavia CAVALERO (IT) |
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Andrejs VANAGS (LV) |
Baiba MILTOVIČA (LV) |
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Eglė KYBARTIENĖ (LT) |
Rūtenis PAUKŠTE (LT) |
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Bob SCHMITZ (LU) |
Guy FETTES (LU) |
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Anikó HARASZTI (HU) |
Alexandra BARAN (HU) |
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Evelyn CHETCUTI (MT) |
Pauline AZZOPARDI (MT) |
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Michiel KARSKENS (NL) |
Jacobus T. PETERS (NL) |
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Grażyna ROKICKA (PL) |
Kamil PLUSKWA-DĄBROWSKI (PL) |
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Luís Sieuve DE LIMA DA SILVEIRA RODRIGUES (PT) |
Mário AGOSTINHO REIS (PT) |
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Irina CHIRITOIU (RO) |
Sorin MIERLEA (RO) |
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Mojca STRUCL (SI) |
Breda KUTIN (SI) |
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Petra VARGOVÁ ČASKOVSKÁ (SK) |
Miroslav TULÁK (SK) |
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Juha BEURLING (FI) |
Ilkka SALMINEN (FI) |
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Jens HENRIKSSON (SE) |
Christin HOLM GATICA (SE) |
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Amber Elizabeth Joy BECHROURI (UK) |
Heidi RANSCOMBE (UK) |
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Chiara GIOVANNINI (ANEC) |
Stephen RUSSELL (ANEC) |
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Monique GOYENS (BEUC) |
Ursula PACHL (BEUC) |
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the first day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 18 August 2016.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Carlos MOEDAS
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 244, 16.9.2009, p. 21.
NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
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23.8.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 306/6 |
Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(2016/C 306/06)
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United Kingdom |
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Route concerned |
Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the islands of Papa Westray, North Ronaldsay, Westray, Sanday, Stronsay and Eday |
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Period of validity of the contract |
1 April 2017 to 31 March 2021 |
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Deadline for submission of applications and tenders |
9 November 2016 |
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Address from which the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained |
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23.8.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 306/7 |
Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Modification of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 306/07)
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United Kingdom |
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Route concerned |
Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the islands of Papa Westray, North Ronaldsay, Westray, Sanday, Stronsay and Eday |
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Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations |
30 December 1997 (Kirkwall to North Ronaldsay and Papa Westray), 19 December 2001 (Kirkwall to Eday, Sanday, Stronsay and Westray). |
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Date of entry into force of modifications |
1 April 2017 |
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Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained |
For further information please contact:
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V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
European Commission
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23.8.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 306/8 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8173 — CPPIB/OTPP/IDEAL/Arco Norte)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 306/08)
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On 16 August 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB, Canada), Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP, Canada) and Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleao en América Latina, S.A.B. de C.V. (IDEAL, Mexico) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Autopista Arco Norte, S.A. de C.V. (Arco Norte, Mexico), by way of subscription of shares. Currently, Arco Norte is solely controlled by IDEAL. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CPPIB: investment management organisation that invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan, principally in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income investments, — for OTPP: investment management organisation that invests the pension plan assets on behalf of active and retired teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario, — for IDEAL: public company that manages a strategic asset portfolio across various infrastructure sectors which foster social development and economic growth through designing, developing, financing and managing different infrastructure projects in Mexico and in Panama, as well as holding the long term management, provision of services, maintenance and operation of the concessions and projects it has a stake in, — for Arco Norte: holder of a concession for the exploitation, operation and maintenance of a toll road in Mexico known as the ‘Libramiento Norte de la Ciudad de México’. |
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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 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 this 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. 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 M.8173 — CPPIB/OTPP/IDEAL/Arco Norte, to the following address:
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(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
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23.8.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 306/9 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8068 — Bunge/Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 306/09)
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On 16 August 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Bunge Deutschland GmbH (Germany), a subsidiary of Bunge Limited (‘Bunge’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertaking Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett AG (‘WRAG’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Bunge: food and agribusiness company active in the purchase, storage and processing of grains and oilseeds, production and sale of sugar and bioenergy, edible oils and fats, creation of milled wheat, corn and rice products for consumers and the production, blend and distribution of fertiliser products for agriculture. Bunge operates in approximately 40 countries worldwide. — for WRAG: processing and blending of vegetable oils and fats primarily for industrial food processors and production and marketing of edible oils. |
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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. |
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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. 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 M.8068 — Bunge/Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett, to the following address:
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(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).