18.1.2017   

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 16/1

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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 32017M8275. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

18.1.2017   

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 16/2

18.1.2017   

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 16/3

(1)

Commission Decision C(2015) 3261 final establishing the REFIT Platform (hereinafter ‘the Platform’) provides in Article 4 that the Platform will comprise a ‘Government group’ and a ‘Stakeholder group’ and that the members of the Stakeholder group shall consist of up to 20 experts, two of them representing the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and the rest from business, including from SMEs, and from social partners and civil society organisations having direct experience in the application of Union legislation. The experts in the stakeholder group shall be appointed in their personal capacity or to represent a common interest shared by a number of stakeholders.

(2)

The Decision provides in Article 4.4 that the Commission, on a proposal from the First Vice-President of the Commission, shall appoint members of the Stakeholder group selected from applicants having direct experience in the application of Union legislation, who have responded to the call for applications. The appointments shall ensure, to the extent possible, a balanced representation of the various sectors, interests and regions of the Union and gender. Article 4.5 of the Decision provides that Members shall be appointed until 31 October 2019. Pursuant to Article 4.6 of the Decision, Members who resign may be replaced for the reminder of their term of office.

(3)

Commission Decision C(2015) 9063 final of 16 December 2015 appointing the Members of the Stakeholder group of the REFIT Platform (1) provides that, should any Member of the Stakeholder group cease to be a Member during the term of office of the Platform, the First Vice-President may nominate a replacement from the initial list of candidates who responded to the call for expressions of interest to become Member of the Stakeholder group,

(4)

Following the resignation of Mr Juraj Krivošik as Member of the Stakeholder group as of 26 September 2016, the First Vice-President of the Commission has nominated Ms Sara Pereira to replace Mr Krivošik for the rest of his term of office.

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 16/5

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Permanent uppehållstillstånd

(Permanent residence permit in the form of a ID1 card since the 20th of May of 2011 without showing any limited time of validity)

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Uppehållstillstånd

(Temporary residence permit in the form of a ID1 card since the 20th of May of 2011 showing a limited time of validity)

The type of permit appears in the note field on the card (PUT for permanent residence and work permit, temporary stay, AT for work permit, EU Blue Card etc.) The EU Blue Card is a combined residence and work permit for third country nationals who are or have been offered a qualified employment in an EU state. This means that both a residence and a work permit is granted but is called the EU Blue Card.

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Uppehållskort

(Permanent residence card for family member of a Union citizen)

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Uppehållskort

(Residence card for family member of a Union citizen)

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Regeringskansliet/Utrikesdepartementet

(Residence permit in the form of a ID1 card issued by the Government Offices/Ministry for Foreign Affairs for foreign diplomats, members of the technical/administrative staff, service staff and their family members and for private servants who are connected with embassies or consular posts in Sweden) and for staff members of international organisations in Sweden.

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.

OJ C 210, 26.6.2015, p. 5.

OJ C 286, 29.8.2015, p. 3.

OJ C 151, 28.4.2016, p. 4.

18.1.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 16/7

1.

On 10 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Fyffes plc (‘Fyffes’, Ireland) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Sumitomo: trading of metal products, transportation and construction of systems, environment and infrastructure, chemicals and electronics, media, networks and lifestyle related goods, mineral resources and energy. Sumitomo is also active in the distribution of fresh fruits, through its subsidiary Sumifru,

—   for Fyffes: procurement, import and wholesale of fresh fruits and mushrooms. Fyffes also provides ripening services to third parties.

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 this 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 M.8344 — Sumitomo Corporation/Fyffes plc, to the following address:

18.1.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 16/8

1.

On 11 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Koch Industries, Inc (‘Koch Industries’, USA) and Golden Gate Private Equity, Inc (‘Golden Gate’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Infor, Inc (‘Infor’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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 this 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 M.8332 — Koch Industries/Golden Gate/Infor, to the following address:

18.1.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 16/9

1.

On 5 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited (‘Sumitomo’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Micheldever Group Ltd (‘Micheldever’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Sumitomo: the manufacture and production of tyres and the sale of tyres to OEMs and to wholesale outlets. Sumitomo also manufactures certain sports and industrial goods,

—   for Micheldever: the wholesale and retail sale of tyres. Micheldever also offers automotive repair and services at the retail level.

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 this 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 M.8292 — Sumitomo Rubber Industries/Micheldever Group, to the following address:

18.1.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 16/10

1.

This Notice is addressed to any undertaking wishing to make a declaration to place hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the market in the Union in 2018, in accordance with Articles 16(2) and 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases (hereafter ‘the Regulation’) (1):

2.

Hydrofluorocarbons means substances listed in section 1 of Annex I to the Regulation, or mixtures containing any of these substances:

HFC-23, HFC-32, HFC-41, HFC-125, HFC-134, HFC-134a, HFC-143, HFC-143a, HFC-152, HFC-152a, HFC-161, HFC-227ea, HFC-236cb, HFC-236ea, HFC-236fa, HFC-245ca, HFC-245fa, HFC-365mfc, HFC-43-10mee.

3.

Any placing on the market of these substances, except for the uses listed in Article 15(2) points (a) to (f) of the Regulation, is subject to quantitative limits under the quota system laid down in Articles 15 and 16 of the Regulation. The Commission allocates quota to the undertakings concerned.

4.

All data submitted by companies, quotas and reference values are stored in the electronic HFC Registry set up in accordance with Article 17 of the Regulation, which is accessible online via the F-Gas Portal (2). All data in the HFC Registry including quotas, reference values, commercial and personal data will be treated as confidential by the European Commission.

5.

For any such undertaking a reference value will be calculated by the Commission according to Article 16(3). These reference values will be determined by implementing acts by 31 October 2017.

6.

Such undertakings will receive 89 % of 63 % (i.e. 56,07 %) of their reference value, determined according to paragraph 5 above, as quota for 2018, according to Article 16(5) as well as Annexes V and VI to the Regulation.

7.

According to Annex VI to the Regulation, the sum of the quotas allocated on the basis of reference values according to paragraph 6 above is subtracted from the maximum quantity available for 2018 to determine the quantity to be allocated from the reserve.

8.

Undertakings wishing to obtain quota from this reserve need to follow the procedure described in points 9 to 11 of this Notice.

9.

The undertaking needs to be registered as a producer and/or importer of hydrofluorocarbons in the online HFC Registry, accessible via the F-gas Portal (3). For companies that are not yet registered, guidance on how to register is available on the DG CLIMA website (4).

10.

The undertaking must make a declaration on (additional) anticipated quantities for 2018 in the electronic HFC Registry accessible online via the F-Gas Portal (5). Such declarations will only be possible in the period 1 April to 31 May 2017, 13.00 CET.

11.

Only duly completed declarations on (additional) anticipated quantities that are free of errors and received before 31 May 2017, 13.00 CET will be considered as valid by the Commission.

12.

Based on these declarations, the Commission will allocate quota to these undertakings in accordance with Article 16(2), 16(4) and 16(5) as well as Annexes V and VI to the Regulation.

13.

The Commission will inform the undertakings about the total allocated quota for 2018 via the HFC Registry.

14.

The registration in the HFC Registry and/or a declaration on intention to place hydrofluorocarbons on the market in 2018 by itself does not give any right to place hydrofluorocarbons on the market in 2018.