ISSN 1977-091X
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 31
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 62
25 January 2019
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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 31/01 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9085 — Dr August Oetker/Coop-Gruppe/F&B — Food and Beverage Services) ( 1 ) |
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2019/C 31/02 |
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.9178 — Cargill/ADM/GrainBridge/JV) ( 1 ) |
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V Announcements |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
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European Commission |
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2019/C 31/08 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9255 — Swiss/Montagu/Real estate property) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2019/C 31/09 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9258 — ANTA Sports Products/FountainVest China Capital Partners GP3/Amer Sports) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2019/C 31/10 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9169 — Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Swiss Life/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 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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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 31/1 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9085 — Dr August Oetker/Coop-Gruppe/F&B — Food and Beverage Services)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 31/01)
On 21 December 2018, 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 German 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 32018M9085. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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25.1.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 31/1 |
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration
(Case M.9178 — Cargill/ADM/GrainBridge/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 31/02)
On 13 December 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration between Cargill and ADM. On 21 January 2019, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.
IV Notices
NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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25.1.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 31/2 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
24 January 2019
(2019/C 31/03)
1 euro =
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,1341 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
124,43 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4659 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,87085 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
10,2843 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,1283 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
135,90 |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
9,7278 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
25,695 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
318,42 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,2881 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
4,7722 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
5,9895 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,5967 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,5160 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
8,8988 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,6731 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,5430 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 281,18 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
15,6360 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
7,7041 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,4356 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
16 064,53 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,6986 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
59,905 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
74,7868 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
35,985 |
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BRL |
Brazilian real |
4,2869 |
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MXN |
Mexican peso |
21,6031 |
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INR |
Indian rupee |
80,6560 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 31/3 |
Commission communication concerning the implementation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (1)
(Publication of titles and references of Community specifications under the Regulation)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 31/04)
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Title of the Community specifications |
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Eurocontrol (2) |
Spec-0107 |
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Eurocontrol Specification for ATS Data Exchange Presentation (ADEXP) (3) |
18.12.2017 |
(1) OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 26.
(2) European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation: Rue de la Fusée 96, 1130 Brussels, Belgium, tel. +32 27299011, fax +32 27299044.
(3) http://www.eurocontrol.int/publications/eurocontrol-specification-ats-data-exchange-presentation-adexp
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25.1.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 31/3 |
Commission communication concerning the implementation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (1)
(Publication of titles and references of Community specifications under the Regulation)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 31/05)
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Organisation |
Reference and title of the Community specification |
Reference of superseded Community specification |
Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded Community specification |
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Eurocontrol (2) |
Spec-0101, Edition 1.3 Eurocontrol Specification for the Initial Flight Plan (IFPL) (3) |
Spec-0101 Edition 1.2 |
26.2.2018 |
(1) OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 26.
(2) European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation: Rue de la Fusée 96, 1130 Brussels, Belgium, tel. +32 27299011, fax +32 27295190.
(3) https://www.eurocontrol.int/publications/eurocontrol-specification-initial-flight-plan-ifpl
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25.1.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 31/4 |
Commission communication concerning the implementation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (1)
(Publication of titles and references of Community specifications under the Regulation)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 31/06)
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Organisation |
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Title of the Community specifications |
Edition date |
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Eurocontrol (2) |
Spec-0106 |
4.3 |
Eurocontrol Specification for On-Line Data Interchange (OLDI) (3) |
18.12.2017 |
(1) OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 26.
(2) European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation: Rue de la Fusée 96, B-1130 Brussels, phone +32 27299011, fax +32 27299044.
(3) http://www.eurocontrol.int/publications/eurocontrol-specification-line-data-interchange-oldi
NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 31/5 |
Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(16) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1)
(2019/C 31/07)
The publication of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(16) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union 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 39 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 Migration and Home Affairs.
THE NETHERLANDS
Replacement of the list published in OJ C 248, 16.7.2018.
LIST OF RESIDENCE PERMITS ISSUED BY MEMBER STATES
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Residence permits issued according to the uniform format
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All other documents issued to third-country nationals having equivalent value to a residence permit
NB: Document issued to a group of ‘privileged persons’ comprising members of the diplomatic corps, the consular corps and certain international organisations, and members of their family.
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(1) See the list of previous publications at the end of this update.
V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
European Commission
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25.1.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 31/7 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9255 — Swiss/Montagu/Real estate property)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 31/08)
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On 18 January 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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Swiss Life Holding AG (‘Swiss Life’, Switzerland), |
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Montagu Private Equity LLP (‘Montagu’, United Kingdom), |
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A real estate property (the ‘Real estate property’, Germany). |
Swiss Life and Montagu acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the real estate property.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— for Swiss Life: an insurance company,
— for Montagu: a private equity firm,
— for the Real estate property: an already leased office building in Munich (Germany).
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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.9255 — Swiss/Montagu/Real estate property
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
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E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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Fax +32 22964301 |
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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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25.1.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 31/9 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9258 — ANTA Sports Products/FountainVest China Capital Partners GP3/Amer Sports)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 31/09)
1.
On 17 January 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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ANTA Sports Products (‘ANTA’, Hong Kong), |
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FountainVest China Capital Partners GP3 (‘FountainVest’, Cayman Islands), |
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Amer Sports (‘Amer Sports’, Finland). |
ANTA and FountainVest acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Amer Sports.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares through a public tender offer launched on 20 December 2018.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— for ANTA: development, manufacturing and marketing of ANTA sportswear series for the mass market in China of professional sporting products including footwear, apparel and accessories,
— for FountainVest: private equity firm with a focus on investing in industry leading enterprises with significant growth potential. FountainVest has investments in consumer retail, media & technology, healthcare and industrials businesses,
— for Amer Sports: development, manufacturing and marketing of sporting goods company with internationally recognised brands including Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Arc’teryx, Mavic, Suunto and Precor.
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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.9258 — ANTA Sports Products/FountainVest China Capital Partners GP3/Amer Sports
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
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E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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Fax +32 22964301 |
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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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25.1.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 31/10 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9169 — Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Swiss Life/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 31/10)
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On 17 January 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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the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France), |
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Swiss Life REIM, belonging to the Swiss Life Group (‘Swiss Life’, Switzerland), |
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the Target Asset (‘JV’, France). |
CDC and Swiss Life acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of JV.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— for CDC: a public institution carrying out activities of general interest, consisting in particular of the management of private funds to which the government wishes to afford particular protection and activities open to competition in the environmental, real-estate, investment and capital investment, and services sectors,
— for Swiss Life: a group offering private customers and businesses global advice and products in the pensions and life assurance sectors through its own network of agents, brokers and banks,
— for JV: immovable property to be developed for use as a healthcare establishment, located in Bracon (department of Jura), covered by an off-plan lease.
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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 the Notice.
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their possible observations on the proposed operation.Observations must reach the Commission no later than ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9169 — Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Swiss Life/JV
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
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Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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Fax +32 22964301 |
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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 Brussels |
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BELGIUM |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).