do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5684 — BNP Paribas Assurance/Fortis Insurance International/UBI Assicurazioni) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking profession, economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance occupation, merger control








C_2009302EN.01000101.xml










12.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5684 — BNP Paribas Assurance/Fortis Insurance International/UBI Assicurazioni)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 302/01
On 4 December 2009, 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. 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:






—


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/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5684. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Commission communication 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 — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2009-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, inland transport, public service, transport regulations








C_2009302EN.01002101.xml










12.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/21





Commission communication 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
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 302/10






Member State


France




Routes concerned


Clermont–Ferrand–Lille
Clermont–Ferrand–Marseille
Clermont–Ferrand–Strasbourg
Clermont–Ferrand–Toulouse




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


1 January 2010




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligation can be obtained


Arrêté du 26 novembre 2009 relatif à l’imposition d’obligations de service public sur les services aériens réguliers entre Clermont-Ferrand et Lille (Decree of 26 November 2009 on the imposition of public service obligations on scheduled air services between Clermont-Ferrard and Lille)
NOR: DEVA0925650A
Arrêté du 26 novembre 2009 relatif à l’imposition d’obligations de service public sur les services aériens réguliers entre Clermont-Ferrand et Marseille (Decree of 26 November 2009 on the imposition of public service obligations on scheduled air services between Clermont-Ferrard and Marseille)
NOR: DEVA0925656A
Arrêté du 26 novembre 2009 relatif à l’imposition d’obligations de service public sur les services aériens réguliers entre Clermont-Ferrand et Strasbourg (Decree of 26 November 2009 on the imposition of public service obligations on scheduled air services between Clermont-Ferrard and Strasbourg)
NOR: DEVA0925660A
Arrêté du 26 novembre 2009 relatif à l’imposition d’obligations de service public sur les services aériens réguliers entre Clermont-Ferrand et Toulouse (Decree of 26 November 2009 on the imposition of public service obligations on scheduled air services between Clermont-Ferrard and Toulouse)
NOR: DEVA0925664A
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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5731 — AXA LBO FUND IV/Home Shopping Europe) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distance selling, economic concentration, electronic commerce, exchange of information, insurance occupation, merger control








C_2009302EN.01002201.xml










12.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/22





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5731 — AXA LBO FUND IV/Home Shopping Europe)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 302/11






1.


On 3 December 2009, 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 AXA LBO FUND IV (France), ultimately controlled by Group AXA (‘AXA’, France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation sole control of the undertaking Home Shopping Europe GmbH (‘HSE’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


AXA LBO FUND IV: participations in companies,










—


AXA: international group active in the provision of life and non-life insurance and related financial services,










—


HSE: operation of shopping broadcaster, internet sales.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5731 — AXA LBO FUND IV/Home Shopping Europe, 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.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities
Date: 2009-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, information, spirits








C_2009302EN.01000201.xml










12.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/2





Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities
2009/C 302/02
Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities (2) are hereby amended as follows:

Page 94

Paragraph ‘2208 30 32 and 2208 30 38 Malt whisky, in containers holding’ is replaced by:






‘2208 30 30




Single malt whisky





 


Single malt Scotch whisky is a spirit which is produced, in pot stills at a single distillery, by distilling a fermented mash of only malted barley.’




Paragraph ‘2208 30 52 and 2208 30 58 Blended whisky, in containers holding’ is replaced by:






‘2208 30 41


and


2208 30 49




Blended malt whisky, in containers holding





 


Blended malt Scotch whisky is produced by blending two or more single malt Scotch whiskies which have been distilled/obtained at different distilleries.





2208 30 61


and


2208 30 69




Single grain whisky and blended grain whisky, in containers holding





 


Single grain Scotch whisky is a spirit, other than single malt Scotch whisky or blended malt Scotch whisky, which is produced at a single distillery by distilling a fermented mash of malted barley with or without whole grains of other cereals (predominantly, wheat or maize).
Blended grain Scotch whisky is produced by blending two or more single grain Scotch whiskies which have been distilled/obtained at different distilleries.’





Page 95

Paragraph ‘2208 30 72 and 2208 30 78 Other, in containers holding’ is replaced by:






‘2208 30 71


and


2208 30 79




Other blended whisky, in containers holding





 


Other blended Scotch whisky (“Blended Scotch Whisky”) is produced by blending one or more single malt Scotch whiskies with one or more single grain Scotch whiskies.’






(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 133, 30.5.2008, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest








C_2009302EN.01001901.xml










12.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/19





Euro exchange rates (1)

11 December 2009
2009/C 302/08

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4757




JPY


Japanese yen


131,13




DKK


Danish krone


7,4420




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90515




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4490




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5125




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,4435




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,727




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


273,12




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7068




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1457




RON


Romanian leu


4,2568




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2058




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6076




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5481




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,4373




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,0274




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0495




KRW


South Korean won


1 718,14




ZAR


South African rand


11,0255




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


10,0755




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2810




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


13 936,05




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0166




PHP


Philippine peso


68,082




RUB


Russian rouble


44,3730




THB


Thai baht


48,868




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5846




MXN


Mexican peso


19,0144




INR


Indian rupee


68,7100






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission communication 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 — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2009-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, inland transport, overseas countries and territories, public service, transport regulations








C_2009302EN.01002001.xml










12.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/20





Commission communication 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
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 302/09






Member State


France




Routes concerned


Pointe-à-Pitre–La Désirade
Pointe-à-Pitre–Les Saintes
Pointe-à-Pitre–Marie-Galante
Pointe-à-Pitre–Saint-Barthélemy
Pointe-à-Pitre–Saint-Martin (Grand Case)




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


Repeal




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligations can be obtained


Order of 10 November 2009 repealing the public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between Pointe-à-Pitre, on the one hand, and La Désirade, Les Saintes, Marie-Galante, Saint-Martin (Grand Case) and Saint-Barthélemy, on the other
NOR: DEVA0926582A
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/initRechTexte.do
For further details:





Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile




DTA/SDT/T2




50 rue Henry Farman




75720 Paris Cedex 15




FRANCE




Tél. +33 158094321




E-mail: osp-compagnies.dta@aviation-civile.gouv.fr