do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6372 — OTPP/Macquarie/SFPI-FPIM/The Brussels Airport Company) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-08-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: airport, economic concentration, merger control, services company, supplementary pension








C_2011244EN.01000801.xml










23.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6372 — OTPP/Macquarie/SFPI-FPIM/The Brussels Airport Company)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 244/08






1.


On 17 August 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Ontario's Teachers Pension Plan (Canada), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control, together with the Macquarie Group (Australia) and La Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement/De Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij (SFPI/FPIM) (Belgium), of the whole of the undertaking The Brussels Airport Company (Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Ontario's Teachers Pension Plan: to administer, manage and invest the pension fund for active and retired teachers in Ontario,










—


Macquarie Group: to provide banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services,










—


SFPI/FPIM: to proceed, on its own initiative, with investments that serve the interests of the Belgian economy and, at the State request, to act as a holding company on its own funds,










—


The Brussels Airport Company SA: to own and operate the airport at Brussels, Belgium.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6372 — OTPP/Macquarie/SFPI-FPIM/The Brussels Airport Company, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6316 — Aurubis/Luvata Rolled Products)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-08-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: copper, economic concentration, merger control, plate, raw material








C_2011244EN.01000402.xml










23.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/4





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6316 — Aurubis/Luvata Rolled Products)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 244/04
On 8 August 2011, 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 32011M6316. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 855/2011 of 23 August 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in EU waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
Date: 2011-08-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Netherlands, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2011220EN.01000101.xml










26.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 220/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 855/2011
of 23 August 2011
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in EU waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), lays down quotas for 2011.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2011.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 August 2011.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 24, 27.1.2011, p. 1.




ANNEX






No


33/T&Q




Member State


The Netherlands




Stock


SRX/2AC4-C




Species


Skates and rays (Rajidae)




Zone


EU waters of IIa and IV




Date


18.7.2011
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6306 — 3i Group/Action Holding)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-08-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, international investment, merger control








C_2011244EN.01000401.xml










23.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/4





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6306 — 3i Group/Action Holding)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 244/03
On 12 August 2011, 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 32011M6306. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 851/2011 of 23 August 2011 withdrawing the suspension of submission of applications for import licences for sugar products under certain tariff quotas
Date: 2011-08-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import (EU), import licence, sugar, tariff quota








L_2011218EN.01001901.xml










24.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 218/19








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 851/2011
of 23 August 2011
         
withdrawing the suspension of submission of applications for import licences for sugar products under certain tariff quotas


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (‘Single CMO’ Regulation) (1),


Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Submission of applications for import licences concerning order number 09.4380 were suspended as from 20 July 2011 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 698/2011 of 19 July 2011 suspending submission of applications for import licences for sugar products under certain tariff quotas (3), in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 891/2009.












(2)


Following notifications on unused and/or partly used licences, quantities became available again for that order number. The suspension of applications should therefore be withdrawn,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The suspension laid down by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 698/2011 of submission of applications for import licences for order number 09.4380 as from 20 July 2011 is withdrawn.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 August 2011.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 254, 26.9.2009, p. 82.

(3)  
            OJ L 189, 20.7.2011, p. 12.
Case T-463/11: Action brought on 23 August 2011 — Dectane v OHIM — Hella (DAYLINE)
Date: 2011-08-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electric machinery, registered trade mark








C_2011298EN.01002802.xml










8.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/28





Action brought on 23 August 2011 — Dectane v OHIM — Hella (DAYLINE)
(Case T-463/11)
2011/C 298/53
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Dectane GmbH (Leipzig, Germany) (represented by: P. Ehrlinger and T. Hagen, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. (Lippstadt, Germany)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the contested decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 June 2011;










—


Order the intervener to pay the costs including those incurred in the course of the appeal proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant.

Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘DAYLINE’ for goods in Class 11 — application No 7 070 238.

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: the national word mark ‘Ledayline’ for goods in Class 11.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Annulment of the Opposition Division’s decision and refusal to register the mark as a Community trade mark.

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 as there is no likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue.
Commission communication on the body authorised to issue certificates of authenticity under Regulation (EC) No 620/2009
Date: 2011-08-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Uruguay, beef, certificate of origin, import (EU), tariff quota








C_2011244EN.01000101.xml










23.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/1





Commission communication on the body authorised to issue certificates of authenticity under Regulation (EC) No 620/2009
2011/C 244/01
Council Regulation (EC) No 617/2009 of 13 July 2009, published in 
Official Journal of the European Union L 182 of 15 July 2009, opened an import tariff quota for high-quality beef.
Under Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009, the release into free circulation of the products imported under that quota is conditional upon presentation of a certificate of authenticity.
The following authority is authorised to issue certificates of authenticity under the Regulation.





Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos




División Industria Animal




Constituyente 1476, Piso 2




Montevideo




URUGUAY




Tel. +598 24126369




Fax +598 24126304




E-mail: digesega@mgap.gub.uy




Internet: http://www.mgap.gub.uy/DGSG
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6371 — OTPP/Macquarie/Copenhagen Airports) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-08-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: airport, economic concentration, merger control, services company, supplementary pension








C_2011244EN.01000701.xml










23.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6371 — OTPP/Macquarie/Copenhagen Airports)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 244/07






1.


On 17 August 2011, 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 Ontario's Teachers Pension Plan (Canada) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control, together with the Macquarie Group (Australia), of the whole of the undertaking Copenhagen Airports A/S (Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Ontario's Teachers Pension Plan: to administer, manage and invest the pension fund for active and retired teachers in Ontario,










—


Macquarie Group: to provide banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services,










—


Copenhagen Airports A/S: to own and operate the airports at Kastrup and Roskilde, Denmark.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6371 — OTPP/Macquarie/Copenhagen Airports, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6353 — CIE/COM HEM) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-08-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, merger control, telecommunications industry








C_2011244EN.01000601.xml










23.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6353 — CIE/COM HEM)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 244/06






1.


On 17 August 2011 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 CIE Management IX Limited (‘CIE’, Guernsey) which is ultimately controlled by BC Partners Holdings Limited (‘BC Partners Holdings’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Nordic Cable Acquisition Company Sub-Holding AB (‘COM HEM’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for CIE and BC Partners Holdings: private equity investment,










—


for COM HEM: provision of television services, broadband internet access services and telephony services in Sweden.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6353 — CIE/COM HEM, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-08-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011244EN.01000501.xml










23.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 August 2011
2011/C 244/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4413




JPY


Japanese yen


110,65




DKK


Danish krone


7,4484




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87365




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1403




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1341




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8360




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,493




HUF


Hungarian forint


272,83




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7095




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1830




RON


Romanian leu


4,2635




TRY


Turkish lira


2,5770




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3781




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4194




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,2411




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7447




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7384




KRW


South Korean won


1 556,56




ZAR


South African rand


10,3722




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2232




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4848




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 315,00




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2778




PHP


Philippine peso


61,191




RUB


Russian rouble


41,9225




THB


Thai baht


43,008




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2996




MXN


Mexican peso


17,6415




INR


Indian rupee


65,8170






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 856/2011 of 23 August 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
Date: 2011-08-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Netherlands, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2011220EN.01000301.xml










26.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 220/3








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 856/2011
of 23 August 2011
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), lays down quotas for 2011.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2011.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 August 2011.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 24, 27.1.2011, p. 1.




ANNEX






No


34/T&Q




Member State


The Netherlands




Stock


COD/7XAD34




Species


Cod (Gadus morhua)




Zone


VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1




Date


18.7.2011