do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission notice 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
Date: 2011-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest








C_2011321EN.01000601.xml










4.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/6





Commission notice 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
2011/C 321/06






Member State


Greece




Route concerned








—


Athens–Astipalea










—


Athens–Ikaria










—


Athens–Leros










—


Athens–Milos










—


Thessaloniki–Samos










—


Thessaloniki–Chios










—


Limnos–Mitilini–Chios–Samos–Rhodes










—


Rhodes–Karpathos–Kasos–Sitia










—


Alexandroupoli–Sitia










—


Aktio–Sitia










—


Athens–Kithira










—


Athens–Naxos










—


Athens–Paros










—


Athens–Karpathos










—


Athens–Sitia










—


Athens–Skiathos










—


Thessaloniki–Corfu










—


Rhodes–Kos–Kalimnos–Leros–Astipalea










—


Corfu–Aktio–Kefalonia–Zakinthos–Kithira










—


Athens–Kalimnos










—


Thessaloniki–Kalamata










—


Athens–Skiros










—


Thessaloniki–Skiros










—


Rhodes–Kastelorizo








Period of validity of the contract


1 April 2012-31 March 2016




Deadline for submission of tenders


61 days after the date of publication of the notice of public service obligations




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any information and/or documentation related to public tenders and the public service obligation can be obtained free of charge







Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority




Directorate-General for Air Transport




Directorate for Air Operations




Department Β




Vassileos Georgiou 1




166 04 Elliniko




GREECE




Tel. +30 2108916149 / 2108916121




Fax +30 2108947132




Internet: http://www.hcaa.gr
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 1,5 % on 1 November 2011 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest








C_2011321EN.01000201.xml










4.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/2





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
1,5 % on 1 November 2011
Euro exchange rates (2)

1 November 2011
2011/C 321/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3627




JPY


Japanese yen


106,58




DKK


Danish krone


7,4414




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85515




SEK


Swedish krona


9,0625




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2174




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,758




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,03




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,48




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7037




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4774




RON


Romanian leu


4,3528




TRY


Turkish lira


2,4508




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3237




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3855




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,592




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7152




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7402




KRW


South Korean won


1 529,33




ZAR


South African rand


11,1484




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,6613




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,501




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 121,45




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2525




PHP


Philippine peso


58,289




RUB


Russian rouble


42,14




THB


Thai baht


42,162




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3945




MXN


Mexican peso


18,6867




INR


Indian rupee


67,154






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6394 — Gilde/Eismann) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: door-to-door selling, economic concentration, frozen product, investment company, merger control, venture capital








C_2011321EN.01001701.xml










4.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/17





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6394 — Gilde/Eismann)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 321/12






1.


On 25 October 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Gilde Buy-Out Management Holding B.V. (‘Gilde’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Eismann AG (‘Eismann’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Gilde: private equity investor specialized in management buy-out investments,










—


for Eismann: retail and delivery of frozen foods in the direct-to-home channel.














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.6394 — Gilde/Eismann, 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’).
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 — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
Date: 2011-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, air transport, inland transport, public service, transport regulations








C_2011321EN.01000501.xml










4.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/5





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
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
2011/C 321/05






Member State


Greece




Route concerned








—


Athens–Astipalea










—


Athens–Ikaria










—


Athens–Leros










—


Athens–Milos










—


Thessaloniki–Samos










—


Thessaloniki–Chios










—


Limnos–Mitilini–Chios–Samos–Rhodes










—


Rhodes–Karpathos–Kasos–Sitia










—


Alexandroupoli–Sitia










—


Aktio–Sitia










—


Athens–Kithira










—


Athens–Naxos










—


Athens–Paros










—


Athens–Karpathos










—


Athens–Sitia










—


Athens–Skiathos










—


Thessaloniki–Corfu










—


Rhodes–Kos–Leros–Astipalea










—


Corfu–Aktio–Kefalonia–Zakinthos–Kithira










—


Athens–Kalimnos










—


Thessaloniki–Kalamata










—


Athens–Skiros










—


Thessaloniki–Skiros










—


Rhodes–Kastelorizo








Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


From 1 April 2012




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







Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority




Directorate-General for Air Transport




Directorate for Air Operations




Department Β




Vassileos Georgiou 1




166 04 Elliniko




GREECE




Tel. +30 2108916149 / 2108916121




Fax +30 2108947132




Internet: http://www.hcaa.gr
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6393 — Astrium Holding/Vizada Group) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, economic concentration, merger control, satellite communications








C_2011321EN.01001501.xml










4.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6393 — Astrium Holding/Vizada Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 321/10






1.


On 26 October 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 Astrium Holding SAS (‘Astrium’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Mobsat Group Holding Sàrl and its subsidiaries (together, the ‘Vizada Group’, Luxembourg) by way of acquisition of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Astrium is an indirect subsidiary of EADS NV (Netherlands) which provides space technologies products and services on a worldwide basis. Its three main areas of activity are i) Astrium Space Transportation for launchers and orbital infrastructure, ii) Astrium Satellites for spacecraft and ground segment, and iii) Astrium Services for comprehensive end-to-end solutions covering secure and commercial satcom and networks, high security satellite communications equipment, bespoke geo-information and navigation services worldwide,










—


The Vizada Group is an independent provider of satellite-based mobility communication services, serving customers across sectors including maritime, aero, land, media, NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and government/defense. Via all satellite network operators, it offers mobile and fixed connectivity services both directly and through a distribution network of over 400 resellers (on land, at sea and in-flight). The Vizada Group operates worldwide through subsidiaries in Europe, the US, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific Rim.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










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.6393 — Astrium Holding/Vizada Group, 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011321EN.01000301.xml










4.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

2 November 2011
2011/C 321/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3809




JPY


Japanese yen


107,78




DKK


Danish krone


7,441




GBP


Pound sterling


0,8619




SEK


Swedish krona


9,073




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2166




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7585




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,145




HUF


Hungarian forint


305,36




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,703




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3725




RON


Romanian leu


4,348




TRY


Turkish lira


2,4528




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3303




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3977




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,7303




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7387




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7587




KRW


South Korean won


1 547,96




ZAR


South African rand


11,0139




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,7785




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,499




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 331,89




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,325




PHP


Philippine peso


59,097




RUB


Russian rouble


42,135




THB


Thai baht


42,504




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4




MXN


Mexican peso


18,6495




INR


Indian rupee


67,92






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6356 — GE/IR/UEC/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric machinery, energy distribution, energy production, merger control, renewable energy








C_2011321EN.01000101.xml










4.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6356 — GE/IR/UEC/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 321/01
On 27 October 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 32011M6356. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011321EN.01000401.xml










4.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

3 November 2011
2011/C 321/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3773




JPY


Japanese yen


107,33




DKK


Danish krone


7,4411




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85930




SEK


Swedish krona


9,0272




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2156




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7210




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,911




HUF


Hungarian forint


302,90




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7029




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3463




RON


Romanian leu


4,3523




TRY


Turkish lira


2,4230




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3215




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3874




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,7009




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7325




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7464




KRW


South Korean won


1 550,10




ZAR


South African rand


10,8292




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,7544




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4997




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 351,18




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3171




PHP


Philippine peso


59,421




RUB


Russian rouble


42,1525




THB


Thai baht


42,311




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3675




MXN


Mexican peso


18,3560




INR


Indian rupee


67,6870






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6376 — ArcelorMittal/ATIC Services) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, metallurgical industry, transport company








C_2011321EN.01001801.xml










4.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6376 — ArcelorMittal/ATIC Services)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 321/13






1.


On 26 October 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 ArcelorMittal Netherlands BV (‘ArcelorMittal’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the French undertaking ATIC Services Group (‘ATIC’) by way of acquisition of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


ArcelorMittal is a company belonging to the ArcelorMittal Group, which is a globally active steel and mining company,










—


ATIC provides services along the logistic chain for the import and onward inland transportation of primarily coal and iron ore, and to a more limited extent services for the export of finished steel products from the European Union. In particular ATIC provides (i) seaport terminal services for dry bulk goods at the ports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Zeeland, Fos-sur-Mer, Dunkirk, Le Havre and Gdynia, (ii) deep sea bulk shipping agency and related logistics services, (iii) inland waterway logistics, and (iv) coal trading services.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










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.6376 — ArcelorMittal/ATIC Services, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6378 — C1000/SdB Supermarket) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, supermarket








C_2011321EN.01001601.xml










4.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6378 — C1000/SdB Supermarket)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 321/11






1.


On 26 October 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 C1000 B.V. (‘C1000’, the Netherlands), part of the CVC group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over one supermarket in the Netherlands which currently operates under the Super de Boer formula (‘SdB Supermarket’) by way of purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for C1000: procurement, wholesale and retail of daily consumer goods and related services in the Netherlands,










—


for SdB Supermarket: retail of daily consumer goods.














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.6378 — C1000/SdB Supermarket, 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’).
Case C-557/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Republic of Poland) lodged on 4 November 2011 — Maria Kozak v Dyrektor Izby Skarbowej w Lublinie
Date: 2011-11-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, carriage of passengers, travel agency








C_2012025EN.01003303.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 25/33






Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Republic of Poland) lodged on 4 November 2011 — Maria Kozak v Dyrektor Izby Skarbowej w Lublinie
(Case C-557/11)
(2012/C 25/63)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Maria Kozak

Respondent: Dyrektor Izby Skarbowej w Lublinie (Director of the Tax Chamber, Lublin)

Question referred

Where an in-house transport service is supplied by a travel agent within the framework of an all-inclusive price which is charged to a tourist for a tourist service supplied to him that is taxed under Articles 306 to 310 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, (1) which lay down a special VAT scheme for travel agents, is that in-house transport service taxable — as a necessary element for the supply of that tourist service — at the standard rate of tax applicable to tourist services, or at the reduced rate of tax applicable to passenger transport services under Article 98 of that directive, in conjunction with point 5 of Annex III thereto?


(1)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.