do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6414 — Itochu/Tessenderlo Chemie/Siemens Project Ventures/T-Power JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, investment company, merger control








C_2011361EN.01002901.xml










10.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 361/29





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6414 — Itochu/Tessenderlo Chemie/Siemens Project Ventures/T-Power JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 361/10






1.


On 5 December 2011, the Commission has received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Power Kerstel Limited (‘Kerstel’, England/Wales), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Itochu Corporation (‘Itochu’, Japan), Tessenderlo Chemie N.V. (‘TC’, Belgium) and Siemens Project Ventures Gmbh (‘SPV’, Germany), a subsidiary of Siemens AG (‘Siemens’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation EUMR joint control of T-Power N.V. (‘T-Power’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Itochu/Kerstel: holding company for companies active in a broad range of industries, including energy projects,










—


TC: manufacture of specialty products,










—


Siemens/SPV: investment in and development of major infrastructure projects, including production of equipment for the electricity sector,










—


T-Power: the generation and wholesale of electricity in 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.6414 — Itochu/Tessenderlo Chemie/Siemens Project Ventures/T-Power JV, 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’).
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2011-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, North Sea, Norway, catch of fish, catch quota, common fisheries policy, sea fish








C_2011361EN.01001601.xml










10.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 361/16





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2011/C 361/08
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


21.11.2011




Duration


21.11.2011-31.12.2011




Member State


The Netherlands




Stock or Group of stocks


OTH/04-N.




Species


Other species




Zone


Norwegian waters of IV




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


—




Web link to the decision of the Member State:
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm


(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy ( OJ L 112, 30.4.2011 )
Date: 2011-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, common fisheries policy, data transmission, disclosure of information, fishing controls, fishing fleet, fishing licence, information network, maritime surveillance








L_2011328EN.01005801.xml










10.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 328/58







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 112 of 30 April 2011
)

On page 18, Article 57(4):
for:


                     ‘Member States that collect systematically on at least a monthly basis for each of their fishing vessels not subject to fishing logbook and landing requirements data:






(a)


on all landings of catches of all species in kilogram, including zero landings;










(b)


on the statistical rectangles where these catches where taken shall be considered to have met the requirement of a sampling plan as referred to in Article 56 of this Regulation.’,





read:


                     ‘Member States shall be considered to have met the requirement of a sampling plan as referred to in Article 56 of this Regulation if they collect systematically on at least a monthly basis for each of their fishing vessels not subject to fishing logbook and landing declaration requirements data:






(a)


on all landings of catches of all species in kilogram, including zero landings;










(b)


on the statistical rectangles where these catches were taken.’;





on page 88, Annex XIII, species ‘Anglerfish’, third line (GUH):
for:


                  ‘GUH 3,04’,

read:


                  ‘GUH 3,00’;

on page 92, Annex XIII, species ‘European plaice’, second line (GUT):
for:


                  ‘GUT 1,07’,

read:


                  ‘GUT 1,05’;

on page 98, Annex XV, species ‘Cod’, seventh line (SAD):
for:

               ‘SAD’,
read:

               ‘CBF’;
on page 101, Annex XV, species ‘Atlantic redfishes’, third line (GUH):
for:


                  ‘GUH 1,88’,

read:


                  ‘GUH 1,78’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011361EN.01001401.xml










10.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 361/14





Euro exchange rates (1)

9 December 2011
2011/C 361/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3384




JPY


Japanese yen


103,95




DKK


Danish krone


7,4349




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85315




SEK


Swedish krona


9,0185




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2332




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,6770




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,475




HUF


Hungarian forint


305,08




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6981




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5149




RON


Romanian leu


4,3428




TRY


Turkish lira


2,4700




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3179




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3674




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,4118




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7357




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7356




KRW


South Korean won


1 533,70




ZAR


South African rand


10,9853




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,4820




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5000




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 105,19




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2140




PHP


Philippine peso


58,318




RUB


Russian rouble


42,2020




THB


Thai baht


41,423




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4243




MXN


Mexican peso


18,3191




INR


Indian rupee


69,6970






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 355, 3.12.2011
Date: 2011-12-10
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2011362EN.01000101.xml










10.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/1





2011/C 362/01
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union



OJ C 355, 3.12.2011



Past publications


OJ C 347, 26.11.2011


OJ C 340, 19.11.2011


OJ C 331, 12.11.2011


OJ C 319, 29.10.2011


OJ C 311, 22.10.2011


OJ C 305, 15.10.2011

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products reached on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
Date: 2011-12-10
Institutions: General Secretariat of the Council
Subjects: Norway, agricultural trade, tariff exemption, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU)








L_2011328EN.01000101.xml










10.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 328/1







Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products reached on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

The procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products reached on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), signed in Brussels on 15 April 2011, have been completed on 9 November 2011. Consequently, this Agreement will enter into force, in accordance with its paragraph 18, second subparagraph, on 1 January 2012.


(1)  
            OJ L 327, 9.12.2011, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2011-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, English Channel, Netherlands, catch of fish, catch quota, common fisheries policy, sea fish








C_2011361EN.01001501.xml










10.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 361/15





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2011/C 361/07
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


21.11.2011




Duration


21.11.2011-31.12.2011




Member State


The Netherlands




Stock or Group of stocks


SRX/07D.




Species


Skates and rays (Rajidae)




Zone


EU waters of VIId




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


—




Web link to the decision of the Member State:
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm


(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6409 — Gazprom Schweiz/Promgas)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, natural gas, petrochemicals








C_2011361EN.01000601.xml










10.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 361/6





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6409 — Gazprom Schweiz/Promgas)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 361/02
On 2 December 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 32011M6409. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.