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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6438 — Saria/Teeuwissen/Jagero II/Quintet/Bioiberica)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural waste, biogas, economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, processing industry








C_2012012EN.01001901.xml










14.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 12/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6438 — Saria/Teeuwissen/Jagero II/Quintet/Bioiberica)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 12/07






1.


On 6 January 2012, 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 Saria Bio-Industries AG & Co. KG (Saria, Germany), belonging to the Rethmann AG & Co. KG (the Rethmann Group, Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertakings Teeuwissen Holding BV (Teeuwissen, the Netherlands), Jagero Holding II, SL (Jagero II, Spain), Quintet Beheer BV (Quintet, the Netherlands) and Bioibérica, SA (Bioibérica, Spain), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


For Saria: collection and processing of animal by-products into protein meals and fats as well as collection and processing of food leftovers to be used as input material for biogas production,










—


For Teeuwissen: production of casings and purchasing and processing of abattoir by-products to be used by different industries,










—


For Jagero II: holding company owning companies active in the production of casings and the processing of abattoir by-products to be used by different industries,










—


For Quintet: holding company with interests in companies with very limited activities in the processing of abattoir by-products outside the EU,










—


For Bioibérica: production and commercialization of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs.) and pharmaceutical products.














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.6438 — Saria/Teeuwissen/Jagero II/Quintet/Bioiberica, 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’).
Information from the European Commission on the notification of competent authority by the Hellenic Republic under Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
Date: 2012-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, extraction of oil, hydrocarbon, petroleum exploration, public contract








C_2012012EN.01001701.xml










14.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 12/17





Information from the European Commission on the notification of competent authority by the Hellenic Republic under Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
2012/C 12/05






1.


The European Commission informs that, in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, the Hellenic Republic notified that the competent authority is the Directorate of Petroleum Policy of the Directorate-General for Energy of the Secretariat-General for Environment and Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Mesogion 119, 101 92 Athens, Greece.










2.


All enquiries related to this notice should be directed to the Directorate of Petroleum Policy, Mesogion 119, 101 92 Athens, Greece, Tel. +30 2106969312 and +30 2106969422, Fax +30 2106969034, E-mail: petrelpolit@eka.ypeka.gr
Publication of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications’ intention of awarding a public service contract directly in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 1191/69 and (EEC) No 1107/70
Date: 2012-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, award of contract, carriage of passengers, means of public conveyance, negotiated contract, rail transport








C_2012012EN.01001801.xml










14.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 12/18





Publication of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications’ intention of awarding a public service contract directly in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 1191/69 and (EEC) No 1107/70 (1)

2012/C 12/06






1.


Name and address of the competent authority:





The Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communication




Departement for Rail Transport




PO Box 8010 Dep




0030 Oslo




NORWAY














2.


Type of award envisaged:
Direct award










3.


Services and areas potentially covered by the award:
National passenger services by rail: all services covered by a public service contract in 2011, except the Gjøvik line and the Ofoten line.






(1)  Published in the EEA Supplement No 2, 12.1.2012, page 5.
Decision to close the formal investigation procedure after withdrawal by Member State — State aid — Poland (Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) — Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — Withdrawal of notification — State aid SA.30340 (11/C) — LIP — PL — Fiat Powertrain Technologies Poland  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, motor vehicle industry








C_2012012EN.01002101.xml










14.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 12/21





DECISION TO CLOSE THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE AFTER WITHDRAWAL BY MEMBER STATE
State aid — Poland
(Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)
Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — Withdrawal of notification
State aid SA.30340 (11/C) — LIP — PL — Fiat Powertrain Technologies Poland
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 12/08
The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the TFEU, initiated on 9 February 2011 (1) in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that Poland has withdrawn its notification on 16 September 2011 and will reduce the aid amount, in order to respect the limits and fulfill the conditions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (2).


(1)  OJ C 151, 21.5.2011, p. 5.

(2)  OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 3.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012012EN.01000501.xml










14.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 12/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

13 January 2012
2012/C 12/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2771




JPY


Japanese yen


98,06




DKK


Danish krone


7,4365




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83320




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8892




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2100




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,6930




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,450




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,71




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7002




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4060




RON


Romanian leu


4,3345




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3642




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2364




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3019




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,9196




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6090




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6468




KRW


South Korean won


1 466,53




ZAR


South African rand


10,2672




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0648




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5480




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 700,55




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0005




PHP


Philippine peso


55,904




RUB


Russian rouble


40,5047




THB


Thai baht


40,573




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2740




MXN


Mexican peso


17,2983




INR


Indian rupee


65,7040






(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 6, 7.1.2012
Date: 2012-01-14
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2012013EN.01000101.xml










14.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/1





2012/C 13/01
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union



OJ C 6, 7.1.2012



Past publications


OJ C 370, 17.12.2011


OJ C 362, 10.12.2011


OJ C 355, 3.12.2011


OJ C 347, 26.11.2011


OJ C 340, 19.11.2011


OJ C 331, 12.11.2011

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu