do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6350 — Siemens/Nem Holding)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: boiler, delivery, economic concentration, merger control, secondary sector, tertiary sector








C_2012023EN.01001001.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/10





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6350 — Siemens/Nem Holding)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 23/03
On 28 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 32011M6350. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6403 — Volkswagen/KPI Polska/Skoda Auto Polska/VW Bank Polska/VW Leasing Polska)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2012023EN.01001002.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/10





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6403 — Volkswagen/KPI Polska/Skoda Auto Polska/VW Bank Polska/VW Leasing Polska)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 23/04
On 19 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 32011M6403. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Information on the date of entry into force of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde
Date: 2012-01-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cabo Verde, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement, sea fishing








L_2012026EN.01002201.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 26/22







Information on the date of entry into force of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde

On 10 October 2011, the European Union notified the Republic of Cape Verde of the completion by the Council, on behalf of the European Union, of the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the above Protocol, signed at Brussels on 27 July 2011.
Likewise, the Republic of Cape Verde notified on 17 January 2012 the European Union of the completion of its conclusion procedures.
The Protocol accordingly entered into force on 17 January 2012 pursuant to Article 16 thereof.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012023EN.01001201.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/12





Euro exchange rates (1)

27 January 2012
2012/C 23/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3145




JPY


Japanese yen


101,18




DKK


Danish krone


7,4335




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83685




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8966




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2078




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,6450




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,156




HUF


Hungarian forint


293,95




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6991




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2207




RON


Romanian leu


4,3457




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3389




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2326




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3129




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1947




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5949




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6485




KRW


South Korean won


1 475,64




ZAR


South African rand


10,2035




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2995




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5698




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 809,33




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9941




PHP


Philippine peso


56,313




RUB


Russian rouble


39,7400




THB


Thai baht


40,920




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2903




MXN


Mexican peso


17,0004




INR


Indian rupee


64,9300






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6216 — IHC/DEME/OceanflORE JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, technological change, underwater mineral resources








C_2012023EN.01003701.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/37





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6216 — IHC/DEME/OceanflORE JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 23/13






1.


On 23 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 undertakings IHC Merwede Holding BV (‘IHC’, the Netherlands) and DEME NV (‘DEME’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking OceanflORE BV (‘OceanflORE JV’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


IHC: development of technology and construction of equipment for dredging activities, dredging related activities, marine mining and various offshore activities,










—


DEME: provision of services in the field of dredging, land reclamation, marine hydraulic engineering, and environmental sectors,










—


OceanflORE JV: provision of deep sea mining services.














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.6216 — IHC/DEME/OceanflORE 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6445 — Eurochem/BASF Antwerp Assets) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, fertiliser, merger control, mining extraction








C_2012023EN.01003501.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/35





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6445 — Eurochem/BASF Antwerp Assets)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 23/11






1.


On 20 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 Eurochem International Holding BV (‘Eurochem BV’, The Netherlands), controlled by Eurochem Group SE (‘Eurochem SE’, Cyprus), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of certain fertiliser assets currently controlled by BASF Antwerpen NV (‘BASF Antwerp Assets’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Eurochem SE: mining of minerals for fertilisers and the manufacture and sale of fertilisers,










—


for BASF Antwerp Assets: manufacture of mineral field fertilisers.














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.6445 — Eurochem/BASF Antwerp Assets, 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’).
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances ( OJ L 153, 11.6.2011 )
Date: 2012-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: market approval, plant health product








L_2012026EN.01003801.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 26/38







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 153 of 11 June 2011
)

In Part A of the Annex, the following entry is added:












No


Common name, identification numbers


IUPAC name


Purity


Date of approval


Expiration of approval


Specific provisions




‘354


Flurochloridone
CAS No 61213-25-0

CIPAC No 430



(3RS,4RS;3RS,4SR)-3-chloro-4-chloromethyl-1-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyl)-2-pyrrolidone



≥ 940 g/kg.
Relevant impurities:
Toluene: max 8 g/kg


1 June 2011


31 May 2021


PART A
Only uses as herbicide may be authorised.
PART B
For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on flurochloridone, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 4 February 2011 shall be taken into account.
In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:






1.


the risk for non-target plants and aquatic organisms;










2.


the protection of the groundwater, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions.




Conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.
The Member States concerned shall ensure that the applicant submits to the Commission further confirmatory information as regards:






1.


the relevance of impurities other than toluene;










2.


the compliance of ecotoxicological test material with the technical specifications;










3.


the relevance of the groundwater metabolite R42819 (1);










4.


the potential endocrine disrupting properties of flurochloridone.




The Member States concerned shall ensure that the applicant submits to the Commission the information set out in points (1) and (2) by 1 December 2011, the information set out in point (3) by 31 May 2013 and the information set out in point (4) within two years after the adoption of the OECD test guidelines on endocrine disruption.







(1)  R42819: (4RS)-4-(chloromethyl)-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]pyrrolidin-2-one.’
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 13, 14.1.2012
Date: 2012-01-28
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2012025EN.01000101.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 25/1






(2012/C 25/01)
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union



OJ C 13, 14.1.2012



Past publications


OJ C 6, 7.1.2012


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

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6451 — Schneider Electric France/Bouygues Immobilier/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, energy industry, energy saving, means of communication, merger control, telecommunications industry








C_2012023EN.01003601.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/36





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6451 — Schneider Electric France/Bouygues Immobilier/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 23/12






1.


On 20 January 2012, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Schneider Electric France and Bouygues Immobilier (France) will create within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation a joint venture offering energy performance services. This transaction constitutes a concentration within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Schneider Electric France is an undertaking controlled by the Schneider Electric group, which specialises in energy management. The group designs, manufactures and sells products, equipment and solutions for electrical power distribution, industrial control and automation. Schneider Electric France is responsible for the group’s activities in France,










—


Bouygues Immobilier is part of the Bouygues group (‘Bouygues’). Bouygues (France) operates in the construction, telecommunications and media sectors,










—


The joint venture will offer services designed to improve and optimise energy efficiency in new and old office buildings.














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.6451 — Schneider Electric France/Bouygues Immobilier/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’).
Communication from the Commission relating to the available quantity for the May 2012 subperiod in the framework of certain quotas opened by the European Union for products in the rice sector
Date: 2012-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands OCT, import (EU), rice, tariff quota








C_2012023EN.01001101.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/11





Communication from the Commission relating to the available quantity for the May 2012 subperiod in the framework of certain quotas opened by the European Union for products in the rice sector
2012/C 23/05
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1274/2009 opened tariff quotas for the import of rice originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (1). No import licence applications have been submitted during the first seven days of January 2012 for the quotas with order numbers 09.4189 and 09.4190.
In accordance with the second sentence of Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (2), the quantities for which applications are not submitted are to be added to the following subperiod.
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 1(5) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1274/2009 quantities available in the following subperiod are communicated by the Commission before the 25th day of the last month of a given subperiod.
As a result, the total available quantity for the May 2012 subperiod under the quotas with order numbers 09.4189 and 09.4190 as referred to in Regulation (EU) No 1274/2009 are set out in the Annex to this communication.


(1)  OJ L 344, 23.12.2009, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.


ANNEX

Quantities available for the following subperiod under Regulation (EU) No 1274/2009









Origin


Order number


Import licence applications introduced for the January 2012 subperiod


Total available quantity for the May 2012 subperiod (in kg)




Netherlands Antilles and Aruba


09.4189



 (1)



16 667 000




Least developed OCTs


09.4190



 (1)



6 667 000






(1)  No allocation coefficient for this subperiod: no licence applications were sent to the Commission.