do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6422 — Tokyo Gas/Siemens/Tessenderlo Chemie/International Power/GDF Suez/T-Power JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, electricity supply, energy industry, merger control








C_2012038EN.01000202.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6422 — Tokyo Gas/Siemens/Tessenderlo Chemie/International Power/GDF Suez/T-Power JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 38/03
On 3 February 2012, 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 32012M6422. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Decisions in the context of the monitoring of the implementation of decisions regarding restructuring and liquidation aid for financial institutions  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, aid for restructuring, financial institution, liquidation








C_2012038EN.01000101.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/1





Decisions in the context of the monitoring of the implementation of decisions regarding restructuring and liquidation aid for financial institutions
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 38/01






Date of adoption of the decision


27.7.2011




Reference number of the aid


SA.29833 (MC 11/09)




Member State


Belgium




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Monitoring of KBC — replacement own contribution measures, wind-down of Romstal and extension deadline divestment KBL




Type of decision


New decision related to the following Commission decision: MC 11/09




Content


Adaptation of structural requirements: swap of a business to be divested, Adaptation of the schedule or conditions for the repayment of State aid, Other adaptation




Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012038EN.01000301.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

10 February 2012
2012/C 38/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3189




JPY


Japanese yen


102,43




DKK


Danish krone


7,4322




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83630




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8065




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2098




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,6180




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,245




HUF


Hungarian forint


293,58




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6990




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2188




RON


Romanian leu


4,3540




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3305




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2381




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3225




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,2302




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5948




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6635




KRW


South Korean won


1 483,83




ZAR


South African rand


10,1900




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3013




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5890




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 848,61




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0042




PHP


Philippine peso


56,086




RUB


Russian rouble


39,6746




THB


Thai baht


40,741




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2767




MXN


Mexican peso


16,8943




INR


Indian rupee


65,2720






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Communication from the Commission concerning the quantity not applied for to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2012 under certain quotas opened by the Union for poultrymeat, eggs and egg albumin
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, import (EU), poultry, poultrymeat, tariff quota








C_2012038EN.01000501.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/5





Communication from the Commission concerning the quantity not applied for to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2012 under certain quotas opened by the Union for poultrymeat, eggs and egg albumin
2012/C 38/06
Commission Regulations (EC) No 533/2007 (1), (EC) No 536/2007 (2), (EC) No 539/2007 (3), (EC) No 1384/2007 (4) and (EC) No 1385/2007 (5) opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat, eggs and egg albumin. The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2011 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2012 do not, for quotas 09.4068, 09.4070, 09.4169, 09.4015, 09.4402, 09.4091, 09.4411 and 09.4421, cover the quantities available. Pursuant to the second sentence of Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (6), the quantities that were not applied for are to be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod, from 1 April to 30 June 2012; they are set out in the Annex to this communication.


(1)  OJ L 125, 15.5.2007, p. 9.

(2)  OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 6.

(3)  OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19.

(4)  OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 40.

(5)  OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 47.

(6)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.


ANNEX






Quota order number


Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 April 2012 to 30 June 2012
(in kg)




09.4068


6 002 900




09.4070


876 750




09.4169


12 477 750




09.4015


108 000 000




09.4402


8 706 011




09.4091


140 000




09.4411


1 275 000




09.4421


161 000
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6507 — Anglo American/De Beers) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, mining industry, precious stones








C_2012038EN.01003101.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/31





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6507 — Anglo American/De Beers)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 38/14






1.


On 7 February 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 Anglo American plc (‘Anglo American,’ United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of De Beers Group (‘De Beers’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Anglo American: the exploration, mining, processing and supply of various natural resources such as platinum group metals, rough diamonds (solely through its existing shareholding in De Beers), copper, iron ore, metallurgical coal, nickel and thermal coal,










—


for De Beers: the exploration, mining, processing, valuation and supply of rough diamonds worldwide.














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.6507 — Anglo American/De Beers, 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.6509 — GE/KGAL/Extresol-2) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, investment company, merger control, miscellaneous industries, wholesale selling








C_2012038EN.01002901.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/29





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6509 — GE/KGAL/Extresol-2)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 38/12






1.


On 3 February 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA) and KGAL GmbH & Co. KG (‘KGAL’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect joint control over a newly created full-function joint venture (‘Extresol-2’, Spain), by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for GE: a global diversified manufacturing, technology and services company. GE Capital, the relevant GE business unit involved in the proposed concentration, invests globally in energy assets,










—


for KGAL: a German investment company concentrating in real assets and their structured financing,










—


for Extresol-2: generation and wholesale of electricity primarily in Spain through its solar thermal power plant in Extremadura, Spain.














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.6509 — GE/KGAL/Extresol-2, 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 Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements ( OJ L 25, 27.1.2012 )
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, catch by species, catch quota, conservation of fish stocks, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, international agreement, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2012038EN.01005101.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 38/51







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 25 of 27 January 2012
)

On page 105, Annex IB, for the TAC for cod in I and IIb (COD/1/2B.), footnote 3:
for:







‘(3)


By-catches of haddock may represent up to 19 % of landings per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.’,





read:







‘(3)


By-catches of haddock may represent up to 19 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.’.
Notice from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus concerning 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  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: Cyprus
Subjects: Cyprus, extraction of oil, hydrocarbon, petroleum exploration, public contract








C_2012038EN.01002801.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/28





Notice from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus concerning 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
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 38/11
Without prejudice to the application of the provisions regarding national security, of Article 2(2) of Directive 94/22/EC, the Republic of Cyprus hereby notifies all interested persons that the criteria, which shall be used when granting authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, are:






(a)


the technical and financial ability of the applicants;










(b)


the ways in which the applicant intends to carry out the activities that are specified in the licence;










(c)


the financial consideration that the applicant is offering in order to obtain the licence; and










(d)


any lack of efficiency and responsibility that the applicant has shown under any previous licence or authorisation of any form in any country of the world.




If, following evaluation under the above criteria, two or more applications have equal merit, the proposals of the applicants regarding the protection of public safety, public health, security of transport, protection of the environment, protection of biological resources and of national treasures possessing artistic, historic or archaeological value, safety of installations and workers and planned management of hydrocarbon resources, shall be taken into account.
In accordance with Article 5(2) of Directive 94/22/EC, information on the conditions and requirements concerning the exercise or termination of the activity, which apply to the type of authorisations that are to be granted, is contained in the relevant legislation and in a Model Exploration and Production Sharing Contract, which will be made available to interested entities upon request addressed to the office of the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, 1421 Nicosia, Cyprus, tel. +357 22867111, fax: +357 22375323, email: cdiomedous@dits.mof.gov.cy
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6475 — AXA REIM/CBRE PFCE Management/Warsaw III) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, property market, real estate business








C_2012038EN.01003001.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/30





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6475 — AXA REIM/CBRE PFCE Management/Warsaw III)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 38/13






1.


On 3 February 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which AXA REIM (France) and CBRE PFCE Management (‘PFCE’, Channel Islands) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect joint control over Warsaw III BV (‘WIII’, The Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


AXA REIM is an asset and fund manager which focuses on various services in the real estate sector. It is a subsidiary of the AXA corporate group, which is active in the provision of insurance, banking and other financial services,










—


PFCE is a fund manager which is part of the CBRE corporate group that is involved in the management of commercial property, property leasing, property sales, valuation and real estate investment management,










—


WIII controls directly Zlote Tarasy Sp. z o.o (‘ZT Company’) and indirectly Zlote Tarasy Tower Sp. z o.o (‘ZT Tower’). ZT Company is the owner of the Zlote Tarasy shopping center (the ‘Shopping center’) and an office building (‘Lumen’). ZT Tower is the owner of a second office building (‘Skylight’). The buildings are commonly referred to as the ‘Zlote Tarasy Complex’.














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.6475 — AXA REIM/CBRE PFCE Management/Warsaw III, 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 the Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species — Seventh supplement to the 29th complete edition ( OJ C 328 A of 11.11.2011 )
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catalogue, cereals, fodder plant, oleaginous plant, potato, root vegetable








CA2012038EN.01002101.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 38/21





Corrigendum to the Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species — Seventh supplement to the 29th complete edition
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 328 A of 11 November 2011
)
On page 32, ‘86. ZEA MAYS L. — MAIZE’ the following items are added:











1


2


3


4


4


4




‘P8192


*SI 481


 


240


S


(add.)(32)




P8644


*SI 481


 


290


S


(add.)(32)’
Decision
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: appointment of staff, competition (EU), public contract








C_2012040EN.01000101.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 40/1





DECISION
2012/C 40/01
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 and last amended by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004, and in particular Article 30 of those Staff Regulations,
Having regard to the Bureau decision concerning the designation of the Appointing Authority, as last amended on 26 October 2004,
Having regard to the following notices of competition and recruitment notices:
PE/96/A, PE/97/A, A/94, A/95, A/96, AD/1/08, AD/3/08, AD/4/08, PE/99/S, PE/103/S, PE/104/S, PE/106/S, PE/107/S, PE/109/S, B/174, B/175, B/176, C/348, AST/1/2005, AST/1/2006, AST/5/2008, PE/69/S, PE/96/S and PE/110/S,
Having regard to the opinion of the Joint Committee issued at its meeting of 26 October 2011,
HAS DECIDED:
Sole Article
The period of validity of the reserve lists drawn up following the competitions and selection procedures listed below:
PE/96/A, PE/97/A, A/94, A/95, A/96, AD/1/08, AD/3/08, AD/4/08, PE/99/S, PE/103/S, PE/104/S, PE/106/S, PE/107/S, PE/109/S, B/174, B/175, B/176, C/348, AST/1/2005, AST/1/2006, AST/5/2008, PE/69/S, PE/96/S and PE/110/S
is hereby extended to 31 December 2012.

Done at Luxembourg, 18 December 2011.

Klaus WELLE

Secretary-General
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 32, 4.2.2012
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2012039EN.01000101.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 39/1






(2012/C 39/01)
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union



OJ C 32, 4.2.2012



Past publications


OJ C 25, 28.1.2012


OJ C 13, 14.1.2012


OJ C 6, 7.1.2012


OJ C 370, 17.12.2011


OJ C 362, 10.12.2011


OJ C 355, 3.12.2011

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6217 — Baloise Holding/Nateus/Nateus Life)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, life assurance, merger control








C_2012038EN.01000201.xml










11.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6217 — Baloise Holding/Nateus/Nateus Life)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 38/02
On 3 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 32011M6217. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.