do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6581 — GKN/Volvo Aero)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle, motor vehicle industry








C_2012234EN.01000701.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6581 — GKN/Volvo Aero)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 234/09






1.


On 27 July 2012 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which GKN Holdings plc (the United Kingdom), controlled by GKN plc (‘GKN’, the United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Volvo Aero AB (Sweden) and Volvo Aero Connecticut LLC (the United States) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for GKN: the engineering and metallurgy of components and systems incorporated into vehicles and aircraft,










—


for Volvo Aero and Volvo Aero Connecticut LLC: the production of aerospace engine components for commercial and military aircraft engines and gas turbine components for independent power generation, a complete engine for military aircraft and sub-systems for the space industry.














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.6581 — GKN/Volvo Aero, 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’).
Corrigendum to Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 412th meeting on 10 July 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/C-3/37.792 — Microsoft ( OJ C 138, 5.6.2008 )
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: dominant position, economic concentration, fine, information technology industry, merger control, restrictive trade practice








C_2012234EN.01000901.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/9





Corrigendum to Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 412th meeting on 10 July 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/C-3/37.792 — Microsoft
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 138 of 5 June 2008
)
2012/C 234/11
On page 9:
for:







‘1.


The Advisory Committee agrees’,





read:







‘1.


The Advisory Committee, having regard to all the circumstances, agrees’.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, agricultural production, control of State aid








C_2012234EN.01000201.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/2





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)
2012/C 234/03







Date of adoption of the decision


29.6.2012




Reference number of State Aid


SA.34905 (12/N)




Member State


France




Region


Auvergne


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation jusque fin 2013 du programme «effluents fromagers de Haute-Dordogne» N 778/06, précédemment approuvé par la Commission.




Legal basis


Articles L 1511-1 et suivants et L 3231-2 du Code général des collectivités territoriales (CGCT)
Loi no 2004-338 du 21 avril 2004 portant transposition de la directive cadre sur l'eau (directive 2000/60/CE du 23 octobre 2000)
Décret no 2005-475 du 16 mai 2005 relatif au SDAGE
Arrêté du 16 mai 2005 portant délimitation des bassins ou groupements de bassin en vue de l’élaboration des SDAGE schémas départementaux d'aménagement




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Investments in agricultural holdings, Investment in processing and marketing




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


75 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2013




Economic sectors


Mixed farming, Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'agroalimentaire




78 rue de Varenne




75349 Paris 07 SP




FRANCE








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012234EN.01000501.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

3 August 2012
2012/C 234/07

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2245




JPY


Japanese yen


95,85




DKK


Danish krone


7,4415




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78745




SEK


Swedish krona


8,2797




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2012




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,3700




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,285




HUF


Hungarian forint


278,95




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6965




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0892




RON


Romanian leu


4,6470




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1897




AUD


Australian dollar


1,1649




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2282




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4958




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5038




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5255




KRW


South Korean won


1 388,56




ZAR


South African rand


10,1149




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8031




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5252




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 597,39




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,8277




PHP


Philippine peso


51,104




RUB


Russian rouble


39,6850




THB


Thai baht


38,657




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5018




MXN


Mexican peso


16,2603




INR


Indian rupee


68,2720






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6542 — Eastman Chemical Company/Solutia)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, plastics








C_2012234EN.01000102.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6542 — Eastman Chemical Company/Solutia)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 234/02
On 24 May 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 32012M6542. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6688 — KKR/Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, investment company, merger control, metallurgical industry








C_2012234EN.01000801.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6688 — KKR/Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 234/10






1.


On 30 July 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 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik (‘WMF’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for KKR: global investment fund that offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients,










—


for WMF: is a manufacturer of table and kitchenware and small electric appliances for private households as well as professional hotel equipment and fully-automated coffee machines for professional use.














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.6688 — KKR/Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik, 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 Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL COPPS/1/2012 of 3 July 2012 on the appointment of the Head of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) ( OJ L 186, 14.7.2012 )
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: EU police mission, Palestine question, appointment of staff, public safety, the EU's international role








L_2012209EN.01001801.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 209/18







Corrigendum to Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL COPPS/1/2012 of 3 July 2012 on the appointment of the Head of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS)
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 186 of 14 July 2012
)

In the contents on the cover and on page 31, number of the Decision:
for:


                  ‘(2012/383/EU)’,

read:


                  ‘(2012/383/CFSP)’.
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 227, 28.7.2012
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2012235EN.01000101.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/1





2012/C 235/01
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union



OJ C 227, 28.7.2012



Past publications


OJ C 217, 21.7.2012


OJ C 209, 14.7.2012


OJ C 200, 7.7.2012


OJ C 194, 30.6.2012


OJ C 184, 23.6.2012


OJ C 174, 16.6.2012

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6572 — Kemet/NEC/NEC Tokin)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aluminium, ceramics, economic concentration, information technology, merger control, pulp and paper industry








C_2012234EN.01000302.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6572 — Kemet/NEC/NEC Tokin)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 234/05
On 11 July 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 32012M6572. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6635 — Lukoil/ISAB Refinery)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, oil industry








C_2012234EN.01000301.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6635 — Lukoil/ISAB Refinery)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 234/04
On 27 July 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 32012M6635. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Designation of the judge to replace the President in deciding an application
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of members, operation of the Institutions








C_2012235EN.01000201.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/2





Designation of the judge to replace the President in deciding an application
2012/C 235/02
On 4 July 2012, the General Court decided, in accordance with Article 106 of the Rules of Procedure, to designate Judge Prek, from 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2013, to replace the President of the General Court in deciding an application in the event that the President is absent or prevented from dealing with it.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6624 — Bekaert/Southern Steel Berhad/Bekaert Southern Wire)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control








C_2012234EN.01000101.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6624 — Bekaert/Southern Steel Berhad/Bekaert Southern Wire)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 234/01
On 23 July 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 32012M6624. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Reorganisation measures — Decision on a reorganisation measure in respect of Excell Life International SA (Publication in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)
Date: 2012-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, insurance company, liquidation








C_2012234EN.01000601.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/6





Reorganisation measures
Decision on a reorganisation measure in respect of Excell Life International SA
(Publication in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)
2012/C 234/08






Insurance undertaking


Excell Life International SA




Date, entry into force and nature of the decision


12 July 2012




Competent authorities


Fifteenth Chamber of the Tribunal d'arrondissement de et à Luxembourg (District Court of Luxembourg), sitting in commercial matters




Supervisory authority


Ms Karin Guillaume, Official Receiver




Administrator appointed


Liquidator: Maître Evelyne Korn, Barrister
Chartered accountant: Paul Laplume, resident at Junglinster




Applicable law


Article 60/3 subparagraph 3 of the amended Act on the Insurance Sector (loi modifiée sur le secteur des assurances)