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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6554 — EADS/STA/EFW JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, air transport, communications industry, economic concentration, merger control, military aircraft








C_2012247EN.01000401.xml










17.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 247/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6554 — EADS/STA/EFW JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 247/04






1.


On 8 August 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 EADS Deutschland GmbH (‘EADS Deutschland’, Germany), ultimately controlled by EADS N.V. (‘EADS’, The Netherlands), and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (‘STA’, Singapore), ultimately controlled by ST Engineering group (‘STE’, Singapore) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (‘EFW’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for EADS: aviation, defence, aerospace and communications industries worldwide,










—


for STA: aircraft maintenance and modification, passenger-to-freighter conversion of Boeing aircraft, aircraft components repair and overhaul, and total aviation support,










—


for EFW: passenger to freighter conversion of Airbus aircraft, maintenance, repair and overhaul activities for Airbus aircraft as well as the production of components for Airbus aircraft.














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.6554 — EADS/STA/EFW 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6645 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/Melco de Colombia)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, electronic equipment, energy industry, information system, lift, machine-tool industry, merger control, metallurgical industry








C_2012247EN.01000101.xml










17.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 247/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6645 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/Melco de Colombia)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 247/01
On 9 August 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 32012M6645. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Judgment of the Court of 17 August 2012 in Case E-12/11 — Asker Brygge AS v EFTA Surveillance Authority (Action for annulment of a decision of the EFTA Surveillance Authority — State aid — Sale of land by public authorities — Market investor principle — Option agreement — Relevant time of assessment for considering the market value)
Date: 2012-08-17
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: Norway, State aid, price of land, public authorities








C_2013029EN.01000501.xml










31.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 29/5





JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
of 17 August 2012
in Case E-12/11
Asker Brygge AS v EFTA Surveillance Authority
(Action for annulment of a decision of the EFTA Surveillance Authority — State aid — Sale of land by public authorities — Market investor principle — Option agreement — Relevant time of assessment for considering the market value)
2013/C 29/05
In Case E-12/11, Asker Brygge AS v EFTA Surveillance Authority — APPLICATION for annulment of the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Decision No 232/11/COL of 13 July 2011 concerning sale of land at Nesøyveien 8, gnr. 32 bnr. 17, in the Municipality of Asker, Norway, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President, Per Christiansen (Judge-Rapporteur) and Páll Hreinsson, Judges, gave judgment on 17 August 2012, the operative part of which is as follows:
The Court hereby:






1.


Dismisses the application;










2.


Orders the applicant to pay the costs of the proceedings.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012247EN.01000301.xml










17.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 247/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 August 2012
2012/C 247/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2279




JPY


Japanese yen


97,38




DKK


Danish krone


7,4444




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78195




SEK


Swedish krona


8,2347




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2010




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,3370




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,912




HUF


Hungarian forint


278,39




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6962




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0771




RON


Romanian leu


4,4895




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2088




AUD


Australian dollar


1,1710




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2139




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,5247




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5201




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5360




KRW


South Korean won


1 392,95




ZAR


South African rand


10,1260




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8172




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4525




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 660,38




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,8411




PHP


Philippine peso


51,999




RUB


Russian rouble


39,1751




THB


Thai baht


38,753




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4817




MXN


Mexican peso


16,1358




INR


Indian rupee


68,4860






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012247EN.01000201.xml










17.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 247/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

15 August 2012
2012/C 247/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2276




JPY


Japanese yen


96,98




DKK


Danish krone


7,4435




GBP


Pound sterling


0,7826




SEK


Swedish krona


8,225




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2011




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,2955




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,962




HUF


Hungarian forint


279,39




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6962




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0875




RON


Romanian leu


4,4808




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2137




AUD


Australian dollar


1,1725




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2175




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,5227




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5253




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5351




KRW


South Korean won


1 388,96




ZAR


South African rand


10,0795




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8104




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,457




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 668,81




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,8382




PHP


Philippine peso


51,882




RUB


Russian rouble


39,2189




THB


Thai baht


38,743




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4872




MXN


Mexican peso


16,1822




INR


Indian rupee


68,36






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 767/2012 of 17 August 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for Bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Date: 2012-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Portugal, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2012229EN.01001201.xml










24.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 229/12








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 767/2012
of 17 August 2012
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for Bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


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 (2), lays down quotas for 2012.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 August 2012.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 25, 27.01.2012, p. 55.




ANNEX






No


14/TQ44




Member State


Portugal




Stock


BFT/AE045WM




Species


Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)




Zone


Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean




Date


29.7.2012
Commission Regulation (EU) No 768/2012 of 17 August 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for forkbeards in EU and international waters of VIII and IX by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Date: 2012-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Portugal, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2012229EN.01001401.xml










24.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 229/14








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 768/2012
of 17 August 2012
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for forkbeards in EU and international waters of VIII and IX by vessels flying the flag of Portugal


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 1225/2010 of 13 December 2010 fixing for 2011 and 2012 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for fish stocks of certain deep-sea fish species (2), lays down quotas for 2012.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 August 2012.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 1.




ANNEX






No


13/DSS




Member State


Portugal




Stock


GFB/89-




Species


Forkbeards (Phycis spp.)




Zone


EU and international waters of VIII and IX




Date


28.7.2012
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6611 — Arla/Milk Link)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural cooperative, dairy industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2012247EN.01000501.xml










17.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 247/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6611 — Arla/Milk Link)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 247/05






1.


On 9 August 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 Arla Foods amba (‘Arla’, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Milk Link Limited (‘Milk Link’, the UK) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for undertaking Arla: a dairy cooperative owned by Swedish, Danish and German dairy farmers, the company is active worldwide in the production and sale of a variety of dairy products,










—


for undertaking Milk Link: a British farmers' cooperative, Milk Link is active in the production and sale of a variety of dairy products, such as cheese, long-life milk and butter.














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.6611 — Arla/Milk Link, 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’).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 769/2012 of 17 August 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for alfonsinos in EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Date: 2012-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Azores, Baltic Sea, EU waters, English Channel, Faroes, Greenland, Iceland, North Sea, Portugal, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2012229EN.01001601.xml










24.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 229/16








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 769/2012
of 17 August 2012
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for alfonsinos in EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Portugal


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 1225/2010 of 13 December 2010 fixing for 2011 and 2012 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for fish stocks of certain deep-sea fish species (2), lays down quotas for 2012.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 August 2012.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 1.




ANNEX






No


12/DSS




Member State


Portugal




Stock


ALF/3X14-




Species


Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.)




Zone


EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV




Date


28.7.2012