do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6745 — SNCF/Haselsteiner Familien-Privatstiftung/Augusta Holding/Rail Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-10-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, France, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, rail transport, transport company








C_2012330EN.01001601.xml










27.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 330/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6745 — SNCF/Haselsteiner Familien-Privatstiftung/Augusta Holding/Rail Holding)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 330/09






1.


On 19 October 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(s) SNCF (France), Haselsteiner Familien-Privatstiftung (‘HFPS’, Austria) and Augusta Holding AG (‘Augusta’, Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Rail Holding AG (Austria) by way of modification of the current shareholding.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for SNCF: rail passenger transportation services, freight and public transportation services in France and other EEA countries; management of the French railway infrastructure and of railway stations property,










—


for HFPS: investments in small and medium-sized businesses active in different sectors such as the construction sector,










—


for Augusta: investments in companies, in particular small and medium-sized businesses, active in different sectors such as the real estate sector,










—


for Rail Holding AG: rail passenger transportation services in Austria through WESTbahn on the line between Vienna and Freilassing.














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.6745 — SNCF/Haselsteiner Familien-Privatstiftung/Augusta Holding/Rail Holding, 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.6734 — Koch Industries/Guardian) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-10-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, glass industry, merger control, pulp and paper industry








C_2012330EN.01001501.xml










27.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 330/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6734 — Koch Industries/Guardian)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 330/08






1.


On 23 October 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 Koch Industries, Inc. (‘Koch’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Guardian Industries Corp. (‘Guardian’, United States) by way of purchase of securities.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Koch: refined products, chemicals, pulp, paper and wood building products, man-made fibers and intermediate chemicals and polymers, crude oil services, mineral services, energy services, capital services, road and construction materials and chemical technology,










—


for Guardian: worldwide manufacturing of float glass, fabricated glass products and coated injection moulded plastic parts for automotive and other applications, and in North America in manufacturing and distributing other building materials for commercial and residential applications.














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.6734 — Koch Industries/Guardian, 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 Call for proposals — ‘Support for information measures relating to the common agricultural policy (CAP)’ — Implementation of information measures under budget headings 05 08 06 for 2013 ( OJ C 223, 27.7.2012 )
Date: 2012-10-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: budget, common agricultural policy, exchange of information








C_2012330EN.01002301.xml










27.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 330/23





Corrigendum to Call for proposals — ‘Support for information measures relating to the common agricultural policy (CAP)’ — Implementation of information measures under budget headings 05 08 06 for 2013
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 223 of 27 July 2012
)
2012/C 330/11
On page 4, point 1, second paragraph:
for:
‘between 1 March 2013 and 28 February 2014.’,
read:
‘between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014.’.
On page 5, point 3, first paragraph:
for:
‘between 1 March 2013 and 28 February 2014.’,
read:
‘between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014.’.
On page 6, point 4.2, first paragraph:
for:
‘31 October 2012’,
read:
‘30 November 2012’;
On page 6, point 4.2, fourth paragraph:
for:
‘31 October 2012’,
read:
‘30 November 2012’.
On page 6, point 4.2, sixth paragraph:
for:
‘17 October 2012.’,
read:
‘17 November 2012.’.
On page 7, point 4.2, seventh paragraph:
for:
‘24 October 2012.’,
read:
‘24 November 2012.’.
On page 7, point 5.4, third paragraph:
for:
‘end of January 2013.’,
read:
‘end of February 2013.’.
On page 12, point article 3(b), first indent:
for:
‘31 October 2012’,
read:
‘30 November 2012’.
On page 12, point 3(b), eighth indent:
for:
‘between 1 March 2013 and 28 February 2014,’,
read:
‘between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014,’.
Special Report No 14/2012 ‘Implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses of countries that joined the EU since 2004’
Date: 2012-10-27
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: accession to the European Union, application of EU law, meat processing industry, occupational health








C_2012330EN.01000401.xml










27.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 330/4





Special Report No 14/2012 ‘Implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses of countries that joined the EU since 2004’
2012/C 330/05
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 14/2012 ‘Implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses of countries that joined the EU since 2004’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu
A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:





European Court of Auditors




Unit ‘Audit: Production of Reports’




12, rue Alcide de Gasperi




1615 Luxembourg




LUXEMBOURG




Tel. +352 4398-1




E-mail: eca-info@eca.europa.eu




or by filling in an electronic order form on EU-Bookshop.
Notice for the attention of the persons to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2012/665/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea apply
Date: 2012-10-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Guinea, capital movement, economic sanctions, international sanctions








C_2012330EN.01000201.xml










27.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 330/2





Notice for the attention of the persons to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2012/665/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea apply
2012/C 330/03
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2012/665/CFSP (1), and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009.
The Council of the European Union has determined that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes continue to fulfil the criterion set out in Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea and should therefore remain subject to the measures as renewed by Decision 2012/665/CFSP.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the web-sites in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 8 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C — Coordination Unit




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's Decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 299, 27.10.2012, p. 45.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6727 — Carlyle/DuPont Performance Coatings Business)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-10-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, paints and varnishes








C_2012330EN.01000102.xml










27.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 330/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6727 — Carlyle/DuPont Performance Coatings Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 330/02
On 23 October 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 32012M6727. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6684 — Vivescia/Atrixo)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-10-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, economic concentration, food industry, marketing, merger control, oleaginous plant








C_2012330EN.01000101.xml










27.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 330/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6684 — Vivescia/Atrixo)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 330/01
On 22 October 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 French 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 32012M6684. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-10-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012330EN.01000301.xml










27.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 330/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

26 October 2012
2012/C 330/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2908




JPY


Japanese yen


103,15




DKK


Danish krone


7,4592




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80120




SEK


Swedish krona


8,6730




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2090




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,4675




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,900




HUF


Hungarian forint


281,99




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6962




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1503




RON


Romanian leu


4,5598




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3288




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2486




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2865




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0041




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5740




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5774




KRW


South Korean won


1 416,90




ZAR


South African rand


11,2745




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0661




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5380




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 448,82




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9435




PHP


Philippine peso


53,392




RUB


Russian rouble


40,6150




THB


Thai baht


39,679




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6148




MXN


Mexican peso


16,8304




INR


Indian rupee


69,3590






(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 319, 20.10.2012
Date: 2012-10-27
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2012331EN.01000101.xml










27.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/1






(2012/C 331/01)
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union



OJ C 319, 20.10.2012



Past publications


OJ C 311, 13.10.2012


OJ C 303, 6.10.2012


OJ C 295, 29.9.2012


OJ C 287, 22.9.2012


OJ C 273, 8.9.2012


OJ C 258, 25.8.2012

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6743 — Talanx International/Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company/HDI Poland)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-10-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, merger control








C_2012330EN.01001401.xml










27.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 330/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6743 — Talanx International/Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company/HDI Poland)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 330/07






1.


On 17 October 2012 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Talanx International AG (‘TINT’, Germany) and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (‘MY’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of HDI Asekuracja SA (‘HDI Poland Non-life’, Poland) and HDI-Gerling Życie SA (‘HDI Poland Life’, Poland) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for TINT: non-life insurance, life insurance, reinsurance,










—


for MY: non-life insurance, life insurance, reinsurance,










—


for HDI Poland Non-life: non-life insurance,










—


for HDI Poland Life: life insurance.














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.6743 — Talanx International/Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company/HDI Poland, 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’).