do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7085 — CBRE/NHL)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, economic concentration, merger control, real estate business








C_2013379EN.01000201.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7085 — CBRE/NHL)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/C 379/03)
On 12 December 2013, 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 32013M7085. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7070 — Gestamp Eólica/Banco Santander/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, merger control, wind energy








C_2013379EN.01000101.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7070 — Gestamp Eólica/Banco Santander/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/C 379/01)
On 16 December 2013, 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 32013M7070. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7077 — Rheinmetall/Ferrostaal Industrieanlagen/Rheinmetall International Engineering JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, motor vehicle industry, oil industry, public safety








C_2013379EN.01000202.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7077 — Rheinmetall/Ferrostaal Industrieanlagen/Rheinmetall International Engineering JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/C 379/04)
On 16 December 2013, 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 German 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 32013M7077. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7129 — VREP/SUDKB/Duo Plast) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, plastics industry, small and medium-sized enterprises, venture capital








C_2013379EN.01002401.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7129 — VREP/SUDKB/Duo Plast)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/C 379/15)






1.


On 16 December 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which VR Equitypartner GmbH (‘VREP’, Germany) and Süd-Kapital-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh (‘SUDKB’, Germany) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of Duo Plast AG, Germany (‘Duo Plast’), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for VREP: private equity investment firm financing especially small and medium-sized businesses,










—


for SUDKB: private investment firm focusing on investments in expanding medium-sized companies active in Germany,










—


for Duo Plast: production of plastic films for packaging.














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.7129 — VREP/SUDKB/Duo Plast, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7106 — Pensiondanmark Holding/GDF-Suez/Noordgastransport)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, Netherlands, economic concentration, energy industry, gas, insurance company, life assurance, merger control








C_2013379EN.01000301.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7106 — Pensiondanmark Holding/GDF-Suez/Noordgastransport)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/C 379/05)
On 16 December 2013, 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 German 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 32013M7106. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013379EN.01000501.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

27 December 2013
(2013/C 379/07)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3814




JPY


Japanese yen


145,02




DKK


Danish krone


7,4599




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83665




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9785




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2234




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,4475




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,445




HUF


Hungarian forint


297,27




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7018




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1515




RON


Romanian leu


4,4625




TRY


Turkish lira


2,9859




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5506




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4731




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,7126




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6893




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7509




KRW


South Korean won


1 456,69




ZAR


South African rand


14,4446




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3841




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6385




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 830,69




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5416




PHP


Philippine peso


61,264




RUB


Russian rouble


44,9610




THB


Thai baht


45,414




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2519




MXN


Mexican peso


18,1236




INR


Indian rupee


85,6230






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Notification of the Belgian Government pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( ‘Electricity Directive’ ) concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity regarding the designation of Elia System Operator NV as transmission system operator in Belgium
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: Belgium
Subjects: Belgium, domestic market, electricity supply, private sector, public contract, transport network








C_2013379EN.01002302.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/23





Notification of the Belgian Government pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Electricity Directive’) concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity regarding the designation of Elia System Operator NV as transmission system operator in Belgium
(2013/C 379/14)
Following the Belgian regulatory authority's final decision of 6 December 2012 regarding the certification of Elia System Operator NV as ownership unbundled transmission system operator (Article 9 of the Electricity Directive), Belgium has notified to the Commission the official approval and designation of this company as a transmission system operator operating in Belgium in accordance with Article 10 of the Electricity Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Any additional information can be obtained from:





Maarten NOENINCKX




Directorate-General for Energy




Boulevard du Roi Albert II/Koning Albert II-laan 16




1000 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Τel. +32 22779583




E-mail: Maarten.noeninckx@economie.fgov.be




http://economie.fgov.be
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Malta, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2013379EN.01000701.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/7





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2013/C 379/09)




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Malta

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Malta

Subject of commemoration: The Self-Government Constitution of 1921

Description of the design: The designs shows a map of the Maltese islands and a representation of the population. At the bottom of the design, the year ‘2013’. At the top, in semi-circle, the words ‘MALTA — Self-government 1921’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued: 

Date of issue: October 2013


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
New national sides of euro circulation coins
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Holy See, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2013379EN.01000901.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/9





New national sides of euro circulation coins
(2013/C 379/11)
Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all new euro coin designs (1) with a view to informing all parties required to handle coins in the course of their work as well as the public at large.






























1 EURO CENT


2 EURO CENT


5 EURO CENT


10 EURO CENT


























20 EURO CENT


50 EURO CENT


1 EURO


2 EURO





Issuing country: Vatican City State

Date of issue: January 2014

Description of the designs: The 1-, 2- and 5-euro cent coins show the left profile of the new Head of State, Pope Francis. The words ‘CITTA DEL VATICANO’ at the top, in semi-circle. The year of issuance ‘2014’ and the mintmark ‘R’ at the right.
The 10-, 20- and 50-euro cent coins depict the portrait of the new Head of State, Pope Francis. The words ‘CITTA DEL VATICANO’ at the top, in semi-circle. The year of issuance ‘2014’ and the mintmark ‘R’ at the right.
The 1- and 2-euro coins show a portrait of the new Head of State, Pope Francis, slightly turned to the left. The words ‘CITTA DEL VATICANO’ at the top, in semi-circle. The year of issuance ‘2014’ and the mintmark ‘R’ at the right.
The coin's outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
The edge-lettering of the 2-euro coin is: ‘2 *’, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted.


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1; OJ C 254, 20.10.2006, p. 6 and OJ C 248, 23.10.2007, p. 8 for a reference to the other euro coins.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2013379EN.01000801.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/8





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2013/C 379/10)




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by the Netherlands

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: The Netherlands

Subject of commemoration: 200 years Kingdom of the Netherlands

Description of the design: The inner part of the design shows a continuing ribbon that starts from the outside depicting the effigy of King Willem-Alexander and continues to depict the effigies of his six predecessors: Queen Beatrix, Queen Juliana, Queen Wilhelmina, King Willem III, King Willem II and King Willem I. The effigies are surrounded by the inscription ‘Willem-Alexander Koning der Nederlanden’ followed by the Royal Dutch mintmark, the mint master mark, the year 2013, the initials of the designer and at the left side of the effigies the inscription ‘200 jaar Koninkrijk der Nederlanden’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued: 3,5 million

Date of issue: November 2013


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2013379EN.01000601.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/6





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2013/C 379/08)




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Germany

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the Community providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Germany

Subject of commemoration: Baden-Württemberg from the ‘Lander’-series

Description of the design: The inner part of the coin depicts the Maulbronn Monastery which is home to the most perfectly preserved medieval monastery complex north of the Alps. Founded in 1147, this complex has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. On the top, the year of issuance ‘2013’. At the bottom, the inscription BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG and underneath the indication of the issuing country ‘D’. The mint mark, represented by the letter A, D, F, G or J, is located at the right hand side. At the bottom left the initials of the artist.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued: 30 million

Date of issue: February 2013


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7081 — Centerbridge Partners/Corsair Capital/Royal Bank of Scotland Group)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Asia, Europe, Ireland, South America, United Kingdom, United States, bank, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2013379EN.01000102.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7081 — Centerbridge Partners/Corsair Capital/Royal Bank of Scotland Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/C 379/02)
On 9 December 2013, 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 32013M7081. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Notification of the Belgian Government pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( ‘Gas Directive’ ) concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas regarding the designation of N.V. Fluxys Belgium as transmission system operator in Belgium
Date: 2013-12-28
Institutions: Belgium
Subjects: Belgium, domestic market, natural gas, private sector, public contract, transport network








C_2013379EN.01002301.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 379/23





Notification of the Belgian Government pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Gas Directive’) concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas regarding the designation of N.V. Fluxys Belgium as transmission system operator in Belgium
(2013/C 379/13)
Following the Belgian regulatory authority's final decision of 27 September 2012 regarding the certification of N.V. Fluxys Belgium as ownership unbundled transmission system operator (Article 9 of the Gas Directive), Belgium has notified to the Commission the official approval and designation of this company as a transmission system operator operating in Belgium in accordance with Article 10 of the Gas Directive.
Any additional information can be obtained from:





Maarten NOENINCKX




Directorate-General for Energy




Boulevard du Roi Albert II/Koning Albert II-laan 16




1000 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Τel. +32 22779583




E-mail: Maarten.noeninckx@economie.fgov.be




http://economie.fgov.be