do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7127 — Carlyle/MDP/Chesapeake/MPS) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, packaging, plastics industry, pulp and paper industry








C_2014010EN.01000701.xml










14.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 10/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7127 — Carlyle/MDP/Chesapeake/MPS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 10/05






1.


On 8 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, United States) and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC (‘MDP’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Chesapeake Service Ltd. and its subsidiaries (‘Chesapeake’, United Kingdom), currently solely controlled by Carlyle, and Multi Packaging Solutions Inc. and its subsidiaries (‘MPS’, United States), currently solely controlled by MDP, through a joint holding structure.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Carlyle: global alternative asset manager,










—


for MDP: private equity investments and funding,










—


for Chesapeake: manufacturing and sale of secondary paper-based packaging solutions,










—


for MPS: manufacturing and sale of packaging solutions, in particular secondary paper-based packaging and plastic packaging solutions.














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.7127 — Carlyle/MDP/Chesapeake/MPS, 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 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Case T-136/13: Order of the General Court of 14 January 2014 — Hanwha SolarOne and Others v Parliament and Others
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, dumping, import (EU), originating product, solar energy end-use applications








C_2014071EN.01002802.xml










8.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/28






Order of the General Court of 14 January 2014 — Hanwha SolarOne and Others v Parliament and Others
(Case T-136/13) (1)

(2014/C 71/52)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Fifth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 123, 27.4.2013.
Case F-60/13: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 14 January 2014  — Lebedef v Commission (Civil Service — Officials — Registration of absences on account of sickness — Irregular absence — Deduction made by the Appointing Authority from annual leave — Application made by e-mail — Knowledge of the person concerned that a decision existed — Failure to open an e-mail and to investigate, by clicking on a hyperlink, the content of that decision — Admissibility — Time-limits — Determination of the date at which the person involved could become aware of the content of the decision)
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, access to information, electronic mail, paid leave, sick leave








C_2014223EN.01006801.xml










14.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 223/68





Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 14 January 2014 — Lebedef v Commission
(Case F-60/13) (1)

((Civil Service - Officials - Registration of absences on account of sickness - Irregular absence - Deduction made by the Appointing Authority from annual leave - Application made by e-mail - Knowledge of the person concerned that a decision existed - Failure to open an e-mail and to investigate, by clicking on a hyperlink, the content of that decision - Admissibility - Time-limits - Determination of the date at which the person involved could become aware of the content of the decision))
2014/C 223/70
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Giorgio Lebedef (Senningerberg, Luxembourg) (represented by: F. Frabetti, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Berardis-Kayser and G. Berscheid, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of the implied decision to reject the request, made by the applicant on the basis of Article 90(1) of the Staff Regulations, for adjustment of the entries in respect of the applicant’s absences on account of sickness in the SysPer2 application.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible.










2.


Mr Lebedef shall bear his own costs and shall pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 274, 21.9.2013, p. 29.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014010EN.01000501.xml










14.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 10/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

13 January 2014
2014/C 10/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3654




JPY


Japanese yen


141,37




DKK


Danish krone


7,4620




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83170




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8713




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2342




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3620




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,410




HUF


Hungarian forint


298,84




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1542




RON


Romanian leu


4,5240




TRY


Turkish lira


2,9730




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5066




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4897




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5882




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6328




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7270




KRW


South Korean won


1 444,41




ZAR


South African rand


14,6746




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2531




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6274




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 157,79




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4550




PHP


Philippine peso


60,880




RUB


Russian rouble


45,2798




THB


Thai baht


45,047




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2124




MXN


Mexican peso


17,7642




INR


Indian rupee


83,9270






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.7018 — Telefónica Deutschland/E-Plus)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, economic concentration, merger control, mobile phone, telecommunications industry








C_2014010EN.01000101.xml










14.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 10/1





Initiation of proceedings
(Case COMP/M.7018 — Telefónica Deutschland/E-Plus)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 10/01
On 20 December 2013, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+ 32 22964301 / 22967244) or by post, under reference COMP/M.7018 — Telefónica Deutschland/E-Plus, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË
2014/18/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP Sahel Niger/1/2014 of 14 January 2014 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger)
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Niger, appointment of members, common security and defence policy








L_2014014EN.01001601.xml










18.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 14/16








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUCAP SAHEL NIGER/1/2014
of 14 January 2014
         
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger)
(2014/18/CFSP)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to the Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (1),

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Decision 2012/392/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.












(2)


On 12 November 2013, the PSC adopted Decision EUCAP Sahel Niger/2/2013 (2), appointing Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger, ad interim, from 1 November to 31 December 2013.












(3)


On 5 December 2013, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed to extend of the mandate of Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger, ad interim, from 1 January 2014 untill the appointment of the new Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger.





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The mandate of Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK as Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) is hereby extended until the appointment of the new Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.




Done at Brussels, 14 January 2014.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

W. STEVENS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 48.

(2)  Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP SAHEL Niger/2/2013 of 12 November 2013 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (OJ L 305, 15.11.2013, p. 18).
Case T-303/13: Order of the General Court of 14 January 2014 — Miettinen v Council (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Opinion of the Council’s Legal Service — Refusal of access — Disclosure after the action was brought — Action becoming devoid of purpose — No legal interest in bringing proceedings — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, judicial proceedings, legal aid








C_2014071EN.01002201.xml










8.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/22






Order of the General Court of 14 January 2014 — Miettinen v Council
(Case T-303/13) (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Opinion of the Council’s Legal Service - Refusal of access - Disclosure after the action was brought - Action becoming devoid of purpose - No legal interest in bringing proceedings - No need to adjudicate)
(2014/C 71/40)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Samuli Miettinen (Espoo, Finland) (represented by: O. Brouwer, E. Raedts, lawyers, and A. Villette, Solicitor)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: K. Pellinghelli and É. Sitbon, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of the Council’s decision of 25 March 2013 refusing to grant the applicant access to the full text of the opinion of the Council’s Legal Service, reference 15309/12.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


The Council of the European Union shall pay the costs.










3.


There is no need to adjudicate on the applications for leave to intervene submitted by the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Finland.






(1)  OJ C 215, 27.7.2013.
Action brought on 14 January 2014 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority against Iceland (Case E-6/14)
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: Iceland, explosive, information system, labelling, national implementing measure, traceability








C_2014163EN.01001101.xml










28.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 163/11





Action brought on 14 January 2014 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority against Iceland
(Case E-6/14)
(2014/C 163/10)
An action against Iceland was brought before the EFTA Court on 14 January 2014 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority, represented by Gjermund Mathisen and Auður Ýr Steinarsdóttir, acting as Agents of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, Rue Belliard 35, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.
The EFTA Surveillance Authority requests the EFTA Court to:






1.


Declare that by failing to adopt, and/or to notify the EFTA Surveillance Authority forthwith of, all the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 5 of Chapter XXIX of Annex II to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Commission Directive 2008/43/EC of 4 April 2008 setting up, pursuant to Council Directive 93/15/EEC, a system for the identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses), as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, within the time prescribed, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act and under Article 7 of the Agreement.










2.


Order Iceland to bear the costs of these proceedings.





Legal and factual background and pleas in law adduced in support:







—


The application addresses Iceland’s failure to comply, no later than on 3 September 2013, with a reasoned opinion delivered by the EFTA Surveillance Authority on 3 July 2013 regarding that State’s failure to implement into its national legal order Commission Directive 2008/43/EC of 4 April 2008 setting up, pursuant to Council Directive 93/15/EEC, a system for the identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses (‘the Act’), as referred to at point 5 of Chapter XXIX of Annex II to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto.










—


The EFTA Surveillance Authority submits that Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 15 of the Act and under Article 7 of the EEA Agreement by failing to adopt, and/or to notify the EFTA Surveillance Authority of, all the measures necessary to implement the Act within the time prescribed.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7138 — ThyssenKrupp/Acciai Speciali Terni/Outokumpu VDM)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: America, Europe, economic concentration, merger control, metallurgical industry, steel








C_2014010EN.01000601.xml










14.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 10/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7138 — ThyssenKrupp/Acciai Speciali Terni/Outokumpu VDM)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 10/04






1.


On 8 January 2014, 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 ThyssenKrupp AG (‘TK’, Germany) intends to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the undertakings Acciai Speciali Terni (‘AST’, Italy) and Outokumpu VDM (‘VDM’, Germany, and together ‘AST/VDM’) and their affiliates by means of the acquisition of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for TK: flat carbon steel products (Europe and Americas) and their distribution, elevator technology, components technology and industrial solutions such as specialist engineering, construction services and end-to-end engineering services,










—


for AST/VDM: production and distribution of stainless steel products and high performance alloys, forging, tube making.














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.7138 — ThyssenKrupp/Acciai Speciali Terni/Outokumpu VDM, 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’).
2014/17/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUBAM Libya/2/2014 of 14 January 2014 on the acceptance of third States' contributions to the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya)
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Libya, Switzerland, border control, financial aid, international security




L_2014014EN.01001501.xml










18.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 14/15








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUBAM LIBYA/2/2014
of 14 January 2014
         
on the acceptance of third States' contributions to the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya)
(2014/17/CFSP)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2013/233/CFSP of 22 May 2013 on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (1), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Decision 2013/233/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take relevant decisions on the acceptance of contributions to EUBAM Libya by third States.












(2)


The Civilian Operations Commander recommended that the PSC accept the proposed contribution from the Swiss Confederation to EUBAM Libya and to consider it as significant.












(3)


The Swiss Confederation should be exempted from financial contributions to the budget of EUBAM Libya,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

Third States' contributions


1.   The contribution from the Swiss Confederation to the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) is accepted and shall be considered to be significant.


2.   The Swiss Confederation shall be exempted from financial contributions to the budget of EUBAM Libya.



Article 2

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 14 January 2014.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

W. STEVENS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 138, 24.5.2013, p. 15.
Action brought on 14 January 2014 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority against the Kingdom of Norway (Case E-7/14)
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: Norway, foreign national, freedom to provide services, import, infringement of EU law, national law, redemption, tax exemption, vehicle registration, vehicle rental








C_2014163EN.01001201.xml










28.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 163/12





Action brought on 14 January 2014 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority against the Kingdom of Norway
(Case E-7/14)
(2014/C 163/11)
An action against Norway was brought before the EFTA Court on 14 January 2014 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority, represented by Xavier Lewis and Gjermund Mathisen, acting as Agents of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, Rue Belliard 35, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.
The EFTA Surveillance Authority requests the EFTA Court to:






1.


Declare that by maintaining in force national rules which provide that a full amount of registration tax is due for foreign-registered leased motor vehicles temporarily imported by Norwegian residents to Norway, without the person having any right to an exemption or refund where the vehicle is neither intended to be used essentially in Norway on a permanent basis or in fact used in that manner, Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations arising from Article 36 of the EEA Agreement.










2.


Order the Kingdom of Norway to bear the costs of these proceedings.





Legal and factual background and pleas in law adduced in support:







—


Norwegian legislation provides that foreign-registered leased cars which are temporarily imported by Norwegian residents are in principle subject to the full registration tax from the moment they are used in Norway. The EFTA Surveillance Authority is of the view that this is contrary to the principle of free movement of services. It maintains that Norway has so far failed to adopt the necessary legislative measures to ensure compliance with Article 36 EEA.










—


The EFTA Surveillance Authority submits, inter alia, that Article 36 EEA precludes the application of any national legislation which, without objective justification, impedes a provider of services from exercising that freedom.