do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7390 — OFI InfraVia/GDF SUEZ/PensionDanmark/NGT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, labour market, life assurance, merger control, natural gas, transport infrastructure








C_2014338EN.01003501.xml










27.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/35





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7390 — OFI InfraVia/GDF SUEZ/PensionDanmark/NGT)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 338/11






1.


On 18 September 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which GDF SUEZ S.A. (‘GDF SUEZ’, France), PensionDanmark Holding A/S. (‘PensionDanmark’, Denmark) and InfraVia European Fund II (‘InfraVia’, France), owned by OFI InfraVia S.A.S. (‘OFI InfraVia’, France) and ultimately controlled by the Macif Group (‘Macif’, France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Noordgastransport B.V. (‘NGT’, the Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares. NGT is currently jointly controlled by GDF SUEZ and PensionDanmark.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for OFI InfraVia: active in the infrastructure fund management across sectors including transportation, environment, energy and social infrastructure,
—   for GDF SUEZ: energy group with global presence throughout the entire energy value chain in electricity and natural gas,
—   for PensionDanmark: a Danish not-for-profit, labour-market-related, life-insurance limited company,
—   for NGT: owner and operator of a subsea transportation system for natural gas in the Netherlands.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7390 — OFI InfraVia/GDF SUEZ/PensionDanmark/NGT 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2014-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Ireland, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








C_2014338EN.01002901.xml










27.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/29





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2014/C 338/07
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


28.8.2014




Duration


28.8.2014-31.12.2014




Member State


Ireland




Stock or Group of stocks


RNG/8X14-




Species


Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)




Zone


EU and international waters of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


36/DSS






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2014-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Ireland, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








C_2014338EN.01003001.xml










27.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/30





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2014/C 338/09
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


28.8.2014




Duration


28.8.2014-31.12.2014




Member State


Ireland




Stock or Group of stocks


SBR/678-




Species


Red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)




Zone


EU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


37/DSS






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014338EN.01002701.xml










27.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/27





Euro exchange rates (1)

26 September 2014
2014/C 338/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2732




JPY


Japanese yen


138,93




DKK


Danish krone


7,4432




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78070




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2132




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2071




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1675




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,534




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,51




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1805




RON


Romanian leu


4,4027




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8736




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4483




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4148




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,8772




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6110




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6189




KRW


South Korean won


1 330,36




ZAR


South African rand


14,2343




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7991




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6290




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 343,94




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1518




PHP


Philippine peso


57,134




RUB


Russian rouble


49,6730




THB


Thai baht


41,133




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0850




MXN


Mexican peso


17,0351




INR


Indian rupee


77,9841






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 October 2014 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 ( OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ))
Date: 2014-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2014338EN.01002801.xml










27.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/28





Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 October 2014
(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))
2014/C 338/06
Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basispoints has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basispoints to the base rate.
Modified rates are indicated in bold.
Previous table published in OJ C 281, 23.8.2014, p. 3.


































From


To


AT


BE


BG


CY


CZ


DE


DK


EE


EL


ES


FI


FR


HR


HU


IE


IT


LT


LU


LV


MT


NL


PL


PT


RO


SE


SI


SK


UK




1.10.2014


…


0,53


0,53



2,46



0,53


0,58


0,53


0,78


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


1,54



2,38



0,53


0,53


0,69


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


2,75


0,53


2,97



0,68



0,53


0,53



1,04





1.9.2014


30.9.2014


0,53


0,53


2,96


0,53


0,58


0,53


0,78


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


1,54


2,92


0,53


0,53


0,69


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


2,75


0,53



2,97




0,81



0,53


0,53


0,88




1.5.2014


31.8.2014


0,53


0,53


2,96


0,53


0,58


0,53


0,78


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53



1,54



2,92


0,53


0,53


0,69


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


2,75


0,53


3,72


1,06


0,53


0,53


0,88




1.4.2014


30.4.2014


0,53


0,53


2,96


0,53



0,58



0,53


0,78


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


1,83



2,92



0,53


0,53


0,69


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


2,75


0,53


3,72



1,06



0,53


0,53


0,88




1.3.2014


31.3.2014


0,53


0,53


2,96


0,53


0,71


0,53


0,78


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53



1,83



3,45


0,53


0,53


0,69


0,53


0,53


0,53


0,53


2,75


0,53


3,72


1,29


0,53


0,53


0,88




1.1.2014


28.2.2014



0,53




0,53




2,96




0,53




0,71




0,53




0,78




0,53




0,53




0,53




0,53




0,53




2,35




3,45




0,53




0,53




0,69




0,53




0,53




0,53




0,53




2,75




0,53




3,72




1,29




0,53




0,53




0,88
Case T-699/14: Action brought on 27 September 2014 — Topps Europe v Commission
Date: 2014-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: intellectual property, rights of the defence, sports equipment, trade licence








C_2014448EN.01002901.xml










15.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 448/29





Action brought on 27 September 2014 — Topps Europe v Commission
(Case T-699/14)
(2014/C 448/38)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Topps Europe Ltd (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Vidal and A. Penny, Solicitors and B. Kennelly, Barrister)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul Commission Decision in of 15 July 2014 in Case AT.39899 — Licensing of intellectual property rights for football collectibles, which rejected the applicant's complaint that a number of national football governing bodies and players' associations together with Panini S.p.A., Union des Associations Européennes de Football, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Fédération Française de Football, Associazione Italiana Calciatori, Real Federación Española de Fútbol, and Deutscher Fußball-Bund had breached Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; and










—


order the defendant to pay the applicant's cost of these proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the defendant has seriously infringed the applicant's procedural rights, and as such, the defendant has committed an error of law.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the defendant's Decision is based on incorrect facts and is subject to a manifest error of appraisal, and as such, the defendant has committed an error of law and/or assessment of the facts.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2014-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Ireland, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








C_2014338EN.01002902.xml










27.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/29





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2014/C 338/08
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


28.8.2014




Duration


28.8.2014-31.12.2014




Member State


Ireland




Stock or group of stocks


BSF/56712-




Species


Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo)




Zone


EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


35/DSS






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Notification concerning the entry into force for the Union of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Date: 2014-09-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: biodiversity, exploitation of resources, genetics, international convention, profit, protocol to an agreement








L_2014283EN.01000102.xml










27.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 283/1







Notification concerning the entry into force for the Union of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

The Union approved the ‘Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity’ on 16 May 2014
          (1).
According to its Article 33(1), the aforementioned Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. On 14 July 2014, the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession was deposited. Accordingly, the Protocol will enter into force for the European Union on 12 October 2014.


(1)  
            OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 231.
Notice concerning the entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Date: 2014-09-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: biodiversity, exploitation of resources, genetics, international convention, profit, protocol to an agreement








L_2014283EN.01000101.xml










27.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 283/1







Notice concerning the entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (1) adopted on 29 October 2010 will enter into force, by virtue of Article 33(1) of the Protocol, on 12 October 2014.


(1)  
            OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 234.