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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7565 — Danish Crown/Tican) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, meat processing industry, merger control








C_2015193EN.01001001.xml










11.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 193/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7565 — Danish Crown/Tican)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 193/08)






1.


On 3 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown Amba (‘Danish Crown’, Denmark) and Andelsselskabet Tican Amba (‘Tican’, Denmark) enter into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation. Tican will transfer all its activities, assets and liabilities to Danish Crown and the cooperative members of Tican will collectively join Danish Crown as cooperative members.










2.


Both Danish Crown and Tican are active internationally in the food industry, specialised in the slaughtering, deboning and processing of meat as well as the sale of meat and meat products. Both companies are cooperative companies owned by a significant number of cooperative members who supply pigs and sows (and for Danish Crown also cattle and calves) to its slaughterhouses.










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.










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 M.7565 — Danish Crown/Tican, 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’).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 166/2015 of 11 June 2015 amending Annex XVI (Procurement) to the EEA Agreement [2016/2201]
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, European standard, administrative formalities, electronic document, electronic government, invoicing, public contract, revision of an agreement




L_2016341EN.01006501.xml










15.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 341/65








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 166/2015
of 11 June 2015
         
amending Annex XVI (Procurement) to the EEA Agreement [2016/2201]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Directive 2014/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on electronic invoicing in public procurement (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XVI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 6d (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 842/2011) of Annex XVI to the EEA Agreement:







‘6e.



32014 L 0055: Directive 2014/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on electronic invoicing in public procurement (OJ L 133, 6.5.2014, p. 1).’







Article 2
The text of Directive 2014/55/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 12 June 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 11 June 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 133, 6.5.2014, p. 1.

(*1)  Constitutional requirements indicated.
Case C-189/14: Order of the President of the First Chamber of the Court of 11 June 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Eparkhiako Dikastirio Lefkosias — Cyprus) — Bogdan Chain v Atlanco LTD
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative formalities, free movement of workers, labour relations, work contract








C_2015320EN.01002401.xml










28.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/24





Order of the President of the First Chamber of the Court of 11 June 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Eparkhiako Dikastirio Lefkosias — Cyprus) — Bogdan Chain v Atlanco LTD
(Case C-189/14) (1)

(2015/C 320/33)
Language of the case: Greek
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 202, 30.6.2014.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015193EN.01000101.xml










11.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 193/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

10 June 2015
(2015/C 193/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1279




JPY


Japanese yen


138,69




DKK


Danish krone


7,4615




GBP


Pound sterling


0,72840




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3616




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0486




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,6990




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,318




HUF


Hungarian forint


312,27




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1500




RON


Romanian leu


4,4670




TRY


Turkish lira


3,0936




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4571




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3801




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7446




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5689




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5168




KRW


South Korean won


1 255,00




ZAR


South African rand


13,9499




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,0008




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5410




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 984,62




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2169




PHP


Philippine peso


50,756




RUB


Russian rouble


61,4818




THB


Thai baht


37,944




BRL


Brazilian real


3,4761




MXN


Mexican peso


17,4289




INR


Indian rupee


72,0444






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
10 answers to the economic crisis in Europe.
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: Representation in Belgium
Subjects: Belgium, EU Member State, added value, anti-crisis plan, banking policy, economic recession, economic reform, goods and services, governance, gross domestic product, loan, loss, macroeconomics, public debt, secondary education

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 169/2015 of 11 June 2015 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2016/2204]
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, EU Member State, European Economic Area, air quality, aircraft, airline, directory, greenhouse gas, revision of an agreement




L_2016341EN.01006901.xml










15.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 341/69








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 169/2015
of 11 June 2015
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2016/2204]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/180 of 9 February 2015 on amending Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 on the list of aircraft operators that performed an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on or after 1 January 2006 specifying the administering Member State for each aircraft operator (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 21as (Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2009) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32015 R 0180: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/180 of 9 February 2015 (OJ L 34, 10.2.2015, p. 1).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2015/180 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 12 June 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 11 June 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 34, 10.2.2015, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 174/2015 of 11 June 2015 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2016/2209]
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU programme, European Economic Area, employment aid, fight against unemployment, humanisation of work, microloan, poverty, revision of an agreement, social integration, social security




L_2016341EN.01007501.xml










15.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 341/75








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 174/2015
of 11 June 2015
         
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2016/2209]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on a European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (‘EaSI’) and amending Decision No 283/2010/EU establishing a European Progress Microfinance Facility for employment and social inclusion (1) was incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 151/2014 of 27 June 2014 (2).












(2)


The limited participation of Norway in the Programme should be extended to the Progress axis.












(3)


Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2015,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In paragraph 8 of Article 15 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, the words ‘EURES axis’ are replaced by the words ‘Progress and EURES axes’:


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*1).
It shall apply from 1 January 2015.


Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 11 June 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 238.

(2)  See p. 44 of this Official Journal.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7623 — Pamplona Capital Management/Partner in Pet Food Holdings) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal feedingstuffs, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, supplier








C_2015193EN.01001101.xml










11.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 193/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7623 — Pamplona Capital Management/Partner in Pet Food Holdings)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 193/09)






1.


On 3 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Pamplona Capital Partners IV, L.P (United Kingdom), a fund managed and advised by Pamplona Capital Management LLP and its affiliates (‘Pamplona Capital’), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Partner in Pet Food Holdings, B.V. (‘PPF’) (Hungary) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Pamplona Capital: private equity investment firm,
—   PPF: supplier of private label and branded industrial pet food.










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 this 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 M.7623 — Pamplona Capital Management/Partner in Pet Food Holdings, 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.
Case C-283/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 11 June 2015 — X; other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU national, free movement of persons, free movement of workers, frontier worker, personal income tax, residence, tax relief








C_2015294EN.01003101.xml










7.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 294/31






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 11 June 2015 — X; other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën
(Case C-283/15)
(2015/C 294/38)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: X

Respondent: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Questions referred







1.


Must the provisions of the TFEU relating to free movement be interpreted as precluding national legislation under which a European Union citizen who resides in Spain and whose work-related income is taxed in the amount of approximately 60 % by the Netherlands and approximately 40 % by Switzerland may not deduct his negative income incurred in respect of his property in Spain, which is for his personal use, from his work-related income which is taxed in the Netherlands, even if he receives such a low income in Spain, as his State of residence, that the abovementioned negative income in the year in question could not have led to tax relief in the State of residence?










2.








a)


If Question 1 is answered in the affirmative: must every Member State in which the European Union citizen earns part of his income then take into account the full amount of the abovementioned negative income? Or does that obligation apply to only one of the States concerned in which work is carried out, and if so, to which? Or must each of the States in which work is carried out (not being the State of residence) allow part of that negative income to be deducted? In the latter case, how is that deductible part to be determined?










b)


In this regard, is the Member State in which the work is actually performed the decisive factor, or is the decisive factor which Member State has the power to tax the income earned thereby?














3.


Would the answer to the two questions set out under (2) be different if one of the States in which the European Union citizen earns his income is Switzerland, which is not a Member State of the European Union and also does not belong to the European Economic Area?










4.


To what extent is it significant in this regard whether the legislation of the taxpayer’s country of residence (in this case, Spain) makes provision for the possibility of deducting mortgage interest relating to the taxpayer’s property and the possibility of offsetting the tax losses arising therefrom in the year in question against possible income earned in that country in later years?
No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, maritime transport, traineeship








C_2015193EN.01000901.xml










11.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 193/9





No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
(2015/C 193/07)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


18 March 2015





Case No



:


75525





Decision No



:


84/15/COL





EFTA State



:


Norway





Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)



:


Alleged cross-subsidisation of maritime courses provided by Redningsselskapet and the University of Tromsø





Type of measure



:


No State aid




The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 172/2015 of 11 June 2015 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2016/2207]
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU programme, European Economic Area, European Space Agency, aerospace industry, environmental monitoring, observation, public safety, revision of an agreement, space technology




L_2016341EN.01007301.xml










15.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 341/73








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 172/2015
of 11 June 2015
         
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2016/2207]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement was extended to include Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 establishing the Copernicus Programme and repealing Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 (1) by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 249/2014 of 13 November 2014 (2).












(2)


This cooperation should be extended to Norway, under the conditions provided for in Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, whose participation should therefore commence from 1 January 2014.












(3)


Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2014,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 1(8d)(e) of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, the words ‘Norway and’ are deleted.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*1).
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.


Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 11 June 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 122, 24.4.2014, p. 44.

(2)  
            OJ L 263, 8.10.2015, p 40.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 142/2015 of 11 June 2015 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/2177]
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, approval, motor vehicle, revision of an agreement, road safety, safety device, technical specification, testing




L_2016341EN.01002901.xml










15.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 341/29








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 142/2015
of 11 June 2015
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/2177]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/562 of 8 April 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 347/2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to type-approval requirements for certain categories of motor vehicles with regard to advanced emergency braking systems (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is added in point 45zzp (Commission Regulation (EU) No 347/2012) of Chapter I of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32015 R 0562: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/562 of 8 April 2015 (OJ L 93, 9.4.2015, p. 35).’
                     






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2015/562 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 12 June 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 11 June 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 93, 9.4.2015, p. 35.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.