do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to Council Decision of 30 October 2015 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (OJ C 358, 30.10.2015)
Date: 2015-10-31
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cedefop, Hungary, appointment of members, board of directors








C_2015362EN.01002101.xml










31.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/21





Corrigendum to Council Decision of 30 October 2015 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 358 of 30 October 2015
)
(2015/C 362/14)
On cover page and on page 1:

for:


‘Council Decision of 30 October 2015 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training’,


read:


‘Council Decision of 22 October 2015 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training’;

on page 1:

for:


‘Done at Luxembourg, 30 October 2015’,


read:


‘Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 2015’.
Calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020 (Commission Implementing Decision C(2014) 9490)
Date: 2015-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, economic support, invitation to tender, trans-European network, transmission network








C_2015362EN.01001601.xml










31.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/16





Calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020
(Commission Implementing Decision C(2014) 9490)
(2015/C 362/09)
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, is hereby launching five calls for proposals in order to award grants to projects in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the work programme for 2015 in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020.
Proposals are invited for the following five calls:






 


CEF-TC-2015-1: Electronic delivery of documents — eDelivery










 


CEF-TC-2015-1: Electronic invoicing — eInvoicing










 


CEF-TC-2015-1: Public Open Data Generic Services










 


CEF-TC-2015-1: Safer internet Generic Services










 


CEF-TC-2015-1: Europeana




The indicative budget available for proposals selected under these calls is EUR 38,7 million.
The deadline for the submission of proposals is 19 January 2016.
The respective calls documentation is available on the CEF Telecom website:
http://ec.europa.eu/inea/connecting-europe-facility/cef-telecom/apply-funding/cef-telecom-calls-proposals-2015
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7779 — Trafigura/Nyrstar) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, metallurgical industry, mining industry








C_2015362EN.01002001.xml










31.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7779 — Trafigura/Nyrstar)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 362/13)






1.


On 26 October 2015, 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 Trafigura Beheer BV (‘Trafigura’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation de facto sole control of Nyrstar (Belgium).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Trafigura is one of the world’s leading international commodity traders. Trafigura’s primary trading businesses are the supply and transport of crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, metals (including copper, lead, zinc and aluminium) and metal ores and concentrate,










—


Nyrstar is an integrated mining and metals company with established positions in zinc and lead and growing positions in other base and precious metals. Nyrstar has mining, smelting, and other operations located around the world.














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.7779 — Trafigura/Nyrstar, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7789 — The Carlyle Group/PA Consulting) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2015362EN.01001701.xml










31.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/17





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7789 — The Carlyle Group/PA Consulting)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 362/10)






1.


On 23 October 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CEP IV Garden Sàrl, a special purpose acquisition vehicle controlled by funds managed by affiliates of the Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, Luxembourg), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of PA Consulting Group Ltd (‘PA Consulting’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Carlyle: managing funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines: (i) Corporate Private Equity (buyout and growth capital); (ii) Real Assets (real estate, infrastructure and energy and renewable resources); (iii) Global Market Strategies (structured credit, mezzanine, distressed, hedge funds, and middle market debt); and (iv) Solutions (private equity fund of funds program and related co-investment and secondary activities),
—   for PA Consulting: providing a wide range of management consultancy services to senior management in different industries in both the public and the private sector. PA has its headquarters in London and offices in the Americas, Europe, the Nordics, the Gulf and wider Middle East and North Africa region and Asia Pacific.










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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7789 — The Carlyle Group/PA Consulting, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015362EN.01000501.xml










31.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

30 October 2015
(2015/C 362/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1017




JPY


Japanese yen


132,88




DKK


Danish krone


7,4578




GBP


Pound sterling


0,71820




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3866




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0900




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3930




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,090




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,90




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2644




RON


Romanian leu


4,4350




TRY


Turkish lira


3,2128




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5544




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4515




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5382




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6369




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5445




KRW


South Korean won


1 253,98




ZAR


South African rand


15,2222




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,9703




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5860




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 070,66




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7350




PHP


Philippine peso


51,492




RUB


Russian rouble


70,5690




THB


Thai baht


39,194




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2724




MXN


Mexican peso


18,2497




INR


Indian rupee


72,0155






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7828 — INEOS/DEA UK E&P Holdings) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, gas industry, holding company, merger control, oil industry, petrochemicals, wholesale trade








C_2015362EN.01001901.xml










31.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7828 — INEOS/DEA UK E&P Holdings)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 362/12)






1.


On 26 October 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which INEOS AG (‘INEOS’, Switzerland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Dea UK E&P Holdings Limited (‘DEA UK’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


INEOS is active globally in the downstream wholesale supply of petrochemical products;










—


DEA UK is active in the upstream exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the Southern North Sea.














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.7828 — INEOS/DEA UK E&P 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7750 — Delphi/Hellermanntyton) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: electrical engineering, merger control, telecommunications, vehicle parts








C_2015362EN.01000302.xml










31.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7750 — Delphi/Hellermanntyton)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 362/03)
On 28 October 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7750. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7782 — Generali Holding Vienna/Zürich Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft/Generali Pensionskasse/Bonus-Pensionskassen) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial institution, financial services, holding company, insurance company, merger control, reinsurance, supplementary pension








C_2015362EN.01001801.xml










31.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7782 — Generali Holding Vienna/Zürich Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft/Generali Pensionskasse/Bonus-Pensionskassen)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 362/11)






1.


On 23 October 2015, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the company Generali Holding Vienna AG (‘Generali’, Austria), belonging to the group Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Italy), and the company Zürich Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft, Austria (‘Zürich’, Austria), belonging to the Zürich insurance group (Switzerland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Bonus-Pensionskassen Aktiengesellschaft (‘Bonus-PK’, Austria), including its subsidiaries, by way of purchase of shares. At the same time, Bonus Vorsorgekasse AG (‘Bonus-VK’, Austria), over which Generali and Zurich already exercise joint control, assumes a full-function character.










2.


The undertakings concerned are involved in the following business activities in Austria:
—   Generali: insurance and other financial services,
—   Zürich: insurance,
—   Bonus-PK: industry-wide pension fund,
—   Bonus-VK: provident fund.










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 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.
Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference M.7782 — Generali Holding Vienna/Zürich Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft/Generali Pensionskasse/Bonus-Pensionskassen by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7757 — AXA/Genworth LPI) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, insurance, merger control








C_2015362EN.01000401.xml










31.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/4





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7757 — AXA/Genworth LPI)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 362/04)
On 28 October 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7757. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7711 — Advent International/Bain Capital/ICBPI) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, financial institution, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2015362EN.01000301.xml










31.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7711 — Advent International/Bain Capital/ICBPI)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 362/02)
On 16 September 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7711. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Withdrawal of Commission proposals
Date: 2015-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: proposal (EU)








C_2015362EN.01000601.xml










31.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/6





WITHDRAWAL OF COMMISSION PROPOSALS
(2015/C 362/06)
List of withdrawn proposals







Document


Inter-institutional procedure


Title




COM(2015) 0404


NLE/2015/178


Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on granting further short-term Union financial assistance to Greece




COM(2015) 0405


NLE/2015/179


Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision approving the adjustment programme for Greece