do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7671 — KKR/FIBA/WMF) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, holding company, household article, investment company, merger control








C_2016023EN.01000101.xml










22.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7671 — KKR/FIBA/WMF)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 23/01)
On 17 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 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 32015M7671. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7855 — Ageas/AXA Portugal) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, insurance, merger control








C_2016023EN.01000102.xml










22.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7855 — Ageas/AXA Portugal)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 23/02)
On 18 January 2016, 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 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 32016M7855. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7872 — Novartis/GSK (Ofatumumab Autoimmune Indications)) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, health care, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2016023EN.01000201.xml










22.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7872 — Novartis/GSK (Ofatumumab Autoimmune Indications))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 23/03)
On 18 December 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 32015M7872. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-36/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Poland) lodged on 22 January 2016 — Minister Finansów v Posnania Investment SA
Date: 2016-01-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, delivery, real property, tax collection, tax debt write-off, taxpayer, transfer of property








C_2016145EN.01001701.xml










25.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/17






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Poland) lodged on 22 January 2016 — Minister Finansów v Posnania Investment SA
(Case C-36/16)
(2016/C 145/21)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Minister Finansów

Respondent: Posnania Investment SA

Question referred

Does the transfer of ownership of land (tangible property) by a person taxable for VAT purposes to: (a) the State Treasury — in settlement of tax arrears in respect of taxes constituting State budget revenues; or (b) a municipality, district or regional authority — in settlement of tax arrears in respect of taxes constituting their budget revenues, resulting in the discharge of tax liabilities, constitute a transaction that is subject to tax (supply of goods for consideration) within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) and Article 14(1) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax? (1)



(1)  
            OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2016-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, euro, issuing of currency, sporting event




C_2016023EN.01000501.xml










22.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/5





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2016/C 23/06)



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 issuance of euro coins are authorised to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, one of these being 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
: France


Subject of commemoration
: 2016 UEFA European Championship


Description of the design
: Held every four years since 1960, the UEFA men’s football European Championship, commonly referred to as ‘the Euro’, will take place in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. Euro 2016, the fifteenth edition of the European Football Championship, is organised by the Union of European Football Associations and brings together the best men’s football teams in Europe.
The winner of the competition receives a small-scale version of the Henri Delaunay Cup, named after the man who invented the competition.
The design of the coin features the Henri Delaunay Cup in the middle of an outline map of France, along with the two marks of the Paris Mint. The letters RF for République Française (French Republic) are to the right of the map of France, and the name of the competition ‘UEFA EURO 2016 France’ is written above it. Below the map, a football stands out in the foreground. All of this is set on a background that features graphical elements representing the competition.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Number of coins to be issued
: 10 million coins


Date of issue
: January 2016


(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).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016023EN.01000301.xml










22.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

21 January 2016
(2016/C 23/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0893




JPY


Japanese yen


127,43




DKK


Danish krone


7,4630




GBP


Pound sterling


0,77182




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3527




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0949




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7033




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,064




HUF


Hungarian forint


314,42




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4943




RON


Romanian leu


4,5316




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3098




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5755




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5750




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5181




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6940




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5670




KRW


South Korean won


1 321,64




ZAR


South African rand


18,1453




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,1666




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6710




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 149,99




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7818




PHP


Philippine peso


52,166




RUB


Russian rouble


91,7660




THB


Thai baht


39,503




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5230




MXN


Mexican peso


20,2120




INR


Indian rupee


74,0684






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/78 of 22 January 2016 implementing Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Date: 2016-01-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, bank, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, trade restriction








L_2016016EN.01002501.xml










23.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 16/25








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2016/78
of 22 January 2016
         
implementing Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1), and in particular Article 23(1) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran.












(2)


On 17 January 2016, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) removed two entities from the list of persons and entities subject to the measures imposed by points (c) and (d) of paragraph 6 of Annex B to UNSC Resolution 2231(2015).












(3)


The restrictive measures against those two entities, currently listed in Annex I to Decision 2010/413/CFSP, should therefore be suspended.












(4)


Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The entities set out in Annex I to Decision 2010/413/CFSP, listed in the Annex to this Decision, are added to the listing in Annex V to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 22 January 2016.


For the Council


The President

A.G. KOENDERS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.




ANNEX

1.   

Bank Sepah and Bank Sepah International
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/74 of 22 January 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Date: 2016-01-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, bank, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, nuclear non-proliferation, trade restriction








L_2016016EN.01000601.xml










23.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 16/6








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/74
of 22 January 2016
         
implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1), and in particular Article 46 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran.












(2)


On 17 January 2016, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) removed two entities from the list of persons and entities subject to the measures imposed by points (c) and (d) of paragraph 6 of Annex B to UNSC Resolution 2231(2015). Those entities should also be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.












(3)


Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The entities listed in the Annex to this Regulation are deleted from the list of entities set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 2016.


For the Council


The President

A.G. KOENDERS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.




ANNEX

1.   

Bank Sepah and Bank Sepah International
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2016-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Presidency of the Council of the EU, Slovakia, euro, issuing of currency




C_2016023EN.01000401.xml










22.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 23/4





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2016/C 23/05)



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
: Slovakia


Subject of commemoration
: The first Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union


Description of the design
: The design is dominated by the coat of arms of the Slovak Republic at its centre against a background of dynamic centripetal lines representing the position and importance of the Slovak Republic during its presidency in the Council of the European Union. To the right of the coat of arms of the Slovak Republic is the year ‘2016’. Around the edge of the inner circle are the country name ‘SLOVENSKO’ (Slovakia) and the inscription ‘PREDSEDNÍCTVO SR V RADE EÚ’ (Slovak Presidency of the EU Council), which are separated by graphical symbols. The mint mark of the Kremnica Mint, composed of the letters ‘MK’ between two dies, and the stylised initials of the designer of the national side, Vladimír Pavlica, ‘VP’, are placed in the lower part of the composition.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Number of coins to be issued
: 


Date of issue
: March 2016


(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).
Case C-37/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Poland) lodged on 22 January 2016 — Minister Finansów v Stowarzyszenie Artystów Wykonawców Utworów Muzycznych i Słowno-Muzycznych SAWP, established in Warsaw (SAWP)
Date: 2016-01-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, artistic profession, invoicing, provision of services, recording equipment, recording medium, sale, taxable income








C_2016145EN.01001702.xml










25.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/17






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Poland) lodged on 22 January 2016 — Minister Finansów v Stowarzyszenie Artystów Wykonawców Utworów Muzycznych i Słowno-Muzycznych SAWP, established in Warsaw (SAWP)
(Case C-37/16)
(2016/C 145/22)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Minister Finansów

Respondent: Stowarzyszenie Artystów Wykonawców Utworów Muzycznych i Słowno-Muzycznych SAWP, established in Warsaw (SAWP)

Questions referred







1.


Do authors, performers and other rightholders supply services, within the meaning of Articles 24(1) and 25(a) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, (1) to producers and importers of audio recorders and similar devices and blank media, on whom collective management organisations levy on behalf of those authors, performers and other rightholders, but in their own name, fees on those devices and media by virtue of their sale?










2.


If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative, are collective management organisations, in levying a fee on devices and media by virtue of their sale by producers and importers, acting as taxable persons, within the meaning of Article 28 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1), who are required to document those activities by means of an invoice for the purposes of Article 220(1)(1) of that directive, issued to producers and importers of audio recorders and similar devices and blank media, showing VAT as due by virtue of the fees, and, at the time at which the fees levied on behalf of the authors, performers and other rightholders are distributed to them, are the latter required to document receipt of the fees by means of an invoice indicating that VAT issued to the collective management organisation levying the fee?






(1)  
            OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.
Information concerning the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union
Date: 2016-01-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Croatia, South Korea, accession to an agreement, accession to the European Union, administrative cooperation, cross-border cooperation, free-trade agreement, liberalisation of the market, trading operation








L_2016015EN.01000101.xml










22.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 15/1







Information concerning the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union

The Additional Protocol to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union (1), signed on 25 March 2014, has, in accordance with Article 9.1 thereof, entered into force on 1 January 2016.


(1)  
            OJ L 140, 14.5.2014, p. 3.