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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7859 — OMV/EconGas) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, oil industry, storage








C_2016128EN.01002601.xml










12.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/26





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7859 — OMV/EconGas)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 128/06)






1.


On 4 April 2016 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking OMV Gas & Power GmbH (Austria), ultimately controlled by OMV AG (‘OMV’ of Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking EconGas GmbH (‘EconGas’ of Austria) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


OMV is an integrated oil and gas company active across the entire crude oil and natural gas value chain;










—


EconGas is a natural gas supplier active on the upstream, as well as on the various downstream markets.














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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7859 — OMV/EconGas, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7989 — Griffin/LVS II Lux XX/Redefine/Echo Prime JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, property leasing, real estate business








C_2016128EN.01002801.xml










12.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/28





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7989 — Griffin/LVS II Lux XX/Redefine/Echo Prime JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 128/08)






1.


On 5 April 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Griffin Topco III SARL (‘Griffin’, Luxembourg), ultimately controlled by Oaktree Capital Group LLC (‘Oaktree’, United States), LVS II Lux XX SARL (‘LVS II Lux XX’, Luxembourg), a wholly-owned subsidiary of an investment fund managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (‘PIMCO’, United States) and Redefine Properties Limited (‘Redefine’, South Africa), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Echo Prime Properties B.V. (‘Echo Prime JV’, Poland) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   For Griffin: investment activities, including in real estate assets and services. Griffin belongs to Oaktree, an investment company.
—   For LVS II Lux XX: investment activities, including in real estate assets and services. LVS II Lux XX is fully owned by PIMCO, an investment company.
—   For Redefine: investment in real estate assets and services, mainly in South Africa and Australia.
—   For Echo Prime JV: real estate assets and services transferred from Echo Investment. Echo Investment is a joint venture indirectly jointly controlled by Oaktree and PIMCO.










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 M.7989 — Griffin/LVS II Lux XX/Redefine/Echo Prime JV, 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.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 12 April 2016 on the draft Council decision on conclusion of the Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Union and the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (05255/2014 — C8-0040/2015 — 2012/0015(NLE))
Date: 2016-04-12
Institutions: Committee on International Trade, Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: Macao, agreement (EU), air transport, ratification of an agreement








C_2018058EN.01022801.xml










15.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/228





P8_TA(2016)0096
EU-Macao Agreement on certain aspects of air services ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 12 April 2016 on the draft Council decision on conclusion of the Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Union and the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (05255/2014 — C8-0040/2015 — 2012/0015(NLE))
(Consent)
(2018/C 058/27)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (05255/2014),










—


having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on certain aspects of air services (08179/2012),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 100(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), and Article 218(8), first subparagraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0040/2015),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A8-0072/2016),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and to the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016128EN.01002301.xml










12.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/23





Euro exchange rates (1)

11 April 2016
(2016/C 128/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1390 




JPY


Japanese yen


123,28 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4424 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80060 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2815 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0877 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3809 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,026 




HUF


Hungarian forint


312,07 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2793 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4675 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,2240 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5060 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4794 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8321 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6669 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5341 




KRW


South Korean won


1 306,55 




ZAR


South African rand


16,7955 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3709 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4875 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 956,00 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4307 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,552 




RUB


Russian rouble


76,0574 




THB


Thai baht


39,956 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0647 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,1924 




INR


Indian rupee


75,7055 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 12 April 2016 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand (11634/2015– C8-0377/2015 — 2015/0152(NLE))
Date: 2016-04-12
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Development, Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Denmark, Greenland, agreement (EU), catch quota, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, sea fishing








C_2018058EN.01022701.xml










15.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/227





P8_TA(2016)0095
Fisheries partnership agreement with Denmark and Greenland: fishing opportunities and financial contribution ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 12 April 2016 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand (11634/2015– C8-0377/2015 — 2015/0152(NLE))
(Consent)
(2018/C 058/26)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (11634/2015),










—


having regard to the draft Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand (11633/2015),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 43, Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0377/2015),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Budgets (A8-0067/2016),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the Protocol;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Greenland.
Case T-151/16: Action brought on 12 April 2016 — NC v Commission
Date: 2016-04-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, award of contract, general budget (EU), principle of proportionality, retroactivity of a law








C_2016279EN.01002901.xml










1.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 279/29





Action brought on 12 April 2016 — NC v Commission
(Case T-151/16)
(2016/C 279/43)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: NC (represented by: J. Killick and G. Forwood, Barristers and C. Van Haute and A. Bernard, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the European Commission of 28 January 2016 to exclude the applicant from participation in procedures for the award of procurement contracts and grants financed by the general budget of the European Union, and to enter the applicant in the Early Detection and Exclusion System provided for at Article 108(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ 2012 L 298, p. 1);










—


adopt the requested measures of organisation of procedure; and










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of these proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging a breach of the principle of the retroactive application of the more lenient penalty (lex mitior), in failing to apply Regulation No 966/2012 as amended by Regulation 2015/1929 (1) to the contested decision.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging a breach of an essential procedural requirement in failing to consult the panel and to revise its decision as required by Regulation No 966/2012 as amended by Regulation 2015/1929.










3.


Third plea in law, in the alternative, alleging a breach of the principle of proportionality and Article 133a(1) of Regulation No 2342/2002 (2) in applying an exclusion that is disproportionate in the circumstances.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging a breach of the principle of proportionality and the principle of ne bis in idem to the extent that the applicant has already been excluded for the same conduct.






(1)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/1929 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 October 2015 amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ 2015 L 286, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ 2002 L 357, p. 1).
Case C-561/14: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 April 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret — Denmark) — Caner Genc v Integrationsministeriet (Reference for a preliminary ruling — EEC-Turkey Association Agreement — Decision No 1/80 — Article 13 — Standstill clause — Family reunification — National legislation laying down new, more stringent conditions on access to family reunification for family members, who are not economically active, of economically active Turkish nationals who are resident and have a residence permit in the Member State in question — Condition requiring ties sufficient to enable successful integration)
Date: 2016-04-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, Türkiye, association agreement (EU), child, family migration, integration of migrants, national, national law, residence, residence permit








C_2016211EN.01001701.xml










13.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 211/17






Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 April 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret — Denmark) — Caner Genc v Integrationsministeriet
(Case C-561/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - EEC-Turkey Association Agreement - Decision No 1/80 - Article 13 - Standstill clause - Family reunification - National legislation laying down new, more stringent conditions on access to family reunification for family members, who are not economically active, of economically active Turkish nationals who are resident and have a residence permit in the Member State in question - Condition requiring ties sufficient to enable successful integration))
(2016/C 211/20)
Language of the case: Danish

Referring court

Østre Landsret

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Caner Genc

Defendant: Integrationsministeriet

Operative part of the judgment

A national measure such as that at issue in the main proceedings, making family reunification between a Turkish worker residing lawfully in the Member State concerned and his minor child subject to the condition that the latter have, or have the possibility of establishing, sufficient ties with Denmark to enable him successfully to integrate, when the child concerned and his other parent reside in the State of origin or in another State, and the application for family reunification is made more than two years from the date on which the parent residing in the Member State concerned obtained a permanent residence permit or a residence permit with a possibility of permanent residence constitutes a ‘new restriction’, within the meaning of Article 13 of Decision 1/80 of the Association Council of 19 September 1980 on the development of the Association set up by the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey, signed in Ankara on 12 September 1963 by the Republic of Turkey, on the one hand, and by the Member States of the EEC and the Community, on the other, and concluded, approved and confirmed on behalf of the Community by Council Decision 64/732/EEC of 23 December 1963.
Such a restriction is not justified.


(1)  OJ C 65, 23.2.2015.
Notice for the attention of the persons to which measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/565 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/556 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran apply
Date: 2016-04-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2016128EN.01002201.xml










12.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/22





Notice for the attention of the persons to which measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/565 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/556 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran apply
(2016/C 128/02)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/565 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/556 (4) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran.
The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes should continue be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/235/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 359/2011.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




DG C 1C — Horizontal Issues Unit




General Secretariat




Rue de la Loi 175/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 51.

(2)  OJ L 96, 12.4.2016, p. 41.

(3)  OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 96, 12.4.2016, p. 3.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 12 April 2016 on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the duration of the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate (COM(2015)0646 — C8-0009/2016 — 2015/0296(CNS))
Date: 2016-04-12
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: VAT rate, tax harmonisation








C_2018058EN.01022901.xml










15.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/229





P8_TA(2016)0097
Minimum standard rate of VAT *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 12 April 2016 on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the duration of the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate (COM(2015)0646 — C8-0009/2016 — 2015/0296(CNS))
(Special legislative procedure — consultation)
(2018/C 058/28)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2015)0646),










—


having regard to Article 113 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8-0009/2016),










—


having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A8-0063/2016),












1.


Approves the Commission proposal as amended;












2.


Regrets that the Commission published its proposal so late which means that the application of a minimum standard rate of VAT will be retroactive;












3.


Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, in accordance with Article 293(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;












4.


Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;












5.


Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the Commission proposal;












6.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.





Amendment 1


Proposal for a directive


Article 1 — point 1

Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 97







Text proposed by the Commission




Amendment





From 1 January 2016 until 31 December 
2017
, the standard rate may not be lower than 15 %.


From 1 January 2016 until 31 December 
2018
, the standard rate may not be lower than 15 %.