do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7851 — USS Nero / OPTrust / PGGM / Global Via) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, medical institution, merger control, rail transport, road transport, service concession, supplementary pension








C_2016144EN.01000201.xml










23.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7851 — USS Nero / OPTrust / PGGM / Global Via)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 144/03)
On 5 February 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 32016M7851. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Special Report No 12/2016 — ‘Agencies’ use of grants: not always appropriate or demonstrably effective’
Date: 2016-04-23
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Environment Agency, European Food Safety Authority, European Institute of Innovation and Technology, Frontex, eligibility criteria, financial aid








C_2016144EN.01001901.xml










23.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/19





Special Report No 12/2016
‘Agencies’ use of grants: not always appropriate or demonstrably effective’
(2016/C 144/08)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 12/2016 ‘Agencies’ use of grants: not always appropriate or demonstrably effective’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7976 — Deutsche Alternative Asset Management (Global) Limited/Ermewa/Akiem) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, holding company, investment company, maintenance, merger control, rental business, vehicle on rails








C_2016144EN.01000101.xml










23.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7976 — Deutsche Alternative Asset Management (Global) Limited/Ermewa/Akiem)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 144/01)
On 18 April 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 32016M7976. 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.7943 — Dow/DCC) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2016144EN.01000102.xml










23.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7943 — Dow/DCC)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 144/02)
On 20 April 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 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 32016M7943. 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.7910 — Kesko/Onninen) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, household electrical appliance, ironmongery, merger control, plumbing equipment, retail trade, wholesale trade








C_2016144EN.01002201.xml










23.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/22





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7910 — Kesko/Onninen)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 144/11)






1.


On 18 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 Kesko Oyj (‘Kesko’, Finland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Onninen Oy (‘Onninen’, Finland) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Kesko: retailer with operations in three main business segments: (i) the grocery trade; (ii) the building and home improvement trade as well as specialty goods trade; and (iii) the car trade,
—   Onninen: active in the distribution of, among others, installation products.










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.7910 — Kesko/Onninen, 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.7992 — Starwood Capital Group/Banco Sabadell/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, hotel industry, investment company, merger control, real property








C_2016144EN.01002001.xml










23.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7992 — Starwood Capital Group/Banco Sabadell/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 144/09)






1.


On 15 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 Starwood Capital Group (‘SCG’ of USA) and Hotel Investment Partnership, S.L. (‘HIP’ of Spain) controlled by Banco de Sabadell, S.A. (‘BS’ of Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of HI Partners Starwood Capital Holdco Value Added, S.L. (HPSC JV of Spain) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for SCG: investing with a core focus on global real estate. SCG invests in a number of asset classes — including multifamily, office, retail, hotel, industrial, residential and commercial land, senior housing, mixed-use and golf, and in all levels of the capital structure,
—   for BS: offering banking services to both the retail and business banking markets and, via HIP, operating hotels and offering real estate services.










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.7992 — Starwood Capital Group/Banco Sabadell/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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016144EN.01000301.xml










23.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 April 2016
(2016/C 144/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1263 




JPY


Japanese yen


124,86 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4413 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78335 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1381 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0991 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2443 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,046 




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,10 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3506 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4753 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,1886 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4570 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4342 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7368 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6364 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5211 




KRW


South Korean won


1 287,41 




ZAR


South African rand


16,1846 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3159 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4900 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 871,07 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3943 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,658 




RUB


Russian rouble


74,2513 




THB


Thai baht


39,432 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0218 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,6823 




INR


Indian rupee


74,9425 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.