do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7999 — Hearst Corporation/Advance Publications/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, mass media, merger control, provision of services, publishing








C_2016174EN.01001701.xml










14.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/17





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7999 — Hearst Corporation/Advance Publications/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 174/07)






1.


On 4 May 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 Hearst Publishing Services, Inc., belonging to The Hearst Corporation (‘Hearst’, United States of America), and Advance Publications, Inc. (‘Advance Publications’, United States of America) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of a joint venture (the ‘JV’) by way of purchase of shares in, and contribution of assets to, a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Hearst: newpapers, magazines, cable television, TV stations, credit-rating services, medical information services and internet activities,










—


for Advance Publications: newpapers, magazines, internet sites related to its print publications, cable television, development of film, television and digital video programming,










—


the JV will provide procurement, circulation management and back-office services relating to the publishing of print magazines, including digital editions thereof, to its parents and to third parties.














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.7999 — Hearst Corporation/Advance Publications/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: 2016-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016174EN.01000201.xml










14.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

13 May 2016
(2016/C 174/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1348 




JPY


Japanese yen


123,56 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4398 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78758 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3285 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1024 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2678 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


315,17 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3929 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4975 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3639 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5579 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4619 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8097 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6692 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5552 




KRW


South Korean won


1 330,91 




ZAR


South African rand


17,2132 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4001 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5020 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 112,70 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5731 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,933 




RUB


Russian rouble


74,0697 




THB


Thai baht


40,206 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,9559 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,4831 




INR


Indian rupee


75,7825 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7762 — ArcelorMittal/Financial Entities/Grupo Condesa) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, iron and steel industry, merger control








C_2016174EN.01000101.xml










14.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7762 — ArcelorMittal/Financial Entities/Grupo Condesa)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 174/01)
On 29 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 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.










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In electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32016M7762. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (OJ C 171, 12.5.2016)
Date: 2016-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, air transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2016174EN.01002801.xml










14.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/28





Corrigendum to Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 171 of 12 May 2016
)
(2016/C 174/11)
On page 4, section ‘Deadline for submission of tenders’:

for:


‘27 June 2016, 10:00 CET’,


read:


‘15 July 2016, 10:00 CET’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8022 — KKR/Airbus Defence Electronics) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: communications systems, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, military equipment








C_2016174EN.01001801.xml










14.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8022 — KKR/Airbus Defence Electronics)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 174/08)






1.


On 10 May 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 undertaking KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Airbus DS Optronics GmbH (‘Optronics GmbH’, Germany), Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security GmbH (‘Electronics GmbH’, Germany) and Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security SAS (‘Electronics SAS’, France), (together, ‘Airbus Defence Electronics’) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for KKR: ownership, management of private equity funds investing in companies in a variety of sectors,
—   for Airbus Defence Electronics: manufacturing and sale of sensor systems, including military radar, military communications, electronic warfare and optronics. Airbus Defence Electronics has been carved out of Airbus Defence & Space GmbH and Airbus Defence & Space SAS, whose activities include (i) the provision of military aircraft; (ii) designing, developing and operating major space systems; and (iii) providing satellite and terrestrial communications systems, intelligence and security solutions.










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.8022 — KKR/Airbus Defence Electronics, 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.
Corrigendum to Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (OJ C 171, 12.5.2016)
Date: 2016-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, air transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2016174EN.01002802.xml










14.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/28





Corrigendum to Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 171 of 12 May 2016
)
(2016/C 174/12)
On page 5, section ‘Deadline for submission of tenders’:

for:


‘27 June 2016, 10:00 CET’,


read:


‘15 July 2016, 10:00 CET’.