do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information concerning the signature of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
Date: 2016-06-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Croatia, Lebanon, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), originating product, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement








L_2016161EN.01000101.xml










18.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 161/1







Information concerning the signature of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

The above Protocol between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon was signed on 28 April 2016 in Brussels.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8034 — Verizon/Hearst/DreamWorks/Awesomeness TV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, mass media, merger control, programmes industry








C_2016221EN.01000701.xml










18.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8034 — Verizon/Hearst/DreamWorks/Awesomeness TV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 221/07)






1.


On 10 June 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 Verizon Media LLC, (‘Verizon’ of the United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of the whole of the undertaking AwesomenessTV Holdings, LLC (‘AwesomenessTV’ of the United States), a joint venture currently held by Hearst Group (‘Hearst’ of the United States), and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc (‘DreamWorks’ of the United States), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Verizon: provider of communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies,
—   for Hearst: provision of media and information, including ownership in cable television channels, newspapers and investments in digital and video companies,
—   for DreamWorks: company creating animated feature films, original TV series, and shorts, interactive media, live entertainment, themed experiences, consumer products, publishing, and trailblazing technology,
—   for AwesomenessTV: producer of video content.










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.8034 — Verizon/Hearst/DreamWorks/Awesomeness TV, 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.8024 — NTT Data International/IT Services Business of Dell) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, software








C_2016221EN.01000101.xml










18.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8024 — NTT Data International/IT Services Business of Dell)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 221/01)
On 14 June 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 32016M8024. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016221EN.01000201.xml










18.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

17 June 2016
(2016/C 221/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1254 




JPY


Japanese yen


117,34 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4362 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78770 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3815 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0818 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4310 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,069 




HUF


Hungarian forint


314,26 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4463 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5355 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,2988 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5234 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4519 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7338 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5959 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5187 




KRW


South Korean won


1 318,22 




ZAR


South African rand


17,1218 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4171 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5210 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 996,53 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6153 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,258 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,2867 




THB


Thai baht


39,704 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,8942 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,2471 




INR


Indian rupee


75,4975 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8038 — Apax Partners/Accenture/Duck Creek) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, merger control, software








C_2016221EN.01000102.xml










18.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8038 — Apax Partners/Accenture/Duck Creek)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 221/02)
On 3 June 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 32016M8038. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8011 — SIA Group/Airbus Group/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, economic concentration, maintenance, merger control








C_2016221EN.01000601.xml










18.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8011 — SIA Group/Airbus Group/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 221/06)






1.


On 8 June 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 SIA Engineering Company Limited (‘SIAEC’, Singapore) belonging to the Singapore Airlines group and Airbus Services Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd (‘ASAP’, Singapore) belonging to the Airbus group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (the ‘JV’, Singapore) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Singapore Airlines: the provision of air passenger and cargo transportation services as well as engineering services such as airframe maintenance and overhaul services, line maintenance, technical ground handling services, and fleet management programme. Singapore Airlines also provides other services to third parties, including training of pilots, air charters, and tour wholesaling,
—   for Airbus: aeronautics, space and defence-related services,
—   for the JV: supply maintenance, repair and overhaul services (specifically, heavy maintenance and, indirectly, line maintenance) to commercial airlines with their principal place of business in the Asia-Pacific region and that are operating Airbus A350 XWB, A380 and A330 aircraft.










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.8011 — SIA Group/Airbus Group/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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7860 — KH/Strabag/SPPD) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: civil engineering, economic concentration, merger control, road services department








C_2016221EN.01000801.xml










18.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7860 — KH/Strabag/SPPD)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 221/08)






1.


On 10 June 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 Kulczyk Holding S.A. (‘KH’), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kulczyk Investments S.A. (‘KI’, Poland), and Strabag Sp. z o.o. (‘Strabag’), a wholly owned subsidiary of Strabag SE, Austria, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking SPPD Sp. z o.o. (‘SPPD’, Poland) 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 KH: an investment company belonging to KI, a capital group focussing on investments in a broad range of sectors, including minerals and mining, energy, infrastructure, real estate project development and management, and chemicals. KI concentrates its business investment activities in Europe and Africa. Amongst these, KI holds investment participations in motorway infrastructure and concession projects in Poland,
—   for Strabag: company active in building constructions, civil engineering and the tunnelling sector,
—   for SPPD (joint venture to be renamed A2 Route Sp.z.o.o.): provider of specific so-called heavy maintenance services on public roads and motorways in Poland.










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.7860 — KH/Strabag/SPPD, 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.7917 — Boehringer Ingelheim/Sanofi Animal Health Business) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2016221EN.01000501.xml










18.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7917 — Boehringer Ingelheim/Sanofi Animal Health Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 221/05)






1.


On 8 June 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Boehringer Ingelheim group (BI, Germany), through its wholly owned subsidiary Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of Sanofi’s animal health business (Merial, France), by way of purchase of shares and assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for BI: active worldwide in the development, production, distribution and marketing of pharmaceuticals, including prescription products, consumer healthcare products, biopharmaceuticals and animal health products,
—   for Merial: producer of a wide range of animal pharmaceutical products and vaccines worldwide.










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.7917 — Boehringer Ingelheim/Sanofi Animal Health Business, 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.8065 — Verizon Communications/Hearst Corporation/Complex Media Holdings) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, mass media, merger control, programmes industry








C_2016221EN.01000901.xml










18.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8065 — Verizon Communications/Hearst Corporation/Complex Media Holdings)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 221/09)






1.


On 10 June 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 Verizon Media LLC (‘Verizon’ of the United States) and Hearst Group (‘Hearst’ of the United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Complex Media Inc (‘Complex’ of the United States) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Verizon: provider of communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies,
—   for Hearst: provision of media and information, including ownership in cable television channels, newspapers and investments in digital and video companies,
—   for Complex: provision of digital media content (predominantly text articles and short-form videos) that is focused on American popular culture, which is primarily distributed via its own websites and other platforms.










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.8065 — Verizon Communications/Hearst Corporation/Complex Media 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.
Information concerning the entry into force of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part
Date: 2016-06-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EAEC, European cooperation, European neighbourhood policy, Moldova, association agreement (EU)








L_2016161EN.01000103.xml










18.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 161/1







Information concerning the entry into force of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part

The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 27 June 2014 in Brussels (1), enters into force on 1 July 2016, in accordance with Article 464(2) of the Agreement, as the last instrument of ratification or approval was deposited on 23 May 2016.


(1)  
            OJ L 260, 30.8.2014, p. 4.
Information concerning the entry into force of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part
Date: 2016-06-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EAEC, European cooperation, European neighbourhood policy, Georgia, association agreement (EU)








L_2016161EN.01000102.xml










18.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 161/1







Information concerning the entry into force of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part

The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 27 June 2014 in Brussels (1), enters into force on 1 July 2016, in accordance with Article 431(2) of the Agreement, as the last instrument of ratification or approval was deposited on 23 May 2016.


(1)  
            OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.