do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Initiation of proceedings (Case M.7932 — Dow/DuPont) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal production, chemical industry, crop production, economic concentration, electrical engineering, hunting, merger control








C_2016297EN.01000801.xml










17.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/8





Initiation of proceedings
(Case M.7932 — Dow/DuPont)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 297/07)
On 11 August 2016, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 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.7932 — Dow/DuPont, 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8023 — Hon Hai Precision/Sharp) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control








C_2016297EN.01000701.xml










17.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/7





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8023 — Hon Hai Precision/Sharp)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 297/05)
On 20 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 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 32016M8023. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-462/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 17 August 2016 — Finanzamt Bingen-Alzey v Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Date: 2016-08-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, basis of tax assessment, equal treatment, pharmaceutical industry, supply, tax relief








C_2016402EN.01001901.xml










31.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/19





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 17 August 2016 — Finanzamt Bingen-Alzey v Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
(Case C-462/16)
(2016/C 402/21)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant on a point of law: Finanzamt Bingen-Alzey

Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG

Question referred

On the basis of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (judgment of 24 October 1996 in Elida Gibbs, C-317/94 (1)) and having regard to the principle of equal treatment under EU law, is a pharmaceutical company which supplies medicinal products entitled to a reduction of the taxable amount under Article 90 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (2) of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax in the case where






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it supplies those medicinal products to pharmacies via wholesalers,










—


the pharmacies supply those products, subject to tax, to persons with private health insurance,










—


the insurer of the medical expense insurance (the private health insurance company) reimburses the persons insured by it for the costs of purchasing the medicinal products, and










—


the pharmaceutical company is required to pay a ‘discount’ to the private health insurance company pursuant to a statutory provision?






(1)  ECLI:EU:C:1996:400, paragraphs 28 and 31.

(2)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8135 — Cerberus/GE Money Bank/SOREFI/SOMAFI-SOGUAFI/GE Financement Pacifique) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, merger control








C_2016297EN.01001101.xml










17.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8135 — Cerberus/GE Money Bank/SOREFI/SOMAFI-SOGUAFI/GE Financement Pacifique)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 297/10)






1.


On 9 August 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 Cerberus Group (‘Cerberus’) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over GE Money Bank (‘GEMB’), SOREFI SCA (‘SOREFI’), SOMAFI-SOGUAFI (‘SOMAFI-SOGUAFI’) and GE Financement Pacifique SAS (‘GEFP’) (collectively referred to as the ‘Target Companies’) from General Electric Capital SAS (‘GE Capital’) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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Cerberus is a private investment firm based in New York active globally with offices across the United States of America, Europe and Asia. It is recognised by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and manages funds and accounts on behalf of investors. Cerberus invests in all sorts of securities and assets, private equity, middle market lending and real estate.










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The Target Companies provide banking services, leasing and insurance services to consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises. They operate in Mainland France and the French overseas territories.














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.8135 — Cerberus/GE Money Bank/SOREFI/SOMAFI-SOGUAFI/GE Financement Pacifique, 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.
Case C-463/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 17 August 2016 — Stadion Amsterdam CV; other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën
Date: 2016-08-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT rate, provision of services, tax harmonisation








C_2016410EN.01000802.xml










7.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 410/8





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 17 August 2016 — Stadion Amsterdam CV; other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën
(Case C-463/16)
(2016/C 410/09)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Stadion Amsterdam CV

Other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Question referred

Must Article 12(3)(a) of the Sixth Directive (1) be interpreted as meaning that where a service, which for VAT purposes constitutes one single service, comprises two or more concrete and specific constituent elements to which, if they had been provided as separate services, different VAT rates would apply, the levying of VAT in respect of that composite service should take place according to the separate rates applicable to those elements if the fee for the service can be split in correct proportion to those constituent elements?


(1)  Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (OJ 1977 L 145, p. 1).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016297EN.01000901.xml










17.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/9





Euro exchange rates (1)

15 August 2016
(2016/C 297/08)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1180 




JPY


Japanese yen


112,97 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4405 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86677 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4601 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0893 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,1752 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,023 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,49 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2695 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4594 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3007 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4577 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4446 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6725 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5498 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5025 




KRW


South Korean won


1 229,06 




ZAR


South African rand


14,9346 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4203 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4925 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 641,33 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4757 




PHP


Philippine peso


51,855 




RUB


Russian rouble


71,8869 




THB


Thai baht


38,701 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,5463 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,2774 




INR


Indian rupee


74,7779 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016297EN.01001001.xml










17.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/10





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 August 2016
(2016/C 297/09)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1295 




JPY


Japanese yen


112,74 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4397 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87060 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4532 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0849 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2101 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,020 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,91 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2696 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4583 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3045 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4602 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4477 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7604 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5488 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5094 




KRW


South Korean won


1 232,41 




ZAR


South African rand


14,9524 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4772 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4830 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 774,99 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4867 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,142 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,0053 




THB


Thai baht


39,033 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,5741 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,2785 




INR


Indian rupee


75,4101 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8178 — First Reserve/Morrison Utility Services) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, mechanical engineering, merger control








C_2016297EN.01001201.xml










17.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8178 — First Reserve/Morrison Utility Services)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 297/11)






1.


On 9 August 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which FR XIII Foxtrot AIV, L.P. (‘First Reserve’, Cayman Islands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Morrison Utility Services Group Limited (‘MUS’, United Kingdom) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


First Reserve is a global private equity and infrastructure investment group, focused on investing in the energy industry,










—


MUS is a United Kingdom-based service provider for utility companies in the electricity, gas, water and telecommunications sectors, helping to renew, refurbish and maintain infrastructure and networks.














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.8178 — First Reserve/Morrison Utility Services, 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.
Case F-45/16: Action brought on 17 August 2016 — ZZ v EIB
Date: 2016-08-17
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, disabled person, health expenditure








C_2016371EN.01003201.xml










10.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 371/32





Action brought on 17 August 2016 — ZZ v EIB
(Case F-45/16)
(2016/C 371/36)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: B. Maréchal, lawyer)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (EIB)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Claim for compensation in respect of the material and non-material loss that the applicant maintains he has suffered following the declaration of his total and permanent invalidity, which he regards as being of occupational origin.

Form of order sought

Compensate the applicant for the loss or for part of the loss in the case in which part of the loss would have been reimbursed by the EIB's AXA Belgium insurance.






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Damages in relation to the violation of the moral prejudice suffered by the applicant amounting to EUR 150 000;










—


Reimbursement of future medical and psychological costs related to the health issues developed due to the severe stress of the applicant, and which is not reimbursed by the EIB Health Insurance Scheme;










—


Reimbursement of medical and psychological costs to date related to the health issues developed due to the severe stress, and which is not reimbursed by the IB Health Insurance Scheme;










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Repayment of the applicant’s legal fees for the current proceedings amounting to a provisional amount of EUR 30 000.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8141 — Watling Street/Sagemcom) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, mechanical engineering, merger control, telecommunications industry








C_2016297EN.01000702.xml










17.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/7





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8141 — Watling Street/Sagemcom)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 297/06)
On 10 August 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 French 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 32016M8141. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.