do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (OJ C 249, 8.7.2016)
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cenelec, EC conformity marking, ETSI, European standard, harmonisation of standards, safety standard, technical standard, telecommunications equipment








C_2016342EN.01001501.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/15





Corrigendum to Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 249 of 8 July 2016
)
(2016/C 342/15)
On page 3:

for:












‘ESO (1)


Reference and title of the standard
(and reference document)


First publication OJ


Reference of superseded standard


Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard Note 1


Article of Directive 1999/5/EC




Cenelec


EN 50566:2013
Product standard to demonstrate compliance of radio frequency fields from handheld and body-mounted wireless communication devices used by the general public (30 MHz - 6 GHz)


12.10.2013


 


 


Article 3(1)(a)




 


EN 50566:2013/AC:2014


12.9.2014’


 


 


 






read:












‘ESO (1)


Reference and title of the standard
(and reference document)


First publication OJ


Reference of superseded standard


Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard Note 1


Article of Directive 1999/5/EC




Cenelec


EN 50566:2013
Product standard to demonstrate compliance of radio frequency fields from handheld and body-mounted wireless communication devices used by the general public (30 MHz - 6 GHz)


12.10.2013


 


 


Article 3(1)(a)




 


EN 50566:2013/AC:2014


12.9.2014


 


 


 




Warning: the application of this publication shall observe certain conditions relating to the separation distance, reflecting the practical day-to-day use, ensuring the safe use of handheld and body-mounted wireless communication devices used by the general public (30 MHz-6 GHz), for the purposes of the safety objectives referred to in Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 1999/5/EC, in conjunction with Annex I to Directive 2006/95/EC. For example, for limb SAR measurements (limit 4 W/kg), no separation distance may be used (device in contact); for trunk SAR measurements (limit 2 W/kg), a separation distance of not more than a few millimetres may be used.’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8130 — Imerys/Alteo certain assets) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, mining industry








C_2016342EN.01001201.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8130 — Imerys/Alteo certain assets)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 342/12)






1.


On 9 September 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Micral SA controlled by Imerys SA (‘Imerys’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Alteo ARC (France) and Alufin GmbH Tabularoxid (‘Alufin GmbH’, German), together referred to as the Target, formerly owned by Alteo Holding SAS (‘Alteo’, France) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Imerys: a multinational mining company operating in four business groups: (i) energy solutions and specialties; (ii) filtration and performance additives, (iii) ceramic materials; and (iv) high resistance minerals,
—   for the Target: production of specialty aluminas for refractory and abrasive applications.










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.8130 — Imerys/Alteo certain assets, 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016342EN.01000301.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 September 2016
(2016/C 342/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1226 




JPY


Japanese yen


114,35 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4471 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85203 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5570 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0941 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2625 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,024 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,14 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3167 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4501 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3384 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4949 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4817 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7099 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5367 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5318 




KRW


South Korean won


1 263,64 




ZAR


South African rand


15,8680 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4915 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5115 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 770,61 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6441 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,741 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,8966 




THB


Thai baht


39,190 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,6993 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,7665 




INR


Indian rupee


75,2370 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8188 — PostFinance/SIX/Twint) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, merger control








C_2016342EN.01000202.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8188 — PostFinance/SIX/Twint)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 342/04)
On 13 September 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 32016M8188. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8107 — CVC/AR Packaging) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, packaging product, plastics industry, pulp and paper industry








C_2016342EN.01000101.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8107 — CVC/AR Packaging)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 342/01)
On 25 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 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 32016M8107. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8161 — Ardian/Qualium/Kermel) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, textile industry








C_2016342EN.01000201.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8161 — Ardian/Qualium/Kermel)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 342/03)
On 9 September 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 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 32016M8161. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
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 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Scotland, United Kingdom, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2016342EN.01001101.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/11





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
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 342/11)






Member State


UK




Route concerned


Tingwall/Sumburgh-Fair Isle
Tingwall-Foula
Tingwall-Papa Stour
Tingwall-Out Skerries




Period of validity of the contract


Two options:
Option 1 — contract from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018
Option 2 — contract from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2021




Deadline for submission of applications and tenders


30 November 2016




Address from which the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained







Shetland Islands Council




Transport Planning Service




Development Services Department




6 North Ness Business Park




Lerwick




Shetland




Scotland




ZE1 0LZ




UNITED KINGDOM




Tel. +44 1595744868




Email: transport@shetland.gov.uk




Internet: www.shetland.gov.uk
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8125 — JAC/Nexperia) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control








C_2016342EN.01001301.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/13





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8125 — JAC/Nexperia)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 342/13)






1.


On 13 September 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 Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co., Ltd (‘JAC’, People’s Republic of China), controlled by the China Investment Corporation (‘CIC’, People’s Republic of China), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the standard products business unit (‘Nexperia’) of NXP Semiconductors NV (‘NXP’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


JAC is an investment management company which focuses its investments on mergers and acquisitions in the semiconductor industry. It is active in developing, manufacturing, and selling RF power transistors and bipolar based (power) diodes, thyristors and transistors. Its parent company, CIC, is a sovereign wealth fund of the People’s Republic of China, specialized in foreign exchange holdings.










—


Nexperia is active in the manufacturing and sale of semiconductors, in particular several types of logic integrated circuits (‘ICs’), small signal transistors and diodes.














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 M.8125 — JAC/Nexperia, 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.8193 — TEVA/ANDA) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, wholesale trade








C_2016342EN.01000102.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8193 — TEVA/ANDA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 342/02)
On 13 September 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 32016M8193. 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.8088 — Midea Group/Kuka) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, automation, economic concentration, electrical engineering, electronics industry, heating, merger control, robotisation








C_2016342EN.01001401.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8088 — Midea Group/Kuka)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 342/14)






1.


On 9 September 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 Midea Group Co., Ltd (China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking KUKA Aktiengesellschaft (Germany) by way of public bid announced on 16 June 2016.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Midea: producer of consumer appliances and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems;
—   for Kuka: automation solutions for a variety of industries and development and manufacturing of industrial robots.










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.8088 — Midea Group/Kuka, 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.
Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) 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 — Modification of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Scotland, United Kingdom, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2016342EN.01001001.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/10





Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) 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
Modification of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 342/10)






Member State


UK




Route concerned


Tingwall/Sumburgh-Fair Isle
Tingwall-Foula
Tingwall-Papa Stour
Tingwall-Out Skerries




Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations


30 December 1997




Date of entry into force of modifications


1 April 2017




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained







Shetland Islands Council




Transport Planning Service




Development Services Department




8 North Ness Business Park




Lerwick




Shetland




Scotland




ZE1 0LZ




UNITED KINGDOM




Tel. +44 1595744868




Email: transport@shetland.gov.uk




Internet: www.shetland.gov.uk
Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
Date: 2016-09-17
Institutions: Netherlands
Subjects: Netherlands, North Sea, continental shelf, extraction of oil, hydrocarbon, petroleum exploration, public contract, security of supply








C_2016342EN.01000901.xml










17.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/9





Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
(2016/C 342/09)
The Minister for Economic Affairs hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in blocks G7, G10, G11 and G13 as indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant) 2002, No 245).
With reference to the Directive referred to in the introduction and Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in blocks G7, G10, G11 and G13 of the Dutch continental shelf.
The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the abovementioned Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).
Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:





The Minister for Economic Affairs




attn.: Ms J.J. van Beek, Energy and Environment Directorate




Bezuidenhoutseweg 73




Postbus 20401




2500 EK Den Haag




NEDERLAND




Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.
A decision on the applications will be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.
Further information can be obtained by calling Mr S. van Lierop on the following telephone number: +31 655493868.