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Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2017-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, Philippines, Taiwan, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), iron and steel product, originating product








C_2017005EN.01000201.xml










7.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 5/2





Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2017/C 5/02)
Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) following which no duly substantiated request for a review was lodged, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measure mentioned below will expire.
This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (2).









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Certain stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof


The People’s Republic of China
Philippines
Taiwan


Anti-dumping duty


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 5, 7.1.2012, p. 1), as extended to imports consigned from the Philippines, whether declared as originating in the Philippines or not by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 205/2013 (OJ L 68, 12.3.2013, p. 1)


8.1.2017






(1)  OJ C 131, 14.4.2016, p. 5.

(2)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(3)  The measure will expire at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8327 — Fairfax/Sagard Holdings/PSG) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, sports equipment








C_2017005EN.01000401.xml










7.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 5/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8327 — Fairfax/Sagard Holdings/PSG)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 5/04)






1.


On 21 December 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (‘Fairfax’, Canada) and Sagard Holdings Inc. (‘Sagard’, Canada), controlled by the Power Corporation of Canada, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the assets of Performance Sports Group Ltd and of its US and Canadian subsidiaries (‘PSG’, United States) by way of purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Fairfax: property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, investment management.
—   for Sagard: investment in mid-cap public companies in the United States. Sagard is a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada, a diversified international management and holding company that holds interests in companies in the financial services, communications and other business sectors.
—   for PSG: development and manufacturing of ice hockey, roller hockey, lacrosse, baseball and softball sports equipment, as well as related apparel and soccer apparel. Its products are marketed under the Bauer, Mission, Maverik, Cascade, Inaria, Combat and Easton brand names.










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.8327 — Fairfax/Sagard Holdings/PSG, 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: 2017-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017005EN.01000101.xml










7.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 5/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

6 January 2017
(2017/C 5/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0589 




JPY


Japanese yen


122,83 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4343 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85648 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5515 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0725 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,9868 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


307,24 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3552 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5013 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,8305 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4433 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4039 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2121 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5073 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5169 




KRW


South Korean won


1 261,36 




ZAR


South African rand


14,4179 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3253 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5780 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 152,20 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7359 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,257 




RUB


Russian rouble


62,7475 




THB


Thai baht


37,760 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3905 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,5290 




INR


Indian rupee


71,9945 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8311 — Altor Fund IV/Transcom WorldWide AB) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, provision of services, telecommunications industry








C_2017005EN.01000501.xml










7.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 5/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8311 — Altor Fund IV/Transcom WorldWide AB)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 5/05)






1.


On 23 December 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Altor Fund IV (‘Altor’, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Transcom WorldWide AB (‘Transcom’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Altor: private equity investment in a variety of economic sectors with a focus on the mid-market segment of the Nordic region,
—   for Transcom: provision of outsourced customer services and support to third party customers through call centres, active globally.










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.8311 — Altor Fund IV/Transcom WorldWide AB, 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.8338 — Apax Partners/Unilabs) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, health service, merger control








C_2017005EN.01000301.xml










7.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 5/3





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8338 — Apax Partners/Unilabs)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 5/03)






1.


On 22 December 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (‘AP’, United Kingdom) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of Unilabs Holding AB (‘Unilabs’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares in its holding company.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


AP is an adviser to private equity funds investing in a range of industry sectors such as the sector of technology and telecommunications, the services sector, the healthcare sector and in the consumer sector,










—


Unilabs is a provider of diagnostic services, active in the provision of bio-medical testing services, medical imaging services, reproductive medicine services and drug development services in a number of European countries.














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.8338 — Apax Partners/Unilabs, 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.