do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8137 — HNA Group/Servair) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, economic concentration, merger control








C_2017045EN.01000101.xml










11.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8137 — HNA Group/Servair)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 45/01)
On 8 December 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 32016M8137. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission notice 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 — Repeal of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Auvergne, France, Midi-Pyrenées, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2017045EN.01000701.xml










11.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/7





Commission notice 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
Repeal of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 45/07)






Member State


France




Routes concerned


Castres-Lyon and Rodez-Lyon




Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations


3 December 1995




Date of repeal


The day after the publication of this notice




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


Reference document:
95/C 322/05
For further information please contact:





Ministère de l’environnement, de l’énergie et de la mer, en charge des relations internationales sur le climat




Direction générale de l’aviation civile




Direction du Transport aérien




Sous-direction des Transporteurs et services aériens




Bureau des Transporteurs français et de l’intervention publique




50, rue Henry Farman




75 720 Paris cedex 15




FRANCE




Tel. +33 158094321




Email: osp.compagnie@aviation-civile.gouv.fr




Website: www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8332 — KII/GGC/Infor) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, merger control








C_2017045EN.01000201.xml










11.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8332 — KII/GGC/Infor)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 45/03)
On 6 February 2017, 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 32017M8332. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8134 — Siemens/Gamesa) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, machinery, mechanical engineering, merger control, wind energy








C_2017045EN.01001001.xml










11.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8134 — Siemens/Gamesa)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 45/10)






1.


On 6 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (‘Siemens’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, SA (‘Gamesa’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Siemens: active in a number of industrial areas including the supply of onshore and offshore wind turbines through its Wind Power and Renewables division,
—   Gamesa: primarily active in the supply of products and advanced solutions in the renewable energy sector, particularly of onshore wind turbines but also active in the supply of offshore wind turbines through its subsidiary Adwen Offshore SL.










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 M.8134 — Siemens/Gamesa 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: 2017-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017045EN.01000301.xml










11.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

10 February 2017
(2017/C 45/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0629 




JPY


Japanese yen


120,65 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4344 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85290 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4873 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0669 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,9065 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,45 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2953 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5002 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,9173 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3905 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3965 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2473 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4798 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5112 




KRW


South Korean won


1 222,56 




ZAR


South African rand


14,1866 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3120 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4595 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 134,44 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7241 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,096 




RUB


Russian rouble


62,2757 




THB


Thai baht


37,302 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3070 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,5519 




INR


Indian rupee


71,1435 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8290 — Fairfax/AIG Target Portfolio) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, merger control, reinsurance








C_2017045EN.01000801.xml










11.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8290 — Fairfax/AIG Target Portfolio)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 45/08)






1.


On 3 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (‘Fairfax’, Canada) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of certain assets and renewal rights with respect to the portfolio of local business written by American International Group, Inc. (‘AIG’, United States) in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia (‘AIG Target Portfolio’). Besides, Fairfax will acquire AIG’s local insurance operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Turkey, Uruguay and Venezuela.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Fairfax: property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management.
—   AIG: property and casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement products, mortgage insurance and other financial services. AIG Target Portfolio is engaged in non-life insurance and reinsurance in Central and Eastern Europe.










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.8290 — Fairfax/AIG Target Portfolio, 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.8252 — TPG Capital/Intel Security) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, software








C_2017045EN.01000102.xml










11.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8252 — TPG Capital/Intel Security)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 45/02)
On 26 January 2017, 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 32017M8252. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2017-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, furniture industry








C_2017045EN.01000401.xml










11.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/4





Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(2017/C 45/05)
Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

On page 379,
‘9401 Seats (other than those of heading 9402), whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof’, the following text is inserted:


‘This heading includes sets of a table and chairs, where the table is designed for other purposes than dining while sitting on the seats (chairs, stools, deck-chairs, armchairs, couches etc.). Generally, these tables are too small for dining and they are inferior to the seats e.g. in size. Consequently, the seats give the set its essential character within the meaning of GIR 3(b). (See also the CN Explanatory Notes to heading 9403)
Examples of sets falling under heading 9401:

 ’.


On page 379,
‘9403 Other furniture and parts thereof’, the following text is inserted after the existing text:


‘This heading includes sets of table and chairs where the table is designed for dining (‘dining tables’) while sitting on the seats (chairs, stools, deck-chairs, armchairs, couches etc.). These sets are classified within the meaning of GIR 3(c), because neither the table nor the seats can be considered more essential for the set within the meaning of GIR 3(b). (See also the HS Classification Opinion to subheading 9403 60 and the CN Explanatory Notes to heading 9401).
Examples of sets falling under heading 9403:

 ’.



(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2)  OJ C 76, 4.3.2015, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8390 — PSPIB/TIAA/Vantage) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information service, information technology industry, merger control








C_2017045EN.01001101.xml










11.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8390 — PSPIB/TIAA/Vantage)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 45/11)






1.


On 6 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSPIB’, Canada) and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (‘TIAA’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Vantage Data Centers Holding Company (‘Vantage’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for PSPIB: managing pension investment of the pension plans of the Canadian Federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. It manages a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities as well as investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt,
—   for TIAA: providing investment products and services to those who work in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields in the USA. TIAA’s products and services include, among others, retirement plans, banking, brokerage and trust services, life-insurance and real-estate asset management,
—   for Vantage: owning and operating five fully leased data centres across two campuses in (i) Santa Clara, California; and (ii) Quincy, Washington, US, for a total capacity of approximately 56 MW.










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.8390 — PSPIB/TIAA/Vantage 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 notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 March 2017 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))
Date: 2017-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2017045EN.01000601.xml










11.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/6





Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 March 2017
(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))
(2017/C 45/06)
Base rates calculated in accordance with the communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6.). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.
Modified rates are indicated in bold.
Previous table published in OJ C 3, 6.1.2017, p. 4.


































From


To


AT


BE


BG


CY


CZ


DE


DK


EE


EL


ES


FI


FR


HR


HU


IE


IT


LT


LU


LV


MT


NL


PL


PT


RO


SE


SI


SK


UK




1.3.2017


…



-0,08 




-0,08 



0,76 



-0,08 



0,45 



-0,08 



0,16 



-0,08 




-0,08 




-0,08 




-0,08 




-0,08 



1,05 



0,53 




-0,08 




-0,08 




-0,08 




-0,08 




-0,08 




-0,08 




-0,08 



1,83 



-0,08 



1,10 


-0,36 



-0,08 




-0,08 



0,78 




1.1.2017


28.2.2017



-0,07 




-0,07 




0,76 




-0,07 




0,45 




-0,07 




0,16 




-0,07 




-0,07 




-0,07 




-0,07 




-0,07 




1,05 




0,75 




-0,07 




-0,07 




-0,07 




-0,07 




-0,07 




-0,07 




-0,07 




1,83 




-0,07 




1,10 




-0,36 




-0,07 




-0,07 




0,78