do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8329 — Mabanol Bitumen/H&amp;R Refining/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, energy industry, merger control, oil industry, pharmaceutical industry








C_2017056EN.01000801.xml










22.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8329 — Mabanol Bitumen/H&R Refining/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 56/09)






1.


On 14 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 Mabanol Bitumen GmbH & Co. KG (‘Mabanol’, Germany), solely controlled by Marquard & Bahls AG (Germany), and H&R Refining GmbH (‘H&R Refining’, Germany) belonging to the Hansen and Rosenthal group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Marquard & Bahls AG: mineral oil trade, aircraft fuelling, petrol depot logistics and renewable energies,
—   for Mabanol: sale of bitumen and bitumen components,
—   for the Hansen and Rosenthal group: development, production and distribution of chemical and pharmaceutical products,
—   for H&R Refining: production and sale of bitumen and bitumen components,
—   for JV: distribution of bitumen and bitumen components.










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.8329 — Mabanol Bitumen/H&R Refining/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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8351 — Apollo Management/Lumileds Holding) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, merger control








C_2017056EN.01000102.xml










22.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8351 — Apollo Management/Lumileds Holding)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 56/02)
On 15 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 32017M8351. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017056EN.01000301.xml










22.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

21 February 2017
(2017/C 56/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0537 




JPY


Japanese yen


119,77 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4333 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84860 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4690 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0639 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8138 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


306,90 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3064 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5151 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,8213 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3762 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3840 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,1783 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4757 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4989 




KRW


South Korean won


1 208,70 




ZAR


South African rand


13,8666 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2545 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4520 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 090,60 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6973 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,990 




RUB


Russian rouble


60,8390 




THB


Thai baht


36,916 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2623 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,5277 




INR


Indian rupee


70,5300 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Reorganisation measures — Decision on measures to reorganise ‘International Life, General Insurance SA’ (Publication in accordance with Article 271 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, Greece, insurance company, liquidation








C_2017056EN.01000501.xml










22.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/5





Reorganisation measures
Decision on measures to reorganise ‘International Life, General Insurance SA’
(Publication in accordance with Article 271 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))
(2017/C 56/06)






Insurance undertaking


‘International Life, General Insurance SA’, registered office at Kifisias 7 & Neapoleos 2, 15123 Marousi, General Commercial Register (GEMI) No 000314501000, Tax Identification Number (TIN) 094130304, Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) 213800NED3OUL1K2V349




Date, nature of the decision and date of entry into force


Decision No 214/2/13.1.2017 of the Credit and Insurance Committee of the Bank of Greece concerning:
the extension of the suspension of payments and disbursements by the insurance undertaking until 28 February 2017, as imposed by Decision No 193/1/27.7.2016.
Entry into force: as of the adoption date (13.1.2017)
End of validity: 28.2.2017



Competent authorities







Bank of Greece




Address: E. Venizelou 21




10250 Athens




GREECE








Supervisory authorities







Bank of Greece




Address: E. Venizelou 21




10250 Athens




GREECE








Administrator appointed


Ioannis Peristeris, father’s name Dimitrios




Applicable law


Greek law in accordance with Article 229 of Law No 4364/2016
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8150 — Danone/The Whitewave Foods Company) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, food industry, merger control








C_2017056EN.01000101.xml










22.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8150 — Danone/The Whitewave Foods Company)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 56/01)
On 16 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 32016M8150. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 87/217/EEC of the Council, Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directive 86/278/EEC and Directive 94/63/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards procedural rules in the field of environmental reporting and repealing Council Directive 91/692/EEC (COM(2016) 789 final — 2016/0394 COD)
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: EU environmental policy, European Commission, delegated legislation, disclosure of information, dissemination of information, environmental protection, power of implementation, powers of the institutions (EU), report




C_2017173EN.01008201.xml










31.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 173/82





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 87/217/EEC of the Council, Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directive 86/278/EEC and Directive 94/63/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards procedural rules in the field of environmental reporting and repealing Council Directive 91/692/EEC
(COM(2016) 789 final — 2016/0394 COD)
(2017/C 173/14)






Consultation


European Parliament, 13 February 2017
Council of the European Union, 20 February 2017




Legal basis


Article 192(1) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment




Adopted at plenary


22 February 2017




Plenary session No


523




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


178/1/2




Since the Committee endorses the contents of the proposal and has already set out its views on the subject in its earlier Opinion 1491/90 adopted on 18 December 1990 (*1), it decided, at its 523rd plenary session of 22 and 23 February 2017 (meeting of 22 February 2017), by 178 votes to 1 with 2 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text and to refer to the position it had taken in the abovementioned document.

Brussels, 22 February 2017.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Georges DASSIS




(*1)  EESC Opinion 1491/90 on the proposal for a Council Directive harmonizing and rationalizing reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the environment (OJ C 60, 8.3.1991, p. 15).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8377 — SPIE/SAG) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, energy grid, merger control, provision of services, transmission network








C_2017056EN.01001001.xml










22.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8377 — SPIE/SAG)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 56/11)






1.


On 15 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which SPIE S.A. (‘SPIE’, France) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over SAG Vermögensverwaltung GmbH (‘SAG’, Germany) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


SPIE is active in (i) mechanical and electrical engineering services, (ii) technical facility management services and (iii) information and communications technology (‘ICT’) services,










—


SAG is a service and system supplier for operators of electrical power, gas, water and telecommunication 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.8377 — SPIE/SAG, 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.8365 — Swiss Post/SBB/SwissSign) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: data protection, economic concentration, information technology industry, merger control








C_2017056EN.01000901.xml










22.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8365 — Swiss Post/SBB/SwissSign)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 56/10)






1.


On 14 February 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Schweizerische Post AG (‘Swiss Post’, Switzerland) and Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB (‘SBB’, Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking SwissSign AG (‘SwissSign’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Swiss Post: Swiss Post is the incumbent postal operator in Switzerland. It provides mail and parcel services, a number of financial services, particularly money transfers, and regional passenger transport services.
—   for SBB: SBB is the incumbent rail operator in Switzerland. It provides public transport services, particularly the provision of infrastructure, long-distance passenger transport services, regional passenger transport services, goods transport, and related services.
—   for SwissSign: SwissSign provides IT security and data protection services.










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 the Notice.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their observations on the proposed operation.
Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date of publication of this notification. 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.8365 — Swiss Post/SBB/SwissSign, 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-96/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Social No 2 de Terrassa (Spain) lodged on 22 February 2017 — Gardenia Vernaza Ayovi v Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: equal treatment, indemnification, integration into employment, public service employee, temporary employment, unfair dismissal, working conditions








C_2017151EN.01002001.xml










15.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 151/20





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Social No 2 de Terrassa (Spain) lodged on 22 February 2017 — Gardenia Vernaza Ayovi v Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa
(Case C-96/17)
(2017/C 151/26)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Juzgado de lo Social No 2 de Terrassa

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Gardenia Vernaza Ayovi

Defendant: Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa

Questions referred







1.


Is the remedy provided by the legal system when a disciplinary dismissal is held to be unlawful and, in particular, the remedy under Article 96(2) of the Real Decreto Legislativo 5/2015 (Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015) of 30 October approving the consolidated text of the Ley del Estatuto Básico del Empleado Público (Law on the basic regulations relating to public servants), to be regarded as covered by the concept of ‘employment conditions’ under Clause 4(1) of Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work (1) concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP?










2.


Would a situation, such as that provided for in Article 96(2) of the Real Decreto Legislativo 5/2015 (Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015) of 30 October approving the consolidated text of the Ley del Estatuto Básico del Empleado Público (Law on the basic regulations relating to public servants), in which the disciplinary dismissal of a permanent worker, when that dismissal is held to be wrongful, that is to say unlawful, always requires the reinstatement of the worker, but when the worker is subject to an indefinite or temporary contract performing the same duties as a permanent worker permits that worker not to be reinstated in return for compensation, be discriminatory under Clause 4(1) of Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP?










3.


Would unequal treatment be justified in the same situation as in the question above, not in the light of the Directive but of Article 20 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union?






(1)  OJ 1999, L 175, p. 43.
Reorganisation measures — Decision on measures to reorganise ‘International Life, General Insurance SA’ (Publication in accordance with Article 271 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, Greece, insurance company, liquidation








C_2017056EN.01000401.xml










22.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/4





Reorganisation measures
Decision on measures to reorganise ‘International Life, General Insurance SA’
(Publication in accordance with Article 271 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))
(2017/C 56/05)






Insurance undertaking


‘International Life, General Insurance SA’, registered office at Kifisias 7 & Neapoleos 2, 15123 Marousi, General Commercial Register (GEMI) No 000314501000, Tax Identification Number (TIN) 094130304, Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) 213800NED3OUL1K2V349




Date, nature of the decision and date of entry into force


Decision No 207/3/29.11.2016 of the Credit and Insurance Committee of the Bank of Greece concerning:
the extension of the suspension of payments and disbursements by the insurance undertaking until 16 January 2017, as imposed by Decision No 193/1/27.7.2016.
Entry into force: as of the adoption date (29.11.2016)
End of validity: 16.1.2017



Competent authorities







Bank of Greece




Address: E. Venizelou 21




10250 Athens




GREECE








Supervisory authorities







Bank of Greece




Address: E. Venizelou 21




10250 Athens




GREECE








Administrator appointed


Ioannis Peristeris, father’s name Dimitrios




Applicable law


Greek law in accordance with Article 229 of Law No 4364/2016
Reorganisation measures — Decision on measures to reorganise ‘International Life, Life Insurance SA’ (Publication in accordance with Article 271 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))
Date: 2017-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, Greece, insurance company, liquidation








C_2017056EN.01000701.xml










22.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/7





Reorganisation measures
Decision on measures to reorganise ‘International Life, Life Insurance SA’
(Publication in accordance with Article 271 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))
(2017/C 56/08)






Insurance undertaking


‘International Life, Life Insurance SA’, registered office at Kifisias 7 & Neapoleos 2, 15123 Marousi, General Commercial Register (GEMI) No 000954901000, Tax Identification Number (TIN) 094327788, Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) 213800HFA633NACOEZ72




Date, nature of the decision and date of entry into force


Decision No 207/2/29.11.2016 of the Credit and Insurance Committee of the Bank of Greece concerning:
the extension of the suspension of payments and disbursements by the insurance undertaking until 16 January 2017, as imposed by Decision No 185/1/12.5.2016.
Entry into force: as of the adoption date (29.11.2016)
End of validity: 16.1.2017



Competent authorities







Bank of Greece




Address: E. Venizelou 21




10250 Athens




GREECE








Supervisory authorities







Bank of Greece




Address: E. Venizelou 21




10250 Athens




GREECE








Administrator appointed


Ioannis Peristeris, father’s name Dimitrios




Applicable law


Greek law in accordance with Article 229 of Law No 4364/2016