do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Special Report No 1/2017 — ‘More efforts needed to implement the Natura 2000 network to its full potential’
Date: 2017-02-23
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU environmental policy, EU programme, biodiversity, distribution of EU funding, ecosystem, natural resources, protected area, sustainable development








C_2017058EN.01000601.xml










23.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/6





Special Report No 1/2017
‘More efforts needed to implement the Natura 2000 network to its full potential’
(2017/C 58/06)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 1/2017 ‘More efforts needed to implement the Natura 2000 network to its full potential’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/318 of 23 February 2017 on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the fifth partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080
Date: 2017-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, intervention buying, invitation to tender, minimum price, purchase price, skimmed milk powder, tendering








L_2017047EN.01000601.xml










24.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 47/6








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/318
of 23 February 2017
         
on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the fifth partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),


Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (2), and in particular Article 32 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 (3) has opened the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure.












(2)


In the light of the tenders received for the fifth partial invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should not be fixed.












(3)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
For the fifth partial invitation to tender for the selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080, in respect of which the period during which tenders were to be submitted ended on 21 February 2017, a minimum selling price has not been fixed.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 February 2017.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 71.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 of 25 November 2016 opening the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure (OJ L 321, 29.11.2016, p. 45).
Case C-229/16: Order of the President of the Court of 23 February 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo — Portugal) — Ministério da Saúde, Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, I.P. v João Carlos Lombo Silva Cordeiro
Date: 2017-02-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: contract, deadline for payment, invoicing, pharmaceutical product, trading operation








C_2017161EN.01001801.xml










22.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/18





Order of the President of the Court of 23 February 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo — Portugal) — Ministério da Saúde, Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, I.P. v João Carlos Lombo Silva Cordeiro
(Case C-229/16) (1)

(2017/C 161/24)
Language of the case: Portuguese
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 287, 8.8.2016.
Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2016/2143 of 1 December 2016 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the establishment of a Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries (OJ L 332, 7.12.2016)
Date: 2017-02-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: ACP countries, agricultural policy, cooperation agreement (EU), development aid, economic cooperation, farming sector, fisheries policy, joint committee (EU), trade cooperation








L_2017045EN.01002001.xml










23.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 45/20







Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2016/2143 of 1 December 2016 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the establishment of a Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 332 of 7 December 2016
)


On page 21, Article 2, point (e)(ii):
for:







‘(ii)


to oversee any future amendment of the provisions of the Agreement …’,





read:







‘(ii)


to oversee the further elaboration of the provisions of the Agreement …’.
Case C-94/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) lodged on 23 February 2017 — Rafael Ramón Escobedo Cortés v Banco de Sabadell, S.A.
Date: 2017-02-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer protection, interest, interpretation of the law, loan, unfair terms of contract








C_2017151EN.01001902.xml










15.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 151/19





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) lodged on 23 February 2017 — Rafael Ramón Escobedo Cortés v Banco de Sabadell, S.A.
(Case C-94/17)
(2017/C 151/25)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Supremo

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Rafael Ramón Escobedo Cortés

Respondent: Banco de Sabadell, S.A.

Questions referred







1.


Do Articles 3, in conjunction with [point 1(e) of the annex], and 4(1) of Directive 93/13 (1) preclude a judicial interpretation that declares that a term in a loan agreement setting a rate of default interest that exceeds by more than 2 % the annual ordinary interest rate fixed in the agreement constitutes disproportionately high compensation imposed on the consumer who is late performing his obligation to pay and is, therefore, unfair?










2.


Do Articles 3, in conjunction with [point 1(e) of the annex], 4(1), 6(1) and 7(1) of Directive 93/13 preclude a judicial interpretation that, when a term in a loan agreement that sets the rate of default interest is declared unfair, identifies, as the object of the review of unfairness, the fact that that rate exceeds the ordinary interest rate, on the grounds that it constitutes ‘disproportionately high compensation imposed on the consumer who has not performed his obligations’, and establishes as the consequence of the declaration of unfairness that that additional charge must cease to apply, so that only ordinary interest continues to accrue until the loan has been repaid?










3.


If the second question were to be answered in the negative: must a declaration that a term setting a rate of default interest is void, because unfair, have other effects in order to be compatible with Directive 93/13, such as, for example, the total elimination of both ordinary and default interest, when the borrower fails to perform his obligation to make the loan repayments within the time-limits stipulated in the agreement, or the charging of statutory interest?






(1)  Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29).
Case T-117/17: Action brought on 23 February 2017 — Proximus v Council
Date: 2017-02-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU law, award of contract, invitation to tender








C_2017151EN.01003602.xml










15.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 151/36





Action brought on 23 February 2017 — Proximus v Council
(Case T-117/17)
(2017/C 151/47)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Proximus SA/NV (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: B. Schutyser, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Council notified to the applicant on 23 December 2016, to award the contract to another tenderer and not to the applicant;










—


order the Council to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on one plea in law, alleging that the methodology applied to evaluate the price of the offers does not allow to choose the most economically advantageous offer, which is required by European Union law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8393 — Thyssenkrupp Technologies/Thyssenkrupp/Atlas Elektronik) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical equipment, firearms and munitions, merger control, shipbuilding








C_2017058EN.01002801.xml










23.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/28





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8393 — Thyssenkrupp Technologies/Thyssenkrupp/Atlas Elektronik)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 58/09)






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 Thyssenkrupp Technologies Beteiligungen GmbH, belonging to the Thyssenkrupp AG group, both of Germany, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Atlas Elektronik GmbH, of Germany, by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Thyssenkrupp: the production and trading of materials (including steel), industrial goods and capital goods and the provision of engineering solutions for industrial processes and services. Thyssenkrupp, through its subsidiary Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH, is active in the production of submarines and surface naval vessels,
—   for Atlas Elektronik: the naval systems sector, in particular sonar systems and combat management system solutions for submarines, surface combatants and mine counter vessels, as well as naval weapons. In addition, Atlas Elektronik produces naval communication systems.










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.8393 — Thyssenkrupp Technologies/Thyssenkrupp/Atlas Elektronik, 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: 2017-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017058EN.01000501.xml










23.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 February 2017
(2017/C 58/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0513 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,79 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4332 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84450 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4700 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0642 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8153 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


307,53 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2987 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5208 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,7871 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3689 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3844 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,1585 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4672 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4905 




KRW


South Korean won


1 201,28 




ZAR


South African rand


13,7773 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2311 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4480 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 041,37 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6821 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,868 




RUB


Russian rouble


60,7803 




THB


Thai baht


36,806 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2422 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,0585 




INR


Indian rupee


70,4230 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8367 — Bain Capital/Consolis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2017058EN.01002901.xml










23.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/29





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8367 — Bain Capital/Consolis)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 58/10)






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 undertaking Bain Capital Europe Fund IV, L.P. (‘Bain Capital Europe Fund IV’), a fund managed by Bain Capital Investors, L.L.C. (‘Bain Capital’, United Kingdom), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertakings Consolis Holding SAS and Consolis SAS and their subsidiaries (‘Consolis Group’, France) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Bain Capital: private equity investment firm that invests in companies across most industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing,
—   Consolis Group: design and manufacture of prefabricated concrete elements.










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.8367 — Bain Capital/Consolis, 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.