do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice of request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Request made by a contracting entity
Date: 2017-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, award of contract, electrical energy, natural gas, retail trade








C_2017085EN.01000601.xml










18.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 85/6





Notice of request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Request made by a contracting entity
(2017/C 85/05)
On 30 January 2017 the Commission received a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 31 January 2017.
This request, made by Eneco BV and NV Nuon Energy, concerns retail of electricity and gas in the Netherlands.
Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU provides that ‘contracts intended to enable an activity mentioned in Articles 8 to 14 to be carried out shall not be subject to this Directive if the Member State or the contracting entities having introduced the request pursuant to Article 35 can demonstrate that, in the Member State in which it is performed, the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted; nor shall design contests that are organised for the pursuit of such an activity in that geographic area be subject to this Directive.’ The assessment of direct exposure to competition that can be carried out in the context of Directive 2014/25/EU is without prejudice to the full-fledged application of competition law.
The Commission is allowed a period of 105 working days to take a decision on this request, commencing on the working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 6 July 2017.
According to Article 35(5) of Directive 2014/25/EU, further requests concerning retail of electricity and gas in the Netherlands, before the expiry of the period opened in respect of this request, shall not be considered as new procedures and shall be treated in the context of this request.


(1)  OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8396 — Bain Capital Investors/Fintyre) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, rubber industry








C_2017085EN.01000101.xml










18.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 85/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8396 — Bain Capital Investors/Fintyre)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 85/01)
On 13 March 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:






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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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32017M8396. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8335 — AXA/Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Cible) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: business lease, economic concentration, merger control








C_2017085EN.01000102.xml










18.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 85/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8335 — AXA/Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Cible)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 85/02)
On 14 March 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 French 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 32017M8335. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017085EN.01000201.xml










18.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 85/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

17 March 2017
(2017/C 85/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0737 




JPY


Japanese yen


121,49 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4343 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86868 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4610 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0698 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,1023 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,55 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2982 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5633 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,8896 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3940 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4296 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3352 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5318 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5055 




KRW


South Korean won


1 213,19 




ZAR


South African rand


13,7004 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4141 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4133 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 328,53 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7624 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,867 




RUB


Russian rouble


61,9515 




THB


Thai baht


37,418 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3342 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,5710 




INR


Indian rupee


70,2510 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Notice of request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Request made by a contracting entity
Date: 2017-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, award of contract, electrical energy, energy production, wholesale trade








C_2017085EN.01000701.xml










18.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 85/7





Notice of request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Request made by a contracting entity
(2017/C 85/06)
On 30 January 2017 the Commission received a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 31 January 2017.
This request, made by Eneco BV, NV Nuon Energy and DONG Energy A/S, concerns production and wholesale of electricity in the Netherlands.
Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU provides that ‘contracts intended to enable an activity mentioned in Articles 8 to 14 to be carried out shall not be subject to this Directive if the Member State or the contracting entities having introduced the request pursuant to Article 35 can demonstrate that, in the Member State in which it is performed, the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted; nor shall design contests that are organised for the pursuit of such an activity in that geographic area be subject to this Directive.’ The assessment of direct exposure to competition that can be carried out in the context of Directive 2014/25/EU is without prejudice to the full-fledged application of competition law.
The Commission is allowed a period of 105 working days to take a decision on this request, commencing on the working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 6 July 2017.
According to Article 35(5) of Directive 2014/25/EU, further requests concerning production and wholesale of electricity in the Netherlands, before the expiry of the period opened in respect of this request, shall not be considered as new procedures and shall be treated in the context of this request.


(1)  OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243.