do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8415 — Ennoconn/S&amp;T) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, information technology industry, merger control, provision of services








C_2017111EN.01001301.xml










8.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/13





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8415 — Ennoconn/S&T)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 111/12)






1.


On 31 March 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 Ennoconn Corporation (‘Ennoconn’, Taiwan), a company in which Hon Hai Precision Co Ltd (‘Hon Hai’, Taiwan) holds an equity interest, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation de facto control of the whole of the undertaking S&T AG (‘S&T’, Austria) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Ennoconn: provision of electronics manufacturing services to electronics original equipment manufacturers. Ennoconn has operations worldwide,
—   for Hon Hai: provision of electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of electronic products such as computers, mobile phones, video game consoles and televisions. Hon Hai has operations across the Americas, Asia and Europe,
—   for S&T: development of hard- and software-based appliances and embedded solutions, and provision of information technology services such as system integration, software development and maintenance and outsourcing services. S&T AG is present in more than 20 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.










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.8415 — Ennoconn/S&T, 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’).
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2017-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2017111EN.01000701.xml










8.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/7





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2017/C 111/07)



Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.


Issuing country
: Finland


Subject of commemoration
: Independent Finland 100 years


Description of the design
: The inner part of the coin has a mosaic design, with the more sparsely set pieces on the right forming a cartographic likeness of Finland. The text ‘SUOMI FINLAND’, the year of independence ‘1917’ and the year of issuance ‘2017’ are placed vertically one below another at the left. In the middle right is the indication of the issuing country ‘FI’ and the mint mark.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Number of coins to be issued
: 2,5 million


Date of issue
: March-May 2017


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8376 — BMW/Daimler/Ford/Porsche/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric vehicle, financial services, merger control, motor vehicle industry, transport infrastructure








C_2017111EN.01001401.xml










8.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8376 — BMW/Daimler/Ford/Porsche/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 111/13)






1.


On 31 March 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which BMW AG (‘BMW’, Germany), Daimler AG (‘Daimler’, Germany), Ford Motor Company (‘Ford’, USA) and Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft (‘Porsche’, Germany) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over a joint venture company (‘JVC’) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


BMW produces and distributes passenger cars and motorbikes, and it also provides financial services for private and business customers,










—


Daimler produces and distributes passenger cars and commercial vehicles, and it also provides financial services, including financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management services,










—


Ford produces and distributes passenger cars and commercial vehicles and it also provides financial services and leasing vehicles,










—


Porsche produces and distributes passenger cars. Porsche is part of the Volkswagen Group,










—


the JVC will install, operate and maintain a publicly accessible charging infrastructure for battery-electric vehicles.














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.8376 — BMW/Daimler/Ford/Porsche/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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8463 — CPPIB/PSPIB/Waiheke) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, real estate business








C_2017111EN.01001601.xml










8.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8463 — CPPIB/PSPIB/Waiheke)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 111/15)






1.


On 3 April 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 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada) and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSPIB’, Canada), will indirectly acquire, by way of purchase of shares, joint control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, of PSPIB Waiheke Inc. (‘Waiheke’, New Zealand).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for CPPIB: investing the funds of the Canada Pension Plan and is based in Toronto. CPPIB principally invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income investments.
—   for PSPIB: investing of net contributions to the pension funds of the federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. PSPIB manages a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities, and investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt.
—   for Waiheke: managing a diversified portfolio of office and retail properties in New Zealand. Waiheke is currently fully owned and solely controlled by PSPIB.










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.8463 — CPPIB/PSPIB/Waiheke, 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: 2017-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017111EN.01000201.xml










8.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

7 April 2017
(2017/C 111/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0630 




JPY


Japanese yen


117,64 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4363 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85573 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5963 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0695 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,1583 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,563 




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,36 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2249 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5178 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,9726 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4123 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4256 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2596 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5249 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4902 




KRW


South Korean won


1 206,35 




ZAR


South African rand


14,6840 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3318 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4490 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 161,42 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7144 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,019 




RUB


Russian rouble


60,4918 




THB


Thai baht


36,790 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3349 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,9474 




INR


Indian rupee


68,3775 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2017-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2017111EN.01000601.xml










8.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/6





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2017/C 111/06)



Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuance of euro coins are authorised to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, one of these being that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.


Issuing country
: Belgium


Subject of commemoration
: 200th anniversary of the University of Liège


Description of the design
: The inner part of the piece represents the logo of the University of Liege, with the dates 1817 — 2017 below, surrounded by the inscription 200 ANS UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE — 200 YEARS UNIVERSITY OF LIEGE and the country indication BE. The mintmark of Brussels, a helmeted head of the Archangel Michael and the mint directors’ mintmark, the coat of arms of the municipality Herzele, are located respectively on the right and left of the country indication.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Number of coins to be issued
: 200 000 coins


Date of issue
: April 2017


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2017-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Malta, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2017111EN.01001001.xml










8.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/10





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2017/C 111/10)



Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.


Issuing country
: Malta


Subject of commemoration
: UNESCO World Heritage Site: Maltese prehistoric temples of Hagar Qim


Description of the design
: The coin depicts the prehistoric temples of Hagar Qim. At the top right the inscriptions ‘HAGAR QIM’, ‘TEMPLES’ and the years ‘3600-3200 BC’ one under the other. At the bottom left the name of the country of issuance ‘MALTA’ and underneath the year of issuance ‘2017’. At the bottom right the initials ‘NGB’ of the artist Noel Galea Bason.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Number of coins to be issued
: 


Date of issue
: June/July 2017


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2017-04-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, office supplies








C_2017111EN.01000301.xml










8.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/3





Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(2017/C 111/04)
Pursuant to 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 387:








9608 30 00




Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens






The following text is inserted after the existing text:


‘This subheading includes so-called “touch pens”, which are styluses for touch screens of any material. There are generally two groups of the styluses: those for resistive screens and those for capacitive screens.’



(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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8400 — Engie Group/Soper/BPCE Group/LCS4 et LCS du Centre) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, merger control, soft energy, wholesale trade








C_2017111EN.01000101.xml










8.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8400 — Engie Group/Soper/BPCE Group/LCS4 et LCS du Centre)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 111/01)
On 27 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 32017M8400. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2017-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2017111EN.01000901.xml










8.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/9





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2017/C 111/09)



Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.


Issuing country
: Italy


Subject of commemoration
: Bimillenary of the death of Titus Livius


Description of the design
: Bust of the Roman historian Titus Livius, taken from a work by Lorenzo Larese Moretti; on the left the logo of the Italian Republic ‘RI’, and ‘C.M.’ initials of the author Claudia Momoni; on the right ‘17’ and ‘2017’, respectively year of the death of Livius and year of the issue of the coin, and the mintmark of the Mint of Rome ‘R’; around circle of dots and the inscription ‘TITO • LIVIO’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Number of coins to be issued
: 1,5 million


Date of issue
: April 2017


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8427 — KKR/Telefónica/Telxius) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, telecommunications








C_2017111EN.01001501.xml










8.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8427 — KKR/Telefónica/Telxius)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 111/14)






1.


On 3 April 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 KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, USA) and Telefónica, SA (‘Telefónica’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Telxius Telecom, SA (‘Telxius’, Spain) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


KKR is a global investment firm which offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients,










—


Telefónica is a global telecommunications operator and mobile network provider, operating under a number of brands, including Movistar, O2 and Vivo, representing mobile, landline, internet and television telecommunication services,










—


Telxius owns a group of telecom infrastructure assets, including telecommunications towers and subterranean cables through which it provides infrastructure 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 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.8427 — KKR/Telefónica/Telxius, 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.