do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8401 — Johnson &amp; Johnson/Actelion) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2017128EN.01000401.xml










22.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8401 — Johnson & Johnson/Actelion)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 128/03)






1.


On 12 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Johnson & Johnson, (‘J&J’, USA) through Janssen Holding GmbH (‘Janssen’, Switzerland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd (‘Actelion’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for J&J: active in the business sectors of consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Janssen, a subsidiary of J&J, is dedicated to the pharmaceutical business sector,
—   for Actelion: active in the prescription pharmaceutical sector and specialised in the research and development of specialty in-market medicines and late-stage products related to a number of therapeutic areas (including, most notably, pulmonary arterial hypertension).










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.8401 — Johnson&Johnson/Actelion, 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: 2017-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017128EN.01000301.xml










22.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

21 April 2017
(2017/C 128/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0698 




JPY


Japanese yen


116,72 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4369 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83720 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6390 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0680 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2478 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,933 




HUF


Hungarian forint


314,18 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2727 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5437 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,9001 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4219 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4413 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3190 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5277 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4948 




KRW


South Korean won


1 215,07 




ZAR


South African rand


14,0587 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3666 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4575 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 249,74 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7061 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,306 




RUB


Russian rouble


60,2565 




THB


Thai baht


36,790 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3683 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,1459 




INR


Indian rupee


69,1185 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Communication in accordance with Article 34(7)(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on decisions relating to binding information issued by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature
Date: 2017-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, customs regulations, harmonisation of standards, tariff nomenclature








C_2017128EN.01000101.xml










22.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/1





Communication in accordance with Article 34(7)(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on decisions relating to binding information issued by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature
(2017/C 128/01)
The customs authorities shall revoke decisions relating to binding information from this day if they become incompatible with the interpretation of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:
Classification Decisions, Classification Opinions or amendments to the Explanatory Notes of the Nomenclature of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System, adopted by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC document No NC2304 — report of the 58th session of the HS Committee):
AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER AN ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE OF THE HS CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS AND DECISIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE OF THE WCO
(58th SESSION OF THE HSC IN SEPTEMBER 2016)
DOC. NC2304

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes of the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention







20.09


N/4




20.09


N/7




22.02


N/22




22.03


N/22




29.39


N/3




Chapter 29 — Annex


N/3




33.04


N/25




39.26


N/25




6902.10


N/2




84.15


N/21




95.03


N/23





Classification Opinions approved by the HS Committee







2009.89/1


N/8




2106.90/34


N/9




2530.90/2


N/10




2833.11/1


N/10




3901.40/1


N/11




3917.21/1


N/12




3924.90/5


N/13




3926.90/13


N/14




8415.10/2


N/20




8432.29/1


N/19




8473.30/4


N/15




8517.70/4


N/16




8517.70/5


N/17




8603.10/1


N/18




8701.10/1


N/19




Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission (rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, 1049 Brussels, Belgium) or can be downloaded from the internet site of this Directorate-General:
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/tariff_aspects/harmonised_system/index_en.htm
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8287 — Nordic Capital/Intrum Justitia AB) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: credit institution, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2017128EN.01000501.xml










22.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8287 — Nordic Capital/Intrum Justitia AB)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 128/04)






1.


On 12 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Nordic Capital Fund VIII Limited (Jersey, Channel Islands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Intrum Justitia AB (Sweden) by way of a purchase of shares. Nordic Capital plans to combine the operations of Intrum Justitia with those of its portfolio company Lindorff.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Nordic Capital: private equity investor; investment in large and medium-sized companies in the Nordic region and in German-speaking parts of Europe and in global healthcare and European industry;
—   Lindorff (Norway): provision of credit management services including debt collection, credit information and scoring, payment services and invoice services in a number of European countries; debt purchasing;
—   Intrum Justitia: provision of credit management services including debt collection, credit information and scoring, payment services and invoice services in a number of European countries; factoring and debt purchasing.










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.8287 — Nordic Capital/Intrum Justitia AB, 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’).