do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8306 — Qualcomm/NXP Semiconductors) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, information technology industry, merger control








C_2017143EN.01000601.xml










6.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 143/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8306 — Qualcomm/NXP Semiconductors)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 143/07)






1.


On 28 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 undertaking Qualcomm Incorporated (USA), through its subsidiary Qualcomm River Holdings B.V. (the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking NXP Semiconductors N.V. (the Netherlands) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Qualcomm Incorporated is divided in two main segments (i) Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (‘QCT’) and; (ii) Qualcomm Technology Licensing (‘QTL’). QCT is a supplier of integrated circuits and system software based on CDMA, OFDMA and other technologies for use in voice and data communications, networking, application processing, multimedia and global positioning system products. QTL grants licenses or otherwise provides rights to use portions of Qualcomm Incorporated’s intellectual property portfolio, which, among other rights, includes certain patent rights essential to and/or useful in the manufacture and sale of certain wireless products.










—


NXP Semiconductors N.V. is active in the manufacturing and sale of semiconductors, in particular integrated circuits (‘ICs’) and single unit semiconductors. NXP sells broadly two categories of products, standard products and high performance mixed signal (‘HPMS’) devices. NXP’s HPMS business includes application-specific semiconductors and system solutions for (i) Automotive, (ii) Secure Identification Solutions, (iii) Secure Connected Devices and (iv) Secure Interfaces and Power.














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.8306 — Qualcomm/NXP Semiconductors, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8450 — Shanghai Shenda/IAC ST&amp;A business) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, textile industry, vehicle parts








C_2017143EN.01000701.xml










6.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 143/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8450 — Shanghai Shenda/IAC ST&A business)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 143/08)






1.


On 28 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 undertaking Shanghai Shenda Co. Ltd, ultimately controlled by Shangtex Holding Co. Ltd (‘Shangtex’ of China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertaking comprising the soft trim and acoustics (‘ST&A’) business of International Automotive Components Group S.A. (Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Shangtex: active in the trade of textiles and the manufacturing of industrial textiles, such as ST&A products for automotive applications;
—   for the Target: comprises the manufacturing and supply of a range of ST&A products. In the EEA it includes 11 manufacturing facilities and and engineering and testing facility.










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.8450 — Shanghai Shenda/IAC ST&A business, 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.8134 — Siemens/Gamesa) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, machinery, mechanical engineering, merger control, wind energy








C_2017143EN.01000201.xml










6.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 143/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8134 — Siemens/Gamesa)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 143/03)
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:






—


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 32017M8134. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information (OJ L 106, 22.4.2017)
Date: 2017-05-06
Institutions: European Union, Moldova
Subjects: Moldova, agreement (EU), confidentiality, data protection, exchange of information








L_2017118EN.01003501.xml










6.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 118/35







Corrigendum to Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 106 of 22 April 2017
)


On page 7, signatory:
for:



                     ‘
                     For the Republic of Moldova
                     ’,


read:



                     ‘
                     For the European Union
                     ’;


for:



                     ‘
                     For the European Union
                     ’,


read:



                     ‘
                     For the Republic of Moldova
                     ’.
Calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020 (Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 696)
Date: 2017-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, action programme, financial aid, invitation to tender, trans-European network, transmission network








C_2017143EN.01000401.xml










6.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 143/4





Calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020
(Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 696)
(2017/C 143/05)
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, is hereby launching four calls for proposals in order to award grants to projects in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the 2017 Work Programme in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020.
Proposals are invited for the following four calls:






 


CEF-TC-2017-2: Cyber Security










 


CEF-TC-2017-2: eDelivery










 


CEF-TC-2017-2: eHealth Generic Services










 


CEF-TC-2017-2: eProcurement




The total indicative budget available for proposals selected under these calls is EUR 25,5 million.
The deadline for the submission of proposals is 21 September 2017.

The respective call documentation is available on the CEF Telecom website:
https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-telecom/apply-funding/2017-cef-telecom-calls-proposals
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8432 — Bain Capital/MKM Building Supplies) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, retail trade








C_2017143EN.01000101.xml










6.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 143/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8432 — Bain Capital/MKM Building Supplies)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 143/01)
On 28 April 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 32017M8432. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8346 — Macquarie/Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited/Offshore wind assets of UK Green Investment Bank plc) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, energy production, financial services, investment company, merger control, provision of services, supplementary pension, wind energy








C_2017143EN.01000501.xml










6.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 143/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8346 — Macquarie/Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited/Offshore wind assets of UK Green Investment Bank plc)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 143/06)






1.


On 25 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Macquarie Group Limited (Macquarie, Australia), via its subsidiary Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited, and Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USSL, UK) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over nine wind farms (‘Target’) from UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB, UK) by way of a purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Macquarie is a global investment company, banking and financial services provider with offices in 28 countries in the world,










—


USSL is a corporate trustee responsible for managing a UK private sector pension scheme for academic and comparable staff in UK universities and other higher education and research institutions,










—


The Target is nine wind farms located off the coast of England and Wales.














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.8346 — Macquarie/Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited/Offshore wind assets of UK Green Investment Bank plc, 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: 2017-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017143EN.01000301.xml










6.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 143/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 May 2017
(2017/C 143/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0961 




JPY


Japanese yen


123,29 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4369 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84710 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6865 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0839 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5023 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,781 




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,47 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2173 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5470 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,9054 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4832 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5094 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5312 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5911 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5402 




KRW


South Korean won


1 251,13 




ZAR


South African rand


14,8898 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5655 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4330 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 611,01 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7543 




PHP


Philippine peso


54,782 




RUB


Russian rouble


64,1600 




THB


Thai baht


38,046 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,4917 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,8874 




INR


Indian rupee


70,5650 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8376 — BMW/Daimler/Ford/Porsche/JV) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric vehicle, financial services, merger control, motor vehicle industry, transport infrastructure








C_2017143EN.01000102.xml










6.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 143/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8376 — BMW/Daimler/Ford/Porsche/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 143/02)
On 27 April 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 32017M8376. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.