do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Repeal of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: East of England, London, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2017212EN.01002002.xml










1.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/20





Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Repeal of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 212/08)






Member State


United Kingdom




Route concerned


City of Derry to Heathrow Airport
City of Derry to Gatwick Airport
City of Derry to Luton Airport
City of Derry to London City Airport
City of Derry to Southend Airport




Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations


26 March 2017




Date of repeal


2 May 2017




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained







John Kelpie




Chief Executive




Derry City & Strabane




District Council




98 Stand Road




Derry




BT48 7NN




UNITED KINGDOM
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8385 — Pillarstone/Famar) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2017212EN.01001302.xml










1.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/13





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8385 — Pillarstone/Famar)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 212/03)
On 3 May 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 32017M8385. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017212EN.01001801.xml










1.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/18





Euro exchange rates (1)

30 June 2017
(2017/C 212/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1412 




JPY


Japanese yen


127,75 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4366 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87933 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6398 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0930 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5713 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,197 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,97 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2259 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5523 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,0134 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4851 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4785 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,9068 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5554 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5710 




KRW


South Korean won


1 304,56 




ZAR


South African rand


14,9200 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7385 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4103 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 209,34 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8986 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,575 




RUB


Russian rouble


67,5449 




THB


Thai baht


38,744 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7600 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,5839 




INR


Indian rupee


73,7445 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Call for applications 2017 for the ‘Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outreach: Spreading Knowledge about Europe’
Date: 2017-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European cultural event, cultural prize, promotion of the European idea, public awareness campaign








C_2017212EN.01002101.xml










1.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/21





Call for applications 2017
for the ‘Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outreach: Spreading Knowledge about Europe’
(2017/C 212/09)
The Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture has launched a call for applications for a European Union ‘Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outreach: Spreading Knowledge about Europe’.
The aim of the call is to reward outstanding contributions that enhance citizens' understanding of the EU, broaden the ownership of the European project, inspire citizens and build trust in the EU.
There will be six first prizes of EUR 50 000, six second prizes of EUR 30 000 and 10 third prizes of EUR 17 000.
Registration of intention to apply is compulsory by 16 August 2017.
The deadline for applications is 2 October 2017.
All relevant information and application forms are available at: https://ec.europa.eu/education/calls/altiero-spinelli-prize-contest-2017_en
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Repeal of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: East of England, London, Scotland, United Kingdom, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2017212EN.01002001.xml










1.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/20





Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Repeal of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 212/07)






Member State


United Kingdom




Route concerned


Dundee to Heathrow Airport
Dundee to Gatwick Airport
Dundee to Luton Airport
Dundee to London City Airport
Dundee to Southend Airport




Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations


26 March 2017




Date of repeal


2 May 2017




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained







Dundee City Council




18 City Square




Dundee




DD1 3BY




UNITED KINGDOM




Tel. +44 1382433860




Email: karen.lawson@dundeecity.gov.uk
Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Suspension of a deadline
Date: 2017-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, award of contract, electrical energy, energy production, wholesale trade








C_2017212EN.01002501.xml










1.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/25





Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Suspension of a deadline
(2017/C 212/13)
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 was 31 January 2017 and the initial period available to the Commission for deciding on this request was of 105 working days.
This request, made by Eneco BV, NV Nuon Energy and DONG Energy A/S, concerns production and wholesale of electricity in the Netherlands. The relevant notice was published on page 6 of OJ C 85 of 18 March 2017. The initial deadline was 6 July 2017.
Pursuant to Annex IV, point 2, of Directive 2014/25/EU, the Commission may require the Member State or the contracting entity concerned or the competent independent national authority or any other competent national authority to provide all necessary information or to supplement or clarify information given within an appropriate time limit. On 24 March 2017 the Commission asked the Dutch authorities to provide additional information by 17 April 2017 at the latest.
In the event of late or incomplete answers, the initial deadline shall be suspended for the period between the expiry of the time limit set in the request for information, and the receipt of the complete and correct information.
The final deadline will therefore expire after 53 working days after the receipt of the complete and correct information.


(1)  OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8539 — KPS/DexKo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: commercial vehicle, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2017212EN.01002201.xml










1.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/22





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8539 — KPS/DexKo)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 212/10)






1.


On 16 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which KPS Capital Partners, L.P. (‘KPS’, USA) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of the whole of DexKo Global, Inc. (‘DexKo’, USA) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


KPS is a US-based investment management fund with investments in a diverse array of industries, including basic materials, branded consumer, healthcare and luxury products, automotive parts, capital equipment and general manufacturing,










—


DexKo is a US-based designer and manufacturer of trailer axles and running gear components. It offers trailer axles and brakes, hubs and drums, chassis, suspension components, and other running gear components.














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.8539 — KPS/DexKo, 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.
Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Suspension of a deadline
Date: 2017-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, award of contract, electrical energy, natural gas, retail trade








C_2017212EN.01002401.xml










1.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/24





Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Suspension of a deadline
(2017/C 212/12)
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 was 31 January 2017 and the initial period available to the Commission for deciding on this request was of 105 working days.
This request, made by Eneco BV and NV Nuon Energy, concerns retail of electricity and gas in the Netherlands. The relevant notice was published on page 7 of OJ C 85 of 18 March 2017. The initial deadline was 6 July 2017.
Pursuant to Annex IV, point 2, of Directive 2014/25/EU, the Commission may require the Member State or the contracting entity concerned or the competent independent national authority or any other competent national authority to provide all necessary information or to supplement or clarify information given within an appropriate time limit. On 24 March 2017 the Commission asked the Dutch authorities to provide additional information by 17 April 2017 at the latest.
In the event of late or incomplete answers, the initial deadline shall be suspended for the period between the expiry of the time limit set in the request for information, and the receipt of the complete and correct information.
The final deadline will therefore expire after 53 working days after the receipt of the complete and correct information.


(1)  OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8474 — HNA/CWT) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, logistics, marketing, merger control








C_2017212EN.01001301.xml










1.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/13





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8474 — HNA/CWT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 212/02)
On 15 June 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 32017M8474. 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.8459 — TIL/PSA/PSA DGD) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: container, economic concentration, engineering structure, harbour installation, holding company, investment company, maritime shipping, merger control








C_2017212EN.01002301.xml










1.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/23





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8459 — TIL/PSA/PSA DGD)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 212/11)






1.


On 23 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Europe Terminal NV (‘ET’, Switzerland) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl (‘TIL’, Switzerland) and Kranji (Netherlands) Investments BV (‘Kranji’, Netherlands) a holding company controlled by PSA International Pte Ltd (‘PSA’, Singapore) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over PSA DGD NV (‘PSA DGD’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for PSA: PSA is an operator of shipping terminals. It is mainly active in the provision of stevedoring services at ports, with a particular focus on providing terminal services for containerised liner ships,
—   for TIL: TIL is a terminal operating company indirectly jointly controlled by MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Holding SA and certain financial investment vehicles managed by Global Infrastructure Management, LLC. TIL invests in, develops and manages container terminals around the world, often in joint ventures with other major terminal operators,
—   for PSA DGD: PSA DGD operates a container terminal in the Deurganck dock in the Port of Antwerp. It is a pre-existing company currently solely controlled by Kranji.










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.8459 — TIL/PSA/PSA DGD, 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’).
Special Report No 10/2017 — ‘EU support to young farmers should be better targeted to foster effective generational renewal’
Date: 2017-07-01
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: aid evaluation, aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, generation renewal, rural development, young farmer








C_2017212EN.01001901.xml










1.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/19





Special Report No 10/2017
‘EU support to young farmers should be better targeted to foster effective generational renewal’
(2017/C 212/06)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 10/2017 ‘EU support to young farmers should be better targeted to foster effective generational renewal’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu