do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information relating to the entry into force of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
Date: 2017-09-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, accession to the European Union, protocol to an agreement, stabilisation and association agreement








L_2017238EN.01000801.xml










16.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 238/8







Information relating to the entry into force of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

As the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the abovementioned Protocol have been completed on 7 September 2017, this Protocol enters into force on 1 October 2017, in accordance with its Article 8(1).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8536 — Atlantia/Abertis Infraestructuras) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: charges for use of infrastructure, economic concentration, holding company, merger control, parent company, transmission network








C_2017308EN.01001901.xml










16.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 308/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8536 — Atlantia/Abertis Infraestructuras)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 308/08)






1.


On 8 September 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Atlantia SpA. (‘Atlantia’, Italy),










—


Abertis Infraestructuras SA (‘Abertis’, Spain).
Atlantia acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Abertis.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 15 May 2017.














2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Atlantia: holding company mainly active in the toll motorway concessions and airport infrastructure sectors,
—   for Abertis: parent company of a group operating in the toll roads and telecommunications infrastructure sectors.










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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8536 — Atlantia/Abertis Infraestructuras
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email:




COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax




+32 22964301




Postal 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’).
Notice concerning the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part
Date: 2017-09-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Canada, economic agreement, economic cooperation, interim agreement (EU), trade agreement, trade agreement (EU), trade cooperation








L_2017238EN.01000901.xml










16.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 238/9







Notice concerning the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (1), signed in Brussels on 30 October 2016, shall, pursuant to its Article 30.7.3, be provisionally applied as from 21 September 2017. By virtue of Article 1(1) of the Council Decision of 28 October 2016 on the provisional application of the Agreement, the EU does apply provisionally the Agreement, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion, subject to the following points:






(a)


only the following provisions of Chapter Eight of the Agreement (Investment) shall be provisionally applied, and only in so far as foreign direct investment is concerned:






—


Articles 8.1 to 8.8,










—


Article 8.13,










—


Article 8.15, with the exception of paragraph 3 thereof, and










—


Article 8.16;














(b)


the following provisions of Chapter Thirteen of the Agreement (Financial Services) shall not be provisionally applied in so far as they concern portfolio investment, protection of investment or the resolution of investment disputes between investors and States:






—


Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 13.2,










—


Article 13.3 and Article 13.4,










—


Article 13.9, and










—


Article 13.21;














(c)


the following provisions of the Agreement shall not be provisionally applied:






—


Article 20.12,










—


Article 27.3 and Article 27.4, to the extent that those Articles apply to administrative proceedings, review and appeal at Member State level,










—


Paragraph 7 of Article 28.7;














(d)


the provisional application of Chapters 22, 23 and 24 of the Agreement shall respect the allocation of competences between the Union and the Member States.






(1)  
            OJ L 11, 14.1.2017, p. 23.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017308EN.01001601.xml










16.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 308/16





Euro exchange rates (1)

15 September 2017
(2017/C 308/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1963 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,92 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4409 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88043 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5058 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1480 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3348 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,081 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,91 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2761 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5999 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1140 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4911 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4520 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3506 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6407 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6070 




KRW


South Korean won


1 353,03 




ZAR


South African rand


15,7613 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8299 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4805 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 859,01 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0119 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,305 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,8226 




THB


Thai baht


39,574 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7357 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,1361 




INR


Indian rupee


76,6625 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1398 of 25 July 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 as regards certain fishing opportunities (OJ L 199, 29.7.2017)
Date: 2017-09-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, conservation of fish stocks, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2017238EN.01005501.xml










16.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 238/55







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1398 of 25 July 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 as regards certain fishing opportunities

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 199 of 29 July 2017
)


On page 3, recital 8:
for:

               ‘The prohibition under that recommendation no longer applied after that the end of that period.’,
read:

               ‘The prohibition under that recommendation no longer applied after the end of that period.’;
on page 3, Article 1, point 2:
for:

               ‘Annexes IA and ID to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 are amended …’,
read:

               ‘Annexes IA, IB and ID to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 are amended …’;
on page 7, the Annex, point 1(f), the opening wording:
for:







‘(f)


the fishing opportunities table for redfish in international waters of I and II is replaced by the following:’,





read:







‘2.


In Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, the fishing opportunities table for redfish in international waters of I and II is replaced by the following:’;





on page 7, the Annex, point 2:
for:







‘2.


In Annex ID to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 …’,





read:







‘3.


In Annex ID to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 …’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8645 — Advent/Williams Lea) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: document, economic concentration, marketing, merger control, outsourcing, private investment








C_2017308EN.01002001.xml










16.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 308/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8645 — Advent/Williams Lea)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 308/09)






1.


On 12 September 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Advent International Corporation (United States),










—


Williams Lea Tag GmbH (Germany), Williams Lea Holdings, Inc. (United States) and Williams Lea Holdings Limited (United Kingdom), belonging to the Deutsche Post group and together forming the entirety of the Williams Lea business.




Advent International Corporation acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Williams Lea business.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Advent International Corporation: private equity investment,
—   for the Williams Lea business: marketing communications services and document business process outsourcing.










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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8645 — Advent/Williams Lea
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email:




COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax




+32 22964301




Postal 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 for the attention of the data subject to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1568 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea apply
Date: 2017-09-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: North Korea, arms control, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, nuclear non-proliferation, personal data, trade restriction








C_2017308EN.01001501.xml










16.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 308/15





Notice for the attention of the data subject to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1568 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea apply
(2017/C 308/05)
The attention of data subject is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1):
The legal basis for this processing operation is Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 (2), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1568 (3).
The controller of this processing operation is the Council of the European Union, represented by the Director General of DG C (Foreign Affairs, Enlargement, Civil Protection) of the General Secretariat of the Council, and the department entrusted with the processing operation is Unit 1C, which can be contacted at:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, as implemented by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1568.
The data subject is the natural person who fulfils the listing criteria as laid down in that Regulation.
The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the Statement of Reasons and any other data related thereto.
The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.
Without prejudice to restrictions provided for in Article 20(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, requests for access, as well as requests for rectification or objection will be answered in accordance with Section 5 of Council Decision 2004/644/EC (4).
Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the asset freeze or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.
Data subjects may have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.


(1)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 224, 31.8.2017, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 238, 16.9.2017, p. 10.

(4)  OJ L 296, 21.9.2004, p. 16.
Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Article 16.1(b) of Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on measuring instruments (Withdrawal of the publication of the references to normative documents drawn up by OIML and the list of the parts thereof corresponding to the essential requirements) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EC conformity marking, European standard, gas, international organisation, marketing standard, measuring equipment, metrology, technical standard








C_2017308EN.01001201.xml










16.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 308/12





Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Article 16.1(b) of Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on measuring instruments (1)


(Withdrawal of the publication of the references to normative documents drawn up by OIML and the list of the parts thereof corresponding to the essential requirements)

(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 308/03)
The publication of the reference concerning gas meters (MI-002) in relation to OIML R137, edition 2012 (2), is withdrawn as of 180 days after the date of this publication. EU type examination and EU design examination certificates issued on the basis of this normative document before its withdrawal remain valid until the end of their validity without any restriction on the placing on the market or the putting into use of instruments of this type.


(1)  OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 149.

(2)  OJ C 76, 14.3.2014, p. 1.