do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8297 — GE/Baker Hughes) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, oil industry, provision of services, technology








C_2017317EN.01000101.xml










23.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 317/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8297 — GE/Baker Hughes)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 317/01)
On 31 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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32017M8297. 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.8555 — AES/Siemens/Fluence Energy/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, energy industry, merger control, secondary sector








C_2017317EN.01000501.xml










23.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 317/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case: M.8555 — AES/Siemens/Fluence Energy/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 317/04)






1.


On 15 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:






—


AES Corporation Inc. (United States),










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Siemens AG (Germany),










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Fluence Energy LLC (United States), controlled by AES Corporation Inc. and Siemens AG.




AES Corporation Inc. (‘AES’) and Siemens AG (‘Siemens’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Fluence Energy LLC (‘Fluence Energy’).
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for AES: AES is a global power company,
—   for Siemens: Siemens is active in a number of industrial areas,
—   for Fluence Energy: The business activities of Fluence Energy will be in developing and marketing battery-based energy storage solutions.










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 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.8555 — AES/Siemens/Fluence Energy/JV
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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8522 — Avantor/VWR) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, distributor, economic concentration, merger control, research body, scientific apparatus, supplier








C_2017317EN.01000301.xml










23.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 317/3





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8522 — Avantor/VWR)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 317/03)






1.


On 15 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:






—


Avantor, INC. (USA), controlled by Mew Mountain Capital LLC (USA),










—


VWR Corporation (USA).




Avantor acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of VWR.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Avantor: Avantor is a global supplier of ultra-high purity materials including laboratory chemicals for the life sciences and advanced technology sectors.
—   for VWR: VWR is a global distributor of laboratory products and services. It distributes laboratory chemicals, reagents, consumables and scientific equipment and instruments, and offers both branded and private label products. VWR is also active in the manufacture of bioscience products and laboratory chemicals.










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.8522 — Avantor/VWR
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





E-mail:




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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017317EN.01000201.xml










23.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 317/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 September 2017
(2017/C 317/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1961 




JPY


Japanese yen


134,01 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4407 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88155 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5358 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1588 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3193 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,046 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,73 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2672 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5967 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1804 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5011 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4675 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3414 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6336 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6093 




KRW


South Korean won


1 352,78 




ZAR


South African rand


15,8359 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8805 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4843 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 908,13 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0117 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,532 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,8885 




THB


Thai baht


39,579 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7459 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,2905 




INR


Indian rupee


77,5010 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.