do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8362 — Lonza Group/Capsugel) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2017353EN.01000101.xml










20.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 353/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8362 — Lonza Group/Capsugel)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 353/01)
On 21 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:






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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 32017M8362. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-605/17: Action brought on 20 October 2017 — European Commission v Slovak Republic
Date: 2017-10-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: engineering structure, infringement procedure (EU), investment cost, national implementing measure, sanction (EU), telecommunications industry, trans-European network, transmission network








C_2018013EN.01000701.xml










15.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/7





Action brought on 20 October 2017 — European Commission v Slovak Republic
(Case C-605/17)
(2018/C 013/08)
Language of the case: Slovak

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J. Javorský, L. Nicolae and G. von Rintelen, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Slovak Republic

Form of order sought







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declare that, by failing to adopt by 1 January 2016 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply fully with Directive 2014/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks, (1) or in any event by failing to inform the Commission of those measures, the Slovak Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 13 of that directive;










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impose on the Slovak Republic, in accordance with Article 260(3) TFEU, a penalty of EUR 10 036,80 for each day from the date of delivery of the judgment in the present case on the ground of failure to fulfil the obligation to notify the measures adopted to transpose Directive 2014/61/EU;










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order the Slovak Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for adopting measures to transpose the directive expired on 1 January 2016.






1.


The Member States are obliged under Article 13 of Directive 2014/61/EU to adopt the national measures necessary to transpose the directive by 1 January 2016 at the latest. Since the Commission did not receive confirmation from the Slovak Republic of the full transposition of Directive 2014/61/EU, it decided to bring an action before the Court of Justice.










2.


By its action the Commission seeks for a daily penalty of EUR 10 036,80 to be imposed on the Slovak Republic. The amount of the penalty was calculated taking into account the seriousness and length of time of the infringement, and also the deterrent effect on the basis of the payment capacity of that Member State.






(1)  OJ 2014 L 155, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017353EN.01000201.xml










20.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 353/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

19 October 2017
(2017/C 353/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1834 




JPY


Japanese yen


133,18 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4440 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89815 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6445 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1541 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4190 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,725 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,51 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2392 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5958 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,3324 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5033 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4743 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2334 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6861 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6056 




KRW


South Korean won


1 339,16 




ZAR


South African rand


16,0282 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8310 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5088 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 993,65 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9981 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,863 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,1785 




THB


Thai baht


39,200 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7561 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,2721 




INR


Indian rupee


76,9540 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union - Cases where the Commission raises no objectionsText with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty.
Date: 2017-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, control of State aid








C_2017354EN.01001001.xml










20.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/10





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty)
(2017/C 354/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


13.09.2017




Aid number


SA.48736 (2017/N)




Member State


France




Region


FRANCE


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Indemnisation des opérateurs du maillon sélection-accouvage de la filière avicole impactés par l'influenza aviaire




Legal basis


Articles L.621-2, L.621-3 et D.621-27 du code rural et de la pêche maritime
Arrêté du 18 janvier 2008 fixant des mesures techniques et administratives relatives à la lutte contre l’influenza aviaire
Arrêté du 4 janvier 2017 relatif aux mesures complémentaires techniques et financières pour la maîtrise de l’épizootie d’influenza aviaire due au virus H5N8 dans certains départements
Arrêté du 4 janvier 2017 définissant les zones géographiques dans lesquelles un abattage préventif est ordonné en application de l’arrêté du 4 janvier 2017 relatif aux mesures complémentaires techniques et financières pour la maîtrise de l’épizootie d’influenza aviaire due au virus H5N8 dans certains départements




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for the costs of prevention, control and eradication of animal diseases and plant pests and aid to make good the damage caused by animal diseases and plant pests




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 27 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2019




Economic sectors


Raising of poultry




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation




3, rue Barbet de Jouy — 75349 PARIS 07 SP








Other information


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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8522 — Avantor/VWR) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, distributor, economic concentration, merger control, scientific apparatus, supplier








C_2017353EN.01003001.xml










20.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 353/30





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8522 — Avantor/VWR)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 353/07)






1.


On 11 October 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:






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










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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. The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 15 September 2017, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 9 October 2017.










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’).