do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8623 — Borealis/OTPP/SSE/Maple) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, energy supply, measuring equipment, merger control, pension scheme








C_2017356EN.01000202.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8623 — Borealis/OTPP/SSE/Maple)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 356/04)
On 17 October 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 32017M8623. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8646 — Platinum/Pattonair) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, economic concentration, merger control, miscellaneous industries, provision of services








C_2017356EN.01000301.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8646 — Platinum/Pattonair)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 356/05)
On 16 October 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 32017M8646. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force on imports into the Union of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in the People’s Republic of China: change of the name of a company subject to the anti-dumping duty rate for cooperating non-sampled companies (OJ C 204, 28.6.2017)
Date: 2017-10-21
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, ceramics, household article, import (EU), originating product








C_2017356EN.01002402.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/24





Corrigendum to notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force on imports into the Union of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in the People’s Republic of China: change of the name of a company subject to the anti-dumping duty rate for cooperating non-sampled companies
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 204 of 28 June 2017
)
(2017/C 356/12)
On page 8, table:

for:


‘Fujian Jiashun Art&Crafts Co., Ltd’,


read:


‘Fujian Jiashun Arts&Crafts Corp. LTD’;

On page 8, last paragraph:

for:


‘Fujian Jiashun Art&Crafts Co., Ltd’,


read:


‘Fujian Jiashun Arts&Crafts Corp. LTD’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8621 — Apollo Management LP/Aegon Ireland plc) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, investment company, life assurance, merger control








C_2017356EN.01002301.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/23





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8621 — Apollo Management LP/Aegon Ireland plc)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 356/10)






1.


On 13 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:






—


Athene Holding Ltd (‘Athene Holding’, US), belonging to the group Apollo Management LP (‘Apollo’, US)










—


Aegon Ireland plc (‘Aegon Ireland’, Ireland),




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










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Apollo: private investments; investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo invest in companies and debt issued by companies involved in various business throughout the world,
—   for Aegon Ireland: insurance products and services. Aegon Ireland has two lines of life insurance products and currently conducts business in the United Kingdom and Germany. Aegon Ireland has a German branch, which distributes its life insurance products.










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.8621 — Apollo Management LP/Aegon Ireland plc
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.8676 — Hellman &amp; Friedman/Nets A/S) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, information service, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2017356EN.01002001.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8676 — Hellman & Friedman/Nets A/S)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 356/08)






1.


On 12 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:






—


Hellman & Friedman and its parallel funds (‘H&F’, US),










—


Nets A/S (‘Nets’, Denmark).




H&F acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Nets.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 25 September 2017.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for H&F: private equity firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and London. H& F has investments in a variety of sectors worldwide,
—   for Nets: provision of payments, cards, and information services in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Estonia.










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.8676 — Hellman & Friedman/Nets A/S
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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8175 — Exertis/Hammer) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, merger control, wholesale trade








C_2017356EN.01000101.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8175 — Exertis/Hammer)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 356/01)
On 19 December 2016, 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 32016M8175. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8453 — Nestlé/BPW) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal welfare, confectionery, economic concentration, food supplement, marketing, merger control, milk product, non-alcoholic beverage, production, sale








C_2017356EN.01000201.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8453 — Nestlé/BPW)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 356/03)
On 13 October 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 32017M8453. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8415 — Ennoconn/S&amp;T) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, information technology industry, merger control, provision of services








C_2017356EN.01000102.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8415 — Ennoconn/S&T)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 356/02)
On 12 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 32017M8415. 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.8615 — AXA/Unibail-Rodamco/Paunsdorf Center) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: business lease, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, real estate business, shopping centre








C_2017356EN.01002201.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/22





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8615 — AXA/Unibail-Rodamco/Paunsdorf Center)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 356/09)






1.


On 6 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:






—


Ruhrpark SAS (France), belonging to the group AXA SA (‘AXA’, France),










—


Agiform SAS (France), belonging to the group AXA,










—


ACEF Holding SCA (Luxembourg), belonging to the group AXA,










—


Unibail-Rodamco Beteiligungs GmbH, controlled by Unibail-Rodamco Germany GmbH (both of Germany), belonging to the group Unibail-Rodamco (France),










—


Paunsdorf Centre Luxco Sàrl (Germany).




AXA and Unibail-Rodamco acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Paunsdorf Centre Luxco Sàrl.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Ruhrpark SAS: investment fund specialised in retail real estate assets,
—   for Agiform SAS: investment fund specialised in real estate assets,
—   for ACEF Holding SCA: investment fund specialised in real estate assets,
—   for Unibail-Rodamco Germany GmbH: commercial property company, specialised in shopping centres in Europe and in offices and convention and exhibition centres in Paris,
—   for Paunsdorf Centre Luxco Sàrl: owner of the ‘Paunsdorf Center’, a shopping centre located in Leipzig, Germany.










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.8615 — AXA/Unibail-Rodamco/Paunsdorf Center
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: 2017-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017356EN.01000401.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

20 October 2017
(2017/C 356/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1818 




JPY


Japanese yen


133,75 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4438 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89623 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6445 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1597 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4145 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,690 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,13 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2363 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5971 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,3289 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5055 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4765 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2216 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6885 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6054 




KRW


South Korean won


1 336,07 




ZAR


South African rand


16,1719 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8217 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5065 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 966,12 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9931 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,865 




RUB


Russian rouble


67,8679 




THB


Thai baht


39,188 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7519 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,3278 




INR


Indian rupee


76,8288 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of new and retreaded tyres for buses or lorries originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ C 264, 11.8.2017)
Date: 2017-10-21
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: China, anti-dumping legislation, bus, commercial vehicle, import (EU), originating product, pneumatic tyre








C_2017356EN.01002401.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/24





Corrigendum to notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of new and retreaded tyres for buses or lorries originating in the People’s Republic of China
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 264 of 11 August 2017
)
(2017/C 356/11)
On page 14, point ‘2. Product under investigation’:

for:


‘The product subject to this investigation is certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries (or “new and retreaded tyres”) (“the product under investigation”).’,


read:


‘The product subject to this investigation is certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121 (or “new and retreaded tyres”) (“the product under investigation”).’;

on page 14, point ‘3. Allegation of dumping’

for:


‘The product allegedly being dumped is the product under investigation, originating in the People’s Republic of China (“the country concerned”), currently falling within CN code(s) 4011 20 90 and 4012 12 00. These CN codes are given for information only.’,


read:


‘The product allegedly being dumped is the product under investigation, originating in the People’s Republic of China (“the country concerned”), currently falling within CN codes 4011 20 90 and ex 4012 12 00. These CN codes are given for information only.’.