do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice for the attention of a person subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
Date: 2017-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, trade restriction








C_2017438EN.01002501.xml










19.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 438/25





Notice for the attention of a person subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
(2017/C 438/05)
The following information is brought to the attention of Mr. Viktor Ivanovych Ratushniak who appears in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 (2) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine.
The Council is considering maintaining the restrictive measures against the abovementioned person. The abovementioned person is hereby informed that he may submit a request to the Council to obtain the elements the Council holds in its file regarding his designation, before 3 January 2018, to the following address:





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




In this regard, the attention of the person concerned is drawn to the regular review by the Council of the list of designated persons in Decision 2014/119/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 208/2014.


(1)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 26.

(2)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8729 — EQT Fund Management/G+E Getec Holding) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2017438EN.01000402.xml










19.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 438/4





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8729 — EQT Fund Management/G+E Getec Holding)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 438/03)
On 13 December 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 32017M8729. 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.8451 — Tronox/Cristal) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, inorganic chemical product, merger control, mining industry, titanium








C_2017438EN.01004901.xml










19.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 438/49





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8451 — Tronox/Cristal)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 438/13)






1.


On 15 November 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of the Merger Regulation by which Tronox Limited of Australia acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of The National Titanium Dioxide Company Ltd (‘Cristal’) of Saudi Arabia by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows:






—


Tronox is active worldwide in the mining, production and marketing of inorganic minerals and chemicals;










—


Cristal is active worldwide in the mining and manufacture of titanium-related pigments and 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. 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 number M.8451 — Tronox/Cristal, 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8703 — Porsche Digital/Axel Springer/JV) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment, investment company, joint venture, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2017438EN.01000401.xml










19.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 438/4





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8703 — Porsche Digital/Axel Springer/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 438/02)
On 12 December 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 32017M8703. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2017-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Luxembourg, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2017438EN.01003701.xml










19.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 438/37





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2017/C 438/10)



Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.


Issuing country
: Luxembourg


Subject of commemoration
: The 150th anniversary of the Luxembourg Constitution


Description of the design
: The design shows on the left hand the effigy of His Royal Highness, the Grand-Duke Henri, looking to the right. At the right hand of the design are depicted the year-dates ‘1868-2018’ as well as the text ‘150 ans’. Below the effigy of the Grand-Duke appear the text ‘Constitution du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg’ and a lateral cut view of an open booklet.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Estimated number of coins to be issued
: 


Date of issue
: January 2018


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2017/2438 of 19 December 2017 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) (EUMM GEORGIA/1/2017)
Date: 2017-12-19
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Georgia, appointment of members, fact-finding mission








L_2017344EN.01003901.xml










23.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 344/39








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2017/2438
of 19 December 2017
         
on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) (EUMM GEORGIA/1/2017)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2010/452/CFSP of 12 August 2010 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Decision 2010/452/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.












(2)


Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2238 (2) extended the mandate of EUMM Georgia until 14 December 2018.












(3)


On 15 December 2017, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed the appointment of Mr Erik HØEG as Head of Mission of EUMM Georgia from 15 December 2017 to 14 December 2018,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Erik HØEG is hereby appointed Head of Mission of EUMM Georgia for the period from 15 December 2017 to 14 December 2018.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 15 December 2017.




Done at Brussels, 19 December 2017.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

W. STEVENS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 213, 13.8.2010, p. 43.

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2238 of 12 December 2016 amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (OJ L 337, 13.12.2016, p. 15).
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2017/2439 of 19 December 2017 on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) (EUTM RCA/4/2017)
Date: 2017-12-19
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Central African Republic, EU military mission, appointment of members, military cooperation, military personnel, military training








L_2017344EN.01004001.xml










23.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 344/40








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2017/2439
of 19 December 2017
         
on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) (EUTM RCA/4/2017)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/610 of 19 April 2016 on a European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


By Decision (CFSP) 2016/610, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC), in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union, to take the relevant decisions concerning the political control and strategic direction of EUTM RCA, including the decisions on the appointment of subsequent EU Mission Force Commanders.












(2)


On 26 June 2017, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1177 (2) appointing Brigadier General Fernando GARCÍA BLÁZQUEZ as the EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM RCA.












(3)


On 20 November 2017, the Military Committee of the European Union recommended the approval of the nomination of Brigadier General Hermínio TEODORO MAIO to succeed Brigadier General Fernando GARCÍA BLÁZQUEZ as the EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM RCA as from 11 January 2018.












(4)


In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Brigadier General Hermínio TEODORO MAIO is hereby appointed as the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) as from 11 January 2018.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 19 December 2017.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

W. STEVENS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 104, 20.4.2016, p. 21.

(2)  Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2017/1177 of 26 June 2017 on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) (EUTM RCA/2/2017) (OJ L 170, 1.7.2017, p. 96).
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 19 December 2017 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank of Cyprus (ECB/2017/43)
Date: 2017-12-19
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Cyprus, European System of Central Banks, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area








C_2018002EN.01000101.xml










5.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/1





RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 19 December 2017
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank of Cyprus
(ECB/2017/43)
(2018/C 2/01)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.










(2)


The mandate of the Central Bank of Cyprus’s current external auditors, KPMG Limited, will end after the audit for the financial year 2017. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2018.










(3)


The Central Bank of Cyprus has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited as its external auditors for the financial years 2018 to 2022,




HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited should be appointed as the external auditors of the Central Bank of Cyprus for the financial years 2018 to 2022.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 19 December 2017.


The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI
Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA’s) mission
Date: 2017-12-19
Institutions: European Food Safety Authority
Subjects: EU Member State, consumer protection, food inspection, food safety, institutional cooperation








C_2017438EN.01003801.xml










19.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 438/38





Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA’s) mission
(2017/C 438/11)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (1), Article 36(2), provides that the European Food Safety Authority's ‘Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Executive Director, shall draw up a list to be made public of competent organisations designated by the Member States which may assist the Authority, either individually or in networks, with its mission.’
The list was first drawn up by EFSA’s Managements Board on 19 December 2006, and since then is:






i.


updated regularly, on the basis of proposals from EFSA’s Executive Director, taking account of reviews or new designation proposals from the Member States (in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004, Article 2(4) (2));










ii.


made public on EFSA’s website, where the latest updated list of competent organisations is published; and










iii.


made available through the Article 36 Search Tool to the organisations, providing contact details and the organisations’ specific fields of competence.




This respective information is available on the EFSA website, under the following links:






i.


the latest amendment to the list of competent organisations by EFSA’s Management Board on 12 December 2017 — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/171212-0;










ii.


the updated list of competent organisations — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/art36listg.pdf; and










iii.


Article 36 Search Tool — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/art36/search.




EFSA will keep this notification updated, specifically regarding the provided website links.
For more information please contact Cooperation.Article36@efsa.europa.eu.


(1)  Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 of 23 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 with regard to the network of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s mission (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 64).
Case C-711/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 19 December 2017 — Anke Hartog v British Airways plc
Date: 2017-12-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, carrier, consumer protection, indemnification, traveller








C_2018134EN.01001401.xml










16.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/14





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 19 December 2017 — Anke Hartog v British Airways plc
(Case C-711/17)
(2018/C 134/18)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Amtsgericht Hamburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Anke Hartog

Defendant: British Airways plc

Question referred

Must the condition laid down in Article 3(2)(a) for the applicability of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (1) be interpreted as meaning that passengers, who have a confirmed reservation, have ‘present[ed] themselves for check-in’ if, where no time is indicated, they have joined the queue for the check-in desks used by the air carrier for the check-in in question no later than 45 minutes before the published departure time?


(1)  OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017438EN.01002601.xml










19.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 438/26





Euro exchange rates (1)

18 December 2017
(2017/C 438/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1795 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,66 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4440 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88208 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,9588 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1652 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,8573 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,685 




HUF


Hungarian forint


313,67 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2070 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6228 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,5253 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5392 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5185 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2194 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6836 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5904 




KRW


South Korean won


1 282,23 




ZAR


South African rand


15,1661 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8055 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5430 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 027,64 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8141 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,551 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,1462 




THB


Thai baht


38,499 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,8734 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,4718 




INR


Indian rupee


75,7645 






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