do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Initiation of proceedings (Case M.8451 — Tronox/Cristal) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control, mining industry








C_2018001EN.01000201.xml










4.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 1/2





Initiation of proceedings
(Case M.8451 — Tronox/Cristal)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 1/03)
On 20 December 2017, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 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 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8692 — Saica/Emin Leydier) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, packaging product, pulp and paper industry, waste recycling








C_2018001EN.01001101.xml










4.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 1/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8692 — Saica/Emin Leydier)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 1/12)






1.


On 20 December 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:






—


SA Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa, belonging to the group Saica (‘Saica’, Spain),










—


Emin Leydier SA (‘Emin Leydier’, France), controlled by First Eagle Funds, through Financière Rouge LLC and Financière Bleu LLC, and belonging to the group Emin Leydier.




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










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Saica: collection and supply of recovered paper, manufacturing of corrugated case material, manufacturing of recycled corrugated packaging and flexible packaging. Saica is owned by Aragocias, a Spanish holding company, and operates in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Turkey, Luxembourg and the Netherlands,
—   for Emin Leydier: manufacturing of recycled corrugated case material and corrugated packaging solutions. Emin Leydier is mainly active in France, but also throughout the EEA.










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.8692 — Saica/Emin Leydier
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.
Communication from the Commission establishing formal recognition that Commission Decision 2006/473/EC recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free from Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) has become obsolete
Date: 2018-01-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Community acquis, EU act, plant health legislation, repeal








C_2018001EN.01000101.xml










4.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 1/1





Communication from the Commission establishing formal recognition that Commission Decision 2006/473/EC recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free from Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) has become obsolete
(2018/C 1/01)

Act to be removed from the active acquis


Commission Decision 2006/473/EC
(OJ L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 35).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018001EN.01000401.xml










4.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 1/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

2 January 2018
(2018/C 1/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2065 




JPY


Japanese yen


135,35 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4437 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88953 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,8283 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1718 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7748 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,494 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,59 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1633 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6525 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,5340 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5413 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5128 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4283 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6955 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6031 




KRW


South Korean won


1 281,59 




ZAR


South African rand


14,9000 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8338 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4640 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 266,03 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8495 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,132 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,1176 




THB


Thai baht


39,115 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,9504 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,5534 




INR


Indian rupee


76,6005 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Appointment of the hearing officer in trade proceedings
Date: 2018-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accountant, appointment of staff, commercial court, self-employed person








C_2018001EN.01000601.xml










4.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 1/6





Appointment of the hearing officer in trade proceedings
(2018/C 1/08)
With effect from 1 January 2018, the Commission has appointed Ms Thinam JAKOB to the post of hearing officer, in accordance with Article 3 of the Decision 2012/199/EU of the President of the European Commission of 29 February 2012 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain trade proceedings (OJ L 107, 19.4.2012, p. 5).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8536 — Atlantia/Abertis Infraestructuras) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: charges for use of infrastructure, economic concentration, holding company, merger control, parent company, transmission network








C_2018001EN.01000202.xml










4.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 1/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8536 — Atlantia/Abertis Infraestructuras)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 1/04)
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 32017M8536. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-9/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Karlsruhe (Germany) lodged on 4 January 2018 — Criminal proceedings against Detlef Meyn
Date: 2018-01-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, driving licence, mutual recognition principle, third country








C_2018134EN.01001501.xml










16.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/15





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Karlsruhe (Germany) lodged on 4 January 2018 — Criminal proceedings against Detlef Meyn
(Case C-9/18)
(2018/C 134/20)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberlandesgericht Karlsruhe

Parties to the main proceedings


Accused party: Detlef Meyn

Question referred

Does the obligation of recognition under Article 2(1) of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (1) — the third driving licences directive (‘the Driving Licences Directive’) — also apply following the exchange of a driving licence by a Member State of the European Union without a test of fitness to drive, in the case where the previous driving licence is not subject to the obligation of recognition (in this case: the previous licence issued by another Member State of the European Union was for its part based on the exchange of a driving licence from a third country (third sentence of Article 11(6) of the Driving Licences Directive))?


(1)  OJ 2006 L 403, p. 18.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8719 — Kyocera/Ryobi/Ryobi Dalian Machinery/Ryobi Sales/Kyocera Industrial Tools) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, industrial production, merger control, tool industry








C_2018001EN.01000301.xml










4.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 1/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8719 — Kyocera/Ryobi/Ryobi Dalian Machinery/Ryobi Sales/Kyocera Industrial Tools)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 1/05)
On 20 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 32017M8719. 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.8690 — TDR Capital LLP/Rossini Holding SAS) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2018001EN.01000102.xml










4.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 1/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8690 — TDR Capital LLP/Rossini Holding SAS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 1/02)
On 20 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 32017M8690. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018001EN.01000501.xml










4.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 1/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

3 January 2018
(2018/C 1/07)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2023 




JPY


Japanese yen


134,97 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4442 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88640 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,8250 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1736 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7440 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,545 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,29 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1652 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6355 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,5303 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5339 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5047 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3985 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6942 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5988 




KRW


South Korean won


1 281,39 




ZAR


South African rand


14,8845 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8168 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4410 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 176,95 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8272 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,988 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,0962 




THB


Thai baht


39,110 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,9236 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,3835 




INR


Indian rupee


76,3455 






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