do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8851 — BASF/Bayer Divestment Business) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pesticides industry








C_2018096EN.01003401.xml










14.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 96/34





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8851 — BASF/Bayer Divestment Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 96/10)






1.


On 7 March 2018, 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:






—


BASF SE (‘BASF’, Germany),










—


Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (‘Bayer’, Germany).




BASF acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Bayer and Monsanto (the ‘Divestment Business’).
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for BASF: agricultural solutions, primarily active in the crop protection sector, (fungicides, insecticides and herbicides that can be used to protect a variety of crops (e.g. cereals, corn, oilseed rape (OSR), rice)), the supply of seed treatment products (mainly fungicide-based) and global trait discovery and licensing activities. Other activities of BASF not affected by this transaction include chemicals (e.g. petrochemicals and intermediates), performance products (e.g. dispersion and pigments), functional materials and solutions (e.g. construction chemicals and coatings), and oil & gas,
—   for the Divestment Business: part of Bayer’s Crop Science division, which includes, inter alia, its portfolio of crop protection products (insecticides, fungicides and herbicides), seeds and traits, and environmental science products and services, Bayer’s global vegetable seeds business, and Monsanto’s global NemaStrike nematicides business.










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.8851 — BASF/Bayer Divestment Business
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’).
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2018-03-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Barents Sea, EU Member State, EU waters, Norwegian Sea, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2018105EN.01000401.xml










20.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 105/4





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2018/C 105/04)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


8.2.2018




Duration


8.2.2018-31.12.2018




Member State


All Member States except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom




Stock or Group of stocks


COD/1/2B.




Species


Cod (Gadus morhua)




Zone


1 and 2b




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


03/TQ120






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018096EN.01000201.xml










14.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 96/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

13 March 2018
(2018/C 96/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2378 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,31 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4486 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88650 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1568 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1690 




ISK


Iceland króna


123,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5808 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,471 




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,91 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2119 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6619 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,7822 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5683 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5890 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,7031 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6842 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6224 




KRW


South Korean won


1 316,84 




ZAR


South African rand


14,5787 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8265 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4412 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 973,95 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8192 




PHP


Philippine peso


64,291 




RUB


Russian rouble


70,3046 




THB


Thai baht


38,632 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0142 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,9180 




INR


Indian rupee


80,2840 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-482/16: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 March 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck — Austria) — Georg Stollwitzer v ÖBB Personenverkehr AG (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Article 45 TFEU — Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 21(1) — Directive 2000/78/EC — Articles 2, 6 and 16 — Reference date for the purpose of advancement — Discriminatory legislation of a Member State which does not allow periods of activity completed before reaching the age of 18 to be taken into account for the purpose of determining remuneration — Abolition of provisions that are contrary to the principle of equal treatment)
Date: 2018-03-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: age discrimination, equal treatment, pay scale, promotion, remuneration of work, seniority








C_2018166EN.01001001.xml










14.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 166/10





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 March 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck — Austria) — Georg Stollwitzer v ÖBB Personenverkehr AG
(Case C-482/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Social policy - Article 45 TFEU - Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Article 21(1) - Directive 2000/78/EC - Articles 2, 6 and 16 - Reference date for the purpose of advancement - Discriminatory legislation of a Member State which does not allow periods of activity completed before reaching the age of 18 to be taken into account for the purpose of determining remuneration - Abolition of provisions that are contrary to the principle of equal treatment))
(2018/C 166/12)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Georg Stollwitzer

Defendant: ÖBB Personenverkehr AG

Operative part of the judgment

Article 45 TFEU and Articles 2, 6 and 16 of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation are to be interpreted as not precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which, in order to end discrimination on grounds of age arising as a result of the application of national law that took into account, for the purpose of the categorisation of the employees of an undertaking within pay scales, only periods of activity completed after the age of 18, retroactively abolishes that age limit in respect of all such workers and allows only experience acquired with other undertakings operating in the same economic sector to be taken into account.


(1)  OJ C 428, 21.11.2016.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8830 — Strategic Value Partners/Vita Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, plastics industry








C_2018096EN.01003501.xml










14.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 96/35





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8830 — Strategic Value Partners/Vita Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 96/11)






1.


On 7 March 2018, 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:






—


Strategic Value Partners, LLC (United States),










—


Vita Group (United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by TPG Capital (United States)




Strategic Value Partners, LLC acquires through its subsidiary Sunshine Bidco Limited within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Vita Cayman Limited, the ultimate holding company of the Vita Group.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Strategic Value Partners, LLC is a privately owned investment firm that manages hedge funds and private equity funds and invests in public and private equity markets, debt markets and other alternative investment markets worldwide.










—


The Vita Group is a pan-European manufacturer and supplier of polyurethane foam, including production of foam and conversion of foam.














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.8830 — Strategic Value Partners/Vita Group
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.
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 April 2018 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))
Date: 2018-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2018096EN.01000501.xml










14.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 96/5





Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 April 2018

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

(2018/C 96/04)
Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6.). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.
Modified rates are indicated in bold.
Previous table published in OJ C 53, 13.2.2018, p. 3.


































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To


AT


BE


BG


CY


CZ


DE


DK


EE


EL


ES


FI


FR


HR


HU


IE


IT


LT


LU


LV


MT


NL


PL


PT


RO


SE


SI


SK


UK




1.4.2018


…


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,65 


-0,18 


0,95 


-0,18 



0,03 



-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 



0,40 



0,09 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


1,85 


-0,18 


2,21 


-0,42 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,73 




1.3.2018


31.3.2018


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,65 


-0,18 



0,95 



-0,18 


0,02 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,54 


0,09 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


1,85 


-0,18 


2,21 


-0,42 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,73 




1.2.2018


28.2.2018


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,65 


-0,18 


0,75 


-0,18 


0,02 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,54 



0,09 



-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


1,85 


-0,18 



2,21 



-0,42 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,73 




1.1.2018


31.1.2018



-0,18 




-0,18 




0,65 




-0,18 




0,75 




-0,18 




0,02 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




0,54 




0,13 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




1,85 




-0,18 




1,89 




-0,42 




-0,18 




-0,18 




0,73
P8_TA(2018)0072Measures for the control of Newcastle disease ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 14 March 2018 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/66/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease (COM(2017)0742 – C8-0431/2017 – 2017/0329(COD)) P8_TC1-COD(2017)0329Position of theEuropean Parliament adopted at first reading on 14March 2018 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU)2018/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending CouncilDirective 92/66/EEC introducing Community measuresfor the control of Newcastle disease
Date: 2018-03-14
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, EU reference laboratory, action programme, avian influenza, poultry, protection of animal life, veterinary inspection, veterinary medicine








C_2019162EN.01013601.xml










10.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 162/136






P8_TA(2018)0072
Measures for the control of Newcastle disease ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 March 2018 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/66/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease (COM(2017)0742 – C8-0431/2017 – 2017/0329(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
(2019/C 162/22)

The European Parliament,







—


having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2017)0742),










—


having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0431/2017),










—


having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










—


having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 February 2018 (1),










—


having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A8-0026/2018),












1.


Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;












2.


Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;












3.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.




P8_TC1-COD(2017)0329
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 March 2018 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2018/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/66/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2018/597.)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8814 — Melrose/GKN) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, metalworking, motor vehicle industry








C_2018096EN.01000101.xml










14.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 96/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8814 — Melrose/GKN)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 96/01)
On 7 March 2018, 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 32018M8814. 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.8733 — Lone Star/Stark) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, real property, retail trade








C_2018412EN.01000202.xml










14.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 412/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8733 — Lone Star/Stark)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 412/04)
On 14 March 2018, 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 32018M8733. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-424/16: Judgment of the General Court of 14 March 2018 — Gifi Diffusion v EUIPO — Crocs (Footwear) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing footwear — Earlier Community design — Grounds for invalidity — Duty to state reasons — Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Ground raised by the Board of Appeal of its own motion — Powers of the Board of Appeal — Article 63(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)
Date: 2018-03-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, footwear industry








C_2018152EN.01002902.xml










30.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/29





Judgment of the General Court of 14 March 2018 — Gifi Diffusion v EUIPO — Crocs (Footwear)
(Case T-424/16) (1)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing footwear - Earlier Community design - Grounds for invalidity - Duty to state reasons - Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Ground raised by the Board of Appeal of its own motion - Powers of the Board of Appeal - Article 63(1) of Regulation No 6/2002))
(2018/C 152/35)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Gifi Diffusion (Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France) (represented by: C. de Chassey, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Crocs, Inc. (Niwot, Colorado, United States) (represented by: H. Seymour, L. Cassidy, J. Guise and D. Knight, Solicitors, N. Hadjadj Cazier, M. Berger and H. Haouideg, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 April 2016 (Case R 37/2015-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Gifi Diffusion and Crocs.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 April 2016 (Case R 37/2015-3) concerning invalidity proceedings between Gifi Diffusion and Crocs, Inc.;










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Gifi Diffusion in the proceedings before the General Court;










3.


Orders Crocs to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 392, 24.10.2016.