do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8872 — Advent International / Laird) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, investment company, merger control








C_2018146EN.01000801.xml










26.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8872 — Advent International / Laird)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 146/06)






1.


On 19 April 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:






—


Advent International Corporation (‘Advent’, United States),










—


Laird PLC (‘Laird’, the United Kingdom).




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










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Advent: a global private equity investor that focuses on investments in five core sectors, namely business and financial services; healthcare; industrial; retail, consumer and leisure; and technology, media and telecom. Amongst other portfolio companies, Advent owns Idemia, a global company which develops, manufactures and markets security technology products and services for the telecommunications, payments and identity markets.
—   for Laird: a global technology company that provides systems, components and solutions that enable connectivity in mission-critical wireless applications and antenna systems and protect electronics from electromagnetic interference and heat.










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.8872 — Advent International / Laird
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.
Threshold values referred to in Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU, 2014/25/EU and 2009/81/EC, expressed in the national currencies of the EFTA States
Date: 2018-04-26
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA countries, award of contract, national currency








C_2018146EN.01000701.xml










26.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/7





Threshold values referred to in Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU, 2014/25/EU and 2009/81/EC, expressed in the national currencies of the EFTA States
(2018/C 146/05)








Thresholds in EUR


Thresholds in NOK


Thresholds in CHF


Thresholds in ISK




144 000 


1 335 475 


156 807 


18 734 400 




221 000 


2 049 583 


240 656 


28 752 100 




443 000 


4 108 441 


482 400 


57 634 300 




750 000 


6 955 600 


816 705 


97 575 000 




1 000 000 


9 274 133 


1 088 940 


130 100 000 




5 548 000 


51 452 889 


6 041 439 


721 794 800
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018146EN.01000501.xml










26.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

25 April 2018
(2018/C 146/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2185 




JPY


Japanese yen


133,03 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4489 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87380 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4220 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1986 




ISK


Iceland króna


123,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7050 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,466 




HUF


Hungarian forint


313,20 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2241 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6453 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,0008 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6118 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5704 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,5625 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7232 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6199 




KRW


South Korean won


1 320,61 




ZAR


South African rand


15,2415 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7048 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4185 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 961,52 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7712 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,773 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,7073 




THB


Thai baht


38,486 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2705 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,2194 




INR


Indian rupee


81,6095 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8807 — Spectris/Macquarie Group/Soundwave Holdings) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, consultancy, economic concentration, environmental monitoring, investment company, merger control








C_2018146EN.01000401.xml










26.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/4





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8807 — Spectris/Macquarie Group/Soundwave Holdings)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 146/02)
On 18 April 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 32018M8807. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2018-04-26
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, sports facilities








C_2018146EN.01000601.xml










26.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/6





State aid — Decision to raise no objections
(2018/C 146/04)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


29 January 2018





Case No



:


81396





Decision No



:


013/18/COL





EFTA State



:


Norway





Region



:


Tromsø Municipality





Title



:


Templarheimen II — Aid for the construction and operation of the sports facility Templarheimen





Legal basis



:


Municipal decision in case 235/16





Type of measure



:


Investment and operating aid





Objective



:


Sports, recreation and education





Form of aid



:


Non-repayable grants





Budget



:


NOK 179 million





Economic sectors



:


Public baths





Name and address of the granting authority



:







Tromsø municipality




Rådhuset




Postboks 6900




NO-9299 Tromsø




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/654 of 26 April 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/1869 on the European Union Advisory Mission in support of Security Sector Reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq)
Date: 2018-04-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU police mission, Iraq, fight against crime, public safety, the EU's international role




L_2018108EN.01002801.xml










27.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 108/28








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/654
of 26 April 2018
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/1869 on the European Union Advisory Mission in support of Security Sector Reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 16 October 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1869 (1) on the European Union Advisory Mission in support of Security Sector Reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq).












(2)


To cover the Mission's need for security services until the end of its current mandate, the financial reference amount should be revised, and Decision (CFSP) 2017/1869 should be amended accordingly.












(3)


EUAM Iraq is being conducted in a context which may deteriorate and which could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

Amendment of Decision (CFSP) 2017/1869

In Article 14 of Decision (CFSP) 2017/1869, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:


‘1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUAM Iraq from 16 October 2017 to 17 October 2018 shall be EUR 17 300 000. The financial reference amount for any subsequent period shall be decided by the Council.’.




Article 2

Entry into force

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




Done at Brussels, 26 April 2018.


For the Council


The President

E. ZAHARIEVA
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1869 of 16 October 2017 on the European Union Advisory Mission in support of Security Sector Reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq) (OJ L 266, 17.10.2017, p. 12).