do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to the prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8856 — Archer Daniels Midland/Cargill/JV Egypt) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (OJ C 143, 24.4.2018)
Date: 2018-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agro-industry, animal oil, economic concentration, food production, merger control, vegetable oil








C_2018167EN.01002301.xml










15.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/23





Corrigendum to the prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8856 — Archer Daniels Midland/Cargill/JV Egypt) — Candidate case for simplified procedure
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 143 of 24 April 2018
)
(2018/C 167/09)
On page 10, point 1, first line:

for:


‘On 17 April 2018’,


read:


‘On 16 April 2018’.
Calls for applications for the WiFi4EU initiative (promotion of internet connectivity in local communities), under the Connecting Europe Facility in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks (Amended 2017 CEF Telecom Work Programme — Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 7732)
Date: 2018-05-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission
Subjects: EU initiative, Internet, trans-European network, transmission network








C_2018168EN.01000101.xml










15.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 168/1





Calls for applications for the WiFi4EU initiative (promotion of internet connectivity in local communities), under the Connecting Europe Facility in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks
(Amended 2017 CEF Telecom Work Programme — Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 7732)
(2018/C 168/01)
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, is hereby launching the following call for applications for the WiFi4EU initiative in order to award grants to projects in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the amended 2017 Work Programme in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility.
Applications are invited for the first call (WIFI4EU-2017-1) for the promotion of internet connectivity in local communities.
The total indicative budget available for the applications selected under this call is EUR 17 745 000.
The deadline for the submission of applications is 15 June 2018.

Applications for the call must be submitted via the WiFi4EU Portal: https://www.wifi4eu.eu/
The respective call documentation is available on the INEA website: https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-telecom/wifi4eu
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8914 — One Equity Partners/Walki Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, plastics industry, rubber industry








C_2018167EN.01001901.xml










15.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8914 — One Equity Partners/Walki Holding)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 167/07)






1.


On 27 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:






—


One Equity Partners VII, LP (‘OEP’, Cayman Islands),










—


Walki Holding Oy (‘Walki’, Finland).




OEP acquires — indirectly through its subsidiary OEP FiberPack Cayman Co. Ltd — within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Walki.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for OEP: private equity funds,
—   for Walki: technical laminates and protective packaging materials.










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.8914 — One Equity Partners/Walki Holding
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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018167EN.01000501.xml










15.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

14 May 2018
(2018/C 167/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1988 




JPY


Japanese yen


131,27 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4505 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88240 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2958 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1965 




ISK


Iceland króna


122,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5653 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,488 




HUF


Hungarian forint


315,37 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2629 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6290 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,1748 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5861 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5301 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4103 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7246 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5980 




KRW


South Korean won


1 280,74 




ZAR


South African rand


14,6926 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5973 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3835 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 747,24 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7359 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,861 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,8057 




THB


Thai baht


38,170 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2927 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,1847 




INR


Indian rupee


80,9545 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/731 of 15 May 2018 establishing a prohibition of fishing for undulate ray in Union waters of 7e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2018-05-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, EU waters, English Channel, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2018123EN.01008201.xml










18.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 123/82








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/731
of 15 May 2018
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for undulate ray in Union waters of 7e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 (2) lays down quotas for 2018.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2018.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2018 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 May 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (OJ L 27, 31.1.2018, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


08/TQ120




Member State


Belgium




Stock


RJU/07E.




Species


Undulate ray (Raja undulata)




Zone


Union waters of 7e




Closing date


14.4.2018
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8918 — AEA Investors/BCI/Springs) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, furniture industry, investment company, merger control, wholesale trade








C_2018167EN.01002101.xml










15.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8918 — AEA Investors/BCI/Springs)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 167/08)






1.


On 4 May 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:






—


AEA Investors LP (together with its affiliates ‘AEA’, United States),










—


British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (together with its affiliates ‘BCI’, Canada), and










—


SIWF Holdings, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries ‘Springs’, United States).




AEA and BCI acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Springs.
The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for AEA: private equity fund with investments in various sectors, in particular value added industrial products, specialty chemicals, consumer/retail and services,
—   for BCI: investing on behalf of public sector clients in fixed income, mortgages, public and private equity, real estate, infrastructure and renewable resources,
—   for Springs: manufacture and supply of a variety of window coverings, e.g. blinds, shades, shutters, draperies and retractable awnings. Springs distributes its products under the brands Bali, Graber, SWFcontract, Horizons, MechoSystems, Sunsetter, Mariak, and Patrician.










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.8918 — AEA Investors/BCI/Springs
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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8845 — TA Associates/Rotschild/Datix) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, financial services, health care, investment company, merger control, software








C_2018167EN.01000101.xml










15.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8845 — TA Associates/Rotschild/Datix)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 167/01)
On 10 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 32018M8845. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.