do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8873 — Carlyle/TA Associates/DiscoverOrg) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2018201EN.01000101.xml










12.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8873 — Carlyle/TA Associates/DiscoverOrg)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 201/01)
On 17 May 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 32018M8873. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Call for proposals under the multi-annual work programme for financial assistance in the field of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Transport sector for the period 2014-2020 (Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 2226 of 19 April 2018 amending Implementing Decision C(2014) 1921)
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financial instrument, action programme, financial aid, invitation to tender, trans-European network, transport network








C_2018170EN.01000701.xml










17.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 170/7





Call for proposals under the multi-annual work programme for financial assistance in the field of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Transport sector for the period 2014-2020
(Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 2226 of 19 April 2018 amending Implementing Decision C(2014) 1921)
(2018/C 170/05)
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, is hereby launching a call for proposals (CEF-Transport-2018 (General envelope) in order to award grants in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the multi-annual work programme for financial assistance in the field of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Transport sector.
The indicative call budget is EUR 450 million.
The deadline for the submission of proposals is 24 October 2018 (17:00 Brussels time)
The complete text of the call for proposals is available on:
https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-transport/apply-funding/2018-cef-transport-call-proposals.
Notice concerning the provisional application of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Armenia, EAEC, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, interim agreement (EU)








L_2018122EN.01000101.xml










17.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 122/1







Notice concerning the provisional application of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part

The following parts of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part (1), signed at Brussels on 24 November 2017, will be provisionally applied between the Union and the Republic of Armenia as of 1 June 2018 by virtue of Article 3 of the Council Decision on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement (2), to the extent that they cover matters falling within the Union's competence, including matters falling within the Union's competence to define and implement a common foreign and security policy:






a)


Title I;










b)


Title II: Articles 3, 4, 7 and 8;










c)


Title III: Article 12, Article 14(1) and Article 15;










d)


Title V:






i)


Chapter 1 with the exception of point (a) of Article 38(3);










ii)


Chapter 2 with the exception of the reference to nuclear safety in point (f) of Article 42(2) and of point (g) of Article 42(2);










iii)


Chapter 3 with the exception of points (a), (c) and (e) of Article 46(1); and










iv)


Chapters 7, 10, 14 and 21;














e)


Title VI with the exception of points (b) and (c) of Article 205(2); Article 203 shall be applied provisionally only insofar as it concerns direct investment;










f)


Title VII;










g)


Title VIII with the exception of Article 380(1), to the extent that the provisions of that Title are limited to the purpose of ensuring provisional application of the Agreement; and










h)


Annex I, Annex II with the exception of the references to Euratom relating to infrastructure, implementing regulations and nuclear, Annexes III, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI and XII as well as Protocol I to Title VII financial assistance and anti-fraud and control provisions Chapter 2: anti- fraud and control provisions and Protocol II on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters.






(1)  
            OJ L 23, 26.1.2018, p. 4.

(2)  
            OJ L 23, 26.1.2018, p. 1.
No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, child, control of State aid, financial aid, health service, non-profit organisation, social services








C_2018170EN.01000501.xml










17.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 170/5





No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
(2018/C 170/03)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


7 February 2018





Case No



:


81382





Decision No



:


017/18/COL





EFTA State



:


Norway





Region



:





Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)



:


Compensation for pension costs to non-profit organisations providing certain health and child welfare services





Legal basis



:





Type of measure



:


Scheme





Objective



:


Health care and social services





Form of aid



:


Grants





Budget



:


NOK 1,1 billion





Intensity



:





Duration



:


100 years





Economic sectors



:


Health care and social services





Name and address of the granting authority



:







Ministry of Health and Care Services




PO Box 8011 Dep




N-0030 Oslo




NORWAY









Other information



:




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/
Case C-326/18 P: Appeal brought on 17 May 2018 by Safe Skies LLC against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 22 March 2018 in Case T-60/17: Safe Skies v EUIPO
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, leather, metal product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018427EN.01000202.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/2






Appeal brought on 17 May 2018 by Safe Skies LLC against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 22 March 2018 in Case T-60/17: Safe Skies v EUIPO
(Case C-326/18 P)
(2018/C 427/03)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Safe Skies LLC (represented by: V. Schwepler, Rechtsanwältin)

Other party to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office
By order of 4 October 2018 the Court of Justice (Seventh Chamber) held that the appeal was inadmissible.
Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/391 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards further specifying the content of the reporting on internalised settlements (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017)
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: financial control, financial institution, financial instrument, financial legislation, financial transaction, liquidity control, securities, technical standard








L_2018122EN.01003601.xml










17.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 122/36







Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/391 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards further specifying the content of the reporting on internalised settlements

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 65 of 10 March 2017
)


On page 44, in recital 6:
for:


                  ‘ESMA has conducted open public consultations on the draft regulatory technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).’,

read:


                  ‘ESMA has conducted open public consultations on the draft regulatory technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018170EN.01000101.xml










17.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 170/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 May 2018
(2018/C 170/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1784 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,83 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4487 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87418 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2903 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1792 




ISK


Iceland króna


123,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5715 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,545 




HUF


Hungarian forint


317,27 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2889 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6350 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,2178 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5741 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5161 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2504 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7115 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5824 




KRW


South Korean won


1 274,50 




ZAR


South African rand


14,7584 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5137 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3830 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 582,15 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6712 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,715 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,5977 




THB


Thai baht


37,874 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3294 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,2843 




INR


Indian rupee


79,8925 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8884 — Altor Funds/Trioplast Industrier) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, packaging, plastics industry








C_2018170EN.01001101.xml










17.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 170/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8884 — Altor Funds/Trioplast Industrier)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 170/08)






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:






—


Altor Funds (Sweden),










—


Trioplast Industrier AB (Sweden).




Altor Funds acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Trioplast Industrier.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Altor Funds: private equity funds with focus on investments in the mid-market segment of the Nordic region,
—   for Trioplast Industrier: manufacturing of packaging solutions based on polyethylene film.










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.8884 — Altor Funds/Trioplast Industrier
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.
Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/390 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on certain prudential requirements for central securities depositories and designated credit institutions offering banking-type ancillary services (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017)
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: banking, credit institution, financial legislation, financial requirements, private-sector liquidity, provision of services, securities, technical standard




L_2018122EN.01003502.xml










17.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 122/35







Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/390 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on certain prudential requirements for central securities depositories and designated credit institutions offering banking-type ancillary services

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 65 of 10 March 2017
)


On page 17, Article 6(1)(a)(iii):
for:







‘(iii)


the expected net income after tax for the most past financial year where audited results are not yet available;’,





read:







‘(iii)


the expected net income after tax for the previous financial year where audited results are not yet available;’;





on page 32, Article 26(1):
for:


‘1.   A CSD-banking service provider shall have effective reimbursement procedures of intraday credit, which comply with the requirements in paragraphs 2 and 3.’,


read:


‘1.   A CSD-banking service provider shall have effective reimbursement procedures of intraday credit, which comply with the requirements in paragraph 2.’.
Case C-328/18 P: Appeal brought on 17 May 2018 by the European Union Intellectual Property Office against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 7 March 2018 in Case T-6/17, Equivalenza Manufactory v EUIPO — ITM Entreprises (Black Label by Equivalenza)
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018341EN.01000302.xml










24.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 341/3






Appeal brought on 17 May 2018 by the European Union Intellectual Property Office against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 7 March 2018 in Case T-6/17, Equivalenza Manufactory v EUIPO — ITM Entreprises (Black Label by Equivalenza)
(Case C-328/18 P)
(2018/C 341/04)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other parties to the proceedings: Equivalenza Manufactory, S.L. and ITM Entreprises SAS

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court of Justice should:






—


set aside the judgment under appeal;










—


order the applicant in the proceedings before the General Court to pay the costs.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The General Court infringed Article 8(1)(b) of the EU trade mark regulation for the following reasons:






1.


The General Court contradicted itself by acknowledging that there is a visual similarity while at the same time denying that the signs are visually similar;










2.


The General Court erred by confirming without qualification the alleged conceptual difference found by the Board of Appeal;










3.


The General Court erred by examining buying habits in the context of the examination of the similarity of the signs, instead of doing so when carrying out the global assessment of the likelihood of confusion;










4.


The General Court erred by stating that the signs at issue are not similar, despite having acknowledged that their phonetic similarity is average.
Notice of open competitions
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: Germany, Netherlands, administrator, competition (EU), information profession, legal profession








C_2018170EN.01000801.xml










17.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 170/8





NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS
(2018/C 170/06)
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:






 


EPSO/AD/358/18 — GERMAN-LANGUAGE (DE) LAWYER-LINGUISTS (AD 7)










 


EPSO/AD/359/18 — DUTCH-LANGUAGE (NL) LAWYER-LINGUISTS (AD 7)




The competition notice is published in 24 languages in 
Official Journal of the European Union C 170 A of 17 May 2018.
Further information can be found on the EPSO website: https://epso.europa.eu/
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/734 of 17 May 2018 on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 20th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080
Date: 2018-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, intervention buying, invitation to tender, minimum price, purchase price, skimmed milk powder, tendering








L_2018123EN.01009201.xml










18.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 123/92








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/734
of 17 May 2018
         
on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 20th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),


Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (2), and in particular Article 32 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 (3) has opened the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure.












(2)


In the light of the tenders received for the 20th partial invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.












(3)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
For the 20th partial invitation to tender for the selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080, in respect of which the period during which tenders were to be submitted ended on 15 May 2018, the minimum selling price shall be 115,50 EUR/100 kg.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 17 May 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 71.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 of 25 November 2016 opening the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure (OJ L 321, 29.11.2016, p. 45).