do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8678 — ABB/General Electric Industrial Solutions) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: automation, economic concentration, electronics industry, energy industry, merger control, provision of services








C_2018264EN.01000101.xml










26.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 264/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8678 — ABB/General Electric Industrial Solutions)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 264/01)
On 1 June 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 32018M8678. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/814 of 1 June 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Date: 2018-06-01
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, North Korea, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person








L_2018137EN.01000101.xml










4.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 137/1








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/814
of 1 June 2018
         
implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 of 30 August 2017 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 (1), and in particular Article 47(5) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 30 August 2017, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/1509.












(2)


On 23 May 2018, the United Nations Security Council (‘UNSC’) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1718 (2006) amended the listing of an entity subject to restrictive measures.












(3)


Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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, 1 June 2018.


For the Council


The President

E. ZAHARIEVA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 224, 31.8.2017, p. 1.




ANNEX
In Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, entry 74 under the heading ‘(b) Legal persons, entities and bodies’ is replaced by the following:











‘74.


WEIHAI WORLD-SHIPPING FREIGHT


 


419-201, Tongyi Lu, Huancui Qu, Weihai, Shandong 264200, China


30.3.2018


Ship and commercial manager of the XIN GUANG HAI, a vessel that on loaded coal at Taean, DPRK on October 27, 2017 and had an ETA of November 14, 2017 to Cam Pha, Vietnam, but it did not arrive.’
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8918 — AEA Investors/BCI/Springs) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, furniture industry, investment company, merger control, wholesale trade








C_2018196EN.01001502.xml










8.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 196/15





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8918 — AEA Investors/BCI/Springs)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 196/03)
On 1 June 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 32018M8918. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8901 — HSBC/Global Payments) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, electronic money, insurance, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2018187EN.01000401.xml










1.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 187/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8901 — HSBC/Global Payments)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 187/05)

1.   
On 28 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:






—


HSBC Holdings plc. (‘HSBC’, United Kingdom),










—


Global Payments Inc. (‘GP’, United States),










—


Joint Venture (‘JV’, Mexico).




HSBC and GP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of JV.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for HSBC: provision of retail banking, commercial banking, insurance, asset management and global liquidity as well as cash management products,
—   for GP: provision of services relating to card payment processing, and
—   for JV: provision of merchant acquiring services in Mexico.


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.8901 — HSBC/Global Payments
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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8889 — Teva/PGT OTC Assets) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cosmetics industry, economic concentration, food supplement, medical device, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2018187EN.01000601.xml










1.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 187/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8889 — Teva/PGT OTC Assets)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 187/06)

1.   
On 25 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:






—


Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (‘Teva’, Israel),










—


Part of the over-the-counter (‘OTC’) business that Teva previously contributed to a joint venture (‘PGT’) controlled by The Procter & Gamble Company (‘P&G’, United States) (‘Target’).




Teva acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Target.
The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Teva: global pharmaceutical company involved in the development, production and marketing of generic and proprietary pharmaceutical products, as well as biopharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients,
—   for Target: number of OTC pharmaceutical products previously contributed by Teva to PGT, including marginal sales in cosmetic products, medical devices, food supplements and general articles.


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.8889 — Teva/PGT OTC Assets
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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8884 — Altor Funds/Trioplast Industrier) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, packaging, plastics industry








C_2018302EN.01000101.xml










28.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8884 — Altor Funds/Trioplast Industrier)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 302/01)
On 1 June 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 32018M8884. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norrbotten county, Stockholm, Sweden, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2018187EN.01000301.xml










1.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 187/3





Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 187/04)






Member State


Sweden




Routes concerned


Arvidsjaur-Arlanda (Stockholm)
Gällivare-Arlanda (Stockholm)




Period of validity of the contract


September 2018-October 2019




Deadline for submission of tenders


Two months after the day of publication of this tender invitation




Address from which the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained


For further information please contact:





The Swedish Transport Administration




SE-781 87 Borlänge




SWEDEN




http://www.trafikverket.se/Foretag/Upphandling/Aktuella-upphandlingar/




RFT reference: CTM: 184689




Tel. +46 771921921




Contacts:




Håkan Jacobsson: hakan.jacobsson@trafikverket.se




Lisa Berglund: lisa.a.berglund@trafikverket.se
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018187EN.01000201.xml










1.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 187/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

31 May 2018
(2018/C 187/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1699 




JPY


Japanese yen


127,33 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4436 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87680 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2683 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1526 




ISK


Iceland króna


122,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5375 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,797 




HUF


Hungarian forint


318,89 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3058 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6508 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,2628 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5414 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5038 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1818 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6681 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5656 




KRW


South Korean won


1 261,25 




ZAR


South African rand


14,7031 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4951 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3870 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 269,80 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6562 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,507 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,5759 




THB


Thai baht


37,472 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3626 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,2461 




INR


Indian rupee


78,8020 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2018/819 of 1 June 2018 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Date: 2018-06-01
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, North Korea, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person








L_2018137EN.01002501.xml










4.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 137/25








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2018/819
of 1 June 2018
         
implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 of 27 May 2016 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Decision 2013/183/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 33(1) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 27 May 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/849.












(2)


On 23 May 2018, the United Nations Security Council (‘UNSC’) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1718 (2006) amended the listing of an entity subject to restrictive measures.












(3)


Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 1 June 2018.


For the Council


The President

E. ZAHARIEVA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 79.




ANNEX
In Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849, entry 74 under the heading ‘B. Entities’ is replaced by the following:











‘74.


WEIHAI WORLD-SHIPPING FREIGHT


 


419-201, Tongyi Lu, Huancui Qu, Weihai, Shandong 264200, China


30.3.2018


Ship and commercial manager of the XIN GUANG HAI, a vessel that on loaded coal at Taean, DPRK on October 27, 2017 and had an ETA of November 14, 2017 to Cam Pha, Vietnam, but it did not arrive.’