do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Special Report No 12/2018 — ‘Broadband in the EU Member States: despite progress, not all the Europe 2020 targets will be met’
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU strategy, Internet, development plan, digital single market, digital technology, information technology, innovation, new technology, radio telecommunications, transmission network








C_2018195EN.01002301.xml










7.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/23





Special Report No 12/2018
‘Broadband in the EU Member States: despite progress, not all the Europe 2020 targets will be met’
(2018/C 195/08)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 12/2018 ‘Broadband in the EU Member States: despite progress, not all the Europe 2020 targets will be met’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8928 — Francisco Partners/VeriFone) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2018195EN.01004601.xml










7.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/46





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8928 — Francisco Partners/VeriFone)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 195/13)

1.   
On 30 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:






—


Francisco Partners Management LP (‘Francisco Partners’, United States),










—


VeriFone Systems, Inc. (‘VeriFone’, United States).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Francisco Partners: a private equity firm exclusively focused on investments in software and technology-enabled businesses,
—   VeriFone: primarily active in the design, manufacture and supply of point of sale (‘POS’) payment devices and related services.


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.8928 — Francisco Partners/VeriFone
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.8935 — Goldman Sachs/Antin Infrastructure Partners/CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, investment, investment company, merger control, securities, transmission network, wholesale trade








C_2018210EN.01000101.xml










18.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8935 — Goldman Sachs/Antin Infrastructure Partners/CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 210/01)
On 7 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 32018M8935. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-675/16 P: Order of the President of the Court of 7 June 2018 — Guccio Gucci SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Guess? IP Holder LP
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, clock and watch industry, clothing, cosmetic product, footwear industry, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, leather, optical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018341EN.01001002.xml










24.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 341/10






Order of the President of the Court of 7 June 2018 — Guccio Gucci SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Guess? IP Holder LP
(Case C-675/16 P) (1)

(2018/C 341/13)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 144, 8.5.2017.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018195EN.01001901.xml










7.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/19





Euro exchange rates (1)

6 June 2018
(2018/C 195/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1765 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,57 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4436 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87683 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2760 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1629 




ISK


Iceland króna


123,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5238 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,648 




HUF


Hungarian forint


318,64 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2753 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6534 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,4078 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5365 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5150 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2328 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6702 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5685 




KRW


South Korean won


1 255,45 




ZAR


South African rand


15,0421 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5230 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3878 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 300,41 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6704 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,697 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,9345 




THB


Thai baht


37,530 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,4924 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,9686 




INR


Indian rupee


78,7310 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Dangerous substances — List of authorisation decisions taken by the EEA EFTA States in accordance with Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) in the first half of 2016
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: Standing Committee of the EFTA States
Subjects: EFTA countries, European Economic Area, carcinogenic substance, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, toxic substance








C_2018195EN.01002401.xml










7.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/24





Dangerous substances — List of authorisation decisions taken by the EEA EFTA States in accordance with Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) in the first half of 2016
(2018/C 195/09)

Subcommittee I on the free movement of goods


To be noted by the EEA Joint Committee

With reference to EEA Joint Committee Decision No 25/2008 of 14 March 2008, the EEA Joint Committee is invited to note the following lists concerning authorisation decisions adopted on the basis of Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) for the period 1 January – 30 June 2016, at their meeting on 2 December 2016.


ANNEX
List of authorisation decisions
The following authorisation decisions in accordance with Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) have been taken in the EEA EFTA States during the period 1 January – 30 June 2016:








Substance name


Commission decision under Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006


Country


Date of decision




Trichloroethylene


C(2015) 8093


Iceland


14 January 2016




Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)


C(2015) 9812


Liechtenstein


19 January 2016




Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)


C(2015) 9812


Norway


2 February 2016




Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)


C(2016) 2003


Liechtenstein


18 April 2016




Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)


C(2016) 2003


Norway


26 April 2016
Case C-674/16 P: Order of the President of the Court of 7 June 2018 — Guccio Gucci SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Guess? IP Holder LP
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, electronic equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018341EN.01001001.xml










24.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 341/10






Order of the President of the Court of 7 June 2018 — Guccio Gucci SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Guess? IP Holder LP
(Case C-674/16 P) (1)

(2018/C 341/12)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 144, 8.5.2017.
Judgment of the Court of 7 June 2018 in Case E-17/17 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2014/54/EU)
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, application of EU law, free movement of workers, job access, labour law, labour mobility, migrant worker, worker (EU)








C_2018414EN.01001201.xml










15.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 414/12






JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
of 7 June 2018
in Case E-17/17
EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland

(Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2014/54/EU)

(2018/C 414/14)
In Case E-17/17, EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland – APPLICATION for a declaration that Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act referred to at point 8 of Annex V to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for workers) as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, and under Article 7 of the Agreement, by failing to adopt the measures necessary to implement the Act within the time prescribed or, in any event, by failing to inform the EFTA Surveillance Authority thereof, the Court, composed of Páll Hreinsson, President, Per Christiansen (Judge-Rapporteur) and Bernd Hammermann, Judges, gave judgment on 7 June 2018, the operative part of which is as follows:
The Court hereby:






1.


Declares that Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act referred to at point 8 of Annex V to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for workers), as adapted to the Agreement under its Protocol 1, and under Article 7 of the Agreement, by failing to adopt the measures necessary to implement the Act within the time prescribed.










2.


Orders Iceland to bear the costs of the proceedings.
Case C-241/18: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 June 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione tributaria provinciale di Napoli — Italy) — easyJet Airline Co. Ltd v Regione Campania (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Articles 53(2) and 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Insufficient information regarding the factual and legal context of the dispute in the main proceedings and lack of grounds justifying why an answer to the questions referred is necessary — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Campania, Italy, airport, environmental protection, local tax, noise level, noise protection








C_2018328EN.01002402.xml










17.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 328/24






Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 June 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione tributaria provinciale di Napoli — Italy) — easyJet Airline Co. Ltd v Regione Campania
(Case C-241/18) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Articles 53(2) and 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Insufficient information regarding the factual and legal context of the dispute in the main proceedings and lack of grounds justifying why an answer to the questions referred is necessary - Manifest inadmissibility))
(2018/C 328/31)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Commissione tributaria provinciale di Napoli

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: easyJet Airline Co. Ltd

Defendant: Regione Campania

Operative part of the order

The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Commissione tributaria provinciale di Napoli (Provincial Tax Court, Naples, Italy), by decision of 5 March 2018, is manifestly inadmissible.


(1)  OJ C 240, 9.7.2018.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8954 — BPEA/PAI/WFC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, carriage of goods, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2018195EN.01004401.xml










7.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/44





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8954 — BPEA/PAI/WFC)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 195/12)

1.   
On 31 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:






—


Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VI (‘BPEA’, Cayman Islands), controlled by Baring Asia (Hong Kong),










—


PAI Partners SAS (‘PAI’, France),










—


GB WFC International SARL (‘WFC’, Luxembourg).




BPEA and PAI acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of WFC.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for BPEA: private equity fund focused on capital preservation and post-investment value creation investments in Asian countries. BPEA is under common control with other private equity funds that as a whole comprise Baring Asia,
—   for PAI: private equity firm that manages and advises a number of funds that own companies active in a variety of business sectors, such as business services, food and consumer goods, general industries, healthcare, and retail and distribution,
—   for WFC: air cargo general sales and service agent providing outsourced air cargo management services to airlines.


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.8954 — BPEA/PAI/WFC
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.
Dangerous substances — List of authorisation decisions taken by the EEA EFTA States in accordance with Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) in the second half of 2016
Date: 2018-06-07
Institutions: Standing Committee of the EFTA States
Subjects: EFTA countries, European Economic Area, carcinogenic substance, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, toxic substance








C_2018195EN.01002501.xml










7.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/25





Dangerous substances — List of authorisation decisions taken by the EEA EFTA States in accordance with Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) in the second half of 2016
(2018/C 195/10)

Subcommittee I on the free movement of goods


To be noted by the EEA Joint Committee

With reference to EEA Joint Committee Decision No 25/2008 of 14 March 2008, the EEA Joint Committee is invited to note the following lists concerning authorisation decisions adopted on the basis of Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) for the period 1 July-31 December 2016, at their meeting on 17 March 2017.


ANNEX
List of authorisation decisions
The following authorisation decisions in accordance with Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) have been taken in the EEA EFTA States during the period 1 July-31 December 2016:








Substance name


Commission decision under Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006


Country


Date of decision




Hexabromocyclododecane


C(2015) 9812


Iceland


29 August 2016




Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)


C(2016) 2003


Iceland


29 August 2016




Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)


C(2016) 3549


Iceland


29 August 2016




Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)


C(2016) 3549


Liechtenstein


11 July 2016




Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)


C(2016) 3549


Norway


5 July 2016




Lead sulfochromate yellow & Lead chromate molybdate sulphate red


C(2016) 5644


Liechtenstein


3 October 2016




Lead sulfochromate yellow & Lead chromate molybdate sulphate red


C(2016) 5644


Norway


4 October 2016




Trichloroethylene


C(2016) 7581


Iceland


29 December 2016




Trichloroethylene


C(2016) 7581


Liechtenstein


14 December 2016




Trichloroethylene


C(2016) 7581


Norway


16 December 2016




Trichloroethylene


C(2016) 7607


Iceland


29 December 2016




Trichloroethylene


C(2016) 7607


Liechtenstein


14 December 2016




Trichloroethylene


C(2016) 7607


Norway


16 December 2016




Trichloroethylene


C(2016) 7609


Iceland


29 December 2016




Trichloroethylene


C(2016) 7609


Liechtenstein


14 December 2016




Trichloroethylene


C(2016) 7609


Norway


16 December 2016