do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8953 — Snam/DESFA) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: company with share capital, economic concentration, energy transport, gas supply, holding company, merger control








C_2018208EN.01001301.xml










15.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/13





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8953 — Snam/DESFA)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 208/11)

1.   
On 8 June 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:






—


Snam (of Italy), controlled by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (‘CDP’, of Italy),










—


Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (‘DESFA’, of Greece).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Snam: Snam is the holding company of the Snam Group, which owns the main transmission system operator in Italy, and has several participations in companies active in gas transmission and storage throughout the EU,
—   for CDP: CDP is a joint-stock company under public control of the Italian Government,
—   for DESFA: established in 2007 with the objective of operating, maintaining, managing, exploiting and developing the Hellenic Gas Transmission System, including its interconnections with Turkey and Bulgaria, and the LNG terminal located in Revythousa island.


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.8953 — Snam/DESFA
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





E-mail: 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.8677 — Siemens/Alstom) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: automation, economic concentration, electrical engineering, merger control, rail transport, railway industry








C_2018208EN.01000901.xml










15.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8677 — Siemens/Alstom)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 208/07)

1.   
On 8 June 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:






—


Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (‘Siemens’) (Germany),










—


Alstom S.A. (‘Alstom’) (France).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Siemens is a global player in various business areas related to the fields of electrification, automation and digitalisation. Siemens’ Mobility division offers a broad portfolio of rolling stock, rail automation and signalling solutions, rail electrification systems, road traffic technology, IT solutions, and various products and services concerning the transportation of people and goods by rail and road,










—


Alstom is a global player in the world rail transport industry, providing a broad portfolio of rolling stock, personalised services for maintenance and modernisation, offerings dedicated to passengers and infrastructure, digital mobility and signalling solutions.






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.8677 — Siemens/Alstom
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.8861 — Comcast/Sky) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: advertising, economic concentration, holding company, merger control, mobile communication, television








C_2018410EN.01000101.xml










13.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 410/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8861 — Comcast/Sky)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 410/01)
On 15 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 32018M8861. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018208EN.01000501.xml










15.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

14 June 2018
(2018/C 208/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1730 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,15 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4499 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87683 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1600 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1585 




ISK


Iceland króna


124,64 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4268 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,651 




HUF


Hungarian forint


321,09 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2671 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6655 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,4251 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5514 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5222 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2058 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6656 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5665 




KRW


South Korean won


1 269,54 




ZAR


South African rand


15,3722 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5009 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3843 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 343,04 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6750 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,354 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,7553 




THB


Thai baht


37,712 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3312 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,0641 




INR


Indian rupee


79,2925 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/705 of 14 May 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 118 I, 14.5.2018)
Date: 2018-06-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, self-determination, territorial dispute, territorial law, trade restriction








L_2018152EN.01006001.xml










15.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 152/60







Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/705 of 14 May 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 118 I of 14 May 2018
)


On page 2, in the Annex, in the column ‘Identifying information’, for entries 162 and 163, the addresses are deleted.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8862 — GBT/HRG) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, provision of services, travel agency








C_2018208EN.01001101.xml










15.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8862 — GBT/HRG)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 208/09)

1.   
On 8 June 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


GBT III B.V. (‘GBT’, the Netherlands), a full-function joint venture controlled by American Express Company (USA) and Qatar Holding LLC (Qatar), and










—


Hogg Robinson Group Plc (‘HRG’, the United Kingdom).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for GBT: global company principally active in the provision of business travel agency services and carrying out its activities under the name American Express Global Business Travel,
—   for HRG: global company principally active in the provision of business travel agency 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.



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.8862 — GBT/HRG
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’).
Case C-396/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione (Italy) lodged on 15 June 2018 — Gennaro Cafaro v DQ
Date: 2018-06-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: age discrimination, crew, older worker, professional qualifications, termination of employment








C_2018352EN.01001502.xml










1.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione (Italy) lodged on 15 June 2018 — Gennaro Cafaro v DQ
(Case C-396/18)
(2018/C 352/20)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte suprema di cassazione

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Gennaro Cafaro

Cross-appellant: DQ

Questions referred







1.


Is the national legislation set out in the Prime Ministerial Decree of 9 September 2008, in implementation of the third paragraph of Article 748 of the Navigation Code, which regulates the limitations on employment for DQ aircrew and in particular provides for the automatic termination of the employment relationship once a pilot reaches the age of 60, contrary to Regulation No 1178/2011 (1) in so far as that regulation sets 65 years as the age limit for employing pilots in commercial air transport, and would that regulation, if the special national legislation were to be disapplied, be applicable to the present case?










2.


In the alternative, if that regulation is held not to be applicable ratione materiae to the present case, is the aforementioned national legislation contrary to the principle of non-discrimination on the ground of age laid down in Directive 2000/78 (2) and in Article 21(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, to which Directive 2000/78 gives practical expression?






(1)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2011 L 311, p. 1).

(2)  Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16).
Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya apply
Date: 2018-06-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, personal data, trade restriction








C_2018208EN.01000401.xml










15.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/4





Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya apply
(2018/C 208/03)
The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1):
The legal basis for this processing operation is Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 (2).
The controller of this processing operation is the Council of the European Union represented by the Director General of DG C (Foreign Affairs, Enlargement, Civil Protection) of the General Secretariat of the Council and the department entrusted with the processing operation is the Unit 1C of DG C that can be contacted at:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DGC 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/44.
The data subjects are the natural persons who fulfil the listing criteria as laid down in that Regulation.
The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the statement of reasons and any other data related thereto.
The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.
Without prejudice to restrictions provided for in Article 20(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, requests for access, as well as requests for rectification or objection will be answered in accordance with section 5 of Council Decision 2004/644/EC (3).
Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the asset freeze or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.
Data subjects may have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.


(1)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 296, 21.9.2004, p. 16.
Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/706 of 14 May 2018 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 118 I, 14.5.2018)
Date: 2018-06-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, self-determination, territorial dispute, territorial law, trade restriction








L_2018152EN.01006002.xml










15.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 152/60







Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/706 of 14 May 2018 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 118 I of 14 May 2018
)


On page 4, Annex, column ‘Identifying information’, in entries 162 and 163, the addresses are deleted.
Case C-402/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 15 June 2018 — Tedeschi Srl, acting in its own behalf and as agent of a temporary association of undertakings, Consorzio Stabile Istant Service, acting in its own behalf and as principal of a temporary association of undertakings v C.M. Service Srl, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Date: 2018-06-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: award of contract, contract, freedom to provide services, group of companies, principle of proportionality, reduced price, right of establishment, subcontracting








C_2018301EN.01001702.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/17






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 15 June 2018 — Tedeschi Srl, acting in its own behalf and as agent of a temporary association of undertakings, Consorzio Stabile Istant Service, acting in its own behalf and as principal of a temporary association of undertakings v C.M. Service Srl, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
(Case C-402/18)
(2018/C 301/24)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: Tedeschi Srl, acting in its own behalf and as agent of a temporary association of undertakings, Consorzio Stabile Istant Service, acting in its own behalf and as principal of a temporary association of undertakings

Respondent: Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza

Respondent and cross-appellant: C.M. Service Srl

Question referred

Do the principles of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services referred to in Articles 49 and 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Article 25 of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 (1) and Article 71 of Directive 2014//24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014, (2) which do not contemplate any limits on the proportion of the contract that may be subcontracted or on the reduction in prices that may be applied to subcontractors, and the EU-law principle of proportionality preclude the application of national rules on public procurement, such as the Italian rules contained in Article 118(2) and (4) of Legislative Decree No 163 of 12 April 2006, pursuant to which no more than 30 % of the total value of the contract may be subcontracted and the successful contractor must apply in respect of the subcontracted services the same unit prices as those stipulated in the decision awarding the contract, with a reduction of not more than 20 %?


(1)  Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ 2004 L 134, p. 114).

(2)  Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ 2014 L 94, p. 65).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8972 — Partners Group/CPPIB/GlobalLogic) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, information technology industry, investment company, merger control








C_2018208EN.01001001.xml










15.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8972 — Partners Group/CPPIB/GlobalLogic)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 208/08)

1.   
On 7 June 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:






—


Partners Group AG (‘Partners Group’),










—


Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’),










—


GlobalLogic Holdings Limited (‘GlobalLogic’), jointly controlled by private equity funds advised by Apax Partners LLP and CPPIB, through its holding company CPP Investment Board Private Holdings (3) Inc.




Partners Group and CPPIB acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of GlobalLogic.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Partners Group: private markets investment management,
—   for CPPIB: professional investment management organisation investing the assets transferred to it by the Canada Pension Plan,
—   for GlobalLogic: provision of software development services and related consulting to a variety of sectors.


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.8972 — Partners Group/CPPIB/GlobalLogic
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.