do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8927 — Sumitomo Corporation/Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group/Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: aircraft, economic concentration, financial services, hire purchase, investment company, invoicing, loan, merger control, vehicle rental








C_2018222EN.01000301.xml










26.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 222/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8927 — Sumitomo Corporation/Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group/Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 222/02)
On 18 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 32018M8927. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Council Decision of 18 June 2018 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2018
Date: 2018-06-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU expenditure, amending budget, budgetary resources, commitment of expenditure, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU)








C_2018216EN.01000101.xml










20.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/1





COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 June 2018
adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2018
(2018/C 216/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof,
Whereas:






—


the Union’s budget for the financial year 2018 was definitively adopted on 30 November 2017 (2),










—


on 13 April 2018, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget for the financial year 2018,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2018 was adopted on 18 June 2018.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 2018.


For the Council


The President

R. PORODZANOV




(1)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 57, 28.2.2018, p. 1.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/880 of 18 June 2018 amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
Date: 2018-06-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, territorial dispute, territorial law








L_2018155EN.01000501.xml










19.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 155/5








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/880
of 18 June 2018
         
amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 23 June 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/386/CFSP (1).












(2)


The Council does not recognise and continues to condemn the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and will remain committed to fully implementing its non-recognition policy.












(3)


On the basis of a review of Decision 2014/386/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 23 June 2019.












(4)


Decision 2014/386/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 5 of Decision 2014/386/CFSP, the second paragraph is replaced by the following: ‘This Decision shall apply until 23 June 2019.’.


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




Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 2018.


For the Council


The President

R. PORODZANOV
            





(1)  Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (OJ L 183, 24.6.2014, p. 70).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8987 — HPS/MDP/HAPS) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, investment company, merger control








C_2018210EN.01000701.xml










18.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8987 — HPS/MDP/HAPS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 210/07)

1.   
On 11 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:






—


HPS Investment Partners, LLC (USA) (‘HPS’),










—


Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (USA) (‘MDP’),










—


Health and Protection Solutions Limited (United Kingdom) (‘HAPS’)




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for HPS: a US-based investment firm with a focus on acquisitions and strategic financing or recapitalisation of companies that require financial assistance,
—   for MDP: a US-based private equity investment firm,
—   for HAPS: a UK provider of private medical, dental and travel insurance and related services to individuals and corporate groups.


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.8987 — HPS/MDP/HAPS
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.
Case C-400/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie (Belgium) lodged on 18 June 2018 — Infohos v Belgische Staat
Date: 2018-06-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, association, provision of services, tax exemption








C_2018301EN.01001701.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/17






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie (Belgium) lodged on 18 June 2018 — Infohos v Belgische Staat
(Case C-400/18)
(2018/C 301/23)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van Cassatie

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Infohos

Respondent: Belgische Staat

Question referred

Must Article 13.A(1)(f) of Directive 77/388/EEC (1) of 17 May 1977, now Article 132(1)(f) of Directive 2006/112/EC (2) of 28 November 2006, be interpreted as permitting Member States to attach an exclusivity condition to the exemption provided for therein, whereby an independent group which also supplies services to non-members is also liable in full to VAT for the services supplied to its members?


(1)  Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (OJ 1977 L 145, p. 1).

(2)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1).
Special Report No 15/2018 — ‘Strengthening the capacity of the internal security forces in Niger and Mali: only limited and slow progress’
Date: 2018-06-18
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU military mission, Mali, Niger, Sahel, illegal migration, terrorism








C_2018210EN.01000401.xml










18.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/4





Special Report No 15/2018
‘Strengthening the capacity of the internal security forces in Niger and Mali: only limited and slow progress’
(2018/C 210/05)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 15/2018 ‘Strengthening the capacity of the internal security forces in Niger and Mali: only limited and slow progress’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018210EN.01000301.xml










18.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

15 June 2018
(2018/C 210/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1596 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,31 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4503 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87320 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1713 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1575 




ISK


Iceland króna


124,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4320 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,714 




HUF


Hungarian forint


323,04 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2807 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6628 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,4671 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5518 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5223 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1020 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6676 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5619 




KRW


South Korean won


1 272,93 




ZAR


South African rand


15,5659 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4463 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3801 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 221,59 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6382 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,881 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,5401 




THB


Thai baht


37,606 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3761 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,0902 




INR


Indian rupee


78,8705 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.