do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/930 of 19 June 2018 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Pitina’ (PGI))
Date: 2018-06-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, designation of origin, labelling, meat product, product designation








L_2018165EN.01001201.xml










2.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 165/12








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/930
of 19 June 2018
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Pitina’ (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Pitina’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Pitina’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Pitina’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.2. Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 19 June 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 23, 23.1.2018, p. 8.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8901 — HSBC/Global Payments) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, electronic money, insurance, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2018218EN.01000201.xml










22.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8901 — HSBC/Global Payments)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 218/03)
On 19 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 32018M8901. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/321 of 2 March 2018 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/224 setting out the technical and operational specifications allowing the commercial service offered by the system established under the Galileo programme to fulfil the function referred to in Article 2(4)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 62, 5.3.2018)
Date: 2018-06-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Translation, European Commission
Subjects: European GNSS Agency, International Telecommunication Union, confidentiality, satellite communications, satellite navigation, service, technical specification








L_2018155EN.01003501.xml










19.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 155/35







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/321 of 2 March 2018 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/224 setting out the technical and operational specifications allowing the commercial service offered by the system established under the Galileo programme to fulfil the function referred to in Article 2(4)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 62 of 5 March 2018
)


Throughout the document, including in the amendments to the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/224:
for:

               ‘precision’,
read:

               ‘accuracy’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018214EN.01000301.xml










19.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 214/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

18 June 2018
(2018/C 214/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1613 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,27 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4500 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87655 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2223 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1554 




ISK


Iceland króna


125,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4340 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,739 




HUF


Hungarian forint


323,02 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2876 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6658 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,4821 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5610 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5307 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1156 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6712 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5680 




KRW


South Korean won


1 282,56 




ZAR


South African rand


15,6275 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4780 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3795 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 348,90 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6423 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,013 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,4609 




THB


Thai baht


37,951 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3472 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,9739 




INR


Indian rupee


79,0145 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8929 — Apollo Management/Generali Belgium) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control








C_2018214EN.01001001.xml










19.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 214/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8929 — Apollo Management/Generali Belgium)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 214/09)

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:






—


Athora Holding Ltd (‘Athora’, Bermuda), which is controlled by Apollo Management L.P. (‘Apollo’, US), and










—


Generali Belgium SA (‘Generali Belgium’, Belgium).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows:






—


Athora is active in insurance and reinsurance in Germany and the United Kingdom,










—


Apollo is a global investment fund that has holdings in businesses in a range of sectors,










—


Generali Belgium is a provider of life and non-life insurance, active only in Belgium.






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.8929 — Apollo Management/Generali Belgium
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.
Case C-405/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic) lodged on 19 June 2018 — AURES Holdings, a.s. v Odvolací finanční ředitelství
Date: 2018-06-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: basis of tax assessment, board of management, loss, right of establishment, transfer of businesses








C_2018301EN.01001801.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/18






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic) lodged on 19 June 2018 — AURES Holdings, a.s. v Odvolací finanční ředitelství
(Case C-405/18)
(2018/C 301/25)
Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Nejvyšší správní soud

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: AURES Holdings, a.s.

Defendant: Odvolací finanční ředitelství

Questions referred







1.


Can the concept of freedom of establishment within the meaning of Article 49 TFEU (1) be held to cover a simple transfer of the place of a company’s management from one Member State to another Member State?










2.


If so, is it contrary to Article 49, Article 52 and Article 54 TFEU for national law not to allow an entity from another Member State, when relocating its place of business or place of management to the Czech Republic, to claim a tax loss incurred in that other Member State?






(1)  OJ 2012 C 326, p. 47.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8866 — MEC/Mitsui/SDPSK/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: business park, economic concentration, merger control, real estate business, real estate market, real property, supermarket








C_2018214EN.01000901.xml










19.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 214/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8866 — MEC/Mitsui/SDPSK/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 214/08)

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:






—


Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd (‘MEC’, Japan),










—


Mitsui & Co., Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan),










—


Sime Darby Property (Sungai Kapar) Sdn Bhd (‘SDPSK’, Malaysia).




MEC, Mitsui and SDPSK acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Sime Darby MIT Development Sdn Bhd (the ‘JV’, Malaysia).
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for MEC: real-estate development, also engaged in property management,
—   for Mitsui: trading house engaged in a number of worldwide commodity and other businesses,
—   for SDPSK: property development in Malaysia. SDPSK belongs to the SD-Property Group, a multi-national group engaged in property related businesses,
—   for the JV: acquisition and development of parcels of land measuring approximately 38 acres in Selangor, Malaysia. The JV will develop property as a built-to-suit logistics/industrial park.


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.8866 — MEC/Mitsui/SDPSK/JV
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.
Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) 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 — Changes to public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Ile-de-France, Limousin, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2018214EN.01000501.xml










19.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 214/5





Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) 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
Changes to public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 214/05)






Member State


France




Route concerned


Limoges (Bellegarde) – Paris (Orly)




Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations


4 August 2004




Date of entry into force of the changes


1 January 2019




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained


Order of 28 May 2018 amending the public service obligations imposed on air services between Limoges and Paris (Orly)
NOR: TRAA1810010A
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/initRechTexte.do
For further information please contact:





Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile




DTA/SDT/T2




50 rue Henry Farman




75 720 Paris cedex 15




FRANCE




Tel. +33 158094321




osp-compagnies.dta@aviation-civile.gouv.fr
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/224 of 8 February 2017 setting out the technical and operational specifications allowing the commercial service offered by the system established under the Galileo programme to fulfil the function referred to in Article 2(4)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 34, 9.2.2017)
Date: 2018-06-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Translation, European Commission
Subjects: European GNSS Agency, International Telecommunication Union, confidentiality, satellite communications, satellite navigation, service, technical specification








L_2018155EN.01003502.xml










19.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 155/35







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/224 of 8 February 2017 setting out the technical and operational specifications allowing the commercial service offered by the system established under the Galileo programme to fulfil the function referred to in Article 2(4)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 34 of 9 February 2017
)


Throughout the document:
for:

               ‘precision’,
read:

               ‘accuracy’.
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: 2018-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Stockholm, Sweden, Västerbotten county, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2018214EN.01000401.xml










19.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 214/4





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 214/04)






Member State


Sweden




Routes concerned


Hemavan – Arlanda (Stockholm)
Vilhelmina – Arlanda (Stockholm)
Lycksele – Arlanda (Stockholm)




Period of validity of the contract


February 2019 – 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




SVERIGE




Internet:




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




Tel. +46 771921921




Contacts:




Håkan Jacobsson: hakan.jacobsson@trafikverket.se




Lisa Berglund: lisa.a.berglund@trafikverket.se
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8850 — Kaiser+Kraft/Hoffmann/Simple System) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distance selling, distributor, economic concentration, merger control, tool industry








C_2018214EN.01001201.xml










19.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 214/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8850 — Kaiser+Kraft/Hoffmann/Simple System)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 214/11)

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:






—


Kaiser+Kraft Europa GmbH (Germany), controlled by Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH (Germany),










—


Hoffmann SE (Germany), controlled by NV Holding GmbH (Austria),










—


Simple System GmbH & Co. KG (Germany).




Kaiser+Kraft Europa GmbH (‘Kaiser+Kraft’, Germany) and Hoffmann SE (‘Hoffmann’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Simple System GmbH & Co. KG (‘Simple System’, Germany).
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Kaiser+Kraft: specialised B2B mail order for equipment,
—   Hoffmann: trade, manufacture and distribution of standard tools and complementary products as well as accompanying services and consultancy,
—   Simple System: services for the B2B distribution of C-parts, in particular operation of an internet platform.


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 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.8850 — Kaiser+Kraft/Hoffmann/Simple System
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 Brussels




BELGIUM







(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.8920 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Arjun Infrastructure Partners/South Staffordshire) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 82/04
Date: 2018-06-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment, merger control, miscellaneous industries, water supply








C_2021082EN.01000401.xml










11.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 82/4






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8920 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Arjun Infrastructure Partners/South Staffordshire)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 82/04)
On 19 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 32018M8920. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.