do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information on the date of signature of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Côte d'Ivoire
Date: 2018-08-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, agreement (EU), catch quota, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement, sea fishing








L_2018201EN.01000101.xml










8.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 201/1







Information on the date of signature of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Côte d'Ivoire

The Protocol (1) on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire was signed on 1 August 2018.
The Protocol applies provisionally from 1 August 2018, date of signature, in accordance with its Article 13.


(1)  
            OJ L 194, 31.7.2018, p. 3.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018278EN.01000201.xml










8.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

7 August 2018
(2018/C 278/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1602 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,88 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4520 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89483 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3245 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1530 




ISK


Iceland króna


123,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5003 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,606 




HUF


Hungarian forint


319,94 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2523 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6433 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,1448 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5599 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5047 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1065 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7191 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5822 




KRW


South Korean won


1 299,37 




ZAR


South African rand


15,4174 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9171 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4176 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 741,69 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7296 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,279 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,5837 




THB


Thai baht


38,519 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3051 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,3613 




INR


Indian rupee


79,6850 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9018 — Cerberus Group/WFS Global Holding) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, ground handling, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2018290EN.01000202.xml










17.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 290/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9018 — Cerberus Group/WFS Global Holding)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 290/04)
On 8 August 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 32018M9018. 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.8912 — Carlyle/The specialty chemicals business of Akzo Nobel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2018278EN.01000801.xml










8.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/8






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8912 — Carlyle/The specialty chemicals business of Akzo Nobel)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 278/05)

1.   
On 1 August 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:






—


the Carlyle Group (USA), (‘Carlyle’),










—


the specialty chemicals business of Akzo Nobel (Netherlands) (‘Akzo Nobel SC’).




Carlyle acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Akzo Nobel SC.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Carlyle: a global alternative asset manager,
—   Akzo Nobel SC: the specialty chemicals business of Akzo Nobel, which produces a range of chemicals.


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.8912 — Carlyle/The specialty chemicals business of Akzo Nobel
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.9021 — DNB Bank/Orkla/Optimizd) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, brand name, consumer goods, economic concentration, financial services, insurance, merger control, supplier








C_2018288EN.01000202.xml










16.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 288/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9021 — DNB Bank/Orkla/Optimizd)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 288/04)
On 8 August 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 32018M9021. 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.9027 — Fosun International/FFT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, economic concentration, health service, insurance, investment, merger control, motor vehicle industry, organisation of health care, pharmaceutical industry, tourism








C_2018278EN.01000601.xml










8.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9027 — Fosun International/FFT)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 278/04)

1.   
On 1 August 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:






—


Fosun International Limited (Hong Kong) (‘Fosun’),










—


FFT GmbH & Co. KGaA (Germany), FFT Gesellschaft mbH (Austria), and their wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries (together, ‘FFT’)




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Fosun: Pharmaceutical, Medical Services and Health Management and Health Products, Tourism and Leisure, Fashion and Consumer and Lifestyle, Insurance and Finance and Investment,
—   for FFT: supply of automated and flexible production systems for the automotive industry as well as for non-automotive 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.9027 — Fosun International/FFT
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.