do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018325EN.01000501.xml










14.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

13 September 2018
(2018/C 325/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1620 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,68 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4596 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89000 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4460 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1265 




ISK


Iceland króna


131,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5730 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,520 




HUF


Hungarian forint


325,11 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3098 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6388 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,2068 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6167 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5112 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1204 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7743 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5938 




KRW


South Korean won


1 302,88 




ZAR


South African rand


17,1545 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9542 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4360 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 199,92 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8159 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,814 




RUB


Russian rouble


79,4322 




THB


Thai baht


37,904 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,8214 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,0335 




INR


Indian rupee


83,7000 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9069 — Kuwait Investment Authority/North Sea Midstream Partners) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-09-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, investment company, merger control








C_2018338EN.01000701.xml










21.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/7






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9069 — Kuwait Investment Authority/North Sea Midstream Partners)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 338/02)
On 14 September 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 32018M9069. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-578/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) lodged on 14 September 2018 — Energiavirasto
Date: 2018-09-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer, customers, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy law, right of action, single market








C_2018427EN.01001701.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/17






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) lodged on 14 September 2018 — Energiavirasto
(Case C-578/18)
(2018/C 427/24)
Language of the case: Finnish

Referring court

Korkein hallinto-oikeus

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Energiavirasto

Other parties: A, Caruna Oy

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 37 of Directive 2009/72/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC to be interpreted as meaning that a person who is a consumer customer of a network company and who has brought a case concerning the network company before the national regulatory authority is to be regarded as an ‘affected party’ within the meaning of paragraph 17 of the article mentioned, which is affected by the decision of the regulatory authority and is therefore authorised to file an appeal at a national court against a decision affecting the network company made by the national regulatory authority?










2.


If the person designated in the first question is not to be regarded as an ‘affected party’ within the meaning of Article 37 of Electricity Market Directive 2009/72/EC, does a consumer customer in a position like that of the appellant in the main proceedings have a right on any other legal basis under EU law to be involved before the regulatory authority in the treatment of a request made thereby for the introduction of a measure or to have the case reviewed by a national court, or is this question governed by national law?






(1)  OJ 2009 L 211, p. 55.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9017 — SK Capital Partners/Schenectady International Group) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, supplier








C_2018325EN.01001401.xml










14.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/14






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9017 — SK Capital Partners/Schenectady International Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 325/08)

1.   
On 6 September 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:






—


SK Capital Partners, LP (‘SK Capital’) (United States),










—


Addivant USA Holdings Corp. (‘Addivant’) (United States), controlled by SK Capital,










—


Schenectady International Group, Inc. (‘SI Group’) (United States)




SK Capital, through Addivant, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of SI Group.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   SK Capital: a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors,
—   Addivant: a global supplier of specialty additives including antioxidants and intermediates used to improve the production and performance properties of plastics and rubbers,
—   SI Group: a privately owned manufacturer and supplier of performance additives and chemical intermediates, active globally.


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.9017 — SK Capital Partners/Schenectady International Group
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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9111 — Bregal Unternehmerkapital/trendtours Touristik) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, provision of services, tourism








C_2018325EN.01001801.xml










14.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/18






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9111 — Bregal Unternehmerkapital/trendtours Touristik)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 325/10)

1.   
On 7 September 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:






—


Bregal Unternehmerkapital II LP, (‘Bregal Unternehmerkapital’, Germany),










—


trendtours Touristik GmbH and its sister company Bus und Service, Organisations- und Werbegesellschaft mbH (together ‘trendtours Touristik’, Germany).




Bregal Unternehmerkapital acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of trendtours Touristik by the way of purchasing all shares of its holding company Dating, Datenerfassung und -verarbeitung, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Germany).


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Bregal Unternehmerkapital: is an investment fund, ultimately controlled by COFRA Holding AG, Zug, Switzerland.
—   for trendtours Touristik: provides tour operator 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.9111 — Bregal Unternehmerkapital/trendtours Touristik
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.
Corrigendum to notice of open competition — EPSO/AD/361/18 — Irish-language (GA) translators (AD 5) (OJ C 244 A, 12.7.2018)
Date: 2018-09-14
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: Ireland, administrator, competition (EU), information profession, translation




CA2018325EN.01000101.xml










14.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 325/1






Corrigendum to notice of open competition — EPSO/AD/361/18 — Irish-language (GA) translators (AD 5)
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 244 A of 12 July 2018
)
(2018/C 325 A/01)
On page 1:







for:





‘
Deadline for registration: 4 September 2018 at 12.00 (midday), CET
’,













read:





‘
Deadline for registration: 20 September 2018 at 12.00 (midday), CET
’.






On page 5:







for:





‘WHEN AND WHERE CAN I APPLY?

In order to apply, you will first need to create an EPSO account. Please note that you must create only one account for all EPSO applications.
Apply online on the EPSO website http://jobs.eu-careers.eu by:


4 September 2018 at 12.00 (midday), CET.
’,













read:





‘WHEN AND WHERE CAN I APPLY?

In order to apply, you will first need to create an EPSO account. Please note that you must create only one account for all EPSO applications.
Apply online on the EPSO website http://jobs.eu-careers.eu by:


20 September 2018 at 12.00 (midday), CET.
’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9063 — Synnex/Convergys) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customers, economic concentration, merger control, outsourcing, provision of services








C_2018325EN.01001901.xml










14.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/19






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9063 — Synnex/Convergys)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 325/11)

1.   
On 7 September 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:






—


Synnex Corporation (‘Synnex’, United States),










—


Convergys Corporation (‘Convergys’, United States).




Synnex acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Convergys.
The concentration is accomplished through a two-step merger process resulting in the creation of ‘Concentrix CVG Corporation’, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX, which will include the Convergys business. As a result of the transaction, Convergys will no longer be a publicly held corporation.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Synnex: provision of business-to-business services that help clients and business partners grow and enhance their customer-engagement strategies,
—   for Convergys: provision of customer relationship management business process outsourcing services to client businesses, including through the provision and operation of ‘call centers’.


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.9063 — Synnex/Convergys
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 T-547/18: Action brought on 14 September 2018 — Teeäär v ECB
Date: 2018-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, age discrimination, damages, equal treatment, outplacement, principle of proportionality, staff regulations (EU)








C_2018427EN.01008401.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/84






Action brought on 14 September 2018 — Teeäär v ECB
(Case T-547/18)
(2018/C 427/111)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Raivo Teeäär (Tallinn, Estonia) (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Central Bank (ECB)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the ECB Executive Board of 27 February 2018 by which the applicant’s application for support for transition to a career outside the ECB was rejected;










—


if need be, annul the decision of the Executive Board dated 3 July 2018 rejecting the special appeal directed by the applicant against the decision of the Executive Board of 27 February 2018;










—


grant the applicant compensation for the material prejudice he allegedly suffered consisting in the career transition support financial package, estimated at EUR 101 447, increased by late interest calculated at the main refinancing rate of the European Central Bank plus 3 percentage points per annum;










—


order the defendant to pay all the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging the illegality of Article 2.3.1 of the ECB Staff Rules, in that this rule is said to infringe the principle of equal treatment and the principle of proportionality; the contested decision is, moreover, flawed by a manifest error of appreciation.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging the illegality of Article 2.3.1 of the Staff Rules in that this rule is said to discriminate based on age and thus contravene Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Articles 2 and 6(1) of Directive 2000/78. (1)











3.


Third plea in law, alleging, on a subsidiary basis, that the contested decision is illegal due to a manifest error of assessment and a violation of the duty of care.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging, on a subsidiary basis, the infringement of Article 2.3.1 of the Staff Rules.






(1)  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)
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2018-09-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU Member State, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2018325EN.01001301.xml










14.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/13






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2018/C 325/07)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


24.8.2018 at 15.00 UTC




Duration


24.8.2018 – 31.12.2018




Member State


European Union (All Member States)




Stock or Group of stocks


RED/N3M.




Species


Redfish (Sebastes spp)




Zone


NAFO 3M




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


17/TQ120






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Council Decision of 16 July 2018 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (OJ C 253, 19.7.2018)
Date: 2018-09-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cedefop, EU Member State, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)








C_2018325EN.01002001.xml










14.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/20






Corrigendum to Council Decision of 16 July 2018 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 253 of 19 July 2018
)
(2018/C 325/12)
On page 9, in Article 1 I, in the table ‘GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES’:

for:








‘Belgium (rota system)


Flemish Community: Ms Nathalie VERSTRAETE
French Community: Mr Guibert DEBROUX’,






read:








‘Belgium (rota system)


Flemish Community: Ms Natalie VERSTRAETE
French Community: Mr Guibert DEBROUX’.





On page 9, in Article 1 I, in the table ‘GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES’:

for:








‘Ireland


Ms Selen GUERIN’,






read:








‘Ireland


Mr John McGRATH until 30.11.2018 and
Ms Selen GUERIN from 1.12.2018’.





On page 10, in Article 1 II, in the table ‘REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES' ORGANISATIONS’:
The following row is inserted between the entries for Latvia and Luxembourg:







‘Lithuania


Ms Tatjana BABRAUSKIENĖ’.





On page 11, in Article 1 III, in the table ‘REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS’:
The following row is inserted between the entries for Malta and Austria:







‘Netherlands


Ms Gertrud van ERP’,





On page 11, in Article 1 III, in the table ‘REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS’:

for:








‘Romania


Mr Julian GROPOSILA’,






read:








‘Romania


Mr Iulian GROPOȘILĂ’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8998 — KKR/BMC Software) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-09-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, investment company, merger control








C_2018414EN.01000101.xml










15.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 414/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8998 — KKR/BMC Software)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 414/01)
On 14 September 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 32018M8998. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.