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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9150 — China Reinsurance Group Corporation/Chaucer) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance, merger control








C_2018432EN.01002201.xml










30.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/22






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9150 — China Reinsurance Group Corporation/Chaucer)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 432/05)

1.   
On 23 November 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:






—


China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation (‘China Re’, China), controlled by China Investment Corporation (‘CIC’, China)










—


Chaucer (‘Chaucer’, UK), comprising The Hanover Insurance International Holdings Limited (‘HIIH’), Chaucer Insurance Company Designated Activity Company (‘CICDAC’) and Hanover Australia Holdco Pty Ltd (‘HAH’), which are all ultimately controlled by The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc (‘THG’, USA).




China Re will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Chaucer.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


China Re is principally engaged globally in property and casualty (‘P&C’) reinsurance, life and health reinsurance, primary P&C insurance and asset management. In the EEA, China Re activities focus on the provision of reinsurance, non-life insurance and asset management; and










—


Chaucer is active globally in the provision of reinsurance, non-life insurance and specialty insurance.






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.9150 — China Reinsurance Group Corporation/Chaucer
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.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1902 of 30 November 2018 establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in areas 8a and 8b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2018-11-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2018310EN.01002001.xml










6.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 310/20








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/1902
of 30 November 2018
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in areas 8a and 8b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 (2) lays down quotas for 2018.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2018.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2018 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 30 November 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (OJ L 27, 31.1.2018, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


31/TQ120




Member State


Belgium




Stock


SOL/8AB.




Species


Common sole (Solea solea)




Zone


8a and 8b




Closing date


6.10.2018
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1900 of 30 November 2018 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in subdivisions 22-24 by vessels flying the flag of Poland
Date: 2018-11-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, EU waters, Poland, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2018310EN.01001601.xml










6.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 310/16








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/1900
of 30 November 2018
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in subdivisions 22-24 by vessels flying the flag of Poland


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 (2) lays down quotas for 2018.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2018.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2018 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 30 November 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 of 27 October 2017 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (OJ L 281, 31.10.2017, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


30/TQ1970




Member State


Poland




Stock


COD/3BC+24




Species


Cod (Gadus morhua)




Zone


Subdivisions 22-24




Closing date


4.10.2018
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9160 — Centerbridge/Hospital Topco) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-11-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, health care, holding company, investment company, merger control, real estate business








C_2018460EN.01000701.xml










21.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 460/7






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9160 — Centerbridge/Hospital Topco)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 460/05)
On 30 November 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 32018M9160. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1895 of 30 November 2018 establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2018-11-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2018310EN.01000601.xml










6.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 310/6








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/1895
of 30 November 2018
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 (2) lays down quotas for 2018.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2018.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2018 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 30 November 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (OJ L 27, 31.1.2018, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


37/TQ120




Member State


Belgium




Stock


LEZ/*8ABDE (special condition to LEZ/07.)




Species


Megrims (Lepidorhombus spp.)




Zone


8a, 8b, 8d and 8e




Closing date


6.10.2018
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1896 of 30 November 2018 establishing a prohibition of fishing for hake in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2018-11-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2018310EN.01000801.xml










6.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 310/8








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/1896
of 30 November 2018
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for hake in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 (2) lays down quotas for 2018.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2018.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2018 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 30 November 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (OJ L 27, 31.1.2018, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


36/TQ120




Member State


Belgium




Stock


HKE/8ABDE. including HKE/*57-14




Species


Hake (Merluccius merluccius)




Zone


8a, 8b, 8d and 8e




Closing date


6.10.2018
Case T-275/18: Order of the General Court of 30 November 2018 — Front Polisario v Council (Action for annulment — Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part — Act concluding the agreement — Lack of applicability of the agreement to the territory of Western Sahara — Lack of standing to bring proceedings — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2018-11-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Morocco, Western Sahara, agreement (EU), air transport, application of the law, ratification of an agreement








C_2019044EN.01007001.xml










4.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/70






Order of the General Court of 30 November 2018 — Front Polisario v Council

(Case T-275/18) (1)

((Action for annulment - Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part - Act concluding the agreement - Lack of applicability of the agreement to the territory of Western Sahara - Lack of standing to bring proceedings - Inadmissibility))
(2019/C 44/92)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Front populaire pour la libération de la Saguia el-Hamra et du Rio de oro (Front Polisario) (represented by: G. Devers, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. de Elera-San Miguel Hurtado and R. Liudvinaviciute-Cordeiro, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Council Decision (EU) 2018/146 of 22 January 2018 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (OJ 2018 L 26, p. 4).

Operative part of the order

The Court hereby orders:






1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


There is no need to adjudicate on the applications for leave to intervene made by the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic or the European Commission.










3.


The Front populaire pour la libération de la Saguia-el-Hamra et du Rio de Oro (Front Polisario) shall pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by the Council of the European Union.










4.


The Front Polisario, the Council, the Commission, the Kingdom of Spain and the French Republic shall each bear their own costs relating to their applications for leave to intervene.






(1)  OJ C 268, 30.7.2018.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1894 of 30 November 2018 establishing a prohibition of fishing for Norway lobster in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2018-11-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2018310EN.01000401.xml










6.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 310/4








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/1894
of 30 November 2018
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for Norway lobster in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 (2) lays down quotas for 2018.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2018.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2018 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 30 November 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (OJ L 27, 31.1.2018, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


38/TQ120




Member State


Belgium




Stock


NEP/8ABDE.




Species


Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)




Zone


8a, 8b, 8d and 8e




Closing date


6.10.2018
Case C-755/18 P: Appeal brought on 30/11/2018 by Harry Shindler and Others against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 26 November 2018 in Case T-458/17 Shindler andOthers v Council
Date: 2018-11-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Union membership, United Kingdom, national, negotiation of an agreement (EU), residence, withdrawal from the EU








C_2019172EN.01000701.xml










20.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 172/7






Appeal brought on 30/11/2018 by Harry Shindler and Others against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 26 November 2018 in Case T-458/17 Shindler and Others v Council
(Case C-755/18 P)
(2019/C 172/08)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellants: Harry Shindler and Others (represented by J. Fouchet, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union
By order of 19 March 2019, the Court of Justice (Fourth Chamber) dismissed the appeal.