do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763, and in Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi
Date: 2019-09-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Burundi, EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2019318EN.01000401.xml










23.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 318/4






Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763, and in Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi
(2019/C 318/07)
The following information is brought to the attention of Mr Godefroid BIZIMANA (no. 1), appearing in the Annex to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 (1), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi.
The Council intends to maintain the restrictive measures against the above-mentioned person with a new statement of reasons. This person is hereby informed that he may submit a request to the Council to obtain the intended statement of reasons for his designation, before 28 September 2019, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1.C




Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu






(1)  OJ L 257, 2.10.2015, p. 37.

(2)  OJ L 257, 2.10.2015, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019318EN.01000501.xml










23.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 318/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

20 September 2019
(2019/C 318/08)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1030 




JPY


Japanese yen


119,11 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4668 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88230 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7113 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0942 




ISK


Iceland króna


137,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9423 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,913 




HUF


Hungarian forint


332,89 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3575 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7456 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,2894 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6243 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4636 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6413 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7579 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5176 




KRW


South Korean won


1 311,24 




ZAR


South African rand


16,3991 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8207 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4008 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 502,67 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5995 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,375 




RUB


Russian rouble


70,3933 




THB


Thai baht


33,636 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5956 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4558 




INR


Indian rupee


78,2925 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-707/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy dla Łodzi (Poland) lodged on 23 September 2019 — K.S. v A.B.
Date: 2019-09-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: compulsory insurance, damages, motor vehicle insurance, third-party insurance








C_2020027EN.01001501.xml










27.1.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy dla Łodzi (Poland) lodged on 23 September 2019 — K.S. v A.B.
(Case C-707/19)
(2020/C 27/19)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Rejonowy dla Łodzi

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: K.S.

Defendant: A.B.

Questions referred

Must Article 3 of Directive 2009/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability (1) be interpreted as meaning that, within the framework of ‘all appropriate measures’, each Member State should make insurance undertakings fully liable under insurance against civil liability, including for consequences of damage in the form of the need to tow the victim’s vehicle to his home country and the cost of necessary parking of vehicles?
If the answer to the above question is affirmative — can this liability be limited in any way by the laws of the Member States?


(1)  OJ 2009 L 263, p. 11.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9496 — Ardian France/Staci) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 352/04
Date: 2019-09-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, logistics, merger control








C_2019352EN.01000401.xml










18.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/4






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9496 — Ardian France/Staci)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 352/04)
On 23 September 2019, 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 French 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 32019M9496. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9490 — VWFS/TÜV Süd AS/FC/CarMob) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 332/02
Date: 2019-09-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, financing, hire purchase, insurance, merger control, motor vehicle industry, provision of services, subsidiary, vehicle rental








C_2019332EN.01000201.xml










3.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 332/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9490 — VWFS/TÜV Süd AS/FC/CarMob)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 332/02)
On 23 September 2019, 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 32019M9490. 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.9519 — Brookfield Asset Management/KKR &amp; CO/X-Elio Energy) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-09-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, power plant, renewable energy, solar energy








C_2019318EN.01002101.xml










23.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 318/21






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9519 — Brookfield Asset Management/KKR & CO/X-Elio Energy)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 318/12)

1.   
On 16 September 2019, 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:






—


Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’, Canada),










—


KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States of America),










—


X-Elio Energy, S.L. (‘X-Elio’, Spain), currently solely controlled by KKR.




Brookfield and KKR acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of X-Elio.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Brookfield: Canadian global asset manager focused on property, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity,
—   KKR: global investment firm offering a range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and other clients,
—   X-Elio: development, construction, operation and maintenance of solar plants in Spain, Italy, Japan, South America, Middle East, South Africa and North America.


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.9519 — Brookfield Asset Management/KKR & CO/X-Elio Energy
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.9513 — Apax Partners/ADCO) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 329/01
Date: 2019-09-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, hiring, investment company, merger control, parent company, plumbing equipment, sale








C_2019329EN.01000101.xml










1.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9513 — Apax Partners/ADCO)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 329/01)
On 23 September 2019, 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 32019M9513. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-705/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 23 September 2019 — Axpo Trading Ag v Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA — GSE
Date: 2019-09-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Switzerland, abolition of customs duties, control of State aid, discrimination on the basis of nationality, electrical energy, import tax, intra-EU trade, national law, quantitative restriction, renewable energy








C_2019432EN.01002301.xml










23.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/23






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 23 September 2019 — Axpo Trading Ag v Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA — GSE
(Case C-705/19)
(2019/C 432/29)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Axpo Trading Ag

Respondent: Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA — GSE

Question referred

Do the following provisions:






—


Article 18 TFEU, in so far as it prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality within the scope of application of the Treaties;










—


Articles 28 and 30 TFEU and Article 6 of the EEC-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement, in so far as they provide for the abolition of customs duties on imports and measures having equivalent effect;










—


Article 110 TFEU, in so far as it prohibits taxation on imports in excess of those imposed directly or indirectly on similar domestic products;










—


Article 34 TFEU and Article 13 of the EEC-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement, in so far as they prohibit the adoption of measures having equivalent effect to quantitative restrictions on imports;










—


Articles 107 and 108 TFEU, in so far as they prohibit the implementation of a State aid measure not notified to the Commission and incompatible with the internal market; and










—


Directive 2009/28/EC, (1) in so far as it seeks to promote intra-Community trade in green electricity, thus promoting, moreover, the production capacity of individual Member States,




preclude national legislation which imposes on importers of green electricity a financial burden that does not apply to domestic producers of the same product?


(1)  Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (OJ 2009 L 140, p. 16).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9405 — CPF/Itochu/HyLife) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal breeding, animal feedingstuffs, aquaculture, economic concentration, information technology, meat processing industry, merger control, retail trade, swine, textile industry








C_2019318EN.01002001.xml










23.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 318/20






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9405 — CPF/Itochu/HyLife)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 318/11)

1.   
On 16 September 2019, 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:






—


Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (‘CPF’, Thailand),










—


Itochu Corporation (‘Itochu’, Japan),










—


HyLife Group Holdings Ltd (‘HyLife Group’, Canada), jointly controlled by HyLife Investments Ltd. (Canada) and Itochu.




Itochu and CPF acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of HyLife Group.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for CPF: breeding and farming of livestock such as swine and aquaculture, manufacturing of feed for livestock and aquaculture, as well as production of meat and other meal products, as well as operating food retail outlets and restaurants,
—   for Itochu: active across a wide range of industries including textiles, machinery, metals and minerals, energy and chemicals, general products, information technology and communications, financial and insurance, as well as food,
—   for HyLife: breeding, raising and finishing of hogs and production of pork products.


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.9405 — CPF/Itochu/HyLife
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.