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Draft Council Implementing Decision setting out a recommendation on addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2019 evaluation of Poland on the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of the Schengen Information System
Date: 2020-01-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Poland, Schengen Information System, evaluation method

1. 

Following the Council's adoption of Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 establishing an 

evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis, a 

team of experts from the Member States and the Commission carried out an evaluation of 

Poland on the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of the Schengen Information 

System in 2019. 

2. 

In accordance with that Regulation, the Commission submitted to the Council a proposal for a 

Council Implementing Decision setting out a Recommendation designed to address the 

deficiencies identified in the course of the evaluation and ensure that Poland applies all 

Schengen rules related to the Schengen Information System correctly and effectively. 

15253/19  

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  Council of the European Union        Brussels, 6 January 2020 (OR. en)   15253/19     SCH-EVAL 224 SIRIS 188 COMIX 592   Interinstitutional File: 2019/0266(NLE)     'I/A' ITEM NOTE From: General Secretariat of the Council To: Permanent Representatives Committee/Council No. prev. doc.: 15252/19 EU RESTRICTED Subject: Draft Council Implementing Decision setting out a recommendation on addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2019 evaluation of Poland on the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of the Schengen Information System    
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. 

The Working Party for Schengen Matters (Evaluation), including the Mixed Committee 

partners Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, approved the proposal for the 

Council Implementing Decision setting out a Recommendation on 16 December 2019. 

4. 

The Permanent Representatives Committee is therefore asked to recommend that the Council 

adopt the draft Council Implementing Decision, as set out in 15252/19 EU RESTRICTED, as 

an 'A' item at a forthcoming meeting. 

15253/19  

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Case C-2/20: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) (United Kingdom) made on 6 January 2020 – Daimler AG v Walleniusrederierna Aktiebolag, Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, Wallenius Logistics AB, Wilhelmsen Ships Holding Malta Limited, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS, ‘K’ Line Holding (Europe) Limited, ‘K’ Line Europe Limited, Nyk Group Europe Limited, Compañia Sudamericana de Vapores SA
Date: 2020-01-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: civil liability proceedings, harbour installation, international transport, jurisdiction, maritime transport, provision of services, restrictive trade practice








C_2020068EN.01003701.xml










2.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 68/37






Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) (United Kingdom) made on 6 January 2020 – Daimler AG v Walleniusrederierna Aktiebolag, Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, Wallenius Logistics AB, Wilhelmsen Ships Holding Malta Limited, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS, ‘K’ Line Holding (Europe) Limited, ‘K’ Line Europe Limited, Nyk Group Europe Limited, Compañia Sudamericana de Vapores SA
(Case C-2/20)
(2020/C 68/40)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division)

Parties to the main proceedings


Claimant: Daimler AG

Defendants: Walleniusrederierna Aktiebolag, Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, Wallenius Logistics AB, Wilhelmsen Ships Holding Malta Limited, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS, ‘K’ Line Holding (Europe) Limited, ‘K’ Line Europe Limited, Nyk Group Europe Limited, Compañia Sudamericana de Vapores SA

Question referred







1.


Does a national court have jurisdiction to determine a claim for damages under Article 85 EEC/Article 81 EC where the conduct complained of involved the provision of international maritime services exclusively between non-EEC/EC ports in the period prior to 1 May 2004 and the national court was not a relevant authority in a Member State for the purposes of Article 88 EEC/Article 84 EC?










2.


If question 1 is answered in the negative, does a national court have jurisdiction to determine such a claim in respect of the provision of international maritime services exclusively between non-EEC/EC ports in the period between 1 May 2004 and 18 October 2006?
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operationsRate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.: 0,00 % on 1 January 2020 Euro exchange ratesSource: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 3 January 20202020/C 2/01
Date: 2020-01-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2020002EN.01000101.xml










6.1.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/1






Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,00 % on 1 January 2020
Euro exchange rates (2)

3 January 2020
(2020/C 2/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1147 




JPY


Japanese yen


120,54 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4731 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85115 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4858 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0840 




ISK


Iceland króna


136,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,8315 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,360 




HUF


Hungarian forint


330,53 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2493 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7784 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,6587 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6031 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4471 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6713 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6718 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5047 




KRW


South Korean won


1 300,32 




ZAR


South African rand


15,9222 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7712 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4463 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 536,69 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5725 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,983 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,1190 




THB


Thai baht


33,614 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5271 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,1433 




INR


Indian rupee


80,0085 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9629 — Faurecia/SAS) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 8/01
Date: 2020-01-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: commercial vehicle, economic concentration, merger control, motor car, motor vehicle industry, subsidiary, vehicle parts








C_2020008EN.01000101.xml










13.1.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 8/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9629 — Faurecia/SAS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 8/01)
On 6 January2020, 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 32020M9629. 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.9658 — Daiwa Securities Group/Aquila Holding/Aquila Capital Holding) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 2/02
Date: 2020-01-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, holding company, investment company, merger control








C_2020002EN.01000201.xml










6.1.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/2






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9658 — Daiwa Securities Group/Aquila Holding/Aquila Capital Holding)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 2/02)

1.   
On 19 December 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:






—


Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (‘Daiwa’), Japan;










—


Aquila Holding GmbH (‘Aquila Holding’), Germany;










—


Aquila Capital Holding GmbH (‘Aquila Capital’), Germany, controlled by AquilaHolding




Daiwa and Aquila Holding acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Aquila Capital.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Daiwa is a financial services company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which provides a broad range of financial services;










—


Aquila Holding is a privately-owned holding company, whose sole purpose is to hold shares in Aquila Capital. Aquila Holding’s shareholders have other controlling investments in different businesses;










—


Aquila Capital is an asset and investment manager focusing on long-term and sustainable investment solutions.






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.9658 — Daiwa Securities Group/Aquila Holding/Aquila Capital Holding
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.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 5 January 2021 2021/C 3/07
Date: 2020-01-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021003EN.01000701.xml










6.1.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 3/7






Euro exchange rates (1)

5 January 2021
(2021/C 3/07)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2271 




JPY


Japanese yen


126,25 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4387 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90333 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,0570 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0803 




ISK


Iceland króna


156,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,4713 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,227 




HUF


Hungarian forint


360,27 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5473 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8721 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,0694 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5927 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5651 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,5136 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7036 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6180 




KRW


South Korean won


1 335,85 




ZAR


South African rand


18,4194 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9315 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5588 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 075,10 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9293 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,020 




RUB


Russian rouble


91,6715 




THB


Thai baht


36,776 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5517 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,5860 




INR


Indian rupee


89,8670 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9687 — CPPIB/OTPP/IDEAL) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 2/03
Date: 2020-01-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, logistics, merger control, transport infrastructure, urban infrastructure








C_2020002EN.01000401.xml










6.1.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/4






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9687 — CPPIB/OTPP/IDEAL)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 2/03)

1.   
On 18 December 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:






—


Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada),










—


Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada),










—


Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en America Latina S.A.B. de C.V. (‘IDEAL’, Mexico).




CPPIB and OTPP acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of IDEAL.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 21 November 2019.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for CPPIB: investment management organisation that invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income instruments,










—


for OTPP: Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan, which holds a diverse global portfolio of assets,










—


for IDEAL: development, promotion, operation of infrastructure projects in Mexico and Latin America with 17 infrastructure concessions in different sectors in Mexico, including toll roads, water, energy, social infrastructure and logistic terminal.






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.9687 — CPPIB/OTPP/IDEAL
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 2294301





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.