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Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures 2020/C 331/10
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), office supplies, originating product








C_2020331EN.01001401.xml










7.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/14






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2020/C 331/10)
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit G-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.










Product




Country(ies) of origin or exportation




Measures




Reference




Date of expiry
 (3)





Ring binder mechanisms


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/703 of 11 May 2016 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
(OJ L 122, 12.5.2016, p. 1)


13.5.2021






(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.)) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 331/06
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, chemical compound, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating








C_2020331EN.01001001.xml










7.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/10






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1))

(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 331/06)

Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry
of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2020) 6518


30 September 2020


Sodium dichromate
EC No 234-190-3, CAS No 10588-01-9


Wesco Aircraft EMEA Limited, Lawrence House, Riverside Drive, BD19 4DH Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom


REACH/20/14/0


Sealing after anodizing applications by the aerospace sector where the key functionalities of corrosion resistance or corrosion inhibition are necessary for the intended use.


21 September 2024


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9955 — PSP/Aviva/20 Station Road) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 340/01
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: East of England, United Kingdom, economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control, real property








C_2020340EN.01000101.xml










13.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 340/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9955 — PSP/Aviva/20 Station Road)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 340/01)
On 7 October 2020, 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 32020M9955. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
European Parliament decision of 7 October 2020 on the allocation of new responsibilities to Executive Vice-President of the Commission Valdis Dombrovskis (2020/2203(INS))
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Commissioner, executive competence, vice-president of an institution








C_2021395EN.01010901.xml










29.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 395/109






P9_TA(2020)0249
Approval of the allocation of new responsibilities of Executive Vice-President of the Commission Valdis Dombrovskis
European Parliament decision of 7 October 2020 on the allocation of new responsibilities to Executive Vice-President of the Commission Valdis Dombrovskis (2020/2203(INS))
(2021/C 395/13)

The European Parliament,







—


having regard to Article 17(6) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 248 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










—


having regard to Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,










—


having regard to point 7 of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission (1),










—


having regard to the letter of the President of the Commission of 14 September 2020,










—


having regard to the hearing of Valdis Dombrovskis on 2 October 2020, led by the Committee on International Trade, with the association of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development, the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, and to the evaluation letter drawn up following that hearing,










—


having regard to the examination by the Conference of Committee Chairs at its meeting on 5 October 2020, and to the examination by the Conference of Presidents at its meeting on 6 October 2020,










—


having regard to Rule 125 of, and Annex VII to, its Rules of Procedure,












1.


Approves the allocation of new responsibilities to Executive Vice-President of the Commission Valdis Dombrovskis for the remainder of the Commission's term of office until 31 October 2024;












2.


Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.






(1)  OJ L 304, 20.11.2010, p. 47.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries 2020/C 331/07
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Poland, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2020331EN.01001101.xml










7.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/11






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2020/C 331/07)
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


9.9.2020




Duration


9.9.2020-31.12.2020




Member State


Poland




Stock or Group of stocks


MAC/2CX14- and special condition MAC/*8C910




Species


Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)




Zone


6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14




Type(s) of fishing vessels


---




Reference number


15/TQ123






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
European Parliament decision of 7 October 2020 on the appointment of Mairead McGuinness as a Member of the Commission (C9-0295/2020 — 2020/0803(NLE))
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Commissioner, appointment of members








C_2021395EN.01011801.xml










29.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 395/118






P9_TA(2020)0250
Approval of the appointment of Mairead McGuinness as a Member of the European Commission
European Parliament decision of 7 October 2020 on the appointment of Mairead McGuinness as a Member of the Commission (C9-0295/2020 — 2020/0803(NLE))
(2021/C 395/21)

The European Parliament,







—


having regard to Article 246, second paragraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










—


having regard to Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,










—


having regard to point 6 of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission (1),










—


having regard to the resignation of Phil Hogan as a Member of the Commission,










—


having regard to the Council's letter of 14 September 2020, whereby the Council consulted Parliament on a decision, to be taken by common accord with the President of the Commission, on the appointment of Mairead McGuinness as a Member of the Commission (C9-0295/2020),










—


having regard to the letter of the President of the Commission of 14 September 2020,










—


having regard to the hearing of Mairead McGuinness on 2 October 2020, led by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, and to the evaluation letter drawn up following that hearing,










—


having regard to the examination by the Conference of Committee Chairs at its meeting on 5 October 2020, and the examination by the Conference of Presidents at its meeting on 6 October 2020,










—


having regard to Rule 125 of, and Annex VII to, its Rules of Procedure,












1.


Approves the appointment of Mairead McGuinness as a Member of the Commission for the remainder of the Commission’s term of office until 31 October 2024;












2.


Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.






(1)  OJ L 304, 20.11.2010, p. 47.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries 2020/C 331/08
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Spain, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2020331EN.01001201.xml










7.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/12






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2020/C 331/08)
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


28.8.2020




Duration


28.8.2020 – 31.12.2020




Member State


Spain




Stock or Group of stocks


RED/51214D




Species


Redfish (deep pelagic) (Sebastes spp.)




Zone


Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14




Type(s) of fishing vessels


---




Reference number


14/TQ123






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures 2020/C 331/09
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), originating product, semi-metal








C_2020331EN.01001301.xml










7.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/13






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2020/C 331/09)
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit G-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Silicon


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1077 of 1 July 2016 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of silicon originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review under Article 11(2) and a partial interim review under Article 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
(OJ L 179, 5.7.2016, p. 1)


6.7.2021






(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 6 October 2020 2020/C 331/04
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020331EN.01000601.xml










7.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/6






Euro exchange rates (1)

6 October 2020
(2020/C 331/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1795 




JPY


Japanese yen


124,58 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4408 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91058 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5138 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0781 




ISK


Iceland króna


162,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,8603 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,035 




HUF


Hungarian forint


359,72 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4872 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8760 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,1625 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6472 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5630 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1412 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7733 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6032 




KRW


South Korean won


1 368,49 




ZAR


South African rand


19,4530 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0111 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5688 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 379,93 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8991 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,137 




RUB


Russian rouble


91,7720 




THB


Thai baht


36,795 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5363 




MXN


Mexican peso


25,1631 




INR


Indian rupee


86,5715 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9960 — KKR/Elsan) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 331/11
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, health care, investment company, medical institution, merger control








C_2020331EN.01001501.xml










7.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/15






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9960 — KKR/Elsan)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 331/11)

1.   
On 29 September 2020, 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:






—


KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, USA),










—


Elsan Holding SAS (‘Elsan’, France)




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for KKR: global investment firm, which offers a broad range of alternative asset funds and other investment products to investors and provides capital markets services for the firm, its portfolio companies and third parties.










—


for Elsan: French hospital care group, which operates clinics throughout France.






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.9960 – KKR/Elsan
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.