do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries 2021/C 413 I/02
Date: 2021-10-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Portugal, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








CI2021413EN.01000501.xml










12.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CI 413/5






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2021/C 413 I/02)
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


20.9.2021




Duration


20.9.2021 - 31.12.2021




Member State


Portugal




Stock or Group of stocks


BET/ATLANT (including BET/*ATLLL and BET/*ATLPS)




Species


Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)




Zone


Atlantic Ocean




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


17/TQ92






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10444 – RWE GENERATION / MESSER INDUSTRIEGASE / KREIS DÜREN / SIEMENS PROJECT VENTURES / JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 21/01
Date: 2021-10-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: automation, digitisation, economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy production, gas industry, hydrogen production, merger control, provision of services








C_2022021EN.01000101.xml










14.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10444 – RWE GENERATION / MESSER INDUSTRIEGASE / KREIS DÜREN / SIEMENS PROJECT VENTURES / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 21/01)
On 12 October 2021, 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 German language 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 policy’ 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 32021M10444. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1799, and in Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1542, concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons 2021/C 413/09
Date: 2021-10-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, chemical weapon, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, non-proliferation of arms








C_2021413EN.01001101.xml










12.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 413/11






Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1799, and in Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1542, concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons
(2021/C 413/09)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that appear in the Annex to Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1799 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 (3) concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons.
The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of natural or legal persons, entities and bodies in the above-mentioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 should continue to apply to those persons and entities.
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/1542, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 3 of the Regulation).
The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned lists should be reconsidered, before 1 July 2022, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1.C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council’s periodic review, in accordance with Article 8 of Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 and Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1542.
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 259, 16.10.2018, p. 25.

(2)  OJ L 361, 12.10.2021, p. 51.

(3)  OJ L 259, 16.10.2018, p. 12.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 11 October 2021 2021/C 413/11
Date: 2021-10-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021413EN.01001301.xml










12.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 413/13






Euro exchange rates (1)

11 October 2021
(2021/C 413/11)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1574 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,70 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4412 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84878 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1163 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0722 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,8880 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,399 




HUF


Hungarian forint


360,70 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5913 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9493 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,3726 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5751 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4431 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0049 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6680 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5665 




KRW


South Korean won


1 383,43 




ZAR


South African rand


17,3108 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4644 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5155 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 444,42 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8264 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,924 




RUB


Russian rouble


82,9630 




THB


Thai baht


39,195 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3719 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,0051 




INR


Indian rupee


87,3340 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10482 – CVC/Carlyle/CFGI Eagle Parent) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 413/12
Date: 2021-10-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: accounting, consultancy, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2021413EN.01001401.xml










12.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 413/14






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10482 – CVC/Carlyle/CFGI Eagle Parent)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 413/12)

1.   
On 27 September 2021, 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:






—


CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg),










—


The Carlyle Group, Inc. (‘Carlyle’, USA),










—


CFGI Eagle Parent, LLC (‘CFGI’, USA), currently controlled by Carlyle.




CVC and Carlyle acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of CFGI.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for CVC: manager of investment funds and platforms holding interests in a number of companies in various industries primarily in Europe, the USA and the Asia-Pacific region,










—


for Carlyle: global alternative asset manager,










—


for CFGI: financial consulting firm active in the USA focused on offering technical accounting and finance advisory 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.10482 – CVC/Carlyle/CFGI Eagle Parent
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-667/21: Action brought on 12 October 2021 — BAWAG PSK v ECB
Date: 2021-10-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: bank, banking policy, financial control, financial risk, financial supervision, interest, law of banking, private-sector liquidity, rights of the defence








C_2021502EN.01003801.xml










13.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 502/38






Action brought on 12 October 2021 — BAWAG PSK v ECB
(Case T-667/21)
(2021/C 502/57)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: BAWAG PSK Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse AG (Wien, Austria) (represented by: H. Bälz and D. Bliesener, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the defendant’s decision of 2 August 2021 (1); and










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the defendant is incompetent to impose absorption interest under Sec. 97(1) of the Austrian Banking Act (‘BWG’).










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the imposition of absorption interest under Sec. 97(1) BWG is time barred.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the applicant did not breach the large exposure limit provided in Art. 395(1) of Regulation (EU) No 375/2013 (2).










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the contested decision infringes the applicant’s right to be heard.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging that the defendant incorrectly calculated the amount of absorption interest under Sec. 97(1) BWG.






(1)  No SSM- 2021-ATBAW-7_ESA-2018-0000126.

(2)  Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 Text with EEA relevance (OJ 2013 L 176, p. 1-337).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10353 – GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY / AR PACKAGING GROUP) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 484/04
Date: 2021-10-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, packaging product








C_2021484EN.01000401.xml










2.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 484/4






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10353 – GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY / AR PACKAGING GROUP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 484/04)
On 12 October 2021, 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 policy’ 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 32021M10353. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1800, and in Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1716, concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua 2021/C 413/07
Date: 2021-10-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Nicaragua, democracy, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions, natural person, rule of law








C_2021413EN.01000901.xml










12.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 413/9






Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1800, and in Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1716, concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua
(2021/C 413/07)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720 (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1800 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 (3), concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua.
The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of designated persons, has decided that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes should continue to be included in the list of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1716.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments.
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned lists should be reconsidered, before 1 June 2022, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1.C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council’s periodic review, in accordance with Article 9 of Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua.
The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 262, 15.10.2019, p. 58.

(2)  OJ L 361, 12.10.2021, p. 52.

(3)  OJ L 262, 15.10.2019, p. 1.