do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12273 – GIC REALTY / BROOKFIELD / NSR)
Date: 2026-01-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Australia, New Zealand, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, provision of services, real property, storage








C_202600855EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/855


6.2.2026






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12273 – GIC REALTY / BROOKFIELD / NSR)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/855)

On 26 January 2026, 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 (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32026M12273. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/855/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion 1/25: Request for an opinion submitted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU
Date: 2026-01-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU competence, European Convention on Human Rights, European treaties, accession to an agreement, common foreign and security policy, fundamental rights, interpretation of the law








C_202600275EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/275


26.1.2026






Request for an opinion submitted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU


(Opinion 1/25)

(C/2026/275)
Language of the case: all the official languages

Applicant

European Commission (represented by: C. Ladenburger, M. Carpus-Carcea and F. Ronkes Agerbeek, acting as Agents)

Question submitted to the Court

Is the revised draft agreement providing for the accession of the European Union to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, signed in Rome on 4 November 1950, compatible with the Treaties?


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/275/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Recommendation of 26 January 2026 on the appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank
Date: 2026-01-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Central Bank, appointment of members, vice-president of an institution








C_202600707EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/707


28.1.2026







            COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
         
of 26 January 2026
         
on the appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank
(C/2026/707)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 283(2) and 139(2) thereof,
Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.2 thereof,
HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL THAT:


Mr Boris VUJČIĆ be appointed as Vice-President of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years with effect from 1 June 2026.



Done at Brussels, 26 January 2026.


For the Council


The President

M. RAOUNA
            





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/707/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12306 – NYLIM / KARTESIA) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-01-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, credit, debt, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_202600552EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/552


26.1.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12306 – NYLIM / KARTESIA)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/552)


1.   
On 19 January 2026, 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:






—


New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (‘NYLIM’, US), controlled by New York Life Insurance Company (‘NYL’, US),










—


Kartesia Management S.à r.l (‘Kartesia’, Luxembourg).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


NYLIM is a global asset manager that provides investment advisory services and offers a range of investment products,










—


Kartesia is an asset manager specialised in private debt and credit.






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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (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 concentration 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.12306 – NYLIM / KARTESIA
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/552/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12255 – EMK / BUILTECH GROUP)
Date: 2026-01-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, building services, civil engineering, company with share capital, economic concentration, merger control, public sector, secondary sector, subsidiary








C_202600841EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/841


5.2.2026






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12255 – EMK / BUILTECH GROUP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/841)

On 26 January 2026, 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 (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32026M12255. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/841/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12277 – GIC REALTY / BROOKFIELD / YES COMMUNITIES)
Date: 2026-01-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United States, economic concentration, housing, investment company, merger control, option contract, plot, property leasing, real estate market








C_202600894EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/894


9.2.2026






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12277 – GIC REALTY / BROOKFIELD / YES COMMUNITIES)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/894)

On 26 January 2026, 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 (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32026M12277. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/894/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12169 – OEP / BARTEC) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-01-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, occupational safety, processing industry, technology








C_202600550EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/550


26.1.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12169 – OEP / BARTEC)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/550)


1.   
On 19 January 2026, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


OEP Capital Advisors LP (‘OEP’, United States),










—


BARTEC Top Holding GmbH (‘Bartec’, Germany), controlled by Safety Lux Sàrl (Luxembourg).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


OEP is a private equity firm,










—


Bartec is a holding company of an engineering and manufacturing group focusing on diverse product portfolio of explosion proof equipment and personnel protection solutions. Bartec also offers solutions for mobile working, wireless connectivity, smart factories, turnkey trace heating, analysis and measurement, lighting and electrical infrastructure, energy distribution, automation and machine control and road transport for hazardous areas.






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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (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 concentration 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.12169 – OEP / BARTEC
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/550/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 23 January 2026
Date: 2026-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202600060EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/60


26.1.2026






Euro exchange rates (1)


            23 January 2026
         
(C/2026/60)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1742 




JPY


Japanese yen


185,71 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4686 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86810 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5705 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9277 




ISK


Iceland króna


146,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5420 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,257 




HUF


Hungarian forint


382,15 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2035 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0945 




TRY


Turkish lira


50,9084 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7104 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6161 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1561 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9855 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5016 




KRW


South Korean won


1 723,20 




ZAR


South African rand


18,9582 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1778 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 753,87 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7033 




PHP


Philippine peso


69,368 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,594 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,2011 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,4816 




INR


Indian rupee


107,8640 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/60/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2026-01-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, aluminium, anti-dumping duty, flat product, import (EU), originating product








C_202600499EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/499


26.1.2026






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(C/2026/499)

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 submit a written request for an expiry 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 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË (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)





Aluminium flat-rolled products


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1784 of 8 October 2021 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of aluminium flat-rolled products originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 359, 11.10.2021, p. 6, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/1784/oj)


12.10.2026






(1)  
            OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/1036/oj.

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

(3)  The measure expires at midnight (00:00) of the day mentioned in this column.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/499/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)