ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2014.011.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 11
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Information and Notices

Volume 57
15 January 2014

Notice No

Contents

page

 

II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2014/C 011/01

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )

1

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2014/C 011/02

Euro exchange rates

2

 

V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2014/C 011/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7142 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/International Elevator & Equipment) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

3

2014/C 011/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7143 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/Mitsubishi Elevator Thailand) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

5

 

Corrigenda

2014/C 011/05

Corrigendum to Commission notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (OJ C 366, 14.12.2013)

6

 

 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

15.1.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/1

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 11/01

Date of adoption of the decision

30.9.2013

Reference number of State Aid

SA.36896 (13/N)

Member State

Slovenia

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Rescue aid for Mariborska Livarna Maribor (‘MLM d.d.’) — Slovenia

Legal basis

—

Type of measure

Individual aid

Mariborska Livarna Maribor (MLM d.d.)

Objective

Rescuing firms in difficulty

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 5,1 million

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

—

Economic sectors

Manufacturing

Name and address of the granting authority

Slovenian Ministry of Finance

Župančičeva 3

SI-1001 Ljubljana

SLOVENIJA

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

15.1.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/2

Euro exchange rates (1)

14 January 2014

2014/C 11/02

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3667

JPY

Japanese yen

141,62

DKK

Danish krone

7,4620

GBP

Pound sterling

0,83145

SEK

Swedish krona

8,8198

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2334

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3340

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,409

HUF

Hungarian forint

299,80

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1507

RON

Romanian leu

4,5280

TRY

Turkish lira

2,9979

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5189

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4883

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,5978

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6243

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7324

KRW

South Korean won

1 449,27

ZAR

South African rand

14,8155

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,2587

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6255

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 189,21

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,4607

PHP

Philippine peso

61,199

RUB

Russian rouble

45,5622

THB

Thai baht

44,723

BRL

Brazilian real

3,2284

MXN

Mexican peso

17,9154

INR

Indian rupee

84,0320

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

V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

15.1.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7142 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/International Elevator & Equipment)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 11/03

1.

On 8 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Mitsubishi Corporation (‘MC’, Japan) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (‘MELCO’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of the article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of International Elevator & Equipment Inc. (‘IEE’, the Philippines) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for MC: general trading company active in various industries including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise,

—

for MELCO: manufacture and sale of electric and electronic equipment used in energy and electric systems, industrial automation, information and communication systems, electronic devices, and home appliances,

—

for IEE: active in the supply, installation, maintenance and repair of elevators, escalators and moving walkways as well as the supply of air conditioners, diesel generator sets and hand dryers in the Philippines.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7142 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/International Elevator & Equipment, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

15.1.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7143 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/Mitsubishi Elevator Thailand)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 11/04

1.

On 8 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Mitsubishi Corporation (‘MC’, Japan) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (‘MELCO’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of the article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd (‘MET’, Thailand) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for MC: general trading company active in various industries including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise,

—

for MELCO: manufacture and sale of electric and electronic equipment used in energy and electric systems, industrial automation, information and communication systems, electronic devices, and home appliances,

—

for MET: active in the supply, installation, maintenance and repair of elevators, escalators and moving walkways as well as the supply of relevant components, product parts, elevator and escalator monitoring and safety related products in Thailand.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7143 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/Mitsubishi Elevator Thailand, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

Corrigenda

15.1.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/6

Corrigendum to Commission notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

( Official Journal of the European Union C 366 of 14 December 2013 )

2014/C 11/05

On page 6, paragraph 7:

for:

‘For the purpose of the application of points 5(b), 5(c) and 6 in the case of an acquisition of joint control outside the field of activity of the joint venture, relationships that exist only between the undertakings acquiring joint control are not considered horizontal or vertical relationships for the purpose of this Notice. Those relationships may however give rise to coordination as referred to in Article 2(4) of the Merger Regulation; such situations are dealt with in point 15 of this Notice.’

read:

‘For the purpose of the application of points 5(b), 5(c) and 6 in the case of an acquisition of joint control, relationships that exist only between the undertakings acquiring joint control outside the field of activity of the joint venture are not considered horizontal or vertical relationships for the purpose of this Notice. Those relationships may however give rise to coordination as referred to in Article 2(4) of the Merger Regulation; such situations are dealt with in point 15 of this Notice.’