21.2.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8364 — Onex/Parkdean)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 54/01)

On 9 February 2017, 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 32017M8364. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

21.2.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8347 — EQT Fund Management/Getec Energie Holding/Getec Target Companies)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 54/02)

On 10 February 2017, 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 32017M8347. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

21.2.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/2

COUNCIL DECISION

of 17 February 2017

appointing two members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the Czech Republic and Portugal

(2017/C 54/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees' and the employers' organisations,

Having regard to the lists of members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work,

Whereas:

(1)	By its Decisions of 17 October 2016 (2), 28 November 2016 (3) and 23 January 2017 (4), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period from 8 November 2016 to 7 November 2019.

(2)	The employees' organisation ETUC has submitted one nomination for a post to be filled.

(3)	The employers' organisation BUSINESSEUROPE has submitted one nomination for a post to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are appointed members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 7 November 2019:

I. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES' ORGANISATIONS

Country	Member	Alternate member
Portugal	Mr Fernando José GOMES MACHADO

II. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS

Country	Member	Alternate member
Czech Republic	Ms Nora ŠEJDOVÁ

Article 2

The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2017.

For the Council

The President

E. BARTOLO

(1) OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1.

(2) Council Decision of 17 October 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OJ C 386, 20.10.2016, p. 3).

(3) Council Decision of 28 November 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Denmark, France, Italy and Malta (OJ C 447, 1.12.2016, p. 7).

(4) Council Decision of 23 January 2017 appointing a member and an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Slovakia and United Kingdom (OJ C 27, 27.1.2017, p. 4).

21.2.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/4

COUNCIL DECISION

of 17 February 2017

appointing an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Portugal

(2017/C 54/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Having regard to the lists of nominations for appointment submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees' and employers' organisations,

Whereas:

(1)	By its Decisions of 28 November 2016 (2) and 23 January 2017 (3), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the period from 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2019.

(2)	The employees' organisation ETUC has submitted one nomination for a post to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is appointed alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Portugal for the period ending on 30 November 2019:

I. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES' ORGANISATIONS

Country	Member	Alternate member
Portugal		Mr Augusto COELHO PRAÇA

Article 2

The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2017.

For the Council

The President

E. BARTOLO

(1) OJ L 139, 30.5.1975, p. 1.

(2) Council Decision of 28 November 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (OJ C 447, 1.12.2016, p. 2).

(3) Council Decision of 23 January 2017 appointing members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria and Slovakia (OJ C 27, 27.1.2017, p. 8).

21.2.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/5

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 February 2017

(2017/C 54/05)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,0616
JPY	Japanese yen	120,11
DKK	Danish krone	7,4333
GBP	Pound sterling	0,85145
SEK	Swedish krona	9,4785
CHF	Swiss franc	1,0650
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,8568
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	27,021
HUF	Hungarian forint	308,26
PLN	Polish zloty	4,3246
RON	Romanian leu	4,5218
TRY	Turkish lira	3,8481
AUD	Australian dollar	1,3835
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,3918
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	8,2392
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,4772
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5057
KRW	South Korean won	1 218,35
ZAR	South African rand	13,9176
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,3011
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4485
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	14 181,65
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,7335
PHP	Philippine peso	53,462
RUB	Russian rouble	61,6215
THB	Thai baht	37,177
BRL	Brazilian real	3,2884
MXN	Mexican peso	21,7273
INR	Indian rupee	71,0625

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

21.2.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/6

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8283 — General Electric Company/LM Wind Power Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 54/06)

On 13 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA) will acquire sole control over LM Wind Power Holding A/S (‘LM’, Denmark) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, by means of purchase of shares. The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 11 January 2017, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 2 February 2017.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

GE is a global manufacturing, technology and services company that is made up of a number of business units, each with its own divisions. GE’s business GE Renewable Energy produces and supplies wind turbines for onshore and offshore use on a global basis. It also services wind turbines, primarily for its own installed fleet.

—	LM is a company active as regards the design, testing, manufacturing and supply of blades for wind turbines, both in the EEA and worldwide.

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.

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 M.8283 — General Electric Company/LM Wind Power Holding, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

21.2.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8358 — Macquarie/National Grid/Gas Distribution business of National Grid)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 54/07)

On 9 February 2017, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which National Grid plc (‘National Grid’, United Kingdom) and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited (United Kingdom), part of the Macquarie Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the gas distribution business of National Grid comprised of four distribution networks (‘Target’, United Kingdom) by way of acquisition of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

Macquarie Group is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. Macquarie Group controls companies which have the following activities in the gas sector in the United Kingdom: (i) Energetics, an independent gas transporter which is involved in the provision of gas connections; and (ii) Corona Energy, a company supplying gas and electricity primarily to commercial, industrial and public sector clients in the United Kingdom.

—	National Grid’s principal operations are the ownership and operation of regulated electricity and gas infrastructure in the United Kingdom.

—	Target comprises four out of the eight regulated gas distribution networks across parts of the UK that encompasses the East of England, North London, the North West of England and the West Midlands. The Target is currently solely controlled by National Grid.

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.

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 M.8358 — Macquarie/National Grid/Gas Distribution business of National Grid, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

		ISSN 1977-091X
Official Journal of the European Union		C 54

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 60 21 February 2017

Notice No	Contents	page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2017/C 54/01	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8364 — Onex/Parkdean) ( 1 )	1
2017/C 54/02	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8347 — EQT Fund Management/Getec Energie Holding/Getec Target Companies) ( 1 )	1

	V Announcements
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
	European Commission
2017/C 54/06	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8283 — General Electric Company/LM Wind Power Holding) ( 1 )	6
2017/C 54/07	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8358 — Macquarie/National Grid/Gas Distribution business of National Grid) ( 1 )	7

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	Council
2017/C 54/03	Council Decision of 17 February 2017 appointing two members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the Czech Republic and Portugal	2
2017/C 54/04	Council Decision of 17 February 2017 appointing an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Portugal	4
	European Commission
2017/C 54/05	Euro exchange rates	5