ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 341
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English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 60
12 October 2017

Notice No

Contents

page

 

II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2017/C 341/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8558 — DB/PSPIB/TIAA/Vantage Data Centres) ( 1 )

1

2017/C 341/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8585 — Axis/Novae) ( 1 )

1

2017/C 341/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8567 — APG/Portfolio) ( 1 )

2

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2017/C 341/04

Euro exchange rates

3

 

V   Announcements

 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

 

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2017/C 341/05

Notice of open competitions

4

 

COURT PROCEEDINGS

 

EFTA Court

2017/C 341/06

Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Hæstiréttur Íslands dated 12 June 2017 in the case of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v the Icelandic Patent Office (Einkaleyfastofan) (Case E-5/17)

5

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2017/C 341/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8542 — The Carlyle Group/CVC/China Investment Corporation/ENGIE E&P International) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

6

2017/C 341/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8651 — Bosch/HASCO/ASCN) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

8

 

 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

EN

 

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

12.10.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8558 — DB/PSPIB/TIAA/Vantage Data Centres)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 341/01)

On 2 August 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 32017M8558. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

12.10.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8585 — Axis/Novae)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 341/02)

On 5 October 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 32017M8585. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

12.10.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8567 — APG/Portfolio)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 341/03)

On 16 August 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 32017M8567. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

12.10.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/3

Euro exchange rates (1)

11 October 2017

(2017/C 341/04)

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1830

JPY

Japanese yen

132,72

DKK

Danish krone

7,4430

GBP

Pound sterling

0,89710

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5313

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1524

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,3790

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,879

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,93

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2851

RON

Romanian leu

4,5865

TRY

Turkish lira

4,3337

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5186

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4798

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,2344

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6723

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6044

KRW

South Korean won

1 339,10

ZAR

South African rand

16,0525

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,7989

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5115

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 997,95

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,9911

PHP

Philippine peso

60,863

RUB

Russian rouble

68,4492

THB

Thai baht

39,258

BRL

Brazilian real

3,7515

MXN

Mexican peso

22,2167

INR

Indian rupee

77,0660

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

V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

12.10.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/4

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

(2017/C 341/05)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:

 

EXPERTS IN MEDIA AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

 

EPSO/AD/347/17 — ADMINISTRATORS (AD 6) — Communication Specialist

 

EPSO/AST/143/17 — ASSISTANTS (AST 3)

1.

Webmaster

2.

Communication Assistant

3.

Visual Communication Assistant

The competition notice is published in 24 languages in Official Journal of the European Union C 341 A of 12 October 2017.

Further information can be found on the EPSO website: https://epso.europa.eu/

COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA Court

12.10.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/5

Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Hæstiréttur Íslands dated 12 June 2017 in the case of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v the Icelandic Patent Office (Einkaleyfastofan)

(Case E-5/17)

(2017/C 341/06)

A request has been made to the EFTA Court by a letter dated 12 June 2017 from Hæstiréttur Íslands (the Supreme Court of Iceland), which was received at the Court Registry on 15 June 2017, for an Advisory Opinion in the case of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v the Icelandic Patent Office (Einkaleyfastofan) on the following question:

In the light of the fact that Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 have not been incorporated into the Agreement on the European Economic Area, can a supplementary protection certificate under Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92 be issued for a medicinal product if the period which has elapsed between the date on which the application for a basic patent was lodged and the date of the first authorisation to place the product on the market in the European Economic Area is less than five years?

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

12.10.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/6

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8542 — The Carlyle Group/CVC/China Investment Corporation/ENGIE E&P International)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 341/07)

1.

On 2 October 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

2.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

—

The Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, United States),

—

CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg),

—

China Investment Corporation (‘CIC’, China),

—

ENGIE E&P International SA (‘ENGIE E&P’, France), currently controlled by ENGIE SA

3.

Carlyle, CVC and CIC acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking ENGIE E&P International SA (‘ENGIE E&P’, France) by way of a purchase of shares.

4.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

Carlyle is a global alternative asset manager that manages funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines: (i) corporate private equity; (ii) real assets; (iii) global market strategies; and (iv) investment solutions.

—

The CVC Group is composed of privately owned entities whose activities include providing investment advice to and/or managing investments on behalf of certain investment funds and platforms (CVC Funds). CVC Funds hold interests in a number of companies in various industries including chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retailing and distribution, primarily in Europe, the United States and the Asia-Pacific region.

—

CIC is a state-owned company established as a vehicle to diversify China’s foreign exchange holdings. Through its subsidiaries, it carries out overseas investment activities and holds equity interests in major state-owned financial enterprises in China.

—

ENGIE E&P is active in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, including the storage, processing, exploitation, transportation, distribution and sale of oil and natural gas, as well as in the execution of related services, such as mining services related to drilling, work-overs and oil fields.

5.

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 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 this Notice.

6.

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.8542 — The Carlyle Group/CVC/China Investment Corporation/ENGIE E&P International, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

12.10.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/8

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8651 — Bosch/HASCO/ASCN)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 341/08)

1.

On 4 October 2017, 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:

—

Robert Bosch GmbH (‘Bosch’, Germany),

—

HUAYU Automotive Systems Company Ltd (‘HASCO’, China), controlled through SAIC Motor Corporation by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Shanghai Municipal Government,

—

Bosch Automobile Steering (Nanjing) Co., Ltd (‘ASCN’, China), controlled by Bosch.

Bosch and HASCO — through their joint venture Bosch HUAYU Steering Systems Co., Ltd — acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ASCN.

The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Bosch: globally active supplier of technology and services for the automotive industry, industrial technology, consumer goods and energy and building technology industries,

—   for HASCO: active in the development, production and sale of automotive components for a variety of car manufacturers,

—   for ASCN: active in the production of power-assisted steering gears, predominantly in China.

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.8651 — Bosch/HASCO/ASCN

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.