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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2400 — Dexia/Artesia) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, insurance, merger control

19.5.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 149/25

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2400 (cid:151) Dexia/Artesia)

(2001/C 149/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 10 May 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking Dexia SA/NV (Dexia, Belgium) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Artesia Banking Corporation SA/NV (Artesia,
Belgium), controlled by Artesia’s financial holding company Arcofin SC/CV, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Dexia: banking and financial services,

(cid:151) Artesia: banking and financial services, insurance services.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2400 (cid:151) Dexia/Artesia, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 983/2000 of 11 May 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 20/98 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards aid to producer organisations granted preliminary recognition (OJ L 113 of 12.5.2000)
Date: 2001-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, producer organisation, production aid

L 137/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19.5.2001

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 983/2000 of 11 May 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 20/98
laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards aid to producer
organisations granted preliminary recognition

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 113 of 12 May 2000)

On page 36, third recital, fourth and fifth lines:

for:

‘… under the EAGGF Guidance Section, …’

read:

‘… under the EAGGF Guarantee Section, …’.
Case T-39/01: Action brought on 20 February 2001 by Kabushiki Kaisha Fernandes against the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
Date: 2001-05-19
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU)

C 150/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19.5.2001

Action brought on 20 February 2001 by Kabushiki Kaisha
Fernandes against the Office for Harmonization in the
Internal Market

Decision of the Board of
Appeal:

Dismissal of the appeal.

(Case T-39/01)

(2001/C 150/59)

(Language of the case: English)

An action against the Office for Harmonization in the Internal
Market was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 20 February 2001 by Kabushiki
Kaisha Fernandes, Tokyo,
Japan, represented by Richard
Hacon, Nicholas Phillips and Ian Wood of Rowe & Maw,
London. A further party to the proceedings before the Board
of Appeal was Richard John Harrison, Doncaster, United
Kingdom.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market dated
4 December 2000 (Appeal No. R 0116/2000-1)

— order the Office to refuse the application to register the

Community trade mark

— make an order for the applicant’s costs.

Grounds of claim:

Infringement of article 8(1)(b) of
Council Regulation 40/94 (1) or
alternatively,
infringement of a
rule of law relating to the appli-
cation of the Regulation — proof
of genuine use in the relevant
Member
to
States
article 43(3) of the Regulation.

pursuant

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the

Community trade mark (OJ L 11, p. 1)

Action brought on 21 February 2001 by Scan Office
Design S.A. against Commission of the European Com-
munities

(Case T-40/01)

(2001/C 150/60)

(Language of the case: French)

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for the Com-
munity trade mark:

Richard John Harrison.

An action against the Commission of the European Communi-
ties was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 21 February 2001 by Scan Office
Design S.A. of Brussels, represented by Benoît Mertens and
Christophe Steyaert, Avocats.

The Community trade Word mark ‘HIWATT’ for certain
mark concerned:

goods in Class 9.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

The applicant.

— order the European Commission to pay the applicant

EUR 118 651 150;

Proprietor of the right to
the trade mark or sign
asserted by way of oppo-
sition in the opposition
proceedings:

sign
Trade mark or
asserted by way of oppo- marks ‘HIWATT’,
sition in the opposition
proceedings:

German, French and Italian word
registered in
respect of certain goods in Class
9.

Decision of the Oppo-
sition Division:

Rejection of the opposition.

— order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The Commission issued invitation to tender no. 96/31/IX/C1
(hierarchical office furniture — OJ S 164 of 27 August 1996)
pursuant to which the applicant filed a tender which was
rejected by the Commission.