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Opinion 1/09: Request for an opinion submitted by the Council of the European Union pursuant to Article 300(6) EC
Date: 2009-09-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Council of the European Union, EC opinion, European patent, civil proceedings, patent, patents licence








C_2009220EN.01001501.xml










12.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 220/15





Request for an opinion submitted by the Council of the European Union pursuant to Article 300(6) EC
(Opinion 1/09)
2009/C 220/24
Language of the case: all the official languages

Applicant

Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-C. Piris, F. Florindo Gijón and G. Kimberley, acting as Agents)

Questions submitted to the Court

Is the proposed agreement creating a unified patent litigation system (currently called the ‘European and Community Patents Court’) (1) compatible with the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community?


(1)  Council Working Document on a revised Presidency text of the Draft Agreement on the European and Community Patents Court and Draft Statute (document 7928/09 of 23 March 2009).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5622 — Infineon/LSIS/LS Power Semitech JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-09-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, intelligent transport system, marketing, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2009219EN.01002101.xml










12.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 219/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5622 — Infineon/LSIS/LS Power Semitech JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 219/06






1.


On 4 September 2009, 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 Infineon Technologies AG (‘Infineon’, Germany) and LS Industrial System Co. Ltd (‘LSIS’, Republic of Korea) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of LS Power Semitech Co. Ltd (‘LS Power Semitech’, Republic of Korea) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Infineon: development, manufacturing and marketing of semiconductor and system solutions for automotive, security, consumer and industry applications,










—


for LSIS: development, manufacturing and marketing of semiconductor and system solutions for industrial electric power and automation applications,










—


for LS Power Semitech: development, manufacturing and marketing of molded intelligent power modules (MIPMs) for use in consumer applications.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5622 — Infineon/LSIS/LS Power Semitech JV, 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.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-09-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009219EN.01001801.xml










12.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 219/18





Euro exchange rates (1)

11 September 2009
2009/C 219/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4594




JPY


Japanese yen


132,62




DKK


Danish krone


7,4431




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87390




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2128




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5137




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,6340




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,488




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


273,33




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7023




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1925




RON


Romanian leu


4,2800




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1865




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6908




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5728




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,3106




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,0660




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0752




KRW


South Korean won


1 781,26




ZAR


South African rand


11,0648




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,9662




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3300




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 468,46




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0970




PHP


Philippine peso


70,528




RUB


Russian rouble


44,8015




THB


Thai baht


49,554




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6442




MXN


Mexican peso


19,5779




INR


Indian rupee


70,7440






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