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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5805 — 3i/Vedici Groupe) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, health service, investment company, merger control








C_2010102EN.01001801.xml










21.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5805 — 3i/Vedici Groupe)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 102/04






1.


On 14 April 2010, the Commission received notification, pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), of a proposed concentration by which the group 3i (‘3i’, United Kingdom), through the company 3i Group plc (‘3i Group’) and certain funds managed by 3i Investments plc (‘3i Investments’), would acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of Vedici Groupe SAS (‘Vedici’, France) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


3i: investment on an international scale in various industrial and service sectors such as engineering, IT services, food, energy and health. As regards investment in health services in France, 3i controls the company Labco SAS, which supplies bio-clinical analysis services in France,










—


Vedici: management of private health establishments in France.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5805 — 3i/Vedici Groupe, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 329/2010 of 21 April 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2010100EN.01000801.xml










22.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 100/8








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 329/2010
of 21 April 2010
         
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),


Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 April 2010.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 April 2010.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.




ANNEX
Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables







(EUR/100 kg)




CN code


Third country code (1)



Standard import value




0702 00 00 


MA 


84,9 




TN 


104,3 




TR 


100,1 




ZZ 


96,4 




0707 00 05 


MA 


43,9 




TR 


115,5 




ZZ 


79,7 




0709 90 70 


MA 


53,0 




TR 


96,9 




ZZ 


75,0 




0805 10 20 


EG 


50,2 




IL 


54,8 




MA 


47,9 




TN 


55,9 




TR 


59,7 




ZZ 


53,7 




0805 50 10 


EG 


65,6 




TR 


62,7 




ZA 


71,8 




ZZ 


66,7 




0808 10 80 


AR 


92,0 




BR 


81,3 




CA 


111,7 




CL 


84,8 




CN 


88,5 




MK 


24,7 




NZ 


108,7 




US 


131,2 




UY 


74,3 




ZA 


94,5 




ZZ 


89,2 




0808 20 50 


AR 


86,1 




CL 


85,7 




CN 


57,8 




ZA 


98,3 




ZZ 


82,0 






(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘
            ZZ
            ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.
Case C-553/09 P: Order of the President of the Court of 21 April 2010 — BCS SpA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Deere & Company
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Denmark, EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, Ireland, agricultural equipment, interpretation of the law, trade-mark law








C_2010195EN.01001602.xml










17.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/16





Order of the President of the Court of 21 April 2010 — BCS SpA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Deere & Company
(Case C-553/09 P) (1)

2010/C 195/25

Language of the case: English

The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 51, 27.2.2010.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010102EN.01000101.xml










21.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

20 April 2010
2010/C 102/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3486




JPY


Japanese yen


125,32




DKK


Danish krone


7,4423




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87650




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6450




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4334




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,9475




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,309




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


264,93




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7074




PLN


Polish zloty


3,8861




RON


Romanian leu


4,1470




TRY


Turkish lira


2,0064




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4478




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3665




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,4688




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8961




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,8551




KRW


South Korean won


1 507,69




ZAR


South African rand


10,0235




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2047




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2542




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 141,23




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3209




PHP


Philippine peso


60,094




RUB


Russian rouble


39,2535




THB


Thai baht


43,374




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3576




MXN


Mexican peso


16,4647




INR


Indian rupee


60,0060






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-249/08: Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2010 — Coin v OHIM — Dynamiki Zoi (Fitcoin) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark ‘Fitcoin’ — Earlier national, international and Community figurative marks ‘coin’ — Relative ground for refusal — Relevant public — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), clothing industry, financial market, leisure, pulp and paper industry, sport, trade-mark law








C_2010148EN.01002702.xml










5.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 148/27





Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2010 — Coin v OHIM — Dynamiki Zoi (Fitcoin)
(Case T-249/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark ‘Fitcoin’ - Earlier national, international and Community figurative marks ‘coin’ - Relative ground for refusal - Relevant public - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2010/C 148/48
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Coin SpA (Venice, Italy) (represented by: P. Perani and P. Pozzi, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: Ó. Mondéjar Ortuño, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Dynamiki Zoi AE (Athens, Greece)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 April 2008 (Case R 1429/2007-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Coin SpA and Dynamiki Zoi AE.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 15 April 2008 (Case R 1429/2007-1);










2.


Orders OHIM to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 209, 15.8.2008.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5772 — NPM Capital/Cyrte/Bol.com) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cultural object, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control








C_2010102EN.01001701.xml










21.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/17





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5772 — NPM Capital/Cyrte/Bol.com)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 102/03






1.


On 7 April 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking NPM Capital NV (‘NPM’, The Netherlands) controlled by SHV Holdings NV (‘SHV’, The Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation joint control together with Cyrte Investments BV (‘Cyrte’, The Netherlands), of the undertaking Bol.com BV (‘Bol.com’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares in Bol.com's holding company, Flevo Deelnemingen III BV (‘Flevo III’, The Netherlands). Flevo III is currently under the sole control of Cyrte. Cyrte is majority owned by Delta Lloyd NV (‘Delta Lloyd’, The Netherlands), which is in turn majority owned by Aviva plc (‘Aviva’, United Kingdom).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for NPM: private equity fund,










—


for Cyrte: private equity fund,










—


for Bol.com: online sales of books, DVDs, music, computer games, toys, customer electronics, computers and consumer software.














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.5772 — NPM Capital/Cyrte/Bol.com, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










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

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Case C-195/10: Action brought on 21 April 2010 — European Commission v Republic of Estonia
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Estonia, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, environmental protection, national implementing measure, storage of waste, waste management








C_2010179EN.01002002.xml










3.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/20






Action brought on 21 April 2010 — European Commission v Republic of Estonia
(Case C-195/10)
(2010/C 179/33)
Language of the case: Estonian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by A. Marghelis and E. Randvere, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Estonia

Form of order sought







—


declare that the Republic of Estonia has failed to transpose correctly Articles 8(a)(iv) and 10 of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste; (1)











—


order the Republic of Estonia to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

Paragraph 91(5) of the Jäätmeseadus (Law on waste) does not provide for the security to be kept as long as required by maintenance and after-care operation of the landfill site in accordance with Article 13(d), nor is any requirement laid down to cover the costs of after-care of the site for a period of at least 30 years.


(1)  OJ 1999 L 182, p. 1.
Case T-179/10: Action brought on 21 April 2010 — Zitro IP v OHIM — Show Ball Informática (BINGO SHOWALL)
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), trade-mark law








C_2010161EN.01005301.xml










19.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/53






Action brought on 21 April 2010 — Zitro IP v OHIM — Show Ball Informática (BINGO SHOWALL)
(Case T-179/10)
(2010/C 161/83)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Zitro IP Sàrl (Luxembourg) (represented by: A. Canela Giménez, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Show Ball Informática Ltda

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of OHIM, and










—


Order OHIM to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: Zitro IP.

Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘BINGO SHOWALL’ (application for registration No 6 059 919), for goods and services in Classes 9, 28 and 41

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Show Ball Informática.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community figurative mark (No 5 092 275) containing the word element ‘SHOW BALL’, for goods and services in Classes 9 and 42.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Partial rejection of the application for registration.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal.

Pleas in law: Incorrect interpretation and application of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark.
Case T-361/08: Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2010 — Peek & Cloppenburg and van Graaf v OHIM — Queen Sirikit Institute of Sericulture (Thai Silk) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the figurative Community trade mark Thai Silk — Earlier national figurative trade mark representing a winged creature — Admissibility of the action — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, European Union Intellectual Property Office, Germany, action for annulment (EU), tax








C_2010148EN.01002802.xml










5.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 148/28





Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2010 — Peek & Cloppenburg and van Graaf v OHIM — Queen Sirikit Institute of Sericulture (Thai Silk)
(Case T-361/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the figurative Community trade mark Thai Silk - Earlier national figurative trade mark representing a winged creature - Admissibility of the action - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2010/C 148/50
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicants: Peek & Cloppenburg (Hamburg, Germany); and van Graaf GmbH & Co. KG (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: V. von Bomhard, A. Renck, T. Dolde and J. Pause, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: S. Schäffner, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: The Queen Sirikit Institute of Sericulture, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand (Bangkok, Thailand), replaced by the Office of the Permanent Secretary, The Prime Minister’s Office, Thailand (represented by: A. Kockläuner, lawyer)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 June 2008 (Case R 1677/2007-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Peek & Cloppenburg and the Office of the Permanent Secretary, The Prime Minister’s Office, Thailand.

Operative part of the order

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Peek & Cloppenburg and van Graaf GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 301, 22.11.2008.
Case F-24/10: Action brought on 21 April 2010 — Kaskarelis v Commission
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action for annulment (EU), indemnification








C_2010161EN.01005802.xml










19.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/58






Action brought on 21 April 2010 — Kaskarelis v Commission
(Case F-24/10)
(2010/C 161/94)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Loukas Kaskarelis (Auderghem, Belgium) (represented by: S. Pappas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the defendant's decision refusing to grant the applicant an expatriation allowance, an installation allowance and reimbursement of travel expenses.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements (PMO) refusing to grant an expatriation allowance, an installation allowance and reimbursement of travel expenses and the decision of the Authority authorised to conclude contracts rejecting the applicant's complaint;










—


Order the European Commission to pay the costs.
Case C-194/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Munich I (Germany) lodged on 21 April 2010 — Robert Nicolaus Abt, Daniela Kalwarowskyj, Mangusta Beteiligungs GmbH, Karsten Trippel, VC-Services GmbH, Henning Hahmann v Hypo Real Estate Holding AG
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: capital increase, firm governed by commercial law, interpretation of the law, national law








C_2010195EN.01000303.xml










17.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/3





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Munich I (Germany) lodged on 21 April 2010 — Robert Nicolaus Abt, Daniela Kalwarowskyj, Mangusta Beteiligungs GmbH, Karsten Trippel, VC-Services GmbH, Henning Hahmann v Hypo Real Estate Holding AG
(Case C-194/10)
2010/C 195/06
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Munich I

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Robert Nicolaus Abt, Daniela Kalwarowskyj, Mangusta Beteiligungs GmbH, Karsten Trippel, VC-Services GmbH, Henning Hahmann

Defendant: Hypo Real Estate Holding AG

Interveners: Klaus E.H. Zapf, Inge Jung-Arend

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 5(1) of Directive 2007/36/EC (1) already to be applied, on account of the requirement under European law to refrain from measures liable to compromise a directive, where the national legislature has enacted a measure that will cease to have effect on the expiry of the transposition period but which, during that period, permits the period for convening a general meeting to be shortened to one day, where the general meeting passes a resolution (to increase the capital, subscriptions rights being excluded) that, on statutory grounds, remains valid after registration in the commercial register even if that resolution is annulled on the basis of a successful action for annulment?










2.


If that question is answered in the affirmative: may the infringement of Article 5(1) of Directive 2007/36/EC be justified by Community law requirements, in particular Article 297 EC?






(1)  Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies; OJ 2007 L 184, p. 17.
Case T-7/09: Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2010 — Schunk v OHIM (Presentation of part of a chuck) (Community trade mark — Application for a Community trade mark in the form of a presentation of part of a chuck with three grooves — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Lack of distinctive character acquired by use — Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-04-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), precision engineering, spare part, trade-mark law








C_2010148EN.01002902.xml










5.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 148/29





Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2010 — Schunk v OHIM (Presentation of part of a chuck)
(Case T-7/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for a Community trade mark in the form of a presentation of part of a chuck with three grooves - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Lack of distinctive character acquired by use - Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2010/C 148/52
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Schunk GmbH & Co KG Spann- und Greiftechnik (Lauffen am Neckar, Germany) (represented by: C. Koppe-Zagouras, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 October 2008 (Case R 1109/2007-1) concerning the registration of the sign in the form of a presentation of part of a chuck with three grooves as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Schunk GmbH & Co KG Spann- und Greiftechnik to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 69, 21.3.2009.