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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5897 — Züblin/VMT/ITC JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, information technology industry, merger control








C_2010273EN.01000501.xml










9.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 273/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5897 — Züblin/VMT/ITC JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 273/04






1.


On 1 October 2010 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which Ed. Züblin AG (‘Züblin’, Germany), which is controlled by STRABAG SE (‘STRABAG’, Austria), and VMT GmbH (‘VMT’, Germany), which is controlled by Herrenknecht AG (‘Herrenknecht’, Germany), are to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ITC Engineering GmbH & Co. KG (‘ITC’, Germany) by means of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Züblin: global construction undertaking, primary business in the construction of buildings (including turnkey construction)/and civil engineering, including tunnel building and specialised civil engineering,










—


VMT: global undertaking supplying survey technology, specialising in guidance systems for tunnel boring machinery,










—


ITC: development and marketing of process data management 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.5897 — Züblin/VMT/ITC JV, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6008 — IK/GHD) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2010273EN.01000401.xml










9.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 273/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6008 — IK/GHD)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 273/03






1.


On 29 September 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 IK Investment Partners (‘IK’, the Netherlands) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of GHD GesundHeits GmbH Deutschland (GHD, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


IK: a European private equity investment firm,










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GHD: active in the provision of medical devices and certain pharmaceutical products to non-hospitalized patients, wholesale of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, provision of logistic services in Germany, as well as production of compounded pharmaceuticals and ostomy products.














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.6008 — IK/GHD, 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010273EN.01000101.xml










9.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 273/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

8 October 2010
2010/C 273/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3874




JPY


Japanese yen


114,21




DKK


Danish krone


7,4562




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87510




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3170




CHF


Swiss franc


1,3420




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1000




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,490




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


275,55




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7091




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9765




RON


Romanian leu


4,2643




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9782




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4252




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4168




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,7641




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8598




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,8198




KRW


South Korean won


1 565,97




ZAR


South African rand


9,5991




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2548




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3173




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 393,04




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3220




PHP


Philippine peso


60,328




RUB


Russian rouble


41,5930




THB


Thai baht


41,709




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3394




MXN


Mexican peso


17,4337




INR


Indian rupee


61,6350






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-477/10: Action brought on 9 October 2010 — SE — Blusen Stenau v OHIM (SPORT EYBL & SPORTS EXPERTS (SE© SPORTS EQUIPMENT)
Date: 2010-10-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment, trade-mark law








C_2010346EN.01004802.xml










18.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 346/48





Action brought on 9 October 2010 — SE — Blusen Stenau v OHIM (SPORT EYBL & SPORTS EXPERTS (SE© SPORTS EQUIPMENT)
(Case T-477/10)
()
2010/C 346/94
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: SE — Blusen Stenau GmbH (Gronau, Germany) (represented by: O. Bischof, 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: SPORT EYBL & SPORTS EXPERTS GmbH (Wels, Austria)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 22 July 2010 in Case R 1393/2009-1;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: SPORT EYBL & SPORTS EXPERTS GmbH.

Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark containing the word element ‘SE© SPORTS EQUIPMENT’ for goods in Classes 18 and 25.

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The applicant.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: German word mark and international registration ‘SE’ for goods in Class 25 and German word marks ‘SE So Easy’ and ‘SE-Blusen’ for goods in Classes 14, 18, 24 and 25.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition allowed in part.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: The contested decision was annulled and remitted to the Opposition Division for further consideration.

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (1) in that the marks at issue are identical and there is a likelihood of confusion.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 260, 25.9.2010
Date: 2010-10-09
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2010274EN.01000101.xml










9.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 274/1





2010/C 274/01
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union



OJ C 260, 25.9.2010



Past publications


OJ C 246, 11.9.2010


OJ C 234, 28.8.2010


OJ C 221, 14.8.2010


OJ C 209, 31.7.2010


OJ C 195, 17.7.2010


OJ C 179, 3.7.2010

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu