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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6273 — Samsung C&T Deutschland/Korea Development Bank/KNS Solar) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger control, renewable energy








C_2011208EN.01002401.xml










14.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6273 — Samsung C&T Deutschland/Korea Development Bank/KNS Solar)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 208/10






1.


On 5 July 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Samsung C&T Deutschland GmbH, controlled by Samsung C&T Corporation (‘Samsung C&T’, Republic of Korea) and Components and Materials M&A Private Equity Fund (‘CMMPEF’, Republic of Korea), controlled by Korea Development Bank acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of KNS Solar Sarl (‘KNS Solar’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Samsung C&T Deutschland: a holding company for Samsung C&T Corporation's European subsidiaries which are active in trading and investment,










—


for CMMPEF: investment in renewable energy.














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.6273 — Samsung C&T Deutschland/Korea Development Bank/KNS Solar, 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’).
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2011-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, fishing industry, silviculture








C_2011208EN.01000101.xml










14.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)
2011/C 208/01






Date of adoption of the decision


28.10.2009




Reference number of State Aid


SA.27039 (N 597/08)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Promille- og produktionsafgiftsfondene i landbruget




Legal basis


Lov om administration af Det Europæiske Fællesskabs forordninger om markedsordninger for landbrugsvarer m. v. (bemyndigelsesloven), jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 297 af 28. april 2004; Bekendtgørelse om administration og revision af promille- og produktionsafgiftsfonde m. v. indenfor jordbrugs- og fiskeriområdet; Bekendtgørelse om betingelserne for støtte til aktiviteter omfattet af EU’s statsstøtteregler og finansieret under promille- og produktionsafgiftsfonde m. v. inden for jordbrugsområdet; Bekendtgørelse om respektive fonde




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Support for generic advertising, the provision of technical support, combating animal and plant diseases as well as research in primary agricultural production




Form of aid


Subsidy




Budget


DKK 600 million annually (about EUR 80,54 million)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2013




Economic sectors


NACE code A2 — Agriculture, forestry and fishing




Name and address of the granting authority


Promille- og produktionsafgiftsfondene i landbruget




Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm
Case C-46/10: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 July 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Højesteret — Denmark) — Viking Gas A/S v Kosan Gas A/S, formerly BP Gas A/S (Trade marks — Directive 89/104/EEC — Articles 5 and 7 — Gas bottles protected as a three-dimensional mark — Placing on the market by an exclusive licensee — Business activity of a competitor of the licensee consisting in the refilling of those bottles)
Date: 2011-07-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, distributive trades, gas, industrial counterfeiting, interpretation of the law, labelling, packaging product, trade-mark law








C_2011269EN.01001101.xml










10.9.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/11





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 July 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Højesteret — Denmark) — Viking Gas A/S v Kosan Gas A/S, formerly BP Gas A/S
(Case C-46/10) (1)

(Trade marks - Directive 89/104/EEC - Articles 5 and 7 - Gas bottles protected as a three-dimensional mark - Placing on the market by an exclusive licensee - Business activity of a competitor of the licensee consisting in the refilling of those bottles)
2011/C 269/17
Language of the case: Danish

Referring court

Højesteret

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Viking Gas A/S

Defendant: Kosan Gas A/S, formerly BP Gas A/S

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Højesteret — Interpretation of Articles 5 and 7 of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (OJ 1989 L 40, p. 1) — Placing on the market, by an exclusive licensee, of a composite gas bottle the shape of which is registered as a three-dimensional national and Community trade mark constituted by its packaging — Business activity of a competitor of the licensee consisting in the refilling of the licensee’s composite gas bottles and the sale of gas in those bottles after affixing to them an adhesive label indicating that the bottles have been filled by the competitor but without having removed the figurative and word marks of the exclusive licensee

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 5 and 7 of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks must be interpreted as meaning that the holder of an exclusive licence for the use of composite gas bottles intended for re-use, the shape of which is protected as a three-dimensional mark and to which the holder has affixed its own name and logo that are registered as word and figurative marks, may not prevent those bottles, after consumers have purchased them and consumed the gas initially contained in them, from being exchanged by a third party, on payment, for composite bottles filled with gas which does not come from the holder of that licence, unless that holder is able to rely on a proper reason for the purposes of Article 7(2) of Directive 89/104.


(1)  OJ C 80, 27.3.2010.
Reserve list — Open competition — EPSO/AD/188/10 (grade AD 5) — Interpreters for Bulgarian (BG) — English-language (EN) interpreters — Dutch-language (NL) interpreters — Interpreters for Romanian (RO) — Interpreters for Slovenian (SL)
Date: 2011-07-14
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: EPSO, administrative competition, information profession, invitation to tender








CA2011208EN.01000101.xml










14.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 208/1





RESERVE LIST (1)

OPEN COMPETITION
EPSO/AD/188/10 (GRADE AD 5)






—


INTERPRETERS FOR BULGARIAN (BG)










—


ENGLISH-LANGUAGE (EN) INTERPRETERS










—


DUTCH-LANGUAGE (NL) INTERPRETERS










—


INTERPRETERS FOR ROMANIAN (RO)










—


INTERPRETERS FOR SLOVENIAN (SL)




(2011/C 208 A/01)






ANGELOVA


Temenouga




ASHCROFT HEMPSALL


Susan




BOSTAN


Ioana




DANEELS


Inne




DIMCHEVA


Krasmira




DRAGANOVA-TCHORBANOVA


Ekaterina




FIREA


Cristina




FRIJLINK


Jan Ferdinand Daniël




GAFTEA


Gabriela




HART


Emma Louise




ILCHEVA


Elena




JAKHEL


Ziva




JAYES


Thomas




KOLEVSKA


Denitsa




KUIPERS


Anne Maria




MANOV


Andrey




MARINOVA-VASSILEVA


Maya




PACHITANU


Irina-Roxana




POPA


Madalina Maria




SADOC


Latifa




SHOPOVA


Hristina




SIJS


Margo Annic Maria




SMREKAR


Gasper




STANEV


Ilko




STOEVA


Dimka




TEHOVA GRIGOROVA


Ada




TINDON


Jose Armando




TODASCA


Oana-Andreea




TUDORAS


Anca




VAN HAUWERMEIREN


Tim




WEINMANN


Iulia Angela




ZAITZEVA


Vesselina




The reserve list will be valid until 13 May 2012 and may be extended.


(1)  A successful candidate may explicitly request her/his name not be published.
Case C-303/09: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 July 2011 — European Commission v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — State aid — Aid to firms investing in the municipalities seriously affected by natural disasters in 2002 — Recovery)
Date: 2011-07-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, aid recipient, control of State aid, natural disaster, regions of Italy, reimbursement of aid








C_2011269EN.01000302.xml










10.9.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/3





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 July 2011 — European Commission v Italian Republic
(Case C-303/09) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - State aid - Aid to firms investing in the municipalities seriously affected by natural disasters in 2002 - Recovery)
2011/C 269/04
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, V. Di Bucci and E. Righini, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, Agent, and D. Del Gaizo and P. Gentili, avvocati)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the prescribed time limits, the measures necessary to comply with Articles 2, 5 and 6 of Commission Decision 2005/315/EC of 20 October 2004 on the aid scheme implemented by Italy for firms investing in municipalities seriously affected by natural disasters in 2002 (notified under document No C(2004) 3893) (OJ 2005 L 100, p. 46).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the period prescribed, the measures necessary to recover from the beneficiaries all the aid granted under the aid scheme declared incompatible with the common market by Commission Decision 2005/315/EC of 20 October 2004 on the aid scheme implemented by Italy for firms investing in municipalities seriously affected by natural disasters in 2002, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5 of that decision;










2.


Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 256, 24.10.2009.
Case T-173/10: Order of the General Court of 14 July 2011 — Apotheke DocMorris v OHIM (Representation of a green cross)
Date: 2011-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, pharmacy, registered trade mark








C_2011282EN.01004802.xml










24.9.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/48





Order of the General Court of 14 July 2011 — Apotheke DocMorris v OHIM (Representation of a green cross)
(Case T-173/10) (1)

2011/C 282/89
Language of the case: German
The President of the Third Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 179, 3.7.2010.
Case F-81/10: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 14 July 2011 — Praskevicius v Parliament (Civil service — Officials — Promotion — Article 45 of the Staff Regulations — Manifest error of assessment — Merit points — Consideration of comparative merits — Statement of reasons)
Date: 2011-07-14
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: indemnification, promotion, staff assessment








C_2012138EN.01002501.xml










12.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/25






Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 14 July 2011 — Praskevicius v Parliament
(Case F-81/10) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Promotion - Article 45 of the Staff Regulations - Manifest error of assessment - Merit points - Consideration of comparative merits - Statement of reasons)
(2012/C 138/49)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Vidas Praskevicius (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: P. Nelissen Grade and G. Leblanc, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: V. Montebello-Demogeot and N.B. Rasmussen, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of the defendant’s decision not to include the applicant in the list of officials promoted to grade AD6 for the 2009 promotion exercise and claim for compensation for non-material damage suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ 2010 C 301, p. 66.
Case T-13/10: Order of the General Court of 14 July 2011 — Goutier v OHIM — Rauch (ARANTAX) (Community trade mark — Opposition — Withdrawal of the opposition — No need to give judgment)
Date: 2011-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, accounting, consultancy, trade-mark law








C_2011282EN.01001902.xml










24.9.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/19





Order of the General Court of 14 July 2011 — Goutier v OHIM — Rauch (ARANTAX)
(Case T-13/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition - Withdrawal of the opposition - No need to give judgment)
2011/C 282/37
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Klaus Goutier (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: E.E. Happe, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by B. Schmidt and then by B. Schmidt and R. Pethke, agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Norbert Rauch (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: A. Fottner and M. Müller, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 November 2009 (Case R 1796/2008-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Norbert Rauch and Klaus Goutier.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to give judgment in the action.










2.


The applicant is ordered to bear his own costs and those incurred by the defendant. The intervener will bear his own costs.






(1)  OJ C 80, 27.3.2010.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011208EN.01000501.xml










14.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

13 July 2011
2011/C 208/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4073




JPY


Japanese yen


111,65




DKK


Danish krone


7,4571




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88230




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2264




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1695




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8355




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,366




HUF


Hungarian forint


269,88




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7091




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0445




RON


Romanian leu


4,2955




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3250




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3188




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3527




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,9633




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7041




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7207




KRW


South Korean won


1 492,14




ZAR


South African rand


9,7090




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,1026




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4340




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 022,32




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2542




PHP


Philippine peso


60,493




RUB


Russian rouble


39,7275




THB


Thai baht


42,557




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2181




MXN


Mexican peso


16,5362




INR


Indian rupee


62,6500






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-160/09: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2011 — Winzer Pharma v OHIM — Alcon (OFTAL CUSI) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark OFTAL CUSI — Earlier Community word mark Ophtal — Relative ground for refusal — No 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: 2011-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Germany, pharmaceutical industry, trade-mark law








C_2011269EN.01004701.xml










10.9.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/47





Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2011 — Winzer Pharma v OHIM — Alcon (OFTAL CUSI)
(Case T-160/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark OFTAL CUSI - Earlier Community word mark Ophtal - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2011/C 269/102
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Dr Robert Winzer Pharma GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: S. Schneller, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Alcon Inc. (Hünenberg, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Vidal-Quadras Trias de Bes, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 February 2009 (Case R 1471/2007-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Dr Robert Winzer Pharma GmbH and Alcon Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dimisses the action;










2.


Orders Dr Robert Winzer Pharma GmbH to bear its own costs and those of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and of Alcon Inc.






(1)  OJ C 167 of 18.7.2009.