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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6510 — Remondis/Sortiva/Stam Papier Recycling) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, waste recycling








C_2012071EN.01003201.xml










9.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/32





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6510 — Remondis/Sortiva/Stam Papier Recycling)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 71/09






1.


On 5 March 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) whereby Sortiva B.V. (‘Sortiva’, the Netherlands) and Remondis Nederland B.V. (‘Remondis’, the Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Sortiva Papier en Kunststoffen B.V. (‘Sortiva P&K’, the Netherlands) and Stam Papier-Recycling B.V. (‘Stam’, the Netherlands), by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for Remondis: the collection, separation and sorting of paper, cardboard and other waste flows,










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for Sortiva: the separation, sorting and recycling of non-hazardous waste flows, such as wood and rubble,










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for Sortiva P&K: the separation and sorting of paper and cardboard,










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for Stam: the collection, separation and sorting of paper and cardboard, and archive destruction.














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.6510 — Remondis/Sortiva/Stam Papier Recycling, 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’).
2012/155/EU: Council Decision of 9 March 2012 appointing a German member and a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2012-03-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, appointment of members








L_2012078EN.01001801.xml










17.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 78/18








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 9 March 2012
         
appointing a German member and a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/155/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.












(2)


A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions will become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Monika HELBIG on 31 March 2012. An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Ms Hella DUNGER-LÖPER as member of the Committee of the Regions,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions with effect from 1 April 2012 for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:






(a)


as member:






—


Ms Hella DUNGER-LÖPER, Bevollmächtigte des Landes Berlin beim Bund und Europabeauftragte,




and










(b)


as alternate member:






—


Mr Bernd KRÖMER, Staatssekretär für Inneres bei der Senatsverwaltung für Inneres und Sport des Landes Berlin.










Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 9 March 2012.


For the Council


The President

I. AUKEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 concerning restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in Côte d'Ivoire apply
Date: 2012-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, arms control, economic sanctions, import restriction, international sanctions, precious stones








C_2012071EN.01000601.xml










9.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/6





Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 concerning restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in Côte d'Ivoire apply
2012/C 71/04
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons who appear in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP (1), as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2012/144/CFSP (2), and in Annex IA to Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 193/2012 (4) imposing certain restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in Côte d'Ivoire.
The Council of the European Union has determined that the persons that appear in the abovementioned Annexes should continue to be included in the list of persons subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2010/656/CFSP and in Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 3 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned lists should be reconsidered, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG K Coordination Unit




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 285, 30.10.2010, p. 28.

(2)  OJ L 71, 9.3.2012, p. 50.

(3)  OJ L 95, 14.4.2005, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 71, 9.3.2012, p. 5.
Case C-406/11 P: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 March 2012 — Atlas Transport GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Atlas Air Inc. (Appeal — Article 119 of the Rules of Procedure — Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Admissibility before the Board of Appeal — Failure to file a statement setting out the grounds of appeal — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 59 — Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Rule 49(1) — Stay of proceedings — Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Rule 20(7)(c) — Appeal manifestly inadmissible and manifestly unfounded)
Date: 2012-03-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, air transport, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012235EN.01000502.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/5





Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 March 2012 — Atlas Transport GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Atlas Air Inc.
(Case C-406/11 P) (1)

(Appeal - Article 119 of the Rules of Procedure - Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Admissibility before the Board of Appeal - Failure to file a statement setting out the grounds of appeal - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 59 - Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 - Rule 49(1) - Stay of proceedings - Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 - Rule 20(7)(c) - Appeal manifestly inadmissible and manifestly unfounded)
2012/C 235/08
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Atlas Transport GmbH (represented by: K. Schmidt-Hern and U. Hildebrandt, Rechtsanwälte)

Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent), Atlas Air Inc. (represented by: R. Dissman, Agent)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) in Case T-145/08 Atlas Transport GmbH v OHIM, by which the General Court dismissed the action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 January 2008 (Case R 1023/2007-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between ATLAS Air Inc. and Atlas Transport GmbH — Interpretation of Article 59 of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1) and of Rule 20(7)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 of 13 December 1995 implementing Regulation No 40/94 (OJ 1995 L 303, p. 1) — Circumstances justifying the stay in the cancellation proceedings — Application for annulment of the mark on which the opposition is founded pending before the national court

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed.










2.


Atlas Transport GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 311, 22.10.2011.
Case T-172/10: Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2012 — Colas v OHIM — García-Teresa Gárate and Bouffard Vicente (BASE-SEAL) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark BASE-SEAL — Earlier national figurative marks representing a diamond shape — Earlier national and international figurative marks COLAS — Relative ground for refusal — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2012-03-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, chemical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012126EN.01001402.xml










28.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/14





Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2012 — Colas v OHIM — García-Teresa Gárate and Bouffard Vicente (BASE-SEAL)
(Case T-172/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark BASE-SEAL - Earlier national figurative marks representing a diamond shape - Earlier national and international figurative marks COLAS - Relative ground for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2012/C 126/28
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Colas (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) (represented by: E. Logeais, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Rosario García-Teresa Gárate and Carmen Bouffard Vicente (Barcelona, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 February 2010 (Case R 450/2009-4), relating to opposition proceedings between, on the one hand, Colas and, on the other hand, Ms Rosario García-Teresa Gárate and Ms Carmen Bouffard Vicente

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 4 February 2010 (Case R 450/2009-4) in respect of goods other than the chemicals used in science, photography, agriculture, horticulture and forestry; manures; and chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs referred to in that decision;










2.


Orders OHIM to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 161, 19.6.2010.
Case T-450/08: Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2012 — Coverpla v OHIM — Heinz-Glas (Phial) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a bottle — Prior design — Ground for invalidity — Disclosure of prior design — Absence of novelty — Articles 5 and 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Date: 2012-03-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, glass industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012126EN.01001301.xml










28.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/13





Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2012 — Coverpla v OHIM — Heinz-Glas (Phial)
(Case T-450/08) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a bottle - Prior design - Ground for invalidity - Disclosure of prior design - Absence of novelty - Articles 5 and 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
2012/C 126/25
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Coverpla (Nice, France) (represented by: P. Greffe and M. Chaminade, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Heinz-Glas GmbH (Piesau, Germany) (represented by: M. Pütz-Poulalion, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 July 2008 (Case R 1411/2007-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Heinz-Glas GmbH and Coverpla in respect of a Community design

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Coverpla to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 6, 10.1.2009.
Case C-130/12: Action brought on 9 March 2012 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
Date: 2012-03-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Portugal, driving licence, infringement of EU law, national implementing measure








C_2012133EN.01002002.xml










5.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/20





Action brought on 9 March 2012 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
(Case C-130/12)
2012/C 133/37
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Guerra e Andrade and J. Hottiaux, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare that, by failing to adopt the legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Commission Directive 2009/113/EC (1) of 25 August 2009 amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences, or, in any event, by failing to inform the Commission of such provisions, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 2(1) of that directive;










—


order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit for transposing the directive expired on 14 September 2010.


(1)  OJ 2009 L 223, p. 31.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6507 — Anglo American/De Beers)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, mining industry, precious stones








C_2012071EN.01000201.xml










9.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6507 — Anglo American/De Beers)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 71/02
On 6 March 2012, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6507. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.