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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6633 — Providence Equity Partners/HSE24) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, television








C_2012166EN.01000601.xml










12.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 166/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6633 — Providence Equity Partners/HSE24)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 166/04






1.


On Friday 1 June 2012, 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 Providence Equity Partners VI International LP (‘PEP’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking HSE24 Beteiligungs GmbH (‘HSE24’) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for PEP: the management and control of investment funds,










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for HSE24: the operation of home and teleshopping broadcasters and related Internet retail offerings.














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.6633 — Providence Equity Partners/HSE24, 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 T-262/12: Action brought on 12 June 2012 — Central Bank of Iran v Council
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Iran, crude oil, economic sanctions, export restriction, gold, import restriction, international sanctions, nuclear non-proliferation, petroleum product, precious stones, technology transfer








C_2012243EN.01002701.xml










11.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/27





Action brought on 12 June 2012 — Central Bank of Iran v Council
(Case T-262/12)
2012/C 243/48
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Central Bank of Iran (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: M. Lester, Barrister)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







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Annul Council Decision 2012/35/CFSP of 23 January 2012 (1) and Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 (2), in so far as the measures adopted through such legal acts apply to the applicant;










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Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the defendant manifestly erred in considering that any of the criteria for listing in Council Decision 2012/35/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 were fulfilled.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the defendant failed to give adequate or sufficient reasons for including the applicant in the list of persons and entities to which the restrictive measures apply.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the defendant failed to safeguard the applicant’s rights of defence and to effective judicial review.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the defendant infringed, without justification or proportion, the applicant’s fundamental rights, including its rights to protection of its property and reputation.






(1)  Council Decision 2012/35/CFSP of 23 January 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2012 L 19, p. 22)

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (OJ 2012 L 88, p. 1)