do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6640 — Delphi/FCI MVL)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2012196EN.01002101.xml










4.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 196/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6640 — Delphi/FCI MVL)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 196/14






1.


On 22 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 Delphi Holding Luxembourg Sarl (Luxembourg), which is ultimately controlled by Delphi Automotive Plc (‘Delphi’, Jersey), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Motorized Vehicles Business of FCI SA (‘FCI MVL’, France) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Delphi: global vehicle components manufacturer with product offering including connectors for automotive applications and products that include automotive connectors,










—


for FCI MVL: specialized manufacturer of connectors for automotive applications.














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.6640 — Delphi/FCI MVL, 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6610 — CVC/Alix Partners)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment, merger control, self-employed person








C_2012196EN.01000102.xml










4.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 196/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6610 — CVC/Alix Partners)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 196/02
On 25 June 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,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6610. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Information concerning the date of entry into force of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of passenger name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: United States, agreement (EU), cross-frontier data flow, data recording, personal data, traveller








L_2012174EN.01000101.xml










4.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 174/1







Information concerning the date of entry into force of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of passenger name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security

The Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of passenger name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security, signed in Brussels on 14 December 2011, entered into force on 1 July 2012, in accordance with Article 27 of the Agreement.
Case F-70/12: Action brought on 4 July 2012 — ZZ v EEAS
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: administrator, indemnification, promotion








C_2012258EN.01002901.xml










25.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 258/29





Action brought on 4 July 2012 — ZZ v EEAS
(Case F-70/12)
2012/C 258/53
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: D. Abreu Caldas, S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, É. Marchal, lawyers)

Defendant: European External Action Service

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision not to promote the applicant to Grade AD 13 in the 2011 promotion exercise.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of 15 November 2011 not to promote the applicant to Grade AD 13 in the 2011 promotion exercise;










—


Order the EEAS to pay the costs.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6477 — BP/Chevron/ENI/Sonangol/Total/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy production, gas, marketing, merger control, petroleum exploration








C_2012196EN.01000201.xml










4.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 196/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6477 — BP/Chevron/ENI/Sonangol/Total/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 196/03
On 16 May 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,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6477. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Joined Cases T-118/11, T-123/11 and T-124/11: Order of the General Court of 4 June 2012 — Attey and Others v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted having regard to the situation in Côte d’Ivoire — Withdrawal of the list of persons concerned — Action for annulment — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, change of political system, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions








C_2012227EN.01002003.xml










28.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/20





Order of the General Court of 4 June 2012 — Attey and Others v Council
(Joined Cases T-118/11, T-123/11 and T-124/11) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted having regard to the situation in Côte d’Ivoire - Withdrawal of the list of persons concerned - Action for annulment - No need to adjudicate)
2012/C 227/33
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Philipp Attey (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) (Case T-118/11); Thierry Legré (Abidjan) (Case T-123/11); and Stéphane Kipré (Abidjan) (T-124/11) (represented by: J.-C. Tchikaya, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: B. Driessen and M. Chavrier, Agents)

Parties intervening in support of the defendant: Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (represented by: J.P. Mignard and J.P. Benoit, lawyers); and European Commission (represented by: A. Bordes and M. Konstantinidis, Agents)

Re:

Applications for annulment, first, of Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011, amending Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire (OJ 2011 L 11, p. 36) and, secondly, of Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire (OJ 2011 L 11, p. 1), in so far as the applicants’ names have been placed on the list of persons and entities to which those restrictive measures apply.

Operative part of the order







1.


Cases T-118/11, T-123/11 and T-124/11 are to be joined for the purposes of the order.










2.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the actions.










3.


The Council of the European Union is ordered to pay, in addition to its own costs, the costs incurred by Mr Philipp Attey, Mr Thierry Legré and Mr Stéphane Kipré.










4.


The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and the European Commission are to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 130, 30.4.2011.
Case C-75/12: Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 July 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Giudice di Pace di Revere — Italy) — Criminal proceedings against Majali Abdel (Reference for a preliminary ruling — No description of the main proceedings — manifestly inadmissible)
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: criminal procedure, fine, illegal migration, interpretation of the law, national implementing measure, removal, restriction of liberty, return migration








C_2012303EN.01000803.xml










6.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 303/8





Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 July 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Giudice di Pace di Revere — Italy) — Criminal proceedings against Majali Abdel
(Case C-75/12) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - No description of the main proceedings - manifestly inadmissible)
2012/C 303/17
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Giudice di Pace di Revere

Party in the main proceedings

Majali Abdel

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Giudice di Pace di Revere — Interpretation of Articles 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 15 and 16 of Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ 2008 L 348, p. 98) and Article 4(3) TEU — National legislation imposing a fine on a foreign national who has entered national territory illegally or has stayed there illegally — Whether it is permissible to regard illegal stay as a criminal offence — Whether it is possible to substitute for the fine an order for immediate expulsion for a period of at least five years or a measure restricting freedom (‘permanenza domiciliare’) — Member States’ obligations during the period for transposition of a directive

Operative part of the order

The reference for a preliminary ruling from the Giudice di pace di Revere (Italy), by decision of 26 January 2012, is manifestly inadmissible.


(1)  OJ C 118, 21.4.2012.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6459 — Sony/Mubadala Development/EMI Music Publishing)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control, music








C_2012196EN.01000101.xml










4.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 196/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6459 — Sony/Mubadala Development/EMI Music Publishing)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 196/01
On 19 April 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6459. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6624 — Bekaert/Southern Steel Berhad/Bekaert Southern Wire) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control








C_2012196EN.01001601.xml










4.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 196/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6624 — Bekaert/Southern Steel Berhad/Bekaert Southern Wire)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 196/10






1.


On 25 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 NV Bekaert SA (‘Bekaert’, Belgium) and Southern Steel Berhad (‘Southern Steel’, Malaysia), a subsidiary of Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad (the ‘Hong Leong Group’, Malaysia), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over of a newly created joint venture (‘Bekaert Southern Wire Pte Ltd.’, Singapore), by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Bekaert: producing and marketing a wide range of products in the areas of drawn steel wire, advanced metal transformation, advanced materials and coatings,










—


for Southern Steel: manufacturing, sale and trading in steel products. Southern Steel is a subsidiary of the Hong Leong Group, a large conglomerate active in property development, hotel ownership, as well as management, finance and manufacturing of industrial and building materials,










—


for the joint venture: manufacturing and sale of steel wire in the ASEAN region (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam).














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.6624 — Bekaert/Southern Steel Berhad/Bekaert Southern Wire, 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-12/12: Judgment of the General Court of (Fifth Chamber) of 4 July 2012 — Laboratoires CTRS v Commission (Medicinal products for human use — Marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Orphacol — Letter informing the applicant of the Commission’s intention to refuse authorisation — Application for a declaration of failure to act — Definition of position by the Commission — Inadmissibility — Application for annulment — Adoption of a new decision — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: infringement of EU law, market approval, medicinal product








C_2012243EN.01001802.xml










11.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/18





Judgment of the General Court of (Fifth Chamber) of 4 July 2012 — Laboratoires CTRS v Commission
(Case T-12/12) (1)

(Medicinal products for human use - Marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Orphacol - Letter informing the applicant of the Commission’s intention to refuse authorisation - Application for a declaration of failure to act - Definition of position by the Commission - Inadmissibility - Application for annulment - Adoption of a new decision - No need to adjudicate)
2012/C 243/35
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Laboratoires CTRS (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) (represented by: K. Bacon, Barrister, M. Utges Manley and M. Barnden, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: E. White and L. Banciella, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the applicant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek and D. Hadroušek, acting as Agents), French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues, acting as Agent), and by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented: initially by E. Jenkinson and S. Ossowski, and subsequently by E. Jenkinson and H. Walker, acting as Agents, and by J. Holmes, Barrister)

Re:

Application for a declaration that the Commission failed to act in unlawfully failing to adopt a final decision in relation to the applicant’s application for a marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Orphacol, and, in the alternative, for annulment of the decision, allegedly contained in the Commission’s letter of 5 December 2011, not to grant that authorisation to the applicant

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the application for a declaration of failure to act as inadmissible;










2.


Rules that there is no longer any need to adjudicate on the application for annulment submitted in the alternative;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Laboratoires CTRS;










4.


Orders the Czech Republic, the French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear their own respective costs.






(1)  OJ C 58, 25.2.2012.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff








C_2012196EN.01001401.xml










4.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 196/14





Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
2012/C 196/08
Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

Page 11

The Explanatory Notes to heading ‘0102 Live bovine animals’ are replaced by:







‘0102 21 10 to 0102 29 99




Cattle

These subheadings include the animals described in the HS Explanatory Note to heading 0102, first paragraph, (1).
Yaks have 14 pairs of ribs, while all the other animals of the bovine species (with the exception of the European and American bison) have only 13 pairs of ribs.





0102 31 00 to 0102 39 90




Buffalo

These subheadings include the animals described in the HS Explanatory Note to heading 0102, first paragraph, (2).
The European bison (Bison bonasus) and the American bison (Bison bison) have 14 pairs of ribs, while all the other animals of the bovine species (with the exception of yaks) have only 13 pairs of ribs.





0102 39 10




Domestic species

This subheading covers all the animals of the domestic bovine species of the genera Bubalus, Syncerus and Bison irrespective of their intended use (stock, raising, fattening, breeding, slaughter, etc.), but excluding pure-bred breeding animals (subheading 0102 31 00).





0102 90 20 to 0102 90 99




Other

These subheadings include the animals described in the HS Explanatory Note to heading 0102, first paragraph, (3).





0102 90 91




Domestic species

This subheading covers all the animals of the domestic bovine species not included above, irrespective of their intended use (stock, raising, fattening, breeding, slaughter, etc.), but excluding pure-bred breeding animals (subheading 0102 90 20).’







(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 137, 6.5.2011, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6635 — Lukoil/ISAB Refinery) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, oil industry








C_2012196EN.01002001.xml










4.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 196/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6635 — Lukoil/ISAB Refinery)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 196/13






1.


On 26 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 OAO Lukoil (‘Lukoil’, Russian Federation) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of ISAB Srl (‘ISAB’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Lukoil: oil and gas exploration and production, the production and sale of refined petroleum products and the operation of petrol stations,










—


for ISAB: operate a refinery to refine crude petroleum into refined petroleum 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6635 — Lukoil/ISAB Refinery, 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’).