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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6709 — Alpha Group Investments/Janoland Properties/Neu Property Holdings/Liberty Mall)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, private bank, supermarket








C_2012377EN.01001701.xml










7.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 377/17





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6709 — Alpha Group Investments/Janoland Properties/Neu Property Holdings/Liberty Mall)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 377/08






1.


On 28 November 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 undertakings Alpha Group Investments, a subsidiary of Alpha Bank Group (Greece); Neu Property Holdings, a subsidiary of Eurobank Group (Cyprus); and Janoland Properties, a subsidiary of Bank of Cyprus (Cyprus) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Liberty Mall (Bucharest, Romania) by way of public bid announced on 7 August 2012.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Alpha Bank Group is one of the largest groups of companies active in banking and financial services from Greece,










—


Bank of Cyprus Group provides, in addition to retail and commercial banking, activities like finance, factoring, investment banking, brokerage, fund management, private banking, life and general insurance,










—


Eurobank Group is active in retail, corporate and private banking, asset management, insurance, treasury, capital markets and other services,










—


Liberty Mall is a shopping mall in Bucharest, Romania.














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.6709 — Alpha Group Investments/Janoland Properties/Neu Property Holdings/Liberty Mall, 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’).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 220/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, air conditioning, eco-label, energy consumption, energy saving, environmental impact, household electrical appliance, noise, product design, revision of an agreement




L_2013081EN.01002201.xml










21.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/22








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 220/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012 of 6 March 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annexes II and IV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 6 (Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter IV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘6a.



32012 R 0206: Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012 of 6 March 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans (OJ L 72, 10.3.2012, p. 7).’.






Article 2
The following point is inserted after point 26a (Commission Decision 2008/591/EC) of Annex IV to the EEA Agreement:






‘26b.



32012 R 0206: Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012 of 6 March 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans (OJ L 72, 10.3.2012, p. 7).’.






Article 3
The text of Regulation (EU) No 206/2012 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 5
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 72, 10.3.2012, p. 7.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 227/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, electromagnetic interference, health control, occupational health, revision of an agreement




L_2013081EN.01002901.xml










21.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/29








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 227/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Directive 2012/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2012 amending Directive 2004/40/EC on minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (18th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent shall be added in point 16jc (Directive 2004/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32012 L 0011: Directive 2012/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2012 (OJ L 110, 24.4.2012, p. 1).’.






Article 2
The text of Directive 2012/11/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 110, 24.4.2012, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 222/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, Poland, occupational status, rail transport, recognition of vocational training qualifications, revision of an agreement, vocational training




L_2013081EN.01002401.xml










21.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/24








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 222/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
amending Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 623/2012 of 11 July 2012 amending Annex II to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex VII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 1 (Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex VII to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32012 R 0623: Commission Regulation (EU) No 623/2012 of 11 July 2012 (OJ L 180, 12.7.2012, p. 9).’.






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 623/2012 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 180, 12.7.2012, p. 9.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 215/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, consumer information, health risk, labelling, packaging, revision of an agreement, smoking, tobacco industry




L_2013081EN.01001501.xml










21.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/15








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 215/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Directive 2012/9/EU of 7 March 2012 amending Annex I to Directive 2001/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following shall be added in point 3 (Directive 2001/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XXV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32012 L 0009: Commission Directive 2012/9/EU of 7 March 2012 (OJ L 69, 8.3.2012, p. 15).’.






Article 2
The text of Directive 2012/9/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 69, 8.3.2012, p. 15.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Case T-533/12: Action brought on 7 December 2012 — IBSolution v OHIM — IBS (IBSolution)
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, information technology, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013046EN.01001901.xml










16.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/19





Action brought on 7 December 2012 — IBSolution v OHIM — IBS (IBSolution)
(Case T-533/12)
2013/C 46/35
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: IBSolution GmbH (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: F. Ekey, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: IBS AB (Solna, Sweden)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Declare the action to be well founded;










—


Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 21 September 2012 in case R 771/2011-2;










—


Amend the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 21 September 2012 in case R 771/2011-2, by granting registration of the trade mark applied for; and










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘IBSolution’, for services in classes 35, 41 and 42 — Community trade mark application No 8421877

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community trade mark registration No 38729 of the figurative mark ‘IBS’, for goods and services in classes 9, 16, 35, 41 and 42

Decision of the Opposition Division: Partially upheld the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 232/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, European Economic Area, data collection, economic indicator, economic statistics, revision of an agreement, statistical method




L_2013081EN.01003401.xml










21.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/34








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 232/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 461/2012 of 31 May 2012 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1503/2006, (EC) No 657/2007 and (EC) No 1178/2008 as regards adaptations related to the removal of the industrial new orders variables (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent shall be added in points 2 (Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98) and 2c (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32012 R 0461: Commission Regulation (EU) No 461/2012 of 31 May 2012 (OJ L 142, 1.6.2012, p. 26).’.






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 461/2012 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 142, 1.6.2012, p. 26.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6718 — Toyota Tsusho Corporation/CFAO)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, logistics, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2012377EN.01000301.xml










7.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 377/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6718 — Toyota Tsusho Corporation/CFAO)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 377/02
On 13 November 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 32012M6718. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 213/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, electricity storage device, electronic waste, revision of an agreement, waste recycling




L_2013081EN.01001301.xml










21.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/13








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 213/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 493/2012 of 11 June 2012 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, detailed rules regarding the calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 12zzh (Commission Decision 2012/78/EU) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘12zzi



32012 R 0493: Commission Regulation (EU) No 493/2012 of 11 June 2012 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, detailed rules regarding the calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators (OJ L 151, 12.6.2012, p. 9).’.






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 493/2012 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 151, 12.6.2012, p. 9.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 209/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Community certification, European Economic Area, UN regional commission, commercial vehicle, motor vehicle, revision of an agreement, technical rule, vehicle parts




L_2013081EN.01000901.xml










21.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/9








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 209/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 523/2012 of 20 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of certain Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on the type-approval of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Chapter I of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


the following indent shall be added in point 45zza (Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32012 R 0523: Commission Regulation (EU) No 523/2012 of 20 June 2012 (OJ L 160, 21.6.2012, p. 8).’;














(2)


the following point shall be inserted after point 45zzq (Commission Regulation (EU) No 351/2012):






‘45zzr.



32012 R 0523: Commission Regulation (EU) No 523/2012 of 20 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of certain Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on the type-approval of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 160, 21.6.2012, p. 8).’.










Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 523/2012 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 160, 21.6.2012, p. 8.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.