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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6853 — Flextronics International/Certain Assets Belonging to Motorola Mobility)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control, micro-computer, mobile phone








C_2013041EN.01001401.xml










13.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6853 — Flextronics International/Certain Assets Belonging to Motorola Mobility)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 41/10






1.


On 5 February 2013, 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 Flextronics Sales & Marketing (A-P) Ltd, belonging to Flextronics International Ltd A (Singapore), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of certain manufacturing assets located in China and Brazil and engaged in the production of mobile devices and tablets, by way of purchase of assets, from Motorola Mobility LLC, belonging to Google Inc. (USA).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Flextronics International Ltd A is a global provider of electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers. It provides end-to-end, vertically-integrated, global supply chain services, through which it designs, builds and ships a complete packaged product to original equipment manufacturers,










—


The manufacturing assets of Motorola Mobility LLC located in China and Brazil are engaged in the production of mobile devices and tablets. The assets are currently used captively by Motorola Mobility LLC.














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.6853 — Flextronics International/Certain Assets Belonging to Motorola Mobility, 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’).
Case T-95/13: Action brought on 13 February 2013 — Walcher Meßtechnik v OHIM (HIPERDRIVE)
Date: 2013-02-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, industrial product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013108EN.01003601.xml










13.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/36





Action brought on 13 February 2013 — Walcher Meßtechnik v OHIM (HIPERDRIVE)
(Case T-95/13)
2013/C 108/85
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Walcher Meßtechnik GmbH (Kirchzarten, Germany) (represented by S. Walter, lawyer)

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

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 13 December 2012 in Case R 1779/2012-1;










—


Order OHIM to pay the costs including those incurred in the course of the appeal proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘HIPERDRIVE’ for goods in Classes 7 and 9

Decision of the Examiner: the application was rejected

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was dismissed in part

Pleas in law:







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013041EN.01000101.xml










13.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

12 February 2013
2013/C 41/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3438




JPY


Japanese yen


126,60




DKK


Danish krone


7,4615




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86150




SEK


Swedish krona


8,5701




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2328




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,3870




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,315




HUF


Hungarian forint


291,28




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6998




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1760




RON


Romanian leu


4,4075




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3859




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3107




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3512




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,4218




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6081




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6714




KRW


South Korean won


1 469,16




ZAR


South African rand


12,0666




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3771




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5795




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 960,47




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1657




PHP


Philippine peso


54,733




RUB


Russian rouble


40,4400




THB


Thai baht


40,139




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6506




MXN


Mexican peso


17,1363




INR


Indian rupee


72,3441






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6811 — Innovation Network Corporation of Japan/Renesas Electronics Corporation) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic component, financial services, merger control








C_2013041EN.01001001.xml










13.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6811 — Innovation Network Corporation of Japan/Renesas Electronics Corporation)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 41/06






1.


On 5 February 2013, 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 Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (‘INCJ’, Japan), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Renesas Electronics Corporation (‘Renesas’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for INCJ: provision of financial, technological and management support services to businesses,










—


for Renesas: manufacturing and design of semiconductor products and solutions.














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.6811 — Innovation Network Corporation of Japan/Renesas Electronics Corporation, 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-80/13: Action brought on 13 February 2013 — Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank v Council
Date: 2013-02-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Syria, equal treatment, financing, international sanctions, political system, proof, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2013086EN.01002802.xml










23.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 86/28





Action brought on 13 February 2013 — Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank v Council
(Case T-80/13)
2013/C 86/48
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank S.A.L. (Beirut, Lebanon) (represented by: P. Vanderveeren, L. Defalque and T. Bontinck, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


Annul Article 25 of Council Decision 2012/739/CFSP of 29 November 2012 and Annex I.b thereto in so far as the applicant appears at No 34 of that annex;










—


Annul Article 1 of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1117/2012 of 29 November 2012 in so far as it has the consequence of maintaining the applicant’s listing in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 by application of Article 1 of Council Implementing Regulation No 55/2012 of 23 January 2012 and paragraph 27 of the annex to that regulation;










—


Annul, in so far as necessary, the Council’s decision letter of 30 November 2012;










—


Order the Council 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 a lack of sufficient and precise reasons, since the Council merely set out vague and general considerations without indicating the specific and concrete reasons for its belief that the applicant must be made subject to restrictive measures.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the rights of the defence, the right to a fair hearing and to effective judicial protection, since the applicant was not heard during the procedure of adoption of the contested acts and because of the Council’s implied refusal to produce the evidence justifying the nature and scope of the penalty.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging a manifest error of assessment as regards the implication of the applicant in the financing of the Syrian regime, since the Council has shown no proof, either before or after adoption of the contested acts, of the applicant’s participation in the financing of that regime.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging defects in the examination carried out by the Council, tainting by illegality the restrictive measures applied by the Council since the Council failed to examine the relevance and basis of the information and evidence on which restrictive measures may be based before adopting them.
Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, public service, transport regulations








C_2013041EN.01000201.xml










13.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/2





Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 41/02






Member State


Italy




Route concerned


Aosta–Rome Fiumicino and vice-versa




Period of validity of the contract


A period of four years starting on 29 September 2013




Deadline for submission of tenders


Two months after the date of publication of this notice




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the public service obligations can be obtained


For further information, please contact:





Ente nazionale per l'aviazione civile (ENAC)




Direzione sviluppo trasporto aereo




Viale Castro Pretorio 118




00185 Roma RM




ITALIA




Tel. +39 0644596564




Fax +39 0644596591




E-mail: osp@enac.gov.it




Internet: http://www.mit.gov.it




(http://www.mit.gov.it/mit/site.php?c=normativa&o=vd&id=1566&ic_cat=&id_dett=0)




http://www.enac.gov.it
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6838 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Mavisbank Limited)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control, publishing








C_2013041EN.01001201.xml










13.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6838 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Mavisbank Limited)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 41/08






1.


On 5 February 2013, 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 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA) and TPG LundyCo, LP (‘TPG Lundy’, Cayman Islands), ultimately controlled by the TPG Group (USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of Mavisbank Limited (‘Mavisbank’, UK), from Lloyds Banking Group, UK by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Goldman Sachs: the provision of financial services as a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm,










—


TPG Group: a global private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructurings,










—


Mavisbank: pan –European print management services, including secure communication solutions, packaging, reprographics and marketing solutions.














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.6838 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Mavisbank Limited, 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’).
Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, air transport, inland transport, public service, transport regulations








C_2013041EN.01000301.xml










13.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/3





Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 41/03






Member State


Italy




Concerned routes


Aosta–Rome Fiumicino and vice-versa




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


29 September 2013




Address where the text and any information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained


For further information, please contact:





Ente nazionale per l'aviazione civile (ENAC)




Direzione sviluppo trasporto aereo




Viale Castro Pretorio 118




00185 Roma RM




ITALIA




Tel. +39 0644596564




Fax +39 0644596591




E-mail: osp@enac.gov.it




Internet: http://www.mit.gov.it




(http://www.mit.gov.it/mit/site.php?c=normativa&o=vd&id=1566&ic_cat=&id_dett=0)




http://www.enac.gov.it
Action brought on 13 February 2013 by the Míla ehf. against the EFTA Surveillance Authority (Case E-1/13)
Date: 2013-02-13
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: Iceland, NATO, State aid, control of State aid, telecommunications industry, transmission network








C_2013132EN.01001301.xml










9.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 132/13





Action brought on 13 February 2013 by the Míla ehf. against the EFTA Surveillance Authority
(Case E-1/13)
2013/C 132/08
An action against the EFTA Surveillance Authority was brought before the EFTA Court on 13 February 2013 by Míla ehf., represented by Espen I. Bakken, attorney at law and Thomas Nordby, attorney at law, Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS, Bygdøy allé 2, 0204 Oslo, Norway.
The Applicant requests the EFTA Court to:






1.


declare void Article 1 of ESA Decision No 410/12/COL;










2.


order the Authority to pay the costs of the present proceedings.





Legal and factual background and pleas in law adduced in support:







—


The Applicant seeks the annulment of the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Decision No 410/12/COL of 21 November 2012, to close the case without opening the formal investigation procedure as to whether the subsidised lease of optical fibres, previously operated on behalf of NATO, to Vodafone, is to be regarded as State aid.










—


The contested Decision was adopted as a result of a complaint from Míla ehf. concerning alleged unlawful State aid granted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Iceland through subsidised lease for the use of two optical fibres which were previously operated by NATO. In the Decision, the EFTA Surveillance Authority found that the lease by the Defence Agency of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Iceland with Og fjarskipti (also referred to as ‘Vodafone’) of 1 February 2010 for the use and operation of an optical fibre did not involve State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement and closed the case without further investigations.










—


The Applicant claims, inter alia, that:






—


the contested Decision rests upon an inadequate assessment of the facts and a misapplication of the relevant case law,










—


the EFTA Surveillance Authority has failed to initiate the formal investigation procedure for aid granted, and










—


the EFTA Surveillance Authority has failed to provide sufficient reasoning for their findings.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6840 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Romanes Media Group)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, communications industry, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2013041EN.01001101.xml










13.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6840 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Romanes Media Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 41/07






1.


On 5 February 2013, 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 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA) and TPG LundyCo, LP (‘TPG Lundy’, Cayman Islands), ultimately controlled by the TPG Group (USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of Romanes Media Group (‘Romanes Media’, UK), from Lloyds Banking Group, UK by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Goldman Sachs: the provision of financial services as a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm,










—


TPG Group: a global private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructurings,










—


Romanes Media: a publisher of local and regional newspapers in the UK.














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.6840 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Romanes Media Group, 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’).
Notice of the French authorities to the European Commission pursuant to Article 9(4) of Council Directive 2009/119/EC imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products
Date: 2013-02-13
Institutions: France
Subjects: EU control, aviation fuel, diesel fuel, energy supply, minimum stock, petrol, security of supply








C_2013041EN.01000401.xml










13.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/4





Notice of the French authorities to the European Commission pursuant to Article 9(4) of Council Directive 2009/119/EC imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products
2013/C 41/04
In accordance with Article 9(4) of Council Directive 2009/119/EC of 14 September 2009 imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products, the French authorities hereby notify the Commission of their undertaking to maintain specific stocks.






1.


The level of specific stocks the French authorities undertake to maintain is equivalent to 30 days of average daily consumption.










2.


The undertaking applies to the period from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014.










3.


The specific stocks will be composed of the following product categories:






—


motor gasoline,










—


kerosene-type jet fuel, and










—


gas/diesel oil (distillate fuel oil).