do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6831 — General Motors Company/Parts of Ally Financial)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2013061EN.01000101.xml










2.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 61/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6831 — General Motors Company/Parts of Ally Financial)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 61/01
On 22 February 2013, 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 32013M6831. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6829 — Investindustrial/Aston Martin) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2013061EN.01000401.xml










2.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 61/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6829 — Investindustrial/Aston Martin)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 61/04






1.


On 19 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 Prestige Motor Holdings SA (‘PMH’, Luxembourg, controlled by Investindustrial V LP, United Kingdom, which in turn is controlled by BI-Invest Holdings SA, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Aston Martin Holdings (UK) Limited (‘Aston Martin’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for PMH: investment in companies with a focus on the automotive industry,










—


for Aston Martin: manufacture and worldwide distribution of luxury performance motor cars.














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.6829 — Investindustrial/Aston Martin, 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’).
Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a European Certificate of Succession ( OJ L 201, 27.7.2012 )
Date: 2013-03-02
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: inheritance, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, jurisdiction, law of succession, mutual recognition principle, official document, private international law




L_2013060EN.01014001.xml










2.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 60/140







Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a European Certificate of Succession
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 201 of 27 July 2012
)

On page 132, Article 78(1):
for:


‘1.   By 16 January 2014, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission: …’,


read:


‘1.   By 16 November 2014, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission: …’.
Case T-138/13: Action brought on 2 March 2013 — Evonik Oil Additives v OHIM — BRB International (VISCOTECH)
Date: 2013-03-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, oil industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013141EN.01002302.xml










18.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 141/23





Action brought on 2 March 2013 — Evonik Oil Additives v OHIM — BRB International (VISCOTECH)
(Case T-138/13)
2013/C 141/42
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Evonik Oil Additives GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany) (represented by: J. Albrecht, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: BRB International BV (Ittervoort, Netherlands)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 19 December 2012 in Case R 907/2012-5;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: BRB International BV

Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘VISCOTECH’ for goods in Classes 1 and 4

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: the applicant

Mark or sign cited in opposition: the national and international word marks ‘VISCOPLEX’ for goods in Classes 1 and 4

Decision of the Opposition Division: the opposition was upheld

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was upheld and the opposition was rejected

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 55, 23.2.2013
Date: 2013-03-02
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2013063EN.01000101.xml










2.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/1





2013/C 63/01
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union



OJ C 55, 23.2.2013



Past publications


OJ C 46, 16.2.2013


OJ C 38, 9.2.2013


OJ C 32, 2.2.2013


OJ C 26, 26.1.2013


OJ C 9, 12.1.2013


OJ C 399, 22.12.2012

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,75 % on 1 March 2013 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest








C_2013061EN.01000201.xml










2.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 61/2





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,75 % on 1 March 2013
Euro exchange rates (2)

1 March 2013
2013/C 61/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3000




JPY


Japanese yen


120,53




DKK


Danish krone


7,4562




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86470




SEK


Swedish krona


8,3660




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2245




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,4855




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,677




HUF


Hungarian forint


295,23




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7006




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1477




RON


Romanian leu


4,3640




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3457




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2741




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3437




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0829




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5759




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6120




KRW


South Korean won


1 415,56




ZAR


South African rand


11,8092




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0908




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5912




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 601,05




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0262




PHP


Philippine peso


52,867




RUB


Russian rouble


39,9750




THB


Thai baht


38,727




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5825




MXN


Mexican peso


16,7042




INR


Indian rupee


71,3880






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6837 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Exception Group Limited)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, financial services, merger control








C_2013061EN.01000301.xml










2.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 61/3





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6837 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Exception Group Limited)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 61/03






1.


On 18 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, L.P. (‘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 Exception Group Limited (‘Exception’, 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,










—


Exception: active in the manufacturing and supply of printed circuit boards (‘PCB’), and in the provision of PCB assembly and testing services.














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.6837 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Exception Group 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’).