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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7001 — Carlyle/Klenk Holz) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, wood industry








C_2013216EN.01003201.xml










30.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/32





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7001 — Carlyle/Klenk Holz)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 216/09






1.


On 22 July 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 CSP III Klenk (Cayman), Ltd, an acquisition vehicle owned and controlled by funds managed by The Carlyle Group (USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Klenk Holz AG (Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


The Carlyle Group is a global alternative asset manager,










—


Klenk Holz AG is a manufacturer of wood products for the construction industries and DIY home use. In addition Klenk produces and sells roundwood and fuel wood and provides advisory and planning services. Klenk also has activities in the generation of electricity.














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.7001 — Carlyle/Klenk Holz, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




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-408/13: Action brought on 30 July 2013 — Mayaleh v Council
Date: 2013-07-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions








C_2013344EN.01005603.xml










23.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/56





Action brought on 30 July 2013 — Mayaleh v Council
(Case T-408/13)
2013/C 344/102
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Adib Mayaleh (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: G. Karouni and C. Dumont, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


Annul:






—


Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria in so far as it concerns Mr Adib Mayaleh;










—


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, corrected on 9 May 2013 in so far as it concerns Mr Adib Mayaleh;




order the Council of the European Union to pay the costs in accordance with Articles 87 and 91 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law which are essentially identical or similar to the first, second, third, fifth, sixth and seventh pleas in law relied on in Case T-383/11 Makhlouf v Council.
 (1)



(1)  OJ 2011 C 282, p.30.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013216EN.01001701.xml










30.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/17





Euro exchange rates (1)

29 July 2013
2013/C 216/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3270




JPY


Japanese yen


129,91




DKK


Danish krone


7,4560




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86340




SEK


Swedish krona


8,5812




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2330




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8605




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,914




HUF


Hungarian forint


297,88




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7024




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2294




RON


Romanian leu


4,4010




TRY


Turkish lira


2,5535




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4364




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3636




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,2938




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6444




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6818




KRW


South Korean won


1 476,78




ZAR


South African rand


13,0362




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1377




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5055




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


13 627,27




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2809




PHP


Philippine peso


57,468




RUB


Russian rouble


43,5560




THB


Thai baht


41,363




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9945




MXN


Mexican peso


16,8476




INR


Indian rupee


78,8500






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6980 — Cinven/CeramTec)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ceramics, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2013216EN.01001602.xml










30.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/16





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6980 — Cinven/CeramTec)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 216/03
On 24 July 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 32013M6980. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Reorganisation Measures — Decision regarding a reorganisation measure for ‘International Union Insurances SA’ (Publication made in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)
Date: 2013-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, Greece, insurance company, liquidation








C_2013216EN.01003101.xml










30.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/31





Reorganisation Measures
Decision regarding a reorganisation measure for ‘International Union Insurances SA’
(Publication made in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)
2013/C 216/08






Insurance undertaking


International Union Insurances SA, based at Ilia Iliou 66 11764 Athens, Company Registration No 12836/Β/05/1986, Tax No 094058455, and legally represented by Andreas Valiraki, Chairman of the company's Management Board.




Date, entry into force and type of decision


Decision No 80/3/28.6.2013 of the Committee for Credit and Insurance Matters of the Bank of Greece on the prohibition of the free disposal (freezing) of all existing bound and free assets held by International Union Insurances SA at the time the Decision is adopted and all bound and free financial resources held by the company whether in Greece or abroad. Furthermore, all the company’s insurance business, covering all its activities in all insurance sectors, are suspended.
Entry into force: 28.6.2013
Expiry date: 15.7.2013




Competent authority







Bank of Greece




Eleftheriou Venizelou 21




102 50 Αθήνα/Athens




ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE








Supervisory authority







Bank of Greece




Eleftheriou Venizelou 21




102 50 Αθήνα/Athens




ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE








Administrator appointed


 




Applicable law


Greek law in accordance with Articles 9 and 17c of Legislative Decree No 400/1970
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6946 — BayWa/Bohnhorst Agrarhandel)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-foodstuffs, economic concentration, merger control








C_2013216EN.01001601.xml










30.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/16





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6946 — BayWa/Bohnhorst Agrarhandel)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 216/02
On 11 July 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 German 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 32013M6946. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case T-396/13: Action brought on 30 July 2013 — Dosen v OHIM — Gramm (Nano-Pad)
Date: 2013-07-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, packaging, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013274EN.01002302.xml










21.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 274/23





Action brought on 30 July 2013 — Dosen v OHIM — Gramm (Nano-Pad)
(Case T-396/13)
2013/C 274/39
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Franko Dosen (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: H. Losert, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Thomas Gramm (Bremen, Germany)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Cancellation Division of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 21 September 2011 (Ref: 4204 C) in the form of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 13 May 2013 in Case R 1981/2011-4.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: Word mark ‘Nano-Pad’ for goods in Class 17 — Community trade mark No 8 228 421

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: Franko Dosen

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: Thomas Gramm

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: Absolute grounds for invalidity under Article 52(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation No 207/2009

Decision of the Cancellation Division: The application for a declaration of invalidity was granted in part

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009
Case T-407/13: Action brought on 30 July 2013 — Al Assad v Council
Date: 2013-07-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions








C_2013344EN.01005602.xml










23.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/56





Action brought on 30 July 2013 — Al Assad v Council
(Case T-407/13)
2013/C 344/101
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Bouchra Al Assad (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: G. Karouni and C. Dumont, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


Annul:






—


Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria in so far as it concerns Ms Bouchra (known as Bushra) Al Assad;










—


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, corrected on 9 May 2013 in so far as it concerns Ms Bouchra (known as Bushra) Al Assad;














—


order the Council of the European Union to pay the costs in accordance with Articles 87 and 91 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law which are essentially identical or similar to the first, second, third, fifth, sixth and seventh pleas in law relied on in Case T-383/11 Makhlouf v Council.
 (1)



(1)  OJ 2011 C 282, p.30.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6922 — Triton/Logstor)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, plastics industry








C_2013216EN.01003301.xml










30.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/33





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6922 — Triton/Logstor)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 216/10






1.


On 19 July 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 Tri-Langley Acquisition ApS, an acquisition vehicle that is ultimately controlled by Triton Managers III Limited and TFF III Limited, (‘Triton’, Jersey) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of LRA III ApS, (‘Logstor’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Triton: private equity investment firm which has portfolio companies active in various sectors. One of the portfolio companies of Triton is Battenfeld-Cincinnati, which is active in the manufacture and sale of plastic processing machines and extruders,










—


Logstor: manufacture and sale of pre-insulated pipes.














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.6922 — Triton/Logstor, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).