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Case T-59/14: Action brought on 23 January 2014 — Blackrock v OHIM (INVESTING FOR A NEW WORLD)
Date: 2014-01-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, logistics, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014129EN.01002401.xml










28.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 129/24






Action brought on 23 January 2014 — Blackrock v OHIM (INVESTING FOR A NEW WORLD)
(Case T-59/14)
(2014/C 129/31)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Blackrock, Inc. (New York, United States) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister, K. Gilbert and M. Blair, Solicitors)

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 31 October 2013 given in Case R 573/2013-1;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs of proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘INVESTING FOR A NEW WORLD’ for services in Classes 35 and 36 — Community trade mark application No 11 144 706
         

Decision of the Examiner: Found the trade mark applied for not eligible for registration

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and 7(2) CTMR.
Case C-37/14: Action brought on 24 January 2014 — European Commission v French Republic
Date: 2014-01-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: France, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, infringement of EU law, reimbursement of aid








C_2014102EN.01001802.xml










7.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/18





Action brought on 24 January 2014 — European Commission v French Republic
(Case C-37/14)
2014/C 102/25
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J.-F. Brakeland and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Defendant: French Republic

Form of order sought

The Commission claims that the Court should:






—


declare that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed time-limits, all the measures necessary to recover from the relevant beneficiaries all State aid declared unlawful and incompatible with the common market by Article 1 of Commission Decision 2009/402/EC of 28 January 2009 on the ‘contingency plans’ in the fruit and vegetable sector implemented by France (1) and by failing to inform the Commission, within the time-limit set, of any measures taken to comply with that decision, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the fourth paragraph of Article 288 TFEU and Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Decision 2009/402/EC;










—


order the French Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

Recovery of all State aid declared unlawful had not taken place by the date on which the time-limit for such recovery, as laid down by Decision 2009/402/EC, expired.
On the date on which the present action was brought, the French Republic had still not adopted the measures necessary to recover that aid from the undertakings to which it had been granted, nor had it disclosed to the Commission all the information requested by that institution.


(1)  OJ 2009 L 127, p. 11.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, aid to undertakings, carriage of goods, control of State aid, rail transport, transport company








C_2014021EN.01000301.xml










24.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/3





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 21/04







Date of adoption of the decision


19.12.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.37637 (13/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Wijzigingen van de Aanloopsteunproject voor nieuwe gecombineerdvervoerdiensten op basis van het Twin Hub spoorwegnet (SA.31981 en SA.34743)




Legal basis


Het aanstaande besluit van het monitoring comité van het INTERREG IVB-Noordwest Europa programma




Type of measure


Individual aid


—




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: EUR 1,8 million










 


Annual budget: EUR 0,45 million








Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


1.10.2011-31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (L’unique organisme de paiement pour l’ensemble du programme INTERREG)




15 Quai Anatole




75356 Paris 07 SP




FRANCE








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2014-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Saxony, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection








C_2014021EN.01000201.xml










24.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/2





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)
2014/C 21/03







Date of adoption of the decision


9.12.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.37605 (13/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


Sachsen


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sachsen: Staatliche Beihilfe Nr. N 455/2008 Deutschland — Agrarumweltmaßnahmen




Legal basis








 


Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes“










 


Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft zur Förderung von flächenbezogenen Agrarumweltmaßnahmen und der ökologischen Waldmehrung im Freistaat Sachsen (Förderrichtlinie Agrarumweltmaßnahmen und Waldmehrung — RL AuW/2007; Teil A Maßnahmegruppe Ö — Ökologischer Landbau)










 


Grundsätze der Förderung einer markt- und standortangepassten Landbewirtschaftung (MSL)








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Agri-environmental commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: EUR 56 million










 


Annual budget: EUR 8 million








Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


1.1.2014-31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie




Pillnitzer Platz 3




01326 Dresden




DEUTSCHLAND








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7122 — Apollo/Altamira)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: debt, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2014021EN.01000102.xml










24.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7122 — Apollo/Altamira)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 21/02
On 19 December 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 32013M7122. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7006 — OAO LUKOIL/Lubricants business OMV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas, lubricants, merger control, oil industry








C_2014021EN.01000101.xml










24.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7006 — OAO LUKOIL/Lubricants business OMV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 21/01
On 15 January 2014, 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 32014M7006. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014021EN.01000401.xml










24.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 January 2014
2014/C 21/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3639




JPY


Japanese yen


141,99




DKK


Danish krone


7,4622




GBP


Pound sterling


0,82175




SEK


Swedish krona


8,7661




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2317




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3325




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,490




HUF


Hungarian forint


303,62




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1679




RON


Romanian leu


4,5293




TRY


Turkish lira


3,1056




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5540




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5199




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5816




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6425




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7444




KRW


South Korean won


1 465,70




ZAR


South African rand


14,9595




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2528




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6440




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 592,15




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5425




PHP


Philippine peso


61,744




RUB


Russian rouble


46,4780




THB


Thai baht


44,845




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2397




MXN


Mexican peso


18,2149




INR


Indian rupee


84,3960






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7062 — Rudus East/Lujabetoni/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Russia, building materials, economic concentration, merger control








C_2014021EN.01000601.xml










24.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7062 — Rudus East/Lujabetoni/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 21/07






1.


On 16 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Rudus East Oy (‘Rudus East’, Finland), belonging to CRH Group, and Lujabetoni Oy (‘Lujabetoni’, Finland), belonging to Luja Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control in a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Russia) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Rudus East: manufacture and sale of building materials,










—


Lujabetoni: manufacture of concrete and related construction products, installation and consulting,










—


the JV: manufacture and sale of ready-mixed concrete in Russia.














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.7062 — Rudus East/Lujabetoni/JV, 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 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Special Report No 13/2013 ‘EU Development Assistance to Central Asia’
Date: 2014-01-24
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: Central Asia, EU aid, development aid








C_2014021EN.01000501.xml










24.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/5





Special Report No 13/2013 ‘EU Development Assistance to Central Asia’
2014/C 21/06
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