do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7225 — Allianz/Rei Investment/Fiumaranuova) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Liguria, economic concentration, financial institution, financial services, merger control, shopping centre








C_2014144EN.01002501.xml










14.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/25





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7225 — Allianz/Rei Investment/Fiumaranuova)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 144/07)






1.


On 2 May 2014, 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 Rei Investment I B.V. (the Netherlands), belonging to the ING Groep N.V. (‘ING’, the Netherlands), and Allianz S.p.A. (Italy), ultimately controlled by Allianz SE (‘Allianz’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Fiumaranuova S.r.l. (‘Fiumaranuova’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


ING is a global financial institution offering banking, investments, insurance and retirement services,










—


Allianz is a financial services provider active worldwide in the insurance and asset management business,










—


Fiumaranuova owns a shopping centre known as ‘Centro Commerciale Fiumara’ as well as the connected entertainment centre known as ‘Centro Divertimenti Fiumara’, both located in Genoa, the Liguria region in Italy.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7225 — Allianz/Rei Investment/Fiumaranuova, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Case F-140/12: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 14 May 2014  — Alexandrou v Commission (Civil Service — Open competition EPSO/AD/231/12 — Access to documents — Refusal of the confirmatory request for access to the multiple-choice questions put in the admission tests)
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, competition (EU)








C_2014194EN.01003901.xml










24.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 194/39





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 14 May 2014 — Alexandrou v Commission
(Case F-140/12) (1)

((Civil Service - Open competition EPSO/AD/231/12 - Access to documents - Refusal of the confirmatory request for access to the multiple-choice questions put in the admission tests))
2014/C 194/56
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Christodoulos Alexandrou (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: R. Duta, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commimssion (represented by: B. Eggers and G. Gattinara, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of the refusal of the confirmatory request for access, made by the applicant to the Commission, to some questions put to him in the pre-selection procedure of open competitions EPSO/AD/230 231/12.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Alexandrou to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2013, p. 76.
Case T-30/10: Judgment of the General Court of 14 May 2014  — Reagens v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for tin heat stabilisers — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Price fixing, market allocation and exchange of commercially sensitive information — Duration of the infringement — Fines — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Basic amount — Mitigating circumstances — Ability to pay — Equal treatment — Proportionality — Unlimited jurisdiction — Appropriateness of the amount of the fine)
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative procedure, equal treatment, fine, fixing of prices, infringement of EU law, iron and steel industry, market-sharing agreement, principle of proportionality, restriction on competition








C_2014202EN.01001702.xml










30.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 202/17





Judgment of the General Court of 14 May 2014 — Reagens v Commission
(Case T-30/10) (1)

((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European market for tin heat stabilisers - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Price fixing, market allocation and exchange of commercially sensitive information - Duration of the infringement - Fines - 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Basic amount - Mitigating circumstances - Ability to pay - Equal treatment - Proportionality - Unlimited jurisdiction - Appropriateness of the amount of the fine))
2014/C 202/21
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Reagens SpA (San Giorgio di Piano, Italy) (represented by: B. O’Connor, Solicitor, L. Toffoletti, E. De Giorgi and D. Gullo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Bourke, F. Ronkes Agerbeek and P. Van Nuffel, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 8682 final of 11 November 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38589 — Heat Stabilisers), or, in the alternative, a reduction in the amount of the fine imposed on the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The General Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Reagens SpA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 80, 27.3.2010.
Case T-334/14: Action brought on 14 May 2014  — Roca Sanitario v OHIM — Villeroy & Boch (Taps)
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, plumbing equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014261EN.01002601.xml










11.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 261/26





Action brought on 14 May 2014 — Roca Sanitario v OHIM — Villeroy & Boch (Taps)
(Case T-334/14)
2014/C 261/49
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Roca Sanitario, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: R. Guerras Mazón, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Villeroy & Boch AG (Mettlach, Germany)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 21 February 2014, in Case R 812/2012-3;










—


make an order for costs against OHIM and, as the case may be, the intervener if the latter enters an appearance and contests the action.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Registered Community design in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: Design of a tap — Community design registration number No 1 264 568-0004

Proprietor of the Community design: Applicant

Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community design: Villeroy & Boch AG

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: Lack of novelty and of individual character compared with its own design for a tap (No 00 584 560-0004)

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Application for a declaration of invalidity upheld

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed

Pleas in law: Breach of Article 6 of Regulation No 6/2002 in conjunction with Article 25(1)(b) of the same regulation.
Case T-198/12: Judgment of the General Court of 14 May 2014  — Germany v Commission (Approximation of laws — Directive 2009/48/EC — Safety of toys — Limit values for nitrosamines, nitrosatable substances, lead, barium, arsenic, antimony and mercury in toys — Commission decision not to approve fully the maintenance of national provisions derogating therefrom — Time-limited approval — Proof of a higher level of protection for human health offered by the national provisions)
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, approximation of laws, health care, product safety, toxic substance, toy industry








C_2014202EN.01002001.xml










30.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 202/20





Judgment of the General Court of 14 May 2014 — Germany v Commission
(Case T-198/12) (1)

((Approximation of laws - Directive 2009/48/EC - Safety of toys - Limit values for nitrosamines, nitrosatable substances, lead, barium, arsenic, antimony and mercury in toys - Commission decision not to approve fully the maintenance of national provisions derogating therefrom - Time-limited approval - Proof of a higher level of protection for human health offered by the national provisions))
2014/C 202/24
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: T. Henze and A. Wiedmann, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Patakia and G. Wilms, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision 2012/160/EU of 1 March 2012 concerning the national provisions notified by the German Federal Government maintaining the limit values for lead, barium, arsenic, antimony, mercury and nitrosamines and nitrosatable substances in toys beyond the entry into application of Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys (OJ 2012 L 80, p. 19).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that there is no need to adjudicate on the lawfulness of Commission Decision 2012/160/EU of 1 March 2012 concerning the national provisions notified by the German Federal Government maintaining the limit values for lead, barium, arsenic, antimony, mercury and nitrosamines and nitrosatable substances in toys beyond the entry into application of Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys, in so far as it concerns barium;










2.


Annuls the second paragraph of Article 1 of Decision 2012/160 in so far as it approved the national provisions setting the limit values for lead only until 21 July 2013;










3.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










4.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay one half of the costs incurred by the Federal Republic of Germany.






(1)  OJ C 200, 7.7.2012.
Case F-34/13: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (3rd Chamber) of 14 May 2014  — Alexandrou v Commission (Civil service — Open competition — Competition notice EPSO/AD/231/12 — Non-admission to the assessment tests — Access to documents)
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: EPSO, access to EU information, administrator, admission to examinations, competition (EU)








C_2014194EN.01004002.xml










24.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 194/40





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (3rd Chamber) of 14 May 2014 — Alexandrou v Commission
(Case F-34/13) (1)

((Civil service - Open competition - Competition notice EPSO/AD/231/12 - Non-admission to the assessment tests - Access to documents))
2014/C 194/59
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Christodoulos Alexandrou (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: R. Duta, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Eggers and G. Gattinara, Agents)

Re:

Application to annul the decision of the selection board for Competition EPSO/AD/231/12 not to admit the applicant to the assessment tests of that competition.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Alexandrou to bear his own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 207, 20/07/2013, p. 58.
Case F-11/13: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (3rd Chamber) of 14 May 2014  — Delcroix v EEAS (Civil Service — Official — EEAS — Head of delegation in a third country — Transfer to the seat of the EEAS — Early termination of functions as head of delegation)
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European External Action Service, European civil service, indemnification, reassignment








C_2014194EN.01003902.xml










24.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 194/39





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (3rd Chamber) of 14 May 2014 — Delcroix v EEAS
(Case F-11/13) (1)

((Civil Service - Official - EEAS - Head of delegation in a third country - Transfer to the seat of the EEAS - Early termination of functions as head of delegation))
2014/C 194/57
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Nicola Delcroix (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: initially D. Abreu Caldas, A. Coolen, É. Marchal and S. Orlandi, lawyers, then D. Abreu Caldas, J.-N. Louis and S. Orlandi, lawyers)

Defendant: European External Action Service (represented by: initially, R. Metsola and S. Marquardt, Agents, then S. Marquardt, Agent)

Re:

Application to annul the decision to transfer the applicant to a post at the seat of the EEAS and to terminate his posting at the EU delegation in Djibouti.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Annuls the decision, communicated by letter of 8 March 2012, to transfer Mr Delcroix to the seat of the European External Action Service and to thereby terminate early his posting as head of the European Union delegation in the Republic of Djibouti;










2.


Orders the European External Action Service to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Mr Delcroix.






(1)  OJ C 123, 27/04/2013, p. 29.
Case F-17/13: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (3rd Chamber) of 14 May 2014  — Cocco v Commission (Civil service — Contract staff — Recruitment — Call for expressions of interest EPSO/CAST/02/2010)
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: EPSO, administrative competition, servant (EU)








C_2014194EN.01004001.xml










24.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 194/40





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (3rd Chamber) of 14 May 2014 — Cocco v Commission
(Case F-17/13) (1)

((Civil service - Contract staff - Recruitment - Call for expressions of interest EPSO/CAST/02/2010))
2014/C 194/58
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Patricia Cocco (Hunting, France) (represented by: A. Salerno and B. Cortese, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Berardis-Kayser and G. Berscheid, Agents)

Re:

Application to annul the Commission decision rejecting the request to recruit the applicant submitted by OIL.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Annuls the decision of the European Commission of 25 April 2012, refusing to employ Ms Cocco as a member of the contract staff in function group III;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Ms Cocco.






(1)  OJ C 123, 27/04/2013, p. 30.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7248 — Cinven/Skandia) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Germany, economic concentration, investment company, life assurance, merger control








C_2014144EN.01002601.xml










14.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/26





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7248 — Cinven/Skandia)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 144/08)






1.


On 2 May 2014, 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 Heidelberg Leben Holding AG (Germany), controlled by Cinven Capital Management (V) General Partner Limited (‘Cinven’, Guernsey) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertakings Skandia Lebensversicherung AG (Germany), Skandia Versicherung Management & Service GmbH (Germany), Skandia Portfolio Management GmbH (Germany), Skandia Pension Consulting GmbH (Germany) and Skandia Austria Holding AG (Austria), all five target companies referred to as ‘Skandia’, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Cinven: private equity business active in the provision of investment management services to a number of investment funds,
—   for Skandia: provision of life insurance and in particular unit-linked products in Germany and Austria.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7248 — Cinven/Skandia, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7235 — SPC/Cargill/Golden Compound JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, biomaterials, economic concentration, financial services, foodstuff, merger control, plastics industry








C_2014144EN.01002401.xml










14.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7235 — SPC/Cargill/Golden Compound JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Теxt with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 144/06)






1.


On 2 May 2014, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking SPC Sunflower Plastic Compound GmbH (‘SPC’, Germany) controlled by U.S. Ukraine Support GmbH and Ulrich und Elke Meyer Invest GmbH (both of Germany), and Cargill GmbH (‘Cargill’, Germany) controlled by the Cargill Incorporated Group (USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Golden Compound GmbH (‘GC’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   SPC: Development, marketing and utilisation of processes and technologies for the production of biomaterials,
—   Cargill: Provision of products and services to the food, agricultural, financial and industrial sectors,
—   GC: Production of compounds made from plastic granules and sunflower seed husks, and research into improving the production process.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.
Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7235 — SPC/Cargill/Golden Compound JV by fax (+ 32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










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

(2)  ОJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Case C-239/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal du travail de Liège (Belgium) lodged on 14 May 2014  — Abdoulaye Amadou Tall v Centre public d’action sociale de Huy (CPAS de Huy)
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: foreign national, refugee, removal, residence permit, right of asylum, right to justice








C_2014223EN.01001001.xml










14.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 223/10





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal du travail de Liège (Belgium) lodged on 14 May 2014 — Abdoulaye Amadou Tall v Centre public d’action sociale de Huy (CPAS de Huy)
(Case C-239/14)
2014/C 223/14
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal du travail de Liège

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Abdoulaye Amadou Tall

Defendant: Centre public d’action sociale de Huy (CPAS de Huy)

Question referred

According to Article 39/1 of the Law of 15 December 1980 on entry to Belgian territory, residence, establishment and expulsion of foreign nationals read in conjunction with Articles 39/2(l), 3rd subparagraph, Article 39/76, Article 39/82(4), 2nd subparagraph (d) and 57/6/2 of the same law, only appeals seeking annulment and suspension due to extreme urgency may be brought against a decision refusing to consider a multiple asylum claim. Given that in such an appeal the court does not have full jurisdiction to determine issues of fact and law, the appeal does not have suspensory effect and that the applicant does not have the right of residence nor to material assistance while it is under consideration, are such appeals compatible with the requirements of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 39 of Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States (1) for granting and withdrawing refugee status which lay down the right to an effective remedy?


(1)  OJ 2005 L 326, p. 13.
Case T-500/13: Order of the General Court of 14 May 2014  — Seatech International and Others v Commission
Date: 2014-05-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: fishing controls, fishing licence, fishing vessel, fraud, ship's flag, third country








C_2014235EN.01003301.xml










21.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/33





Order of the General Court of 14 May 2014 — Seatech International and Others v Commission
(Case T-500/13) (1)

2014/C 235/44
Language of the case: French
The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 377, 21.12.2013.