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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7269 — Kallisto/CABB International)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2014180EN.01000101.xml










13.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7269 — Kallisto/CABB International)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 180/01)
On 5 June 2014, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language 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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7269. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-438/14: Action brought on 13 June 2014 — Silec Cable and General Cable v Commission
Date: 2014-06-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: fine, restriction on competition, rights of the defence








C_2014282EN.01004401.xml










25.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/44





Action brought on 13 June 2014 — Silec Cable and General Cable v Commission
(Case T-438/14)
2014/C 282/58
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Silec Cable (Montereau Fault Yonne, France); and General Cable Corp. (Wilmington, United States) (represented by: I. Sinan, Barrister)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


Set aside Article 1 of the Commission Decision C (2014) 2139 final of 2 April 2014 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement, Case COMP/AT.39610 — Power Cables (the ‘Decision’) as it pertains to Silec Cable and General Cable;










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In the alternative, amend Article 2 of the Decision and reduce the amount of the fine imposed on Silec Cable and General Cable in light of the arguments put forward in support of the application;










—


Order the European Commission to pay all of the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on five pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the Commission committed an error of law and did not satisfy its burden of proof under Article 2 of Council Regulation No 1/2003.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the Commission committed an error of law and infringed the principles of burden of proof and presumption of innocence in asserting that Silec Cable was under a positive obligation to publicly distance itself from the alleged cartel.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the Commission committed a manifest error of assessment and infringed the principle of equal treatment in concluding that Silec Cable directly participated in the alleged cartel as of 30 November 2005.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the Commission committed a manifest error of assessment and infringed the principle of equal treatment in treating Silec Cable differently and inconsistently with the way it treated other recipients of the Decision.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging that, at a minimum, the Commission committed a manifest error of assessment and infringed the principle of equal treatment and proportionality in not characterizing Silec Cable as a fringe player.
Case T-440/14: Action brought on 13 June 2014 — Premo v OHIM — Prema Semiconductor (PREMO)
Date: 2014-06-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, superconducting alloy, trade-mark law








C_2014315EN.01006602.xml










15.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 315/66





Action brought on 13 June 2014 — Premo v OHIM — Prema Semiconductor (PREMO)
(Case T-440/14)
2014/C 315/111
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Premo, SL (Málaga, Spain) (represented by: E. Cornu, F. de Visscher and E. De Gryse, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Prema Semiconductor GmbH (Mainz, Germany)

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 11 April 2014 in Case R 1719/2011-5;










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Subsidiarily, annul the contested decision to the extent that it upheld the opposition regarding ‘induction coils’, ‘inductive resisters’, ‘electric transformers’ and ‘antiparasitic transformers and filters’;










—


Order the OHIM, and if appropriate the intervening party, to pay the costs





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘PREMO’ for goods in Class 9 — Community trade mark application No 5 5 20  788

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Prema Semiconductor GmbH

Mark or sign cited in opposition: The national word mark ‘PREMA’ for goods in Class 9

Decision of the Opposition Division: The opposition was partially upheld

Decision of the Board of Appeal: The appeal was partially dismissed

Pleas in law:







—


Infringement of Rule 22, 6o of Regulation 2868/95 and the rights of defence of the Applicant;










—


Infringement of Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-305/13 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 13 June 2014  — SACE and Sace BT v Commission (Application for interim measures — State aid — Capital injections in favour of an insurance company by its public holding company — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery — Application for suspension of operation of the decision — Prima facie case — Urgency — Weighing up of interests)
Date: 2014-06-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, export credit insurance, reinsurance








C_2014315EN.01006001.xml










15.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 315/60





Order of the President of the General Court of 13 June 2014 — SACE and Sace BT v Commission
(Case T-305/13 R)
((Application for interim measures - State aid - Capital injections in favour of an insurance company by its public holding company - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery - Application for suspension of operation of the decision - Prima facie case - Urgency - Weighing up of interests))
2014/C 315/100
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicants: Servizi assicurativi del commercio estero SpA (SACE SpA) (Rome, Italy) and Sace BT SpA (Rome) (represented by: M. Siragusa et G. Rizza, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Conte and D. Grespan, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicants: The Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and S. Fiorentino, lawyer)

Re:

Application seeking the suspension of the operation of Commission Decision C (2013) 1501 final of 20 March 2013 on the measures SA.23425 (2011/C) (ex NN 41/2010) implemented by Italy in 2004 and 2009 for SACE BT S.p.A.

Operative part of the order







1.


The Order of 28 February 2014 in Case T-305/13 R is cancelled.










2.


The operation of Article 5 of Commission Decision C (2013) 1501 final of 20 March 2013 on the measures SA.23425 (2011/C) (ex NN 41/2010) implemented by Italy in 2004 and 2009 for SACE BT S.p.A. is suspended in so far as the Italian authorities are obliged to recover from that company an amount in excess of EUR [confidential].










3.


Costs are reserved.
Case T-453/14: Action brought on 13 June 2014  — Magyar Bencés Kongregáció Pannonhalmi Főapátság v European Parliament
Date: 2014-06-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Parliament, indemnification, infringement of EU law, rights of the defence, traineeship








C_2014303EN.01004201.xml










8.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 303/42





Action brought on 13 June 2014 — Magyar Bencés Kongregáció Pannonhalmi Főapátság v European Parliament
(Case T-453/14)
2014/C 303/50
Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties


Applicant: Magyar Bencés Kongregáció Pannonhalmi Főapátság (Pannonhalma, Hungary) (represented by: D. Sobor, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought







—


Annul decision MS/sd(IPOL-COM-PETI D (2014) 14486) of the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament of 16 April 2014 to file without further action the petition presented in the Lónyay Mansion in Rusovce (Slovakia) case;










—


Order the European Parliament to examine the petition and take all the measures required by law;










—


Order the European Parliament to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant argues that the Petitions Committee infringed procedural rules in that no reasons were stated for the contested decision.
In that regard, the applicant points out that, pursuant to Rule [215](8) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, petitions declared inadmissible by the committee are to be filed and the petitioner informed of the decision and the reasons for it. The applicant also states that, in breach of that Rule, the defendant gave no reasons for its view that the subject matter of the petition had no connection with the European Union's fields of activity. The applicant also cites the judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2011 in Case T-308/07 Tegebauer v Parliament [2011] ECR II-279.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014180EN.01000501.xml










13.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

12 June 2014
(2014/C 180/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3528




JPY


Japanese yen


138,12




DKK


Danish krone


7,4602




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80390




SEK


Swedish krona


9,0637




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2174




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1085




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,420




HUF


Hungarian forint


305,84




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1040




RON


Romanian leu


4,3910




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8498




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4383




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4690




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,4863




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5591




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6879




KRW


South Korean won


1 375,88




ZAR


South African rand


14,4648




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,4127




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5875




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 945,61




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3493




PHP


Philippine peso


59,164




RUB


Russian rouble


46,4520




THB


Thai baht


43,905




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0216




MXN


Mexican peso


17,5769




INR


Indian rupee


80,0114






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Intermediate update of the correction coefficients applicable from 1 January 2014 to the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union
Date: 2014-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Denmark, European official, remuneration of work, servant (EU), wage determination








C_2014180EN.01000801.xml










13.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/8





Intermediate update
 of the correction coefficients applicable from 1 January 2014 to the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union
(2014/C 180/07)







Place of employment


Correction Coefficient for remuneration




CY


Nicosia


80,8














Country


Correction Coefficient for pensions




DK


Denmark


126,3
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7219 — Sonaci/DTS/Sonaci DT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Angola, economic concentration, merger control, oil industry, public sector




C_2014180EN.01002501.xml










13.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/25





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7219 — Sonaci/DTS/Sonaci DT)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 180/13)






1.


On 5 June 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 Sonangol Comercializacao Internacional Ltd (‘Sonaci’, of Angola), ultimately controlled by the Angolan State, and DTS Holdings (Singapore) Pte. Ltd (‘DTS’, of Singapore), a joint venture between Trafigura Beheer B.V. (of the Netherlands) and Cochan Ltd (of the Bahamas), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Sonaci DT Pte. Ltd (‘Sonaci DT’, of Singapore) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:


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for Sonaci: 
 it acts as an agent for Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola, Empresa Publica, in the marketing of crude oil and natural gas. Sonaci procures and negotiates the sale and purchase of these products,


—
   
for DTS: 
 it holds a diversified portfolio of interests in trading, shipping infrastructure, mining, logistics, real estate and oil products distribution business primarily in Angola and Southern Africa. It also currently owns an LNG trading business,


—
   
Sonaci DT 
 will be active in the international trading of LNG.










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.7219 — Sonaci/DTS/Sonaci DT, 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.