do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7262 — Ageas/Ocidental Seguros/Médis)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, merger control, provision of services








C_2014205EN.01000101.xml










2.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 205/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7262 — Ageas/Ocidental Seguros/Médis)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 205/01)
On 25 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 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,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32014M7262. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7290 — Apple/Beats)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer equipment, economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control, music








C_2014205EN.01001401.xml










2.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 205/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7290 — Apple/Beats)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 205/09)






1.


On 24 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 undertaking Apple Inc. (United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertakings Beats Electronics, LLC and Beats Music, LLC (United States of America) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Apple Inc.: design, manufacturing and marketing of mobile communication and media devices, personal computers and portable digital music players, and sale of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications,
—   for Beats Electronics, LLC: design, development and promotion of specialist audio technology, including headphones, audio speakers and, to a limited extent, audio software/hardware technology for computer hardware devices,
—   for Beats Music, LLC: distribution of music.










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.










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.7290 — Apple/Beats 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’).
Case T-501/14: Action brought on 2 July 2014  — Fami-Cuatro de Inversiones v Commission
Date: 2014-07-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, hire purchase








C_2014282EN.01005302.xml










25.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/53





Action brought on 2 July 2014 — Fami-Cuatro de Inversiones v Commission
(Case T-501/14)
2014/C 282/70
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Fami-Cuatro de Inversiones, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. De Juan Casadevall, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


in the alternative, if the ‘Spanish Tax Lease System’ (STLS) is held to be unlawful State aid, order recovery only until the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the decision initiating the formal investigation, namely, 21 September 2011; and










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are those raised in Case T-500/14 Derivados del Flúor v Commission.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7244 — China Huaxin Post and Telecommunication Economy Development Center/Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Business)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology, investment company, merger control, software








C_2014205EN.01000201.xml










2.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 205/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7244 — China Huaxin Post and Telecommunication Economy Development Center/Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 205/02)
On 25 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 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,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32014M7244. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case F-5/13: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 2 June 2014  — Da Cunha Almeida v Commission (Civil service — Open competition — Non-inclusion on the reserve list — Verbal reasoning test — Plea of illegality of the competition notice — Choice of the second language from three languages — Principle of non-discrimination)
Date: 2014-07-02
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, competition (EU), customs








C_2014315EN.01007301.xml










15.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 315/73





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 2 June 2014 — Da Cunha Almeida v Commission
(Case F-5/13) (1)

((Civil service - Open competition - Non-inclusion on the reserve list - Verbal reasoning test - Plea of illegality of the competition notice - Choice of the second language from three languages - Principle of non-discrimination))
2014/C 315/122
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Paulo Jorge Da Cunha Almeida (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: J. Grayston, solicitor, G. Pandey and M. Gambardella, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and B. Eggers, Agents)

Re:

Application to annul the decision not to include the applicant in the reserve list for competition EPSO/AD/205/10.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Annuls the decision of the selection board of Competition EPSO/AD/205/10 of 9 March 2012, transmitted by the European Personnel Selection Office, refusing the request of Mr Da Cunha Almeida for review, following his exclusion from the reserve list of the competition by a decision of 23 December 2011.










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder.










3.


Declares that the European Commission is to bear its own costs and orders it to pay the costs incurred by Mr Da Cunha Almeida.






(1)  OJ C 123, 27.4.2013, p. 29.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7169 — Weichai Power/Kion Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: commercial vehicle, economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2014205EN.01001201.xml










2.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 205/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7169 — Weichai Power/Kion Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 205/07)






1.


On 19 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 undertaking Weichai Power Co. Ltd (‘Weichai’, China), controlled by Shandong Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd (‘SHIG’, China), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Kion Group AG (‘Kion’, Germany) following a share transaction.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Weichai: automotive and equipment manufacturing group operating in power assembly (engines, gear boxes and axles), commercial vehicles, automobile electronics and parts, high pressure hydraulic pumps, hydraulic motors, hydraulic valves, gears and gear drives, ancillary castings and foundry of other hydraulic components,
—   for SHIG: group active in commercial vehicles, construction machinery (including forklift trucks), power systems, auto parts, and yachts,
—   for Kion: manufacturer of forklift trucks, warehouse handling equipment and other industrial trucks.










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.7169 — Weichai Power/Kion Group, 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 T-500/14: Action brought on 2 July 2014  — Derivados del Flúor v Commission
Date: 2014-07-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, hire purchase








C_2014282EN.01005301.xml










25.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/53





Action brought on 2 July 2014 — Derivados del Flúor v Commission
(Case T-500/14)
2014/C 282/69
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Derivados del Flúor, SA (Bilbao, Spain) (represented by: J. De Juan Casadevall, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


in the alternative, if the ‘Spanish Tax Lease System’ (STLS) is held to be unlawful State aid, order recovery only until the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the decision initiating the formal investigation, namely, 21 September 2011; and










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

By the present action, the applicant contests Commission Decision C (2013) 4426 final of 17 July 2013 on the tax regime applicable to certain finance lease agreements, also known as the Spanish Tax Lease System (State Aid SA.21233 C/2011 (ex NN/2011, ex CP 137/2006))
The pleas in law and main arguments are similar to those raised in Case T-401/14 Duro Felguera v Commission and Case T-700/13 Bankia v Commission.
The applicant alleges, in particular: incorrect application in the present case of Articles 17, 18 and 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 TFEU; inexistence of a competitive tax advantage; incorrect identification of the beneficiary of the State aid; compatibility of the State aid with the interior market; misuse of powers by the Commission; and breach of the principles of equal treatment and the protection of legitimate expectations.