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Notice concerning the provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party of the other part
Date: 2014-08-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cameroon, association agreement (EU), economic cooperation








L_2014254EN.01000101.xml










28.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 254/1







Notice concerning the provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party of the other part (1)


The European Union and the Republic of Cameroon have notified the completion of the procedures necessary for the provisional application of the Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, in accordance with Article 98 of that Agreement. Consequently, the Agreement applies provisionally as from 4 August 2014 between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon.


(1)  
            OJ L 57, 28.2.2009, p. 1.
Case T-641/14: Action brought on 28 August 2014 — Dellmeier/OHMI — Dell (LEXDELL)
Date: 2014-08-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, computer equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014380EN.01001801.xml










27.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 380/18





Action brought on 28 August 2014 — Dellmeier/OHMI — Dell (LEXDELL)
(Case T-641/14)
2014/C 380/24
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Alexandra Dellmeier (München, Germany) (represented by: J. Khöber, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Dell, Inc. (Round Rock, US)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal No R 0966/2013-2 of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market dated 4 June 2014 regarding the opposition proceedings No B 1  698 2892 against Community Trademark Application No 008114779 ‘LEXDELL’ and reject the opposition in its entirety.










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs incurred in the proceedings before the Court.










—


Set a date for an Oral Hearing for the case that findings of the Court are not possible without an Oral Hearing.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant.

Community trade mark concerned: The community word mark ‘LEXDELL’ for goods and services in classes 16, 25, 41 and 45 — Community trade mark application No 8 1 14  779.

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community figurative trade mark containing the verbal element ‘DELL’ registered under the No 6 4 20  641.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Partially upheld the opposition.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Rejected the appeal.

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 8(1)(b) and 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7346 — Montagu Funds/Astorg Funds/Diacine France) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-08-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2014287EN.01000301.xml










28.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/3





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7346 — Montagu Funds/Astorg Funds/Diacine France)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 287/04






1.


On 19 August 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Montagu funds and Astorg funds respectively managed and controlled by the undertakings Montagu Private Equity SAS (‘Montagu’, France), controlled by Montagu Private Equity LLP (United Kingdom), and Astorg Partners SAS (‘Astorg’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Diacine France SAS (‘Diacine France’, France), by way of purchase of shares and securities.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:
—   Montagu: French fund manager controlling several companies active within a broad range of industry sectors, including notably used car valuation, manufacture of margarine, healthcare and education,
—   Astorg: independent private equity firm incorporated under French law, which manages funds investing in a broad range of industries, such as healthcare, the manufacturing of glass bottles, cements or insurance brokerage,
—   Diacine France: holding company of Sebia SA, an in vitro diagnostics specialty company developing innovative diagnostics solutions for biologists and physicians in the fields of oncology, haemoglobin disorders and other metabolic disorders including diabetes.










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.7346 — Montagu Funds/Astorg Funds/Diacine France, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7182 — Visteon Corporation/Automotive Electronics Business of Johnson Controls)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-08-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2014287EN.01000102.xml










28.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7182 — Visteon Corporation/Automotive Electronics Business of Johnson Controls)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 287/02
On 16 May 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 32014M7182. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 930/2014 of 28 August 2014 amending for the 218 th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
Date: 2014-08-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic sanctions, international sanctions, terrorism








L_2014258EN.01000401.xml










29.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 258/4








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 930/2014
of 28 August 2014
         
amending for the 218th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.












(2)


On 20 August 2014 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to add one natural person to its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.












(3)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.












(4)


In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force immediately,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 August 2014.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments






(1)  
            OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.




ANNEX
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, the following entry shall be added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:


            ‘Qari Rahmat (alias Kari Rahmat). Date of birth: (a) 1981 (b) 1982. Place of birth: Shadal (variant Shadaal) Bazaar, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Address: (a) Kamkai Village, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (b) Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 20.8.2014.’
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7317 — Mercuria/JP Morgan Chase & CO Commodities Trading Business)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-08-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, energy storage, merger control








C_2014287EN.01000101.xml










28.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7317 — Mercuria/JP Morgan Chase & CO Commodities Trading Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 287/01
On 22 August 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,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32014M7317. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-408/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal du travail de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 28 August 2014  — Aliny Wojciechowski v Office national des pensions (ONP)
Date: 2014-08-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law - national law, pension scheme, wage earner








C_2014421EN.01001803.xml










24.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 421/18





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal du travail de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 28 August 2014 — Aliny Wojciechowski v Office national des pensions (ONP)
(Case C-408/14)
2014/C 421/27
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal du travail de Bruxelles

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Aliny Wojciechowski

Defendant: Office national des pensions (ONP)

Question referred

On a proper construction of the principle of sincere cooperation and Article 4(3) TEU, on the one hand, and of Article 34(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, on the other, is a Member State precluded from reducing or refusing a retirement pension payable to an employed person by virtue of the service performed, in accordance with the legislation of that Member State, where the total number of years worked in that Member State and within the European institutions exceeds the ‘occupational record unit’ of 45 years referred to in Article 10(a) of Royal Decree No 50 of 24 October 1967 on the retirement and survival pension of employed persons?
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-08-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014287EN.01000201.xml










28.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

27 August 2014
2014/C 287/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3177




JPY


Japanese yen


136,88




DKK


Danish krone


7,4539




GBP


Pound sterling


0,79400




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1608




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2068




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1555




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,750




HUF


Hungarian forint


312,55




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1967




RON


Romanian leu


4,3976




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8425




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4102




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4372




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,2123




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5735




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6433




KRW


South Korean won


1 336,71




ZAR


South African rand


14,0324




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0952




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6308




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 389,55




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1459




PHP


Philippine peso


57,530




RUB


Russian rouble


47,4986




THB


Thai baht


42,056




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9722




MXN


Mexican peso


17,2217




INR


Indian rupee


79,6565






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.