do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case F-111/14: Action brought on 17 October 2014  — ZZ and Others v Commission
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: promotion








C_2015007EN.01005402.xml










12.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 7/54





Action brought on 17 October 2014 — ZZ and Others v Commission
(Case F-111/14)
(2015/C 007/67)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ and Others (represented by: T. Bontinck and A. Guillerme, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

The declaration that Article 45 of the Staff Regulations and Annex I thereto, together with the corresponding transitional provisions, are unlawful and annulment of the decisions of the Appointing Authority relating to the promotion of the eight applicants, who are grade AST 9 officials, in the context of the 2014 annual promotion exercise.

Form of order sought







—


Principally: declare Article 45 of the Staff Regulations and Annex I thereto, together with the corresponding transitional provisions, unlawful;










—


annul the decisions of the Appointing Authority, of an individual and of a general scope, to block any possibility of promotion concerning the applicants, as grade AST 9 officials, in the context of the 2014 annual promotion exercise;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs;










—


in the alternative: annul the decisions of the Appointing Authority, of an individual and of a general scope, to block any possibility of promotion concerning the applicants, as grade AST 9 officials, in the context of the 2014 annual promotion exercise;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7412 — SVP/LSHL) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, foodstuff, investment company, merger control, packaging product, venture capital








C_2014368EN.01001801.xml










17.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7412 — SVP/LSHL)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 368/11






1.


On 9 October 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 Strategic Value Partners LLC (‘SVP’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Linpac Senior Holdings Limited (‘LSHL’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for SVP: investment firm that manages hedge funds and private equity funds and invests in public and private equity markets, debt markets and other alternative investment markets across the globe,
—   for LSHL: ultimate parent company of Linpac Packaging Limited, a supplier of plastic packaging for food.










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 this 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.7412 — SVP/LSHL, 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.7393 — Albemarle/Rockwood)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2014368EN.01001601.xml










17.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7393 — Albemarle/Rockwood)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 368/09






1.


On 9 October 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Albemarle Corporation (Albemarle, US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (Rockwood, US) by way of purchase of securities.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Albemarle: development, manufacturing and marketing of highly-engineered specialty chemicals for a diverse range of end markets including the petroleum refining, consumer electronics, plastics/packaging, construction, automotive, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, crop protection, food safety and custom chemistry services markets,
—   for Rockwood: development, manufacturing and marketing of technologically advanced and high value-added specialty chemicals, in particular lithium and lithium compounds, and surface treatment technologies and solutions, such as corrosion protection/prevention oils and maintenance chemicals.










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.7393 — Albemarle/Rockwood, 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’).
Decisions in the context of the monitoring of the implementation of decisions regarding restructuring and liquidation aid for financial institutions  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, aid for restructuring, control of State aid, financial institution, liquidation








C_2014369EN.01002101.xml










17.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 369/21





Decisions in the context of the monitoring of the implementation of decisions regarding restructuring and liquidation aid for financial institutions
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 369/03)






Date of adoption of the decision


23.07.2013




Reference number of the aid


SA.31646 (MC12/2010)




Member State


Germany




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sparkasse KölnBonn




Type of Decision


New decision related to the following Commission decision: C32/2009 (ex NN50/2009)




Content


Other adaptation




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
Case T-731/14: Action brought on 17 October 2014 — Agrotikos Sinetairismos Profiti Ilia v Council
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Russia, Ukraine, admissibility, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2015016EN.01004101.xml










19.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 16/41






Action brought on 17 October 2014 — Agrotikos Sinetairismos Profiti Ilia v Council
(Case T-731/14)
(2015/C 016/64)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Agrotikos Sinetairismos Profiti Ilia (Skidra, Greece) (represented by: C. Chrysogonos, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the contested Council Regulation (ΕU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2014. L 229, p. 1) and declare that the claim for annulment should be admissible in so far as the General Court of the European Union decides that all the conditions for the admissibility of the action for annulment are met; and










—


declare that the Council is liable to meet the costs incurred by the applicant and order the Council to pay its costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action the applicant relies on a single plea in law.






1.


The ground for annulment is an error in the choice of legal basis:






—


The applicant maintains that the contested regulation was erroneously adopted on the legal basis of Article 215 TFEU, although it is apparent from the objective and content of the regulation that it ought to have been adopted on the basis of Article 207 TFEU (formerly Article 133 EC) with regard to the common commercial policy and, consequently, ought to have been adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure. The applicant’s legal interest to bring proceedings is based on the fact that the contested measure is a regulatory act which does not entail any implementing measures within the meaning of the fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU and is of direct concern to the applicant.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014368EN.01000101.xml










17.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 October 2014
2014/C 368/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2749




JPY


Japanese yen


134,95




DKK


Danish krone


7,4455




GBP


Pound sterling


0,79700




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1931




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2061




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,4565




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,546




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,90




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2286




RON


Romanian leu


4,4300




TRY


Turkish lira


2,9017




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4645




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4446




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,8891




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6117




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6255




KRW


South Korean won


1 358,14




ZAR


South African rand


14,2101




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8071




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6648




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 653,93




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2025




PHP


Philippine peso


57,327




RUB


Russian rouble


52,4040




THB


Thai baht


41,423




BRL


Brazilian real


3,1688




MXN


Mexican peso


17,3750




INR


Indian rupee


78,8628






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 46/2014 of 20 January 2014 implementing Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus ( OJ L 16, 21.1.2014 )
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belarus, economic sanctions, international sanctions








L_2014299EN.01003201.xml










17.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 299/32







Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 46/2014 of 20 January 2014 implementing Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 16 of 21 January 2014
)


On page 4, Annex:
for:


                     ‘In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, entry No 210 shall be replaced by the following:’
                  
,read:


                     ‘In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, entry No 199 shall be replaced by the following:’
                  
;on page 4, Annex, table, first column:
for:


                     ‘210.’
                  
,read:


                     ‘199.’
                  
.
Action brought on 17 October 2014 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority against Iceland (Case E-20/14)
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: Iceland, carriage of passengers, carrier, infringement of EU law, liability, maritime transport, national implementing measure, transport accident








C_2014455EN.01001401.xml










18.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 455/14





Action brought on 17 October 2014 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority against Iceland
(Case E-20/14)
(2014/C 455/09)
An action against Iceland was brought before the EFTA Court on 17 October 2014 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority, represented by Markus Schneider and Clémence Perrin, acting as Agents of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, Rue Belliard 35, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.
The EFTA Surveillance Authority requests the EFTA Court to:






1.


Declare that by failing to adopt the measures necessary to make, as such and within the time prescribed, part of its internal legal order the Act referred to at point 56x of Chapter V of Annex XIII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Regulation (EC) No 392/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents), as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 7 of the Agreement.










2.


Order Iceland to bear the costs of these proceedings.





Legal and factual background and pleas in law adduced in support:







—


The application addresses Iceland’s failure to comply, no later than on 19 April 2014, with a reasoned opinion delivered by the EFTA Surveillance Authority on 19 February 2014 regarding that State’s failure to make, as such, part of its national legal order Regulation (EC) No 392/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents, as referred to at point 56x of Chapter V of Annex XIII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and as adapted to that Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto.










—


The EFTA Surveillance Authority submits that Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 7 of the EEA Agreement by failing to make the Regulation as such part of its internal legal order within the time prescribed.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7409 — Apollo Management/Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, economic concentration, insurance company, investment company, merger control








C_2014368EN.01002001.xml










17.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7409 — Apollo Management/Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 368/13






1.


On 9 October 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Management L.P. (‘Apollo’, United States), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade, S.A. and its affiliates (the ‘Tranquilidade Group’, Portugal), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


affiliates of Apollo invest in companies and debt issued by companies involved in various businesses throughout the world. Examples of current investments include, inter alia, companies in the chemical, cruise line, logistics, paper, and metals businesses,










—


the Tranquilidade Group provides insurance products and services, both in the life and non-life insurance segments. The company is based in Lisbon, Portugal and it operates mainly in Portugal.














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.7409 — Apollo Management/Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade 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 C-206/14: Order of the President of the Court of 17 October 2014 — European Commission v Republic of Estonia
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to EU information, dissemination of information, environmental protection, infringement of EU law, provision of documents








C_2015016EN.01002401.xml










19.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 16/24






Order of the President of the Court of 17 October 2014 — European Commission v Republic of Estonia
(Case C-206/14) (1)

(2015/C 016/37)
Language of the case: Estonian
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 212, 7.7.2014.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








C_2014368EN.01001401.xml










17.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/14





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2014/C 368/07
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


13.9.2014




Duration


13.9.2014–31.12.2014




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


LEZ/8ABDE.




Species


Megrims (Lepidorhombus spp.)




Zone


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


50/TQ43






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case C-405/13: Order of the President of the Court of 17 octobre 2014 — European Commission v Romania, intervening parties: Republic of Estonia, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Romania, domestic market, electrical energy, infringement of EU law, national implementing measure








C_2015016EN.01002201.xml










19.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 16/22






Order of the President of the Court of 17 octobre 2014 — European Commission v Romania, intervening parties: Republic of Estonia, Kingdom of the Netherlands
(Case C-405/13) (1)

(2015/C 016/32)
Language of the case: Romanian
The President of the Grand Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 260, 7.9.2013.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7395 — Mexichem/Vestolit)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, plastics industry








C_2014368EN.01001501.xml










17.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7395 — Mexichem/Vestolit)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 368/08






1.


On 10 October 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mexichem S.A.B. de CV (‘Mexichem’, Mexico) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of VESTO PVC Holding GmbH (‘Vestolit’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Mexichem: production and supply of PVC and intermediates (such as caustic soda, ethyl chloride, methyl chloride, hydrochloric acid and sodium sulphate), as well as PVC compounds, joints, plastic accessories and PVC pipe systems,
—   Vestolit: production and supply of PVC and PVC compounds and intermediates.










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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number Case M.7395 — Mexichem/Vestolit 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’).