do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7476 — Holtzbrinck Publishing Group/Springer Science+Business Media GP Acquisition SCA/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, publisher, telecommunications industry








C_2015074EN.01001001.xml










3.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 74/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7476 — Holtzbrinck Publishing Group/Springer Science+Business Media GP Acquisition SCA/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 74/09)






1.


On 24 February 2015, 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 Holtzbrinck Publishing Group (‘HPG’, Germany), controlled by Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. KG (‘Holtzbrinck’, Germany), and Springer Science+Business Media G.P. Acquisition SCA (‘SSBM SCA’, The Netherlands), controlled by BC Partners Holdings Limited (UK), acquire joint control within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation of a newly created joint venture (the ‘Joint Venture’) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


HPG is an international media company active in trade publishing, education and science, newspaper and magazines, as well as electronic media and services. HPG offers publishing services under three operational divisions ‘Macmillan Science and Education’ (science and education), Macmillan Publishers (fiction and non-fiction) and ‘Holtzbrink Digital, Information & Services’ (internet companies, news media and services),










—


SSBM SCA is the parent company of SSBM Group, active mainly in the publishing of academic journals and books, primarily in the science, technology and medical fields, and with some operations in the area of online databases and workflow tools and local language professional publishing, amongst other, in Germany and the Netherlands,










—


The Joint Venture will combine all activities of SSBM SCA and most of the activities of HPG’s business unit ‘Macmillan Science and Education’. It will be primarily active in academic publishing.














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 M.7476 — HPG/SSBM SCA/JV, 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7464 — Bladt Industries/EEW Special Pipe Constructions/TAG Energy Solutions Limited’s Assets)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, metallurgical industry, piping, steel








C_2015074EN.01000101.xml










3.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 74/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7464 — Bladt Industries/EEW Special Pipe Constructions/TAG Energy Solutions Limited’s Assets)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 74/01)
On 20 January 2015, 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 32015M7464. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/358 of 3 March 2015 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cereza del Jerte (PDO))
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Extremadura, Spain, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, stone fruit








L_2015062EN.01000501.xml










6.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 62/5








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/358
of 3 March 2015
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cereza del Jerte (PDO))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Cereza del Jerte’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1485/2007 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Cereza del Jerte’ (PDO) are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 3 March 2015.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1485/2007 of 14 December 2007 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Carne de Bísaro Transmontano or Carne de Porco Transmontano (PDO), Szegedi szalámi or Szegedi téliszalámi (PDO), Pecorino di Filiano (PDO), Cereza del Jerte (PDO), Garbanzo de Fuentesaúco (PGI), Lenteja Pardina de Tierra de Campos (PGI), Λουκούμι Γεροσκήπου (Loukoumi Geroskipou) (PGI), Skalický trdelník (PGI)) (OJ L 330, 15.12.2007, p. 13).

(3)  
            OJ C 387, 1.11.2014, p. 8.
Case F-37/15: Action brought on 3 March 2015 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Switzerland, allowances and expenses, occupational migration, pay








C_2015178EN.01002601.xml










1.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/26





Action brought on 3 March 2015 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-37/15)
(2015/C 178/27)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: C. Mourato, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision rejecting the applicant’s claim to pay him the double resettlement allowance when he moved to live in Switzerland.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the appointing authority of 19 May 2014 rejecting the applicant’s claim for payment of the resettlement allowance corresponding to the second month of his basic salary;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.
Case T-366/11 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 3 March 2015 — Bial-Portela v OHIM — Isdin (ZEBEXIR) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark ZEBEXIR — Earlier Community word mark ZEBINIX — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015127EN.01001701.xml










20.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/17





Judgment of the General Court of 3 March 2015 — Bial-Portela v OHIM — Isdin (ZEBEXIR)
(Case T-366/11 RENV) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ZEBEXIR - Earlier Community word mark ZEBINIX - Relative grounds for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2015/C 127/23)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Bial-Portela & Ca, SA (São Mamede do Coronado, Portugal) (represented by: B. Braga da Cruz and J. Pimenta, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Isdin, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: P. López Ronda, G. Macias Bonilla and G. Marín Raigal, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 April 2011 (Case R 1212/2009-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Bial-Portela & Ca, SA and Isdin, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 6 April 2011 (Case R 1212/2009-1);










2.


Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those of Bial-Portela & Ca, SA;










3.


Orders Isdin, SA to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 269, 10.9.2011.
Case C-104/15: Action brought on 3 March 2015 — European Commission v Romania
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Caras-Severin, copper, environmental protection, industrial pollution, mining industry, public health, zinc








C_2015146EN.01002901.xml










4.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/29





Action brought on 3 March 2015 — European Commission v Romania
(Case C-104/15)
(2015/C 146/35)
Language of the case: Romanian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: L. Nicolae, D. Loma-Osorio Lerena, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Romania

Form of order sought







—


Declare that, by not adopting the necessary measures to prevent pollution from dust particles coming from the Bosneag pond extension belonging to the copper and zinc mining operations of Moldomin at Moldova Noua, Romania has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4 and Article 13(2) of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (1);










—


Order Romania to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The action brought by the European Commission against Romania concerns the failure by the Romanian authorities to adopt the measures necessary to prevent pollution from dust particles coming from one of the ponds of a copper mining operation.
The Commission submits that, by not adopting the measures necessary to prevent the spread of dust particles from the surface of the Bosneag pond extension, which damage human health and the environment, Romania has not complied with Article 4 and Article 13(2) of Directive 2006/21/EC. The Commission considers that Romania must ensure the protection of human health and the environment from any negative effect whatsoever — even though it enjoys a certain degree of flexibility as to the specific measures that it must adopt — if the requirements defined in Article 4 of Directive 2006/21/EC are to be respected. The Commission also considers that Article 13(2) of the directive imposes a specific obligation on the competent authority, that is to say, that authority must ensure that the operator takes adequate measures to prevent or reduce the dust.
The Commission relies in these proceedings on the report of the competent Romanian authority for environmental protection, on information from the press and on the responses provided by Romania in the pre-litigation proceedings, all of which go to show that, in the area of Moldova Noua, there is significant pollution from dust coming from the Bosneag pond extension which, particularly at times when the wind is stronger, has a harmful effect on the health of the local inhabitants and the environment.
Furthermore, the Commission argues that Romania cannot rely on purely internal situations, such as the privatisation of Moldomin and the future environmental obligations of a buyer, in order to justify non-fulfilment of the obligations under the directive.


(1)  OJ L 102, p. 15.
Addendum to the calls for proposals under the multi-annual work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European transport infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020 ( OJ C 308, 11.9.2014 )
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, economic support, invitation to tender, trans-European network, transport infrastructure








C_2015074EN.01000801.xml










3.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 74/8





Addendum to the calls for proposals under the multi-annual work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European transport infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020
(Official Journal of the European Union C 308 of 11 September 2014)
(2015/C 74/06)
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport is announcing an addendum to the calls for proposals under the multi-annual work programme 2014 for grants in the field of the trans-European transport infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020, as published in the Official Journal (2014/C 308/07).
The addendum to the calls for proposals is available on:
http://inea.ec.europa.eu/en/cef/cef_transport/apply_for_funding/cef_transport_call_for_proposals_2014.htm
Joined Cases T-492/13 and T-493/13: Judgment of the General Court of 3 March 2015 — Schmidt Spiele v OHIM (Representation of boards for parlour games) (Community trade mark — Applications for figurative Community trade marks representing boards for parlour games — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, Article 7(1)(b) and Article 7(3))
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_2015127EN.01002401.xml










20.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/24





Judgment of the General Court of 3 March 2015 — Schmidt Spiele v OHIM (Representation of boards for parlour games)
(Joined Cases T-492/13 and T-493/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Applications for figurative Community trade marks representing boards for parlour games - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, Article 7(1)(b) and Article 7(3)))
(2015/C 127/32)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Schmidt Spiele (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: T. Sommer, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Schifko, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decisions of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 July 2013 (Cases R 1767/2012-1 and R 1768/2012-1), relating to applications for registration as Community trade marks of figurative marks representing boards for parlour games.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decisions of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 3 July 2013 (Cases R 1767/2012-1 and R 1768/2012-1), in so far as they dismiss the applications of Schmidt Spiele GmbH for goods and services other than ‘computers’, ‘(programs for) computer games; programs for video games recorded on cartridges, disks, CD-ROM, cassettes, tapes and mini-disks’, ‘computer software [recorded programs]; computer programs (downloadable); computer software [recorded programs]’, in Class 9, ‘goods made from paper and cardboard (included in Class 16); matter printed in colour’, in Class 16, ‘games [including electronic games and video games] except as apparatus adapted for screens or external monitors’, ‘playing cards’, ‘parlour games; games of cards’, ‘portable apparatus for electronic games’, ‘parlour games’ and ‘video games being apparatus adapted for use with screens or external monitors’, in Class 28, and ‘entertainment’, ‘arranging and conducting of entertainment events’ and ‘services in the field of leisure activities’, in Class 41.










2.


Dismisses the remainder of the action.










3.


Orders Schmidt Spiele to bear half the costs incurred by OHIM, and half its own costs. Orders OHIM to bear half the costs incurred by Schmidt Spiele, and half its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 325, 9.11.2013.
Case T-251/13: Order of the General Court of 3 March 2015 — Gemeente Nijmegen v Commission (Actions for annulment — State aid — Aid granted by a Netherlands municipality in favour of a professional football club — Decision to open the formal examination procedure provided for in Article 108(2) TFEU — Aid measure completely implemented on the date of the decision — Admissibility — Challengeable act)
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, municipality, sports body








C_2015138EN.01004901.xml










27.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/49





Order of the General Court of 3 March 2015 — Gemeente Nijmegen v Commission
(Case T-251/13) (1)

((Actions for annulment - State aid - Aid granted by a Netherlands municipality in favour of a professional football club - Decision to open the formal examination procedure provided for in Article 108(2) TFEU - Aid measure completely implemented on the date of the decision - Admissibility - Challengeable act))
(2015/C 138/64)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Gemeente Nijmegen (Netherlands) (represented by: H. Janssen and S. van der Heul, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2013) 1152 final of 6 March 2013 concerning the aid granted to Netherlands professional football clubs Vitesse, NEC, Willem II, MVV, PSV and FC Den Bosch between 2008 and 2011 (State aid SA.33584 (2013/C) (ex 2011/NN)).

Operative part of the order







1)


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2)


Gemeente Nijmegen is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 189, 29.6.2013.
Corrigendum to Council Decision 2014/401/CFSP of 26 June 2014 on the European Union Satellite Centre and repealing Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP on the establishment of a European Union Satellite Centre ( OJ L 188, 27.6.2014 )
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU office or agency, operation of the Institutions, satellite, satellite communications








L_2015058EN.01008601.xml










3.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 58/86







Corrigendum to Council Decision 2014/401/CFSP of 26 June 2014 on the European Union Satellite Centre and repealing Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP on the establishment of a European Union Satellite Centre

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 188 of 27 June 2014
)


On page 78, Article 13(1):
for:

               ‘… of 15 October 2011 …’,
read:

               ‘… of 15 October 2001 …’.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/385 of 3 March 2015 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Oli de l'Empordà/Aceite de L'Empordà (PDO)]
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Catalonia, Spain, designation of origin, labelling, olive oil, product designation








L_2015065EN.01000401.xml










10.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 65/4








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/385
of 3 March 2015
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Oli de l'Empordà/Aceite de L'Empordà (PDO)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Spain's application to register the name ‘Oli de l'Empordà’/‘Aceite de L'Empordà’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Oli de l'Empordà’/‘Aceite de L'Empordà’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Oli de l'Empordà’/‘Aceite de l'Empordà’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.5. Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 3 March 2015.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 358, 10.10.2014, p. 8.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).