do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7393 — Albemarle/Rockwood)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2015078EN.01000101.xml










6.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7393 — Albemarle/Rockwood)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 78/01)
On 13 November 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 32014M7393. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision 2014/738/EU of 9 October 2014 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions, for the refining of mineral oil and gas ( OJ L 307, 28.10.2014 )
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: exchange of information, gas, industrial pollution, oil refining, pollution control, technological change








L_2015062EN.01003501.xml










6.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 62/35







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision 2014/738/EU of 9 October 2014 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions, for the refining of mineral oil and gas

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 307 of 28 October 2014
)


In sections 1.20.6, 1.20.7, 1.21.1 and 1.21.2 of the Annex, the following title row is added to the respective tables:







‘Technique


Description’
Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Request made by a contracting entity
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, award of contract, competition, extraction of oil, gas, petroleum exploration








C_2015078EN.01001401.xml










6.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/14





Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Request made by a contracting entity
(2015/C 78/10)
On 2 February 2015 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement procedures by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 3 February 2015.
Until repealed (2), Directive 2004/17/EC applies to the award of contracts for the pursuit of, i.a., exploration for oil and gas, unless this activity is exempted pursuant to Article 30 of that Directive. From a procedural point of view, however, the provisions of the Directive 2014/25/EU (3) apply to requests for exemption, as the material conditions for granting an exemption remain unchanged as to substance.
This request, made by Hellenic Petroleum SA, concerns exploration for oil and gas in Greece. Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC Directive provides that the later Directive is not applicable when the relevant activity is directly exposed to competition in markets to which access is not restricted. These conditions are evaluated solely for the purposes of Directive 2004/17/EC and are without prejudice to the application of competition rules.
In case an exemption would be granted, its effect would expire on the date of transposition of Directive 2014/25/EU into national legislation or, at the latest, when Directive 2004/17/EC is repealed, given that the activity of exploration for oil and gas will no longer be covered by the provisions of Directive 2014/25/EU; hence no exemption will be needed.
Pursuant to letter (a) of first paragraph, of point 1 of Annex IV of Directive 2014/25/EU, the Commission is allowed a period of 105 working days to take a decision on this request, commencing on the working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 8 July 2015.


(1)  OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243.

(2)  With effect from 18 April 2016.

(3)  It entered into force on 18 April 2014.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/376 of 6 March 2015 implementing Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions








L_2015064EN.01001501.xml










7.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 64/15








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/376
of 6 March 2015
         
implementing Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (1), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 2 March 2011, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 204/2011.












(2)


Following the judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2014 in Case T-348/13 (2), Kadhaf Al Dam v Council, the entry concerning Ahmed Mohammed Qadhaf Al-Dam should be deleted from Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011. Furthermore, the entry concerning one other person as set out in that Annex should be updated.












(3)


Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 6 March 2015.


For the Council


The President

K. GERHARDS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 1.

(2)  Not yet published in the ECR.




ANNEX

1.   
The entry set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning the person listed below is replaced by the following entry:









 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘1.


ABDULHAFIZ, Colonel Mas'ud (a.k.a. ABDULHAFID (last name); Massoud (first name))


Position: Armed Forces Commander
Date of birth: 1 January 1937
Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya


3rd in command of Armed Forces. Significant role in Military Intelligence.


28.2.2011’






2.   
The entry set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning the person listed below is deleted:






‘8.


QADHAF AL-DAM, Ahmed Mohammed.’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7419 — TeliaSonera/Telenor/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications industry








C_2015078EN.01000601.xml










6.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7419 — TeliaSonera/Telenor/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 78/06)






1.


On 27 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 TeliaSonera AB (‘TeliaSonera’, Sweden) and Telenor Danmark Holding A/S (Denmark), controlled by Telenor ASA (‘Telenor’, Norway) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of a newly-created joint venture (the ‘JV’, Denmark) by way of contribution to the JV of their respective business activities in Denmark.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows:






—


TeliaSonera is active in Denmark as a mobile network operator providing mobile telecommunications services, including retail mobile services to end customers, wholesale access services and international roaming services. TeliaSonera also provides fixed telecommunications services, broadband internet services and television services in Denmark;










—


Telenor is also active in Denmark as a mobile network operator providing mobile telecommunications services, including retail mobile services to end customers, wholesale access services and international roaming services. Telenor also provides fixed telecommunications services, broadband internet services and television services in Denmark;










—


The JV will provide mobile and fixed telecommunications services, broadband internet services and, to a lesser extent, television services in Denmark.














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.7419 — TeliaSonera/Telenor/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’).
Case C-115/15: Reference for a preliminary ruling from Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) (United Kingdom) made on 6 March 2015 — Secretary of State for the Home Department v NA
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law, EU national, EU visa policy, child, child care, divorced person, foreign national, free movement of workers, freedom of movement, residence permit








C_2015171EN.01002001.xml










26.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/20





Reference for a preliminary ruling from Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) (United Kingdom) made on 6 March 2015 — Secretary of State for the Home Department v NA
(Case C-115/15)
(2015/C 171/24)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Secretary of State for the Home Department

Defendant: NA

Questions referred







1.


Must a third country national ex-spouse of a Union citizen be able to show that their former spouse was exercising Treaty rights in the host Member state at the time of their divorce in order to retain a right of residence under Article 13(2) of Directive 2004/38/EC (1)?










2.


Does an EU citizen have an EU law right to reside in a host member state under Articles 20 and 21 of the TFEU in circumstances where the only state within the EU in which the citizen is entitled to reside is his state of nationality, but there is a finding of fact by a competent tribunal that the removal of the citizen from the host member state to his state of nationality would breach his rights under Article 8 of the ECHR or Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU?










3.


If the EU citizen in (2) (above) is a child, does the parent having sole care of that child have a derived right of residence in the host member state if the child would have to accompany the parent on removal of the parent from the host member state?










4.


Does a child have a right to reside in the host Member State pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68/EEC (2) (now Article 10 of Regulation 492/2011/EU (3)) if the child’s Union citizen parent, who has been employed in the host Member State, has ceased to reside in the host Member State before the child enters education in that state?






(1)  Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC OJ L 158, p. 77.

(2)  Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of the Council of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community OJ L 257, p. 2.

(3)  Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union OJ L 141, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015078EN.01000401.xml










6.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 March 2015
(2015/C 78/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1069




JPY


Japanese yen


133,10




DKK


Danish krone


7,4542




GBP


Pound sterling


0,72510




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2140




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0697




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,5460




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,422




HUF


Hungarian forint


305,36




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1397




RON


Romanian leu


4,4453




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8663




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4205




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3770




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5847




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4777




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5156




KRW


South Korean won


1 218,84




ZAR


South African rand


13,0163




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,9382




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6585




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 363,07




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0416




PHP


Philippine peso


48,848




RUB


Russian rouble


67,6095




THB


Thai baht


35,885




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3009




MXN


Mexican peso


16,6566




INR


Indian rupee


68,9098






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7557 — Apax Partners / Azelis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2015078EN.01000701.xml










6.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7557 — Apax Partners / Azelis)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 78/07)






1.


On 26 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 undertaking Apax Partners LLP (‘AP’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Azelis SA (‘Azelis’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for AP: investment advisory services in relation to private equity funds investing in a range of industry sectors,
—   for Azelis: speciality and commodity chemicals distribution.










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.7557 — Apax Partners / Azelis, 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.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, livestock farming, silviculture








C_2015079EN.01001501.xml










6.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 79/15





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty)
(2015/C 079/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


14.11.2014




Aid number


SA.37502 (2013/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Soutien aux exploitants en difficulté — Assistance technique




Legal basis








—


articles D. 354-1 à D. 354-15 du code rural et de la pêche maritime










—


arrêté du 22 janvier 2009 fixant le montant des aides au redressement des exploitations en difficulté








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Technical support (AGRI)




Form of aid


Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 3 5 00  000 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


14.11.2014 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'agroalimentaire et de la forêt




3 rue Barbet de Jouy 75349 Paris 07








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-257/14: Judgment of the General Court of 6 March 2015 — Novomatic v OHIM — Berentzen Mally Marketing plus Services (BLACK JACK TM) (Community trade mark — Opposition Proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark BLACK JACK TM — Earlier Community word and figurative marks BLACK TRACK — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, gaming, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015138EN.01004801.xml










27.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/48





Judgment of the General Court of 6 March 2015 — Novomatic v OHIM — Berentzen Mally Marketing plus Services (BLACK JACK TM)
(Case T-257/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition Proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark BLACK JACK TM - Earlier Community word and figurative marks BLACK TRACK - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2015/C 138/62)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Novomatic AG (Gumpoldskirchen, Austria) (represented by: W. Mosing, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by A. Pohlmann, and subsequently by S. Hanne, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Berentzen Mally Marketing plus Services GmbH (Meerbusch, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 February 2014 (Case R 329/2012-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Berentzen Mally Marketing plus Services GmbH and Novomatic AG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 18 February 2014 (Case R 329/2012-4);










2.


Orders OHIM to pay the costs, including those incurred in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.






(1)  OJ C 194, 24.6.2014.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7503 — Talanx/Mota Engil/Indaqua) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, insurance company, merger control, water management








C_2015078EN.01000501.xml










6.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7503 — Talanx/Mota Engil/Indaqua)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 78/05)






1.


On 26 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 Mota Engil Ambiente e Serviços, SGPS S.A. (‘Mota Engil’, Portugal) which belongs to Mota Engil SGPS (‘Mota Engil Group’, Portugal) and Talanx Infrastructure Portugal GmbH (‘Talanx’, Germany), which is ultimately controlled by HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G. (‘HDI Group’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Indaqua Industry and water management, S.A. (‘Indaqua’, Portugal) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Talanx AG belongs to the HDI Group, which is active in the insurance business on a global level,










—


Mota Engil is active in engineering and construction, environment and services, mining, port operations and waste management sectors,










—


Indaqua is active in the provision of retail water supply services including the supply of water for human and industry consumption and wastewater treatment.














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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7503 — Talanx/Mota Engil/Indaqua 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.