do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7109 — Deutsche Telekom/GTS)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications industry








C_2015112EN.01000101.xml










2.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7109 — Deutsche Telekom/GTS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 112/01)
On 14 April 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 32014M7109. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7501 — China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute/Wärtsilä Technology/CSSC Wärtsilä Engine)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle, shipbuilding, technology








C_2015112EN.01000201.xml










2.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7501 — China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute/Wärtsilä Technology/CSSC Wärtsilä Engine)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 112/03)
On 25 March 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 English 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 32015M7501. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7444 — Constellation Hotels Holding Limited S.C.A./InterContinental Hotels Group/InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hotel industry, merger control








C_2015112EN.01002101.xml










2.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7444 — Constellation Hotels Holding Limited S.C.A./InterContinental Hotels Group/InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 112/08)






1.


On 25 March 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 Constellation Hotels Holding Ltd S.C.A. (‘Constellation’, Luxembourg) and InterContinental Hotels Group (‘IHG’, United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation Joint control over the whole of the undertaking InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel (‘Le Grand Hotel’, France) by way of purchase of shares and management contract.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Constellation acquires and owns hotels and real estate.










—


IHG operates, franchises, and owns hotels on a worldwide basis.










—


Le Grand Hotel is a four star hotel located in Paris, France.














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 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.7444 — Constellation Hotels Holding Limited S.C.A./InterContinental Hotels Group/InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel, 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.7539 — GIP II/ACS/DevCo)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, telecommunications industry








C_2015112EN.01000102.xml










2.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7539 — GIP II/ACS/DevCo)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 112/02)
On 27 March 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 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 32015M7539. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-167/15: Action brought on 2 April 2015 — Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise v OHIM — Freistaat Bayern (NEUSCHWANSTEIN)
Date: 2015-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Germany, gift item, registered trade mark, tourism, trade-mark law








C_2015178EN.01002301.xml










1.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/23





Action brought on 2 April 2015 — Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise v OHIM — Freistaat Bayern (NEUSCHWANSTEIN)

(Case T-167/15)
(2015/C 178/23)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicants: Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise e.V. (Veitsbronn, Deutschland) (represented by: B. Bittner, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Appeal Board: Freistaat Bayern (Munich, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘NEUSCHWANSTEIN’

Procedure before OHIM: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the OHIM of 22 January 2015 in Case R 28/2014-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


declare the sign ‘NEUSCHWANSTEIN’ — Community trade mark No 10 144 392 — invalid;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7553 — PAI/Lion Adventure)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, zoo








C_2015112EN.01000202.xml










2.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7553 — PAI/Lion Adventure)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 112/04)
On 25 March 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 32015M7553. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-166/15: Action brought on 2 April 2015 — Gramberg v OHIM — Mahdavi Sabet (Protective case for a mobile telephone)
Date: 2015-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, designs and models, mobile phone, packaging, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015198EN.01004002.xml










15.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 198/40





Action brought on 2 April 2015 — Gramberg v OHIM — Mahdavi Sabet (Protective case for a mobile telephone)
(Case T-166/15)
(2015/C 198/55)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Claus Gramberg (Essen, Germany) (represented by: S. Kettler, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sorouch Mahdavi Sabet (Paris, France)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Proprietor of the design at issue: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Design at issue: Community design No 1 968 496-0002

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 January 2015 in Case R 460/2013-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and declare Community design No 1 968 496-0002 invalid;
in the alternative,










—


annul the contested decision and remit the case to the Board of Appeal for a new decision on the invalidity of Community design No 1 968 496-0002;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of 5(1)(b) Regulation No 6/2002;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1) of Regulation No 6/2002.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,05 % on 1 April 2015 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest








C_2015112EN.01000301.xml










2.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/3





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,05 % on 1 April 2015
Euro exchange rates (2)

1 April 2015
(2015/C 112/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0755




JPY


Japanese yen


129,29




DKK


Danish krone


7,4708




GBP


Pound sterling


0,72850




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2541




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0426




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,6695




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,543




HUF


Hungarian forint


298,52




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0608




RON


Romanian leu


4,4130




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8064




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4153




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3632




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3382




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4472




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4696




KRW


South Korean won


1 187,67




ZAR


South African rand


13,0011




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,6662




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6483




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 021,81




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9785




PHP


Philippine peso


47,917




RUB


Russian rouble


62,4363




THB


Thai baht


34,965




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3994




MXN


Mexican peso


16,3847




INR


Indian rupee


67,2161






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

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