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Case F-122/15: Action brought on 22 August 2015 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2015-08-22
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, staff regulations (EU), transfer of pension rights








C_2015354EN.01005702.xml










26.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/57





Action brought on 22 August 2015 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-122/15)
(2015/C 354/70)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: S. Orlandi and T. Martin, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

The annulment of the decision transferring the applicant’s pension rights to the European Union pension scheme, which applies the new general implementing provisions (GIP) for Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


Declare illegal Article 9 of the general implementing provisions for Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations;










—


Annul the decision of 6 January 2015 confirming the transfer of the pension rights acquired prior to his entry to the service pursuant to the general implementing provisions adopted on 3 March 2011 for Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations;










—


Order the Commission to pay the costs.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7741 — Apollo Management/Stemcor) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bulk product, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, iron and steel industry, logistics, merger control, wholesale trade








C_2015278EN.01000601.xml










22.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7741 — Apollo Management/Stemcor)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 278/06)






1.


On 14 August 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 Apollo Group (‘Apollo’, US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Stemcor Limited and Stemcor Holding 2 Limited and their subsidiaries (‘Stemcor’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Apollo: investment funds,
—   for Stemcor: steel trading, shipping and logistics of steel products and break bulk.










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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7741 — Apollo Management/Stemcor, 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.7690 — CVC/Douglas Group) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cosmetics industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, retail selling, retail trade








C_2015278EN.01000301.xml










22.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7690 — CVC/Douglas Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 278/02)
On 3 August 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 32015M7690. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1243/2014 of 20 November 2014 laying down rules pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund with regard to the information to be sent by Member States, as well as on data needs and synergies between potential data sources (OJ L 334, 21.11.2014)
Date: 2015-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European fisheries fund, aid recipient, common fisheries policy, data recording, database, disclosure of information, distribution of EU funding, exchange of information, information storage, shipping policy








L_2015221EN.01000701.xml










22.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 221/7







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1243/2014 of 20 November 2014 laying down rules pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund with regard to the information to be sent by Member States, as well as on data needs and synergies between potential data sources

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 334 of 21 November 2014
)


In Annex I, Part C, Field 14, column ‘Data needs and synergies’:
for:


                  ‘Data field 53 of Annex III to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014’,

read:


                  ‘Data field 80 of Annex III to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014’.

In Annex I, Part C, Field 15, column ‘Data needs and synergies’:
for:


                  ‘Data field 54 of Annex III to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014’,

read:


                  ‘Data field 81 of Annex III to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7711 — Advent International/Bain Capital/ICBPI) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic money, financial institution, investment company, merger control, securities








C_2015278EN.01000701.xml










22.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7711 — Advent International/Bain Capital/ICBPI)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 278/07)






1.


On 12 August 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which funds managed by Advent International Corporation (‘Advent International’, USA) and funds managed by Bain Capital Investors, LLC. (‘Bain Capital’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane SpA (‘ICBPI’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Advent International: a private equity investor active in various sectors, including industrial, retail, media, communications, information technology, internet, healthcare and pharmaceuticals,
—   for Bain Capital: private equity investment firm that invests in companies across most industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing,
—   for ICBPI: banking group active in Italy in the provision of payment card issuing, merchant acquiring, terminal management, payment services, securities services, and regulatory/compliance management services.










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.7711 — Advent International/Bain Capital/ICBPI, 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’).
Communication from the Commission — Publication of the application for the amendment of a traditional term as provided for in Articles 33 and 37 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009
Date: 2015-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, consumer information, designation of origin, disclosure of information, location of production, originating product, product designation, quality label, wine








C_2015278EN.01000101.xml










22.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/1





COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION
Publication of the application for the amendment of a traditional term as provided for in Articles 33 and 37 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 (1)

(2015/C 278/01)
In accordance with Articles 33 and 37 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009, an application for the amendment of a traditional term shall be published in the Official Journal, Series C, in order to inform third parties of the existence of such an application, with a view to possibly objecting to the recognition and protection of the term concerned.
The text to be published is the following:
PUBLICATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE AMENDMENT OF A TRADITIONAL TERM
AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES 33 AND 37 OF COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 607/2009






Date received


3 March 2014




Number of pages


10




Language of the application


French




Case Number


TDT-FR-A1646-AM01





Requester

Competent authority of the Member State:





Ministry of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Forestry




DGPE




3, rue Barbet de Jouy




75349 Paris SP




FRANCE





Name: Cru classé 1855


Whether or not supplemented by:

Grand, Premier grand, Deuxième, Troisième, Quatrième, Cinquième






—


Traditional term within the meaning of Article 112(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013





Language







—


Article 31(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009





List of protected designations of origin or geographical indications concerned (without amendments)






—


PDO-FR-A0186 ‘Barsac’;










—


PDO-FR-A1012 ‘Graves’;










—


PDO-FR-A0993 ‘Saint-Emilion grand cru’;










—


PDO-FR-A0730 ‘Médoc’;










—


PDO-FR-A0710 ‘Haut-Médoc’;










—


PDO-FR-A0329 ‘Margaux’;










—


PDO-FR-A0713 ‘Pauillac’;










—


PDO-FR-A0162 ‘Pessac-Léognan’;










—


PDO-FR-A0500 ‘Saint-Julien’;










—


PDO-FR-A0178 ‘Saint-Estèphe’;










—


PDO-FR-A0819 ‘Sauternes’.





Grapevine product categories







—


1. Wine (point 1 of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council)





Definition (without amendments)






—


Expression related to the quality of a wine, to its history as well as to a type of area evoking a hierarchy of merit among wines coming from a specific estate.





Amendment







—


of the traditional term ‘Cru classé’





Whether or not supplemented by:

Grand, Premier grand, Deuxième, Troisième, Quatrième, Cinquième

And/or whether or not supplemented by:







—


1855.






(1)  OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015278EN.01000401.xml










22.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

21 August 2015
(2015/C 278/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1281




JPY


Japanese yen


138,40




DKK


Danish krone


7,4629




GBP


Pound sterling


0,71980




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5314




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0765




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2745




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021




HUF


Hungarian forint


312,77




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2038




RON


Romanian leu


4,4295




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3039




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5384




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4787




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7441




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6936




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5852




KRW


South Korean won


1 346,41




ZAR


South African rand


14,5991




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2064




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5590




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 725,28




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6915




PHP


Philippine peso


52,653




RUB


Russian rouble


77,0944




THB


Thai baht


40,191




BRL


Brazilian real


3,9161




MXN


Mexican peso


18,9972




INR


Indian rupee


74,3454






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7696 — Lone Star/Balta) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, merger control, textile industry








C_2015278EN.01000302.xml










22.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7696 — Lone Star/Balta)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 278/03)
On 5 August 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 32015M7696. 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.7733 — Tokio Marine/HCC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Japan, United States, economic concentration, holding company, insurance company, merger control, supplementary pension








C_2015278EN.01000501.xml










22.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7733 — Tokio Marine/HCC)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 278/05)






1.


On 14 August 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (‘Tokio Marine’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (‘HCC’, the USA).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Tokio Marine: provision of life and non-life insurance, reinsurance and ancillary services worldwide, mainly in Japan,
—   for HCC: provision of non-life insurance, reinsurance and ancillary services worldwide, mainly in the USA.










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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7733 — Tokio Marine/HCC, 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.