do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7614 — CVC Capital Partners/Royal DSM (Fibre Intermediates and Composite Resins)) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2015280EN.01000201.xml










25.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7614 — CVC Capital Partners/Royal DSM (Fibre Intermediates and Composite Resins))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 280/03)
On 22 July 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 32015M7614. 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.7716 — Pfizer/GSK MenACWY Business) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2015280EN.01000901.xml










25.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7716 — Pfizer/GSK MenACWY Business)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 280/10)






1.


On 17 August 2015 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals (‘Pfizer’, Ireland) controlled by Pfizer Inc. (USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the assets constituting the Nimenrix and Mencevax Meningococcal ACWY vaccines business (the ‘MenACWY vaccines business’) of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA (‘GSK’, Belgium), by way of purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Pfizer: manufacturing of pharmaceutical products including pharmaceutical ingredients, solid dose pharmaceuticals, sterile injectables, nutritionals, vaccines and biopharmaceuticals, commercial human prescription, animal health and consumer health products businesses,
—   GSK’s MenACWY vaccines business: two Meningococcal ACWY vaccines, Mencevax, a polysaccharide MenACWY vaccine, and Nimenrix, a conjugate MenACWY vaccine.










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.7716 — Pfizer/GSK MenACWY Business, 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.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, chemical compound, import (EU), originating product








C_2015280EN.01000601.xml










25.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/6





Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2015/C 280/07)
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.
Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than 3 months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Melamine


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 457/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of melamine originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 124, 13.5.2011, p. 2).


14.5.2016






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2)  Fax: +32 22956505.

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Call for proposals under the 2015 work plan of the Bio-based Industries Public-Private Partnership
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bio-industry, biomaterials, innovation, joint venture, renewable resources, research programme








C_2015280EN.01000401.xml










25.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/4





Call for proposals under the 2015 work plan of the Bio-based Industries Public-Private Partnership
(2015/C 280/05)
Notice is hereby given of the launch of the call for proposals and related activities under the 2015 work plan of the Bio-based Industries Public-Private Partnership.
Proposals are invited for the following call: H2020-BBI-JTI-2015-02
This work plan, including deadlines and budgets for the activities, is available through the Participant Portal website (http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal) along with information on the modalities of the call and related activities, as well as guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals. All this information will be updated as necessary on the same Participant Portal.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, anti-dumping duty, chemical compound, import (EU), originating product








C_2015280EN.01000501.xml










25.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/5





Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2015/C 280/06)
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.
Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than 3 months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Zeolite A powder


Bosnia and Herzegovina


Anti-dumping duty
Undertakings


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 464/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of zeolite A powder originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OJ L 125, 14.5.2011, p. 1).
Commission Decision (2011/279/EU) (OJ L 125, 14.5.2011, p. 26).


15.5.2016






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2)  Fax: +32 22956505.

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), originating product, paper








C_2015280EN.01000701.xml










25.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/7





Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2015/C 280/08)
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.
Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Coated fine paper


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 451/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of coated fine paper originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 128, 14.5.2011, p. 1).


15.5.2016






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2)  Fax: +32 22956505.

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain countervailing measures
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, countervailing charge, import (EU), originating product, paper








C_2015280EN.01000801.xml










25.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/8





Notice of the impending expiry of certain countervailing measures
(2015/C 280/09)
1.   As provided for in Article 18(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 of 11 June 2009 (1) on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community, the European Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the countervailing measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of subsidisation and injury.
Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 18(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 of 11 June 2009.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Coated fine paper


The People’s Republic of China


Countervailing duty


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 452/2011 imposing a definitive anti-subsidy duty on imports of coated fine paper originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 128, 14.5.2011, p. 18).


15.5.2016






(1)  OJ L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 93.

(2)  Fax: +32 22956505.

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Case T-491/15: Action brought on 25 August 2015 — Volkswagen v OHIM (ConnectedWork)
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2015337EN.01004402.xml










12.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 337/44





Action brought on 25 August 2015 — Volkswagen v OHIM (ConnectedWork)
(Case T-491/15)
(2015/C 337/50)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (Represented by: U. Sander, lawyer)

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

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘ConnectedWork’ — Application for registration No 13 011 267

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 June 2015 in Case R 160/2015-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) read in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7700 — Apax Partners/RFS Holland Holding) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic commerce, holding company, investment company, merger control, provision of services, retail trade








C_2015280EN.01000102.xml










25.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7700 — Apax Partners/RFS Holland Holding)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 280/02)
On 13 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 32015M7700. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 1417/2013 of 17 December 2013 laying down the form of the laissez-passer issued by the European Union (OJ L 353, 28.12.2013)
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European official, administrative formalities, biometrics, data protection, freedom of movement, identity document, personal data, rights of civil servants, servant (EU), technical specification








L_2015222EN.01000901.xml










25.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 222/9







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 1417/2013 of 17 December 2013 laying down the form of the laissez-passer issued by the European Union

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 353 of 28 December 2013
)


On page 31, Annex I, as regards point 6 of page 3 of the laissez-passer (as corrected by corrigendum published in OJ L 174, 3.7.2015, p. 40):
for:







‘6.


Длъжностно лице на/Гражданство * Funcionario de/Nacionalidad * Úředník/národnost * Tjenestemand i/ Nationalitet * Beamter der/des/Staatsangehörigkeit * Ametnik/Kodakondsus * Υπάλληλος του/της/Υπηκοότητα * Official of/Nationality * Agent de/Nationalité * Oifigeach de chuid /Náisiúntacht * Institucija dužnosnika/ Državljanstvo * Funzionario del/della/Cittadinanza * … ierēdnis/Valstspiederība * Pareigūnas/Pilietybė * Melyik intézmény tisztviselője/Állampolgárság * Uffiċjal ta'/Ċittadinanza * Ambtenaar van/Nationaliteit * Urzędnik/ Obywatelstwo * Funcionário de/Nacionalidade * Funcționar al/Cetățenia * Úradník inštitúcie/Štátna príslušnosť * Uradnik/Državljanstvo * … virkamies/ Kansalaisuus * Tjänsteman vid/Nationalitet’,





read:







‘6.


Длъжностно лице на/Гражданство * Funcionario de/Nacionalidad * Úředník/Státní občanství * Tjenestemand i/Nationalitet * Beamter der/des/Staatsangehörigkeit * Ametnik/Kodakondsus * Υπάλληλος του/της/ Υπηκοότητα * Official of/Nationality * Agent de/Nationalité * Oifigeach de chuid /Náisiúntacht * Institucija dužnosnika/Državljanstvo * Funzionario del/della/Cittadinanza * … ierēdnis/Valstspiederība * Pareigūnas/Pilietybė * Melyik intézmény tisztviselője/Állampolgárság * Uffiċjal ta'/Ċittadinanza * Ambtenaar van/Nationaliteit * Urzędnik/Obywatelstwo * Funcionário de/Nacionalidade * Funcționar al/ Cetățenia * Úradník inštitúcie/Štátna príslušnosť * Uradnik/Državljanstvo * … virkamies/ Kansalaisuus * Tjänsteman vid/Nationalitet’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015280EN.01000301.xml










25.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

24 August 2015
(2015/C 280/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1497




JPY


Japanese yen


137,80




DKK


Danish krone


7,4633




GBP


Pound sterling


0,73020




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5035




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0777




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3690




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,068




HUF


Hungarian forint


315,23




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2428




RON


Romanian leu


4,4458




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3970




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5903




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5236




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,9137




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7527




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6275




KRW


South Korean won


1 389,25




ZAR


South African rand


15,2533




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3636




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5603




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 151,96




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9063




PHP


Philippine peso


53,867




RUB


Russian rouble


81,4420




THB


Thai baht


41,121




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0935




MXN


Mexican peso


19,6875




INR


Indian rupee


76,7681






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7692 — Ferrero/Thorntons) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: confectionery, confectionery product, economic concentration, merger control








C_2015280EN.01000101.xml










25.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7692 — Ferrero/Thorntons)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 280/01)
On 13 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 32015M7692. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.