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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7952 — Bridgepoint Group/Smyk Group) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: child, clothing industry, economic concentration, electronic commerce, investment company, merger control, retail selling, toy industry








C_2016125EN.01000101.xml










8.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7952 — Bridgepoint Group/Smyk Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 125/01)
On 1 April 2016, 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 32016M7952. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Special Report No 1/2016 — ‘Is the Commission’s system for performance measurement in relation to farmers’ incomes well designed and based on sound data?’
Date: 2016-04-08
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU statistics, agricultural statistics, aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, data collection, farm household, farm income, farmers' income, household income, standard of living








C_2016125EN.01000501.xml










8.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/5





Special Report No 1/2016
‘Is the Commission’s system for performance measurement in relation to farmers’ incomes well designed and based on sound data?’
(2016/C 125/04)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 1/2016 ‘Is the Commission’s system for performance measurement in relation to farmers’ incomes well designed and based on sound data?’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016125EN.01000401.xml










8.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

7 April 2016
(2016/C 125/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1364 




JPY


Japanese yen


123,15 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4417 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80728 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2575 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0884 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4546 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,025 




HUF


Hungarian forint


312,28 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2833 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4659 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,2421 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5092 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4906 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8169 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6731 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5369 




KRW


South Korean won


1 318,10 




ZAR


South African rand


17,3170 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3535 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5105 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 955,02 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4705 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,579 




RUB


Russian rouble


77,3719 




THB


Thai baht


40,024 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,1617 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,1779 




INR


Indian rupee


75,7135 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case F-99/12: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 8 April 2016 — Chevalier v Committee of the Regions
Date: 2016-04-08
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: damages, indemnification, transfer of pension rights








C_2016191EN.01005401.xml










30.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/54





Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 8 April 2016 — Chevalier v Committee of the Regions
(Case F-99/12) (1)

(2016/C 191/79)
Language of the case: French
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 343, 10/11/2012, p. 24.
Case T-147/16: Action brought on 8 April 2016 — Italy v Commission
Date: 2016-04-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, aid system, control of State aid, employment aid, interest, principle of proportionality, reimbursement of aid








C_2016191EN.01004201.xml










30.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/42





Action brought on 8 April 2016 — Italy v Commission
(Case T-147/16)
(2016/C 191/55)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: S. Fiorentino, avvocato dello Stato, G. Palmieri, acting as Agent)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul European Commission decision No C (2016) 366 final of 28 January 2016, notified on 29 January 2016, by which, in compliance with the judgment of the Court of Justice of 17 November 2011 in Case C-496/09, the Commission ordered the Italian Republic to make penalty payments in the sum of EUR 5 382 000 and EUR 2 106 000, relating to the third and fourth half-years following the delivery of that judgment, respectively;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999, misapplication of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004, and infringement of the principle of proportionality as well.






—


In that regard, the applicant claims that the contested decision requires interest to be applied at a compound rate to the sums owed by the undertakings in repayment of the State aid, as provided for in Article 11 of Regulation No 794/2004. The Italian Government contests that requirement arguing that, having regard also to the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, interest calculated in such a manner may not be applied in relation to recovery decisions notified before the entry into force of Regulation No 794/2004 or, still less, in relation to decisions notified before the publication of the Commission’s Communication of 2003 on the interest rates to be applied for the recovery of unlawful state aid. On the contrary, relying, as the Commission does in the contested decision, upon an alleged agreement to the contrary, entered into by the Commission itself and the Italian authorities, is of no validity.
Case T-638/14: Judgment of the General Court of 8 April 2016 Frinsa del Noroeste v EUIPO — Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce (FRISA) (European Union trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for the European Union figurative mark FRISA — Earlier European Union figurative mark Frinsa — Relative ground for refusal — Genuine use of the earlier trademark — Submission of new facts and evidence in support of an appeal brought before the General Court — Power to alter decisions — Article 42(2) and (3), Article 65 and final part of Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 22, paragraphs 2 to 4, of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)
Date: 2016-04-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cannery, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016191EN.01002502.xml










30.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/25





Judgment of the General Court of 8 April 2016 Frinsa del Noroeste v EUIPO — Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce (FRISA)
(Case T-638/14) (1)

((European Union trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for the European Union figurative mark FRISA - Earlier European Union figurative mark Frinsa - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier trademark - Submission of new facts and evidence in support of an appeal brought before the General Court - Power to alter decisions - Article 42(2) and (3), Article 65 and final part of Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Rule 22, paragraphs 2 to 4, of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95))
(2016/C 191/32)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Frinsa del Noroeste, SA (Santa Eugenia de Ribeira, Spain) (represented by: J. Botella Reyna, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce, SA (Espírito Santo, Brazil)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 July 2014 (Joined Cases R 1547/2013-4 and R 1851/2013-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Frinsa del Noroeste, SA and Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 July 2014 (Joined Cases R 1547/2013-4 and R 1851/2013-4);










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 380, 27.10.2014.
Case C-198/16 P: Appeal brought on 8 April 2016 by Agriconsulting Europe SA against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Sixth Chamber) on 28 January 2016 in Case T-570/13 Agriconsulting Europe SA v European Commission
Date: 2016-04-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: award of contract, indemnification, interpretation of the law, tendering








C_2016279EN.01000901.xml










1.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 279/9





Appeal brought on 8 April 2016 by Agriconsulting Europe SA against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Sixth Chamber) on 28 January 2016 in Case T-570/13 Agriconsulting Europe SA v European Commission
(Case C-198/16 P)
(2016/C 279/14)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Appellant: Agriconsulting Europe SA (represented by: R. Sciaudone, avvocato)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Set aside the judgment under appeal and refer the case back to the General Court for a ruling on the substance in the light of the guidance to be provided by the Court of Justice;










—


order the Commission to pay the cost of the present proceedings and of the proceedings in Case T-570/13.





Pleas in law and main arguments







1.


As regards award criteria Nos 1 and 2: distortion and misrepresentation of the arguments put forward by the appellant; breach of the principle of compensation for damage as regards its scope of application.










2.


As regards the concept of an abnormally low offer: distortion of the assessments of the evaluation committee and breach of the obligation to state the grounds on which a judgment is based; distortion of the procedural documents and contradictory reasoning as the General Court substituted its own reasoning for that of the evaluation committee.










3.


Distortion and misrepresentation of the application and the evidence concerning the bid in respect of additional tasks; misinterpretation of the parameters relating to the concept of an abnormally low offer and of the rights of the parties to the proceedings to verification of the anomaly identified: breach of the tendering rules; distortion and misrepresentation of the appellant’s evidence.










4.


Misinterpretation of the actual and certain nature of the damage for which compensation is to be paid.
Case C-197/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per le Marche (Italy) lodged on 8 April 2016 — Commune di Loro Piceno and Others v Provincia di Macerata, Provincia di Macerata Settore 10 — Ambiente
Date: 2016-04-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: environmental impact, environmental protection, impact study, industrial project








C_2016251EN.01000502.xml










11.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 251/5





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per le Marche (Italy) lodged on 8 April 2016 — Commune di Loro Piceno and Others v Provincia di Macerata, Provincia di Macerata Settore 10 — Ambiente
(Case C-197/16)
(2016/C 251/07)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per le Marche

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Comune di Loro Piceno, Marcello Bartolini, Filippo Bruè, Sergio Forti, Stefano Piatti, Gaetano Silvetti, Gianfranco Silvetti, Rocco Tirabasso, Sante Vagni, Albergo Ristorante Le Grazie Sas di Forti Sergio & Co., Suolificio Elefante Srl, Suolificio Roxy Srl, Aldo Alessandrini

Defendants: Provincia di Macerata, Provincia di Macerata Settore 10 — Ambiente

Question referred

On a constructive interpretation of Article 191 TFEU and Article 2 of Directive 2011/92/EU, (1) is it compatible with EU law to proceed with the verification of whether an environmental impact assessment needs to be undertaken (and possibly thereafter to carry out an environmental impact assessment) after the construction of the plant where the consent has been annulled by the national court due to a failure to verify whether the environmental impact assessment was needed, because such a verification had been excluded on the basis of a national law which was contrary to EU law?


(1)  Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ 2012 L 26, p. 1).
Communication on the publication of the amounts of raw milk production as referred to in Article 149(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2016-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: dairy production, raw milk, regulation of agricultural production




C_2016125EN.01000201.xml










8.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/2





Communication on the publication of the amounts of raw milk production as referred to in Article 149(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1)

(2016/C 125/02)









(Annual data (1000 t))




Amounts of raw milk production (**) as referred to in Article 149(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013




 


Cow


Ewe


Goat


Buffalo




BE


3 710,0 


0,0 


0,0 


0,0 




BG


1 103,0 


75,0 


44,0 


9,0 




CZ


2 933,5 


0,0 


0,2 


0,0 




DK


5 162,0 


0,0 


0,0 


0,0 




DE


32 381,1 


2,1  (***)



13,9 


4,6  (***)





EE


804,8 


0,0 


0,4 


0,0 




IE


5 821,3 


0,0 


0,0 


0,0 




EL


769,0 


772,0 


351,0 


0,0 




ES


6 779,8 


596,5 


477,5 


0,5 




FR


25 779,6 


266,3 


603,8 


0,0 




HR


712,0 


6,0 


10,0 


0,0 




IT


11 500,0 


441,2 


55,5 


220,7 




CY


164,6 


19,2 


29,1 


0,0 




LV


968,9 


0,0 


2,9 


0,0 




LT


1 791,1 


0,0 


3,9 


0,0 




LU


317,1 


0,0 


2,7 


0,0 




HU


1 875,7 


1,7 


3,5 


0,0 




MT


42,8 


1,6 


0,9 


0,0 




NL


12 660,4 


3,0  (***)



244,2 


1,5  (***)





AT


3 493,9 


11,2 


19,8 


0,0 




PL


12 986,0 


0,0 


16,0 


0,0 




PT


2 000,3 


71,2 


29,6 


0,0 




RO


4 101,0 


429,0 


245,0 


29,0 




SI


616,6 


0,5 


1,4 


0,0 




SK


930,7 


11,6 


0,2 


0,0 




FI


2 400,0 


0,0 


0,0 


0,0 




SE


2 931,7 


0,0 


0,0 


0,0 




UK


15 088,0 


0,0 


0,0 


0,0 




EU-28


159 824,9 


2 708,1 


2 155,5 


265,3 






(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(*)  0,0: zero or less than half the unit.

(**)  2014 Milk Production on the farm Eurostat — NewCronos Products Obtained.

(***)  Communicated by the Member State and/or estimated/calculated production.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7951 Shire/Baxalta) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2016125EN.01000701.xml










8.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7951 Shire/Baxalta)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 125/06)






1.


On 1 April 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Shire plc (Jersey) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Baxalta Inc. (USA) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Shire plc: a Jersey-registered, Irish-headquartered global specialty biopharmaceutical company. Its pharmaceuticals business is divided into four principal business segments: (1) Neuroscience; (2) Gastrointestinal and Internal Medicine; (3) Ophthalmics; and (4) Rare Diseases;
—   Baxalta Inc.: a global pharmaceutical company incorporated in Delaware. It specialises in rare diseases and advancing innovative therapies in haematology, immunology and oncology. In particular, Baxalta offers treatments for haemophilia and other bleeding disorders, immune deficiencies, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, burns and shock.










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.7951 Shire/Baxalta, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7994 — The Kingdom of Denmark/DONG) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, energy distribution, gas industry, merger control, mining industry, wind energy








C_2016125EN.01000601.xml










8.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7994 — The Kingdom of Denmark/DONG)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 125/05)






1.


On 1 April 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the Kingdom of Denmark via the Ministry of Finance (‘MOF’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of DONG Energy A/S (‘DONG’), Denmark.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


MOF has currently joint control over DONG together with Goldman Sachs.










—


DONG is active in the markets for oil and natural gas exploration and production; development, construction and operation of offshore wind farms; electricity and heat generation from power plants; natural gas and electricity trading; and the sale and distribution of electricity and natural gas. Furthermore, DONG is involved in offshore wind farm projects in the US.














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 M.7994 — The Kingdom of Denmark/DONG, 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.