do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8026 — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia/RCI Banque/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2016167EN.01001901.xml










11.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8026 — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia/RCI Banque/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 167/11)






1.


On 29 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 undertakings RCI Banque SA (‘RCI’, France), ultimately controlled by the Renault Group (‘Renault’, France), and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia SA (‘BBVA Colombia’, Colombia), ultimately controlled by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (‘BBVA’, Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (the ‘JV’), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   BBVA: international financial group,
—   BBVA Colombia: provision of financial and non-financial services at wholesale and retail level to a range of market segments in Colombia, including consumer finance (auto and consumer finance), and capital markets and securities operations,
—   Renault: automotive industry,
—   RCI: provision of financing to Renault and Nissan dealers as well as to private and commercial customers who purchase cars in Renault or Nissan dealerships,
—   JV: provision of retail and wholesale financing to Renault purchasers and dealers in Colombia.










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.8026 — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia/RCI Banque/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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016167EN.01000401.xml










11.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

6 May 2016
(2016/C 167/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1427 




JPY


Japanese yen


122,23 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4390 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78850 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2753 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1070 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3513 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


313,68 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4198 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5005 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3363 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5501 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4717 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8678 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6702 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5526 




KRW


South Korean won


1 339,64 




ZAR


South African rand


17,0959 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4300 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5020 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 276,76 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5845 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,884 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,9135 




THB


Thai baht


40,189 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0650 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,5185 




INR


Indian rupee


76,1410 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-222/16: Action brought on 11 May 2016 — Hansen Medical v EUIPO — Covidien (MAGELLAN)
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016270EN.01004701.xml










25.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 270/47





Action brought on 11 May 2016 — Hansen Medical v EUIPO — Covidien (MAGELLAN)
(Case T-222/16)
(2016/C 270/54)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Hansen Medical, Inc. (Mountain View, California, United States) (represented by: R. Kunze, Solicitor, G. Würtenberger, T. Wittmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Covidien AG (Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘MAGELLAN’ – EU trade mark No 5 437 711

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 February 2016 in Joined Cases R 3092/2014-2 and R 3118/2014-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Articles 15, 51(1)(a), 57(1), 63(2), 64, 75, 76(2) and 77 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7998 — Pacific Mezz/Oaktree/Railpool) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, rental business








C_2016167EN.01000102.xml










11.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7998 — Pacific Mezz/Oaktree/Railpool)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 167/02)
On 28 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 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 32016M7998. 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.7859 — OMV/Econgas) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, oil industry, storage








C_2016167EN.01000101.xml










11.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7859 — OMV/Econgas)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 167/01)
On 29 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 German 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 32016M7859. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016167EN.01000301.xml










11.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 May 2016
(2016/C 167/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1439 




JPY


Japanese yen


122,51 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4401 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78860 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2575 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1018 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2985 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,028 




HUF


Hungarian forint


312,84 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4234 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5035 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3166 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5266 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4665 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8775 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6577 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5531 




KRW


South Korean won


1 333,95 




ZAR


South African rand


17,0751 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4410 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5150 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 260,95 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5819 




PHP


Philippine peso


54,171 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,0559 




THB


Thai baht


40,191 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0282 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,2155 




INR


Indian rupee


76,0745 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016167EN.01000601.xml










11.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

10 May 2016
(2016/C 167/07)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1375 




JPY


Japanese yen


124,12 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4396 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78760 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2778 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1079 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3520 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,023 




HUF


Hungarian forint


314,50 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4201 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4885 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3450 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5486 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4744 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8299 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6884 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5577 




KRW


South Korean won


1 334,99 




ZAR


South African rand


17,3215 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4130 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5034 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 138,32 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6196 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,126 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,6404 




THB


Thai baht


40,074 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,9647 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,6230 




INR


Indian rupee


75,8435 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-481/15: Order of the President of the Eighth of the Court of 11 May 2016 — European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air safety, civil aviation, infringement of EU law, safety standard








C_2016279EN.01002402.xml










1.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 279/24





Order of the President of the Eighth of the Court of 11 May 2016 — European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany
(Case C-481/15) (1)

(2016/C 279/33)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 371, 9.11.2015.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8028 — Fairfax Financial Holdings/OPG Commercial Holdings/Eurolife ERB Insurance Group Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, merger control, pension scheme, reinsurance








C_2016167EN.01002001.xml










11.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8028 — Fairfax Financial Holdings/OPG Commercial Holdings/Eurolife ERB Insurance Group Holding)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 167/12)






1.


On 29 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 Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (‘Fairfax’, Canada) and OPG Commercial Holdings SARL (‘OPG’), belonging to the OMERS Group (‘OMERS’, Canada), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Eurolife ERB Insurance Group Holdings SA (Greece) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Fairfax: through its subsidiaries, it is engaged in property and casualty insurance, as well as reinsurance and investment management. Fairfax is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange,
—   for OPG: is a Luxembourg-incorporated holding company part of Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan (OMERS),
—   for Eurolife: through its subsidiaries, it is engaged in life, non-life insurance, reinsurance and insurance distribution in Greece and Romania.










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.8028 — Fairfax Financial Holdings/OPG Commercial Holdings/Eurolife ERB Insurance Group Holding, 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.
Case T-216/16: Action brought on 11 May 2016 — Vignerons de la Méditerranée v EUIPO — Bodegas Grupo Yllera (LE VAL FRANCE)
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_2016243EN.01004201.xml










4.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/42





Action brought on 11 May 2016 — Vignerons de la Méditerranée v EUIPO — Bodegas Grupo Yllera (LE VAL FRANCE)
(Case T-216/16)
(2016/C 243/46)
Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties


Applicant: Vignerons de la Méditerranée (Narbonne, France) (represented by: M. Karsenty-Ricard, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Bodegas Grupo Yllera SL (Rueda, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark featuring the word elements ‘LE VAL FRANCE’ — Application for registration No 12 162 921

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 March 2016 in Case R 427/2015-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


reject opposition No B 2 307 737 brought by the company Bodegas Grupo Yllera SL against EU trade mark application No 12 162 921 submitted by the company Vignerons de la Méditerranée;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-168/15: Order of the General Court of 11 May 2016 — Greece v Commission (EAFRD — Withdrawal of the contested measure — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: agricultural expenditure, aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence, rural development








C_2016251EN.01003101.xml










11.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 251/31





Order of the General Court of 11 May 2016 — Greece v Commission
(Case T-168/15) (1)

((EAFRD - Withdrawal of the contested measure - No need to adjudicate))
(2016/C 251/36)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: G. Kanellopoulos, E. Leftheriotou and A. Vasilopoulou, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Aquilina and D. Triantafyllou, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 252 final of 26 January 2015 concerning the reduction of the interim payments relating to Greece’s rural development programme CCI 2007 GR 06 RPO 001 for the 2007-13 programming period and to the expenditure in respect of the periods from 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2014 and from 1 April 2014 to 30 June 2014.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present action.










2.


Each party shall bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 245, 27.7.2015.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7959 — APG/DV4/QDREIC/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, property leasing, real estate business








C_2016167EN.01000201.xml










11.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7959 — APG/DV4/QDREIC/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 167/03)
On 28 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 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 32016M7959. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-230/16: Action brought on 11 May 2016 – C & J Clark International v Commission
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, Viet Nam, abuse of power, anti-dumping duty, footwear industry, import (EU), originating product, principle of proportionality, principle of subsidiarity








C_2016260EN.01004201.xml










18.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 260/42





Action brought on 11 May 2016 – C & J Clark International v Commission
(Case T-230/16)
(2016/C 260/53)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: C & J Clark International Ltd (Somerset, United Kingdom) (represented by: A. Willems, S. De Knop and J. Charles, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Declare the application admissible;










—


Annul Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/223 of 17 February 2016 establishing a procedure for assessing certain market economy treatment and individual treatment claims made by exporting producers from China and Vietnam, and implementing the judgment of the Court of Justice in joined cases C-659/13 and C-34/14; and










—


Order the European Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the European Commission violated the principle of conferral under Articles 5(1) and 5(2) TEU by proceeding on an incorrect legal basis;










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the European Commission violated Article 266 TFEU by failing to take the necessary measures to comply with the judgment of the Court of Justice in C & J Clark International, C-659/13 and C-34/14, EU:C:2016:74;










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the European Commission violated Articles 5(1) and 5(4) TEU by adopting an act that exceeds what is necessary to achieve its objective; and










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the European Commission misused its powers by using its competences for a purpose other than that for which they were conferred upon it.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7986 — Sysco/Brakes) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, merger control








C_2016167EN.01001801.xml










11.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7986 — Sysco/Brakes)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 167/10)






1.


On 29 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 undertaking Sysco Corporation (‘Sysco’, USA) (which exercises its activities in Europe mainly through its wholly owned subsidiary Pallas Foods Ltd) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Brakes Group (‘Brakes’, United Kingdom), belonging to the holding company Cucina Lux Investments Limited, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Sysco/Pallas: selling, marketing and distributing food and related products, such as equipment and supplies, to the foodservice sector and hospitality industries,
—   for Brakes: distributing food and related products to the foodservice sector and holding separate divisions specialising in catering supplies and equipment.










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 M.7986 — Sysco/Brakes, 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’).