do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7883 — NPM Capital/Thijs Hendrix Beheer/Hendrix Genetics) — Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2016-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal feedingstuffs, economic concentration, livestock farming, merger control, wholesale trade








C_2016227EN.01002501.xml










23.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/25





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7883 — NPM Capital/Thijs Hendrix Beheer/Hendrix Genetics)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(2016/C 227/08)






1.


On 14 June 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 NPM Capital NV (‘NPM’, Netherlands) and Thijs Hendrix Beheer BV (‘THB’, Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Hendrix Genetics BV (‘Hendrix’, Netherlands) by way of a contract. Hendrix is currently solely controlled by THB.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   For NPM: investment company with investments in various sectors, such as building materials, consumer goods, healthcare, e-commerce, industrial services and retail. NPM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHV Holdings NV that is a Dutch investment company with investments in various sectors of the economy, including in the production of animal feed and the processing and sale of poultry and pig meat.
—   For THB: holding company that is the majority shareholder of Hendrix. THB is further active in recreational services.
—   For Hendrix: breeding and propagation of animals, in particular (i) pigs, (ii) poultry, such as day-old chicks, and (iii) fish.










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.7883 — NPM Capital/Thijs Hendrix Beheer/Hendrix Genetics 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.8007 — Avril/Bpifrance/BPT Israel/Evertree) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control, research and development, wood industry








C_2016227EN.01000102.xml










23.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8007 — Avril/Bpifrance/BPT Israel/Evertree)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 227/02)
On 30 May 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 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 32016M8007. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2016 on the proposal for a Council regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes (COM(2016)0106 — C8-0127/2016 — 2016/0059(CNS))
Date: 2016-06-23
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Legal Affairs, Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, European Parliament
Subjects: civil law, economic system, enforcement of ruling, heritage protection, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, jurisdiction, marriage, matrimonial law, private international law








C_2018091EN.01005301.xml










9.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 91/53





P8_TA(2016)0288
Jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2016 on the proposal for a Council regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes (COM(2016)0106 — C8-0127/2016 — 2016/0059(CNS))
(Special legislative procedure — consultation)
(2018/C 091/13)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2016)0106),










—


having regard to Article 81(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8-0127/2016),










—


having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A8-0209/2016),












1.


Approves the Commission proposal;












2.


Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;












3.


Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;












4.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2016 on the proposal for a Council regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of the property consequences of registered partnerships (COM(2016)0107 — C8-0128/2016 — 2016/0060(CNS))
Date: 2016-06-23
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Legal Affairs, Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, European Parliament
Subjects: civil union, enforcement of ruling, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, judicial separation, jurisdiction, matrimonial law, mutual recognition principle, private international law








C_2018091EN.01005401.xml










9.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 91/54





P8_TA(2016)0289
Jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of the property consequences of registered partnerships *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2016 on the proposal for a Council regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of the property consequences of registered partnerships (COM(2016)0107 — C8-0128/2016 — 2016/0060(CNS))
(Special legislative procedure — consultation)
(2018/C 091/14)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2016)0107),










—


having regard to Article 81(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8-0128/2016),










—


having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A8-0208/2016),












1.


Approves the Commission proposal;












2.


Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;












3.


Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;












4.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7971 — Goldman Sachs/Deutsche Bank/NBGI assets) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2016227EN.01002601.xml










23.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/26





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7971 — Goldman Sachs/Deutsche Bank/NBGI assets)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 227/09)






1.


On 16 June 2016, 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 Goldman Sachs Asset Management, LP (‘GSAM Funds’, United States) and funds managed by Deutsche Alternative Asset Management (Global) Limited (‘DAAM’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the interests held by the National Bank of Greece SA in 11 United Kingdom and Guernsey funds (the ‘Target’).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   GSAM: provision of investment advisory services and asset management, globally.
—   DAAM: investment management and fund management services, globally.
—   The Target: private equity funds with interests in various portfolio companies, primarily active in healthcare, food/beverages, industrials, services and real estate, in Western, South Eastern and Central Europe as well as Turkey. The equity funds are namely NBGI SEE Energy Fund L.P., NBGI SEE Real Estate Fund L.P., NBG Technology L.P., NBGI Technology Fund II L.P., NBG South Eastern Europe Fund L.P., NBGI SEE Development Capital Fund L.P., NBGI Turkish Private Equity Fund L.P., NBGI Private Equity France Fund L.P., NBG Private Equity Fund L.P. and NBGI Private Equity (Tranche II) L.P., NBGI Private Equity Fund II L.P.










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.7971 — Goldman Sachs/Deutsche Bank/NBGI assets, 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.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1018 of 23 June 2016 amending for the 246th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
Date: 2016-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism, trade restriction








L_2016166EN.01000501.xml










24.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 166/5








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1018
of 23 June 2016
         
amending for the 246th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(5) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.












(2)


On 20 June 2016, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to remove one natural person from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.












(3)


In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 June 2016.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments






(1)  
            OJ L 139 29.5.2002, p. 9.




ANNEX
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ is deleted:


            ‘Farid Aider (alias (a) Achour Ali, (b) Terfi Farid, (c) Abdallah). Date of birth: 12.10.1964. Place of birth: Algiers, Algeria. Nationality: Algerian. Other information: (a) Italian Fiscal Code DRAFRD64R12Z301; (b) Arrest warrant issued by the Italian authorities on 16.11.2007; (c) Considered a fugitive from justice by the Italian authorities as of 14.12.2007. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 17.3.2004.’
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8045 — Boskalis/Volker Wessels Offshore Business) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, civil engineering, economic concentration, hiring, maritime transport, merger control, urban infrastructure, vehicle rental








C_2016227EN.01000101.xml










23.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8045 — Boskalis/Volker Wessels Offshore Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 227/01)
On 16 June 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 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 32016M8045. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2016 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in Union programmes (16136/2014 — C8-0044/2015 — 2014/0110(NLE))
Date: 2016-06-23
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, European neighbourhood policy, Lebanon, Mediterranean region (EU), Union for the Mediterranean, association agreement (EU), framework agreement, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement








C_2018091EN.01004201.xml










9.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 91/42





P8_TA(2016)0281
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EU and Lebanon (Framework Agreement) ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2016 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in Union programmes (16136/2014 — C8-0044/2015 — 2014/0110(NLE))
(Consent)
(2018/C 091/06)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (16136/2014),










—


having regard to the draft Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in Union programmes (16135/2014),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 212 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0044/2015),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A8-0193/2016),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the Protocol;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Lebanon.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2016 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC (COM(2016)0201 — C8-0157/2016 — 2016/0109(NLE))
Date: 2016-06-23
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Legal Affairs, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: European tax cooperation, Monaco, agreement (EU), exchange of information, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, revision of an agreement








C_2018091EN.01004501.xml










9.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 91/45





P8_TA(2016)0284
EU-Monaco agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2016 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC (COM(2016)0201 — C8-0157/2016 — 2016/0109(NLE))
(Consultation)
(2018/C 091/09)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2016)0201),










—


having regard to the draft Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC,










—


having regard to Article 115 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (b), and paragraph (8), second subparagraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8-0157/2016),










—


having regard to Rules 59, 108(7) and 50(1) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A8-0206/2016),












1.


Approves conclusion of the Amending Protocol to the Agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Principality of Monaco.
Case T-328/16: Action brought on 23 June 2016 — Paice v EUIPO — Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE)
Date: 2016-06-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, audiovisual equipment, clothing, publishing, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law, traineeship








C_2016305EN.01004402.xml










22.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 305/44





Action brought on 23 June 2016 — Paice v EUIPO — Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE)
(Case T-328/16)
(2016/C 305/60)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Ian Paice (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Engelman, Barrister and J. Stephenson, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Richard Hugh Blackmore (New York, New York, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘DEEP PURPLE’ — Application for registration No 11 772 721

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 March 2016 in Case R 736/2015-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in any way it sees fit, namely that the trade mark be rejected in its entirety for all of the goods and services for which it was filed;










—


order EUIPO to pay the applicant’s costs of this appeal.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009.