do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8215 — Apollo Management/Rackspace Hosting) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-10-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, merger control








C_2016367EN.01000301.xml










6.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 367/3





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8215 — Apollo Management/Rackspace Hosting)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 367/03)






1.


On 29 September 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which investment funds managed by affiliates of the undertaking Apollo Management, L.P. (‘Apollo’, United States) ultimately controlled by Apollo Global Management LLC acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of part of the undertaking Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (‘Rackspace’, United States) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Apollo: affiliates of Apollo invest in companies and debt issued by companies involved in various businesses throughout the world including, inter alia, companies in the chemical, cruise line, IT consulting, security, financial and glass packaging businesses,
—   for Rackspace: a US publicly traded company, whose principal activity is the provision of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and which also offers managed cloud services.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. 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.8215 — Apollo Management/Rackspace Hosting, 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.8152 — Arkema/Den Braven) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-10-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2016367EN.01000201.xml










6.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 367/2





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8152 — Arkema/Den Braven)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 367/02)






1.


On 28 September 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Arkema S.A. (‘Arkema’, France) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, DBEW Holding B.V. (‘Den Braven’, Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Arkema: worldwide production, distribution and sales of chemical products, namely coating solutions, industry specialities and high performance materials, including adhesives, sealants and PU foam,
—   Den Braven: worldwide manufacturing and sale of adhesives, sealants, PU foam and technical aerosols.










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 M.8152 — Arkema/Den Braven, 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’).
Case C-466/15: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 October 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État — France) — Jean-Michel Adrien and Others v Prime Minister, Ministre des Finances et des Comptes publics, Ministre de la Décentralisation et de la Fonction publique (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of movement for workers — National detached officials within an EU institution or body — Old-age pension — Right to opt — Suspension or maintenance of the affiliation to the national pension scheme — Limitation on the aggregation of the pension acquired under the national pension scheme with that acquired under the EU pension scheme)
Date: 2016-10-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU institution, civil servant, free movement of workers, pension scheme, retirement conditions








C_2016441EN.01000401.xml










28.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 441/4






Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 October 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État — France) — Jean-Michel Adrien and Others v Prime Minister, Ministre des Finances et des Comptes publics, Ministre de la Décentralisation et de la Fonction publique
(Case C-466/15) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Freedom of movement for workers - National detached officials within an EU institution or body - Old-age pension - Right to opt - Suspension or maintenance of the affiliation to the national pension scheme - Limitation on the aggregation of the pension acquired under the national pension scheme with that acquired under the EU pension scheme))
(2016/C 441/05)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Jean-Michel Adrien, Frédéric Baron, Catherine Blanchin, Marc Bouillaguet, Anne-Sophie Chalhoub, Denis d’Ersu, Laurent Gravière, Vincent Cador, Roland Moustache, Jean-Richard de la Tour, Anne Schneider, Bernard Stamm, Éléonore von Bardeleben

Defendants: Prime Minister, Ministre des Finances et des Comptes publics, Ministre de la Décentralisation et de la Fonction publique

Operative part of the judgment

Article 45 TFEU must be interpreted as precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which has the effect that a national official seconded to an EU institution or body who chooses to remain affiliated to the national pension scheme for the duration of his secondment loses all or part of the advantages accruing from his affiliation to that scheme if he completes 10 years’ service with the European Union entitling him to a pension under the European Union pension scheme.


(1)  OJ C 381, 16.11.2015.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8210 — HNA Aviation/SR Technics) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-10-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, economic concentration, maintenance, merger control








C_2016367EN.01000501.xml










6.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 367/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8210 — HNA Aviation/SR Technics)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 367/05)






1.


On 29 September 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which HNA Aviation Group Co., Ltd (‘HNA Aviation’, People’s Republic of China) belonging to the HNA Group Co., Ltd (People’s Republic of China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of SR Technics Holdco 1 GmbH (‘SR Technics’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for HNA Aviation: air transportation and its supporting operations including maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), general aviation (aviation academy), business trip services, ground support, aviation logistics and financial investments,
—   for SR Technics: provision of MRO services for commercial aircraft, of component solutions and engine technical services.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. 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.8210 — HNA Aviation/SR Technics, 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: 2016-10-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016367EN.01000101.xml










6.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 367/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 October 2016
(2016/C 367/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1211 




JPY


Japanese yen


115,65 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4417 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88155 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6260 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0959 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,9872 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,028 




HUF


Hungarian forint


305,85 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2941 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4621 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,4235 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4722 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4816 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6958 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5612 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5365 




KRW


South Korean won


1 250,31 




ZAR


South African rand


15,4086 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4829 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5080 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 612,32 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6397 




PHP


Philippine peso


54,055 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,9836 




THB


Thai baht


39,020 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,6374 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,6129 




INR


Indian rupee


74,6349 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-710/16: Action brought on 6 October 2016 — La Patrouille v EUIPO — Alpha Industries (AEROBATIX)
Date: 2016-10-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016462EN.01002701.xml










12.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 462/27





Action brought on 6 October 2016 — La Patrouille v EUIPO — Alpha Industries (AEROBATIX)
(Case T-710/16)
(2016/C 462/35)
Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties


Applicant: La Patrouille (Pantin, France) (represented by: A. Lakits-Josse, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Alpha Industries, Inc. (Chantilly, Virginia, United States of America)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark containing the word element ‘AEROBATIX’ — Application for registration No 13 285 952

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 July 2016 in Case R 2344/2015-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision inasmuch as it rejected the mark applied for in respect of the goods ‘clothing, shoes; headgear’ and authorise registration of the mark applied for in respect of those goods;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Lack of likelihood of confusion










—


The Board of Appeal based its finding of a likelihood of confusion, in essence, on the alleged intellectual resemblances, yet they do not immediately strike the consumer.










—


The Board of Appeal disregarded the importance of the word element AEROBATIX which, taken together with the figurative element, is sufficient to remove all likelihood of confusion.
Case T-709/16: Action brought on 6 October 2016 — La Patrouille v EUIPO — Alpha Industries (Representation of an angular figure)
Date: 2016-10-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, leather, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016462EN.01002602.xml










12.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 462/26





Action brought on 6 October 2016 — La Patrouille v EUIPO — Alpha Industries (Representation of an angular figure)
(Case T-709/16)
(2016/C 462/34)
Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties


Applicant: La Patrouille (Pantin, France) (represented by: A. Lakits-Josse, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Alpha Industries, Inc. (Chantilly, Virginia, United States of America)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark — Application for registration No 11 778 727

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 July 2016 in Case R 2332/2015-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision inasmuch as it ‘[annulled] the contested decision and [rejected] the opposition insofar as it concerns registration of the mark at issue for the following goods: ‘school bags; briefcases; school satchels’ in Class 18 and ‘[rejected] the remainder of the appeal’ and authorise registration of the mark applied for in respect of all the goods;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Lack of likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue;










—


The Board of Appeal based its finding of a likelihood of confusion on the alleged intellectual resemblances, yet they do not immediately strike the consumer.
Case C-218/15: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 October 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Campobasso — Italy) — Criminal proceedings against Gianpaolo Paoletti and Others (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 6 TEU — Article 49 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Principle of retroactivity of the more lenient criminal law — Italian nationals having organised the illegal entry into Italy of Romanian nationals — Acts carried out before the accession of Romania to the European Union — Effect of Romania’s accession on the criminal offence of facilitation of illegal immigration — Implementation of EU law — Jurisdiction of the Court)
Date: 2016-10-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Italy, Romania, accession to the European Union, criminal proceedings, illegal migration, jurisdiction, offence, retroactivity of a law








C_2016441EN.01000201.xml










28.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 441/2






Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 October 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Campobasso — Italy) — Criminal proceedings against Gianpaolo Paoletti and Others
(Case C-218/15) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 6 TEU - Article 49 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Principle of retroactivity of the more lenient criminal law - Italian nationals having organised the illegal entry into Italy of Romanian nationals - Acts carried out before the accession of Romania to the European Union - Effect of Romania’s accession on the criminal offence of facilitation of illegal immigration - Implementation of EU law - Jurisdiction of the Court))
(2016/C 441/02)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale ordinario di Campobasso

Parties in the main proceedings

Gianpaolo Paoletti, Umberto Castaldi, Domenico Faricelli, Antonio Angelucci, Mauro Angelucci, Antonio D’Ovidio, Camillo Volpe, Giampaolo Canzano, Raffaele Di Giovanni, Antonio Della Valle

Operative part of the judgment

Article 6 TEU and Article 49 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union must be interpreted as meaning that the accession of a State to the European Union does not preclude another Member State imposing a criminal penalty on persons who committed, before the accession, the offence of facilitation of illegal immigration for nationals of the first State.


(1)  OJ C 262, 10.8.2015.
Case C-318/15: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 October 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Piemonte — Italy) — Tecnoedi Costruzioni Srl v Comune di Fossano (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Public works contracts — Directive 2004/18/EC — Article 7(c) — Threshold amount for public contracts — Threshold not reached — Abnormally low tenders — Automatic exclusion — Discretion of the contracting authority — Obligations of the contracting authority arising from freedom of establishment, freedom to provide services and the general principle of non-discrimination — Contracts which may be of certain cross-border interest)
Date: 2016-10-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: award of contract, equal treatment, freedom to provide services, right of establishment, works contract








C_2016441EN.01000301.xml










28.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 441/3






Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 October 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Piemonte — Italy) — Tecnoedi Costruzioni Srl v Comune di Fossano
(Case C-318/15) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Public works contracts - Directive 2004/18/EC - Article 7(c) - Threshold amount for public contracts - Threshold not reached - Abnormally low tenders - Automatic exclusion - Discretion of the contracting authority - Obligations of the contracting authority arising from freedom of establishment, freedom to provide services and the general principle of non-discrimination - Contracts which may be of certain cross-border interest))
(2016/C 441/03)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Piemonte

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Tecnoedi Costruzioni Srl

Defendant: Comune di Fossano

Operative part of the judgment

The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Piemonte (Piedmont Regional Administrative Court, Italy) by decision of 29 April 2015 is inadmissible.


(1)  OJ C 311, 21.9.2015.
Corrigendum to Notification from the Commission concerning Article 4(3) of Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests, which codifies Directive 98/27/EC, concerning the entities qualified to bring an action under Article 2 of this Directive (OJ C 361, 30.9.2016)
Date: 2016-10-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, consumer information, consumer movement, right of action








C_2016367EN.01000601.xml










6.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 367/6





Corrigendum to Notification from the Commission concerning Article 4(3) of Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests, which codifies Directive 98/27/EC, concerning the entities qualified to bring an action under Article 2 of this Directive
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 361 of 30 September 2016
)
(2016/C 367/06)
On pages 6 and 13:

for:


GERMANY








Name of the body


Contact details


Purpose










6.


Bund der Versicherten e.V.











Tel.: 04193/94 22 2




Fax: 04193/94 22 1




E-mail: info@bundderversicherten.de




www.bundderversicherten.de




Tiedenkamp 2




24547 Henstedt-Ulzburg






Protects consumers' interests by providing information and advice; authorised to bring collective actions in the interests of consumers (see § 2(1) of the statute).










55.


Schutzgemeinschaft für Bankkunden e.V.











Tel.: 09122 / 63 08 793




Fax: 09122 / 63 08 794




E-mail: schutz-vor-banken@t-online.de




www.schuvoba.de




Odenwaldstraße 32a




91126 Rednitzhembach






Protects consumers' interests by providing information and advice on financial services matters; authorised to bring collective actions in the interests of consumers (see §§ 3 and 4 of the statute).





read:


GERMANY








Name of the body


Contact details


Purpose










6.


Bund der Versicherten e.V.











Tel.: 04193/94 22 2




Fax: 04193/94 22 1




E-mail: info@bundderversicherten.de




www.bundderversicherten.de




Tiedenkamp 2




24558 Henstedt-Ulzburg






Protects consumers' interests by providing information and advice; authorised to bring collective actions in the interests of consumers (see § 2(1) of the statute).










55.


Schutzgemeinschaft für Bankkunden e.V.











Tel: 09171/8534700




Fax: 09171/8534701




E-Mail: schutz-vor-banken@t-online.de




www.schuvoba.de




Mondstraße 8




91186 Büchenbach






Protects consumers' interests by providing information and advice on financial services matters; authorised to bring collective actions in the interests of consumers (see §§ 3 and 4 of the statute).