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2017 update of the allowances applicable to experts on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Date: 2017-01-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, labour mobility, secretariat of an Institution, staff regulations (EU), working conditions








C_2017027EN.01001101.xml










27.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/11





2017 update of the allowances applicable to experts on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
(2017/C 27/08)
In accordance with Article 19(6) of Council Decision (EU) 2015/1027 of 23 June 2015 concerning the rules applicable to experts on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council and repealing Decision 2007/829/EC (1):






1.


From 1 January 2017, the daily allowance is set at EUR 136,10.










2.


From 1 January 2017, the scale used to calculate reimbursements due on the basis of the distance between the place of origin and the place of secondment (in km) is as follows:






Distance between the place of origin and the place of secondment (in km)


Amount (in EUR)




0 - 150


0,00 




> 150


87,48 




> 300


155,52 




> 500


252,75 




> 800


408,29 




> 1 300 


641,60 




> 2 000 


768,00 










(1)  OJ L 163, 30.6.2015, p. 40.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8271 — Hitachi Chemical Company/FIAMM/JV) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2017027EN.01000301.xml










27.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8271 — Hitachi Chemical Company/FIAMM/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 27/02)
On 23 January 2017, 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 32017M8271. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8248 — Tech Data/Avnet Technology Solutions) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, merger control








C_2017027EN.01002001.xml










27.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8248 — Tech Data/Avnet Technology Solutions)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 27/14)






1.


On 19 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Tech Data Corporation (‘Tech Data’, United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the Technology Solutions business of Avnet, Inc. (‘Avnet TS’, United States of America) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


Tech Data and Avnet TS, one of the two operating groups of Avnet, Inc., are both distributors of information technology products.










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.8248 — Tech Data/Avnet Technology Solutions, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8366 — SCA/BSN) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, medical device, merger control, toiletries








C_2017027EN.01002101.xml










27.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8366 — SCA/BSN)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 27/15)






1.


On 20 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which SCA Group Holding BV (the Netherlands), controlled by Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (‘SCA’, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of BSN medical Luxembourg Group Holding (‘BSN’, Luxembourg), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for SCA: the development, production and marketing of personal care products, tissue products and forest products,
—   for BSN: the development, manufacturing and marketing of wound care, compression therapy and orthopaedic products.










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.8366 — SCA/BSN, 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: 2017-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017027EN.01001201.xml










27.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/12





Euro exchange rates (1)

26 January 2017
(2017/C 27/09)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0700 




JPY


Japanese yen


122,40 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4367 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85143 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4660 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0693 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,9215 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,98 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3435 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4943 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1361 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4205 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4048 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3006 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4793 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5228 




KRW


South Korean won


1 248,14 




ZAR


South African rand


14,3102 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3634 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4800 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 315,67 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7390 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,373 




RUB


Russian rouble


64,7269 




THB


Thai baht


37,776 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,4093 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,4760 




INR


Indian rupee


72,9570 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-48/17: Action brought on 27 January 2017 — ADDE v Parliament
Date: 2017-01-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European party, distribution of EU funding, equal treatment, party financing, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence








C_2017078EN.01004001.xml










13.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/40





Action brought on 27 January 2017 — ADDE v Parliament
(Case T-48/17)
(2017/C 078/55)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe ASBL (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Defalque, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the European Parliament of 21 November 2016 on the 2015 funding of the ADDE party declaring an amount of 500 615,55 euros as ineligible and requesting the reimbursement of the amount of 172 654,92 euros










—


annul the decision of the European Parliament of 15 December 2016, inasmuch as it limits the pre-financing amount for the 2017 grant to 33 % of the maximum grant amount and makes the payment of the pre-financing amount conditional on the presentation of a first demand guarantee, and, as a consequence, article I.4.1 of the grant award decision FINS-2017-13 appended to this decision;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action for annulment of the decision of 21 November 2016, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging a breach of the principle of good administration and violation of the rights of the defence.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging several manifest errors of assessment which give rise to a breach of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (OJ 2003 L 297, p. 1)










3.


Third plea in law, alleging a breach of the principle of proportionality and the principle of equal treatment




In support of the action for annulment of the decision of 15 December 2016, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging a breach of the principle of good administration and violation of the rights of the defence.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging a violation of article 134 of the EU financial regulation.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging a breach of the principle of proportionality and the principle of equal treatment.
Case C-44/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 27 January 2017 — The Scotch Whisky Association v Michael Klotz
Date: 2017-01-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: alcoholic beverage, consumer information, designation of origin, labelling, product designation








C_2017121EN.01001401.xml










18.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/14





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 27 January 2017 — The Scotch Whisky Association v Michael Klotz
(Case C-44/17)
(2017/C 121/20)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Hamburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: The Scotch Whisky Association

Defendant: Michael Klotz

Questions referred







1.


Does ‘indirect commercial use’ of a registered geographical indication of a spirit drink in accordance with Article 16(a) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 (1) require that the registered geographical indication be used in identical or phonetically and/or visually similar form, or is it sufficient that the disputed element evokes in the relevant public some kind of association with the registered geographical indication or the geographical area?
If the latter is sufficient: When determining whether there is any ‘indirect commercial use’, does the context in which the disputed element is embedded then also play a role, or can that context not counteract indirect commercial use of the registered geographical indication, even if the disputed element is accompanied by an indication of the true origin of the product?










2.


Does an ‘evocation’ of a registered geographical indication in accordance with Article 16(b) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 require that there be a phonetic and/or visual similarity between the registered geographical indication and the disputed element, or is it sufficient that the disputed element evokes in the relevant public some kind of association with the registered geographical indication or the geographical area?
If the latter is sufficient: When determining whether there is any ‘evocation’, does the context in which the disputed element is embedded also play a role, or can that context not counteract any unlawful evocation of the registered geographical indication, even if the disputed element is accompanied by an indication of the true origin of the product?










3.


When determining whether there is any ‘other false or misleading indication’ in accordance with Article 16(c) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, does the context in which the disputed element is embedded play a role, or can that context not counteract any misleading indication, even if the disputed element is accompanied by an indication of the true origin of the product?






(1)  Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89; OJ 2008 L 39, p. 16.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8056 — EPH/PPF Investments/Vattenfall Generation/Vattenfall Mining) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, energy industry, lignite, merger control, mining industry








C_2017027EN.01000302.xml










27.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8056 — EPH/PPF Investments/Vattenfall Generation/Vattenfall Mining)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 27/03)
On 22 September 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 32016M8056. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8345 — HPS/MDP/NFP) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance, merger control








C_2017027EN.01001901.xml










27.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8345 — HPS/MDP/NFP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 27/13)






1.


On 16 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which HPS Group, LP (HPS, US) acquires, via three investment funds, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of NFP Holdings, LLC (NFP, US) by way of purchase of shares. NPF is currently solely controlled by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (MDP, US).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows:






—


HPS is an international investment firm that focuses on acquisitions and strategic financing or recapitalisation of companies that require financial assistance. It controls portfolio companies in a number of sectors, including one UK insurance broker.










—


MDP is a private equity investment firm that focuses on management buyouts, growth financing, financing for recapitalisation and acquisitions. It controls portfolio companies in a number of sectors, including two UK insurance brokers and an insurance broking platform.










—


NFP is a US insurance broker. Its only activities in the EEA are those of two subsidiaries, Linkfield Corporate Solutions Ltd and Mackenzie Taylor Benefits Consultants Ltd, both of which are insurance brokers, active only in the UK.














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 M.8345 — HPS/MDP/NFP, 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.8315 — Siemens/Mentor Graphics) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, merger control








C_2017027EN.01002201.xml










27.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/22





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8315 — Siemens/Mentor Graphics)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 27/16)






1.


On 23 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Siemens AG (“Siemens”, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Mentor Graphics Corporation (“Mentor”, United States) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Siemens: a non-controlled German stock corporation, active in a number of different industrial areas, including Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.
—   for Mentor: a publicly held company, active in the PLM business and providing electronic hardware and software design solutions, i.e. software, consulting services and support for electronic, semiconductor and systems companies.










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.8315 — Siemens/Mentor Graphics 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8239 — NKT Holding A/S/ABB High Voltage Cable Business) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, electronics industry, merger control








C_2017027EN.01002301.xml










27.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/23





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8239 — NKT Holding A/S/ABB High Voltage Cable Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 27/17)






1.


On 23 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking NKT Holdings A/S (Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of ABB’s High voltage cable business (Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for NKT: through its NKT Cables business unit, is active in the production and supply of low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions used in railway, construction, submarine and underground applications,
—   for ABB: ABB’s High Voltage Cable Business specialises in the production and supply of high-voltage power cable systems and power cable accessories for use in grid interconnection, offshore and underground applications.










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.8239 — NKT Holding A/S/ABB High Voltage Cable Business, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).