do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8502 — Softbank/Bharti/Hon Hai/SB Energy) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, holding company, investment company, merger control, renewable energy, telecommunications industry








C_2017200EN.01000101.xml










23.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 200/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8502 — Softbank/Bharti/Hon Hai/SB Energy)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 200/01)
On 15 June 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 32017M8502. 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.8484 — Gasunie/Vopak/Oiltanking/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, gas pipeline, merger control, storage








C_2017200EN.01002701.xml










23.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 200/27





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8484 — Gasunie/Vopak/Oiltanking/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 200/10)






1.


On 14 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Gasunie LNG Holding BV, a subsidiary of NV Nederlandse Gasunie (‘Gasunie’, of the Netherlands); Vopak LNG Holding BV, a subsidiary of Koninlijke Vopak NV (‘Vopak’, of the Netherlands); and Oiltanking GmbH (‘Oiltanking’ of Germany), a subsidiary of Marquard & Bahls AG (‘M&B’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a newly created company constituting a joint venture by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Gasunie: European gas infrastructure company owning and operating the Dutch transmission system operator and a liquefied natural gas (‘LNG’) terminal in the Netherlands,
—   Vopak: an independent tank storage provider, operating two LNG import terminals in the Netherlands and in Mexico,
—   Oiltanking: independant storage services provider for petroleum products, chemical gases and dry bulk. M&B is otherwise not active in LNG-related markets,
—   the Joint Venture: will own and operate an LNG terminal in the north of Germany.










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.8484 — Gasunie/Vopak/Oiltanking/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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8452 — SUEZ/GE Water &amp; Process Technologies) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, provision of services, wastewater, water treatment








C_2017200EN.01002901.xml










23.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 200/29





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8452 — SUEZ/GE Water & Process Technologies)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 200/12)






1.


On 14 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which SUEZ SA (‘Suez’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over GE Power’s Water and Process Technologies business (‘GE Water’, United States) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Suez: provision of water management, recycling and wastewater recovery and urban development services,
—   for GE Water: provision of chemical and equipment water treatment solutions to industrial and municipalities.










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.8452 — SUEZ/GE Water & Process Technologies, 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017200EN.01000301.xml










23.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 200/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 June 2017
(2017/C 200/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1169 




JPY


Japanese yen


124,27 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4388 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88168 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,7683 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0867 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4855 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,270 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,22 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2402 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5823 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,9277 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4812 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4853 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7127 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5395 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5529 




KRW


South Korean won


1 275,96 




ZAR


South African rand


14,5204 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6323 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4215 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 885,48 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8021 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,234 




RUB


Russian rouble


66,7825 




THB


Thai baht


37,975 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7164 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,2844 




INR


Indian rupee


72,1515 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-377/17: Action brought on 23 June 2017 — European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany
Date: 2017-06-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: engineer, minimum pay, provision of services, remuneration of work, right of establishment, town-planning profession, wage determination








C_2017269EN.01001302.xml










14.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/13





Action brought on 23 June 2017 — European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany
(Case C-377/17)
(2017/C 269/19)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: W. Mölls, H. Tserepa-Lacombe and L. Malferrari, Agents)

Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






1.


declare that, in so far as it has maintained compulsory fees for architects and engineers under the HOAI (Fee Ordinance for Architects and Engineers), the Federal Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 15(1), 15(2)(g) and 15(3) of Directive 2006/123/EC and under Article 49 TFEU;










2.


order the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The German Fee Ordinance for Architects and Engineers (Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure — ‘HOAI’) contains a system of minimum and maximum prices for the services of that group of professionals. That system makes it more difficult for architects and engineers who wish to compete with established providers by way of offers outside the permitted price range to become established. Those providers, it is submitted, are prevented in that regard from providing services of the same quality at lower prices and from providing services of a higher quality at higher prices.
This constitutes a restriction of the freedom of establishment for the purposes of both Article 15(1), 15(2)(g) and 15(3) of Directive 2006/123/EC and Article 49 TFEU.
That restriction is not justified; in particular it is not justified by the interest of safeguarding the quality of services, which is not directly linked to the price.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8494 — Ardian France/Lasalle Investment Management/Europa) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: business lease, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, real estate business








C_2017200EN.01000201.xml










23.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 200/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8494 — Ardian France/Lasalle Investment Management/Europa)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 200/03)
On 9 June 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 32017M8494. 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.8532 — Blackstone Group/Sponda) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, property leasing, real estate business








C_2017200EN.01002801.xml










23.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 200/28





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8532 — Blackstone Group/Sponda)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 200/11)






1.


On 15 June 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 Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect sole control of Sponda Plc (“Sponda”, Finland) by means of a tender offer.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Blackstone: global asset manager. It is headquartered in the United States and has offices in Europe and Asia.
—   for Sponda: a Finnish public real estate investment company that specializes in leasing business premises and developing and owning properties.










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.8532 — Blackstone Group/Sponda 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.8476 — Oaktree/Vitanas) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, nursing care








C_2017200EN.01000202.xml










23.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 200/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8476 — Oaktree/Vitanas)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 200/04)
On 14 June 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 32017M8476. 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.8475 — Softbank Group/Fortress Investment Group) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, telecommunications








C_2017200EN.01000102.xml










23.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 200/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8475 — Softbank Group/Fortress Investment Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 200/02)
On 16 June 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 32017M8475. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-386/17: Action brought on 23 June 2017 — Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik v EUIPO (Лидер)
Date: 2017-06-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, agricultural product, alcoholic beverage, foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017256EN.01004001.xml










7.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 256/40





Action brought on 23 June 2017 — Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik v EUIPO (Лидер)
(Case T-386/17)
(2017/C 256/46)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH (Bühl, Germany) (represented by: A. Lingenfelser, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the procedure before EUIPO


Mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘Лидер’ — Application No 15 466 791

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 April 2017 in Case R 2066/2016-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009.