do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8524 — Advent International Corporation/Industrial Parts Holding) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, industrial product, investment company, logistics, merger control








C_2017287EN.01000101.xml










31.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8524 — Advent International Corporation/Industrial Parts Holding)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 287/01)
On 25 August 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 32017M8524. 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.8394 — Essilor/Luxottica) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, optical industry, research and development








C_2017287EN.01000601.xml










31.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8394 — Essilor/Luxottica)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 287/04)






1.


On 22 August 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 Essilor International SA (‘Essilor’, France) and Luxottica Group SpA (‘Luxottica’, Italy) enter into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Essilor: Essilor is active in every phase of ophthalmic (corrective) lens development, from design to manufacture to wholesale, with a particular focus on research and development. Essilor also manufactures and markets machines, instruments and services for eye-care professionals.
—   for Luxottica: Luxottica designs, manufactures and distributes eyewear, i.e. prescription frames and sunglasses.










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.8394 — Essilor/Luxottica, 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.8591 — VW Credit/Daimler/AutoGravity) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, hire purchase, merger control, motor vehicle industry, retail trade








C_2017287EN.01000701.xml










31.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8591 — VW Credit/Daimler/AutoGravity)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 287/05)






1.


On 24 August 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 Daimler AG (‘Daimler’, Germany) and VW Credit, Inc. (‘VCI’, United States) belonging to the group Volkswagen AG (‘Volkswagen’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking AutoGravity Corporation (‘AutoGravity’, United States) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Daimler: the manufacture and distribution of passenger cars and commercial vehicles, and also the provision of financial services, including financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management services,
—   for VCI: serving Volkswagen’s retail customers and dealers in the United States, offering financial products and services including retail leasing and financing for new and used vehicles,
—   for AutoGravity: the provision to consumers in the United States of a comparison app for vehicle financing and leasing, accessible via smartphone or via AutoGravity’s website.










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.8591 — VW Credit/Daimler/AutoGravity, 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: 2017-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017287EN.01000201.xml










31.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

30 August 2017
(2017/C 287/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1916 




JPY


Japanese yen


131,25 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4391 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,92246 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5095 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1422 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2845 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,045 




HUF


Hungarian forint


305,68 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2598 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5915 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1235 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5016 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4961 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3259 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6477 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6167 




KRW


South Korean won


1 338,36 




ZAR


South African rand


15,5563 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8559 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4135 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 903,69 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0887 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,040 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,8224 




THB


Thai baht


39,597 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7768 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,2869 




INR


Indian rupee


76,2925 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1518 of 31 August 2017 confirming the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2017/353 of the European Parliament and of the Council replacing Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings
Date: 2017-08-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, cross-border cooperation, exchange of information, financial solvency, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, liquidation








L_2017226EN.01003001.xml










1.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 226/30








            COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2017/1518
of 31 August 2017
         
confirming the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2017/353 of the European Parliament and of the Council replacing Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Protocol (No 21), annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


By letter to the European Commission of 7 June 2017, Ireland notified its wish to accept and be bound by Regulation (EU) 2017/353 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).












(2)


There are no specific conditions attached to the participation of Ireland in the above mentioned Regulation and no need for transitional measures. The Commission notes that Ireland is bound by Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), and the measure concerned by the current notification of Ireland merely updates the Annex to that Regulation containing the list of national insolvency proceedings.












(3)


The participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2017/353 should therefore be confirmed.












(4)


In order to allow Ireland to apply the Regulation on insolvency proceedings with its Annex A as replaced by Regulation (EU) 2017/353 as soon as possible, this Decision should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2017/353 is confirmed.


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




Done at Brussels, 31 August 2017.


For the Commission


The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
            





(1)  Regulation (EU) 2017/353 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2017 replacing Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings (OJ L 57, 3.3.2017, p. 19).

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 19).
Case T-601/17: Action brought on 31 August 2017 — Rubik’s Brand v EUIPO — Simba Toys (Shape of a cube)
Date: 2017-08-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_2017374EN.01004301.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/43





Action brought on 31 August 2017 — Rubik’s Brand v EUIPO — Simba Toys (Shape of a cube)
(Case T-601/17)
(2017/C 374/65)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Rubik’s Brand Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: K. Szamosi and M. Borbás, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG (Fürth, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU tridimensional mark (Shape of a cube) — EU trade mark No 162 784

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 June 2017 in Case R 452/2017-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs of the appeal proceedings and those of the proceedings before the General Court.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 65(6) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009.