do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8643 — Legend Holdings Corporation/Banque Internationale à Luxembourg) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control








C_2017348EN.01001801.xml










17.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 348/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8643 — Legend Holdings Corporation/Banque Internationale à Luxembourg)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 348/11)






1.


On 9 October 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Legend Holdings Corporation (‘Legend Holdings’, China),










—


Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA and its subsidiaries (‘BIL’, Luxembourg).




Legend Holdings acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of BIL.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Legend Holdings: a diversified investment holding group listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with a portfolio of strategic and financial investments,
—   BIL: a private banking group operating in retail, private and corporate banking activities, with Luxembourg as its main geographic focus.










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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8643 — Legend Holdings Corporation/Banque Internationale à Luxembourg
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax +32 22964301




Postal 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.
Case C-2/16: Order of the President of the Court of 17 October 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Stuttgart — Germany) — Staatsanwaltschaft Stuttgart v J. S. R
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: criminal proceedings, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, terrorism








C_2018013EN.01001001.xml










15.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/10





Order of the President of the Court of 17 October 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Stuttgart — Germany) — Staatsanwaltschaft Stuttgart v J. S. R
(Case C-2/16) (1)

(2018/C 013/12)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 118, 4.4.2016.
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, oxide








C_2017348EN.01000601.xml










17.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 348/6





Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
 (1)
)

(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 348/08)

Decisions granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2017) 6727


10 October 2017


Chromium trioxide
EC No 215-607-8, CAS No 1333-82-0


Oy Kromatek Ab, Heikkiläntie 4, 29250 Nakkila, Finland


REACH/17/22/0


Use of chromium trioxide in Cr(VI)-based functional plating


21 September 2024


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment arising from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies in terms of their technical and economic feasibility.




Cr-Te Plating Oy, Leijukuja 17, 78210 Varkaus, Finland


REACH/17/22/1




Kova-Kromi Oy, Hankikuja 2, 01390 Vantaa, Finland


REACH/17/22/2




Pirkan Kovakromaus Oy, Lempäälänkuja 5, 33840 Tampere, Finland


REACH/17/22/3




Saizeri Plating Oy, Kiilatie 3, 40320 Jyväskylä, Finland


REACH/17/22/4




Turun Kovakromi Oy, Kuparitie 5, 28330 Pori, Finland


REACH/17/22/5




Veljekset Wallenius Oy, Rantakaari 69, 37200 Siuro, Finland


REACH/17/22/6






(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.8638 — Shell Midstream Partners/Crestwood Permian Basin Holdings/Crestwood Permian Basin) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, gas industry, joint venture, merger control, petrochemicals








C_2017348EN.01000101.xml










17.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 348/1





Withdrawal of notification of a concentration
(Case M.8638 — Shell Midstream Partners/Crestwood Permian Basin Holdings/Crestwood Permian Basin)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 348/01)
Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004
On 8 September 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration between Shell Midstream Partners LP and Crestwood Permian Basin Holdings LLC. On 8 October 2017, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8520 — Cinven/CPPIB/GTA) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment, investment company, merger control, provision of services, travel agency








C_2017348EN.01000301.xml










17.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 348/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8520 — Cinven/CPPIB/GTA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 348/05)
On 11 September 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 32017M8520. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Council Decision (EU) 2017/1929 of 17 October 2017 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, appointment of members








L_2017272EN.01001701.xml










21.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 272/17








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/1929
of 17 October 2017
         
appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Hans Jörg DUPPRÉ.












(3)


An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Bernd LANGE as a member of the Committee of the Regions,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






(a)


as a member:






—


Mr Bernd LANGE, Landrat im Landkreis Görlitz,














(b)


as an alternate member:






—


Mr Thomas HABERMANN, Landrat im Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld.










Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 17 October 2017.


For the Council


The President

M. MAASIKAS
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8460 — Peugeot/BNP Paribas/Opel Vauxhall Fincos) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, credit, economic concentration, financial services, hire purchase, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2017348EN.01000202.xml










17.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 348/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8460 — Peugeot/BNP Paribas/Opel Vauxhall Fincos)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 348/04)
On 8 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 32017M8460. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-746/16: Order of the General Court of 17 October 2017 — Andreassons Åkeri and Others v Commission (Action for annulment — Social security — Commission decision to close an EU Pilot procedure — Decision to take no further action on a complaint — Refusal of the Commission to bring infringement proceedings — Act not open to challenge — Lack of direct concern — Manifest inadmissibility — Application seeking the issue of an injunction — Manifest lack of jurisdiction)
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Poland, Sweden, administrative sanction, frontier worker, legal expenses, provision of services, residence, self-employed person, social security legislation, social-security contribution








C_2017424EN.01003701.xml










11.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/37





Order of the General Court of 17 October 2017 — Andreassons Åkeri and Others v Commission
(Case T-746/16) (1)

((Action for annulment - Social security - Commission decision to close an EU Pilot procedure - Decision to take no further action on a complaint - Refusal of the Commission to bring infringement proceedings - Act not open to challenge - Lack of direct concern - Manifest inadmissibility - Application seeking the issue of an injunction - Manifest lack of jurisdiction))
(2017/C 424/53)
Language of the case: Swedish

Parties


Applicants: Andreassons Åkeri i Veddige AB (Veddige, Sweden), Luke Transport AB (Laholm, Sweden), Zimit Transportförmedling AB (Veddige) (represented by: C. von Quitzow, Professor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Martin and K. Simonsson, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the Commission decision contained in the letter of 10 August 2016 concerning the outcome of EU Pilot Procedure 7504/15/EMPL.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Andreassons Åkeri i Veddige AB, Luke Transport AB and Zimit Transportförmedling AB shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 38, 6.2.2017.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8624 — Michael Kors/Jimmy Choo) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, economic concentration, footwear industry, luxury products industry, merger control








C_2017348EN.01000201.xml










17.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 348/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8624 — Michael Kors/Jimmy Choo)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 348/03)
On 9 October 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 32017M8624. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-724/17: Action brought on 17 October 2017 — The Vianel Group v EUIPO — Viania Dessous (VIANEL)
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018013EN.01002102.xml










15.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/21





Action brought on 17 October 2017 — The Vianel Group v EUIPO — Viania Dessous (VIANEL)
(Case T-724/17)
(2018/C 013/35)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: The Vianel Group LLC (Dover, Delaware, United States) (represented by: V. Perrichon, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Viania Dessous GmbH (Mössingen, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark ‘VIANEL’ — Application for registration No 1 181 484

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 July 2017 in Case R 285/2017-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


uphold the applicant’s application;










—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the Opponent to pay the Applicant’s costs of this Application and the proceedings before the Office.





Plea in law







—


The Board of Appeal infringed the applicable provisions of the European Trade Mark Regulation when it assessed the relevance of the evidence of use filed by the opponent, the similarity of the goods and of the signs in question, and the risk of confusion.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017348EN.01000501.xml










17.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 348/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 October 2017
(2017/C 348/07)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1803 




JPY


Japanese yen


131,99 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4439 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88753 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5885 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1514 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3133 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,770 




HUF


Hungarian forint


307,53 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2378 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5838 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,2975 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4996 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4800 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2170 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6420 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5956 




KRW


South Korean won


1 330,09 




ZAR


South African rand


15,7169 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7782 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5038 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 913,39 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9773 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,499 




RUB


Russian rouble


67,4780 




THB


Thai baht


39,021 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7304 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,4931 




INR


Indian rupee


76,4155 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8541 — Thermo Fisher Scientific/Patheon) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, scientific apparatus








C_2017348EN.01000102.xml










17.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 348/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8541 — Thermo Fisher Scientific/Patheon)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 348/02)
On 23 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 32017M8541. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-704/16: Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2017 — Murka v EUIPO (SCATTER SLOTS) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark SCATTER SLOTS — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2017-10-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, automatic game, game of chance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017402EN.01003201.xml










27.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/32





Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2017 — Murka v EUIPO (SCATTER SLOTS)
(Case T-704/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark SCATTER SLOTS - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2017/C 402/41)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Murka Ltd (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: S. Santos Rodriguez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 June 2016 (Case R 471/2016-1), concerning the application for registration of the word sign SCATTER SLOTS as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Murka Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 454, 5.12.2016.