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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8930 — TUI/Hotelbeds Group destinations services business) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, tourism








C_2018185EN.01000501.xml










30.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 185/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8930 — TUI/Hotelbeds Group destinations services business)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 185/06)

1.   
On 23 May 2018, 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:






—


TUI AG (‘TUI’, Germany),










—


The destination management services business of the Hotelbeds Group (‘HBG DM’).




TUI acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of HBG DM.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for TUI: integrated leisure tourism group operating in approximately 180 countries through its various subsidiaries,
—   for HBG DM: inbound services for destination management to customers engaged in the tourist sector, as well as meetings, incentives, conferences and events 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 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 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.8930 — TUI/Hotelbeds Group destinations services business
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email: 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-05-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications








C_2018327EN.01000101.xml










17.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 327/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 327/01)
On 30 May 2018, 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 32018M7000. 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.8877 — LyondellBasell Industries/A. Schulman) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, economic concentration, merger control, oil industry, plastics industry








C_2018185EN.01000901.xml










30.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 185/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8877 — LyondellBasell Industries/A. Schulman)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 185/10)

1.   
On 23 May 2018, 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:






—


LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (‘LyondellBasell’) (Netherlands),










—


A. Schulman, Inc (‘A. Schulman’) (United States)




LyondellBasell acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of A. Schulman.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   LyondellBasell: a global plastics, chemicals and refining company.
—   A. Schulman: an international supplier of high performance plastic compounds, composites and resins.


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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8877 — LyondellBasell Industries/A. Schulman
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email: 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8857 — Edenred/UTA) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, merger control








C_2018185EN.01000102.xml










30.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 185/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8857 — Edenred/UTA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 185/02)
On 23 May 2018, 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 32018M8857. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-664/16: Order of the General Court of 30 May 2018 — PJ v EUIPO — Erdmann & Rossi (Erdmann & Rossi) (EU trade mark — Representation by a lawyer who is not an independent third party with regard to the applicant — Replacement of a party to the proceedings — Transfer of the rights of the EU trade mark applicant — Representation by a lawyer who is not an independent third party with regard to the applicant for replacement — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2018-05-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, general mechanical engineering, motor car, motor vehicle, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018392EN.01002901.xml










29.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/29






Order of the General Court of 30 May 2018 — PJ v EUIPO — Erdmann & Rossi (Erdmann & Rossi)
(Case T-664/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Representation by a lawyer who is not an independent third party with regard to the applicant - Replacement of a party to the proceedings - Transfer of the rights of the EU trade mark applicant - Representation by a lawyer who is not an independent third party with regard to the applicant for replacement - Inadmissibility))
(2018/C 392/36)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: PJ (represented by: S., lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, and subsequently by A. Söder, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: Erdmann & Rossi GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: H. Kunz-Hallstein and R. Kunz-Hallstein, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 July 2016 (Case R 1670/2015-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Erdmann & Rossi and PJ.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action shall be dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


There is no need to adjudicate on the application for replacement.










3.


PJ is to pay the costs.










4.


[Y]-GmbH, and each party, is to bear its own costs relating to the application for replacement.






(1)  OJ C 70, 6.3.2017.
Case C-353/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiliul Național de Soluționare a Contestațiilor (Romania) lodged on 30 May 2018 — SC Beny Alex SRL v Organizația Utilizatorilor de Apă pentru Irigații (OUAI) Săveni
Date: 2018-05-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: information system, irrigation, organisation, private sector, public contract, public financing








C_2018436EN.01001502.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiliul Național de Soluționare a Contestațiilor (Romania) lodged on 30 May 2018 — SC Beny Alex SRL v Organizația Utilizatorilor de Apă pentru Irigații (OUAI) Săveni
(Case C-353/18)
(2018/C 436/19)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Consiliul Național de Soluționare a Contestațiilor

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant-Objector: SC Beny Alex SRL

Contracting entity: Organizația Utilizatorilor de Apă pentru Irigații (OUAI) Săveni
By order of 17 October 2018, the Court (Eighth Chamber) declared the request for a preliminary ruling to be manifestly inadmissible.