do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-435/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 29 June 2018 — Otis Gesellschaft m.b.H. and Others v Land Oberösterreich and Others
Date: 2018-06-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU competition policy, cartel, damages, loan, loss, price agreement, price increase, purchase price








C_2018352EN.01001901.xml










1.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/19






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 29 June 2018 — Otis Gesellschaft m.b.H. and Others v Land Oberösterreich and Others
(Case C-435/18)
(2018/C 352/24)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Gerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: Otis Gesellschaft m.b.H., Schindler Liegenschaftsverwaltung GmbH, Schindler Aufzüge und Fahrtreppen GmbH, Kone Aktiengesellschaft, ThyssenKrupp Aufzüge Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Respondents: Land Oberösterreich, Gemeinnützige Wohnungsgenossenschaft ‘Lebensräume’ eingetragene Gen.m.b.H., EBS Wohnungsgesellschaft mbH, WAG Wohnungsanlagen Gesellschaft m.b.H., WSG Gemeinnützige Wohn- und Siedlergemeinschaft reg. Gen.m.b.H., Neue Heimat Oberösterreich Gemeinnützige Wohnungs- und SiedlungsgesmbH, BRW Gemeinnützige Wohnungs- und Siedlungsgenossenschaft ‘Baureform Wohnstätte’ eingetragene Gen.m.b.H., Gemeinnützige Wohnungs- und Siedlungsgenossenschaft ‘Familie’ eingetragene Gen.m.b.H., VLW Vereinigte Linzer Wohnungsgenossenschaften Gemeinnützige GmbH, Gemeinnützige Steyrer Wohn- und Siedlungs Genossenschaft ‘Styria’ reg.Gen.m.b.H., Innviertler Gemeinnützige Wohnungs- und Siedlungsgenossenschaft reg.Gen.m.b.H., Gemeinnützige Wohnungsgesellschaft der Stadt Steyr GmbH, Gemeinnützige Industrie-Wohnungsaktiengesellschaft, Gemeinnützige Siedlungsgesellschaft m.b.H. für den Bezirk Vöcklabruck, GEWOG Neues Heim Gemeinnützige Wohnungsgesellschaft m.b.H.

Question referred

Are Article 85 TEC, Article 81 EC and Article 101 TFEU to be interpreted as meaning that, in order to maintain the full effectiveness of those provisions and the practical effectiveness of the prohibition resulting from those provisions, it is necessary that compensation for losses may also be claimed from members of a cartel by persons who are not active as suppliers or customers on the relevant product and geographic market affected by a cartel, but who grant loans to buyers of the products offered on the market affected by the cartel under preferential terms as funding bodies within the scope of statutory provisions, and whose loss lies in the fact that the loan amount granted as a percentage of the product costs was higher than what it would have been without the cartel agreement, which means that they were unable profitably to invest those amounts?
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8957 — Silver Lake/ZPG) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Internet site, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, real estate business, technology, trade mark








C_2018398EN.01000101.xml










5.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8957 — Silver Lake/ZPG)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 398/01)
On 29 June 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 32018M8957. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Information concerning the entry into force of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)
Date: 2018-06-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Lebanon, Mediterranean region (EU), Union for the Mediterranean, cooperation agreement (EU), food policy, innovation, research and development, scientific cooperation, water resources








L_2018164EN.01000101.xml










29.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 164/1







Information concerning the entry into force of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)

The Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (1), signed on 27 February 2018 has, in accordance with Article 5 (2) thereof, entered into force on 4 June 2018.


(1)  
            OJ L 79, 22.3.2018, p. 3.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8889 — Teva/PGT OTC Assets) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cosmetics industry, economic concentration, food supplement, medical device, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2018359EN.01000101.xml










5.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8889 — Teva/PGT OTC Assets)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 359/01)
On 29 June 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 32018M8889. 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.8837 — Blackstone/Thomson Reuters F&amp;R Business) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2018228EN.01003301.xml










29.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 228/33





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8837 — Blackstone/Thomson Reuters F&R Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 228/06)

1.   
On 15 June 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:






—


The Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, United States), and










—


the Financial & Risk Business of Thomson Reuters Corporation (‘Target’, United States).




Blackstone acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Target.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Blackstone: global alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services,
—   for the Target: a global data and financial technology business that provides information and data analytics, enables financial transactions, and connects communities of trading, investment, financial, and corporate professionals. It also provides regulatory and risk management solutions to help customers anticipate and manage risk and compliance.


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.8837 — Blackstone/Thomson Reuters F&R 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, banking, economic concentration, electronic money, insurance, invoicing, merger control, subsidiary








C_2018228EN.01003501.xml










29.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 228/35





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 228/08)

1.   
On 21 June 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:






—


BGŻ BNP Paribas SA (‘BGŻ BNP Paribas’) (Poland),










—


Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA (‘the Target’) (Poland).




BGŻ BNP Paribas acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for BGŻ BNP Paribas: a universal bank, part of BNP Paribas Group, which is an international capital group of banking and financial companies with a worldwide presence,
—   for the Target: the Core Bank Business of Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International AG. The target is active, among others, in retail and corporate banking, payment cards issuing, asset management, insurance, factoring 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.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska
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.
Case T-397/18: Action brought on 29 June 2018 — Hugo’s Hotel v EUIPO — H’ugo’s (Hugo’s Burger Bar)
Date: 2018-06-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, meat product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018301EN.01004001.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/40






Action brought on 29 June 2018 — Hugo’s Hotel v EUIPO — H’ugo’s (Hugo’s Burger Bar)
(Case T-397/18)
(2018/C 301/54)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Hugo’s Hotel Ltd (St. Julians, Malta) (represented by: R. Sladden, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: H’ugo’s GmbH (München, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark Hugo’s Burger Bar in red, black and white — Application for registration No 14 608 806

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 May 2018 in Case R 1879/2017-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Overturn the Board of Appeal’s Decision;










—


Declare that the Application Number 014608806 may proceed to registration





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018228EN.01000201.xml










29.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 228/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

28 June 2018
(2018/C 228/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1583 




JPY


Japanese yen


127,63 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4509 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88520 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4191 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1556 




ISK


Iceland króna


124,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4740 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,001 




HUF


Hungarian forint


328,07 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3631 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6584 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,3305 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5778 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5398 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0906 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7135 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5831 




KRW


South Korean won


1 300,27 




ZAR


South African rand


16,0621 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6728 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3820 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 598,44 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6824 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,960 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,0951 




THB


Thai baht


38,363 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,4822 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,2921 




INR


Indian rupee


79,6830 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.