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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9034 — EQT Fund Management/Azelis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, distributor, economic concentration, food industry, investment company, merger control








C_2018310EN.01000601.xml










3.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 310/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9034 — EQT Fund Management/Azelis)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 310/08)

1.   
On 27 August 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:






—


EQT VIII, controlled by EQT Fund Management S.à.r.l (‘EQT Fund Management’, Luxembourg),










—


Antelope Topco S.C.A. (‘Azelis’, Luxembourg).




EQT Fund Management acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Azelis.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows:






—


EQT VIII is a private equity fund that makes investments primarily in northern Europe,










—


Azelis is a global distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients.






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.9034 — EQT Fund Management/Azelis
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 T-517/18: Action brought on 3 September 2018 — Zott v EUIPO — TSC Food Products (Baked products)
Date: 2018-09-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: confectionery product, designs and models








C_2018373EN.01001902.xml










15.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 373/19






Action brought on 3 September 2018 — Zott v EUIPO — TSC Food Products (Baked products)
(Case T-517/18)
(2018/C 373/22)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Zott SE & Co. KG (Mertingen, Germany) (represented by: E. Schalast, R. Lange and C. Böhler, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: TSC Food Products GmbH (Wels, Austria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant

Design at issue: Community design No 2487983-0001

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 June 2018 in Case R 1341/2017-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 4, in conjunction with Article 6(1) and Article 7, of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018310EN.01000301.xml










3.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 310/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

31 August 2018
(2018/C 310/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1651 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,05 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4558 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89740 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6205 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1281 




ISK


Iceland króna


124,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7148 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,735 




HUF


Hungarian forint


326,25 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2913 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6437 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,6386 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6129 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5192 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1453 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7559 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5965 




KRW


South Korean won


1 301,91 




ZAR


South African rand


17,1728 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9664 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4380 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 230,00 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7967 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,318 




RUB


Russian rouble


79,0967 




THB


Thai baht


38,175 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,8591 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,3628 




INR


Indian rupee


82,7245 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-523/18: Action brought on 3 September 2018 — BGC Partners v EUIPO — Bankgirocentralen BGC (BGCPRO)
Date: 2018-09-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, banking, financial services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018392EN.01003601.xml










29.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/36






Action brought on 3 September 2018 — BGC Partners v EUIPO — Bankgirocentralen BGC (BGCPRO)
(Case T-523/18)
(2018/C 392/44)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: BGC Partners LP (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: P. Walsh, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Bankgirocentralen BGC AB (Stockholm, Sweden)

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 word mark BGCPRO — Application for registration No 9 573 965

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 June 2018 in Case R 2544/2014-5.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as the Board of Appeal determined that the Application should be rejected for specific services in class 36;










—


order EUIPO and the intervener to pay the costs incurred by the applicant in the present proceedings;










—


alter the contested decision with regard to the order for costs and order, pursuant to Article 134(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court, the unsuccessful intervener to pay the costs incurred in the Board of Appeal and the opposition proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


The Board of Appeal incorrectly found that evidence of use was sufficient to demonstrate genuine use of the mark;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2018-09-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), originating product, photovoltaic cell, semi-metal, solar collector








C_2018310EN.01000401.xml










3.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 310/4






Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2018/C 310/06)
Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1), the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measure mentioned below will expire.
This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (2).









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components (i.e. cells)


People's Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/367 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components (i.e. cells) originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China, following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council and terminating the partial interim review investigation pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 (OJ L 56, 3.3.2017, p. 131)


3.9.2018






(1)  OJ C 95, 13.3.2018, p. 6


(2)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(3)  The measure will expire at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures
Date: 2018-09-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, countervailing charge, import (EU), originating product, photovoltaic cell, semi-metal, solar collector








C_2018310EN.01000501.xml










3.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 310/5






Notice of the expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures
(2018/C 310/07)
Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1), the Commission gives notice that the anti-subsidy measure mentioned below will expire.
This notice is published in accordance with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (2).









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components (i.e. cells)


People's Republic of China


Anti-subsidy duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/366 imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components (i.e. cells) originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council and terminating the partial interim review investigation pursuant to Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 (OJ L 56, 3.3.2017, p. 1)


3.9.2018






(1)  OJ C 95, 13.3.2018, p. 7.

(2)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 55.

(3)  The measure will expire at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Case C-558/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Łodzi (Poland) lodged on 3 September 2018 — City of Łowicz v State Treasury — Governor of Łódź Province
Date: 2018-09-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: disciplinary proceedings, independence of the judiciary, judge, legality, proof, right to justice








C_2019044EN.01000801.xml










4.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/8






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Łodzi (Poland) lodged on 3 September 2018 — City of Łowicz v State Treasury — Governor of Łódź Province
(Case C-558/18)
(2019/C 44/11)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Okręgowy w Łodzi

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: City of Łowicz

Defendant: State Treasury — Governor of Łódź Province

Question referred

On a proper construction of the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) of the Treaty on European Union, does the resulting obligation for Member States to provide remedies sufficient to ensure effective legal protection in the fields covered by EU law preclude provisions which materially increase the risk of undermining the guarantee of independent disciplinary proceedings against judges in Poland through:






(1)


political influence on the conduct of disciplinary proceedings;










(2)


the emerging risk that the system of disciplinary measures will be used to politically control the content of judicial decisions; and










(3)


the possibility of evidence obtained by illegal means being used in disciplinary proceedings against judges?
Corrigendum to the cover page of Official Journal C 305 (OJ C 305, 30.8.2018)
Date: 2018-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Official Journal








C_2018310EN.01000701.xml










3.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 310/7






Corrigendum to the cover page of Official Journal C 305
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 305 of 30 August 2018
)
(2018/C 310/09)
On the cover page, in the table of contents, the following title should be deleted:







‘2018/C 305/02


Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8879 — JERA Trading/LNG Optimisation) (1)’.