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Case T-43/16: Judgment of the General Court of 9 October 2018 — 1&1 Telecom v Commission (Action for annulment — Competition — Concentrations — Retail market for mobile telecommunications services and market for wholesale access and call origination in Germany — Acquisition of E-plus by Telefónica Deutschland — Decision declaring the concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement — Implementation of the non-MNO component of the Final Commitments — Acts against which no action may be brought — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2018-10-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, admissibility, competition policy, domestic market, economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications, wholesale trade








C_2018427EN.01003901.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/39






Judgment of the General Court of 9 October 2018 — 1&1 Telecom v Commission
(Case T-43/16) (1)

(Action for annulment - Competition - Concentrations - Retail market for mobile telecommunications services and market for wholesale access and call origination in Germany - Acquisition of E-plus by Telefónica Deutschland - Decision declaring the concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement - Implementation of the non-MNO component of the Final Commitments - Acts against which no action may be brought - Inadmissibility)
(2018/C 427/47)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: 1&1 Telecom GmbH (Montabaur (Germany)) (represented by: J.O. Murach, lawyer, and P. Alexiadis, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: N. Khan, M. Farley and C. Vollrath, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG, (Munich, Germany), (represented by: M. Bauer, H.-J. Freund, B. Herbers and K. Baubkus, lawyers

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of the Commission’s alleged decision contained IN the letter of 19 November 2015 in relation to the implementation of the non-MNO remedy provided for in the Final Commitments made obligatory by Commission Decision C(2014) 4443 final of 2 July 2014 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA agreement, subject to compliance with certain commitments (Case M.7018 Telefónica Deutschland v E-plus).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders 1&1 Telecom GmbH to bear its own costs and those incurred by the European Commission and by Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG, with the exception of those incurred by the Commission in the context of the plea of inadmissibility rejected by the order of 22 June 2016, 1&1 Telecom v Commission (T-43/16, EU:T:2016:402).






(1)  OJ C 106, 21.3.2016.
Case T-633/17: Judgment of the General Court of 9 October 2018 — Sárossy v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to the procedure EU Pilot No 8572/16 CHAP(2015) 00353 — Refusal to grant access — Article 4(2), third indent, of Regulation No 1049/2001 — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of investigations — General presumption of confidentiality — Overriding public interest)
Date: 2018-10-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, confidentiality, consumer protection, conversion rate, debt, foreign currency, infringement procedure (EU), judicial investigation, national implementing measure, unfair terms of contract








C_2018427EN.01006002.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/60






Judgment of the General Court of 9 October 2018 — Sárossy v Commission
(Case T-633/17) (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to the procedure EU Pilot No 8572/16 CHAP(2015) 00353 - Refusal to grant access - Article 4(2), third indent, of Regulation No 1049/2001 - Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of investigations - General presumption of confidentiality - Overriding public interest)
(2018/C 427/79)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Róbert Sárossy (Budapest, Hungary) (represented by: D. Lazar, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Erlbacher and C. Ehrbar, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Hungary (represented by: M. Fehér, G. Koós and M. Tátrai, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the Commission’s decisions of 12 June and 17 July 2017 refusing to grant the applicant access to the documents relating to the procedure EU Pilot No 8572/16 CHAP(2015) 00353.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Róbert Sárossy to bear his own costs and to pay those of the European Commission;










3.


Orders Hungary to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 382, 13.11.2017.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9112 — OEP/Crayon) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, investment company, merger control








C_2018365EN.01000601.xml










9.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 365/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9112 — OEP/Crayon)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 365/07)

1.   
On 28 September 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:






—


One Equity Partners VII, L.P., One Equity Partners VII-A, L.P. and One Equity Partners VII-B, L.P (‘OEP’) (US);










—


Crayon Group Holding ASA (Norway).




OEP acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Crayon Group Holding ASA.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for OEP: private equity funds;
—   for Crayon: software licensing and IT consulting 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.9112 — OEP/Crayon
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-884/16: Judgment of the General Court of 9 October 2018 — Multiconnect v Commission (Action for annulment — Competition — Concentrations — Retail market for mobile telecommunications services and market for wholesale access and call origination in Germany — Acquisition of E-plus by Telefónica Deutschland — Decision declaring the concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement — Implementation of the non-MNO component of the Final Commitments — Measures against which no action may be brought — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2018-10-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, admissibility, competition policy, domestic market, economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications, wholesale trade








C_2018427EN.01004601.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/46






Judgment of the General Court of 9 October 2018 — Multiconnect v Commission
(Case T-884/16) (1)

(Action for annulment - Competition - Concentrations - Retail market for mobile telecommunications services and market for wholesale access and call origination in Germany - Acquisition of E-plus by Telefónica Deutschland - Decision declaring the concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement - Implementation of the non-MNO component of the Final Commitments - Measures against which no action may be brought - Inadmissibility)
(2018/C 427/58)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Multiconnect GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: J.-M. Schultze, S. Pautke and C. Ehlenz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: N. Khan, M. Farley and C. Vollrath, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking, inter alia, annulment of the purported decisions of the Commission contained in the emails of 11 and 29 October 2016 relating to the implementation of the non-MNO remedy provided for in the Final Commitments made obligatory by Commission Decision C(2014) 4443 final of 2 July 2014 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement, subject to compliance with certain commitments (Case COMP/M.7018 Telefónica Deutschland/E-plus).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Declares that there is no need to adjudicate on the applications for leave to intervene submitted by Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG and by Drillisch AG;










3.


Orders Multiconnect GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission;










4.


Orders Telefónica Deutschland Holding to bear its own costs relating to the application for leave to intervene;










5.


Orders Drillisch to bear its own costs relating to the application for leave to intervene.






(1)  OJ C 38, 6.2.2017.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018365EN.01000301.xml










9.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 365/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

8 October 2018
(2018/C 365/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1478 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,11 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4599 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88010 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4463 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1396 




ISK


Iceland króna


131,60 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5083 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,737 




HUF


Hungarian forint


324,94 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3081 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6675 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,0434 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6242 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4915 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,9874 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7795 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5894 




KRW


South Korean won


1 304,77 




ZAR


South African rand


17,0610 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9502 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4225 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 466,65 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7685 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,051 




RUB


Russian rouble


76,7075 




THB


Thai baht


37,826 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3093 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,6360 




INR


Indian rupee


85,0080 






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