do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8941 — EQT/Widex/JV) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, medical device, merger control








C_2019020EN.01001001.xml










16.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 20/10






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8941 — EQT/Widex/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 20/10)

1.   
On 9 January 2019, 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:






—


Sivantos Pte. Ltd. (‘Sivantos’, Singapore), controlled by EQT VI Limited and EQT Fund Management S.à r.l. (together referred to as ‘EQT’);










—


Widex A/S (‘Widex’, Denmark), controlled by Widex Holding A/S (‘Widex Holding’);










—


MergeCo A/S, a newly created entity (‘JV’, Denmark).




Widex Holding and EQT acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over the JV, combining the activities of Widex and Sivantos.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 4 October 2018, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 30 October 2018.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Sivantos: global manufacturer and supplier of hearing aids and hearing accessories;
—   Widex: global manufacturer and supplier of hearing aids and hearing accessories;
—   the JV: global manufacturer and supplier of hearing aids and hearing accessories.


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.8941 — EQT/Widex/JV
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’).
Case T-413/16: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2019 — Cham v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Rights of the defence — Right to effective judicial protection — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Right to honour and reputation — Right to property — Presumption of innocence — Proportionality)
Date: 2019-01-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, ownership, principle of proportionality, right to justice, rights of the defence, trade restriction








C_2019093EN.01004201.xml










11.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/42






Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2019 — Cham v Council
(Case T-413/16) (1)

((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds - Rights of the defence - Right to effective judicial protection - Obligation to state reasons - Manifest error of assessment - Right to honour and reputation - Right to property - Presumption of innocence - Proportionality))
(2019/C 93/52)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Cham Holding (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: E. Ruchat, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: initially, S. Kyriakopoulou, G. Étienne and A. Vitro, then by S. Kyriakopoulou and A. Vitro, and subsequently by S. Kyriakopoulou, A. Vitro and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/850 of 27 May 2016 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2016 L 141, p. 125), and its subsequent implementing acts, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/917 of 29 May 2017 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2017 L 139, p. 62), and of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/778 of 28 May 2018 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2018 L 131, p. 16), in so far as those measures apply to the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Cham Holding to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






(1)  OJ C 364, 3.10.2016.
Case T-412/16: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2019 — Bena Properties v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Syria — Freezing of funds — Rights of the defence — Right to effective judicial protection — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Right to respect for one’s good name and reputation — Right to property — Presumption of innocence — Proportionality)
Date: 2019-01-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, ownership, principle of proportionality, right to justice, rights of the defence, trade restriction








C_2019093EN.01004101.xml










11.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/41






Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2019 — Bena Properties v Council
(Case T-412/16) (1)

((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against Syria - Freezing of funds - Rights of the defence - Right to effective judicial protection - Obligation to state reasons - Manifest error of assessment - Right to respect for one’s good name and reputation - Right to property - Presumption of innocence - Proportionality))
(2019/C 93/51)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Bena Properties Co. SA (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: E. Ruchat, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: initially S. Kyriakopoulou, G. Etienne and A. Vitro, then S. Kyriakopoulou and A. Vitro, and finally S. Kyriakopoulou, A. Vitro and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/850 of 27 May 2016, amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2016 L 141, p. 125) and the subsequent measures implementing it, Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/917 of 29 May 2017 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2017 L 139, p. 62), and Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/778 of 28 May 2018 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2018 L 131, p. 16), in so far as those measures concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Declares that Bena Properties Co. SA is to bear its own costs and orders it to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






(1)  OJ C 364, 3.10.2016.
Decision No 2019/1 of the Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community (following a written consultation) on the adoption of the budget of the Transport Community for the year 2019 [2023/551]
Date: 2019-01-16
Institutions: Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community
Subjects: Western Balkans, adoption of the budget, agreement (EU), budget, common transport policy, financial year, joint body (EU), multilateral agreement




L_2023073EN.01003401.xml










10.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 73/34








            DECISION No 2019/1 OF THE REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORT COMMUNITY
         
(following a written consultation)
on the adoption of the budget of the Transport Community for the year 2019 [2023/551]


THE REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORT COMMUNITY,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Transport Community, and in particular Article 24(1) and Article 35 thereof,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
The budget of the Transport Community for the year 2019, attached to this Decision, is hereby adopted.


Article 2
The European Commission shall be in charge of implementing the budget and of the initiation of the work of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community in accordance with Article 3.


Article 3
Article 2 shall apply from 24 January 2019. It shall cease to apply on the day prior to that on which the appointment of the Director of the Permanent Secretariat becomes effective.




Done in Tirana, on 16 January 2019.


For the Regional Steering Committee


The President








APPENDIX

Budget of the Transport Community for the year 2019








Budget line




Amount (EUR)





Salaries for officials


750 000 




Contribution to Health / Pension scheme for officials


200 000 




Running costs of the secretariat (including fixed expenditure / travel / meeting organisation)


330 000 




Office IT equipment and furniture (not covered by the HQ Agreement)


100 000 




Recruitment costs (publication and reimbursement of candidates)


100 000 




Total


1 480 000 




Reserve (approximately 10 %)


150 000 




Grand total


1 630 000 





Of which: EU contribution (80 %)
 (*1)



1 304 000 




WB6 contribution (20 %: annex V of TCT provides the distribution per country).



326 000 






(*1)  The figure of the EU contribution is without prejudice of the adoption of the EU budget for 2019.
Case C-389/17: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 January 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas — Lithuania) — Proceedings brought by ‘Paysera LT’ UAB, formerly ‘EVP International’ UAB (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Taking up of the business of electronic money institutions — Directive 2009/110/EC — Article 5(2) and (3) — Rules on own funds — Own funds required for the pursuit of activities linked to the issuance of electronic money — Definition of ‘activity linked to the issuance of electronic money’ — Issuance, for the benefit of the seller, of electronic money at par value of the funds received)
Date: 2019-01-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: electronic banking, electronic money, financial institution, financial legislation, financial services, goods and services, payment, provision of services








C_2019093EN.01001201.xml










11.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/12






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 January 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas — Lithuania) — Proceedings brought by ‘Paysera LT’ UAB, formerly ‘EVP International’ UAB
(Case C-389/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Taking up of the business of electronic money institutions - Directive 2009/110/EC - Article 5(2) and (3) - Rules on own funds - Own funds required for the pursuit of activities linked to the issuance of electronic money - Definition of ‘activity linked to the issuance of electronic money’ - Issuance, for the benefit of the seller, of electronic money at par value of the funds received))
(2019/C 93/14)
Language of the case: Lithuanian

Referring court

Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant:‘Paysera LT’ UAB, formerly ‘EVP International’ UAB

Other party: Lietuvos bankas

Operative part of the judgment

Article 5(2) of Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on the taking up, pursuit and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions amending Directives 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and repealing Directive 2000/46/EC, must be interpreted as meaning that services provided by electronic money institutions in payment transactions such as those at issue in the main proceedings constitute activities linked to the issuance of electronic money, within the meaning of that provision, if those services trigger the issuance or redemption of electronic money in a single payment transaction.


(1)  OJ C 309, 18.9.2017.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9223 — Stena Rederi/Hyundai Glovis/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, logistics, maritime transport, merger control, provision of services, shipbuilding, subsidiary








C_2019020EN.01000901.xml










16.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 20/9






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9223 — Stena Rederi/Hyundai Glovis/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 20/09)

1.   
On 9 January 2019, 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:






—


Stena Rederi AB (‘Stena Rederi’, Sweden), controlled by Stena AB (Sweden), part of the Stena Sphere (consisting of Stena AB, Stena Sessan AB and Stena Metall AB),










—


Glovis Europe GmbH (‘Glovis Europe’, Germany), controlled by Hyundai Glovis CO., LTD (‘Hyundai Glovis’, South Korea).




Stena Rederi and Glovis Europe acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture that will mainly operate short-sea transport services on Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels in Europe.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Stena Rederi: supports the shipping activities of Stena AB by providing shipbuilding, crewing and technical services;
—   for Glovis Europe: provides logistics services for finished vehicles and parts, and supports the global deep-sea activities of its parent Hyundai Glovis, an integrated global logistics and distribution company.


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.9223 — Stena Rederi/Hyundai Glovis/JV
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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8964 — Delta/Air France-KLM/Virgin Group/Virgin Atlantic) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, economic concentration, holding company, maintenance, merger control








C_2019020EN.01000601.xml










16.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 20/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8964 — Delta/Air France-KLM/Virgin Group/Virgin Atlantic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 20/07)

1.   
On 8 January 2019, 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:






—


Air France-KLM S.A. (‘AFKL’, France),










—


Delta Air Lines, Inc. (‘Delta’, United States)










—


Virgin Group (Virgin British Islands)










—


Virgin Atlantic Limited (‘VAL’, United Kingdom).




AFKL, Delta and Virgin Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of VAL, which is currently jointly controlled by Delta and Virgin Group.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for AFKL: provision of air transport services for passengers and cargo and provision of maintenance, repair and overhaul services,
—   for Delta: provision of air transport services for passengers and for cargo by using available ‘belly’ space on its passenger services, as well as provision of maintenance, repair and overhaul services,
—   for Virgin Group: holding company of a group of companies, including VAL, active in a wide range of products and services worldwide,
—   for VAL: holding company of Virgin Holidays which is active as a tour operator, and Virgin Atlantic which is an airline company providing passengers and cargo air transport 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.



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.8964 — Delta/Air France-KLM/Virgin Group/Virgin Atlantic
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’).
European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 January 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (10593/2018 — C8-0463/2018 — 2018/0256(NLE))
Date: 2019-01-16
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Committee on Fisheries, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: Mediterranean region (EU), Morocco, Union for the Mediterranean, Western Sahara, association agreement (EU), originating product, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, revision of an agreement, tariff preference








C_2020411EN.01029801.xml










27.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 411/298






P8_TA(2019)0017
EU-Morocco Agreement on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 January 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (10593/2018 — C8-0463/2018 — 2018/0256(NLE))
(Consent)
(2020/C 411/38)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (10593/2018),










—


having regard to the draft agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (10597/2018),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(i), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0463/2018),










—


having regard to its non-legislative resolution of 16 January 2019 (1) on the draft decision,










—


having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A8-0471/2018),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Morocco.






(1)  Texts adopted, P8_TA(2019)0016.
Case C-617/18: Order of the President of the Court of 16 January 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia de Albacete — Spain) — The borrowers v Globalcaja, S.A.
Date: 2019-01-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer information, unfair terms of contract








C_2019112EN.01004003.xml










25.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/40






Order of the President of the Court of 16 January 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia de Albacete — Spain) — The borrowers v Globalcaja, S.A.
(Case C-617/18) (1)

(2019/C 112/48)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 455, 17.12.2018.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019020EN.01000301.xml










16.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 20/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

15 January 2019
(2019/C 20/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1424 




JPY


Japanese yen


124,02 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4638 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89025 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2403 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1266 




ISK


Iceland króna


138,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7615 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,572 




HUF


Hungarian forint


322,80 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2930 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6831 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,2280 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5884 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5154 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,9594 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6757 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5474 




KRW


South Korean won


1 283,26 




ZAR


South African rand


15,7877 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7230 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4265 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 135,26 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6765 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,519 




RUB


Russian rouble


76,6722 




THB


Thai baht


36,443 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2370 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,7315 




INR


Indian rupee


81,2310 






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