do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9196 — Marsh &amp; McLennan Companies/Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-03-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, insurance, merger control, pension fund, risk management








C_2019276EN.01000801.xml










16.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/8






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9196 — Marsh & McLennan Companies/Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 276/02)
On 22 March 2019, 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 32019M9196. 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.9278 — LVMH/Belmond) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, hotel industry, luxury products industry, mass media, merger control, travel agency








C_2019108EN.01000601.xml










22.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9278 — LVMH/Belmond)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 108/05)

1.   
On 15 March 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:






—


LVMH Moët Hennessy — Louis Vuitton SE (‘LVMH’, France);










—


Belmond Ltd (‘Belmond’, Bermuda).




LVMH acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Belmond. The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares in the entity resulting from a merger between Belmond and a subsidiary of LVMH.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for LVMH: holding company of the LVMH group, which is active worldwide in, amongst others, fashion and leather goods, perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewellery, as well as other activities including media, real estate, hotel management and luxury yachts industry;
—   for Belmond: a luxury hotel company and adventure travel operator.


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.9278 — LVMH/Belmond
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-172/19: Action brought on 22 March 2019 — Cognac Ferrand v EUIPO (Shape of braiding on a bottle)
Date: 2019-03-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, spirits, trade-mark law








C_2019182EN.01003401.xml










27.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/34






Action brought on 22 March 2019 — Cognac Ferrand v EUIPO (Shape of braiding on a bottle)
(Case T-172/19)
(2019/C 182/38)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Cognac Ferrand (Paris, France) (represented by: D. Régnier, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark (Shape of braiding on a bottle) — Application for registration No 17 387 564

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 January 2019 in Case R 1640/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — Cases where the Commission raises no objectionsText with EEA relevance.
Date: 2019-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, France, State aid, control of State aid








C_2019109EN.01000101.xml










22.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 109/1






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 109/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


24.01.2019




Aid number


SA.48883 (2018/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Dispositif compensatoire pour la mission de transport et de distribution de la presse pour 2018-2022 — Notification




Legal basis








—


Loi no 90-568 du 2 juillet 1990 modifiée relative à l'organisation du service public de La Poste et à France Télécom










—


Le Code des postes et des communications électroniques










—


loi no 2010-123 du 9 février 2010 relative à l'entreprise publique La Poste et aux activités postales










—


Contrat d'entreprise 2018-2022 entre l'État et La Poste








Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Groupe La Poste




Objective


Services of general economic interest (SGEI)




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 518.8 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 103.8 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.01.2018 — 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


Other postal and courier activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Direction générale des entreprises — ministère de l'Économie




139 Rue de Bercy 75012 Paris








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


06.02.2019




Aid number


SA.52951 (2019/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


DANMARK


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation and amendment of scheme for the development, production and promotion of cultural and educational digital games




Legal basis


The Danish Movie Act




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 75 (in millions)
Annual budget: DKK 15 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Culture




Nybrogade 2, 1203 Copenhagen K








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.
Case T-173/19: Action brought on 22 March 2019 — AV and AW v Parliament
Date: 2019-03-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, administrative sanction, claim, debt, disciplinary proceedings, payment, rights of the defence, staff regulations (EU)








C_2019172EN.01004001.xml










20.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 172/40






Action brought on 22 March 2019 — AV and AW v Parliament
(Case T-173/19)
(2019/C 172/54)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: AV and AW (represented by: L. Levi and S. Rodrigues, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


declare the present action admissible and well founded;




consequently,






—


annul the contested decisions;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs in their entirety.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on five pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement, first, of Article 78 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ 2012 L 298, p.1) and, secondly, of the rights of the defence. The applicants submit in that regard that in the present case no administrative decision relating to a recovery order was brought to their attention before the adoption of the contested decisions concerning recovery of overpayments.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that there was no valid legal basis, on the ground that the disciplinary context in which the contested decisions were made precluded those decisions being based on Article 85 of the Staff Regulations.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 85 of the Staff Regulations. According to the applicants, even if the contested decisions could be based on Article 85 of the Staff Regulations, those decisions are vitiated by illegality, on the ground that the conditions for the application of that provision have not been met in the present case.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging infringement of the principle of sound administration and of the duty to have regard to the welfare of officials which stems from that principle, on the ground, inter alia, that the defendant did not take the trouble to verify the accuracy of the irregularity detected by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF).










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging misuse of powers by the Parliament, in so far as it adopted the contested decisions mainly, if not exclusively, in order to achieve a purpose other than the purposes of Article 85 of the Staff Regulations, namely in order to satisfy the desire to penalise the applicants by means other than a disciplinary measure.
Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/172/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/468, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011 as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/459 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Egypt apply
Date: 2019-03-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Egypt, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2019108EN.01000101.xml










22.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/1






Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/172/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/468, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011 as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/459 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Egypt apply
(2019/C 108/01)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons who appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/172/CFSP (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/468 (2) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011 (3) as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/459 (4) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Egypt.
The Council of the European Union has determined that the persons that appear in the abovementioned Annexes should continue to be included in the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/172/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 270/2011.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 270/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned lists should be reconsidered. They should be presented before 1 November 2019 to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1.C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, 2nd paragraph, and Article 263, 4th and 6th paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 63.

(2)  OJ L 80, 22.3.2019, p. 40.

(3)  OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 4.

(4)  OJ L 80, 22.3.2019, p. 1.
European Council Decision (EU) 2019/508 of 22 March 2019 appointing a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
Date: 2019-03-22
Institutions: European Council
Subjects: appointment of members, member of the European Central Bank








L_2019085EN.01001801.xml










27.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 85/18








            EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/508
of 22 March 2019
         
appointing a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank


THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 283(2),


Having regard to the recommendation of the Council of the European Union (1),


Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),


Having regard to the opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (3),

Whereas:







(1)


The term of office of Mr Peter PRAET, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, expires on 31 May 2019. It is therefore necessary to appoint a new member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.












(2)


The European Council wishes to appoint Mr Philip R. LANE, who, in its view, fulfils all the requirements set out in Article 283(2) of the Treaty,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Philip R. LANE is hereby appointed a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years as from 1 June 2019.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 22 March 2019.


For the European Council


The President

D. TUSK
            





(1)  
            OJ C 60, 15.2.2019, p. 1.

(2)  Opinion delivered on 14 March 2019 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3)  Opinion delivered on 6 March 2019 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019108EN.01000301.xml










22.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

21 March 2019
(2019/C 108/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1387 




JPY


Japanese yen


125,92 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4626 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86650 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4288 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1309 




ISK


Iceland króna


134,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6178 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,648 




HUF


Hungarian forint


314,57 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2807 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7565 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,2160 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5985 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5189 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,9359 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6520 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5350 




KRW


South Korean won


1 285,36 




ZAR


South African rand


16,1636 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6198 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4180 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 075,03 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6081 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,890 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,5435 




THB


Thai baht


36,120 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2924 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4282 




INR


Indian rupee


78,0715 






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