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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9295 — Daimler/Geely/Ride-hailing JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, luxury products industry, merger control, motor vehicle industry, public limited company








C_2019123EN.01002501.xml










2.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 123/25






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9295 — Daimler/Geely/Ride-hailing JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 123/14)

1.   
On 25 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:






—


Daimler AG (‘Daimler’, Germany),










—


Geely Technology Group Co., Ltd (‘Geely’, China),










—


Ride-hailing JV (‘JV’, China).




Daimler and Geely acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a newly created joint venture (‘JV’) by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Daimler: a publicly listed company that is globally active in the development, manufacturing and distribution of automotive products, mainly passenger cars (under the Mercedes-Benz and ‘smart’ brands), trucks, vans and buses.
—   for Geely: an automobile manufacturer engaged in the production and sales of passenger vehicles worldwide (including the brands Geely Auto, Lynk & Co, Proton, Lotus Volvo Cars and Polestar).
—   for JV: JV will be active in the field of ride-hailing services, starting in the premium segment with a small fleet of luxury cars by Mercedes-Benz serving commercial customers, public entities and private customers in China exclusively.


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 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.9295 — Daimler/Geely/Ride-hailing 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.
Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/539, concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2019-04-02
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2019123EN.01000601.xml










2.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 123/6






Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/539, concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
(2019/C 123/10)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons referred to in Article 17(3) and (4) of Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 (1) as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/539 (2) and designated in Annexes II and IV to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 and in Annex III to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 (3) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.
The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the designation of those persons, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP (4) and in Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (5) should continue to apply to those persons.
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 IV to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 8 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council before 15 August 2019, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered. Any such request should be sent 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




Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council’s periodic review, in accordance with Article 17 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333.
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 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34.

(2)  OJ L 93, 2.4.2019, p. 15.

(3)  OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 53.

(5)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 1.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/548 of 2 April 2019 approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Piemonte’ (PDO)
Date: 2019-04-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Piedmont, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, red wine, rosé wine, sparkling wine, white wine, wine of superior quality








L_2019096EN.01000101.xml










5.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 96/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/548
of 2 April 2019
         
approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Piemonte’ (PDO)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The Commission has examined the application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Piemonte’, sent by Italy in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(2)


The Commission has published the application for the approval of an amendment to the specification in the Official Journal of the European Union (2), as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(3)


No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(4)


The amendment to the specification should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(5)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendment to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Piemonte’ (PDO) is hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 April 2019.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ C 435, 3.12.2018, p. 11.
Case T-492/17: Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2019 — Fleig v EEAS (Civil Service — Contract staff — Contract of indefinite duration — Article 47(c)(i) of the CEOS — Termination with notice — Grounds for termination — Breakdown in the relationship of trust — Interests of the service — Manifest error of assessment — Duty to have regard to the welfare of staff — Principle of sound administration — Articles 30 and 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Procedural issue — Publication on the Internet ofdocuments included in the file relating to the proceedings before the General Court — Article 17 of the StaffRegulations)
Date: 2019-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: contract staff, damages, dismissal, full-time employment, servant (EU)








C_2019172EN.01002902.xml










20.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 172/29






Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2019 — Fleig v EEAS
(Case T-492/17) (1)

(Civil Service - Contract staff - Contract of indefinite duration - Article 47(c)(i) of the CEOS - Termination with notice - Grounds for termination - Breakdown in the relationship of trust - Interests of the service - Manifest error of assessment - Duty to have regard to the welfare of staff - Principle of sound administration - Articles 30 and 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Procedural issue - Publication on the Internet of documents included in the file relating to the proceedings before the General Court - Article 17 of the Staff Regulations)
(2019/C 172/41)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Stephan Fleig (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: H. Tettenborn, lawyer)

Defendant: European External Action Service (represented by: S. Marquardt, acting as Agent)

Re:

Application pursuant to Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the decision of 19 September 2016 by which the director of the ‘Human Resources’ Directorate of the EEAS, acting in his capacity as the authority authorised to conclude contracts of employment, terminated the applicant’s employment contract with effect from 19 June 2017 and, secondly, compensation for the damage which the applicant claims to have suffered following that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Dismisses the action;











2.



Orders Mr Stephan Fleig to pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 318, 25.9.2017.
Case C-275/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Portugal) lodged on 2 April 2019 — Sportingbet PLC, Internet Opportunity Entertainment Ltd v Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, Sporting Club de Braga, Sporting Club de Braga — Futebol, SAD
Date: 2019-04-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Portugal, national law, provision of services, technical regulations








C_2019206EN.01003401.xml










17.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 206/34






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Portugal) lodged on 2 April 2019 — Sportingbet PLC, Internet Opportunity Entertainment Ltd v Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, Sporting Club de Braga, Sporting Club de Braga — Futebol, SAD
(Case C-275/19)
(2019/C 206/39)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Supremo Tribunal de Justiça

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: Sportingbet PLC, Internet Opportunity Entertainment Ltd

Respondents: Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, Sporting Club de Braga, Sporting Club de Braga — Futebol, SAD

Questions referred







1.


Given that the Portuguese State did not inform the European Commission of the technical regulations contained in Decree-Law No 442/89 of 2 December 1989, should those provisions ‒ more specifically Article 3 (using the wording shown) and Article 9 mentioned below ‒ be unenforceable, and can individuals rely on that lack of enforceability?










2.


Given that the Portuguese State did not inform the European Commission of the technical regulations contained in Decree-Law No 282/2003 of 8 November 2003, should those provisions ‒ more specifically Article 2 and Article 3 mentioned below ‒ be unenforceable as against service providers in Portugal?
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/550 of 2 April 2019 approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Tierra de León’ (PDO)
Date: 2019-04-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Castile-Leon, Spain, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, red wine, rosé wine, white wine








L_2019096EN.01000401.xml










5.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 96/4








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/550
of 2 April 2019
         
approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Tierra de León’ (PDO)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The Commission has examined the application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Tierra de León’, sent by Spain in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. The amendment includes the change of name from ‘Tierra de León’ to ‘León’.












(2)


The Commission has published the application for the approval of an amendment to the specification in the Official Journal of the European Union (2), as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(3)


No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(4)


The amendment to the specification should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(5)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendment to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Tierra de León’ (PDO) is hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 April 2019.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ C 439, 6.12.2018, p. 4.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,00 % on 1 April 2019 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2019123EN.01000801.xml










2.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 123/8






Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,00 % on 1 April 2019
Euro exchange rates (2)

1 April 2019
(2019/C 123/12)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1236 




JPY


Japanese yen


124,68 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4641 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85658 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4200 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1180 




ISK


Iceland króna


137,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6380 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,791 




HUF


Hungarian forint


321,04 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2990 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7626 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,2135 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5775 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5006 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8201 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6458 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5213 




KRW


South Korean won


1 275,24 




ZAR


South African rand


15,9175 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5410 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4268 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 983,21 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5848 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,972 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,7449 




THB


Thai baht


35,657 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3564 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,6437 




INR


Indian rupee


77,8885 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-79/19 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 2 April 2019 — Lantmännen and Lantmännen Agroetanol v Commission (Application for interim measures — Competition — Settlement procedure — Access to documents — No urgency)
Date: 2019-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, benchmarking, cartel, competition policy, control of restrictive practices, ethanol, restriction on competition








C_2019206EN.01004102.xml










17.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 206/41






Order of the President of the General Court of 2 April 2019 — Lantmännen and Lantmännen Agroetanol v Commission
(Case T-79/19 R)
(Application for interim measures - Competition - Settlement procedure - Access to documents - No urgency)
(2019/C 206/46)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Lantmännen ek för (Stockholm, Sweden), Lantmännen Agroetanol AB (Norrköping, Sweden) (represented by: S. Perván Lindeborg, A. Johansson, lawyers, and R. Bachour, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Jimeno Fernández, G. Conte and C. Urraca Caviedes, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking the suspension of the operation of the decision of the European Commission C(2019) 743 final of 28 January 2019 on an objection to disclosure submitted by Lantmännen ek för and Lantmännen Agroetanol AB pursuant to Article 8 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the functioning and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (Case AT.40054 — Ethanol Benchmarks).

Operative part of the order







1.



The application for interim measures is dismissed.











2.



The order of 14 February 2019, Lantmännen and Lantmännen Agroetanol v Commission (T-79/19 R), is cancelled.











3.



The costs are reserved.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/549 of 2 April 2019 approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Cataluña’/‘Catalunya’ (PDO)
Date: 2019-04-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Catalonia, Spain, designation of origin, fortified wine, labelling, product designation, red wine, rosé wine, sparkling wine, white wine








L_2019096EN.01000301.xml










5.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 96/3








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/549
of 2 April 2019
         
approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Cataluña’/‘Catalunya’ (PDO)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The Commission has examined the application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Cataluña’/‘Catalunya’, sent by Spain in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(2)


The Commission has published the application for the approval of an amendment to the specification in the Official Journal of the European Union (2), as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(3)


No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(4)


The amendment to the specification should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(5)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendment to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Cataluña’/‘Catalunya’ (PDO) is hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 April 2019.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ C 437, 4.12.2018, p. 5.