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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, distributor, economic concentration, investment company, merchant, merger control, retail trade








C_2019210EN.01001901.xml










21.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/19






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 210/10)

1.   
On 14 June 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:






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Lone Star (USA),










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Stark Group Holding Germany GmbH (Germany) (‘Stark’), controlled by Lone Star,










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Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH (Germany) (‘SGBDD’), belonging to Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. (France).




Lone Star, through its subsidiary Stark, indirectly acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of SGBDD.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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Lone Star is a private equity firm that invests globally in real estate, equity, credit and other financial assets,










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Stark is a retailer and distributor of building materials,










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SGBDD is a building materials merchant that operates a network of physical retail outlets in Germany and sells mostly third-party products to SME and larger construction companies and, to a smaller part, to private and DIY consumers.






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.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD
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-383/19: Action brought on 21 June 2019 — CI and Others v Parliament and Council
Date: 2019-06-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU national, EU visa policy, Gibraltar, United Kingdom, border control, equal treatment, external border of the EU, protection of privacy, withdrawal from the EU








C_2019270EN.01004501.xml










12.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 270/45






Action brought on 21 June 2019 — CI and Others v Parliament and Council
(Case T-383/19)
(2019/C 270/47)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: CI, CJ, CK, CL and CN (represented by: J. Fouchet, lawyer)

Defendants: European Parliament and Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







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annul Regulation (EU) 2019/592 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 April 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement, as regards the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union;










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order the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament to pay the costs of the proceedings in full, including legal fees of EUR 5 000.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement by Regulation (EU) 2019/592 of the acquired rights derived from European citizenship.
In the first place, the applicants are of the opinion that the Parliament and the Council infringed their right to respect for private and family life in that for over fifteen years they have established their lives in another Member State of the European Union, a State with which they have a close connection: some of the applicants have spouses and children who are nationals from another Member State or they own property in another Member State.
In the second place, the applicants take the view that the contested regulation infringes the principle of equality since it recognises that the rights they derive from their European citizenship will cease without making any distinction between citizens subject to the rule depriving them of their right to vote after residing for fifteen years outside the United Kingdom and other citizens.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement by the contested regulation of the status of Gibraltar, in that the reference to Gibraltar in the contested regulation as a ‘colony of the British Crown’ can only create an unfavourable climate for conciliation between Spain and the United Kingdom to the detriment of the rights of the inhabitants of Gibraltar.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of the visa exemption granted to British citizens by Regulation 2018/1240, on the ground that the applicants will have to apply for an ETIAS travel authorisation and that there is therefore a possibility that they be denied that authorisation.
Case C-745/18: Order of the President of the Court of 21 June 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy — Poland) — JA v Skarb Państwa — Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Prezes Rady Ministrów, Minister Sprawiedliwości and Minister Finansów
Date: 2019-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, basis of tax assessment, receivership, remuneration of work, tax harmonisation, tax law








C_2020010EN.01002702.xml










13.1.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 10/27






Order of the President of the Court of 21 June 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy — Poland) — JA v Skarb Państwa — Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Prezes Rady Ministrów, Minister Sprawiedliwości and Minister Finansów
(Case C-745/18) (1)

(2020/C 10/37)
Language of the case: Polish
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 164, 13.5.2019.