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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9468 — Centerbridge/Solidus) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, packaging product








C_2019264EN.01000601.xml










6.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 264/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9468 — Centerbridge/Solidus)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 264/04)

1.   
On 26 July 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:






—


Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (USA, ‘Centerbridge’),










—


Solidus Solutions (The Netherlands, ‘Solidus’).




Centerbridge acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Solidus.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Centerbridge is a private investment management firm, with offices in New York and London.










—


Solidus produces packaging solutions from solid board for the fruit and vegetable, fish, and meat industries, and also offers packaging solutions for office supplies and luxury packaging.






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.9468 — Centerbridge/Solidus
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-548/19: Action brought on 6 August 2019 – Riginos Emporiki kai Mesitiki v EUIPO – Honda Motor (ONDA 1962)
Date: 2019-08-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, maintenance, registered trade mark, shipbuilding, trade-mark law, vessel








C_2019337EN.01001401.xml










7.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 337/14






Action brought on 6 August 2019 – Riginos Emporiki kai Mesitiki v EUIPO – Honda Motor (ONDA 1962)
(Case T-548/19)
(2019/C 337/14)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Riginos Emporiki kai Mesitiki AE (Glyfada, Greece) (represented by: V. Oikonomidis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Honda Motor Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark in colours white, black and blue ONDA 1962 – Application for registration No 15 419 559

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 May 2019 in Case R 2384/2017-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the contested decision in its entirety, so that the appeal is upheld and the opposition is entirely rejected;










—


order that the defendant bears all costs arising from or relevant to the proceedings before the Opposition Division, the Board of Appeal and present proceedings before the General Court.





Pleas in law







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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










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Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










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Infringement of Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9436 — ICG/Predica/OCEA Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, building services, economic concentration, insurance company, investment company, merger control, subsidised housing








C_2019264EN.01000801.xml










6.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 264/8






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9436 — ICG/Predica/OCEA Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 264/06)

1.   
On 31 July 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:






—


Intermediate Capital Group plc (‘ICG’, United Kingdom),










—


Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole S.A. (‘Predica’, France), belonging to the Crédit Agricole Group,










—


Groupe OCEA and its wholly-owned subsidiary OCEA Smart Building (together ‘OCEA Group’) (France), controlled by InfraVia III Invest S.A.




ICG and Predica acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of OCEA Group.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for ICG: a UK-based asset manager, active in the structuring and provision of mezzanine finance, leveraged credit and private equity in Europe, Asia Pacific and the US,
—   for Predica: a French life and health insurance company belonging to the Crédit Agricole Group that offers a wide range of banking-related services mostly in France,
—   for OCEA Group: a French group mainly active in the sector for fluids and energy management solutions for social housing and condominiums. OCEA Group operates exclusively in France.


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.9436 — ICG/Predica/OCEA Group
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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9411 — Paker-Hannifin Corporation/Lord Corporation) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: advanced technology industry, aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, economic concentration, holding company, merger control








C_2019273EN.01000102.xml










14.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 273/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9411 — Paker-Hannifin Corporation/Lord Corporation)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 273/02)
On 6 August 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) 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:






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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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9411. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019264EN.01000101.xml










6.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 264/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

5 August 2019
(2019/C 264/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1182 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,61 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4658 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91880 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7603 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0893 




ISK


Iceland króna


136,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9720 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,776 




HUF


Hungarian forint


326,99 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3142 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7325 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,1990 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6520 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4775 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7638 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7138 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5453 




KRW


South Korean won


1 359,84 




ZAR


South African rand


16,6794 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8705 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3805 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 006,70 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6724 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,191 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,6588 




THB


Thai baht


34,435 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3805 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,8221 




INR


Indian rupee


79,1529 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Passenger Name Records (PNR) — List of Member States who have decided the application of the PNR Directive to intra-EU flights as referred to in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (If a Member State decides to apply this Directive to intra-EU flights, it shall notify the Commission in writing. A Member State may give or revoke such a notification at any time. The Commission shall publish that notification and any revocation of it in the Official Journal of the European Union) (OJ C 196, 8.6.2018)
Date: 2019-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, air safety, air transport, data collection, data protection, data transmission, personal data, protection of privacy, terrorism, traveller








C_2019264EN.01002101.xml










6.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 264/21






Corrigendum to Passenger Name Records (PNR) — List of Member States who have decided the application of the PNR Directive to intra-EU flights as referred to in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime
(If a Member State decides to apply this Directive to intra-EU flights, it shall notify the Commission in writing. A Member State may give or revoke such a notification at any time. The Commission shall publish that notification and any revocation of it in the Official Journal of the European Union)
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 196 of 8 June 2018
)
(2019/C 264/08)
On page 29:
The following Member States that have notified the Commission of the application of the PNR Directive in intra-EU flights are added:






—


Czechia










—


Netherlands










—


Finland
Case C-598/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia del País Vasco (Spain) lodged on 6 August 2019 — Confederación Nacional de Centros Especiales de Empleo (CONACEE) v Diputación Foral de Guipúzcoa
Date: 2019-08-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: integration of people with disabilities, public contract, public procurement, worker with disabilities








C_2019363EN.01000901.xml










28.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 363/9






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia del País Vasco (Spain) lodged on 6 August 2019 — Confederación Nacional de Centros Especiales de Empleo (CONACEE) v Diputación Foral de Guipúzcoa
(Case C-598/19)
(2019/C 363/15)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Superior de Justicia del País Vasco

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Confederación Nacional de Centros Especiales de Empleo (CONACEE)

Defendant: Diputación Foral de Guipúzcoa

Question referred

Must Article 20 of Directive 2014/24/EU (1) on public procurement be interpreted as meaning that the scope ratione personae of the reservation laid down therein cannot be defined in terms which exclude from its scope undertakings or economic operators which satisfy the condition that at least 30 % of their employees must be persons with disabilities and which meet the aim or objective of the social and professional integration of those persons, by setting additional criteria related to the constitution, character and aims of those bodies, to their activities and investments, or to other matters


(1)  Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement (OJ 2014 L 94, p.65)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9437 — Würth Group/GES) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, building services, distributor, economic concentration, electrical equipment, household article, household electrical appliance, merger control, wholesale trade








C_2019264EN.01000701.xml










6.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 264/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9437 — Würth Group/GES)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 264/05)

1.   
On 29 July 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:






—


Fega & Schmitt Elektrogroßhandel GmbH (Germany), belonging to the group Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG (‘Würth Group’, Germany), and










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Grupo Electro Stocks, S.L.U. (‘GES’, Spain), controlled by APAX Edison Holdco, S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg).




Würth Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of GES. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Würth Group: wholesale distribution of products and systems manufactured by third parties mainly to professional end users in trade and industry, including electrical installation, industrial automation, cables and wires, tools, data and network technology, lighting and illumination, household appliances and multimedia products, as well as electrical domestic heating technology and regenerative power generation,
—   for GES: distribution of electrical and fluid materials in Spain mainly to other professionals in the construction sector.


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.9437 — Würth Group/GES
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 C-599/19 P: Appeal brought on 6 August 2019 by Rietze GmbH & Co. KG against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 6 June 2019 in Case T-43/18, Rietze GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office
Date: 2019-08-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: designs and models, light-duty vehicle








C_2019432EN.01001901.xml










23.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/19






Appeal brought on 6 August 2019 by Rietze GmbH & Co. KG against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 6 June 2019 in Case T-43/18, Rietze GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office
(Case C-599/19 P)
(2019/C 432/23)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Rietze GmbH & Co. KG (represented by: M. Krogmann, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office
By order of 24 October 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) did not allow the appeal to proceed and ordered the appellant to pay its own costs.