do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9525 — EPE/OCH/Omnicare) — Candidate case for a simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, health service, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical product, wholesale trade








C_2019307EN.01001101.xml










11.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 307/11






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9525 — EPE/OCH/Omnicare)
Candidate case for a simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 307/08)

1.   
On 4 September 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:






—


Equistone Partners Europe Limited (‘Equistone’, United Kingdom),










—


Omnicare Holding GmbH & Co. KG (‘OCH’, Germany),










—


Omnicare Beteiligungen GmbH (‘Omnicare’, Germany).




The proposed concentration consist of the acquisition of joint control, within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, by Equistone and OCH over Omnicare.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Equistone is a private equity investment firm active in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Switzerland. Funds controlled by Equistone are investing in companies from various business sectors such as consumer and travel, financial services, specialist engineering and support services,










—


Omnicare is mainly active in: (i) specialty pharma distribution (oncological pharmaceutical products), (ii) services for compounding pharmacies, (iii) holding of participations in certain outpatient oncological medical centres and (iv) clinics for treatment of mental and psychosomatic disorders and diseases.






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.9525 — EPE/OCH/Omnicare
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-61/19: Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Drex Technologies v Council (Action for compensation — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Lack of competence)
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, indemnification, international sanctions, legal person, ownership








C_2019399EN.01006601.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/66






Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Drex Technologies v Council
(Case T-61/19) (1)

(Action for compensation - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds - Lack of competence)
(2019/C 399/82)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Drex Technologies SA (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) (represented by E. Ruchat, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by A. Jaume and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of the adoption 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) and its subsequent implementing acts, and as a result of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17 May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 36), in so far as those decisions concern the applicant.

Operative part of the order







1.



The action is dismissed.











2.



Drex Technologies SA shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.







(1)  OJ C 139, 15.4.2019.
Case C-540/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 September 2019 — HX v Council of the European Union (Appeal – Restrictive measures taken against the Syrian Arab Republic – Measures directed against influential businessmen and women engaged in activities in Syria – Proof that inclusion on the lists is well founded)
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, entrepreneur, international sanctions, natural person








C_2019383EN.01003301.xml










11.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 383/33






Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 September 2019 — HX v Council of the European Union
(Case C-540/18 P) (1)

(Appeal - Restrictive measures taken against the Syrian Arab Republic - Measures directed against influential businessmen and women engaged in activities in Syria - Proof that inclusion on the lists is well founded)
(2019/C 383/36)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties


Appellant: HX (represented by: S. Koev, advokat)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: I. Gurov and A. Vitro, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders HX to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






(1)  OJ C 408, 12.11.2018
Case T-649/18: Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — ruwido austria v EUIPO (transparent pairing) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark transparent pairing — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, computer equipment, provision of services, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2019399EN.01006101.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/61






Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — ruwido austria v EUIPO (transparent pairing)
(Case T-649/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark transparent pairing - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(2019/C 399/75)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: ruwido austria GmbH (Neumarkt am Wallersee, Austria) (represented by: A. Ginzburg, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: W. Schramek and A. Söder, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 August 2018 (Case R 2487/2017-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign transparent pairing as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the order







1.



The action is dismissed.











2.



ruwido austria GmbH shall pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 4, 7.1.2019.
Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17 May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ L 132, 20.5.2019)
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person




L_2019234EN.01003106.xml










11.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 234/31







Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17 May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 132 of 20 May 2019
)


On page 38, the Annex, entry 36, column ‘Name’:
for:


                  ‘Nizar (

) al-Asaad (

) (a.k.a. Nizar Asaad)’,

read:


                  ‘Nizar (

) Al-Assad (

) (a.k.a. Al-Asad; Assad; Asad)’.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, packaging product, textile product








C_2019307EN.01000401.xml










11.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 307/4






Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(2019/C 307/04)
Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

On page 211


The following text is inserted:








4202 91 80 and 4202 92 19 and 4202 92 98 and 4202 99 00




Other


‘These subheadings include so-called “garment bags” designed for transporting clothes. These bags are made of durable materials and are suitable for prolonged use. They are equipped with carrying handle(s). Generally, in order to make the transport of the bags easier, they can be folded and their halves interconnected by means of buttons, clutches or zippers. Apart from usually having a zip fastener at the front, they are typically equipped with additional closings, compartments, pockets etc.
However, simple “garment bags” which serve for storing and/or protection and/or short term transport of clothes (for example, after dry cleaning) are excluded (classification according to their constituent material, generally heading 3926 or heading 6307). See also the HS Explanatory note to heading 6307 (6). These bags are generally not equipped with carrying handles and usually contain only a zip fastener at the front for placing the clothes and an opening for inserting a cloth-hanger.’







(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2)  OJ C 119, 29.3.2019, p. 1.
Case C-383/18: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 September 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy Lublin-Wschód w Lublinie z siedzibą w Świdniku — Poland) — Lexitor sp. z o.o. v Spółdzielcza Kasa Oszczędnościowo — Kredytowa im. Franciszka Stefczyka, Santander Consumer Bank S.A. and mBank S.A. (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Credit agreements for consumers – Directive 2008/48/EC – Article 16(1) – Early repayment – Right of the consumer to a reduction in the total cost of the credit, consisting of the interest and the costs for the remaining duration of the contract)
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer credit, consumer protection, contract, cost of borrowing, redemption








C_2019383EN.01002801.xml










11.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 383/28






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 September 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy Lublin-Wschód w Lublinie z siedzibą w Świdniku — Poland) — Lexitor sp. z o.o. v Spółdzielcza Kasa Oszczędnościowo — Kredytowa im. Franciszka Stefczyka, Santander Consumer Bank S.A. and mBank S.A.
(Case C-383/18) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Consumer protection - Credit agreements for consumers - Directive 2008/48/EC - Article 16(1) - Early repayment - Right of the consumer to a reduction in the total cost of the credit, consisting of the interest and the costs for the remaining duration of the contract)
(2019/C 383/30)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Rejonowy Lublin-Wschód w Lublinie z siedzibą w Świdniku

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Lexitor sp. z o.o.

Defendants: Spółdzielcza Kasa Oszczędnościowo — Kredytowa im. Franciszka Stefczyka, Santander Consumer Bank S.A. and mBank S.A.

Operative part of the judgment

Article 16(1) of Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC must be interpreted as meaning that the right of the consumer to a reduction in the total cost of the credit in the event of early repayment of the credit includes all the costs imposed on the consumer.


(1)  OJ C 294, 20.8.2018.
Case T-57/19: Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Makhlouf v Council (Action for compensation — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Lack of competence)
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, trade restriction








C_2019399EN.01006401.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/64






Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Makhlouf v Council
(Case T-57/19) (1)

(Action for compensation - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds - Lack of competence)
(2019/C 399/79)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Rami Makhlouf (Damascus, Syria) (represented by E. Ruchat, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by A. Jaume and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of the adoption 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) and its subsequent implementing acts, and as a result of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17 May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 36), in so far as those decisions concern the applicant.

Operative part of the order







1.



The action is dismissed.











2.



Mr Rami Makhlouf shall bear his own costs and pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.







(1)  OJ C 139, 15.4.2019.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019307EN.01000201.xml










11.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 307/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

10 September 2019
(2019/C 307/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1040 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,52 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4608 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89300 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7445 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0943 




ISK


Iceland króna


138,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9125 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,869 




HUF


Hungarian forint


331,61 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3339 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7334 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,3736 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6103 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4536 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6559 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7194 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5227 




KRW


South Korean won


1 315,87 




ZAR


South African rand


16,1993 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8445 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3938 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 505,68 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6053 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,425 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,2447 




THB


Thai baht


33,799 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5234 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,5665 




INR


Indian rupee


79,3815 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-58/19: Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Othman v Council (Action for compensation — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Lack of competence)
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, indemnification, international sanctions, natural person, ownership








C_2019399EN.01006501.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/65






Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Othman v Council
(Case T-58/19) (1)

(Action for compensation - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds - Lack of competence)
(2019/C 399/80)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Razan Othman (Damascus, Syria) (represented by E. Ruchat, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by A. Jaume and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of the adoption 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) and its subsequent implementing acts, and as a result of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17 May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 36), in so far as those decisions concern the applicant.

Operative part of the order







1.



The action is dismissed.











2.



Ms Razan Othman shall bear her own costs and pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.







(1)  OJ C 139, 15.4.2019.
Case T-56/19: Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Syriatel Mobile Telecom v Council (Action for compensation — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Lack of competence)
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, indemnification, international sanctions, legal person, ownership








C_2019399EN.01006301.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/63






Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Syriatel Mobile Telecom v Council
(Case T-56/19) (1)

(Action for compensation - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds - Lack of competence)
(2019/C 399/78)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Syriatel Mobile Telecom (Joint Stock Company) (Damascus, Syria) (represented by E. Ruchat, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by A. Jaume and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of the adoption 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) and its subsequent implementing acts, and as a result of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17 May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 36), in so far as those decisions concern the applicant.

Operative part of the order







1.



The action is dismissed.











2.



Syriatel Mobile Telecom (Joint Stock Company) shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.







(1)  OJ C 139, 15.4.2019.
Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17 May 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ L 132, 20.5.2019)
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person




L_2019234EN.01003101.xml










11.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 234/31







Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17 May 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 132 of 20 May 2019
)


On page 3, the Annex, entry 36, column ‘Name’:
for:


                  ‘Nizar (

) al-Asaad (

) (a.k.a. Nizar Asaad)’,

read:


                  ‘Nizar (

) Al-Assad (

) (a.k.a. Al-Asad; Assad; Asad)’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9494 — Equistone/Heras) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 49/03
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, supplier








C_2020049EN.01000301.xml










13.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9494 — Equistone/Heras)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 49/03)
On 11 September 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:






—


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 32019M9494. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-55/19: Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Cham Holding and Bena Properties v Council (Action for compensation — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Lack of competence)
Date: 2019-09-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, indemnification, international sanctions, legal person, ownership








C_2019399EN.01006202.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/62






Order of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Cham Holding and Bena Properties v Council
(Case T-55/19) (1)

(Action for compensation - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds - Lack of competence)
(2019/C 399/77)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Cham Holding Co. SA (Damascis, Syria) and Bena Properties Co. SA (Damascus, Syria) (represented by E. Ruchat, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by A. Jaume and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm allegedly suffered by the applicants as a result of the adoption 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) and its subsequent implementing acts, and as a result of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17 May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 36), in so far as those decisions concern the applicants.

Operative part of the order







1.



The action is dismissed.











2.



Cham Holding Co. SA and Bena Properties Co. SA shall bear their own costs and pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.







(1)  OJ C 139, 15.4.2019.