do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9535 — JERA/Macquarie/Swancor/Formosa 2) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 352/09
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, energy production, investment company, merger control, provision of services, wind energy








C_2019352EN.01000901.xml










18.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/9






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9535 — JERA/Macquarie/Swancor/Formosa 2)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 352/09)
On 2 October 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 32019M9535. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-413/19: Order of the President of the Court of Justice of 2 October 2019 — European Commission v Republic of Slovenia
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: building services, energy consumption, energy efficiency, infringement procedure (EU), public building, public property








C_2020443EN.01001802.xml










21.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 443/18






Order of the President of the Court of Justice of 2 October 2019 — European Commission v Republic of Slovenia
(Case T-413/19) (1)

(2020/C 443/20)
Language of the case: Slovenian
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 246, 22.7.2019.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operationsRate 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.: 0,00 % on 1 October 2019 Euro exchange ratesSource: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 1 October 20192019/C 331/05
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2019331EN.01000501.xml










2.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/5






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

1 October 2019
(2019/C 331/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0898 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,00 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4655 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88955 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,8043 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0906 




ISK


Iceland króna


135,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9463 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,740 




HUF


Hungarian forint


334,79 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3774 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7511 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,1979 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6274 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4466 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5449 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7528 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5108 




KRW


South Korean won


1 310,56 




ZAR


South African rand


16,6700 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7903 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4111 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 505,67 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5712 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,610 




RUB


Russian rouble


71,0815 




THB


Thai baht


33,430 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5384 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,5587 




INR


Indian rupee


77,4920 






(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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9162 — Fincantieri/Chantiers de l’Atlantique) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 331/06
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, maintenance, merger control, shipbuilding








C_2019331EN.01000601.xml










2.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9162 — Fincantieri/Chantiers de l’Atlantique)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 331/06)

1.   
On 25 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:






—


Fincantieri Europe S.p.A. (‘Fincantieri’) (Italy),










—


Chantiers de l’Atlantique (‘CAT’) (France), controlled by Agence des Participations de l’Etat.




Fincantieri acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of CAT.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
The concentration has been referred to the Commission by the French and German National Competition Authorities pursuant to Article 22(3) of the Merger Regulation.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Fincantieri: an Italian shipbuilding group mainly active in the design and construction of commercial ships (including cruise ships), military vessels and offshore specialised vessels as well as ancillary services to shipowners (maintenance, repair, conversion, etc.), globally,










—


for CAT: a French shipbuilding company mainly active in the construction of cruise ships and the provision of related services to shipowners, globally.






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.9162 — Fincantieri/Chantiers de l’Atlantique
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 C-728/19: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) (United Kingdom) made on 2 October 2019 – Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company v PMS International Group
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: designs and models








C_2019423EN.01002701.xml










16.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 423/27






Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) (United Kingdom) made on 2 October 2019 – Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company v PMS International Group
(Case C-728/19)
(2019/C 423/33)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

High Court of Justice (Chancery Division)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company

Defendant: PMS International Group

Questions referred







1.


For the protection of an unregistered Community design to come into being under art. 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 (1) of 12 December 2001 (‘the Regulation’), by the design being made available to the public within the meaning of art. 11(1), must an event of disclosure, within the meaning of art.11(2), take place within the geographical confines of the Community, or is it sufficient that the event, wherever it took place, was such that, in the normal course of business, the event could reasonably have become known to the circles specialised in the sector concerned, operating within the Community (assuming the design was not disclosed in confidence within the terms of the final sentence of art.11(2))?










2.


Is the date for assessing the novelty of a design for which unregistered Community design protection is claimed, within the meaning of art.5(l)(a) of the Regulation, the date on which the unregistered Community design protection for the design came into being according to art.11 of the Regulation, or alternatively the date on which the relevant event of disclosure of the design, within the meaning of art.7(1) of the Regulation, could reasonably have become known in the normal course of business to the circles specialised in the sector concerned, operating within the Community (assuming that the design was not disclosed in confidence within the terms of the final sentence of art.7(1)), or alternatively some other, and if so, which date?






(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs (OJ 2002, L 3, p. 1).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9522 — Brookfield/ENGIE/TAG Pipelines Sur) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 344/01
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, energy distribution, energy production, energy transport, investment company, merger control, natural gas, nuclear energy, renewable energy








C_2019344EN.01000101.xml










11.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9522 — Brookfield/ENGIE/TAG Pipelines Sur)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 344/01)
On 2 October 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 32019M9522. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-93/18: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 2 October 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland — United Kingdom) — Ermira Bajratari v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Citizenship of the Union — Directive 2004/38/EC — Right of residence of a third-country national who is a direct relative in the ascending line of Union citizen minors — Article 7(1)(b) — Condition of sufficient resources — Resources formed by income from employment occupied without a residence card and work permit)
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European citizenship, family relationship, foreign national, income, moonlighting, residence permit, young person








C_2019413EN.01000701.xml










9.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 413/7






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 2 October 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland — United Kingdom) — Ermira Bajratari v Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Case C-93/18) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Citizenship of the Union - Directive 2004/38/EC - Right of residence of a third-country national who is a direct relative in the ascending line of Union citizen minors - Article 7(1)(b) - Condition of sufficient resources - Resources formed by income from employment occupied without a residence card and work permit)
(2019/C 413/08)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Ermira Bajratari

Defendant: Secretary of State for the Home Department

Intervener: Aire Centre

Operative part of the judgment

Article 7(1)(b) of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC must be interpreted as meaning that a Union citizen minor has sufficient resources not to become an unreasonable burden on the social assistance system of the host Member State during his period of residence, despite his resources being derived from income obtained from the unlawful employment of his father, a third-country national without a residence card and work permit.


(1)  OJ C 152, 30.4.2018.
Case C-251/19 P: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 October 2019 — Comprojecto-Projectos e Construções Lda, Paulo Eduardo Matos Gomes de Azevedo, Julião Maria Gomes de Azevedo, Isabel Maria Matos Gomes de Azevedo v European Central Bank (Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Article 169 of the Rules of Procedure — Absence of form of order sought — Lack of clarity of the application — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Portugal, admissibility, credit institution, economic policy, financial supervision, monetary policy, money laundering








C_2020443EN.01000301.xml










21.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 443/3






Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 October 2019 — Comprojecto-Projectos e Construções Lda, Paulo Eduardo Matos Gomes de Azevedo, Julião Maria Gomes de Azevedo, Isabel Maria Matos Gomes de Azevedo v European Central Bank
(Case C-251/19 P) (1)

(Appeal - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Article 169 of the Rules of Procedure - Absence of form of order sought - Lack of clarity of the application - Manifest inadmissibility)
(2020/C 443/03)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Appellants: Comprojecto-Projectos e Construções Lda, Paulo Eduardo Matos Gomes de Azevedo, Julião Maria Gomes de Azevedo, Isabel Maria Matos Gomes de Azevedo (represented by: M. Ribeiro, advogado)

Other party to the proceedings: European Central Bank (represented by: C. Hernández Saseta and P. Ferreira Jorge, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible.










2.


Comprojecto-Projectos e Construções Lda, Paulo Eduardo Matos Gomes de Azevedo, Julião Maria Gomes de Azevedo and Isabel Maria Matos Gomes de Azevedo are ordered to bear their own costs and pay those incurred by the European Central Bank (ECB).






(1)  OJ C 182, 27.5.2019.
Case C-729/19: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) made on 2 October 2019 – TKF v Department of Justice for Northern Ireland
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Poland, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, maintenance obligation, private international law, ruling








C_2019423EN.01002702.xml










16.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 423/27






Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) made on 2 October 2019 – TKF v Department of Justice for Northern Ireland
(Case C-729/19)
(2019/C 423/34)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: TKF

Defendant: Department of Justice for Northern Ireland

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 75(2) of the Maintenance Regulation EC 4/2009 (1) be interpreted as applying only to ‘decisions’ which were given in States that were member states of the EU at the time those decisions were made?










2.


Bearing in mind that Poland is now a Member State of the European Union which is bound by the Hague Protocol, are maintenance decisions made by a Court in Poland in 1999 and 2003, that is, prior to Poland becoming a member state of the European Union, now capable of being registered and enforced in another EU Member State pursuant to any part of EC Regulation 4/2009 (the Maintenance Regulation),and in particular:






(a)


pursuant to Article 75(3) and Article 56 of the Maintenance regulation;










(b)


pursuant to Article 75(2) and Section 2 of Chapter IV of the Maintenance regulation;










(c)


pursuant to Article 75(2)(a) and Section 3 of Chapter IV of the Maintenance regulation;










(d)


pursuant to any other Articles of the Regulation?










(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations (OJ 2009, L 7, p. 1).
Case T-542/19 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 2 October 2019 — FV v Council (Interim relief — Civil service — Officials — Placing on leave and retirement in the interests of the service — Article 42c of the Staff Regulations — Application for a suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: assistant, damages, indemnification, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, professional career, right to justice, special leave, staff regulations (EU)








C_2019423EN.01005901.xml










16.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 423/59






Order of the President of the General Court of 2 October 2019 — FV v Council
(Case T-542/19 R)
(Interim relief - Civil service - Officials - Placing on leave and retirement in the interests of the service - Article 42c of the Staff Regulations - Application for a suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency)
(2019/C 423/75)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: FV (represented by: É. Boigelot, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and R. Meyer, Agents)

Re:

Application on the basis of Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking suspension of the operation of the Council’s decision dated 3 May 2019 to place the applicant on leave in the interests of the service in accordance with Article 42c of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and having effect as of 31 December 2015.

Operative part of the order







1.



The application for interim relief is dismissed.











2.



The costs are reserved.
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.9409 — Aurubis/Metallo Group Holding) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 331/01
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, metal waste, metallurgical industry, non-ferrous metal, waste recycling








C_2019331EN.01000101.xml










2.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/1






Withdrawal of notification of a concentration
(Case M.9409 — Aurubis/Metallo Group Holding)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 331/01)
Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004
On 30 August 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration between Aurubis AG and Metallo Group Holding N.V. On 25 September 2019, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification.
Joined Cases C-152/18 P and C-153/18 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 2 October 2019 — Crédit Mutuel Arkéa (C-152/18 P) Crédit Mutuel Arkéa (C-153/18 P) v European Central Bank, European Commission (Appeal — Economic and monetary policy — Article 127(6) TFEU — Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 — Article 4(1)(g) — Prudential supervision of credit institutions on a consolidated basis — Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 — Article 2(21)(c) — Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 — Article 10 — Supervised group — Institutions permanently affiliated to a central body)
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: banking supervision, credit institution, financial supervision








C_2019413EN.01000801.xml










9.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 413/8






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 2 October 2019 — Crédit Mutuel Arkéa (C-152/18 P) Crédit Mutuel Arkéa (C-153/18 P) v European Central Bank, European Commission
(Joined Cases C-152/18 P and C-153/18 P) (1)

(Appeal - Economic and monetary policy - Article 127(6) TFEU - Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 - Article 4(1)(g) - Prudential supervision of credit institutions on a consolidated basis - Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 - Article 2(21)(c) - Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 - Article 10 - Supervised group - Institutions permanently affiliated to a central body)
(2019/C 413/09)
Language of the case: French

Parties

(Case C-152/18 P)

Appellant: Crédit mutuel Arkéa (represented by: H. Savoie, avocat)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Central Bank (ECB) (represented by: K. Lackhoff, R. Bax and C. Olivier, acting as Agents, and by P. Honoré, avocat), European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci, K.-P. Wojcik and A. Steiblytė, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the other parties: Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel (represented by: M. Grégoire and C. De Jonghe, avocats)
(Case C-153/19 P)

Appellant: Crédit Mutuel Arkéa (represented by: H. Savoie, avocat)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Central Bank (represented by: K. Lackhoff, R. Bax and C. Olivier, acting as Agents, and by P. Honoré, avocat), European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci, K.-P. Wojcik and A. Steiblytė, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the other parties: Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel (represented by: C. De Jonghe and M. Grégoire, avocats)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeals;










2.


Orders Crédit mutuel Arkéa to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 161, 7.5.2018.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9533 — KKR/Arta Capital/Alvic) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 341/02
Date: 2019-10-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, furniture industry, investment company, merger control








C_2019341EN.01000201.xml










9.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 341/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9533 — KKR/Arta Capital/Alvic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 341/02)
On 2 October 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 32019M9533. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.