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Opinion 1/19: Request for an opinion submitted by the European Parliament pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU
Date: 2019-12-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: international convention, legal basis, ratification of an agreement, signature of an agreement








C_2019413EN.01001901.xml










9.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 413/19






Request for an opinion submitted by the European Parliament pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU
(Opinion 1/19)
(2019/C 413/21)
Language of the case: all the official languages

Applicant

European Parliament (represented by: D. Warin, O. Hrstková Šolcová, A. Neergaard, agents, acting as Agents)

Questions submitted to the Court







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Do Articles 82(2) and 84 TFEU constitute appropriate legal bases for the act of the Council relating to the conclusion, in the name of the European Union, of the Istanbul Convention, or must that act be based on Articles 78(2), 82(2) and 83(1) TFEU, and is it necessary or possible to separate the decisions concerning the signature and the conclusion of the convention as a consequence of that choice of legal basis?










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Is the conclusion by the European Union of the Istanbul Convention, in accordance with Article 218(6) TFEU, compatible with the Treaties in the absence of mutual agreement between all the Member States concerning their consent to be bound by that convention?
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9586 — SEGRO/PSPIB/7R Projekt 5) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 412/08
Date: 2019-12-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, light industry, logistics, merger control, real estate business, storage








C_2019412EN.01002401.xml










9.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 412/24






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9586 — SEGRO/PSPIB/7R Projekt 5)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 412/08)

1.   
On 29 November 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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SEGRO plc (‘SEGRO’, United Kingdom),










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Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSPIB’, Canada),










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7R Projekt 5 sp z o.o. (‘the Target’, Poland).




SEGRO and PSPIB acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for SEGRO: ownership, asset management and development of modern warehousing and light industrial properties located across a number of EU countries,










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for PSPIB: investment of net contributions to Canadian public sector pension funds. It manages a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities, and investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt,










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for the Target: Owner of a real estate asset for logistic purposes located at Plots 37/10, Rokcińska Street, Łódź, Poland.






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.9586 — SEGRO/PSPIB/7R Projekt 5
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.9632 — E.ON/Berliner Stadtwerke/Tegel Energie) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 422/02
Date: 2019-12-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, energy supply, gas supply, heating, merger control, retail trade, services of general interest, water supply, water treatment








C_2019422EN.01000201.xml










16.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 422/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9632 — E.ON/Berliner Stadtwerke/Tegel Energie)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 422/02)
On 9 December 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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9632. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9620 — Bridgepoint/Vermaat) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 424/02
Date: 2019-12-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: catering, catering industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2019424EN.01000201.xml










17.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9620 — Bridgepoint/Vermaat)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 424/02)
On 9 December 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 32019M9620. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-859/19: Action brought on 9 December 2019 — Alkemie Group v EUIPO — Mann & Schröder (ALKEMIE)
Date: 2019-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2020054EN.01006301.xml










17.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/63






Action brought on 9 December 2019 — Alkemie Group v EUIPO — Mann & Schröder (ALKEMIE)
(Case T-859/19)
(2020/C 54/68)
Language in which the application was lodged: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Alkemie Group (Gdynia, Polska) (represented by: A. Korbela, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mann & Schröder GmbH (Siegelsbach, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for registration of the EU word mark ‘ALKEMIE’ — Application for registration No 16 417 644

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 September 2019 in Case R 2230/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul the contested decision;










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order EUIPO and Mann & Schröder GmbH to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 2017/1001.
Euro exchange ratesSource: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 6 December 20192019/C 412/05
Date: 2019-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019412EN.01002001.xml










9.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 412/20






Euro exchange rates (1)

6 December 2019
(2019/C 412/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1094 




JPY


Japanese yen


120,44 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4722 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84453 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5183 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0968 




ISK


Iceland króna


134,60 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,1235 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,533 




HUF


Hungarian forint


330,19 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2772 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7800 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,3893 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6190 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4618 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6852 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6886 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5084 




KRW


South Korean won


1 317,31 




ZAR


South African rand


16,2232 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7993 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4390 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 554,41 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6145 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,348 




RUB


Russian rouble


70,7441 




THB


Thai baht


33,645 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,6402 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4658 




INR


Indian rupee


79,0435 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9413 – Lactalis/Nuova Castelli) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 193/02
Date: 2019-12-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cheese factory, dairy industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2020193EN.01000201.xml










9.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 193/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9413 – Lactalis/Nuova Castelli)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 193/02)
On 9 December 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 32019M9413. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety (Official Journal of the European Union L 138 of 26 May 2016)
Date: 2019-12-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: intra-EU transport, national implementing measure, rail transport, safety standard, transport safety








L_2019317EN.01011401.xml










9.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 317/114







Corrigendum to Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety

(Official Journal of the European Union L 138 of 26 May 2016)


On page 145, Annex III, second paragraph, point 11, third indent:
for:






‘—


that maintenance tasks are performed in accordance with the maintenance orders and to issue the notice to return to operation that includes eventual restrictions of use;’,




read:






‘—


that maintenance tasks are performed in accordance with the maintenance orders and to issue the notice to return to operation including possible restrictions on use;’.
Case T-860/19: Action brought on 9 December 2019 — Alkemie Group v EUIPO — Mann & Schröder (ALKEMIE)
Date: 2019-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, cosmetic product, electronic commerce, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2020054EN.01006302.xml










17.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/63






Action brought on 9 December 2019 — Alkemie Group v EUIPO — Mann & Schröder (ALKEMIE)
(Case T-860/19)
(2020/C 54/69)
Language in which the application was lodged: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Alkemie Group sp. z o.o. (Gdynia, Poland) (represented by: A. Korbela, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mann & Schröder GmbH (Siegelsbach, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Application for the EU figurative mark ALKEMIE — Application for registration No 16 417 669

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 September 2019 in Case R 2231/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and Mann & Schröder GmbH to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


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