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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 275/2019 of 13 December 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/294]
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, EU control, European Economic Area, customs, customs inspection, import (EU), revision of an agreement, veterinary inspection




L_2020068EN.01000401.xml










5.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 68/4








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 275/2019
of 13 December 2019
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/294]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1678 of 4 October 2019 amending Decision 2009/821/EC as regards the lists of border inspection posts and veterinary units in TRACES (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 39 (Commission Decision 2009/821/EC) in Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32019 R 1678: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1678 of 4 October 2019 (OJ L 257, 8.10.2019, p. 21).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1678 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 December 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 13 December 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 257, 8.10.2019, p. 21.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 291/2019 of 13 December 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/309]
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, chemical product, food safety, foodstuff, health control, health risk, market approval, packaging product, plastics, revision of an agreement




L_2020068EN.01002801.xml










5.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 68/28








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 291/2019
of 13 December 2019
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/309]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1338 of 8 August 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 55 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32019 R 1338: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1338 of 8 August 2019 (OJ L 209, 9.8.2019, p. 5).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/1338 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 December 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 13 December 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 209, 9.8.2019, p. 5.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Case T-847/19: Action brought on 13 December 2019 — X-cen-tek v EUIPO — Altenloh, Brinck & Co. (PAX)
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, glass, household article, precious metal, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020045EN.01009501.xml










10.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/95






Action brought on 13 December 2019 — X-cen-tek v EUIPO — Altenloh, Brinck & Co. (PAX)
(Case T-847/19)
(2020/C 45/81)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: X-cen-tek GmbH & Co. KG (Wardenburg, Germany) (represented by: H. Hillers, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Altenloh, Brinck & Co. GmbH & Co. KG (Ennepetal, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark PAX — Application for registration No 16 487 803

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 September 2019 in Case R 2324/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO 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.
Judgment of the Court of 13 December 2019 in Case E-1/18 EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway (Directive 2006/54/EC – employment and working conditions – parental benefits) 2020/C 90/03
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, equal treatment, family benefit, gender equality, labour standard








C_2020090EN.01000301.xml










19.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/3






JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
of 13 December 2019
in Case E-1/18
EFTA Surveillance Authority
v
The Kingdom of Norway


(Directive 2006/54/EC – employment and working conditions – parental benefits)


(2020/C 90/03)
In Case E-1/18, EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway – APPLICATION seeking a declaration that, by maintaining in force provisions such as Section 14-13 first, second and third paragraphs and Section 14-14 first paragraph of the National Insurance Act, which render the father’s entitlement to parental benefits dependent on the mother’s situation whereas the mother’s entitlement is not dependent on the father’s situation, Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 14(1)(c) of the Act referred to at point 21b of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement (Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast)), the Court, composed of Páll Hreinsson, President, Bernd Hammermann (Judge-Rapporteur), and Siri Teigum (ad hoc), Judges, gave judgment on 13 December 2019, the operative part of which is as follows:
The Court hereby:






1.


Dismisses the application.










2.


Orders the EFTA Surveillance Authority to bear the costs of the proceedings.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 325/2019 of 13 December 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/343]
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, approval, clean technology, electric machinery, innovation, light-duty vehicle, motor vehicle, reduction of gas emissions, revision of an agreement, vehicle parts




L_2020068EN.01008301.xml










5.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 68/83








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 325/2019
of 13 December 2019
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/343]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1876 of 29 November 2018 on the approval of the technology used in 12 Volt efficient alternators for use in conventional combustion engine powered light commercial vehicles as an innovative technology for reducing CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 21ayd (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/582) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:






‘21aye.



32018 D 1876: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1876 of 29 November 2018 on the approval of the technology used in 12 Volt efficient alternators for use in conventional combustion engine powered light commercial vehicles as an innovative technology for reducing CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 306, 30.11.2018, p. 53).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1876 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 December 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 13 December 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 306, 30.11.2018, p. 53.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9636 — American Securities/Lindsay Goldberg/AECOM Management Services) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 420/11
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: defence policy, economic concentration, government, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2019420EN.01002801.xml










13.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 420/28






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9636 — American Securities/Lindsay Goldberg/AECOM Management Services)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 420/11)

1.   
On 5 December 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:






—


American Securities LLC (‘American Securities’, USA),










—


Goldberg Lindsay & Co. LLC (‘Lindsay Goldberg’, USA),










—


AECOM E&C Holdings, Inc., Maverick Newco LLC and AECOM International Holdings (UK) Limited (together ‘AECOM Management Services’, USA).




American Securities and Lindsay Goldberg acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of AECOM Management Services.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for American Securities: private equity firm active in various industry sectors, including business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial and technology,










—


for Lindsay Goldberg: investment advisor to private equity funds in various industry sectors,










—


for AECOM Management Services: global provider of professional services to governments and related entities active in the defence 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.9636 — American Securities/Lindsay Goldberg/AECOM Management Services
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
E-mail: 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.