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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9642 — Acerinox/VDM) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 46/11
Date: 2020-02-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, ferro-alloy, iron and steel industry, merger control, nickel








C_2020046EN.01001201.xml










11.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/12






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9642 — Acerinox/VDM)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 46/11)

1.   
On 31 January 2020, 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:






—


Acerinox, S.A. (Spain, ‘Acerinox’),










—


VDM Metals Holding GmbH (Germany, ‘VDM’)




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Acerinox: manufacture and supply of stainless steel,










—


for VDM: manufacture and supply of high-performance alloys such as nickel-based alloys.






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.9642 — Acerinox/VDM
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-732/18: Judgment of the General Court of 11 February 2020 — Dalasa v EUIPO — Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin (charantea) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark charantea — Earlier EU figurative mark CHARITÉ — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2020-02-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cocoa, coffee, dietary product, food supplement, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, tea, trade-mark law








C_2020095EN.01002601.xml










23.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 95/26






Judgment of the General Court of 11 February 2020 — Dalasa v EUIPO — Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin (charantea)
(Case T-732/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark charantea - Earlier EU figurative mark CHARITÉ - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2020/C 95/32)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Dalasa Handelsgesellschaft mbH (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: I. Hödl, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Gliedkörperschaft Öffentlichen Rechts (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: A. Wulff and K. Schmidt-Hern, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 October 2018 (Case R 539/2018-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Charité and Dalasa.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 October 2018 (Case R 539/2018-4);










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Dalasa Handelsgesellschaft mbH in the proceedings before the General Court;










3.


Orders Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Gliedkörperschaft Öffentlichen Rechts to bear the costs that it has incurred during the proceedings before the General Court;










4.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder.






(1)  OJ C 54, 11.2.2019.
Decision of the Court of Justice of 11 February 2020 on official holidays and judicial vacations
Date: 2020-02-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: holiday, operation of the Institutions, public holiday




C_2020095EN.01000201.xml










23.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 95/2






DECISION OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE
of 11 February 2020
on official holidays and judicial vacations
(2020/C 95/02)
THE COURT
having regard to Article 24(2), (4) and (6) of the Rules of Procedure,
whereas it is necessary, pursuant to that provision, to establish the list of the official holidays and to determine the dates of judicial vacations,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:


Article 1

The list of official holidays within the meaning of Article 24(4) and (6) of the Rules of Procedure is established as follows:






—


New Year’s Day,










—


Easter Monday,










—


1 May,










—


9 May,










—


Ascension,










—


Whit Monday,










—


23 June,










—


15 August,










—


1 November,










—


25 December,










—


26 December.







Article 2

For the period from 1 November 2020 to 31 October 2021, the dates of the judicial vacations within the meaning of Article 24(2) and (6) of the Rules of Procedure are as follows:






—


Christmas 2020: from Monday 21 December 2020 to Sunday 10 January 2021 inclusive,










—


Easter 2021: from Monday 29 March 2021 to Sunday 11 April 2021 inclusive,










—


Summer 2021: from Friday 16 July 2021 to Tuesday 31 August 2021 inclusive.







Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.


Luxembourg, 11 February 2020.


Registrar

A. CALOT ESCOBAR



President

K. LENAERTS
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9729 — Bouygues Telecom/Phoenix Tower International/JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 46/10
Date: 2020-02-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, provision of services, telecommunications








C_2020046EN.01001101.xml










11.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/11






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9729 — Bouygues Telecom/Phoenix Tower International/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 46/10)

1.   
On 30 January 2020, 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:






—


Phoenix Tower International Holdco LLC (‘PTI’, USA), belonging to the Blackstone Group (USA),










—


Bouygues Telecom (‘BYTEL’, France).




PTI and BYTEL acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


PTI: hosting service provider for mobile telephony equipment outside France,










—


BYTEL: mobile and fixed telecommunications operator in France,










—


BTI: hosting service provider for mobile telephony equipment 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 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 to it their possible observations on the proposed operation.
Observations must reach the Commission no later than ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified:
M. 9729 — Bouygues Telecom/Phoenix Tower International/JV
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




BELGIUM







(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 7/20/COL of 11 February 2020 to amend the Rules of Procedure [2020/482]
Date: 2020-02-11
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, rules of procedure








L_2020102EN.01001601.xml










2.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 102/16








            EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION
         
No 7/20/COL
of 11 February 2020
         
to amend the Rules of Procedure [2020/482]


THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Having regard to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice, and in particular Article 13 thereof;

Whereas it appears desirable to clarify certain aspects of the Rules of Procedure to ensure a clearer delineation between the deliberations of College, which are confidential pursuant to their Article 10, and the items recorded in the minutes of College meetings;
HAS DECIDED TO:








1.


Amend Article 9 of the Rules of Procedure by adding:






(a)


the words ‘for the first meeting of every month thereafter’ at the end of the last sentence of the first paragraph;










(b)


the sentence ‘The draft agenda shall be and shall remain confidential.’ after the first sentence of the second paragraph; and










(c)


the words ‘to remove an item from the draft agenda, or’ after the second comma in the fourth paragraph of that Article.














2.


Amend Article 11 of the Rules of Procedure by adding the following text as a new paragraph after the first paragraph of that Article:

                  ‘The minutes shall be based on the agenda as approved at the beginning of the meeting and record the substantive decisions in respect of the items on the agenda, i.e. normally whether a proposal has been adopted, rejected or deferred, as well as any items taken note of.’
               







This decision shall take effect upon adoption.
Done at Brussels, 11 February 2020.

For the EFTA Surveillance Authority,


Bente ANGELL-HANSEN
            

The President



Frank J. BÜCHEL
            

College Member



Högni KRISTJÁNSSON
            

College Member



Carsten ZATSCHLER
            

Countersigning as Director of Legal and Executive Affairs
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/184 of 11 February 2020 amending for the 308th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
Date: 2020-02-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism








LI2020038EN.01000101.xml










11.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


LI 38/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/184
of 11 February 2020
         
amending for the 308th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.












(2)


On 4 February 2020, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to add one entry to the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.












(3)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(4)


In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective it should enter into force immediately,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 February 2020.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.




ANNEX
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 the following entry is added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:


            ‘AMADOU KOUFA (Good quality alias: (a) Amadou Barry (b) Amadou Kouffa (c) Hamadoun Koufa (d) Hamadoun Kouffa (e) Hamadou Koufa (f) Hamadou Kouffa). Date of birth: Approximately 1958. Place of birth: Koufa, Mali. Address: Mali. Other information: Eye colour: brown. Hair colour: dark. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 4.2.2020.’
Case T-81/20: Action brought on 11 February 2020 — Klose v EUIPO (Representation of three coloured segments in a rectangle)
Date: 2020-02-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, equidae, furniture industry, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2020114EN.01001301.xml










6.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 114/13






Action brought on 11 February 2020 — Klose v EUIPO (Representation of three coloured segments in a rectangle)
(Case T-81/20)
(2020/C 114/13)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Anne-Marie Klose (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: I. Seher, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark (Representation of three coloured segments in a rectangle) — Application for registration No 18 019 599

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 December 2019 in Case R 1955/2019-2

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 7(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.