do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9731 — ASE/Asteelflash) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 62/08
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control








C_2020062EN.01001001.xml










25.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 62/10






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9731 — ASE/Asteelflash)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 62/08)

1.   
On 17 February 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:






—


Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (‘ASE’, Taiwan),










—


Asteelflash Group SA (‘Asteelflash’, France).




ASE acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Asteelflash.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


ASE is a semi-conductor company,










—


Asteelflash is a French group offering electronic manufacturing services worldwide.






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.9731 — ASE/Asteelflash
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.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/250 of 25 February 2020 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1248 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Middle East, Palestine question, diplomatic representation, settlement of disputes, the EU's international role




LI2020054EN.01000301.xml










26.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


LI 54/3








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/250
of 25 February 2020
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1248 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 33 and Article 31(2) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 18 September 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1248 (1) appointing Ms Susanna TERSTAL as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP). The EUSR's mandate is to expire on 29 February 2020.












(2)


The mandate of the EUSR for the MEPP should be extended for a further period of 12 months and a new financial reference amount for the period from 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021 should be established.












(3)


The EUSR for the MEPP will implement the mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Decision (CFSP) 2018/1248 is amended as follows:






(1)


Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1
European Union Special Representative
The mandate of Ms Susanna TERSTAL as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) is extended until 28 February 2021. The Council may decide that the mandate of the EUSR be terminated earlier, based on an assessment by the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and a proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).’;











(2)


in Article 5(1), the following subparagraph is added:

                              ‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the EUSR's mandate for the period from 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021 shall be EUR 1 182 524,33.’;










(3)


in Article 14, the following subparagraph is added:

                              ‘The final comprehensive mandate implementation report of the EUSR shall be presented by 30 November 2020.’.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It shall apply from 1 March 2020.




Done at Brussels, 25 February 2020.


For the Council


The President

A. METELKO-ZGOMBIĆ
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1248 of 18 September 2018 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process (OJ L 235, 19.9.2018, p. 9).
Case T-124/20: Action brought on 25 February 2020 — M/S. Indeutsch International v EUIPO — Crafts Americana Group (Representation of chevrons between two parallel lines)
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, knitted and crocheted goods, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020137EN.01005402.xml










27.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 137/54






Action brought on 25 February 2020 — M/S. Indeutsch International v EUIPO — Crafts Americana Group (Representation of chevrons between two parallel lines)
(Case T-124/20)
(2020/C 137/85)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: M/S. Indeutsch International (Noida, India) (represented by: D. Stone, A. Dykes, A. Leonelli, K. Hughes, Solicitors and S. Malynicz, QC)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Crafts Americana Group, Inc. (Vancouver, Washington, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark (Representation of chevrons between two parallel lines) — European Union trade mark No 8 884 264

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Grand Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 December 2019 in Case R 2672/2017-G

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the other party to pay their own costs and pay those of the applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Misapplication of the test of distinctiveness for three-dimensional and similar marks.
Case C-92/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 25 February 2020 — Rottendorf Pharma GmbH v Hauptzollamt Bielefeld
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: customs debt, customs drawback, customs territory (EU), import (EU), re-export








C_2020201EN.01001201.xml










15.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/12






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 25 February 2020 — Rottendorf Pharma GmbH v Hauptzollamt Bielefeld
(Case C-92/20)
(2020/C 201/18)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Düsseldorf

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Rottendorf Pharma GmbH

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Bielefeld

Question referred

Is the second indent of Article 239(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (1) of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code to be interpreted as meaning that, in a case such as that in the main proceedings, in which the non-Community goods imported by the person concerned were re-exported from the Community customs area and the circumstances that gave rise to the customs debt may not be attributed to obvious negligence on the part of the person concerned, the duty may be repaid?


(1)  OJ 1992 L 302, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9642 — Acerinox/VDM) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 78/01
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, ferro-alloy, iron and steel industry, merger control, nickel








C_2020078EN.01000101.xml










10.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9642 — Acerinox/VDM)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 78/01)
On 25 February 2020, 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 32020M9642. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Information concerning the entry into force of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Kazakhstan, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy








L_2020051EN.01000201.xml










25.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 51/2







Information concerning the entry into force of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part

The Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, signed in Astana on 21 December 2015
          (1), enters into force on 1 March 2020, in accordance with Article 281(1) of the Agreement. The last instrument of ratification or approval was deposited on 20 January 2020.


(1)  
            OJ L 29, 4.2.2016, p. 3.
Case C-305/19: Order of the President of the Tenth Chamber of the Court of 25 February 2020 — European Commission v Czech Republic
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: building services, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy saving, environmental standard, infringement procedure (EU), public building








C_2020320EN.01001804.xml










28.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/18






Order of the President of the Tenth Chamber of the Court of 25 February 2020 — European Commission v Czech Republic
(Case C-305/19) (1)

(2020/C 320/33)
Language of the case: Czech
The President of the Tenth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 213, 24.6.2019.
Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2199 of 17 October 2019 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (Official Journal of the European Union of L 338 of 30 December 2019)
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, dual-use good, export (EU), export licence, export monitoring, intra-EU trade, trade restriction, transit




L_2020051EN.01001401.xml










25.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 51/14







Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2199 of 17 October 2019 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

(
Official Journal of the European Union of L 338 of 30 December 2019
)


On page 129, point f is replaced as follows:






‘f.


Lithography equipment as follows:






1.


Align and expose step and repeat (direct step on wafer) or step and scan (scanner) equipment for wafer processing using photo-optical or X-ray methods and having any of the following:






a.


A light source wavelength shorter than 193 nm; or










b.


Capable of producing a pattern with a “Minimum Resolvable Feature size” (MRF) of 45 nm or less;

Technical Note:


The “Minimum Resolvable Feature size” (MRF) is calculated by the following formula:







w.tifhere the K factor = 0,35















2.


Imprint lithography equipment capable of producing features of 45 nm or less;

Note: 3B001.f.2. includes:







—



Micro contact printing tools











—



Hot embossing tools











—



Nano-imprint lithography tools











—



Step and flash imprint lithography (S-FIL) tools















3.


Equipment specially designed for mask making having all of the following:






a.


A deflected focussed electron beam, ion beam or “laser” beam; and










b.


Having any of the following:






1.


A full-width half-maximum (FWHM) spot size smaller than 65 nm and an image placement less than 17 nm (mean + 3 sigma); or










2.


Not used;










3.


A second-layer overlay error of less than 23 nm (mean + 3 sigma) on the mask;


















4.


Equipment designed for device processing using direct writing methods, having all of the following:






a.


A deflected focused electron beam; and










b.


Having any of the following:






1.


A minimum beam size equal to or smaller than 15 nm; or










2.


An overlay error less than 27 nm (mean + 3 sigma);’
Case C-93/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bezirksgericht Schwechat (Austria) lodged on 25 February 2020 — JU v Air France Direktion für Österreich
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, carrier, damage, fraud, limitation of legal proceedings, personal effects








C_2020201EN.01001301.xml










15.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/13






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bezirksgericht Schwechat (Austria) lodged on 25 February 2020 — JU v Air France Direktion für Österreich
(Case C-93/20)
(2020/C 201/19)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bezirksgericht Schwechat

Parties to the main proceedings


Claimant: JU

Defendant: Air France Direktion für Österreich

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 31(2) in conjunction with Article 31(4) of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (Montreal Convention) (1) to be interpreted as meaning that damage to checked baggage which occurred on board the aircraft or during a period within which the checked baggage was in the charge of the carrier must, in the case of a delayed delivery, be notified to the carrier, at the latest, within seven days from the date on which the baggage was placed at the disposal of the person entitled to delivery, and that, otherwise, no action is to lie against the carrier save in the case of fraud on its part?










2.


(If the answer to the first question is no:)
Is Article 31(2) in conjunction with Article 31(4) of the Montreal Convention to be interpreted as meaning that damage to checked baggage which occurred on board the aircraft or during a period within which the checked baggage was in the charge of the carrier must, in the case of a delayed delivery, be notified to the carrier within 21 days from the date on which the baggage was placed at the disposal of the person entitled to delivery, and that, otherwise, no action is to lie against the carrier save in the case of fraud on its part?






(1)  2001/539/EC: Council Decision of 5 April 2001 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (the Montreal Convention) (OJ 2001 L 194, p. 38).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9587 – ENGIE/EDP Renováveis/EDPR Offshore España) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 205/02
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, merger control, natural gas, renewable energy, solar energy, subsidiary, wind energy








C_2020205EN.01000201.xml










19.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 205/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9587 – ENGIE/EDP Renováveis/EDPR Offshore España)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 205/02)
On 25 February 2020, 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 32020M9587. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/217 of 4 October 2019 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures and correcting that Regulation (Official Journal of the European Union of L 44 of 18 February 2020)
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: classification, dangerous substance, environmental protection, labelling, packaging, public health, technological change








L_2020051EN.01001301.xml










25.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 51/13







Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/217 of 4 October 2019 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures and correcting that Regulation



(Official Journal of the European Union of L 44 of 18 February 2020)




On page 4, Article 3 is replaced as follows:

‘Article 3
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2021.
However, Article 2 shall apply from 1 December 2019.
Substances and mixtures may, before 1 October 2021, be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by this Regulation.’
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9751 — Elliott/Apollo/EP Energy) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 69/01
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, investment company, merger control, oil industry, risk management








C_2020069EN.01000101.xml










3.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 69/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9751 — Elliott/Apollo/EP Energy)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 69/01)
On 25 February 2020, 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 32020M9751. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 24 February 2020 2020/C 62/05
Date: 2020-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020062EN.01000501.xml










25.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 62/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

24 February 2020
(2020/C 62/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0818 




JPY


Japanese yen


120,52 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4699 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83833 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5833 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0600 




ISK


Iceland króna


139,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,1328 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,186 




HUF


Hungarian forint


337,61 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2989 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8063 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,6599 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6384 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4372 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4324 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7095 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5164 




KRW


South Korean won


1 319,20 




ZAR


South African rand


16,3592 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6102 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4650 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 098,95 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5728 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,248 




RUB


Russian rouble


70,6675 




THB


Thai baht


34,336 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,7474 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,7234 




INR


Indian rupee


77,8265 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.