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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9592 – Freudenberg/Low & Bonar) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 91/06
Date: 2020-03-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, non-woven fabric








C_2020091EN.01000701.xml










20.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 91/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9592 – Freudenberg/Low & Bonar)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 91/06)

1.   
On 10 March 2020 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Freudenberg & Co. KG, (‘Freudenberg’, Germany);










—


Low & Bonar PLC, (‘Low & Bonar’, UK),




Freudenberg acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Low & Bonar.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 20 September 2019.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Freudenberg: development, manufacture and sale of a broad spectrum of products, ranging from seals and nonwovens to medical components, vibration control products, filters, specialty chemicals, household products, lubricants, coatings, and cleaning services, roofing, insulation and composite materials;










—


for Low & Bonar: production and supply of nonwovens, three-dimensional polymeric structures and technical coated textiles.






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:
Case M.9592 – Freudenberg/Low& Bonar
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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9734 — HPS/MDP/Arachas) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 100/03
Date: 2020-03-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, investment company, merger control








C_2020100EN.01000301.xml










27.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9734 — HPS/MDP/Arachas)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 100/03)
On 20 March 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 32020M9734. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-167/20: Action brought on 20 March 2020 — Tornado Boats International v EUIPO — Haygreen (TORNADO)
Date: 2020-03-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vessel








C_2020175EN.01003302.xml










25.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 175/33






Action brought on 20 March 2020 — Tornado Boats International v EUIPO — Haygreen (TORNADO)
(Case T-167/20)
(2020/C 175/44)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Tornado Boats International ApS (Lystrup, Denmark) (represented by: M. Hoffgaard Rasmussen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: David Haygreen (Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trademark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark TORNADO — European Union trade mark No 10 097 368

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 January 2020 in Case R 1169/2018-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


reject the cancellation.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 41/2020 of 20 March 2020 amending Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/355]
Date: 2020-03-20
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, credit control, financial control, financial solvency, insurance company, market supervision, reinsurance, revision of an agreement




L_2023057EN.01002101.xml










23.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 57/21








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 41/2020
of 20 March 2020
         
amending Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/355]


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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/981 of 8 March 2019 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) (1), as corrected by OJ L 168, 25.6.2019, p. 16, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 1b (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32019 R 0981: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/981 of 8 March 2019 (OJ L 161, 18.6.2019, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 168, 25.6.2019, p. 16.’






Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/981, as corrected by OJ L 168, 25.6.2019, p. 16, 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 21 March 2020, 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, 20 March 2020.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Clara GANSLANDT
            





(1)  
            OJ L 161, 18.6.2019, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 45/2020 of 20 March 2020 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/359]
Date: 2020-03-20
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, EU environmental policy, European Economic Area, data collection, environmental impact, environmental monitoring, exchange of information, geographical information system, metadata, revision of an agreement




L_2023057EN.01002501.xml










23.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 57/25








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 45/2020
of 20 March 2020
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/359]


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) 2019/1372 of 19 August 2019 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monitoring and reporting (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 repeals Commission Decision (EU) 2009/442/EC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(3)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The text of point 1jb (Commission Decision 2009/442/EC) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:
‘32019 D 1372: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 of 19 August 2019 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monitoring and reporting (OJ L 220, 23.8.2019, p. 1).’


Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 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 21 March 2020, 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, 20 March 2020.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Clara GANSLANDT
            





(1)  
            OJ L 220, 23.8.2019, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 148, 11.6.2009, p. 18.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 38/2020 of 20 March 2020 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/352]
Date: 2020-03-20
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, approval, combustion gases, engine, environmental standard, motor vehicle, motor vehicle pollution, revision of an agreement, technical specification, technical standard




L_2023057EN.01001601.xml










23.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 57/16








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 38/2020
of 20 March 2020
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/352]


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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/989 of 18 May 2018 amending and correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/654 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to technical and general requirements relating to emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 1f (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/654) of Chapter XXIV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32018 R 0989: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/989 of 18 May 2018 (OJ L 182, 18.7.2018, p. 61).’






Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/989 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 21 March 2020, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 61/2018 of 23 March 2018 (2), whichever is the later.


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, 20 March 2020.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Clara GANSLANDT
            





(1)  
            OJ L 182, 18.7.2018, p. 61.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2)  
            OJ L 26, 30.1.2020, p. 48.
Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/172/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/418 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011 as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/416 concerning restrictive measures in viewof the situation in Egypt apply 2020/C 91/03
Date: 2020-03-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Egypt, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2020091EN.01000401.xml










20.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 91/4






Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/172/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/418 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011 as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/416 concerning restrictive measures in viewof the situation in Egypt apply
(2020/C 91/03)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons who appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/172/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Egypt.
The Council of the European Union has determined that the persons that appear in the abovementioned Annexes should continue to be included in the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/172/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 270/2011.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned lists should be reconsidered. They should be presented before 1 November 2020 to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1.C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 63.

(2)  OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 4.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 19 March 2020 2020/C 91/05
Date: 2020-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020091EN.01000601.xml










20.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 91/6






Euro exchange rates (1)

19 March 2020
(2020/C 91/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0801 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,63 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4731 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,92985 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,1523 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0535 




ISK


Iceland króna


152,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


12,3165 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,606 




HUF


Hungarian forint


356,06 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5604 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8445 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,0625 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,8635 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5623 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3849 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8903 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5643 




KRW


South Korean won


1 364,14 




ZAR


South African rand


18,6800 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6849 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6080 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 187,09 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7686 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,593 




RUB


Russian rouble


86,9346 




THB


Thai baht


35,076 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,6037 




MXN


Mexican peso


26,2955 




INR


Indian rupee


81,1400 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-146/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 20 March 2020 — AD, BE, CF v Corendon Airlines
Date: 2020-03-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, carrier, indemnification, package travel, reservation








C_2020230EN.01001501.xml










13.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 230/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 20 March 2020 — AD, BE, CF v Corendon Airlines
(Case C-146/20)
(2020/C 230/20)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Düsseldorf

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: AD, BE, CF

Defendant: Corendon Airlines

Questions referred







1.


Is there a cancellation of a flight within the meaning of Article 2(l) and Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (1) where the operating air carrier brings forward a flight, which has been booked as part of a package tour, from the scheduled departure time of 10.20 (LT) to 8.40 (LT) on the same day?










2.


Is a notification, 10 days prior to the start of the journey, about the bringing forward of a flight from 10.20 (LT) to 8.40 (LT) on the same day an offer of re-routing within the meaning of Article 5(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) of that regulation?






(1)  Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 31/2020 of 20 March 2020 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/345]
Date: 2020-03-20
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, market approval, plant health control, plant health product, revision of an agreement




L_2023057EN.01000301.xml










23.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 57/3








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 31/2020
of 20 March 2020
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/345]


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 Regulation (EU) 2019/676 of 29 April 2019 approving the low-risk active substance ABE-IT 56 (components of lysate of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain DDSF623), in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






1.


The following indent is added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):






‘—



32019 R 0676: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/676 of 29 April 2019 (OJ L 114, 30.4.2019, p. 12).’














2.


The following point is added after point 13zzzzzzzzzz (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/717):






‘13zzzzzzzzzza.



32019 R 0676: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/676 of 29 April 2019 approving the low-risk active substance ABE-IT 56 (components of lysate of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain DDSF623), in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 114, 30.4.2019, p. 12).’










Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/676 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 21 March 2020, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).


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, 20 March 2020.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Clara GANSLANDT
            





(1)  
            OJ L 114, 30.4.2019, p. 12.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Case T-158/20: Action brought on 20 March 2020 — TrekStor v EUIPO — Yuneec Europe (Breeze)
Date: 2020-03-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, audiovisual equipment, computer equipment, electrical equipment, electronic game, registered trade mark, retail trade, software, trade-mark law








C_2020191EN.01002301.xml










8.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/23






Action brought on 20 March 2020 — TrekStor v EUIPO — Yuneec Europe (Breeze)
(Case T-158/20)
(2020/C 191/31)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: TrekStor Ltd (Hongkong, China) (Represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch, N. Willich and N. Achilles, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Yuneec Europe GmbH (Kaltenkirchen, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU word mark Breeze — Application No 16 369 613

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 January 2020 in Case R 470/2019-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to bear its own costs.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


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