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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9813 – Blackstone/IQSA Holdings) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 119/04
Date: 2020-04-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hotel industry, housing, investment company, merger control, property development, student residence








C_2020119EN.01001101.xml










14.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 119/11






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9813 – Blackstone/IQSA Holdings)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 119/04)

1.   
On 1 April 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:






—


The Blackstone Group Inc. (‘Blackstone’, USA),










—


IQSA Holdings S.à r.l. (‘IQSA Holdings’, United Kingdom).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Blackstone: global asset manager with a portfolio of assets including real estate assets located across the United States, Asia, South America and Europe, including the United Kingdom,










—


for IQSA Holdings: owns a portfolio of corporate purpose-built student accommodation (‘Corporate PBSA’) throughout the United Kingdom, which it operates as iQ Student Accommodation. It also owns a private residential development in Sheffield, the Pendulum Hotel located in Manchester and ten development sites it intends to operate as Corporate PBSA schemes.






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.9813—Blackstone/IQSA Holdings
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.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 9 April 2020 2020/C 119/03
Date: 2020-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020119EN.01001001.xml










14.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 119/10






Euro exchange rates (1)

9 April 2020
(2020/C 119/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0867 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,33 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4657 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87565 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,9455 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0558 




ISK


Iceland króna


155,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,2143 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,909 




HUF


Hungarian forint


354,76 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5586 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8330 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,3233 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7444 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5265 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4259 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8128 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5479 




KRW


South Korean won


1 322,49 




ZAR


South African rand


19,6383 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6709 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6175 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 243,21 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7136 




PHP


Philippine peso


54,939 




RUB


Russian rouble


80,6900 




THB


Thai baht


35,665 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,5956 




MXN


Mexican peso


26,0321 




INR


Indian rupee


82,9275 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9614 – OBB-TS/LTE) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 138/01
Date: 2020-04-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, economic concentration, logistics, maintenance, merger control, provision of services, rolling stock








C_2020138EN.01000101.xml










28.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9614 – OBB-TS/LTE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 138/01)
On 14 April 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 German 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 32020M9614. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 8 April 2020 2020/C 119/02
Date: 2020-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020119EN.01000901.xml










14.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 119/9






Euro exchange rates (1)

8 April 2020
(2020/C 119/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0871 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,36 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4640 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87948 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,9385 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0557 




ISK


Iceland króna


155,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,1940 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,183 




HUF


Hungarian forint


359,34 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5442 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8365 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,3798 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7596 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5233 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4277 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8194 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5517 




KRW


South Korean won


1 324,36 




ZAR


South African rand


19,7624 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6818 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6235 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 636,02 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7274 




PHP


Philippine peso


54,977 




RUB


Russian rouble


82,1046 




THB


Thai baht


35,613 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,6741 




MXN


Mexican peso


26,3367 




INR


Indian rupee


82,8730 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Decision of 14 April 2020 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 2020/C 123 I/01
Date: 2020-04-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU expenditure, amending budget, draft budget (EU), emergency aid, epidemic, financial year, general budget (EU), infectious disease, public health




CI2020123EN.01000101.xml










16.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CI 123/1






COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 April 2020
adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2020
(2020/C 123 I/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,
Whereas:






—


the Union’s budget for the financial year 2020 was definitively adopted on 27 November 2019 (2);










—


on 27 March 2020, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget for the financial year 2020;










—


in view of the COVID-19 outbreak and the urgency to address the associated public health crisis the Council needs to proceed without delay to the adoption of its position on draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget for 2020. Therefore, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, the eight-week period for the information of national Parliaments laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article
The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 was adopted on 14 April 2020.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/.


Done at Brussels, on 14 April 2020.


For the Council


The President

G. GRLIĆ RADMAN




(1)  OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 57, 27.2.2020, p. 1.
Case C-161/20: Action brought on 14 April 2020 — European Commission v Council of the European Union
Date: 2020-04-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Coreper, EU competence, energy production, energy resources, greenhouse gas, powers of the institutions (EU), reduction of gas emissions








C_2020209EN.01001802.xml










22.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/18






Action brought on 14 April 2020 — European Commission v Council of the European Union
(Case C-161/20)
(2020/C 209/25)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J.-F. Brakeland, E. Georgieva, S. L. Kalėda, W. Mölls, Agents)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the Council decision (1), contained in the act of Coreper of 5 February 2020, endorsing the submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) concerning the introduction of life cycle guidelines to estimate well-to-tank greenhouse gas emissions of sustainable alternative fuels, with a view to its transmission by the Presidency of the Council to the IMO on behalf of the Member States and the Commission;










—


maintain the effects of the decision;










—


order the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The action for annulment brought by the Commission concerns a Council decision, contained in the act of Coreper of 5 February 2020, endorsing the submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) concerning the introduction of life cycle guidelines to estimate well-to-tank greenhouse gas emissions of sustainable alternative fuels (the GHG submission), with a view to its transmission by the Presidency of the Council to the IMO on behalf of the Member States and the Commission.
The Commission relies, in support of its action, on two grounds.
The Commission considers first that the decision of the Council breaches the exclusive competence of the Union under Article 3(2) TFEU. Indeed, the Union has exclusive competence in the area addressed by the GHG submission within the meaning of Article 3(2) TFEU, because that area is covered to a large extent by the common rules applicable to intra-EU situations within the meaning of the consistent case-law of the Court of Justice.
The Commission considers secondly that the decision of the Council breaches the institutional prerogatives of the Commission under Article 17(1) TEU, because only the Commission is entitled to act on behalf of the Union and to ensure the Union’s external representation.


(1)  Council document ST 6287/20 of 24 February 2020.
Case T-199/20: Action brought on 14 April 2020 — Aldi Stores v EUIPO — Dualit (Shape of a toaster)
Date: 2020-04-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, household electrical appliance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020201EN.01004201.xml










15.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/42






Action brought on 14 April 2020 — Aldi Stores v EUIPO — Dualit (Shape of a toaster)
(Case T-199/20)
(2020/C 201/55)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Aldi Stores Ltd (Atherstone, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Barker, Solicitor and C. Blythe, Barrister)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Dualit Ltd (Crawley, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: European Union tridimensional mark (Shape of a toaster) — European Union trade mark No 48 728

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 February 2020 in Case R 1034/2019-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and uphold the application for a declaration of invalidity pursuant to Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


alternatively, annul the contested decision and remit the case to the EUIPO, straight to the Cancellation Division or to the Boards of Appeal;










—


in the further alternative, annul the contested decision and uphold the application for a declaration of invalidity pursuant to Articles 7(1)(a), (e)(ii) and/or (e)(iii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


order the EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant in connection with this appeal.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


Infringement of an essential procedural requirement, alternatively infringement of Article 27(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625;










—


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










—


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










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(e)(iii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Council Decision of 14 April 2020 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 2020/C 123 I/02
Date: 2020-04-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU expenditure, amending budget, civil defence, draft budget (EU), emergency aid, epidemic, financial year, general budget (EU), infectious disease, public health




CI2020123EN.01000301.xml










16.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CI 123/3






COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 April 2020
adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2020
(2020/C 123 I/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,
Whereas:






—


the Union’s budget for the financial year 2020 was definitively adopted on 27 November 2019 (2),










—


on 2 April 2020, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget for the financial year 2020,










—


in view of the COVID-19 outbreak and the urgency to address the associated public health crisis the Council needs to proceed without delay to the adoption of its position on draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget for 2020. Therefore, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, the eight-week period for the information of national Parliaments laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article
The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 was adopted on 14 April 2020.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/


Done at Brussels, 14 April 2020.


For the Council


The President

G. GRLIĆ RADMAN




(1)  OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 57, 27.2.2020, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9774 – Bain Capital Investors/Neuberger Berman/Engineering Ingegneria Informatica) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 119/05
Date: 2020-04-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, investment company, merger control, outsourcing, provision of services








C_2020119EN.01001301.xml










14.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 119/13






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9774 – Bain Capital Investors/Neuberger Berman/Engineering Ingegneria Informatica)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 119/05)

1.   
On 2 April 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:






—


Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain’, USA),










—


NB Renaissance Partners Holdings S.à r.l. (belonging to the Neuberger Berman Group, ‘NB’, USA),










—


Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. (‘Ingegneria’, Italy).




Bain and NB acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Ingegneria.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Bain: private equity investments in companies across a number of industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, and communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing,










—


for NB: management of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund portfolios,










—


for Ingegneria: provision of IT outsourcing services, mainly in Italy.






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.9774 – Bain Capital Investors/Neuberger Berman/Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
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.