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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10112 – CVC/Riverstone Europe) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 30/07
Date: 2021-01-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control, subsidiary








C_2021030EN.01000701.xml










27.1.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10112 – CVC/Riverstone Europe)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 30/07)

1.   
On 21 January 2021, 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:






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CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg),










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RiverStone Barbados Limited (‘Riverstone Europe’, Barbados)




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for CVC: CVC and/or its subsidiaries manages investment funds and platforms,










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for Riverstone Europe: Riverstone Europe is active int the management of run-off insurance businesses and portfolios.






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.10112 – CVC/Riverstone Europe
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.
Publication of the entry in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of ‘ម្រេចកំពត’/‘Kampot Pepper’ pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement) 2021/C 30/08
Date: 2021-01-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Cambodia, aromatic plant, consumer information, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, quality control of agricultural products








C_2021030EN.01000901.xml










27.1.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/9






Publication of the entry in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of ‘  ’/‘Kampot Pepper’ pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement)
(2021/C 30/08)
On 14 December 2020, in accordance with Article 6(4) of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement (1), the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) notified the European Union of the following entry in the International Register:

Name: ‘  ’/‘Kampot Pepper’


Product type: Pepper


Country of origin: Cambodia

This publication confers the right to oppose the protection of the name within the territory of the European Union, pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and on the grounds set out therein. An opposition may be lodged with the Commission, within four calendar months from today, at:
AGRI-B3-GENEVA@ec.europa.eu
The notification may be consulted in the International Register held by WIPO at the following link:
https://www.wipo.int/cgi-lis/ifetch5?ENG+LISBON+17-00+21650851-KEY+256+0+1138+F-ENG+1+1+1+25+SEP-0/HITNUM,NO,APP-ENG,COO+kampot+


(1)  Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on appellations of origin and geographical indications (OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 15).

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 1).
Case T-691/18: Judgment of the General Court of 27 January 2021 — KPN v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — Netherlands market for television services and telecommunications services — Decision declaring the concentration compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement — Relevant market — Vertical effects — Manifest error of assessment — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2021-01-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Netherlands, economic concentration, merger control, pay television, restrictive trade practice, telecommunications








C_2021088EN.01002601.xml










15.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/26






Judgment of the General Court of 27 January 2021 — KPN v Commission
(Case T-691/18) (1)

(Competition - Concentrations - Netherlands market for television services and telecommunications services - Decision declaring the concentration compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement - Relevant market - Vertical effects - Manifest error of assessment - Obligation to state reasons)
(2021/C 88/33)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: KPN BV (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: P. van Ginneken and G. Béquet, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: H. van Vliet, G. Conte, J. Szczodrowski and F. van Schaik, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: VodafoneZiggo Group Holding BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Vodafone Group plc (Newbury, United Kingdom), Liberty Global Europe Holding BV (Amsterdam) (represented by: W. Knibbeler, E. Raedts, A. Pliego Selie and I. Lulof, lawyers)

Re:

Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2018) 3569 final of 30 May 2018 declaring the concentration involving the acquisition by Liberty Global of sole control over Ziggo NV to be compatible with the internal market and the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) (Case COMP/M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders KPN BV to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 35, 28.1.2019.
Case C-43/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic) lodged on 27 January 2021 — FCC Česká republika, s.r.o.
Date: 2021-01-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: industrial pollution, prevention of pollution, reduction of gas emissions, waste disposal








C_2021110EN.01002501.xml










29.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/25






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic) lodged on 27 January 2021 — FCC Česká republika, s.r.o.
(Case C-43/21)
(2021/C 110/27)
Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Nejvyšší správní soud

Parties to the main proceedings


Complainant in the appeal proceedings in cassation: FCC Česká republika, s.r.o.

Defendants in the appeal proceedings in cassation: Městská část Praha-Ďáblice, Spolek pro Ďáblice

Other party to the proceedings: Ministerstvo životního prostředí

Question referred

Should Article 3(9) of Directive 2010/75/EU (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) be interpreted such that a ‘substantial change’ of a plant includes an extension of the duration of waste disposal at a landfill without the maximum approved dimensions of the landfill or its total potential capacity changing at the same time?


(1)  OJ 2010 L 334, p. 17.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC as regards the equivalence of forest reproductive material produced in the United Kingdom to such material produced in the Union’ (COM(2020) 852 final — 2020/0378 (COD))
Date: 2021-01-27
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: United Kingdom, arboriculture, forest, forestry legislation, import (EU), mutual recognition principle, originating product, plant propagation, seed, withdrawal from the EU








C_2021123EN.01008601.xml










9.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 123/86






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC as regards the equivalence of forest reproductive material produced in the United Kingdom to such material produced in the Union’
(COM(2020) 852 final — 2020/0378 (COD))
(2021/C 123/19)






Referral


European Parliament, 18.1.2021
Council, 8.1.2021




Legal basis


Article 43, paragraph 2 and Article 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment




Adopted at plenary


27.1.2021




Plenary session No


557




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


unanimous in favour




Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided unanimously, at its 557th plenary session of 27 and 28 January 2021 (meeting of 27 January), to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 27 January 2021.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Christa SCHWENG
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10040 — M Group Services/Skanska Infrastructure Services) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 39/01
Date: 2021-01-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: civil engineering, economic concentration, maintenance, merger control, provision of services, public service, road services department, telecommunications, transport infrastructure








C_2021039EN.01000101.xml










4.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 39/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10040 — M Group Services/Skanska Infrastructure Services)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 39/01)
On 27 January 2021, 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:






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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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10040. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-47/21: Action brought on 27 January 2021 — Cepewa v EUIPO — Out of the blue (LIEBLINGSMENSCH)
Date: 2021-01-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, decorative item, floor coverings, furniture industry, household article, registered trade mark, textile product, toiletries, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_2021088EN.01004101.xml










15.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/41






Action brought on 27 January 2021 — Cepewa v EUIPO — Out of the blue (LIEBLINGSMENSCH)
(Case T-47/21)
(2021/C 88/54)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Cepewa GmbH (Karben, Germany) (represented by: M. Gail, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Out of the blue KG (Lilienthal, Germany)

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 word mark LIEBLINGSMENSCH — EU trade mark No 16 566 531

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 November 2020 in Case R 918/2020-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul the contested decision;










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order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







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Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) and (b) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) and (d) of Regulation No (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










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Infringement of the first sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










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Infringement of the first sentence of Article 95 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.