do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M. 10174 — Macquarie/Aberdeen/Ucles JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 87/06
Date: 2021-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment bank, merger control, renewable energy, transmission network, transport company, waste management, water treatment, wholesale trade








C_2021087EN.01000901.xml










15.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/9






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M. 10174 — Macquarie/Aberdeen/Ucles JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 87/06)

1.   
On 3 March 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:






—


Pentacom Investments (UK) Holdco Limited (‘Macquarie’, UK), belonging to the Macquarie Group,










—


Aberdeen Standard European Infrastructure GP IV Limited (‘Aberdeen’, UK), belonging to the Aberdeen Group,










—


Ucles InfraCo, S.L. (‘Ucles’, Spain).




Macquarie and Aberdeen acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Ucles.
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:






—


for Macquarie: global investment bank and financial services provider covering resources and commodities, green energy, conventional energy, financial institutions, infrastructure and real estate;










—


for Aberdeen : asset manager active in sectors including transportation, social infrastructure, waste and water treatment and clean energy production networks;










—


for Ucles: wholesale supply of broadband access services in Spain.






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.10174 — Macquarie/Aberdeen/Ucles 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




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.) 12 March 2021 2021/C 87/03
Date: 2021-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021087EN.01000501.xml










15.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

12 March 2021
(2021/C 87/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1933 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,14 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4366 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85835 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1388 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1094 




ISK


Iceland króna


153,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,0863 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,150 




HUF


Hungarian forint


366,18 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5867 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8850 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,0452 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5394 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4975 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2642 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6633 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6053 




KRW


South Korean won


1 354,93 




ZAR


South African rand


17,8505 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7636 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5885 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 174,63 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9140 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,772 




RUB


Russian rouble


87,7030 




THB


Thai baht


36,730 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,6421 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,8556 




INR


Indian rupee


86,7260 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 April 2021 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1.)) 2021/C 87/04
Date: 2021-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2021087EN.01000601.xml










15.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/6






Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 April 2021


(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 (1))

(2021/C 87/04)
Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.
Modified rates are indicated in bold.
Previous table published in OJ C 59, 19.2.2021, p. 7.


































From


To


AT


BE


BG


CY


CZ


DE


DK


EE


EL


ES


FI


FR


HR


HU


IE


IT


LT


LU


LV


MT


NL


PL


PT


RO


SE


SI


SK


UK




1.4.2021


…


-0,45


-0,45


0,00


-0,45



0,50



-0,45


0,04


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


0,22


0,80


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


0,15


-0,45



1,75



-0,02


-0,45


-0,45


0,11




1.3.2021


31.3.2021


-0,45


-0,45


0,00


-0,45


0,44


-0,45



0,04



-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


0,22


0,80


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45



0,15



-0,45


2,07


-0,02


-0,45


-0,45



0,11





1.2.2021


28.2.2021


-0,45


-0,45


0,00


-0,45


0,44


-0,45



0,05



-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


0,22


0,80


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45



0,19



-0,45


2,07



-0,02



-0,45


-0,45



0,12





1.1.2021


31.1.2021



-0,45




-0,45




0,00




-0,45




0,44




-0,45




0,06




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




0,22




0,80




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




0,23




-0,45




2,07




0,00




-0,45




-0,45




0,15







(1)  OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10163 — United Internet/Morgan Stanley/Tele Columbus) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 87/05
Date: 2021-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Internet access provider, cable distribution, economic concentration, financial services, investment bank, investment company, merger control, multimedia, telecommunications








C_2021087EN.01000701.xml










15.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10163 — United Internet/Morgan Stanley/Tele Columbus)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 87/05)

1.   
On 3 March 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:






—


United Internet AG (‘United Internet’, Germany), the parent company of the United Internet Group.










—


Morgan Stanley (‘Morgan Stanley’, United States).










—


Tele Columbus AG (‘Tele Columbus’, Germany).




United Internet and Morgan Stanley indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Tele Columbus.
The concentration is accomplished by way of sales and purchases of shares following a voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares in Tele Columbus.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for United Internet: globally active provider of telecommunications and Internet services for consumers, small and home offices as well as small-to-medium-sized companies.










—


for Morgan Stanley: global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services.










—


for Tele Columbus: broadband cable network operator that provides multimedia and fixed telecommunications services in Germany.






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:
M.10163 — United Internet/Morgan Stanley/Tele Columbus
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’).
Case T-150/21: Action brought on 15 March 2021 — Hangzhou Dingsheng Industrial Group and Others v Commission
Date: 2021-03-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Thailand, aluminium, anti-dumping measure, import (EU), originating product, thin sheet








C_2021182EN.01006301.xml










10.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/63






Action brought on 15 March 2021 — Hangzhou Dingsheng Industrial Group and Others v Commission
(Case T-150/21)
(2021/C 182/85)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Hangzhou Dingsheng Industrial Group Co., Ltd (Hangzhou, China), Dingheng New Materials Co., Ltd (Rayong, Thailand), Thai Ding Li New Materials Co., Ltd (Rayong) (represented by: G. Coppo and G. Pregno, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2162 of 18 December 2020 initiating an investigation concerning possible circumvention of the antidumping measures imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2384 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/271 on imports of certain aluminium foil originating in the People’s Republic of China by imports of certain aluminium foil consigned from Thailand, whether declared as originating in Thailand or not, and making such imports subject to registration, insofar as it concerns the applicants;










—


order the Commission to bear the costs of these proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on one plea in law, alleging that the Commission erred in law in initiating the Investigation in absence of sufficient evidence within the meaning of Article 13(3) of the Basic Anti-dumping Regulation.
Case C-170/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski rayonen sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 15 March 2021 — Profi Credit Bulgaria EOOD v T.I.T.
Date: 2021-03-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: claim, debt, injunction, payment, unfair terms of contract








C_2021206EN.01001701.xml










31.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 206/17






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski rayonen sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 15 March 2021 — Profi Credit Bulgaria EOOD v T.I.T.
(Case C-170/21)
(2021/C 206/22)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Sofiyski rayonen sad

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Profi Credit Bulgaria EOOD

Defendant: T.I.T.

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 6(1) of Directive 93/13/EEC (1) be interpreted as requiring the court, in proceedings to which the debtor is not party until the issuance of a court order for payment, to assess of its own motion the unfairness of a contractual term and, if there is a suspicion that the term is unfair, to disapply it?










2.


If the first question is answered in the affirmative, is the national court required to refuse to issue a court decision ordering payment altogether where part of the claim was based on an unfair contractual term, which gives rise to the amount of the claim asserted?










3.


If the first question is answered in the affirmative and the second in the negative, is the national court required partially to refuse to issue a court decision ordering payment in respect of the part of the claim that was based on the unfair term?










4.


If the third question is answered in the affirmative, is the court required, and, if so, under what conditions, to take into account of its own motion the consequences of the unfairness of a term in the case where it has available to it information about a payment based on that term, inter alia by offsetting that payment against other outstanding debts under the contract?










5.


If the fourth question is answered in the affirmative, is the national court bound by the instructions of a higher court which, under national law, are binding on the instance under review, in the case where those instructions do not take the consequences of the unfairness of a term into account?






(1)  Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29).
Case T-146/21: Action brought on 15 March 2021 — Vetpharma Animal Health v EUIPO — Deltavit (DELTATIC)
Date: 2021-03-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, veterinary medicinal product








C_2021182EN.01006102.xml










10.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/61






Action brought on 15 March 2021 — Vetpharma Animal Health v EUIPO — Deltavit (DELTATIC)
(Case T-146/21)
(2021/C 182/83)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Vetpharma Animal Health, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: M. Escudero Pérez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Deltavit SAS (Janzé, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark DELTATIC — Application for registration No 17 806 241

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 December 2020 in Case R 776/2020-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


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





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 47(2) in connection with Article 18(1), second subparagraph, point 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.
Case C-167/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 15 March 2021 — PJ v Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Date: 2021-03-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, carrier, indemnification, strike, trade union, traveller








C_2021391EN.01000401.xml










27.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 391/4






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 15 March 2021 — PJ v Deutsche Lufthansa AG
(Case C-167/21)
(2021/C 391/06)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Köln

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: PJ

Defendant: Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Question referred

Does a strike by the air carrier’s own employees that is called by a trade union constitute an extraordinary circumstance within the meaning of Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004? (1)

The case was removed from the Register of the Court of Justice by order of the President of the Court of 18 June 2021.


(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).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9970 — Cordes & Graefe/FACQ) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 121/03
Date: 2021-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, heating, merger control, plumbing equipment, retail trade, supply, wholesale trade








C_2021121EN.01004501.xml










9.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/45






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9970 — Cordes & Graefe/FACQ)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 121/03)
On 15 March 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:






—


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 32021M9970. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/452 of 15 March 2021 correcting the Romanian language version of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2021-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Translation, European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, opt-out clause








L_2021089EN.01000101.xml










16.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 89/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2021/452
of 15 March 2021
         
correcting the Romanian language version of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 108(4) thereof,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1588 of 13 July 2015 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid (1), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,


After consulting the Advisory Committee on State aid,

Whereas:







(1)


The Romanian language version of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 (2) contains errors in the first sentence of Article 2(18)(a) and in the first sentence of Article 2(18)(b) that alter the meaning of the provisions.












(2)


The Romanian language version of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 should therefore be corrected accordingly. The other language versions are not affected,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

(does not concern the English language)



Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 15 March 2021.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 248, 24.9.2015, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10151 — Linde/Sipchem/JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 96/01
Date: 2021-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Saudi Arabia, economic concentration, gas industry, gas supply, intermediate goods, marketing, merger control, multinational enterprise, parent company, petrochemicals








C_2021096EN.01000101.xml










22.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 96/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10151 — Linde/Sipchem/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 96/01)
On 15 March 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:






—


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 32021M10151. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.