do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10214 — Clearlake/TA Associates/Precisely) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 118/07
Date: 2021-04-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, software








C_2021118EN.01007201.xml










7.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/72






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10214 — Clearlake/TA Associates/Precisely)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 118/07)

1.   
On 26 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:






—


Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (‘Clearlake’, USA),










—


TA Associates Management, L.P. (‘TA Associates’, USA),










—


Starfish Parent, L.P. active under the brand Precisely (‘Precisely’, USA), controlled by Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (‘Centerbridge’ USA).




Clearlake and TA Associates acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Precisely.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Clearlake: private equity investment firm, with portfolio companies active in software and technology-enabled services, energy and industrials, and consumer products/services,










—


for TA Associates: private equity investment firm, with portfolio companies active in selected industries, including business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare and technologies, and










—


for Precisely: provider of data integrity software, in particular data integration and data quality tools, and customer engagement solutions.






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.10214 – Clearlake/TA Associates/Precisely
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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10090 — Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company/Louis Dreyfus Commodities and Energy Holdings/Louis Dreyfus) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 143/01
Date: 2021-04-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, agricultural trade, economic concentration, financial services, holding company, investment company, merger control








C_2021143EN.01000101.xml










23.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 143/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10090 — Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company/Louis Dreyfus Commodities and Energy Holdings/Louis Dreyfus)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 143/01)
On 7 April 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 32021M10090. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Information to be provided in accordance with Article 5(2) Establishment of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) (Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19)) 2021/C 118/04
Date: 2021-04-07
Institutions: The Member States
Subjects: Austria, European territorial cooperation, Germany, cross-border cooperation, economic and social cohesion, economic cooperation, local authority, regional authority, regional cooperation, regional development








C_2021118EN.01005201.xml










7.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/52






Information to be provided in accordance with Article 5(2)
Establishment of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)


(Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19))


(2021/C 118/04)

I.1)   

Name, address and contact point


Registered name: EGTC European Campus of Studies and Research

Registered office: Max-Breiherr-Straße 32, 84347 Pfarrkirchen, Germany

Contact point: Prof. Dr. Horst Kunhardt

Internet address of the Grouping:



I.2)   

Duration of the Grouping:


Duration of the Grouping: Unlimited

Date of registration:29.5.2020

Date of publication:15.6.2020

II.   OBJECTIVES

III.   ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON NAME OF THE GROUPING


Name in English: European Campus of Studies and Research

Name in French: Campus Européen d'Études et de Recherche
IV.   MEMBERS









IV.1)



Total number of members in the Grouping: 3












IV.2)



Nationalities of the members of the Grouping: Germany, Austria












IV.3)



Member information (1)


Official name: FH Oberösterreich Management GesmbH

Postal address: Roseggerstraße 15, 4600 Wels, Austria

Internet address: www.fh-ooe.at

Type of member: Body governed by public law

Official name: European Academy of Sciences and Art

Postal address: Eduard-Baumgartner-Straße 3, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Internet address: www.euro-acad.eu

Type of member: Body governed by public law

Additional information: Associate partner without voting rights

Official name: Technische Hochschule Deggendorf, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts – KdöR

Postal address: Max-Breiherr-Straße 32, 84347 Pfarrkirchen, Germany

Internet address: n/a

Type of member: Body governed by public law






(1)  Please add for each member.
Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) mission 2021/C 118 I/03
Date: 2021-04-07
Institutions: European Food Safety Authority
Subjects: EU Member State, consumer protection, food inspection, food safety, institutional cooperation








CI2021118EN.01000501.xml










7.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CI 118/5






Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) mission
(2021/C 118 I/03)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (1), Article 36(2), provides that the European Food Safety Authority’s ‘Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Executive Director, shall draw up a list to be made public of competent organisations designated by the Member States which may assist the Authority, either individually or in networks, with its mission’.
The list was first drawn up by EFSA’s Management Board on 19 December 2006, and since then is:






i.


updated regularly, on the basis of proposals from EFSA’s Executive Director, taking account of reviews or new designation proposals from the Member States (in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004, Article 2(4) (2)), and










ii.


made public on EFSA’s website, where the latest updated list of competent organisations is published.




This respective information is available on the EFSA website, at the following locations:






i.


the latest amendment to the list of competent organisations by EFSA’s Management Board on [25 March 2021] –
[https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/86th-management-board-web-meeting], and










ii.


the updated list of competent organisations –
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/partnersnetworks/scorg




EFSA will keep this Notice updated, specifically regarding the provided website links.
For more information please contact Cooperation.Article36@efsa.europa.eu.


(1)  Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 of 23 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 with regard to the network of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s mission (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 64), as last amended.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10193 — OTPP/IFM/Enwave Energy Canada) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 129/03
Date: 2021-04-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Australia, Canada, air conditioning, economic concentration, energy production, heating, investment company, merger control, pension scheme








C_2021129EN.01000701.xml










13.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 129/7






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10193 — OTPP/IFM/Enwave Energy Canada)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 129/03)
On 7 April 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 32021M10193. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.): 0,00 % on 1 April 2021 Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 6 April 2021 2021/C 118/03
Date: 2021-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2021118EN.01005101.xml










7.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/51






Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,00 % on 1 April 2021
Euro exchange rates (2)

6 April 2021
(2021/C 118/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1812 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,27 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4379 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85358 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2610 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1070 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,0768 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,051 




HUF


Hungarian forint


360,31 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5914 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9175 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,6281 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5482 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4840 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1860 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6814 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5840 




KRW


South Korean won


1 323,16 




ZAR


South African rand


17,1399 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7390 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5700 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 133,31 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8801 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,424 




RUB


Russian rouble


90,5074 




THB


Thai baht


37,054 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,6644 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,9395 




INR


Indian rupee


86,7000 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/614 of 7 April 2021 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Bayramiç Beyazı’ (PDO))
Date: 2021-04-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, stone fruit








L_2021131EN.01000101.xml










16.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 131/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/614
of 7 April 2021
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Bayramiç Beyazı’ (PDO))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Turkey’s application to register the name ‘Bayramiç Beyazı’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Bayramiç Beyazı’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Bayramiç Beyazı’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6 – Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


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, 7 April 2021.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 435, 16.12.2020, p. 14.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/615 of 7 April 2021 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Taşköprü Sarımsağı’ (PDO))
Date: 2021-04-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, bulb vegetable, designation of origin, labelling, product designation








L_2021131EN.01000301.xml










16.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 131/3








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/615
of 7 April 2021
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Taşköprü Sarımsağı’ (PDO))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Turkey’s application to register the name ‘Taşköprü Sarımsağı’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Taşköprü Sarımsağı’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Taşköprü Sarımsağı’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6 – Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


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, 7 April 2021.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 436, 17.12.2020, p. 25.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Case T-181/21: Action brought on 7 April 2021 — LG Electronics v EUIPO — Anferlux-Electrodomésticos (SmartThinQ)
Date: 2021-04-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Internet of Things, air conditioning, computer equipment, household electrical appliance, lighting, medical device, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2021217EN.01004902.xml










7.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 217/49






Action brought on 7 April 2021 — LG Electronics v EUIPO — Anferlux-Electrodomésticos (SmartThinQ)
(Case T-181/21)
(2021/C 217/65)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: LG Electronics, Inc. (Seoul, Republic of Korea) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Anferlux-Electrodomésticos, Lda (Vila Nova de Monsarros, Portugal)

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 SmartThinQ mark — European Union trade mark No 14 983 861

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 February 2021 in Case R 1657/2020-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of the principle of neutrality, in particular of Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the principle of equality of arms by disregarding Articles 16(2) in conjunction with Articles 2(2)(g) and 12(2)(c) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 which are based on Article 146(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and linked to Article 25(2)(a) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/626;










—


Infringement of Article 17(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625;










—


Infringement of Article 64(2)(3) in conjunction with Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by erroneously finding that the earlier trademark has been genuinely used for some goods;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.