do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10220 — TPG CAPITAL/AT&T/AT&T US VIDEO BUSINESS) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 133/11
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, mass media, merger control, provision of services, technology, telecommunications








C_2021133EN.01001401.xml










16.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/14






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10220 — TPG CAPITAL/AT&T/AT&T US VIDEO BUSINESS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 133/11)

1.   
On 7 April 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:






—


TPG Capital (‘TPG’, United States),










—


AT&T Inc. (‘AT&T’, United States),










—


AT&T’s US video business (United States).




TPG and AT&T acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of AT&T’s US video business.
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 TPG: a private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies worldwide through acquisitions and corporate restructurings,










—


for AT&T: a provider of telecommunications, media and technology services. AT&T currently owns AT&T’s US video business,










—


for AT&T’s US video business: a provider of direct broadcast satellite services, multichannel television services and digital video services to customers in the United States. AT&T’s US video business also sells advertising on its distribution platforms.






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.10220 — TPG CAPITAL/AT&T/AT&T US VIDEO BUSINESS
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.) 15 April 2021 2021/C 133/06
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021133EN.01000801.xml










16.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/8






Euro exchange rates (1)

15 April 2021
(2021/C 133/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1970 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,14 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4372 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86753 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1298 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1046 




ISK


Iceland króna


151,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,0433 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,942 




HUF


Hungarian forint


358,93 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5554 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9250 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,7111 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5448 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4955 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2984 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6716 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5974 




KRW


South Korean won


1 335,30 




ZAR


South African rand


17,0453 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8129 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5615 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 497,09 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9370 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,013 




RUB


Russian rouble


92,2336 




THB


Thai baht


37,376 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,7631 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,9455 




INR


Indian rupee


89,8010 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria 2021/C 133/05
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








C_2021133EN.01000701.xml










16.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/7






Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
(2021/C 133/05)
The following information is brought to the attention of Brigadier General Mohammed BILAL (No 14), Mr. Ali BARAKAT (No 78), Brigadier General Jamal YUNES (No 96), Mr. Emad Abdul Ghani SABOUNI (No 114), Mr. Adnan Hassan MAHMOUD (No 117), Brigadier General Abdul-Salam Fajr MAHMOUD (No 132), Major General Hussam LUQA (No 139), Brigadier General Taha TAHA (No 140), Major General Amer AL-ACHI (No 147), Mr. Adel Anwar AL-OLABI (No 295) and Damascus Cham Holding Company (No 78) , persons and entity appearing in Annex I to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP (1) and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.
The Council intends to maintain the restrictive measures against the abovementioned persons and entity with amended statements of reasons. Those persons and entity are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the proposed amended statement of reasons for maintaining their designation, by 23 April 2021, 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 persons and entity concerned may submit at any time a request to the Council, together with any supporting documentation, that the decision to maintain them on the list should be reconsidered, to the address or email address provided above. Such requests will be considered when they are received.


(1)  OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.

(2)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.
Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) 2021/C 133/08
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: The Member States
Subjects: Hungary, Northern Hungary, cross-border cooperation, economic cooperation, local authority, regional authority, regional cooperation, regional development








C_2021133EN.01001001.xml










16.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/10






Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)
(2021/C 133/08)

I.   

Name of the EGTC, address and contact point (as it is currently in the EGTC register)
Official name: ABAÚJ-ABAÚJBAN Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi Együttműködési Közhasznú Csoportosulás, ABAÚJ-ABAÚJBAN EGTC for short
Registered office: 3527 Miskolc, Zsigmondy u.2. Hungary
Person responsible (Director): Ferenc Szabó
Email: abaujegtc@upcmail.hu
Internet address of the Grouping: www.abauj.info


II.   

Modifications concerning the name, director, registered office, internet address of the EGTC (skip if not applicable)
Modification of the official name: ABAÚJ-ABAÚJBAN Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi Együttműködési Közhasznú Csoportosulás is shortened to ABAÚJ-ABAÚJBAN EGTC
Modification of the registered office’s address: 3525 Miskolc, Vologda u. 4. fszt. 2. Hungary
Modification of the email address: abaujegtc@gmail.com
Winding-Up Proceedings Winding-up proceedings in respect of Insurance company ‘EUROAMERICAN’ JSC Publication made in accordance with Article 280 of 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) 2021/C 133/07
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, insurance company, judicial proceedings, liquidation








C_2021133EN.01000901.xml










16.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/9






Winding-Up Proceedings
Winding-up proceedings in respect of Insurance company ‘EUROAMERICAN’ JSC


Publication made in accordance with Article 280 of 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)


(2021/C 133/07)






Insurance undertaking







Insurance company ‘EUROAMERICAN’




Address : 17 Tsar Asen street,




Triaditsa district,




Sofia 1000, Bulgaria








Date, entry into force and nature of decision


Decision on opening of winding-up proceedings
Date : 17 February 2021




Competent authorities







Supreme Administrative Court




Address : 18 Aleksander Stamboliiksi bul,




Sofia 1301, Bulgaria








Supervisory authority







Financial Supervision Commission




Address : 16, Budapeshta str.,




Sofia 1000, Bulgaria








Liquidator appointed







Guarantee Fund




Address : 2 Graf Ignatiev Str. 4th floor,




Sofia 1000, Bulgaria








Applicable law


Bulgarian Law
Code on Insurance, Commercial law
Joined Cases C-442/20 to C-445/20: Order of the President of the Court of 16 April 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Nürnberg — Germany) — Flightright GmbH (C-442/20, C-443/20 and C-444/20), PN and LM (C-445/20) v Ryanair Designated Activity Company
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: airline, carriage of passengers, carrier, indemnification, staff, strike, trade union, transport regulations, traveller








C_2021289EN.01003104.xml










19.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 289/31






Order of the President of the Court of 16 April 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Nürnberg — Germany) — Flightright GmbH (C-442/20, C-443/20 and C-444/20), PN and LM (C-445/20) v Ryanair Designated Activity Company
(Joined Cases C-442/20 to C-445/20) (1)

(2021/C 289/46)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the cases be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 433, 14.12.2020.
Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) 2021/C 133/09
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: The Member States
Subjects: Hungary, Northern Hungary, cross-border cooperation, economic cooperation, local authority, regional authority, regional cooperation, regional development








C_2021133EN.01001101.xml










16.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/11






Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)
(2021/C 133/09)
I.   Name of the EGTC, address and contact point (as it is currently in the EGTC register)
Official name: BODROGKÖZI Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi Együttműködési Közhasznú Csoportosulás, shortened to: BODROGKÖZI EGTC
Registered office: 3527 Miskolc, Zsigmondy u.2.
Person responsible (Director): Klára Kémeri-Szabó – director
Email: bodrogkoziegtc@upcmail.hu
Internet address of the Grouping: www.bodrogkoziek.com
II.   Modifications concerning the name, director, registered office, internet address of the EGTC (skip if not applicable)
Modification of the official name: BODROGKÖZI Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi Együttműködési Közhasznú Csoportosulás, shortened to: BODROGKÖZI EGTC
Modification of the registered office’s address: 3525 Miskolc, Vologda u. 4. fszt. 2. Hungary
Modification of the email address: bodrogkoziegtc@gmail.com
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10213 – Ravago/Indukern) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 133/10
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, plastics industry, special chemicals








C_2021133EN.01001201.xml










16.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/12






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10213 – Ravago/Indukern)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 133/10)

1.   
On 9 April 2021, 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:






—


Ravago Chemicals S.A., controlled by Ravago S.A. (‘Ravago’, Luxembourg),










—


Indukern S.A. (‘Indukern’, Spain).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Ravago: production and distribution of polymers and rubbers, and distribution of third-party chemicals at a global level.










—


for Indukern: distribution of third-party speciality chemicals at a global level.






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.10213 – Ravago/Indukern
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.
Case C-244/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Giurgiu (Romania) lodged on 16 April 2021 — C.I. I. v Ministerul Public — Parchetul de pe lângă Tribunalul Giurgiu
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: criminal law, imprisonment, legality, principle of proportionality, reduction of sentence








C_2021349EN.01001501.xml










30.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Giurgiu (Romania) lodged on 16 April 2021 — C.I. I. v Ministerul Public — Parchetul de pe lângă Tribunalul Giurgiu
(Case C-244/21)
(2021/C 349/18)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Tribunalul Giurgiu

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: C.I.I.

Defendant: Ministerul Public — Parchetul de pe lângă Tribunalul Giurgiu
By order of 1 July 2021, the Court (Tenth Chamber) declared that it manifestly lacks jurisdiction to answer the question referred by the Tribunalul Giurgiu (Romania) by decision of 9 April 2021.
Case T-206/21: Action brought on 16 April 2021 — Kalita and Haas v EUIPO — Kitzbühel Tourismus (Representation of two animals)
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, clothing, decorative item, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, paper, registered trade mark, service, trade-mark law, vehicle








C_2021217EN.01006601.xml










7.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 217/66






Action brought on 16 April 2021 — Kalita and Haas v EUIPO — Kitzbühel Tourismus (Representation of two animals)
(Case T-206/21)
(2021/C 217/83)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicants: Oliver Kalita (Jochberg, Austria) and Christian Haas (Kitzbühel, Austria) (represented by: G. Donath, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Kitzbühel Tourismus, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (Kitzbühel, Austria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicants

Trade mark at issue: Application for registration of EU figurative mark (Representation of two animals) — Application for registration No 17 997 789

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 February 2021 in Case R 863/2020-1

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;




in the alternative,






—


alter the contested decision to the effect that the appeal is dismissed in its entirety and, consequently, reinstate the decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO of 6 April 2020;










—


in any event, order the defendant and/or the other party as a qualified intervener to pay all the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-208/21: Action brought on 16 April 2021 — Dorit v EUIPO — Erwin Suter (DORIT)
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, food processing, machinery, maintenance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021228EN.01003301.xml










14.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 228/33






Action brought on 16 April 2021 — Dorit v EUIPO — Erwin Suter (DORIT)
(Case T-208/21)
(2021/C 228/45)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Dorit-DFT Fleischereimaschinen GmbH (Ellwangen, Germany) (represented by: E. Strauß, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Erwin Suter AG, Maschinenfabrik Retus (Kölliken, Switzerland)

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: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark DORIT — International registration No 878 792

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 February 2021 in Case R 127/2020-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


alter the contested decision and allow the application for cancellation of the contested mark;










—


in the alternative, annul the contested decision;










—


order the other party to the proceedings to pay the costs of the proceedings before EUIPO and, if appropriate, order EUIPO to pay the costs of the present proceedings.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 60(1)(c) in conjunction with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/648 of 16 April 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/299 promoting the European network of independent non-proliferation and disarmament think tanks in support of the implementation of the EU Strategy against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Date: 2021-04-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU action, arms control, conventional weapon, disarmament, international cooperation, non-proliferation of arms, weapon of mass destruction




L_2021133EN.01005701.xml










20.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 133/57








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2021/648
of 16 April 2021
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/299 promoting the European network of independent non-proliferation and disarmament think tanks in support of the implementation of the EU Strategy against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 31(1) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 February 2018 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/299 (1).












(2)


Decision (CFSP) 2018/299 provides for an implementation period of 42 months, beginning on the date of conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3) thereof, for the activities referred to in Article 1 thereof (‘the implementation period’).












(3)


On 18 February 2021 the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium, in its capacity as the implementing entity, requested the authorisation of the Union to extend the implementation period until 17 May 2022 because of challenges arising from the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.












(4)


The activities referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2018/299 can be continued until 17 May 2022 without any consequences as regards financial resources.












(5)


Decision (CFSP) 2018/299 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Decision (CFSP) 2018/299 is amended as follows:






(1)


in Article 5, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   This Decision shall expire on 17 May 2022.’;











(2)


section 4 of the Annex is replaced by the following:
‘4.   Duration

The total estimated duration of the implementation of the projects is 48 months. The projects will end on 17 May 2022.’.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 16 April 2021.


For the Council


The President

A. P. ZACARIAS
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/299 of 26 February 2018 promoting the European network of independent non-proliferation and disarmament think tanks in support of the implementation of the EU Strategy against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (OJ L 56, 28.2.2018, p. 46).