do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10147 — Mitsui & Co/Mitsui Chemicals/Honshu Chemical Industry) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 205/02
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, energy industry, investment company, iron and steel industry, machinery, merger control, packaging, pharmaceutical product, transnational corporation








C_2021205EN.01000201.xml










31.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 205/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10147 — Mitsui & Co/Mitsui Chemicals/Honshu Chemical Industry)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 205/02)
On 5 May 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 32021M10147. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10266 — Astorg Asset Management/Corialis) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 168/04
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: aluminium, building materials, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, metallurgical industry








C_2021168EN.01000601.xml










5.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 168/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10266 — Astorg Asset Management/Corialis)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 168/04)

1.   
On 23 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:






—


The fund Astorg VII, SCSp (‘Astorg’, Luxemburg),










—


Corialis (Luxemburg).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Astorg: investing as an equity firm,










—


for Corialis: the production and supply of aluminum extrusion services and aluminum coated building systems and profiles for windows, doors, sliding elements, roofing systems & conservatories, curtain walls and balustrades.






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.10266 — Astorg Asset Management/Corialis
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.10215 — CVC/Carlyle/MedRisk) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 183/01
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United States, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, supplier, therapeutics








C_2021183EN.01000101.xml










11.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 183/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10215 — CVC/Carlyle/MedRisk)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 183/01)
On 5 May 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 32021M10215. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-188/18: Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Papaconstantinou and Others v Council and Others
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Cyprus, Greece, aid system, bank deposit, company in difficulties, contractual liability, equal treatment, indemnification, interest, ownership








C_2021252EN.01003703.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/37






Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Papaconstantinou and Others v Council and Others
(Case T-188/18) (1)

(2021/C 252/57)
Language of the case: English
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 166, 14.5.2018.
Case T-714/20 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Ovsyannikov v Council (Application for interim measures — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — Application for the suspension of operation of measures — No urgency)
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2021252EN.01002502.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/25






Order of the President of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Ovsyannikov v Council
(Case T-714/20 R)
(Application for interim measures - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Application for the suspension of operation of measures - No urgency)
(2021/C 252/35)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Dmitry Vladimirovich Ovsyannikov (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: J. Iriarte Ángel and E. Delage González, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: H. Marcos Fraile and P. Mahnič, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking the suspension of operation of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 78, p. 16), of Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 78, p. 6), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2163 of 20 November 2017 amending Decision 2014/145 (OJ 2017 L 304, p. 51), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2153 of 20 November 2017 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (OJ 2017 L 304, p. 3), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/399 of 13 March 2020 amending Decision 2014/145 (OJ 2020 L 78, p. 44), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/398 of 13 March 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (OJ 2020 L 78, p. 1), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1269 of 10 September 2020 amending Decision 2014/145 (OJ 2020 L 298, p. 23), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1267 of 10 September 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (OJ 2020 L 298, p. 1), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1368 of 1 October 2020 amending Decision 2014/145 (OJ 2020 L 318, p. 5), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1367 of 1 October 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (OJ 2020 L 318, p. 1), in so far as those measures concern the applicant.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 4 May 2021 2021/C 168/01
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021168EN.01000101.xml










5.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 168/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

4 May 2021
(2021/C 168/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2021 




JPY


Japanese yen


131,26 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4361 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86770 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1673 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0980 




ISK


Iceland króna


148,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,0123 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,841 




HUF


Hungarian forint


360,31 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5584 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9275 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,0110 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5608 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4836 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3374 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6887 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6073 




KRW


South Korean won


1 353,56 




ZAR


South African rand


17,4433 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8136 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5408 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 395,47 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9563 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,787 




RUB


Russian rouble


90,2438 




THB


Thai baht


37,475 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5785 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,4040 




INR


Indian rupee


88,8140 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-442/20: Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Grangé and Van Strydonck v EUIPO — Nema (âme) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark âme — Earlier international figurative mark AMEN — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Counteraction of visual and phonetic similarities through conceptual differences — Conditions for counteraction)
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, animal skin, clothing, footwear industry, leather, personal effects, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021242EN.01004401.xml










21.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 242/44






Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Grangé and Van Strydonck v EUIPO — Nema (âme)
(Case T-442/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark âme - Earlier international figurative mark AMEN - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Counteraction of visual and phonetic similarities through conceptual differences - Conditions for counteraction)
(2021/C 242/62)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Isaline Grangé (Edegem, Belgium), Alizée Van Strydonck (Strombeek-Bever, Belgium) (represented by: M. De Vroey, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Villani and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Nema Srl (San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 June 2020 (Case R 2960/2019-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Nema, on the one hand, and Ms Grangé and Ms Van Strydonck, on the other.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 June 2020 (Case R 2960/2019-4);










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Ms Isaline Grangé and Ms Alizée Van Strydonck, including the costs necessarily incurred by Ms Grangé and Ms Van Strydonck for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.






(1)  OJ C 297, 7.9.2020.
Case T-150/14: Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Pavlides v Commission and ECB
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Cyprus, European Stability Mechanism, bank, bank deposit, financial aid, free movement of capital








C_2021252EN.01003501.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/35






Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Pavlides v Commission and ECB
(Case T-150/14) (1)

(2021/C 252/47)
Language of the case: English
The President of the First Chamber, Extended Composition has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 159, 26.5.2014.
Case T-695/19: Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Falqui v Parliament (Institutional law — Single statute for Members of the European Parliament — Members of the European Parliament elected in Italian constituencies — Adoption by the Ufficio di Presidenza della Camera dei deputati (Office of the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Italy) of Decision No 14/2018, on pensions — Change in the amount of pensions for Italian national members of parliament — Corresponding change by the European Parliament in the amount of the pensions of certain former Members of the European Parliament elected in Italy — Acquired rights — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Proportionality)
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Italy, Member of the European Parliament, pension scheme, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, resolution of parliament








C_2021242EN.01003201.xml










21.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 242/32






Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Falqui v Parliament
(Case T-695/19) (1)

(Institutional law - Single statute for Members of the European Parliament - Members of the European Parliament elected in Italian constituencies - Adoption by the Ufficio di Presidenza della Camera dei deputati (Office of the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Italy) of Decision No 14/2018, on pensions - Change in the amount of pensions for Italian national members of parliament - Corresponding change by the European Parliament in the amount of the pensions of certain former Members of the European Parliament elected in Italy - Acquired rights - Legal certainty - Legitimate expectations - Proportionality)
(2021/C 242/42)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Enrico Falqui (Florence, Italy) (represented by: F. Sorrentino and A. Sandulli, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: S. Seyr and S. Alves, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment, first, of the note of 8 July 2019 prepared by the Parliament relating to the adjustment of the amount of the pension that the applicant receives following the entry into force, on 1 January 2019, of Decision No 14/2018 of the Ufficio di Presidenza della Camera dei deputati, second, of the note of 11 April 2019 prepared by the Head of the ‘Members’ Salaries and Social Entitlements’ Unit of the Parliament’s Directorate-General for Finance concerning the application of the pensions that the applicant receives following the entry into force, on 1 January 2019, of Decision No 14/2018 of the Ufficio di Presidenza della Camera dei deputati and, third, of the opinion SJ-0836/18 of the legal service of the Parliament of 11 January 2019.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Enrico Falqui to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament.






(1)  OJ C 406, 2.12.2019.
Case T-196/18: Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Vital Capital Investments and Others v Council and Others
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Cyprus, Greece, aid system, bank deposit, company in difficulties, contractual liability, equal treatment, indemnification, interest, ownership








C_2021252EN.01003704.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/37






Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Vital Capital Investments and Others v Council and Others
(Case T-196/18) (1)

(2021/C 252/58)
Language of the case: English
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 166, 14.5.2018.
Case T-149/14: Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Anastasiou v Commission and ECB
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Cyprus, European Stability Mechanism, bank, bank deposit, financial aid, free movement of capital








C_2021252EN.01003402.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/34






Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Anastasiou v Commission and ECB
(Case T-149/14) (1)

(2021/C 252/46)
Language of the case: English
The President of the First Chamber, Extended Composition has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 159, 26.5.2014.
Case T-208/18: Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Nessim Daoud and Others v Council and Others
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Cyprus, Greece, aid system, bank deposit, company in difficulties, contractual liability, equal treatment, indemnification, interest, ownership








C_2021252EN.01003802.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/38






Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Nessim Daoud and Others v Council and Others
(Case T-208/18) (1)

(2021/C 252/60)
Language of the case: English
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 211, 18.6.2018.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures 2021/C 168/03
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, Taiwan, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), metalworking, originating product, piping, steel, tube








C_2021168EN.01000501.xml










5.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 168/5






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2021/C 168/03)

1.   

As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.


2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit G-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.








4.


This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Certain stainless steel tube and pipe butt- welding fittings, whether or not finished


The People’s Republic of China
Taiwan


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/141 of 26 January 2017 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain stainless steel tube and pipe butt- welding fittings, whether or not finished, originating in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan
(OJ L 22, 27.1.2017, p. 14)


28.1.2022










(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Case T-147/18: Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — APG Intercon and Others v Council and Others
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Cyprus, Greece, aid system, bank deposit, company in difficulties, contractual liability, equal treatment, indemnification, interest, ownership








C_2021252EN.01003701.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/37






Order of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — APG Intercon and Others v Council and Others
(Case T-147/18) (1)

(2021/C 252/55)
Language of the case: English
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 166, 14.5.2018.
Case T-45/19: Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Acron and Others v Commission (Dumping — Imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia — Request for partial interim review — Termination of the partial interim review — No change of circumstances — Error of assessment — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence)
Date: 2021-05-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Russia, anti-dumping duty, chemical salt, import (EU), originating product, rights of the defence








C_2021242EN.01002101.xml










21.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 242/21






Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2021 — Acron and Others v Commission
(Case T-45/19) (1)

(Dumping - Imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia - Request for partial interim review - Termination of the partial interim review - No change of circumstances - Error of assessment - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence)
(2021/C 242/27)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Acron PAO (Veliky Novgorod, Russia), Dorogobuzh PAO (Dorogobuzh, Russia), Acron Switzerland AG (Baar, Switzerland) (represented by: T. De Meese, J. Stuyck and M. Van Nieuwenborgh, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Gustafsson and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Fertilizers Europe (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: B. O’Connor, Solicitor)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1703 of 12 November 2018 terminating the partial interim review concerning imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia (OJ 2018 L 285, p. 97).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Acron PAO, Dorogobuzh PAO and Acron Switzerland AG to bear, in addition to their own costs, those incurred by the European Commission and by Fertilizers Europe.






(1)  OJ C 122, 1.4.2019.