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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1111 of 6 July 2021 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
Date: 2021-07-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iraq, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person








L_2021239EN.01002201.xml










7.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 239/22








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1111
of 6 July 2021
         
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96 (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists public bodies, corporations and agencies and natural and legal persons, bodies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources that were located outside Iraq on 22 May 2003 under that Regulation.












(2)


On 30 June 2021, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove one entity from the list of persons and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.












(3)


Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 6 July 2021.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Director-General


Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union






(1)  
            OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6.




ANNEX
In Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, the following entry is deleted:







‘124.


STATE CONTRACTING WATER AND SEWAGE PROJECTS COMPANY (alias (a) STATE ORGANISATION FOR WATER AND SEWAGE, (b) GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR WATER AND SEWAGE PROJECTS, (c) GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING WATER AND SEWERAGE PROJECTS, (d) GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR OPERATION WATER AND SEWERAGE PROJECTS). Addresses: (a) Street No 52, Alwiya, P.O. Box 5738, Baghdad, Iraq; (b) P.O. Box 1011, Basil Square, Baghdad, Iraq; (c) P.O. Box 1011, Al Wathba Square, Baghdad, Iraq.’
European Parliament legislative resolution of 6 July 2021 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Internal Security Fund (06488/1/2021 — C9-0227/2021 — 2018/0250(COD))
Date: 2021-07-06
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: area of freedom, security and justice, computer crime, cross-border cooperation, exchange of information, fight against crime, fund (EU), help for victims, organised crime, terrorism








C_2022099EN.01024101.xml










1.3.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/241






P9_TA(2021)0324
Internal Security Fund ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution of 6 July 2021 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Internal Security Fund (06488/1/2021 — C9-0227/2021 — 2018/0250(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
(2022/C 99/33)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Council position at first reading (06488/1/2021 — C9-0227/2021),










—


having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 October 2018 (1),










—


having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0472),










—


having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










—


having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A9-0221/2021),












1.


Approves the Council position at first reading;












2.


Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;












3.


Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;












4.


Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;












5.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  OJ C 62, 15.2.2019, p. 189.

(2)  OJ C 23, 21.1.2021, p. 451.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10235 – CVC/MeGa Grundbesitz) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 266/06
Date: 2021-07-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, retail trade








C_2021266EN.01000701.xml










6.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 266/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10235 – CVC/MeGa Grundbesitz)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 266/06)

1.   
On 29 June 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:






—


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










—


GABLE Holding GmbH (‘GABLE’, Germany)










—


MeGa Grundbesitz GmbH (‘MeGa’, Germany)




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for CVC and its subsidiaries: management of investment funds and platforms. In particular, CVC recently acquired STARK Group A/S, which is a retailer and distributor of predominantly heavy building materials in Germany and the Nordic countries,










—


GABLE and MeGa: retail distribution of building materials 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.10235 – CVC/MeGa Grundbesitz
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-382/21: Action brought on 6 July 2021 — the airscreen company v EUIPO — Moviescreens Rental (airscreen)
Date: 2021-07-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building, building materials, plastics, registered trade mark, rubber industry, trade-mark law, tube








C_2021329EN.01004401.xml










16.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/44






Action brought on 6 July 2021 — the airscreen company v EUIPO — Moviescreens Rental (airscreen)
(Case T-382/21)
(2021/C 329/58)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: the airscreen company GmbH & Co. KG (Münster, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch and N. Willich)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Moviescreens Rental GmbH (Damme, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for the EU figurative mark airscreen — Application for registration No 16 926 735

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 May 2021 in Case R 1990/2020-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10324 — Bain Capital/Valeo) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 266/08
Date: 2021-07-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, food production, investment company, merger control








C_2021266EN.01001001.xml










6.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 266/10






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10324 — Bain Capital/Valeo)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 266/08)

1.   
On 18 June 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:






—


Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, USA)










—


Valeo Foods Group Limited (‘Valeo’, Ireland)




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Bain Capital: private equity investment firm,










—


for Valeo: manufacturer of food products.






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.10324 — Bain Capital/Valeo
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 C-717/20 P: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 July 2021 — Marina Karpeta-Kovalyova v European Commission (Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Civil service — Members of the contract staff — Spouse of a Greek diplomat who resided in Brussels prior to the recruitment — Definition of the place of recruitment and the centre of interests — Refusal to grant the appellant the expatriation allowance and related benefits — Appeal manifestly unfounded)
Date: 2021-07-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: allowances and expenses, diplomatic profession, expatriate worker, residence, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU)








C_2021391EN.01000201.xml










27.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 391/2






Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 July 2021 — Marina Karpeta-Kovalyova v European Commission
(Case C-717/20 P) (1)

(Appeal - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Civil service - Members of the contract staff - Spouse of a Greek diplomat who resided in Brussels prior to the recruitment - Definition of the place of recruitment and the centre of interests - Refusal to grant the appellant the expatriation allowance and related benefits - Appeal manifestly unfounded)
(2021/C 391/02)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Marina Karpeta-Kovalyova (represented by: S. Pappas, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed as manifestly unfounded.










2.


Ms Marina Karpeta-Kovalyova shall bear her own costs.






(1)  OJ C 329, 16.8.2021.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10354 — Macquarie/Beauparc Utilities) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 266/09
Date: 2021-07-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, consultancy, economic concentration, electricity supply, financial services, gas supply, investment, merger control, retail trade, waste management, wholesale trade








C_2021266EN.01001101.xml










6.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 266/11






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10354 — Macquarie/Beauparc Utilities)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 266/09)

1.   
On 29 June 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:






—


Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 ScSp (‘MEIF 6’, Luxembourg), managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited (‘MIRA’, United Kingdom), a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia),










—


Beauparc Utilities Holdings Limited (‘Beauparc Utilities’, Ireland).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Macquarie: the provision of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services globally,










—


for Beauparc Utilities: the collection, sorting/processing and treatment of non-hazardous waste in Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands, and the generation/wholesale and retail supply of electricity and the retail supply of gas in Ireland.






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.10354 — Macquarie/Beauparc Utilities
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-413/21 P: Appeal brought on 6 July 2021 by the Council of the European Union against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 21 April 2021 in Case T-322/19, El-Qaddafi v Council
Date: 2021-07-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, right to justice








C_2021382EN.01001701.xml










20.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/17






Appeal brought on 6 July 2021 by the Council of the European Union against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 21 April 2021 in Case T-322/19, El-Qaddafi v Council
(Case C-413/21 P)
(2021/C 382/23)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux, M. Bishop, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Aisha Muammer Mohamed El-Qaddafi

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the contested judgment of the General Court;










—


give final judgment in the matters that are the subject of this appeal and to dismiss the applicant’s action;
and










—


order the applicant to pay the costs arising from the present appeal and from Case T-322/19.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The Council submits that the General Court erred in the contested judgment in case T-322/19 on the following points:






—


first ground of appeal: violation of Article 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Article 36, read in conjunction with Article 53, first paragraph, of the Statute of the Court of Justice and misinterpretation of Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 (1);










—


second ground of appeal: misinterpretation of Articles 8(1) and 9(1) of Council Decision 2015/1333 and Article 6(1) of Council Regulation 2016/44 (2);










—


third ground of appeal: the General Court distorted the arguments of the Council, violated the principle that pleadings are to be construed in accordance with their actual terms, misinterpreted Council Decision 2015/1333 and Council Regulation 2016/44 and violated Article 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;










—


fourth ground of appeal: the General Court distorted the evidence, violated the principle that documents and pleadings are to be construed in accordance with their actual terms, violated Article 36, read in conjunction with Article 53, first paragraph, of the Statute of the Court of Justice, and violated Article 263 TFEU and Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.






(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (OJ 2015, L 206, p. 34).

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (OJ 2016, L 12, p. 1).
European Parliament legislative resolution of 6 July 2021 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (06486/2/2021 — C9-0225/2021 — 2018/0248(COD))
Date: 2021-07-06
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Development, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU migration policy, EU visa policy, aid to refugees, area of freedom, security and justice, cross-border cooperation, external border of the EU, fund (EU), migration control, return migration, right of asylum








C_2022099EN.01024401.xml










1.3.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/244






P9_TA(2021)0326
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027 ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution of 6 July 2021 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (06486/2/2021 — C9-0225/2021 — 2018/0248(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
(2022/C 99/35)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Council position at first reading (06486/2/2021 — C9-0225/2021),










—


having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 17 October 2018 (1),










—


having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0471),










—


having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










—


having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A9-0224/2021),












1.


Approves the Council position at first reading;












2.


Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;












3.


Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;












4.


Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;












5.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  OJ C 62, 15.2.2019, p. 184.

(2)  OJ C 23, 21.1.2021, p. 356.