do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10348 — Global Payments/Erste Group/Payone Businesses) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 296/02
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, electronic money, financial services, merger control, payment system, provision of services








C_2021296EN.01000201.xml










26.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10348 — Global Payments/Erste Group/Payone Businesses)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 296/02)
On 20 July 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 32021M10348. 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.10388 — Gamut/BCI/PS Parent) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 290/10
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, combined transport, economic concentration, investment company, logistics, merger control, road transport, storage








C_2021290EN.01001801.xml










20.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 290/18






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10388 — Gamut/BCI/PS Parent)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 290/10)

1.   
On 12 July 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:






—


Gamut Capital Management L.P. (United States)










—


British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (Canada)










—


PS Parent, LLC (United States)




Gamut Capital Management L.P. and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of PS Parent, LLC.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Gamut Capital Management L.P.: private equity firm offering investment advisory services.










—


for British Columbia Investment Management Corporation: an agent of the Government of British Columbia investing on behalf of public sector clients across a range of asset classes.










—


for PS Parent, LLC: transportation of freight on flatbed trailers, multi-modal freight brokerage, logistics services and warehousing services, outside of the European Economic Area.






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.10388 – Gamut/BCI/PS Parent
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 T-437/21: Action brought on 20 July 2021 — Greenwich Polo Club v EUIPO — Lifestyle Equities (GREENWICH POLO CLUB)
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clock and watch industry, clothing, footwear industry, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, optical industry, personal effects, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2021401EN.01001302.xml










4.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 401/13






Action brought on 20 July 2021 — Greenwich Polo Club v EUIPO — Lifestyle Equities (GREENWICH POLO CLUB)
(Case T-437/21)
(2021/C 401/15)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Greenwich Polo Club, Inc. (Greenwich, Connecticut, United States) (represented by: R. Zammitt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Lifestyle Equities CV (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark GREENWICH POLO CLUB — Application for registration No 17 791 153

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 May 2021 in Case R 300/2020-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


order that the contested decision is annulled, and the contested mark proceeds to registration in respect of the contested goods (as well as the rest of the goods not appealed), alternatively, that the matter is remitted to the EUIPO for re-consideration;










—


order the payment of the costs incurred by the applicant in connection with the appeal.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-500/19: Order of the General Court of 20 July 2021 — Coravin v EUIPO — Cora (CORAVIN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Declaration of revocation of the earlier national mark on which the contested decision is based — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, household article, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_2021401EN.01000701.xml










4.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 401/7






Order of the General Court of 20 July 2021 — Coravin v EUIPO — Cora (CORAVIN)
(Case T-500/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Declaration of revocation of the earlier national mark on which the contested decision is based - No need to adjudicate)
(2021/C 401/08)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Coravin, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: F. Valentin, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: Cora (Marne-la-Vallée, France) (represented by: M. Georges-Picot, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 April 2019 (affaire R 2385/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Cora and Coravin.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


The parties shall each bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 288, 26.8.2019.
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2021/1221 of 20 July 2021 on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/2/2021)
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: EU military mission, EU restrictive measure, Libya, Mediterranean region (EU), arms trade, export, illicit trade, international sanctions, military cooperation, petroleum








L_2021268EN.01000101.xml










27.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 268/1








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2021/1221
of 20 July 2021
         
on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/2/2021)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 of 31 March 2020 on a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 31 March 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/472, which established and launched a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) for the period until 31 March 2021.












(2)


Article 8(3) of Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 provides that, notwithstanding that period, the authorisation of the operation is to be reconfirmed every four months and that the Political and Security Committee is to prolong the operation unless the deployment of maritime assets of the operation produces a pull effect on migration on the basis of substantiated evidence gathered in accordance with the criteria set out in the Operations Plan.












(3)


On 26 March 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/542 (2), extending the operation until 31 March 2023, subject to the same reconfirmation procedure.












(4)


The Operation Commander provided monthly pull factor reports.












(5)


The authorisation of the operation should be reconfirmed for the fifth four-month sub-period of its mandate and the operation should be prolonged accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The authorisation of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI is hereby reconfirmed and the operation is prolonged for the period from 1 August 2021 to 30 November 2021.


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




Done at Brussels, 20 July 2021.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

S. FROM-EMMESBERGER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 101, 1.4.2020, p. 4.

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/542 of 26 March 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 on the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (OJ L 108, 29.3.2021, p. 57).
Case T-440/21: Action brought on 20 July 2021 — TM v ECB
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrator, appointment of members, competition (EU), damages, indemnification, job vacancy, managing director, right to justice, staff regulations (EU)








C_2021391EN.01002001.xml










27.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 391/20






Action brought on 20 July 2021 — TM v ECB
(Case T-440/21)
(2021/C 391/28)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: TM (represented by: L. Levi and A. Champetier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Executive Board of 15 December 2020 to appoint Ms P. for the position of Director General DG-IS instead of the Applicant;










—


annul, if need be, the decision of the Executive Board, dated 11 May 2021, rejecting the Special Appeal submitted by the Applicant against the decision not to appoint him;










—


compensate the Applicant for material damages suffered by the decision of 15 December 2020 with an amount of 73 679,47 euros;










—


compensate the Applicant for moral prejudice with an amount of one symbolic euro.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging a manifest error of assessment and a violation of Article 8a (c) of the Conditions of employment, and of Articles 1a.1.1(b), 1a.2.1.1 and 1a.2.6.1 of the Staff Regulations; Violation of the vacancy notice; Breach of the interest of the service.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging an illegality of the recruitment procedure 2020-2738- EXT due to a breach of Article 1a.3.1.2 § 4 of the Staff Rules and misuse of powers.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging a breach of Articles 1a.2.7.9, 1a.2.7.10 and 1a.2.7.11 of the Staff Rules; Lack of motivation; Breach of the principle of good administration.
Case T-439/21: Action brought on 20 July 2021 — Anglofranchise v EUIPO — Bugrey (BOY LONDON)
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, electronic commerce, footwear industry, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, leather, precious metal, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_2021357EN.01003301.xml










6.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 357/33






Action brought on 20 July 2021 — Anglofranchise v EUIPO — Bugrey (BOY LONDON)
(Case T-439/21)
(2021/C 357/50)
Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Anglofranchise Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: P. Roncaglia, F. Rossi, N. Parrotta, R. Perotti, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Yuliya Bugrey (Milan, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark BOY LONDON –European Union trade mark No 11 708 773

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 April 2021 in Case R 459/2020-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of the present proceedings, including those incurred before the Board of Appeal;










—


Order Yuliya Bugrey to pay the applicant’s costs of the present proceedings, including those incurred before the Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 94(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10345 — Equistone Partners Europe/CVG) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 299/04
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: child, child care, clothing industry, economic concentration, footwear industry, investment company, merger control, toy industry








C_2021299EN.01001101.xml










27.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 299/11






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10345 — Equistone Partners Europe/CVG)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 299/04)
On 20 July 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 French 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 32021M10345. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 19 July 2021 2021/C 290/06
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021290EN.01000701.xml










20.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 290/7






Euro exchange rates (1)

19 July 2021
(2021/C 290/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1766 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,96 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4377 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85913 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2533 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0840 




ISK


Iceland króna


146,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,5380 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,605 




HUF


Hungarian forint


359,48 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5885 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9268 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,1142 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6043 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5028 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1419 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6986 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6045 




KRW


South Korean won


1 357,53 




ZAR


South African rand


17,0741 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6344 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5065 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 144,20 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9717 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,865 




RUB


Russian rouble


87,9317 




THB


Thai baht


38,663 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,0813 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,5865 




INR


Indian rupee


88,2260 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.10288 — DH 13/RFR Immo4/Bürogebäude) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 290/03
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: business lease, economic concentration, merger control, real estate business








C_2021290EN.01000301.xml










20.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 290/3






Withdrawal of notification of a concentration
(Case M.10288 — DH 13/RFR Immo4/Bürogebäude)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 290/03)
On 3 June 2021, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) (‘Merger Regulation’).
On 25 June 2021, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.


(1)  OJ C 226, 14 June 2021, p. 7.

(2)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10324 — Bain Capital/Valeo) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 296/01
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, food production, investment company, merger control








C_2021296EN.01000101.xml










26.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10324 — Bain Capital/Valeo)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 296/01)
On 20 July 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 32021M10324. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10158 — IHS Markit/CME Group/JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 367/01
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, merger control, risk management, stock exchange








C_2021367EN.01000101.xml










13.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 367/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10158 — IHS Markit/CME Group/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 367/01)
On 20 July 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 32021M10158. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-447/21 P: Appeal brought on 20 July 2021 by Petrus Kerstens against the order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) delivered on 17 May 2021 in Case T-672/20 Kerstens v Commission
Date: 2021-07-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European official, equal treatment, legal aid, principle of legal certainty, staff regulations (EU)








C_2021431EN.01000801.xml










25.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/8






Appeal brought on 20 July 2021 by Petrus Kerstens against the order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) delivered on 17 May 2021 in Case T-672/20 Kerstens v Commission
(Case C-447/21 P)
(2021/C 431/06)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Petrus Kerstens (represented by: C. Mourato, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellant submits that the Court of Justice should:






—


set aside the order of the General Court of 17 May 2021, Kerstens v Commission (T-672/20);










—


declare the action at issue admissible;










—


find that the case cannot proceed on the merits, and refer the matter back to the General Court so that it may rule on the merits of the dispute;










—


reserve the costs.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The four grounds of appeal relate to the admissibility of the action brought by the applicant at first instance.
By the first ground of appeal, the appellant submits that by declaring inadmissible the action seeking annulment of the decisions of 20 and 31 January 2020, the General Court infringed the rules on the burden of proof and Article 91(3) of the Staff Regulations, and distorted the facts and evidence.
By the second ground of appeal, the appellant submits that the General Court provided an insufficient statement of reasons for the order under appeal.
By the third ground of appeal, the appellant submits that the General Court gravely infringed the principle of legal certainty in determining the date of notification of the contested act.
By his fourth and final ground of appeal, the appellant submits that the General Court infringed the principle of equal treatment of officials in determining the date of notification of acts addressed to them, to which there a judicial follow-up is necessary.