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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10474 – NESTE / RAVAGO / JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 446/08
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, oil refining, plastic waste, plastics industry








C_2021446EN.01003501.xml










3.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 446/35






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10474 – NESTE / RAVAGO / JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 446/08)

1.   
On 20 October 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:






—


Neste Oyj (‘Neste’) (Finland),










—


Ravago S.A. (‘Ravago’) (Luxembourg).




This notification concerns in the acquisition of joint control by Neste and Ravago in a newly established full-function joint venture within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation.
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 Neste: active in oil refining and commercialisation, focusing on low-emission, high-quality traffic fuels,










—


for Ravago: active in the distribution of plastics, rubber and chemicals and in the production of recycled/compounded polymers,










—


for the JV: active in the production and sale of liquefied waste plastic.






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 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.10474 – NESTE / RAVAGO / JV
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.) 2 November 2021 2021/C 446/05
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021446EN.01001301.xml










3.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 446/13






Euro exchange rates (1)

2 November 2021
(2021/C 446/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1603 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,03 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4399 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84955 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,8973 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0594 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7920 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,572 




HUF


Hungarian forint


359,35 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6078 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9500 




TRY


Turkish lira


11,0656 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5544 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4389 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0297 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6260 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5637 




KRW


South Korean won


1 363,97 




ZAR


South African rand


17,9158 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4239 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5307 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 570,39 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8135 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,560 




RUB


Russian rouble


83,2159 




THB


Thai baht


38,568 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5907 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,0730 




INR


Indian rupee


86,6040 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 29 October 2021 2021/C 446/04
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021446EN.01001201.xml










3.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 446/12






Euro exchange rates (1)

29 October 2021
(2021/C 446/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1645 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,62 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4389 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84490 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,9368 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0611 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7495 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,697 




HUF


Hungarian forint


360,00 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6215 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9493 




TRY


Turkish lira


11,1393 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5455 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4383 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0563 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6255 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5676 




KRW


South Korean won


1 362,92 




ZAR


South African rand


17,7447 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4488 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5270 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 556,28 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8222 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,654 




RUB


Russian rouble


82,3284 




THB


Thai baht


38,720 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5698 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,8048 




INR


Indian rupee


87,1830 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Notice for the attention of persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 and in Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses 2021/C 446/03
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions, natural person








C_2021446EN.01001101.xml










3.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 446/11






Notice for the attention of persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 and in Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses
(2021/C 446/03)
The following information is brought to the attention of Viktor Vasilievich (Vasilyevich) ZOLOTOV (No 4), ZHU Hailun (No 5), RI Yong Gil (a.k.a. RI Yong Gi, RI Yo’ng-kil, YI Yo’ng-kil) (No 10), Abderrahim AL-KANI (a.k.a. Abdul-Rahim AL-KANI, Abd-al-Rahim AL-KANI) (No 12), Aiub Vakhaevich KATAEV (a.k.a. Ayubkhan Vakhaevich KATAEV) (No 13), Abuzaid (Abuzayed) Dzhandarovich VISMURADOV (No 14) persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses.
The Council intends to maintain the restrictive measures against the above-mentioned persons with new statements of reasons. Those persons are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the intended statements of reasons for their designation, before 10 November 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.
Case T-707/21: Action brought on 3 November 2021 — Hoteles Olivencia v EUIPO — Corporacion H10 Hotels (HOTELES HO)
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, hotel industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022024EN.01004601.xml










17.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 24/46






Action brought on 3 November 2021 — Hoteles Olivencia v EUIPO — Corporacion H10 Hotels (HOTELES HO)
(Case T-707/21)
(2022/C 24/60)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Hoteles Olivencia, SL (Almería, Spain) (represented by: S. Mohamed Acosta, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Corporacion H10 Hotels, SL (Barcelona, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Application for the European Union figurative mark HOTELES HO — Application for registration No 18 202 245

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 August 2021 in Case R 782/2021-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the contested decision recognising the registration of the trade mark at issue and ordering the opponent of the original trade mark application to pay the costs;










—


In the alternative, if the appeal is dismissed, each party should bear its own costs, given the subject matter at issue and its apparent complexity, and given the various changes of approach in the decisions of each instance, circumstances which should be taken into account in relation to the provisions of Article 109(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.





Pleas in law







—


At issue is the application or non-application of Article 8(1)(b) and the effective (or defective) non-application of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Error due to the failure to apply Article 109(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-731/20: Order of the General Court of 3 November 2021 — ExxonMobil Production Deutschland v Commission (Action for annulment — Environment — Directive 2003/87/EC — Greenhouse gases — Allocation of emission allowances — Request to transfer emission certificates to Germany — Request made in the context of national proceedings for interim relief aimed at guaranteeing the effectiveness of the preliminary ruling procedure in Case C-126/20 — Commission refusal decision — Locus standi — Lack of individual concern — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, EU emission allowance, EU environmental policy, Germany, greenhouse gas








C_2022002EN.01003801.xml










3.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/38






Order of the General Court of 3 November 2021 — ExxonMobil Production Deutschland v Commission
(Case T-731/20) (1)

(Action for annulment - Environment - Directive 2003/87/EC - Greenhouse gases - Allocation of emission allowances - Request to transfer emission certificates to Germany - Request made in the context of national proceedings for interim relief aimed at guaranteeing the effectiveness of the preliminary ruling procedure in Case C-126/20 - Commission refusal decision - Locus standi - Lack of individual concern - Inadmissibility)
(2022/C 2/52)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH (Hanover, Germany) (represented by: S. Altenschmidt and J. Hoss, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. De Meester and G. Wils, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of the Commission’s letter of 8 December 2020 refusing the request of the Deutsche Emissionshandelsstelle (German Emissions Trading Authority) to transfer, as a protective measure, to the national holding account of the Federal Republic of Germany or, in the alternative, to the applicant’s operator holding account, by 31 December 2020 at the latest, a number of greenhouse gas emission allowances corresponding to the number of additional allowances covered by the application filed by the applicant with the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Administrative Court, Berlin, Germany) for the free allocation of emission allowances for the third greenhouse gas emission allowance trading period.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH shall pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim relief.






(1)  OJ C 44, 8.2.2021.
Case T-705/21: Action brought on 3 November 2021 — Balaban v EUIPO (Stahlwerk)
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, air conditioning, clothing, electricity storage device, hand tool, machine tool, metalworking, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022037EN.01004101.xml










24.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/41






Action brought on 3 November 2021 — Balaban v EUIPO (Stahlwerk)
(Case T-705/21)
(2022/C 37/54)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Okan Balaban (Bornheim, Germany) (represented by: T. Schaaf, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘Stahlwerk’ — Application for registration No 18 235 592

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 September 2021 in Case R 77/2021-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the defendant’s refusal decision of 18 November 2020 in respect of application number 18 235 592 as well as the contested decision, in so far as the application was rejected in part, and order the defendant to register the trade mark for all goods and services sought by the application;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-706/21: Action brought on 3 November 2021 — Balaban v EUIPO (Stahlwerkstatt)
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, clothing, construction equipment, drilling equipment, education, machine tool, pump, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022037EN.01004102.xml










24.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/41






Action brought on 3 November 2021 — Balaban v EUIPO (Stahlwerkstatt)
(Case T-706/21)
(2022/C 37/55)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Okan Balaban (Bornheim, Germany) (represented by: T. Schaaf, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘Stahlwerkstatt’ — Application for registration No 18 219 170

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 September 2021 in Case R 1987/2020-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


change the defendant’s refusal decision of 27 August 2020 and the contested decision and order the defendant to register the trade mark for education and training services in Class 41;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-538/21 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 3 November 2021 — PBL and WA v Commission (Interim relief — State aid — Aid granted by France to a professional football club — Application for interim measures — No urgency)
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: France, State aid, control of State aid, financial aid, professional sport, sports body








C_2022002EN.01004001.xml










3.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/40






Order of the President of the General Court of 3 November 2021 — PBL and WA v Commission
(Case T-538/21 R)
(Interim relief - State aid - Aid granted by France to a professional football club - Application for interim measures - No urgency)
(2022/C 2/55)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Penya Barça Lyon: Plus que des supporters (PBL) (Bron, France), WA (represented by: J. Branco, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky and G. Braga da Cruz, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU for, first, annulment of the Commission’s letter of 1 September 2021 bearing the reference COMP.C.4/AH/mdr 2021(092342) and responding to a State aid complaint (SA.64489 — State aid to the Paris Saint-Germain football club) and, second, directions to be issued to the Commission.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10418 – EFMS / GOLDMAN SACHS / PAREXEL) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 507/03
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment bank, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2021507EN.01000801.xml










16.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 507/8






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10418 – EFMS / GOLDMAN SACHS / PAREXEL)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 507/03)
On 3 November 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 policy’ 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 32021M10418. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-704/21: Action brought on 3 November 2021 — Compass Tex v EUIPO (Trusted Handwork)
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022002EN.01004901.xml










3.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/49






Action brought on 3 November 2021 — Compass Tex v EUIPO (Trusted Handwork)
(Case T-704/21)
(2022/C 2/68)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Compass Tex Ltd (Tsuen Wan, Hongkong, China) (represented by: M. Gail, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for EU word mark Trusted Handwork — Application for registration No 18 244 483

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 August 2021 in Case R 0034/2021-5

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 7(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-729/20: Order of the General Court of 3 November 2021 — Aurubis v Commission (Action for annulment — Environment — Directive 2003/87/EC — Greenhouse gases — Allocation of emission allowances — Request to transfer emission certificates to Germany — Request made in the context of national proceedings for interim relief aimed at guaranteeing the effectiveness of the preliminary ruling procedure in Case C-271/20 — Commission refusal decision — Locus standi — Lack of individual concern — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2021-11-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, EU emission allowance, EU environmental policy, Germany, greenhouse gas








C_2022002EN.01003702.xml










3.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/37






Order of the General Court of 3 November 2021 — Aurubis v Commission
(Case T-729/20) (1)

(Action for annulment - Environment - Directive 2003/87/EC - Greenhouse gases - Allocation of emission allowances - Request to transfer emission certificates to Germany - Request made in the context of national proceedings for interim relief aimed at guaranteeing the effectiveness of the preliminary ruling procedure in Case C-271/20 - Commission refusal decision - Locus standi - Lack of individual concern - Inadmissibility)
(2022/C 2/51)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Aurubis AG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: S. Altenschmidt and J. Hoss, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. De Meester and G. Wils, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of the Commission’s letter of 8 December 2020 refusing the request of the Deutsche Emissionshandelsstelle (German Emissions Trading Authority) to transfer, as a protective measure, to the national holding account of the Federal Republic of Germany or, in the alternative, to the applicant’s operator holding account, by 31 December 2020 at the latest, a number of greenhouse gas emission allowances corresponding to the number of additional allowances covered by the application filed by the applicant with the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Administrative Court, Berlin, Germany) for the free allocation of emission allowances for the third greenhouse gas emission allowance trading period.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


Aurubis AG shall pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim relief.






(1)  OJ C 44, 8.2.2021.