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Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures 2022/C 31/05
Date: 2022-01-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: Brazil, Iran, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, anti-dumping duty, flat product, import (EU), iron, originating product, steel








C_2022031EN.01000701.xml










21.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 31/7






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2022/C 31/05)
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 submit 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 hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel


Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1795 of 5 October 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine and terminating the investigation on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Serbia
(OJ L 258, 6.10.2017, p. 24)


7.10.2022






(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

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

(3)  The measure expires at midnight (00:00) of the day mentioned in this column.
Case T-574/21: Order of the General Court of 21 January 2022 — Santos v EUIPO (Shape of a citrus press) (EU trade mark — Revocation of the contested decision — Action which has become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2022-01-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, household article, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022119EN.01004801.xml










14.3.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 119/48






Order of the General Court of 21 January 2022 — Santos v EUIPO (Shape of a citrus press)
(Case T-574/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation of the contested decision - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(2022/C 119/67)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Santos (Vaulx-en-Velin, France) (represented by: C. Bey, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 July 2021 (Case R 281/2020-1), relating to an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a citrus press as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs and pay the costs incurred by Santos.






(1)  OJ C 462, 15.11.2021.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10599 – Clearlake Capital Group / STG Partners / Dodge Construction Network) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 31/08
Date: 2022-01-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, consumer goods, data processing, economic concentration, energy industry, information analysis, investment company, merger control, software, technology








C_2022031EN.01001201.xml










21.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 31/12






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10599 – Clearlake Capital Group / STG Partners / Dodge Construction Network)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 31/08)

1.   
On 14 January 2022, 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:






—


Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (‘Clearlake’, United States of America),










—


Dodge Construction Network Holdings, L.P. (‘Dodge’, United States of America), controlled by STG Partners, LLC (‘STG’, United States of America)




Clearlake and STG acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Dodge.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Clearlake: private equity investment, with portfolio companies active in software and technology-enabled services, energy and industrials, and consumer,










—


for STG: private equity investment, with portfolio companies active in software, data and analytics,










—


for Dodge: provider of data, analytics, news, and intelligence serving the North American commercial construction industry.






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.10599 – Clearlake Capital Group / STG Partners / Dodge Construction Network
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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10587 – BLACKSTONE / WARBURG PINCUS / INTRAFI GROUP) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 31/09
Date: 2022-01-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial technology, investment company, merger control








C_2022031EN.01001401.xml










21.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 31/14






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10587 – BLACKSTONE / WARBURG PINCUS / INTRAFI GROUP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 31/09)

1.   
On 14 January 2022, 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:






—


Blackstone Inc. (US, ‘Blackstone’),










—


Warburg Pincus LLC (US, ‘Warburg Pincus’),










—


Nexus Parent LLC (US, ‘IntraFi Group’), controlled by Blackstone.




Blackstone and Warburg Pincus acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of IntraFi Group.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Blackstone: a global asset manager. It is headquartered in the United States and has offices in Europe and Asia. Blackstone is listed on the New York Stock Exchange,










—


for Warburg Pincus: a New York limited liability company and the manager of the Warburg Pincus private equity funds. It is a global private equity firm headquartered in New York,










—


for IntraFi Group: a financial technology solutions provider that offers deposit placement and wholesale funding services to financial institutions.






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.10587 – BLACKSTONE / WARBURG PINCUS / INTRAFI GROUP
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-43/22: Action brought on 21 January 2022 — Sanrio v EUIPO — Miroglio Fashion (SANRIO CHARACTERS)
Date: 2022-01-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electrical equipment, leather, precious metal, registered trade mark, retail selling, scientific apparatus, textile industry, trade-mark law, wholesale selling








C_2022119EN.01005401.xml










14.3.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 119/54






Action brought on 21 January 2022 — Sanrio v EUIPO — Miroglio Fashion (SANRIO CHARACTERS)
(Case T-43/22)
(2022/C 119/76)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sanrio Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: V. Schmitz-Fohrmann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Miroglio Fashion Srl (Alba, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark SANRIO CHARACTERS — Application for registration No 12 565 974

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 November 2021 in Case R 2460/2020-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision to the extent the opposition was upheld and European Union trade mark application No 12 565 974 was rejected and to reject the opposition in its entirety;










—


order EUIPO to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Plea in law







—


The Board of Appeal made an incorrect global assessment of the likelihood of confusion between the trade marks.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions at its meeting on 21 January 2022 concerning a draft decision in case AT.39839 – Telefónica and Portugal Telecom Rapporteur: Belgium 2022/C 286/08
Date: 2022-01-21
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU competition policy, control of restrictive practices, market-sharing agreement, mobile communication, non-competition clause, sanction (EU)








C_2022286EN.01002701.xml










27.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 286/27






Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions at its meeting on 21 January 2022 concerning a draft decision in case AT.39839 – Telefónica and Portugal Telecom
Rapporteur: Belgium
(2022/C 286/08)

1.   

The Advisory Committee (14 Member States) agrees with the Commission to re-impose fines on Telefónica, S.A. and Pharol, SGPS, S.A. by means of a decision pursuant to Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.



2.   

The Advisory Committee (14 Member States) agrees with the Commission on the identity of the services excluded from the value of sales on the basis that insurmountable barriers to entry existed and the parties were thus not in potential competition with each other during the period of application of the non-compete clause.



3.   

The Advisory Committee (14 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s use of the revised corrected figures for Telefonica for the purposes of identifying the value of sales.



4.   

The Advisory Committee (14 Member States) agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines imposed on Telefónica, S.A. and Pharol, SGPS, S.A., including the reduction based on paragraph 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation No 1/2003.



5.   

The Advisory Committee (14 Member States) recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 20 January 2022 2022/C 32/01
Date: 2022-01-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022032EN.01000101.xml










21.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 32/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

20 January 2022
(2022/C 32/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1338 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,53 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4424 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83265 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3708 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0382 




ISK


Iceland króna


145,40 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9578 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,263 




HUF


Hungarian forint


355,81 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5228 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9453 




TRY


Turkish lira


15,2094 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5662 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4158 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8274 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6731 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5261 




KRW


South Korean won


1 349,16 




ZAR


South African rand


17,2531 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,1936 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5250 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 267,50 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7489 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,285 




RUB


Russian rouble


86,8952 




THB


Thai baht


37,319 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,1621 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,1684 




INR


Indian rupee


84,3620 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission – EU Legislative Priorities for 2022 (Official Journal of the European Union C 514 I of 21 December 2021) 2022/C 31/13
Date: 2022-01-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission, European Parliament
Subjects: European neighbourhood policy, European social policy, anti-discriminatory measure, area of freedom, security and justice, digital transformation, economic and social cohesion, green economy, legislative programme (EU), reduction of gas emissions, the EU's international role








C_2022031EN.01003201.xml










21.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 31/32






Corrigendum to the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission – EU Legislative Priorities for 2022

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 514 I of 21 December 2021
)

(2022/C 31/13)
On the cover, in the table of contents, and on page 1, in the heading:
for:

‘COUNCIL’,

read:

‘EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
COUNCIL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10540 – ECDC / HPIL / JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 31/07
Date: 2022-01-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: business park, carriage of goods, economic concentration, logistics, merger control








C_2022031EN.01001001.xml










21.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 31/10






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10540 – ECDC / HPIL / JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 31/07)

1.   
On 12 January 2022, 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:






—


Energy City Development Company (‘ECDC’, Saudi Arabia), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (‘Saudi Aramco’, Saudi Arabia),










—


Hutchison Port Investments Limited (‘HPIL’, Cayman Islands) belonging to CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (‘CKHH’, Hong-Kong).




ECDC and HPIL acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Energy City Logistics Company LLC (the Joint Venture, Saudi Arabia).
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 ECDC: owner and developer of the King Salman Energy Park (SPARK), an in-development industrial area in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,










—


for HPIL: a global developer and operator of container terminals and provider of associated logistical services,










—


for Joint Venture: it will be established and be active in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It will develop, market and operate the dry port and related logistics zone in SPARK.






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.10540 – ECDC / HPIL / 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10491 – ALLIANZ / INTELSAT) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 49/01
Date: 2022-01-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, insurance, investment company, merger control, parent company, telecommunications








C_2022049EN.01000101.xml










31.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10491 – ALLIANZ / INTELSAT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 49/01)
On 21 January 2022, 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 32022M10491. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.