do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-190/22: Action brought on 12 April 2022 — Banque Postale v ECB
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, France, abuse of power, bank resolution, company in difficulties, financial institution, financial supervision, fund (EU), principle of proportionality








C_2022213EN.01004701.xml










30.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 213/47






Action brought on 12 April 2022 — Banque Postale v ECB
(Case T-190/22)
(2022/C 213/65)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: La Banque Postale (Paris, France) (represented by: A. Gossett-Grainville, M. Trabucchi and M. Dalon, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul section 1.2 and sections 3.2.1 to 3.2.8 of ECB decision No ECB-SSM-2022-FRBPL-1 of 2 February 2022 (together with its annexes), in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to irrevocable payment commitments concerning the deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds;










—


order the defendant to pay all the costs










—


adopt, under Articles 88 and 89 of the Rules of Procedure, a measure of organisation of procedure seeking to have the ECB disclose the decisions concerning irrevocable payment commitments taken in respect of other banking institutions for 2021, particularly those relating to the other French banking institutions.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on four pleas in law which are identical or similar to those relied upon in Case T-186/22, BNP Paribas v European Central Bank.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10636 – COVÉA / PARTNERRE) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 168/04
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Bermuda, France, economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control








C_2022168EN.01000401.xml










22.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 168/4






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10636 – COVÉA / PARTNERRE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 168/04)
On 12 April 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 32022M10636. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10716 – PLD / NBIM / TARGET ASSET BLEISWIJK) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 159/12
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, economic concentration, industrial building, investment company, merger control, real estate business








C_2022159EN.01002101.xml










12.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 159/21






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10716 – PLD / NBIM / TARGET ASSET BLEISWIJK)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 159/12)

1.   
On 5 April 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:






—


Prologis, L.P. (‘PLD’, United States of America),










—


Norges Bank Investment Management (‘NBIM’, Norway),










—


Target Asset (Netherlands).




PLD and NBIM will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target Asset.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


PLD owns, operates and develops real estate properties, mainly for industrial purposes, in the Americas, Europe and Asia,










—


NBIM provides institutional investment for the Government Pension Fund Global on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, focusing on worldwide investments including real estate investments in North America, Europe and Japan,










—


The Target Asset is a real estate property located in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands, which is used as a logistics facility.






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.10716 – PLD / NBIM / TARGET ASSET BLEISWIJK
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-191/22: Action brought on 12 April 2022 — Société générale v ECB
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, France, abuse of power, bank resolution, company in difficulties, financial institution, financial supervision, fund (EU), principle of proportionality








C_2022213EN.01004702.xml










30.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 213/47






Action brought on 12 April 2022 — Société générale v ECB
(Case T-191/22)
(2022/C 213/66)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Société générale (Paris, France) (represented by: A. Gosset-Grainville, M. Trabucchi and M. Dalon, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul section 1.6 and sections 3.6.1 to 3.6.8 of ECB decision No ECB-SSM-2022-FRSOG-7 of 2 February 2022 (together with its annexes), in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to irrevocable payment commitments concerning the deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds;










—


order the defendant to pay all the costs










—


adopt, under Articles 88 and 89 of the Rules of Procedure, a measure of organisation of procedure seeking to have the ECB disclose the decisions concerning irrevocable payment commitments taken in respect of other banking institutions for 2021, particularly those relating to the other French banking institutions.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on four pleas in law which are identical or similar to those relied upon in Case T-186/22, BNP Paribas v European Central Bank.
to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/328 of 25 February 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (Official Journal of the European Union L 49 of 25 February 2022)
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, territorial dispute, territorial law








L_2022114EN.01021201.xml










12.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 114/212







to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/328 of 25 February 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 49 of 25 February 2022
)


On page 47, in Annex I,
for:


                  ‘ITALY
https://www.esteri.it/mae/it/politica_estera/politica_europea/misure_deroghe’,

read:


                  ‘ITALY
https://www.esteri.it/it/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/politica_europea/misure_deroghe/’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10642 – CENTRAL / SIGNA / SELFRIDGES) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 170/02
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, goods and services, merger control, property market, retail trade








C_2022170EN.01000701.xml










25.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 170/7






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10642 – CENTRAL / SIGNA / SELFRIDGES)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 170/02)
On 12 April 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 32022M10642. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 May 2022 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1.)) 2022/C 159/11
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2022159EN.01002001.xml










12.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 159/20






Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 May 2022


(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 (1))

(2022/C 159/11)
Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6.). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basispoints has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basispoints to the base rate.
Modified rates are indicated in bold.
Previous table published in OJ C 126, 21.3.2022, p. 9.


































From


To


AT


BE


BG


CY


CZ


DE


DK


EE


EL


ES


FI


FR


HR


HU


IE


IT


LT


LU


LV


MT


NL


PL


PT


RO


SE


SI


SK


UK




1.5.2022


…



-0,35 




-0,35 



0,00 



-0,35 




4,85 




-0,35 




0,08 




-0,35 




-0,35 




-0,35 




-0,35 




-0,35 



0,26 



5,40 




-0,35 




-0,35 




-0,35 




-0,35 




-0,35 




-0,35 




-0,35 




4,06 




-0,35 



3,38 



0,08 




-0,35 




-0,35 




0,86 





1.4.2022


30.4.2022


-0,49 


-0,49 


0,00 


-0,49 


4,00 


-0,49 



0,00 



-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


0,26 



4,66 



-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 



3,42 



-0,49 



3,38 




-0,01 



-0,49 


-0,49 


0,66 




1.3.2022


31.3.2022


-0,49 


-0,49 


0,00 


-0,49 



4,00 



-0,49 


-0,03 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


0,26 



4,02 



-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 



2,85 



-0,49 


2,74 



-0,04 



-0,49 


-0,49 


0,66 




1.2.2022


28.2.2022


-0,49 


-0,49 


0,00 


-0,49 



3,29 



-0,49 



-0,03 



-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


0,26 



3,17 



-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 


-0,49 



2,04 



-0,49 



2,74 




-0,05 



-0,49 


-0,49 



0,66 





1.1.2022


31.1.2022



-0,49 




-0,49 




0,00 




-0,49 




2,49 




-0,49 




-0,01 




-0,49 




-0,49 




-0,49 




-0,49 




-0,49 




0,26 




2,38 




-0,49 




-0,49 




-0,49 




-0,49 




-0,49 




-0,49 




-0,49 




1,21 




-0,49 




2,27 




-0,03 




-0,49 




-0,49 




0,51 







(1)  OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
to Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (Official Journal of the European Union L 229 of 31 July 2014)
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, territorial dispute, trade restriction








L_2022114EN.01021401.xml










12.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 114/214







to Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 229 of 31 July 2014
)


On page 7, in Annex I, point 1,
for:


                  ‘ITALY
http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm’
               

read:


                  ‘ITALY
https://www.esteri.it/it/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/politica_europea/misure_deroghe/’.
Notice for the attention of the persons to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/596 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/592 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran apply 2022/C 159/08
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2022159EN.01001701.xml










12.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 159/17






Notice for the attention of the persons to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/596 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/592 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran apply
(2022/C 159/08)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/596 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/592 (4) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran.
The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes should continue to be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/235/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 359/2011.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council before 31 December 2022, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 51.

(2)  OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 68.

(3)  OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 37.
Case T-187/22: Action brought on 12 April 2022 — BPCE and Others v ECB
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, France, abuse of power, bank resolution, company in difficulties, financial institution, financial supervision, fund (EU), principle of proportionality








C_2022213EN.01004501.xml










30.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 213/45






Action brought on 12 April 2022 — BPCE and Others v ECB
(Case T-187/22)
(2022/C 213/62)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: BPCE (Paris, France) and the 51 other applicants (represented by: A. Gossett-Grainville, M. Trabucchi and M. Dalon, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul section 1.3 and sections 3.3.1 to 3.3.8 of ECB decision No ECB-SSM-2022-FRBPC-10 of 2 February 2022 (together with its annexes), in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to irrevocable payment commitments concerning deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds;










—


order the defendant to pay all the costs










—


adopt, under Articles 88 and 89 of the Rules of Procedure, a measure of organisation of procedure seeking to have the ECB communicate the decisions concerning irrevocable payment commitments taken in respect of other banking institutions for 2021, particularly those relating to the other French banking institutions.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on four pleas in law which are identical or similar to those relied upon in Case T-186/22, BNP Paribas v European Central Bank.
Case T-189/22: Action brought on 12 April 2022 — Conféderation nationale du Crédit Mutuel and Others v ECB
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, France, abuse of power, bank resolution, company in difficulties, financial institution, financial supervision, fund (EU), principle of proportionality








C_2022213EN.01004602.xml










30.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 213/46






Action brought on 12 April 2022 — Conféderation nationale du Crédit Mutuel and Others v ECB
(Case T-189/22)
(2022/C 213/64)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Conféderation nationale du Crédit Mutuel (Paris, France) and the 37 other applicants (represented by: A. Gosset-Grainville, M. Trabucchi and M. Dalon, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul section 1.4 and sections 3.4.1 to 3.4.8 of ECB decision No ECB-SSM-2022-FRCMU-6 of 2 February 2022 (together with its annexes), in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to irrevocable payment commitments concerning the deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds;










—


order the defendant to pay all the costs










—


adopt, under Articles 88 and 89 of the Rules of Procedure, a measure of organisation of procedure seeking to have the ECB disclose the decisions concerning irrevocable payment commitments taken in respect of other banking institutions for 2021, particularly those relating to the other French banking institutions.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on four pleas in law which are identical or similar to those relied upon in Case T-186/22, BNP Paribas v European Central Bank.
Case T-184/22: Action brought on 12 April 2022 — Eggers & Franke v EUIPO — E. & J. Gallo Winery (E & F)
Date: 2022-04-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, alcoholic beverage, business administration, business management, catering industry, consultancy, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022207EN.01005502.xml










23.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/55






Action brought on 12 April 2022 — Eggers & Franke v EUIPO — E. & J. Gallo Winery (E & F)
(Case T-184/22)
(2022/C 207/74)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Eggers & Franke Holding GmbH (Bremen, Germany) (represented by: A. Ebert-Weidenfeller and H. Förster, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: E. & J. Gallo Winery (Modesto, California, United States)

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 E & F — Application for registration No 18 037 083

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 February 2022 in Case R 730/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and in case of an intervention also the intervener 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.