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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10683 – APPLIED / TEMASEK / JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 210/03
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic component, holding company, information technology industry, investment company, merger control, paints and varnishes








C_2022210EN.01000301.xml










25.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10683 – APPLIED / TEMASEK / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 210/03)
On 18 May 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:






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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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32022M10683. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-609/19: Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Canon v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — Medical equipment manufacturing sector — Decision imposing fines for implementing a concentration prior to notification and authorisation — Article 4(1), Article 7(1) and Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 — Interim transaction and ultimate transaction — Parking structure — Single concentration — Rights of the defence — Legitimate expectations — Principle of legality — Proportionality — Amount of fines — Mitigating circumstances)
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: economic concentration, legality, medical device, merger control, mitigating circumstances, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence, sanction (EU)








C_2022276EN.01000901.xml










18.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/9






Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Canon v Commission
(Case T-609/19) (1)

(Competition - Concentrations - Medical equipment manufacturing sector - Decision imposing fines for implementing a concentration prior to notification and authorisation - Article 4(1), Article 7(1) and Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 - Interim transaction and ultimate transaction - Parking structure - Single concentration - Rights of the defence - Legitimate expectations - Principle of legality - Proportionality - Amount of fines - Mitigating circumstances)
(2022/C 276/13)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Canon Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: U. Soltész, W. Bosch, C. von Köckritz, K. Winkelmann, M. Reynolds, J. Schindler, D. Arts and W. Devroe, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Conte and C. Urraca Caviedes, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A.-L. Meyer and O. Segnana, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for, primarily, annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 4559 final of 27 June 2019 imposing fines for failing to notify a concentration in breach of Article 4(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and for implementing a concentration in breach of Article 7(1) of that regulation (Case M.8179 — Canon/Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation), and, in the alternative, annulment or reduction of the fines imposed on the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Canon Inc. to bear its own costs as well as those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.
Case T-282/22: Action brought on 18 May 2022 — Mazepin v Council
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, fundamental rights, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence








C_2022257EN.01004502.xml










4.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 257/45






Action brought on 18 May 2022 — Mazepin v Council
(Case T-282/22)
(2022/C 257/59)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Dmitry Arkadievich Mazepin (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: D. Rovetta, M. Campa, M. Moretto and V. Villante, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul the Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/397 of 9 March 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), and the Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/396 of 9 March 2022, implementing Regulation (EU) 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (2); and










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order the Council to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of the obligation to state reasons, of Article 296 TFEU and of Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, as well as breach of the right to effective judicial protection and of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging manifest error of assessment, failure to discharge the burden of proof, breach of the listing criteria set forth in Article 1(1)(a) and (e) and 2(1)(a) and (g) of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 and in Article 3(1)(a), and (g) of the Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014, both concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging breach of the principle of proportionality and the breach of the applicant’s fundamental rights to property and freedom to conduct business (Article 16 and 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union).










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging infringement of the fundamental principle of non-discrimination.






(1)  OJ 2022, L 80, p. 31.

(2)  OJ 2022, L 80, p. 1.
Case T-435/21: Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — TK v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Promotion — 2020 promotion exercise — Decision not to promote the applicant to grade AD 15 — Comparing merits — Equal treatment — Manifest error of assessment — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrator, equal treatment, promotion, staff assessment, staff regulations (EU)








C_2022284EN.01003101.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/31






Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — TK v Commission
(Case T-435/21) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Promotion - 2020 promotion exercise - Decision not to promote the applicant to grade AD 15 - Comparing merits - Equal treatment - Manifest error of assessment - Obligation to state reasons)
(2022/C 284/39)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: TK (represented by: S. Orlandi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Brauhoff and L. Hohenecker, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment, first, of the decision of the European Commission of 18 November 2020 not to include his name on the list of officials promoted to grade AD 15 under the 2020 promotion exercise and, second, of the decisions to promote to grade AD 15 officials belonging to the Senior Management Staff promoted under the 2020 promotion exercise.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders TK and the European Commission to each bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 349, 30.8.2021.
Case C-579/20: Order of the President of the Fourth Chamber of the Court of 18 May 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag zittingsplaats Haarlem — Netherlands) — F, A, G, H, I v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Afghanistan, asylum seeker, ethnic conflict, foreign national, return migration, right of asylum








C_2022368EN.01001902.xml










26.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/19






Order of the President of the Fourth Chamber of the Court of 18 May 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag zittingsplaats Haarlem — Netherlands) — F, A, G, H, I v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
(Case C-579/20) (1)

(2022/C 368/29)
Language of the case: Dutch
The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 128, 12.4.2021.
Case T-80/22: Order of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — OF v Commission
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, child, damages, family benefit, indemnification, rights of the defence, staff regulations (EU), stepfamily








C_2022284EN.01006003.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/60






Order of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — OF v Commission
(Case T-80/22) (1)

(2022/C 284/83)
Language of the case: French
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 138, 28.3.2022.
Case T-296/20: Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Foz v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted against Syria — Freezing of funds — Error of assessment — Proportionality — Right to property — Right to pursue an economic activity — Misuse of powers — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Right to a fair trial — Determination of listing criteria)
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, abuse of power, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, principle of proportionality, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2022284EN.01002401.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/24






Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Foz v Council
(Case T-296/20) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted against Syria - Freezing of funds - Error of assessment - Proportionality - Right to property - Right to pursue an economic activity - Misuse of powers - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Right to a fair trial - Determination of listing criteria)
(2022/C 284/28)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Amer Foz (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: L. Cloquet, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: T. Haas and M. Bishop, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/212 of 17 February 2020 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2020 L 43 I, p. 6), Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/211 of 17 February 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2020 L 43 I, p. 1), Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/719 of 28 May 2020 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2020 L 168, p. 66), Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/716 of 28 May 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2020 L 168, p. 1), Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/855 of 27 May 2021 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2021 L 188, p. 90) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/848 of 27 May 2021 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2021 L 188, p. 18), in so far as those acts include or maintain his name on the lists annexed to those acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Amer Foz to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 255, 3.8.2020.
Case T-479/20: Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Eurobolt and Others v Commission (Dumping — Extension of the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in China to imports consigned from Malaysia — Compliance with a judgment of the Court of Justice — Article 266 TFEU — Re-imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty — Non-retroactivity — Effective judicial protection — Principle of good administration — Competence of the author of the act)
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, Malaysia, anti-dumping duty, bolt and screw industry, import (EU), iron, originating product, retroactivity of a law, right to justice, steel








C_2022284EN.01002501.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/25






Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Eurobolt and Others v Commission
(Case T-479/20) (1)

(Dumping - Extension of the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in China to imports consigned from Malaysia - Compliance with a judgment of the Court of Justice - Article 266 TFEU - Re-imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty - Non-retroactivity - Effective judicial protection - Principle of good administration - Competence of the author of the act)
(2022/C 284/29)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Eurobolt BV (’s-Heerenberg, Netherlands), Fabory Nederland BV (Tilburg, Netherlands), ASF Fischer BV (Lelystad, Netherlands), Stafa Group BV (Maarheeze, Netherlands) (represented by: S. De Knop, B. Natens and A. Willems, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Maxian Rusche and G. Luengo, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/611 of 30 April 2020 re-imposing the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 91/2009 on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of certain iron or steel fasteners consigned from Malaysia, whether declared as originating in Malaysia or not (OJ 2020 L 141, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Eurobolt BV, Fabory Nederland BV, ASF Fischer BV and Stafa Group BV to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 304, 14.9.2020.
Case T-601/20: Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Tirrenia di navigazione v Commission (State aid — Maritime transport — Service of general economic interest — Aid granted to Adriatica for the period from January 1992 to July 1994 in relation to the Brindisi/Corfu/Igoumenitsa/Patras connection — Decision declaring the aid unlawful — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery — Interest accrued — Limitation period — New aid — Incompatibility with the internal market — Effects of a cartel on the market — Excessive duration of the procedure — Legitimate expectations — Legal certainty — Principle of good administration)
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Italy, State aid, aid to undertakings, cartel, control of State aid, limitation of legal proceedings, maritime transport, principle of legal certainty, reimbursement of aid, services of general interest








C_2022284EN.01002701.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/27






Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Tirrenia di navigazione v Commission
(Case T-601/20) (1)

(State aid - Maritime transport - Service of general economic interest - Aid granted to Adriatica for the period from January 1992 to July 1994 in relation to the Brindisi/Corfu/Igoumenitsa/Patras connection - Decision declaring the aid unlawful - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery - Interest accrued - Limitation period - New aid - Incompatibility with the internal market - Effects of a cartel on the market - Excessive duration of the procedure - Legitimate expectations - Legal certainty - Principle of good administration)
(2022/C 284/32)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Tirrenia di navigazione SpA (Rome, Italy) (represented by: B. Nascimbene and F. Rossi Dal Pozzo, lawyers)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1411 of 2 March 2022 on the State aid No C 64/99 (ex NN 8/99) implemented by Italy for the Adriatica, Caremar, Siremar, Saremar and Toremar shipping companies (Tirrenia Group) in so far as it concerns it.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Tirrenia di navigazione SpA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 378, 9.11.2020.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10662 – ATLANTIA / YUNEX) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 201/10
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: airport, economic concentration, merger control, provision of services, road transport, toll, transport infrastructure, urban transport








C_2022201EN.01009301.xml










18.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/93






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10662 – ATLANTIA / YUNEX)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 201/10)

1.   
On 10 May 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:






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Atlantia S.p.A (‘Atlantia’, Italy),










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Yunex GmbH (‘Yunex’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Siemens AG (Germany).




Atlantia will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Yunex.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned:






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Atlantia provides tolling and mobility services and manages motorway and airport infrastructure under concession. It is active in several EEA countries including Italy, Spain, France and, to a limited extent, Poland.










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Yunex is a global provider of intelligent urban and interurban road traffic solutions.






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.10662 – ATLANTIA / YUNEX
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.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 as regards the extension of the empowerment of the Commission to adopt delegated acts (COM(2022) 113 final — 2022/0080 (COD))
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: European Commission, approval, combustion gases, delegated legislation, engine, motor vehicle, motor vehicle pollution, powers of the institutions (EU), technical specification, technological change








C_2022323EN.01013301.xml










26.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 323/133






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 as regards the extension of the empowerment of the Commission to adopt delegated acts
(COM(2022) 113 final — 2022/0080 (COD))
(2022/C 323/23)






Referral


Council of the European Union, 24.3.2022
European Parliament, 23.3.2022




Legal basis


Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Single Market, Production and Consumption




Adopted at plenary


18.5.2022




Plenary session No


569




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


199/2/1




Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the contents of the proposal and has already set out its views on the subject in its earlier opinion INT/763 (1), adopted on 18 February 2015, it decided, at its 569th plenary session of 18 and 19 May 2022 (meeting of 18 May), by 199 votes to two, with one abstention, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text and to refer to the position it had taken in the above-mentioned document.

Brussels, 18 May 2022.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Christa SCHWENG




(1)  OJ C 251, 31.7.2015, p. 31.