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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10833 - FRANKLIN RESOURCES / BNY ALCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 320/22
Date: 2022-08-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2022320EN.01005101.xml










24.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/51






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10833 - FRANKLIN RESOURCES / BNY ALCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 320/22)

1.   
On 12 August 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Franklin Resources, Inc. (‘Franklin Templeton’, United States),










—


BNY Alcentra Group Holdings Inc. (‘Alcentra’, United States), controlled by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (United States).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


Franklin Templeton is a global investment management organisation that provides investment management and related services to retail, institutional and high-net-worth investors worldwide through its investment products,










—


Alcentra is an active global asset management firm that manages sub- investment grade debt, with global expertise in senior loans, direct lending, mezzanine debt, high yield bonds, distressed situations, structured credit and multi strategy products.






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 (1) 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.10833 - FRANKLIN RESOURCES / BNY ALCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS
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 C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 23 August 2022 2022/C 320/01
Date: 2022-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022320EN.01000101.xml










24.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

23 August 2022
(2022/C 320/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


0,9927 




JPY


Japanese yen


136,34 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4374 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84343 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6063 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9602 




ISK


Iceland króna


140,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7438 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,658 




HUF


Hungarian forint


410,55 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7788 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8839 




TRY


Turkish lira


17,9830 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4437 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2928 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


7,7900 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6071 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,3860 




KRW


South Korean won


1 332,10 




ZAR


South African rand


16,9568 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,7952 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5128 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 743,28 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4557 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,661 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


35,856 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,0984 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,9152 




INR


Indian rupee


79,2805 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-514/22: Action brought on 24 August 2022 — Vitromed v EUIPO — Vitromed Healthcare (VITROMED Germany)
Date: 2022-08-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, artificial reproduction, medical device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022380EN.01002601.xml










3.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 380/26






Action brought on 24 August 2022 — Vitromed v EUIPO — Vitromed Healthcare (VITROMED Germany)
(Case T-514/22)
(2022/C 380/32)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Vitromed GmbH (Jena, Germany) (represented by: M. Linß, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Vitromed Healthcare (Jaipur, India)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark VITROMED Germany — Application No 18 209 244

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 June 2022 in Case R 1670/2021-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


reject the opposition in its entirety;










—


order the opponent 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10803 – ELKEM / HYDRO ENERGI INVEST / ALTOR FUND MANAGER / VIANODE) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 333/02
Date: 2022-08-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy production, investment company, merger control, metallurgical industry, metals








C_2022333EN.01000201.xml










1.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 333/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10803 – ELKEM / HYDRO ENERGI INVEST / ALTOR FUND MANAGER / VIANODE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 333/02)
On 24 August 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 32022M10803. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries 2022/C 320/20
Date: 2022-08-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2022320EN.01004601.xml










24.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/46






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2022/C 320/20)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


25.07.2022




Duration


25.07.2022 — 31.12.2022




Member State


Portugal




Stock or Group of stocks


BET/ATLANT (including BET/*ATLLL and BET/*ATLPS)




Species


Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)




Zone


Atlantic Ocean




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


04/TQ109






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10871 – E.ON / FSI / WESTENERGIE BREITBAND) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 320/23
Date: 2022-08-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, banking, economic concentration, energy industry, glass fibre, investment company, merger control, provision of services, transmission network








C_2022320EN.01005301.xml










24.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/53






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10871 – E.ON / FSI / WESTENERGIE BREITBAND)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 320/23)

1.   
On 17 August 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:






—


E.ON SE (‘E.ON’, Germany),










—


First Sentier Investors Holdings Pty Ltd (‘FSI’, Australia), currently controlled by Mitsubishi UFL Financial Group, Inc, (‘MUFG’, Japan),










—


Westenergie Breitband GmbH (‘Westenergie Breitband’, Germany), currently controlled by E.ON.




E.ON and MUFG will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Westenergie Breitband.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


E.ON is an international energy and utility company,










—


FSI forms part of the global asset management group First Sentier Investors Group that is ultimately controlled by MUFG, a global asset management group and provider of banking services,










—


Westenergie Breitband builds and operates glass fibre optic broadband networks in Germany.






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.10871 – E.ON / FSI / WESTENERGIE BREITBAND
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.