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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10612 – NIS / HIPP) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 333/13
Date: 2022-09-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, merger control, natural gas, oil industry, petrochemicals








C_2022333EN.01001601.xml










1.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 333/16






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10612 – NIS / HIPP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 333/13)

1.   
On 24 August 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Naftna Industrija Srbije a.d. Novi Sad (‘NIS’, Serbia), controlled by PJSC Gazprom (‘Gazprom’, Russia),










—


HIP-Petrohemija LLC Pancevo (‘HIPP’, Serbia), controlled by the Republic of Serbia.




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


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






—


Gazprom is a Russian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation. NIS is a vertically integrated energy company active in research, production and refining of oil and natural gas, sales and distribution of a wide range of petroleum products, as well as the realisation of projects in the fields of petro-chemistry and energetics,










—


HIPP is a petrochemical company active in the production and distribution of products such as ethylene, polyethylene and synthetic rubber.






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.10612 – NIS / HIPP
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.
Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (Official Journal of the European Union L 435 of 6 December 2021)
Date: 2022-09-01
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: EAFRD, EAGF, EU Member State, aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, management planning, sustainable agriculture








L_2022227EN.01013601.xml










1.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 227/136







Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 435 of 6 December 2021
)


On page 153, footnote 1, third indent:
for:






‘—


Regulation (EC) No 853/2004: Article 3(1), Annex III Section IX Chapter 1 (I-1 b, c, d, e; I-2 a (i, ii, iii), b (i, ii), c; I-3; I-4; I-5; II-A 1, 2, 3, 4; II-B 1(a, d), 2, 4 (a, b)), Annex III Section X Chapter 1(1),’,




read:






‘—


Regulation (EC) No 853/2004: Article 3(1), Annex III Section IX Chapter I (I-1 b, c, d, e; I-2 a (i, ii, iii), b (i, ii), c; I-3; I-4; I-5; II-A 1, 2, 3, 4; II-B 1(a, d), 2, 4 (a, b)), Annex III Section X Chapter I(1),’.
Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union
Date: 2022-09-01
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Honduras, application of the law, cooperation agreement (EU), forestry legislation, illicit trade, import (EU), surveillance concerning imports, sustainable forest management, voluntary restraint agreement, wood product








L_2022227EN.01000101.xml










1.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 227/1







Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union

The Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union, signed in Brussels on 23 February 2021, has pursuant to its Article 31(1), will enter into force on 1 September 2022.
Case T-545/22: Action brought on 1 September 2022 — Hästens Sängar v EUIPO — Mustang (Checked pattern in beige with white horses)
Date: 2022-09-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing industry, furniture industry, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2022418EN.01004701.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/47






Action brought on 1 September 2022 — Hästens Sängar v EUIPO — Mustang (Checked pattern in beige with white horses)
(Case T-545/22)
(2022/C 418/60)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Hästens Sängar AB (Köping, Sweden) (represented by: M. Johansson, R. Wessman and S. Ljungblad, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG (Schwäbisch Hall, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union pattern mark representing a checked pattern in beige with white horses — European Union trade mark No 18 180 223

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 June 2022 in Case R 1732/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as it annuls the decision of the Cancellation Division based on the conclusion in paragraph 39 of the contested decision that ‘[o]verall the signs [of the proprietor and the cancellation applicant] are similar’;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the proprietor.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/515 of 31 March 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2022/109 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters (Official Journal of the European Union L 104 of 1 April 2022)
Date: 2022-09-01
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, United Kingdom, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2022227EN.01013401.xml










1.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 227/134







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/515 of 31 March 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2022/109 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 104 of 1 April 2022
)


On page 32, Annex I, point (2), stock SRX/89-C., tables in note (2)
for:










 


‘Species:


Undulate ray
Raja undulata


Zone:


Union waters of 8
(RJU/8-C.)




Belgium


0 


Precautionary TAC




France


13 




Portugal


10 




Spain


10 




Union


33 




United Kingdom


0 




 


 




TAC


66 




Species:


Undulate ray

Raja undulata



Zone:


Union waters of 9
(RJU/9-C.)




Belgium


0 


Precautionary TAC’




France


20 




Portugal


15 




Spain


15 




Union


50 




United Kingdom


0 




 


 




TAC


100 





read:










 


‘Species:


Undulate ray
Raja undulata


Zone:


Union waters of 8
(RJU/8-C.)




Belgium


0 


Precautionary TAC




France


13 




Portugal


10 




Spain


10 




Union


33 




United Kingdom


0 




 


 




TAC


33 




Species:


Undulate ray

Raja undulata



Zone:


Union waters of 9
(RJU/9-C.)




Belgium


0 


Precautionary TAC’




France


20 




Portugal


15 




Spain


15 




Union


50 




United Kingdom


0 




 


 




TAC


50
Case C-578/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) lodged on 1 September 2022 — flightright GmbH v TAP Portugal
Date: 2022-09-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: airline, carriage of passengers, carrier, civil aviation, indemnification, traveller








C_2022441EN.01001502.xml










21.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 441/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) lodged on 1 September 2022 — flightright GmbH v TAP Portugal
(Case C-578/22)
(2022/C 441/22)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Frankfurt am Main

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant and appellant: flightright GmbH

Defendant and respondent: TAP Portugal

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 4(3), in conjunction with Article 2(j), of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004, (1) read in conjunction with Article 3(2) of that regulation, be interpreted as meaning that passengers must always present themselves for check-in as stipulated and at the time indicated in advance by the air carrier, the tour operator or an authorised travel agent, or, if no time is indicated, not later than 45 minutes before the published departure time, and, in accordance with Article 2(j) of that regulation, must also present themselves for boarding under the conditions laid down in Article 3(2) thereof?










2.


In the event that the Court of Justice answers the first question in the negative:
Must Article 4(3), in conjunction with Article 2(j), of Regulation No 261/2004 be interpreted as meaning that denied boarding against the will of the passenger may also be expressed by the contractual air carrier — which has concluded a code-share agreement with the operating air carrier in relation to the flight — to the passenger with effect to the detriment of the operating air carrier?






(1)  Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10721 – CELANESE / DUPONT (MOBILITY & MATERIALS BUSINESS)) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 333/10
Date: 2022-09-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control, special chemicals








C_2022333EN.01001101.xml










1.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 333/11






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10721 – CELANESE / DUPONT (MOBILITY & MATERIALS BUSINESS))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 333/10)

1.   
On 23 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:






—


Celanese Corporation (‘Celanese’, USA),










—


DuPont’s Mobility & Materials Business, controlled by DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (USA).




Celanese will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials Business.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Celanese is a global chemical and specialty materials company, producing high performance engineered polymers that are used in a variety of applications, as well as a producer of acetyl products, which are intermediate chemicals for nearly all major industries. Celanese’s product portfolio serves a diverse set of end-use applications.










—


DuPont’s Mobility & Materials Business provides high-performance engineering thermoplastics, elastomers, pastes, filaments and advanced films to engineers and designers in the transportation, electronics, renewable energy, industrial and consumer end-markets to enable systems solutions for demanding applications and environments.






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.



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.10721 – CELANESE / DUPONT (MOBILITY & MATERIALS BUSINESS)
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’).
Case T-547/22: Action brought on 1 September 2022 — Hästens Sängar v EUIPO — Mustang (Checked pattern with horses)
Date: 2022-09-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, furniture industry, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2022418EN.01004801.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/48






Action brought on 1 September 2022 — Hästens Sängar v EUIPO — Mustang (Checked pattern with horses)
(Case T-547/22)
(2022/C 418/62)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Hästens Sängar AB (Köping, Sweden) (represented by: M. Johansson, R. Wessman and S. Ljungblad, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG (Schwäbisch Hall, Germany)

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 pattern mark representing a checked pattern with horses — Application for registration No 18 161 210

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 June 2022 in Case R 1734/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as it annuls the decision of the Opposition Division based on the conclusion in paragraph 39 of the contested decision that ‘[o]verall the signs [of the applicant and the opponent] are similar’;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10846 – CVC Funds / Visma Custom Solutions) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 333/12
Date: 2022-09-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, information technology industry, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2022333EN.01001401.xml










1.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 333/14






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10846 – CVC Funds / Visma Custom Solutions)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 333/12)

1.   
On 25 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:






—


CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC Funds’, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg),










—


Certain subsidiaries of Visma Norge Holding AS, Visma Finland Holding Oy, Visma Sverige Holding AB, Visma Danmark Holding A/S and Visma International Holding AS (‘Visma Custom Solutions’, comprising 25 companies headquartered in Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden).




CVC Funds will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Visma Custom Solutions.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


for CVC Funds: is a private equity and investment advisory firm which provides advice to, and management of, investment funds with interests in a number of companies active in a variety of industries,










—


for Visma Custom Solutions: an IT services provider which specialises in developing customer software and providing IT consulting services to its customers.






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.10846 – CVC Funds / Visma Custom Solutions
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-539/22: Action brought on 1 September 2022 — Hästens Sängar v EUIPO — Mustang (Checked pattern in grey with darker horses)
Date: 2022-09-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, furniture industry, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2022418EN.01004601.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/46






Action brought on 1 September 2022 — Hästens Sängar v EUIPO — Mustang (Checked pattern in grey with darker horses)
(Case T-539/22)
(2022/C 418/59)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Hästens Sängar AB (Köping, Sweden) (represented by: M. Johansson, R. Wessman and S. Ljungblad, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG (Schwäbisch Hall, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union pattern mark representing a checked pattern in grey with darker horses — European Union trade mark No 18 180 227

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 June 2022 in Case R 1731/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as it annuls the decision of the Cancellation Division based on the conclusion in paragraph 39 of the contested decision that ‘[o]verall the signs [of the proprietor and the cancellation applicant] are similar’;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the proprietor.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Case T-538/22: Action brought on 1 September 2022 — Hästens Sängar v EUIPO — Mustang (Checked pattern in grey with black horses)
Date: 2022-09-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, furniture industry, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2022418EN.01004502.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/45






Action brought on 1 September 2022 — Hästens Sängar v EUIPO — Mustang (Checked pattern in grey with black horses)
(Case T-538/22)
(2022/C 418/58)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Hästens Sängar AB (Köping, Sweden) (represented by: M. Johansson, R. Wessman and S. Ljungblad, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG (Schwäbisch Hall, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union pattern mark representing a checked pattern in grey with black horses — European Union trade mark No 18 180 228

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 June 2022 in Case R 1730/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as it annuls the decision of the Cancellation Division based on the conclusion in paragraph 39 of the contested decision that ‘[o]verall the signs [of the proprietor and the cancellation applicant] are similar’;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the proprietor.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.