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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10902 – FEV CONSULTING / MITSUBISHI CORPORATION / JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 370/03
Date: 2022-09-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, entrepreneurship, management, merger control, provision of services








C_2022370EN.01000401.xml










28.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 370/4






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10902 – FEV CONSULTING / MITSUBISHI CORPORATION / JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 370/03)

1.   
On 19 September 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:






—


FEV Consulting GmbH (‘FEV’, Germany), controlled by FEV Group GmbH (‘FEV Group’, Germany),










—


Mitsubishi Corporation (‘MC’, Japan),










—


A newly created company (‘Target JV’, Japan).




FEV and MC will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Target JV.
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 the following:






—


FEV: management consultancy services,










—


MC: trading company which develops and operates business across a variety of industries.






3.   

Target JV will be active in providing consulting and other services to material manufacturers in Japan.



4.   
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.


5.   
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.10902 – FEV CONSULTING / MITSUBISHI CORPORATION / 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.10872 – GEELY / RENAULT / RENAULT KOREA MOTORS) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 393/02
Date: 2022-09-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2022393EN.01000201.xml










13.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 393/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10872 – GEELY / RENAULT / RENAULT KOREA MOTORS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 393/02)
On 28 September 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 32022M10872. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-552/19 OP: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Malacalza Investimenti v ECB (Access to documents — Decision 2004/258/EC — ECB’s decision to place Banca Carige under temporary administration — Refusal of access — Exception relating to the protection of the confidentiality of information protected as such under EU law — General presumption of confidentiality — Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a particular natural or legal person, including intellectual property — Meaning of confidential information — Obligation to state reasons — Opposition)
Date: 2022-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, access to EU information, bank, banking supervision, confidentiality








C_2022463EN.01002301.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/23






Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Malacalza Investimenti v ECB
(Case T-552/19 OP) (1)

(Access to documents - Decision 2004/258/EC - ECB’s decision to place Banca Carige under temporary administration - Refusal of access - Exception relating to the protection of the confidentiality of information protected as such under EU law - General presumption of confidentiality - Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a particular natural or legal person, including intellectual property - Meaning of confidential information - Obligation to state reasons - Opposition)
(2022/C 463/31)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant in the main proceedings: Malacalza Investimenti Srl (Genoa, Italy) (represented by: P. Ghiglione, E. De Giorgi, L. Amicarelli and S. Casini, lawyers)

Defendant in the main proceedings: European Central Bank (represented by: A. Riso, F. von Lindeiner and M. Van Hoecke, acting as Agents, and by D. Sarmiento Ramírez-Escudero and O. Pollicino, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 166(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court, the European Central Bank (ECB) applies to have set aside the judgment of 25 June 2020, Malacalza Investimenti v ECB (T-552/19, EU:T:2020:294), which annulled ECB Decision LS/LdG/19/185 of 12 June 2019 refusing to grant access to the decision of the Governing Council of the ECB of 1 January 2019 placing Banca Carige SpA under temporary administration and other documents relating thereto.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the application to have set aside the judgment of 25 June 2020, Malacalza Investimenti v ECB, T-552/19, EU:T:2020:294, delivered by default, which annulled the ECB’s decision of 12 June 2019 refusing access to its decision of 1 January 2019 placing Banca Carige SpA under temporary administration and to other documents relating thereto and, consequently, confirms the annulment of the ECB’s decision of 12 June 2019 set out in the judgment by default;










2.


Orders the ECB to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 328, 30.9.2019.
Case T-572/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Copal Tree Brands v EUIPO — Sumol + Compal Marcas (COPAL TREE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark COPAL TREE — Earlier national figurative mark COMPAL — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, catering industry, confectionery, foodstuff, hotel industry, instant product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022463EN.01003601.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/36






Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Copal Tree Brands v EUIPO — Sumol + Compal Marcas (COPAL TREE)
(Case T-572/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark COPAL TREE - Earlier national figurative mark COMPAL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2022/C 463/49)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Copal Tree Brands, Inc. (Oakland, California, United States) (represented by: B. Niemann Fadani, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Sumol + Compal Marcas, SA (Carnaxide, Portugal) (represented by: A. de Sampaio, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 July 2021 (Case R 1580/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Copal Tree Brands, Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 462, 15.11.2021.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 27 September 2022 2022/C 370/01
Date: 2022-09-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022370EN.01000101.xml










28.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 370/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

27 September 2022
(2022/C 370/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


0,9644 




JPY


Japanese yen


139,28 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4366 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89275 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,8533 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9503 




ISK


Iceland króna


139,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,3473 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,661 




HUF


Hungarian forint


406,65 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7640 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9444 




TRY


Turkish lira


17,8240 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4859 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3196 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


7,5704 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6921 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,3838 




KRW


South Korean won


1 370,06 




ZAR


South African rand


17,2361 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,9156 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5280 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 604,52 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4466 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,933 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,565 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,1235 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,5832 




INR


Indian rupee


78,5740 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-697/21: Order of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — FC v EUAA (Civil service — Members of the temporary staff — Disciplinary proceedings — Refusal of request to stay disciplinary proceedings pending judgments of the General Court in related cases — Delivery of judgments of the General Court in the related pending cases — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2022-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: disciplinary proceedings, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU)








C_2022463EN.01004701.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/47






Order of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — FC v EUAA
(Case T-697/21) (1)

(Civil service - Members of the temporary staff - Disciplinary proceedings - Refusal of request to stay disciplinary proceedings pending judgments of the General Court in related cases - Delivery of judgments of the General Court in the related pending cases - No need to adjudicate)
(2022/C 463/68)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: FC (represented by: V. Christianos, G. Kelepouri and A. Skoulikis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) (represented by: P. Eyckmans and M. Stamatopoulou, acting as Agents, and T. Bontinck, A. Guillerme and L. Burguin, lawyers)

Re:

By her action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) of 25 July 2021 rejecting her complaint against the decisions of the EUAA of 24 February and 14 March 2021, by which the Chairman of the Disciplinary Board of the EUAA refused her request for staying the disciplinary proceedings initiated against her.

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


FC shall bear her own costs and pay those incurred by the European Union Agency for Asylum.






(1)  OJ C 2, 3.1.2022.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1849 of 28 September 2022 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Peitzer Karpfen’ (PGI))
Date: 2022-09-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Brandenburg, Germany, designation of origin, fresh fish, freshwater fish, labelling, product designation








L_2022257EN.01000501.xml










5.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 257/5








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1849
of 28 September 2022
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Peitzer Karpfen’ (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Germany’s application to register the name ‘Peitzer Karpfen’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Peitzer Karpfen’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Peitzer Karpfen’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.7. – Fresh fish, molluscs and crustaceans and products derived therefrom, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 September 2022.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 231, 15.6.2022, p. 37.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Case T-663/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Zegers v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Retirement pension — Transfer of national pension rights — Condition requiring acquisition before entry into the service of the European Union — Recognition by the national authority of a period after entry into the service of the European Union)
Date: 2022-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, Netherlands, retired person, transfer of pension rights








C_2022463EN.01003902.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/39






Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Zegers v Commission
(Case T-663/21) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Retirement pension - Transfer of national pension rights - Condition requiring acquisition before entry into the service of the European Union - Recognition by the national authority of a period after entry into the service of the European Union)
(2022/C 463/55)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Tanja Zegers (Hoeilaart, Belgium) (represented by: C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyer)

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

Re:

By her action based on Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the European Commission’s decision of 3 December 2020, by which the Commission rejected her request for transfer to the European Union of pension rights she had acquired in the Netherlands.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 24, 17.1.2022.
Case T-174/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Agrofert v Parliament (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to the investigation against the former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on the misuse of EU funds and potential conflicts of interest — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — Interest in bringing proceedings in part ceasing to exist — No need to adjudicate in part — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2022-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Czechia, EU financing, access to EU information, audit, conflict of interest, fraud against the EU, head of government








C_2022463EN.01002802.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/28






Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Agrofert v Parliament
(Case T-174/21) (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to the investigation against the former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on the misuse of EU funds and potential conflicts of interest - Refusal to grant access - Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - Interest in bringing proceedings in part ceasing to exist - No need to adjudicate in part - Obligation to state reasons)
(2022/C 463/38)
Language of the case: Czech

Parties


Applicant: Agrofert a.s. (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented by: S. Sobolová, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, J.-C. Puffer and O. Hrstková Šolcová, Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Ehrbar, M. Salyková and J. Hradil, Agents)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Decision A(2019) 8551 C (D 300153) of the European Parliament of 15 January 2021, by which it refused the applicant access to two documents relating to the investigation against the former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on misuse of European funds and potential conflicts of interest.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that there is no longer any need to adjudicate on the application for annulment of Decision A(2019) 8551 C (D 300153) of the European Parliament of 15 January 2021, in so far as it refused access to the Commission’s final audit report of 29 November 2019, bearing reference ARES 2019 7370050, relating to the audit on the functioning of the management and control systems in place in the Czech Republic for the purpose of preventing conflicts of interests;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders Agrofert, a.s. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Parliament;










4.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 206, 31.5.2021.
Case T-517/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Grieger v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Secondment — Commitment to reassign to a middle management post at the end of the secondment — Request to be reassigned — Interests of the service — Obligation to state reasons — Legitimate expectations — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials)
Date: 2022-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, damages, manager, reassignment








C_2022463EN.01003301.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/33






Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Grieger v Commission
(Case T-517/21) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Secondment - Commitment to reassign to a middle management post at the end of the secondment - Request to be reassigned - Interests of the service - Obligation to state reasons - Legitimate expectations - Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials)
(2022/C 463/45)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Vladimir Grieger (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: N. de Montigny, lawyer)

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

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU the applicant seeks, first, annulment of the European Commission’s decision of 29 October 2020 refusing his request to be reassigned to a middle management post and, in so far as necessary, of the decision of 11 May 2021 rejecting his complaint and, second, compensation for the material damage he allegedly suffered as a result of the Commission’s conduct.

Operative part of the judgment

The General Court:






1.


Rejects the action;










2.


Orders M. Vladimir Grieger to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 422, 18.10.2021.
Case T-58/22: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Labaš v EUIPO (FRESH) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark FRESH — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, business management, foodstuff, marketing, packaging, registered trade mark, retail trade, storage, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2022463EN.01004201.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/42






Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Labaš v EUIPO (FRESH)
(Case T-58/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark FRESH - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2022/C 463/59)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Miroslav Labaš (Košice, Slovakia) (represented by: M. Vasiľ, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and T. Klee, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 November 2021 (Case R 610/2021-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Miroslav Labaš to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 138, 28.3.2022.