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Case T-379/23: Action brought on 10 July 2023 — Çolakoğlu Metalurji v Commission
Date: 2023-07-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Indonesia, Türkiye, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), industrial manufacturing, originating product, principle of proportionality, sheet, steel








C_2023304EN.01002702.xml










28.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 304/27






Action brought on 10 July 2023 — Çolakoğlu Metalurji v Commission
(Case T-379/23)
(2023/C 304/34)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Çolakoğlu Metalurji AŞ (İstanbul, Türkiye) (represented by: J. Cornelis and F. Graafsma, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/825 of 17 April 2023 extending the anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1408 on imports of certain hot rolled stainless steel sheets and coils originating in Indonesia to imports of certain hot rolled stainless steel sheets and coils consigned from Türkiye, whether declared as originating in Türkiye or not (OJ 2023, L 103, p. 12; the Contested Regulation); and










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order the Commission to bear the costs of the proceeding.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging violation of Article 13(1) and 13(2) of the Basic Regulation, insofar as the Commission has concluded that the processing of stainless steel slabs into hot rolled stainless steel sheets and coils (SSHR) constituted an ‘assembly operation’ within the meaning of Article 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Basic Regulation.










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Second plea in law, alleging that, by imposing anti-circumvention measures on imports of SSHR produced in Türkiye from stainless steel slabs of Turkish origin, products which fell outsider the scope of the investigation and which are agreed not to circumvent the original measure, the Commission:






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violated Article 13(1) of the Basic Regulation; misinterpreted Article 13(4) of the Basic Regulation, and committed an error of assessment by not excluding these products or, alternatively, by not granting the applicant an exemption for these products;










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violated the principle of proportionality; and










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violated the applicant’s fundamental procedural rights and misused its powers by extending/imposing measures on these products through the anti-circumvention instrument, instead of conducting a ‘regular’ anti-dumping investigation.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11156 – CINVEN / AMARA) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 243/07
Date: 2023-07-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, energy industry, investment company, merger control, renewable energy








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10.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/11






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11156 – CINVEN / AMARA)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 243/07)

1.   
On 3 July 2023, 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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Cinven Capital Management (VII) General Partner Limited (‘Cinven’, Guernsey),










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Amara S.A. (‘Amara’, Spain).




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


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






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For Cinven: private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services to a number of investment funds. Cinven controls a number of portfolio companies which are active in a variety of sectors across a range of jurisdictions.










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For Amara: Spanish headquartered company, operating in seven countries through its three divisions: Renewable Energies, Electrification and Energy Transition Services, focusing its activities on decarbonization, electrification and energy efficiency and digitalization.






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.11156 – CINVEN / AMARA
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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.11119 – GCA / STELLANTIS / ALD / LEASEPLAN)
Date: 2023-07-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, consumer credit, economic concentration, financial services, hire purchase, insurance, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle fleet








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1619


21.12.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11119 – GCA / STELLANTIS / ALD / LEASEPLAN)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1619)

On 10 July 2023, 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 (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M11119. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1619/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11181 – MACQUARIE / BCI / ENDEAVOUR ENERGY) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 243/08
Date: 2023-07-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, consultancy, economic concentration, electricity supply, energy grid, energy industry, financial services, investment company, merger control, renewable energy








C_2023243EN.01001201.xml










10.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/12






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11181 – MACQUARIE / BCI / ENDEAVOUR ENERGY)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 243/08)

1.   
On 3 July 2023, 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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Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia),










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British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (‘BCI’, Canada),










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Endeavour Energy (‘EE’, Australia).




Macquarie and BCI will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of EE.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






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Macquarie provides asset management and finance, banking, advisory and risk and capital solutions across debt, equity and commodities,










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BCI is an agent of the Government of British Columbia in Canada and is active across a range of asset classes, including fixed income, public equities, private equity, infrastructure, renewable resources, real estate and commercial mortgages.










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EE owns and operates an electricity distribution network located in New South Wales, Australia.






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.11181 – MACQUARIE / BCI / ENDEAVOUR ENERGY
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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.
Calls for proposals and related activities under the European Research Council (ERC) work programme 2024 under Horizon Europe - the framework programme for research and innovation (2021-2027) 2023/C 243/04
Date: 2023-07-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Subjects: EU research policy, Framework Programme for Research and Development, action programme, call for proposals, executive agency, innovation, invitation to tender, research and development








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10.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/6






Calls for proposals and related activities under the European Research Council (ERC) work programme 2024 under Horizon Europe - the framework programme for research and innovation (2021-2027)
(2023/C 243/04)
Notice is hereby given for the launch of calls for proposals and related activities under the Horizon Europe ERC 2024 work programme (Council Decision (EU) 2021/764 of 10 May 2021 establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe – the framework programme for research and innovation, and repealing Decision 2013/743/EU; and Commission Decision 2021/C 234 I/03 of 12 May 2021 establishing the European Research Council for Horizon Europe – the framework programme for research and innovation and repealing Decision C(2013)8915 (2021/C 234 I/03).
The European Commission has adopted the ERC 2024 work programme by Decision C(2023)3999 of 10 July 2023.
Proposals are invited for these calls.
The ERC 2024 work programme, including deadlines and budgets, is available through the Funding & tender opportunities website of the European Commission, along with information on the modalities of the calls and related activities, as well as information for applicants on how to submit proposals: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home