do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11211 – GEORG FISCHER / UPONOR) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 339/08
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, heating, iron and steel product, machinery, merger control, piping, plumbing equipment








C_2023339EN.01001601.xml










26.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 339/16







Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11211 – GEORG FISCHER / UPONOR)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 339/08)


1.   
On 18 September 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:






—


Georg Fischer AG (‘Georg Fischer’, Switzerland), and










—


Uponor Oyj (‘Uponor’, Finland).




Georg Fischer will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Uponor.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 12 June 2023.


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






—


Georg Fischer is a publicly listed company established in Switzerland that is active in the development, manufacturing and marketing of, inter alia, piping systems, casting solutions and machining solutions,










—


Uponor is a publicly listed company established in Finland that is active the designing, manufacturing and marketing of plumbing, radiant heating and cooling systems, as well as local heat and water distribution and infrastructure 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.



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.11211 – GEORG FISCHER / UPONOR
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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11198 – TELEPERFORMANCE / MAJOREL) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 339/07
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: business administration, consultancy, economic concentration, information service, information technology, merger control, service, software








C_2023339EN.01001401.xml










26.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 339/14







Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11198 – TELEPERFORMANCE / MAJOREL)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 339/07)


1.   
On 18 September 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:






—


Teleperformance SE (‘Teleperformance’, France),










—


Majorel Group Luxembourg S.A. (‘Majorel’, Luxembourg), jointly controlled by Bertelsmann Luxembourg S.à.r.l., Saham Customer Relationship Investments Limited, and Saham Outsourcing Luxembourg S.àr.l., (all Luxembourg).




Teleperformance will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Majorel.
The concentration is accomplished by means of a public bid.


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






—


Teleperformance: a global digital business services company, providing customer experience services and other business process services.










—


Majorel: a global customer services provider that designs, builds and delivers end-to-end solutions for brands worldwide.






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.11198 – TELEPERFORMANCE / MAJOREL
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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11245 – GTCR / WORLDPAY)
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, financial transaction, investment company, merger control, payment








C_202301024EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1024


16.11.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11245 – GTCR / WORLDPAY)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1024)

On 26 September 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:






—


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,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M11245. 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/2023/1024/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11086 – ARCELIK / WHIRLPOOL EMEA MDA) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 339/10
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, household electrical appliance, merger control








C_2023339EN.01001901.xml










26.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 339/19







Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11086 – ARCELIK / WHIRLPOOL EMEA MDA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 339/10)


1.   
On 18 September 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:






—


Arçelik A.Ş. (‘Arçelik’, Turkey), belonging to the Koç Group (Turkey);










—


Whirlpool Corporation’s (‘Whirlpool’, USA) major domestic appliances business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (‘Target’).




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


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






—


Arçelik is active in the supply of domestic appliances and consumer electronics globally. In the EEA, Arçelik supplies major domestic appliances under the following brands: Beko, Blomberg, Arctic, Altus, Grundig, Flavel, Leisure, Zenith and Elektrabregenz.










—


The Target consists of Whirlpool’s major domestic appliances business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (‘EMEA’), including Whirlpool’s brands Ariston (2), Indesit, Hotpoint, Ignis, Privileg, Polar, Laden and Bauknecht, and an exclusive licence to the Whirlpool brand for up to 40 years in parts of the EMEA territory, including in the EEA.






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:
Case M.11086 – ARCELIK / WHIRLPOOL EMEA MDA
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)  Arçelik and Whirlpool are still negotiating the terms under which Whirlpool's rights to the Ariston brand will form part of the Target.
Opinion 02/2023 (pursuant to Article 322(1), TFEU) concerning the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: European security, computer crime, critical infrastructure security, data collection, digital single market, exchange of information, fight against crime, information security, information technology, information warfare








C_202500804EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/804


31.1.2025






Opinion 02/2023


(pursuant to Article 322(1), TFEU)


concerning the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents
(C/2025/804)

The European Court of Auditors has published its opinion 02/2023 (pursuant to Article 322(1), TFEU) concerning the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents.
The opinion can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website:

https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/OP-2023-02.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/804/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-594/23, Lomoco Development and Others: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vestre Landsret (Denmark) lodged on 26 September 2023 — Skatteministeriet v Lomoco Development ApS, Holm Invest Aalborg A/S, I/S Nordre Strandvej Sæby and Strandkanten Sæby ApS
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, building, building plot, housing, supply, tax exemption








C_202300965EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/965


27.11.2023





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vestre Landsret (Denmark) lodged on 26 September 2023 — Skatteministeriet v Lomoco Development ApS, Holm Invest Aalborg A/S, I/S Nordre Strandvej Sæby and Strandkanten Sæby ApS
(Case C-594/23, Lomoco Development and Others)
(C/2023/965)
Language of the case: Danish

Referring court

Vestre Landsret

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Skatteministeriet

Respondents: Lomoco Development ApS, Holm Invest Aalborg A/S, I/S Nordre Strandvej Sæby and Strandkanten Sæby ApS

Question referred

Is it compatible with Article 135(1)(j), and Article 12(1)(a) and (2), on the one hand, and with Article 135(1)(k), and Article 12(1)(b) and (3), on the other, of Directive 2006/112 (1) for a Member State, in circumstances such as those in the main proceedings, to consider a supply of land on which, at the time of supply, a pre-cast foundation has been constructed and on which a residential building is only subsequently constructed by other owners to be a sale of building land subject to VAT?


(1)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/965/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-598/23 P: Appeal brought on 26 September 2023 by Apart sp. z o.o. against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 26 July 2023 in Case T-638/21, Apart v EUIPO — S. Tous
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, animal skin, clock and watch industry, clothing, footwear industry, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, leather, precious metal, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202401832EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1832


11.3.2024





Appeal brought on 26 September 2023 by Apart sp. z o.o. against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 26 July 2023 in Case T-638/21, Apart v EUIPO — S. Tous
(Case C-598/23 P)
(C/2024/1832)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Apart sp. z o.o. (represented by: J. Gwiazdowska, radca prawny)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office, S. Tous, SL
By order of 2 February 2024, the Court of Justice (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) held that the appeal was not allowed to proceed and that Apart sp. z o.o. should bear its own costs.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1832/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 25 September 2023 2023/C 339/06
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023339EN.01001301.xml










26.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 339/13







Euro exchange rates (1)


            25 September 2023
         
(2023/C 339/06)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0633 




JPY


Japanese yen


158,08 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4571 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86965 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,7280 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9676 




ISK


Iceland króna


145,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4300 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,377 




HUF


Hungarian forint


391,08 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5893 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9680 




TRY


Turkish lira


28,9312 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6544 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4311 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3126 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7823 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4524 




KRW


South Korean won


1 422,96 




ZAR


South African rand


19,9410 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7728 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 355,10 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9816 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,345 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,396 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2516 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,3274 




INR


Indian rupee


88,3770 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-596/23, Pohjanri: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Helsingin hallinto-oikeus (Finland), lodged on 26 September 2023 — B UG
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Internet site, contract of carriage, delivery, electronic commerce, excise duty, transport price








C_202301133EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1133


4.12.2023





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Helsingin hallinto-oikeus (Finland), lodged on 26 September 2023 — B UG
(Case C-596/23, Pohjanri (1))
(C/2023/1133)
Language of the case: Finnish

Referring court

Helsingin hallinto-oikeus

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: B UG

Other party to the proceedings: Veronsaajien oikeudenvalvontayksikkö

Questions referred







1.


Does Directive 2008/118/EC, (2) in particular Article 36 thereof concerning distance selling, preclude an interpretation of national law according to which a vendor of excise goods established in another Member State is regarded as involved in the transport of the goods to the Member State of destination and liable for excise duty in the Member State of destination from distance sales solely because the vendor, on its website, directs the purchaser to use a particular transport company?










2.


Did the vendor of excise goods dispatch or transport goods to another Member State directly or indirectly within the meaning of Article 36(1) of Directive 2008/118/EC and was it subject to duty from distance sales within the meaning of the directive if the vendor’s website recommended particular transport companies and gave information on the transport costs arising for the purchaser and the transport costs were charged by a transport company to which the information on the goods to be transported had been transmitted without the intervention of the purchaser? Is the fact that the purchaser concluded a separate contract for the carriage of the goods with the transport company mentioned on the vendor’s website of relevance to the assessment of that question?






(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 concerning the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC (OJ 2009 L 9, p. 12).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1133/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11272 – HAMBURGER ENERGIEWERKE / ANE) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 339/09
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: digitisation, economic concentration, energy production, energy supply, heating, merger control, renewable energy, wholesale trade








C_2023339EN.01001701.xml










26.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 339/17







Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11272 – HAMBURGER ENERGIEWERKE / ANE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 339/09)


1.   
On 18 September 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:






—


Hamburger Energiewerke GmbH (‘HEnW’, Germany), controlled by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg through HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH (Germany),










—


ANE GmbH & Co. KG (‘ANE’), controlled by ARGE-Netz GmbH & Co. KG (both Germany).




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


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






—


HEnW operates as the energy supply company of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in the field of energy and heat supply, in particular the generation, procurement and sale of energies of all kinds,










—


ANE is active in the wholesale supply of energy, in particular of renewable energies, services for digitalization of energy generation and supply, operation of renewable virtual power plants, and related activities.






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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (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.11272 – HAMBURGER ENERGIEWERKE / ANE
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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.
Case C-597/23 P: Appeal brought on 26 September 2023 by Apart sp. z o.o. against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 26 July 2023 in Case T-591/21, Apart v EUIPO — S. Tous
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202401831EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1831


11.3.2024





Appeal brought on 26 September 2023 by Apart sp. z o.o. against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 26 July 2023 in Case T-591/21, Apart v EUIPO — S. Tous
(Case C-597/23 P)
(C/2024/1831)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Apart sp. z o.o. (represented by: J. Gwiazdowska, radca prawny)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office
By order of 2 February 2024, the Court of Justice (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) held that the appeal was not allowed to proceed and that Apart sp. z o.o. should bear its own costs.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1831/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11199 – INGKA / MORSANO / MOPET)
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic commerce, furniture industry, holding company, investment company, merger control, plastics industry, recycling technology, retail trade








C_202300169EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/169


10.10.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11199 – INGKA / MORSANO / MOPET)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/169)

On 26 September 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:






—


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,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M11199. 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/2023/169/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)