do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11186 – EQT / DECHRA)
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, health care, investment, merger control, provision of services, service, technology, veterinary medicinal product, veterinary medicine








C_202301209EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1209


24.11.2023






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11186 – EQT / DECHRA)
(Text with EEA relevance)(Text with EEA relevance)

(C/2023/1209)


1.   
On 17 November 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:






—


EQT Fund Management S.à r.l. (‘EQT’, Luxembourg),










—


Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC (‘Dechra’, United Kingdom).




EQT will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Dechra.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 2 June 2023.


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






—


EQT is part of the EQT group of private equity funds, which makes investments primarily in Europe, with a focus on the healthcare, technology and business services sectors. Among other companies, its portfolio includes IVC Evidensia, a veterinary services provider in Europe and North America,










—


Dechra is a specialist veterinary pharmaceuticals and related products business that primarily develops, manufactures, markets and sells companion animal products, equine products, and food producing animal products to veterinary professionals.






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.11186 – EQT / DECHRA
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’).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1209/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1101/23: Action brought on 24 November 2023 — AQ v ECHA
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, confidentiality, disclosure of information, principle of proportionality








C_202400757EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/757


22.1.2024





Action brought on 24 November 2023 — AQ v ECHA
(Case T-1101/23)
(C/2024/757)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: AQ (represented by: C. Mereu and I. Zonca, lawyers)

Defendant: European Chemicals Agency

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision issued by the European Chemicals Agency on 14 September 2023 in the procedure ATD/040/2023. (1)






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 that the defendant made a manifest error of assessment when considering whether the disclosure of certain confidential information would have undermined the applicant’s commercial interests as per Article 4(2) of Regulation 1049/2001. (2)











2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the defendant breached the principle of proportionality by basing the contested decision exclusively on the principle of transparency without balancing the different interests that apply.






(1)  This is an access to documents procedure.

(2)  Regulation (EC) 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ 2001 L 145, p. 43).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/757/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.104364Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, carriage of goods, control of State aid, inland waterway transport








C_202301183EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1183


24.11.2023






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.104364
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1183)







Date of adoption of the decision


22.9.2023




Aid number


SA.104364




Member State


France




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Plan d'aide au report modal (PARM) pour les années 2023-2027




Legal basis


Délibération du conseil d’administration de Voies Navigables de France du 7 décembre 2022 et article R 4312-10 du Code des transports




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 20 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 4 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


Inland freight water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Voies Navigables de France




156 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis, 75010 Paris








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1183/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1120/23: Action brought on 24 November 2023 — UIC v Commission
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, establishment, public procurement, tendering








C_202400769EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/769


22.1.2024





Action brought on 24 November 2023 — UIC v Commission
(Case T-1120/23)
(C/2024/769)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: International Union of Railways (UIC) (Paris, France) (represented by: M. Roquette-Pfister, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the European Commission of 12 September 2023 excluding the UIC from the call for proposals procedure DIGITAL-ECCC-2022-CYBER-03-SOC;










—


order the European Commission to pay costs.





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 a manifest error of assessment by the Commission in deciding to exclude the UIC from the call for proposals procedure on the ground that it is controlled by entities in countries outside the European Union, which is not correct. The applicant invokes, in particular in that regard, the fact that its General Assembly is the ultimate decision making body in respect of strategic issues. Its members established in Member States of the European Union hold 51,10 % of the voting rights of that body so that the UIC is effectively controlled by members established in the European Union.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging the manifestly disproportionate nature of the exclusion of the UIC from the call for proposals procedure and the absence of duly justified security reasons on which that exclusion was based. The applicant claims that neither the contested decision, nor the other letters from the Commission to the UIC, nor any other document mentions the security reasons that led to its exclusion from the call for proposals.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/769/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 23 November 2023
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202300996EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/996


24.11.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            23 November 2023
         
(C/2023/996)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0900 




JPY


Japanese yen


162,98 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4559 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86940 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,4385 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9644 




ISK


Iceland króna


152,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7110 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,367 




HUF


Hungarian forint


379,68 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3655 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9699 




TRY


Turkish lira


31,3536 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6633 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4940 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5000 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8052 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4618 




KRW


South Korean won


1 418,85 




ZAR


South African rand


20,5225 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7852 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 949,50 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,1001 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,364 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,444 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3367 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,7094 




INR


Indian rupee


90,8150 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/996/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1104/23: Action brought on 24 November 2023 — Ferrari v EUIPO — Hesse (TESTAROSSA)
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, motor vehicle, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_202400760EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/760


22.1.2024





Action brought on 24 November 2023 — Ferrari v EUIPO — Hesse (TESTAROSSA)
(Case T-1104/23)
(C/2024/760)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Ferrari SpA (Modena, Italy) (represented by: K. Muraro, G. Russo and C. Comolli Acquaviva, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Kurt Hesse (Nuremberg, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark TESTAROSSA — International registration designating the European Union No 910 752

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 August 2023 in Case R 887/2016-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision; or










—


alter the contested decision to the extent that genuine use of the trade mark at issue is shown for 
                     ‘scale models of cars’
                  ;










—


order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to pay the costs of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal and the costs of the present proceedings.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/760/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1102/23: Action brought on 24 November 2023 — DJO v EUIPO — Hallufix and Huber (Splints (for injured limbs))
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, medical device








C_202400758EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/758


22.1.2024





Action brought on 24 November 2023 — DJO v EUIPO — Hallufix and Huber (Splints (for injured limbs))
(Case T-1102/23)
(C/2024/758)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: DJO LLC (Carlsbad, California, United States) (represented by: N. Schmitz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hallufix AG (Munich, Germany), Vitus Maria Huber (Munich)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the design at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Design at issue: Community design (Splints (for injured limbs)) — Community design No 322 557-0001

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 September 2023 in Case R 1499/2022-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


uphold the action and amend the contested decision by annulling Community design No 322 557-0001;










—


alternatively, annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 8(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002;










—


Infringement of the jurisprudential principles of the General Court of the European Union in interpreting those provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/758/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/128 of 21 December 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council on paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, checks, securities and transparency (OJ L 20, 31.1.2022)
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: EAFRD, EAGF, EU Member State, aid to agriculture, audit, closing of accounts, exchange of information, financial control, financial management, information system, management audit








L_202390128EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2022/128


24.11.2023






Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/128 of 21 December 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council on paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, checks, securities and transparency

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 20 of 31 January 2022
)


On page 141, in Article 5(3), first subparagraph:
for:


                  ‘Article 12(1)’,

read:


                  ‘Article 12(2)’.

On page 158, in Article 33(1), first subparagraph, point (d):
for:


                  ‘Article 3’,

read:


                  ‘Article 4’.

On page 159, in Article 34(1):
for:


                  ‘for at 3 years’,

read:


                  ‘for at least 3 years’.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/128/corrigendum/2023-11-24/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-418/23: Order of the General Court of 24 November 2023 — YK v EIB
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European civil service, fundamental rights, indemnification, legality, operation of the Institutions








C_202400982EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/982


29.1.2024





Order of the General Court of 24 November 2023 — YK v EIB
(Case T-418/23) (1)

(C/2024/982)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 51, 9.10.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/982/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.104370Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Campania, Italy, State aid, aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, control of State aid








C_202301099EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1099


24.11.2023






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.104370
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1099)







Date of adoption of the decision


6.9.2023




Aid number


SA.104370




Member State


Italy




Region


CAMPANIA




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aid to Leonardo S.p.A. for the implementation of the research and development project ‘NEMESI’




Legal basis


DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT UNDER MINISTERIAL DECREE OF 9.12.2014, AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED




Type of measure


Individual Application within scheme
Leonardo is one of the largest defence contractors in the world with registered office in Rome, established in 2016 as a result of the transformation of Finmeccanica S.p.A.. Leonardo’s main shareholder is the Italian State, which holds a 30,2  % share through the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The company designs, develops and produces airplanes, helicopters, space systems, land and sea defense systems, and electronic defense and security solutions.




Objective


Research, development and innovation, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Regional development (including territorial cooperation), Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 52 339 264  EUR




Intensity


65,0  %




Duration


From 12.12.2022




Economic sectors


Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico




Viale America 201 — Roma








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1099/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1100/23: Action brought on 24 November 2023 — IN tIME Express Logistik v EUIPO (inTime Agile Logistics)
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, business administration, carriage of goods, customs formalities, delivery, logistics, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law, transport company








C_202400756EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/756


22.1.2024





Action brought on 24 November 2023 — IN tIME Express Logistik v EUIPO (inTime Agile Logistics)
(Case T-1100/23)
(C/2024/756)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: IN tIME Express Logistik GmbH (Isernhagen, Germany) (represented by: T. Wittwer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark inTime Agile Logistics — Application No 17 898 425

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 September 2023 in Case R 1134/2023-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the defendant to adopt a new decision on the registration of EU trade mark application No 17 898 425 ‘inTime Agile Logistics’, taking account of the view of the General Court;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred before the General Court and in the appeal and examination procedure.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 41(2)(c) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and of Article 41(1), in conjunction with Article 20 and Article 21(1), of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/756/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to the Call for applications – A post of Director of Legal Translation (grade AD 14 or AD 15) will be vacant at the Directorate-General for Multilingualism of the Court of Justice of the European Union from 1 February 2024 (OJ C, C/2023/1016, 22.11.2023)
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: administrator, competition (EU), information profession, job vacancy, legal profession, managing director, recruitment, translation








C_202390017EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/90017


24.11.2023






Corrigendum to the Call for applications — A post of Director of Legal Translation (grade AD 14 or AD 15) will be vacant at the Directorate-General for Multilingualism of the Court of Justice of the European Union from 1 February 2024
         
(
Official Journal of the European Union C, C/2023/1016, 22 November 2023
)







1.


On page 3, point VI ‘Recruitment policy’, second paragraph, first sentence:











for:




                           ‘In this context, any candidate who has a disability or a medical condition that may affect his or her ability to participate in the assessment phase of this selection procedure is invited to contact the Talent Selection Unit of the Directorate for Human Resources (DIR-DGM@curia.europa.eu) as soon as he or she submits his or her application, so that that unit can make, in accordance with Article 1d of the Staff Regulations, the necessary arrangements to enable that candidate to participate fully in the assessment phase.’
                        












read:




                           ‘In this context, any candidate who has a disability or a medical condition that may affect his or her ability to participate in the assessment phase of this selection procedure is invited to contact the Talent Selection Unit of the Directorate for Human Resources (Recrut-DIR-DGM@curia.europa.eu) as soon as he or she submits his or her application, so that that unit can make, in accordance with Article 1d of the Staff Regulations, the necessary arrangements to enable that candidate to participate fully in the assessment phase.’.











2.


On page 3, point VII ‘Submission of applications’, first paragraph:











for:




                           ‘Candidates for this post are invited to send their application by email to the following email address only: DIR-DGM@curia.europa.eu; applications must be received no later than 21 December 2023, 17:00, Luxembourg time.’
                        












read:




                           ‘Candidates for this post are invited to send their application by email to the following email address only: Recrut-DIR-DGM@curia.europa.eu; applications must be received no later than 21 December 2023, 17:00, Luxembourg time.’.







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1016/corrigendum/2023-11-24/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)