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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11448 – AGROFERT / EAST GRAIN GROUP) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-04-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, agricultural machinery, agricultural production, economic concentration, fertiliser industry, food production, mass media, merger control, silviculture, wheat








C_202402887EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2887


24.4.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11448 – AGROFERT / EAST GRAIN GROUP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/2887)


1.   
On 12 April 2024, 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:






—


Agrofert, a.s. (‘Agrofert’, Czechia),










—


East Grain SRL, (‘East Grain’, Romania).




Agrofert acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1), point (b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of East Grain.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Agrofert is engaged in activities relating to agriculture, food production, sale and distribution of agricultural machinery, manufacture of fertilizers and products of organic and inorganic chemistry, as well as activities relating to the forestry industry and media.










—


East Grain offers a complex portfolio of agricultural products and related services to customers in Central and Eastern Europe, with a focus on the trade of milling wheat.






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.11448 – AGROFERT / EAST GRAIN GROUP
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.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2887/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-357/23: Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Verla-Pharm Arzneimittel v EUIPO – Converso (Pherla)
Date: 2024-04-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, baby food, dietary product, food supplement, non-alcoholic beverage, pharmaceutical product, powdered milk, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202403613EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3613


17.6.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Verla-Pharm Arzneimittel v EUIPO – Converso (Pherla)


(Case T-357/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark Pherla - Earlier EU word mark VERLA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/3613)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Verla-Pharm Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG (Tutzing, Germany) (represented by: M.-C. Seiler, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Valeria Converso (San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy) (represented by F. Musella, 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 7 February 2023 (Case R 268/2022-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 7 February 2023 (Case R 268/2022-2);










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Verla-Pharm Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG;










4.


Orders Ms Valeria Converso to bear her own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 296, 21.8.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3613/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-205/22: Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Naass and Sea-Watch v Frontex
Date: 2024-04-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean region (EU), disclosure of information, public safety, right to information








C_202403606EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3606


17.6.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Naass and Sea-Watch v Frontex


(Case T-205/22)
                (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to an aerial surveillance operation carried out by Frontex in the Central Mediterranean Sea on 30 July 2021 - Refusal to grant access - Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation No 1049/2001 - Exception relating to the protection of the public interest in the field of public security - Obligation to state reasons)
(C/2024/3606)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Marie Naass (Berlin, Germany), Sea-Watch eV (Berlin) (represented by: I. Van Damme and A. Matthaiou, lawyers)

Defendant: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) (represented by: R.-A. Popa and H. Caniard, acting as Agents, and by B. Wägenbaur, lawyer)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek annulment of Decision DGSC/TO/PAD-2021-00350 of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) of 7 February 2022 concerning a confirmatory application for access to documents.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Orders that Decision DGSC/TO/PAD-2021-00350 of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) of 7 February 2022 be annulled in so far as it refused access to ‘all pictures and videos related to the aerial operation in the Central Mediterranean Sea on 30 July 2021’.










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders Ms Marie Naass and Sea-Watch eV to bear, in addition to their own costs, half of Frontex’s costs.










4.


Orders Frontex to pay half of its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 244, 27.6.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3606/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.102930
Date: 2024-04-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, control of State aid, freshwater fishing








C_202402865EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2865


24.4.2024






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.102930
(C/2024/2865)








Date of adoption of the decision


5.2.2024




Aid number


SA.102930




Member State


Netherlands




Region


Netherlands




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


NL_LNV_NVLG_Subsidieregeling permanente reductie rechten op de inzet van staand net en zegen in het IJsselmeergebied




Legal basis


Kaderwet EZK- en LNV- subsidies (artikel 3); Regeling van de Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit van [datum], nr. […], houdende vaststelling van een subsidiekader ten behoeve van een permanente reductie van de rechten op de inzet van staand net en zegen in het IJsselmeergebied




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Regional development (including territorial cooperation), Fisheries and aquaculture, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 8 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Freshwater fishing




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit




Postbus 20401, 2500 EK, Den Haag








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/2024/2865/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.112501
Date: 2024-04-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, State aid, carriage of goods, control of State aid, road transport








C_202402859EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2859


24.4.2024






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.112501
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/2859)








Date of adoption of the decision


26.3.2024




Aid number


SA.112501




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Aid to road freight transport operators




Legal basis


Decree of the Council of Ministers for approval of additional expenditures under the budget of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works for 2024 and a draft Decision of the Council of Ministers approving an Aid program in support of expenditure for stabilization of the transport sector in the Republic of Bulgaria




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 50 000 000  BGN
Annual budget: 50 000 000  BGN




Intensity


 




Duration


26.3.2024 - 30.6.2024




Economic sectors


Freight transport by road




Name and address of the granting authority


Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency
бул. ‘Македония’ 3, 1606 София център, София, България




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/2024/2859/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-674/22: Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Dr. Neumann & Kindler v EUIPO – Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp)
Date: 2024-04-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, business management, consultancy, database management system, electronic publishing, health service, paper, publication, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202403608EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3608


17.6.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Dr. Neumann & Kindler v EUIPO – Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp)


(Case T-674/22)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark LabCorp - Earlier national word mark and international registration of earlier word mark labcore - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - No genuine use of the earlier trade mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001))
(C/2024/3608)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Dr. Neumann & Kindler GmbH & Co. KG (Bochum, Germany) (represented by: T. Pfeifer and N. Gottschalk, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, R. Raponi and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Burlington, North Carolina, United States) (represented by: R. Kunze, 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 25 August 2022 (Case R 1998/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Dr. Neumann & Kindler GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 7, 9.1.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3608/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.111823
Date: 2024-04-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Baden-Württemberg, Germany, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202402863EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2863


24.4.2024






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.111823
(C/2024/2863)








Date of adoption of the decision


8.3.2024




Aid number


SA.111823




Member State


Germany




Region


Baden-Württemberg




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Baden-Württemberg: Bio-Musterregionen




Legal basis


VwV Bio-Musterregionen




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for co-operation in the agricultural sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 17 500 000  EUR
Annual budget: 2 000 000  EUR




Intensity


75,0 %




Duration


Until 28.2.2031




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart




Ruppmannstraße 21, 70565 Stuttgart








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/2024/2863/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-208/23: Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – FCI v EUIPO – Sitges Alonso (Posts)
Date: 2024-04-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: bar, building materials, designs and models, iron and steel product








C_202403610EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3610


17.6.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – FCI v EUIPO – Sitges Alonso (Posts)


(Case T-208/23)
                (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing posts - Ground for invalidity - Disclosure of the earlier design - Article 7 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Burden of proof - Article 52(2) of Regulation No 6/2002)
(C/2024/3610)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Forlam Clôture Industrie (FCI) (Lyon, France) (represented by: P. Debré and L. Nicolazzi, lawyers, authorised to substitute itself for Clofor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf and C. Bovar, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Paul Sitges Alonso (Barcelona, Spain)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and the alteration of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 February 2023 (Case R 1103/2022-3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Authorises Forlam Clôture Industrie (FCI) to substitute itself for Clofor as applicant;










2.


Dismisses the action;










3.


Orders Forlam Clôture Industrie (FCI) to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 216, 19.6.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3610/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-303/23: Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Tsakiris v EUIPO – Coca-Cola 3E Ellados (Le Petit Déjeuner TSAKIRIS FAMILY)
Date: 2024-04-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cereal product, foodstuff, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202403611EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3611


17.6.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Tsakiris v EUIPO – Coca-Cola 3E Ellados (Le Petit Déjeuner TSAKIRIS FAMILY)


(Case T-303/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark Le Petit Déjeuner TSAKIRIS FAMILY - Earlier national figurative mark TSAKIRIS CHIPS - Damage to reputation - Use without due cause - Article 8(5) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 81 TFEU)
(C/2024/3611)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Tsakiris AE Paragogis & Emporias Trofimon (Thessaloniki, Greece) (represented by: A. Papaspyropoulos, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Markakis, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Coca-Cola 3E Ellados AVEE (Maroussi, Greece) (represented by: E. Kyriakidi, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 March 2023 (Case R 1012/2020-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Tsakiris AE Paragogis & Emporias Trofimon to bear its own costs and to pay those of Coca-Cola 3E Ellados AVEE;










3.


Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 286, 14.8.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3611/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
P9_TA(2024)0337 – Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction – European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 April 2024 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (07577/2024 – C9-0135/2024 – 2023/0353(NLE)) (Consent)
Date: 2024-04-24
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: UN convention, agreement (EU), biodiversity, environmental impact, exploitation of the seas, law of the sea, protected area, ratification of an agreement, resources of the sea, technology








C_202503763EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3763


17.9.2025






P9_TA(2024)0337

Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction


European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 April 2024 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (07577/2024 – C9-0135/2024 – 2023/0353(NLE))


(Consent)

(C/2025/3763)



The European Parliament,







—


having regard to the draft Council decision (07577/2024),










—


having regard to the draft Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (12126/2023),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 192(1) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0135/2024),










—


having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Fisheries,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A9-0177/2024),










1.


Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;










2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3763/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-548/23: Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Daimler Truck v EUIPO (TRUCKS YOU CAN TRUST)
Date: 2024-04-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, commercial vehicle, financial services, hire purchase, maintenance, motor vehicle industry, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law, vehicle parts








C_202403614EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3614


17.6.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Daimler Truck v EUIPO (TRUCKS YOU CAN TRUST)


(Case T-548/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark TRUCKS YOU CAN TRUST - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/3614)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Daimler Truck AG (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany) (represented by: P. Kohl, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Klee, acting as Agent)

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 12 June 2023 (Case R 484/2023-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Daimler Truck AG to bear its own costs;










3.


Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2023/147, 16.10.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3614/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)