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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11589 – ABB / NIEDAX / EAGLE JV HOLDCO INC) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-05-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: North America, economic concentration, electric cable, electrical energy, energy grid, merger control, software








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
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C/2024/3410


29.5.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11589 – ABB / NIEDAX / EAGLE JV HOLDCO INC)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3410)


1.   
On 21 May 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:






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ABB Inc. (‘ABB’) (Switzerland), belonging to the ABB Group,










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Niedax GmbH & Co. KG (‘Niedax’), (Germany),










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Eagle JV HoldCo Inc. (‘Eagle JV’) (USA).




ABB and Niedax will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Eagle 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:






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ABB, is active in electrification and automation, with solutions which combine engineering know-how and software in order to optimize manufacturing, power and operation,










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Niedax, is a global provider of cable management systems.






3.   

The business activities of the Eagle JV will be the following: the design, manufacturing and supply of cable tray systems in North America.



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 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.


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.11589 – ABB / NIEDAX / EAGLE JV HOLDCO INC
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/2024/3410/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-77/23: Judgment of the General Court of 29 May 2024 – Jaw de Croon v CPVO – Belgicactus (Belsemred1) (Plant varieties – Invalidity proceedings – Grant of a Community plant variety right for the variety Sempervivum Belsemred1 – Novelty of the variety – Distinctness of the variety – Article 20(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 – Articles 7 and 10 of Regulation No 2100/94 – Burden of proof – Lack of evidence)
Date: 2024-05-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative formalities, plant breeding, plant variety right, proof








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C/2024/4329


15.7.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 29 May 2024 – Jaw de Croon v CPVO – Belgicactus (Belsemred1)


(Case T-77/23)
                (1)

(Plant varieties - Invalidity proceedings - Grant of a Community plant variety right for the variety Sempervivum Belsemred1 - Novelty of the variety - Distinctness of the variety - Article 20(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 - Articles 7 and 10 of Regulation No 2100/94 - Burden of proof - Lack of evidence)
(C/2024/4329)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Jaw de Croon Holding BV (Apeldoorn, Netherlands) (represented by: T. Overdijk, lawyer)

Defendant: Community Plant Variety Office (represented by: M. García-Moncó Fuente, F. Mattina and O. Lamberti, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of the CPVO, intervener before the General Court: Belgicactus (Westerlo, Belgium) (represented by: C. van den Heuvel, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) of 16 December 2022 (Case A 24/2021).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Jaw de Croon Holding BV to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 121, 3.4.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4329/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-284/24: Action brought on 29 May 2024 – Nuctech Warsaw and Nuctech Netherlands v Commission
Date: 2024-05-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, EU competition policy, control of restrictive practices, foreign capital, foreign investment, protection of privacy, restriction on competition, rights of the defence, single market








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/4107


8.7.2024






Action brought on 29 May 2024 – Nuctech Warsaw and Nuctech Netherlands v Commission


(Case T-284/24)

(C/2024/4107)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Nuctech Warsaw Co. Ltd sp. z o.o. (Warszawa, Poland), Nuctech Netherlands BV (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: J.-F. Bellis, S. Ross, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






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annul the Commission Decision of 16 April 2024 requiring an undertaking active in the threat detection systems sector to submit to inspections pursuant to Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) (in the context of Case FS.100068 – MARE), together with any subsequent act or request by the Commission and legal hold requests, including the information request concerning data stored in the People’s Republic of China;










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order the Commission to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on five pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the inspection decision is unlawful insofar as it purports to authorize the Commission to request, under the threat of penalties, information from a Nuctech entity located outside the EU.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the inspection decision is unlawful insofar as compliance with the decision would compel the undertaking to violate Chinese law, including criminal law.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the inspection decision infringes the applicants’ right of the inviolability of its business premises and privacy (Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union);










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the inspection decision is arbitrary because the Commission did not possess sufficient indicia for suspecting that the applicants received foreign subsidies leading to a distortion in the internal market.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging that the inspection decision infringed Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560, the Commission’s obligation to state reasons under Article 296(2) TFEU, and the right of defence of the applicants.






(1)  Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market (OJ 2022 L 330, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4107/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11573 – MORGAN STANLEY / TELE COLUMBUS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-05-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: OECD countries, consultancy, economic concentration, financial services, merger control, provision of services, real estate business, telecommunications








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/3407


29.5.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11573 – MORGAN STANLEY / TELE COLUMBUS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3407)


1.   
On 14 May 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:






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Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Inc. (‘MSI’, USA), controlled by Morgan Stanley (USA),










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Tele Columbus AG (‘Tele Columbus’, Germany), currently jointly controlled by MSI and United Internet AG (Germany).




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


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






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MSI provides financial services, including asset management advice and in particular advice of funds that invest in infrastructure assets predominantly in OECD countries,










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Tele Columbus is a telecommunications services provider, in particular as an independent operator of broadband cable networks in Germany.






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.11573 – MORGAN STANLEY / TELE COLUMBUS
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/2024/3407/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
Date: 2024-05-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical compound, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, paints and varnishes, wool








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/3512


29.5.2024






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
                (1)
)


(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3512)


Decision refusing an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Uses


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2024) 2997


13 May 2024


sodium dichromate (EC No 234-190-3; CAS No 10588-01-9 (anhydrous); CAS No 7789-12-0 (dihydrate))


Ilario Ormezzano Sai S.r.l., Via Cavour 120, 13894, Gaglianico, Biella, Italy


N/A


repackaging to be supplied as a mordant in the dyeing of wool as sliver and/or yarn with dark colours in industrial settings;
use as a mordant in the dyeing of wool as sliver and/or yarn with dark colours in industrial settings


N/A


The application did not include the necessary information specified in Article 62(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.






(1)  
            OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu)



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3512/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)