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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11533 – MUTARES / MAGIRUS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-06-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, economic concentration, fire protection, hoisting equipment, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle, pump, search and rescue, vehicle parts








C_202403629EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3629


5.6.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11533 – MUTARES / MAGIRUS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3629)


1.   
On 28 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:






—


Mutares SE & Co KGaA (‘Mutares’, Germany),










—


Magirus GmbH (‘Magirus’, Germany), currently controlled by Iveco Group N.V. (Italy).




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


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






—


Mutares is an investment company focusing on the acquisition of parts of large corporations and medium-sized companies in transitional situations,










—


Magirus manufactures and distributes fire-fighting vehicles, turntable ladders, rescue vehicles and equipment vehicles, special solutions, pumps, fire pumps, and related equipment with focus in Germany and elsewhere in Europe and globally.






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.11533 – MUTARES / MAGIRUS
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/2024/3629/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-191/22: Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – Société générale v ECB (Economic and monetary policy – Supervision of credit institutions – Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB – Setting of prudential requirements – Irrevocable payment commitments – Force of res judicata – Misuse of powers – Manifest error of assessment – Principle of sound administration – Proportionality)
Date: 2024-06-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, abuse of power, bank resolution, company in difficulties, credit institution, financial supervision, fund (EU), principle of proportionality








C_202404467EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4467


22.7.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – Société générale v ECB


(Case T-191/22)
                (1)

(Economic and monetary policy - Supervision of credit institutions - Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB - Setting of prudential requirements - Irrevocable payment commitments - Force of res judicata - Misuse of powers - Manifest error of assessment - Principle of sound administration - Proportionality)
(C/2024/4467)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Société générale (Paris, France) (represented by: A. Gosset-Grainville and M. Trabucchi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (represented by: K. Lackhoff, D. Segoin and F. Bonnard, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment, first, of point 1.6 and points 3.6.1 to 3.6.8 of Decision ECB-SSM-2022-FRSOG-7 of the European Central Bank (ECB) of 2 February 2022, including the annexes thereto, in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to the irrevocable payment commitments (‘the IPCs’) concerning deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds, and, second, of point 1.6 and points 3.6.1 to 3.6.8 of Decision ECB-SSM-2022-FRSOG-88 of the ECB of 21 December 2022, including the annexes thereto, in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to ICPs concerning deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Société générale to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 213, 30.5.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4467/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-187/22: Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – BPCE and Others v ECB (Economic and monetary policy – Supervision of credit institutions – Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB – Establishment of prudential requirements – Irrevocable payment commitments – Res judicata – Misuse of powers – Manifest error of assessment – Principle of good administration – Proportionality)
Date: 2024-06-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, abuse of power, bank resolution, company in difficulties, credit institution, financial supervision, fund (EU), principle of proportionality








C_202404463EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4463


22.7.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – BPCE and Others v ECB


(Case T-187/22)
                (1)

(Economic and monetary policy - Supervision of credit institutions - Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB - Establishment of prudential requirements - Irrevocable payment commitments - Res judicata - Misuse of powers - Manifest error of assessment - Principle of good administration - Proportionality)
(C/2024/4463)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: BPCE (Paris, France) and the 51 other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to the judgment (represented by: A. Gosset-Grainville and M. Trabucchi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (represented by: E. Yoo, D. Segoin and F. Bonnard, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of, first, section 1.3 and sections 3.3.1 to 3.3.8 of Decision ECB-SSM-2022-FRBPC-10 of the European Central Bank (ECB) of 2 February 2022, together with its annexes, in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to irrevocable payment commitments (‘IPCs’) concerning deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds and, second, of section 1.3 and sections 3.3.1 to 3.3.7 of ECB Decision ECB-2022-FRBPC-112 of 21 December 2022, together with its annexes, in so far as it prescribes measure to be taken in relation to IPCs concerning deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders BPCE and the other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 213, 30.5.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4463/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.107414
Date: 2024-06-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Saxony, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, food industry, hunting, service








C_202403533EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3533


5.6.2024






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.107414
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3533)








Date of adoption of the decision


3.7.2023




Aid number


SA.107414




Member State


Germany




Region


SACHSEN




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sachsen - Förderung von Netzwerken und Kooperationen für eine nachhaltige Landwirtschaft und zur Stärkung ökologischer und regional erzeugter landwirtschaftlicher Produkte (FRL WIN/2023)




Legal basis


Förderrichtlinie zur Förderung des Wissensaustauschs, der Europäischen Innovationspartnerschaften (EIP-Agri) und von Netzwerken und Kooperationen




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 5 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 1 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, Manufacture of food products




Name and address of the granting authority







Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie




August-Böckstiegel-Straße 1, 01326 Dresden-Pillnitz








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/2024/3533/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-365/23: Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – Habitat Barcelona Unión Constructora v EUIPO – Acomodeo Marketplace (ACOMODEO) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark ACOMODEO – Earlier national word mark ACOMODIS – Relative ground for invalidity – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 57(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Date: 2024-06-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Internet site, advertising, business management, catering industry, hotel industry, provision of services, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_202404473EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4473


22.7.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – Habitat Barcelona Unión Constructora v EUIPO – Acomodeo Marketplace (ACOMODEO)


(Case T-365/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark ACOMODEO - Earlier national word mark ACOMODIS - Relative ground for invalidity - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 57(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))
(C/2024/4473)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Habitat Barcelona Unión Constructora SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: R. Guerras Mazón, 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: Acomodeo Marketplace GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: S. Fröhlich, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 28 March 2023 (Case R 713/2022-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Habitat Barcelona Unión Constructora SL to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Acomodeo Marketplace GmbH;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C 304, 28.8.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4473/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-186/22: Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – BNP Paribas v ECB (Economic and monetary policy – Supervision of credit institutions – Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB – Setting of prudential requirements – Irrevocable payment commitments – Force of res judicata – Misuse of powers – Manifest error of assessment – Principle of sound administration – Proportionality)
Date: 2024-06-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, abuse of power, bank resolution, company in difficulties, credit institution, financial supervision, fund (EU), principle of proportionality








C_202404462EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4462


22.7.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – BNP Paribas v ECB


(Case T-186/22)
                (1)

(Economic and monetary policy - Supervision of credit institutions - Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB - Setting of prudential requirements - Irrevocable payment commitments - Force of res judicata - Misuse of powers - Manifest error of assessment - Principle of sound administration - Proportionality)
(C/2024/4462)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: BNP Paribas (Paris, France) (represented by: A. Gosset-Grainville and M. Trabucchi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (represented by: E. Yoo, D. Segoin and F. Bonnard, Agents)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment, first, of point 1.10 and points 3.10.1 to 3.10.8 of Decision ECB-SSM-2022-FRBNP-7 of the European Central Bank (ECB) of 2 February 2022, including the annexes thereto, in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to the irrevocable payment commitments (‘the IPCs’) concerning deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds, and, second, point 1.10 and points 3.9.1 to 3.9.8 of Decision ECB-SSM-2022-FRBNP-86 of the ECB of 21 December 2022, including the annexes thereto, in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to the IPCs concerning deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders BNP Paribas to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 213, 30.5.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4462/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-189/22: Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel and Others v ECB (Economic and monetary policy – Supervision of credit institutions – Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB – Setting of prudential requirements – Irrevocable payment commitments – Force of res judicata – Misuse of powers – Manifest error of assessment – Principle of sound administration – Proportionality)
Date: 2024-06-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, abuse of power, bank resolution, company in difficulties, credit institution, financial supervision, fund (EU), principle of proportionality








C_202404465EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4465


22.7.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel and Others v ECB


(Case T-189/22)
                (1)

(Economic and monetary policy - Supervision of credit institutions - Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB - Setting of prudential requirements - Irrevocable payment commitments - Force of res judicata - Misuse of powers - Manifest error of assessment - Principle of sound administration - Proportionality)
(C/2024/4465)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel (Paris, France) and the 37 other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to the judgment (represented by: A. Gosset-Grainville and M. Trabucchi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (represented by: K. Lackhoff, D. Segoin and F. Bonnard, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek annulment, first, of point 1.4 and points 3.4.1 to 3.4.8 of Decision ECB-SSM-2022-FRCMU-6 of the European Central Bank (ECB) of 2 February 2022, including the annexes thereto, in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to the irrevocable payment commitments (‘the IPCs’) concerning deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds, and, second, of point 1.4 and points 3.4.1 to 3.4.8 of Decision ECB-SSM-2022-FRCMU-75 of the ECB of 21 December 2022, including the annexes thereto, in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to ICPs concerning deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel and the other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 213, 30.5.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4465/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-394/24: Action brought on 5 June 2024 – European Commission v Italian Republic
Date: 2024-06-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: debt, hiring, infringement of EU law, national implementing measure, payment, protection of communications, public authorities, trading operation, video surveillance








C_202404318EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4318


15.7.2024






Action brought on 5 June 2024 – European Commission v Italian Republic


(Case C-394/24)

(C/2024/4318)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: G. Gattinara, M. Ioan, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic

Form of order sought

The Commission claims that the Court should:






1)


declare that:






—


by having interpreted and applied Article 168-bis(1) of the DPR of 30 May 2002 n. 115 in such a way that the supply for consideration of a rental service of equipment for telephone and environmental wiretapping is not regarded as a commercial transaction within the meaning of Article 2(1) of Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions, (1) and










—


by having failed to ensure that, from 2018 to 2023, its public administrative authorities observed in practice the time limits for payments provided for in Article 4(3) of Directive 2011/7/EU for the payment of consideration for rental services of equipment for telephone and environmental wiretapping,
the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under those provisions of the directive;














2)


order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

By its first plea, the Commission submits that the interpretation and application of the Article 168-bis(1) of the DPR of 30 May 2002 n. 115 as excluding rental service for consideration of equipment for telephone and environmental wiretapping from the definition of ‘commercial transaction’ within the meaning of Article 2(1) of Directive 2011/7/EU is incompatible with the obligations incumbent on Italy under that provision. According to the Commission, this is the consequence of a literal, contextual and teleological interpretation of the provision concerned.
By its second plea, the Commission argues that the average time for payment of rental services for consideration of equipment for telephone and environmental wiretapping observed by the Italian authorities from 2018 to 2023 exceeds the time limit of 30 days laid down in Article 4(3) of that directive. As a result, according to the Commission, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil the obligations under that provision.


(1)  
            OJ 2011 L 48, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4318/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-190/22: Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – Banque postale v ECB (Economic and monetary policy – Supervision of credit institutions – Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB – Setting of prudential requirements – Irrevocable payment commitments – Force of res judicata – Misuse of powers – Manifest error of assessment – Principle of sound administration – Proportionality)
Date: 2024-06-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, France, abuse of power, bank resolution, company in difficulties, financial institution, financial supervision, fund (EU), governance, principle of proportionality








C_202404466EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4466


22.7.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2024 – Banque postale v ECB


(Case T-190/22)
                (1)

(Economic and monetary policy - Supervision of credit institutions - Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB - Setting of prudential requirements - Irrevocable payment commitments - Force of res judicata - Misuse of powers - Manifest error of assessment - Principle of sound administration - Proportionality)
(C/2024/4466)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: La Banque postale (Paris, France) (represented by: A. Gosset-Grainville and M. Trabucchi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (represented by: E. Yoo, D. Segoin and F. Bonnard, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment, first, of point 1.2 and points 3.2.1 to 3.2.8 of Decision ECB-SSM-2022-FRBPL-1 of the European Central Bank (ECB) of 2 February 2022, including the annexes thereto, in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to the irrevocable payment commitments (‘the IPCs’) concerning deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds, and, second, of point 1.2 and points 3.2.1 to 3.2.8 of Decision ECB-SSM-2022-FRBPL-12 of the ECB of 21 December 2022, including the annexes thereto, in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken in relation to ICPs concerning deposit guarantee schemes or resolution funds.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders La Banque postale to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 213, 30.5.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4466/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)