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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11522 – CERBERUS / VELOBANK)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bank, banking, economic concentration, investment, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_202403987EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/3987


24.6.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11522 – CERBERUS / VELOBANK)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3987)

On 14 June 2024, 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:






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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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32024M11522. 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/2024/3987/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11246 - ROLEX / BUCHERER)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: clock and watch industry, economic concentration, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, luxury products industry, merger control, precious stones








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/3833


14.6.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11246 - ROLEX / BUCHERER)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3833)


1.   
On 6 June 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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Rolex Holding SA (‘Rolex’, Switzerland),










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Bucherer Holding AG and Bucherer Immobilien AG (‘Bucherer’, Switzerland).




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


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






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Rolex is mainly active in the development, manufacture and marketing of prestige and luxury watches as well as their sale to retailers worldwide, including in the EEA,










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Bucherer is mainly active in the sale of factory new and pre-owned luxury watches as well as of fine jewellery to end consumers and, to a limited extent, the independent manufacturing of watches and jewellery under its own brands, Carl F. Bucherer and Bucherer Fine Jewellery, in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Switzerland.






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.11246 - ROLEX / BUCHERER
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/2024/3833/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11535 – APG ASSET MANAGEMENT / STONEPEAK / EUNETWORKS)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, transmission network








C_202403989EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
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C/2024/3989


24.6.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11535 – APG ASSET MANAGEMENT / STONEPEAK / EUNETWORKS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3989)

On 14 June 2024, 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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32024M11535. 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/2024/3989/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-306/24: Action brought on 14 June 2024 – sprd.net v EUIPO (Position of a capital letter I and a heart on an item of clothing)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/4608


29.7.2024






Action brought on 14 June 2024 – sprd.net v EUIPO (Position of a capital letter ‘I’ and a heart on an item of clothing)


(Case T-306/24)

(C/2024/4608)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: sprd.net AG (Leipzig, Germany) (represented by: J. Hellenbrand, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for an EU position mark comprising a capital letter ‘I’ and a heart on an item of clothing – Application for registration No 18 705 046
         

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 April 2024 in Case R 1775/2023-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul the contested decision;










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order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







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










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Infringement of Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










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Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










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Infringement of the principle of non-arbitrariness.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4608/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)