do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11640 – GENSTAR / TA / AFFINIPAY) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-08-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, health care, industrial equipment, investment company, legal profession, merger control, payment, software








C_202404904EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4904


2.8.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11640 – GENSTAR / TA / AFFINIPAY)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4904)


1.   
On 26 July 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:






—


Genstar Capital Partners LLC (‘Genstar’, USA),










—


TA Associates Management L.P. (‘TA Associates’, USA),










—


AffiniPay LLC (‘AffiniPay’, USA), controlled by TA Associates.




Genstar and TA Associates will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of AffiniPay.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Genstar is a private equity investor which invests in companies active in the financial services, healthcare, industrial technology, and software sectors,










—


TA Associates is a private equity firm with portfolio companies active in the consumer, business services, financial services, healthcare and technology sectors,










—


AffiniPay is a provider of payments solutions software and legal practice management software.






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.11640 – GENSTAR / TA / AFFINIPAY
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/2024/4904/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11611 – PAI PARTNERS / HFO GROUP)
Date: 2024-08-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Czechia, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, economic concentration, health service, investment company, merger control, nursing care








C_202405004EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5004


8.8.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11611 – PAI PARTNERS / HFO GROUP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5004)

On 2 August 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,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32024M11611. 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/2024/5004/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: 2024-08-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, motor vehicle industry, oxide








C_202404625EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4625


2.8.2024






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/2024/4625)


Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2024) 5096


26 July 2024


chromium trioxide (EC No 215-607-8; CAS No 1333-82-0)


Tenneco Automotive Europe BVBA, Avenue Du Bourget 50, 1130 Brussels, Belgium


REACH/24/27/0


Functional chrome plating of shock absorber rods for the automotive sector


18 November 2028


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(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/2024/4625/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: 2024-08-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, motor vehicle industry, oxide








C_202404622EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4622


2.8.2024






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/2024/4622)


Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2024) 5099



26 July 2024



chromium trioxide (EC No 215-607-8; CAS No 1333-82-0)


Monroe Czechia s.r.o., Rychnovská 383, 46342 Hodkovice nad, Mohelkou, Czechia


REACH/24/29/0


Functional chrome plating of shock absorber rods for the automotive sector


18 November 2028


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(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/2024/4622/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: 2024-08-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, motor vehicle industry, oxide








C_202404761EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4761


2.8.2024






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/2024/4761)


Decision partially granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2024) 5094


26 July 2024


chromium trioxide (EC No 215-607-8; CAS No 1333-82-0)


Cromaplast S.p.A., Via Gasdotto 37, 36078 Valdagno, Italy


REACH/24/25/0


Pre-treatment (etch) in the chrome plating process of exterior automotive plastic components


16 August 2033


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.




REACH/24/25/1


Chrome plating of exterior automotive plastic components


16 August 2028






(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/2024/4761/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 4,25 % on 1 August 2024 – Euro exchange rates
Date: 2024-08-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_202404789EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4789


2.8.2024






Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

            4,25 % on 1 August 2024
         
Euro exchange rates (2)


            1 August 2024
         
(C/2024/4789)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0789 




JPY


Japanese yen


162,66 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4613 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84328 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,5220 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9467 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7465 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,454 




HUF


Hungarian forint


395,55 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2958 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9756 




TRY


Turkish lira


35,7061 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6501 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4912 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4320 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8140 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4437 




KRW


South Korean won


1 474,13 




ZAR


South African rand


19,6134 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8203 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 549,06 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9295 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,912 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,409 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,1120 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,9936 




INR


Indian rupee


90,3485 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4789/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-402/24: Action brought on 2 August 2024 – Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists v EUIPO – Grande Vitae (VITAE)
Date: 2024-08-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_202405428EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5428


16.9.2024






Action brought on 2 August 2024 – Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists v EUIPO – Grande Vitae (VITAE)


(Case T-402/24)

(C/2024/5428)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists SLU (Logroño, Spain) (represented by: L. Broschat García and L. Polo Flores, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Grande Vitae GmbH (Delmenhorst, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark VITAE – European Union trade mark No 1 769 314

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 June 2024 in Case R 1156/2023-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to cancel the trade mark at issue due to lack of genuine use;










—


order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to pay the costs of the proceedings before the General Court, as well as those of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 19 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625;










—


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/2024/5428/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Council Decision of 22 July 2024 replacing a member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Latvia (OJ C, C/2024/4883, 31.7.2024)
Date: 2024-08-02
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cedefop, Latvia, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)








C_202490056EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/90056


2.8.2024






Corrigendum to Council Decision of 26 July 2024 replacing a member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Latvia
(
Official Journal of the European Union C, C/2024/4883, 31 July 2024
)

In the title:







for:




                           ‘
                           26 July 2024
                           ’,












read:




                           ‘
                           22 July 2024
                           ’.





In the concluding formula, place and date:







for:




                           ‘Done at Brussels, 26 July 2024.’,












read:




                           ‘Done at Brussels, 22 July 2024.’.





In the concluding formula, signature:







for:




                           ‘BÓKA J.’,












read:




                           ‘J. BORRELL FONTELLES’.







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/2024/4883/corrigendum/2024-08-02/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-403/24: Action brought on 2 August 2024 – Anbouba v Council
Date: 2024-08-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, right to justice, right to property, rights of the defence








C_202405830EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5830


7.10.2024






Action brought on 2 August 2024 – Anbouba v Council


(Case T-403/24)

(C/2024/5830)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties


Applicant: Issam Anbouba (Beirut, Lebanon) (represented by: St. Koev, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


consider the action to be admissible and well founded in its entirety;










—


declare that the contested acts may be annulled in part;










—


annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1510 of 27 May 2024 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (1) in so far as it adds Mr Issam Anbouba to the list contained in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP referred to above, and










—


annul Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1517 of 27 May 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, (2) in so far as it adds Mr Issam Anbouba to the list contained in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 referred to above;










—


order the Council of the European Union to pay all the applicant’s legal costs, expenses, fees and other expenditure linked to his defence.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on seven pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging material infringement of the rights of the defence and the right to a fair trial;










2.


Second plea in law, alleging failure to fulfil the obligation to state reasons;










3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of the right to effective judicial protection.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging an error of assessment on the part of the Council of the European Union;










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging infringement of the right to property, of the principle of proportionality and of the freedom to conduct a business;










6.


Sixth plea in law, alleging infringement of the right to a normal life;










7.


Seventh plea in law, alleging a serious infringement of the right to the protection of reputation.






(1)  ОJ L 2024/1510.

(2)  ОJ L 2024/1517.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5830/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: 2024-08-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, motor vehicle industry, oxide








C_202404623EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4623


2.8.2024






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/2024/4623)


Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2024) 5114


26 July 2024


chromium trioxide (EC No 215-607-8; CAS No 1333-82-0)


Tenneco Automotive Eastern Europe Sp. Z o.o., Bojkowska 59, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland


REACH/24/26/0


Functional chrome plating of shock absorber rods for the automotive sector


18 November 2028


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(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/2024/4623/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: 2024-08-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, oxide, plumbing equipment








C_202404757EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4757


2.8.2024






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/2024/4757)


Decision granting an authorisation














Reference of the decision
 (2)




Date of decision




Substance name




Holder of the authorisation




Authorisation number




Authorised use




Date of expiry of review period




Reasons for the decision





C(2024) 5268


29 July 2024


chromium trioxide (EC No 215-607-8; CAS No 1333-82-0)


Metalbrass s.r.l., Via Brughiere 19, 28887 Omegna, Italy


REACH/24/36/0


Electroplating of metal substrates to achieve functional surfaces for the sanitary sector


17 November 2028


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(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/sum/C/2024/4757/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)