do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11758 – VANDEN AVENNE / ALCOGROUP / IGPC) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, Europe, European Economic Area, agricultural product, biofuel, by-product, distributor, economic concentration, merger control, supply








C_202406317EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6317


21.10.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11758 – VANDEN AVENNE / ALCOGROUP / IGPC)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6317)


1.   
On 14 October 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:






—


Alcogroup SA (‘Alcogroup’, Belgium),










—


Groep Vanden Avenne Commodities NV (‘Vanden Avenne’, Belgium),










—


Integrated Grain Processors Co-operative Inc. (‘IGPC’, Canada).




Alcogroup and Vanden Avenne acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1), point (b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of IGPC.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Alcogroup distributes bioethanol for fuel and industrial applications in Europe.










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Vanden Avenne supplies vegetable primary materials (including processed vegetable primary materials) to the feed, food and biofuel industries in the EEA. Vanden Avenne is also active in grain storage.










—


IGPC produces and supplies bioethanol for fuel purposes and by-products (such as CO2 and animal feed). IGPC has one production site in Canada and primarily sells its production in Canada.




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.


3.   
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.11758 – VANDEN AVENNE / ALCOGROUP / IGPC
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/2024/6317/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-543/24: Action brought on 21 October 2024 – Aboca v EUIPO – Azienda Agroalimentare Grignano (ABOCA)
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, cereal product, cocoa, coffee, confectionery, confectionery product, instant product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202407368EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7368


16.12.2024






Action brought on 21 October 2024 – Aboca v EUIPO – Azienda Agroalimentare Grignano (ABOCA)


(Case T-543/24)

(C/2024/7368)
Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Aboca SpA Soc. agr. (Sansepolcro, Italy) (represented by: K. Muraro, G. Russo and C. Comolli Acquaviva, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Azienda Agroalimentare Grignano Srl (Pontassieve, Italy)

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: EU word mark ABOCA – EU trade mark No 2 953 032

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 August 2024 in Case R 555/2023-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul and, if appropriate, alter the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the intervener to pay the procedural costs relating to the proceedings before the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO, in accordance with Article 190 of the Rules of Procedure;










—


order EUIPO and the potential intervener to pay all the costs of the present proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Misinterpretation of Article 58(1)(a), read in conjunction with Article 18, of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Incorrect assessment of the evidence to the negative.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7368/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.108787
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, aid to agriculture, animal production, control of State aid








C_202406308EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6308


21.10.2024






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.108787
(C/2024/6308)








Date of adoption of the decision


17.1.2024




Aid number


SA.108787




Member State


Czechia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


DP 8.F.c. Podpora vybraných činností zaměřených na ozdravování chovů drůbeže zvýšením biologické bezpečnosti




Legal basis


Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, v platném zněníZásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací na základě § 2 a § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství (dotační program 8.F.c.)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 19 600 000 000  CZK
Annual budget: 2 800 000 000  CZK




Intensity


50,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2029




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Státní zemědělský intervenční fond (SZIF)




Ve Smečkách 33, Praha 1, 110 00








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/2024/6308/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-547/24: Action brought on 21 October 2024 – Novartis Europharm v Commission
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: drug surveillance, generic drug, market approval








C_202500396EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/396


27.1.2025






Action brought on 21 October 2024 – Novartis Europharm v Commission


(Case T-547/24)

(C/2025/396)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Novartis Europharm Ltd (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: C. Schoonderbeek and B. Jong, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the European Commission, the Defendant, of 22 August 2024 C(2024) 6053 final granting marketing authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 for ‘Nilotinib Accord – nilotinib’, a medicinal product for human use; and










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Plea in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law.
Violation of the conditions for the grant of generic marketing authorisations as set out in Article 10(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC (1) read in conjunction with Article 11 of that Directive and Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (2).


(1)  Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ 2001, L 311, p. 67).

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (OJ 2004, L 136, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/396/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11761 – TPG / NEW MOUNTAIN / HB) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United States, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_202406315EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6315


21.10.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11761 – TPG / NEW MOUNTAIN / HB)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6315)


1.   
On 11 October 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:






—


TPG Inc. (‘TPG’, United States),










—


New Mountain Capital, LLC (‘New Mountain’, United States),










—


Homrich Berg Wealth Management, LLC (‘HB’, United States).




TPG and New Mountain will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of HB, along with HB’s own management.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


TPG is a global alternative asset management firm,










—


New Mountain is a private equity investment firm,










—


HB is a wealth management firm offering financial planning and investment management services to high-net-worth customers in the United States.






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.11761 – TPG / NEW MOUNTAIN / HB
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/2024/6315/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision No 1/2024 of the EU-Common Transit Countries Joint Committee established by the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods of 21 October 2024 as regards an invitation to Georgia to accede to that Convention [2025/198]
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: EFTA Member States, European Union, Joint Committee, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Subjects: Georgia, accession to an agreement, carriage of goods, customs cooperation, customs document, customs formalities, customs transit, international convention, joint committee (EU)








L_202500198EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/198


30.1.2025







            DECISION No 1/2024 of the EU-Common Transit Countries Joint Committee established by the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods
of 21 October 2024
         
as regards an invitation to Georgia to accede to that Convention [2025/198]


THE EU-CTC JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods (1), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Georgia has expressed its wish to accede to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods (the ‘Convention’).












(2)


The exchange of goods with Georgia would be facilitated by simplifying the formalities which affect the trade in goods between that country and the European Union, Iceland, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.












(3)


Therefore, it is appropriate to invite Georgia to accede to the Convention,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Georgia shall be invited to accede to the Convention in accordance with Article 11a thereof as from 1 December 2024.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 21 October 2024.


For the EU-CTC Joint Committee


The President

Matthias PETSCHKE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 134, 22.5.1987, p. 2.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/198/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_202406361EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6361


21.10.2024






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(C/2024/6361)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


21.9.2024




Duration


21.9.2024 – 31.12.2024




Member State


Italy




Stock or Group of stocks


ALB/MED (including ALB/MED-BC and ALB/MED-SR)




Species


Mediterranean Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)




Zone


Mediterranean Sea




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


10/TQ257






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6361/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11712 – WATERLAND / LEBARA)
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, mobile communication








C_202406488EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6488


28.10.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11712 – WATERLAND / LEBARA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6488)

On 21 October 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 32024M11712. 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/2024/6488/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11637 – SONOCO / EVIOSYS)
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Europe, composite materials, economic concentration, merger control, packaging product








C_202406486EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6486


28.10.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11637 – SONOCO / EVIOSYS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6486)

On 21 October 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 32024M11637. 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/2024/6486/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)