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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11721 - STX / MARINE OLIE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-10-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: biofuel, broker, consultancy, economic concentration, industrial fat, merger control, vegetable oil








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C/2024/6673


30.10.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11721 - STX / MARINE OLIE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6673)


1.   
On 23 October 2024, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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STX Commodities Holding B.V. (‘STX’, Netherlands), through MOH Holding B.V. (Netherlands),










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Marson B.V. and its subsidiaries (‘Marine Olie’, Netherlands).




STX will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Marine Olie.
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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STX is a trader of biofuels and related products and a provider of climate solutions (e.g. consulting services, reduction strategies, offsetting solutions and value chain optimization),










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Marine Olie is a trader of vegetable oils and fats, and stores and handles technical oils and fats (mainly used as raw materials for the production of animal feed, biodiesel and biological heating oil (‘BHO’).






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.11721 - STX / MARINE OLIE
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/2024/6673/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-753/24, Rzepacz: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 30 October 2024 – Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A. v MS and MS
Date: 2024-10-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to the courts, bank, claim, consumer credit, consumer protection, limitation of legal proceedings, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, unfair terms of contract








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C/2025/533


3.2.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 30 October 2024 – Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A. v MS and MS


(Case C-753/24, Rzepacz)
                (1)

(C/2025/533)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie

Parties to the main proceedings


Party initiating the proceedings before the referring court: Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A.

Other party to the proceedings: MS and MS

Question referred

Should Article 7(1) of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (2) and the principles of effectiveness, proportionality, legal certainty and access to justice be interpreted as meaning that they preclude national provisions which allow the domestic court, if so required by reasons of equity or the rules of social conduct, to grant a time-barred claim brought by a seller or supplier against a consumer for the recovery of sums wrongfully paid on the basis of an agreement which has become invalid because it contains unfair contractual terms?


(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  
            OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/533/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-560/24: Action brought on 30 October 2024 – Gilmar v EUIPO – Drifa (ICE)
Date: 2024-10-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, decorative item, footwear industry, registered trade mark, service, textile product, trade-mark law








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C/2025/90


6.1.2025






Action brought on 30 October 2024 – Gilmar v EUIPO – Drifa (ICE)


(Case T-560/24)

(C/2025/90)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Gilmar SpA (San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy) (represented by: F. Casanti and G. Ghisletti, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Drifa ehf. (Garöabaer, Iceland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark ICE – European Union trade mark No 10941615

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 September 2024 in Case R 307/2024-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul the contested decision;










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order the defendant and Drifa ehf. to bear the fees and costs incurred by the applicant in the present proceeding, as well as those incurred by it before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO.





Plea in law







—


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/2025/90/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.115926
Date: 2024-10-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/6493


30.10.2024






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.115926
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6493)








Date of adoption of the decision


21.10.2024




Aid number


SA.115926




Member State


Ireland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Regional Aid Map for Ireland (2022-2027)




Legal basis


N/A




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


 




Budget


Overall budget: 0 EUR
Annual budget: 0 EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


1.3.2024 - 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Enterprise Trade and Employment




23 Kildare Street Dublin 2








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/2024/6493/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11650 – RIL / TWDC / BTS1 / SIPL)
Date: 2024-10-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: India, advanced materials, culture industry, economic concentration, mass media, merger control, oil industry, provision of services, renewable energy, telecommunications








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C/2024/6785


7.11.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11650 – RIL / TWDC / BTS1 / SIPL)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6785)

On 30 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:






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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 32024M11650. 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/2024/6785/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M. 11706 – CINVEN / AISE / FRESSNAPF)
Date: 2024-10-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pet food, retail selling, supply








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C/2024/6672


30.10.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M. 11706 – CINVEN / AISE / FRESSNAPF)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6672)


1.   
On 24 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:






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Cinven Capital Management (VII) General Partner Limited (UK), belonging to the Cinven group (‘Cinven’),










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Allegro Invest SE (‘AISE’) (Germany),










—


Fressnapf Holding SE (‘Fressnapf’) (Germany), solely controlled by AISE.




Cinven and AISE will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Fressnapf.
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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Cinven is a private equity firm engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services. Cinven’s portfolio companies are active in a variety of sectors, including the manufacture and supply of pet food.










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AISE is an investment vehicle with portfolio companies active in the retail sale of pet food ad accessories.






3.   

Fressnapf is active in the supply of pet care products including pet food and accessories, pets and zoological supplies, at a retail level through approximately 2 100 stores located in 14 countries across Europe.



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.



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. 11706 - CINVEN / AISE / FRESSNAPF
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/2024/6672/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.116092
Date: 2024-10-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202406591EN.000101.fmx.xml












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C/2024/6591


30.10.2024






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.116092
(C/2024/6591)








Date of adoption of the decision


16.10.2024




Aid number


SA.116092




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: СХЕМА ЗА ДЪРЖАВНА ПОМОЩ ‘Помощ в подкрепа на ликвидността на земеделски стопани за преодоляване на негативното икономическо въздействие на руската агресия срещу Украйна’




Legal basis


Чл. 11, ал. 2, т. 1 и чл. 12, ал. 1, т. 2 от Закона за подпомагане на земеделските производители.Act for support of agricultural producers




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 166 000 000  BGN




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Павлина Ангелова (Държавен фонд ‘Земеделие’ - Разплащателна агенция)




бул. ‘Цар Борис III’ 136, София, България








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/2024/6591/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)