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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11742 – SENNDER / EST) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-11-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Europe, carriage of goods, economic concentration, electric vehicle, large vehicle, merger control, rail transport, transport company








C_202407051EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7051


20.11.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11742 – SENNDER / EST)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7051)


1.   
On 11 November 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:






—


sennder Technologies GmbH German (‘sennder’, Germany),










—


EST Europe Holdings B.V. (‘EST’, the Netherlands), controlled by C.H. Robinson Europe B.V. (‘CHR,’ the Netherlands).




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


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






—


sennder provides full truckload freight forwarding services, services ancillary to freight forwarding, and pay-per-use offerings for electric trucks. Sennder is mainly active in Europe,










—


EST provides full truckload and less-than truckload freight forwarding services, services ancillary to freight forwarding, and rail freight forwarding. EST is mainly active in Europe.






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.11742 – SENNDER / EST
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/2024/7051/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-592/24: Action brought on 20 November 2024 – EFFAS v EUIPO – CFA Institute (CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst)
Date: 2024-11-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, education, electronic publishing, financial analysis, registered trade mark, teaching materials, trade-mark law, vocational training








C_202500404EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/404


27.1.2025






Action brought on 20 November 2024 – EFFAS v EUIPO – CFA Institute (CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst)


(Case T-592/24)

(C/2025/404)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: European Federation of Financial Analysts’ Societies (EFFAS) (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: CFA Institute (Charlottesville, Virginia, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst – Application for registration No 14 902 341

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 September 2024 in Case R 1418/2022-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the intervener, if any, to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/404/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-802/24, Reibel: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Svea hovrätt (Sweden) lodged on 20 November 2024 – NV Reibel v JSC VO Stankoimport
Date: 2024-11-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, advance payment, alternative dispute resolution, application of the law, arbitration, claim, economic sanctions, international sanctions, ruling








C_202500535EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/535


3.2.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Svea hovrätt (Sweden) lodged on 20 November 2024 – NV Reibel v JSC VO Stankoimport


(Case C-802/24, Reibel)

(C/2025/535)
Language of the case: Swedish

Referring court

Svea hovrätt

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: NV Reibel

Defendant: JSC VO Stankoimport

Questions referred







1.


Must Regulation 833/2014 (1) be interpreted as meaning that parties to an agreement are precluded from reaching an agreement out of court on claims which, under Article 11(1) of that regulation, are not to be satisfied and that amicable settlements reached by parties to an agreement on claims covered by Article 11(1) are null and void in civil law?










2.


Must Article 11 of Regulation 833/2014 be interpreted as meaning that a national court hearing an application for setting aside or annulment of an arbitration award in which that article has been applied must determine of its own motion whether the arbitration tribunal’s application of the law is compatible with Regulation 833/2014 and, in such a case, must the national court annul or set aside the arbitration award in whole or in part if the arbitration tribunal’s application of the law was contrary to the regulation?










3.


Must Article 11(1) of Regulation 833/2014 be interpreted as not precluding satisfaction of a claim if the claim concerns






(a)


repayment of an advance payment in respect of goods which were never supplied on account of measures under the regulation?










(b)


interest on a claim mentioned in (a)?










(1)  Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 229, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/535/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 19 November 2024
Date: 2024-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202406704EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6704


20.11.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            19 November 2024
         
(C/2024/6704)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0578 




JPY


Japanese yen


162,71 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4591 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83638 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,5840 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9329 




ISK


Iceland króna


145,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,6595 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,284 




HUF


Hungarian forint


407,45 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3303 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9769 




TRY


Turkish lira


36,5558 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6264 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4833 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2335 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7949 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4163 




KRW


South Korean won


1 472,84 




ZAR


South African rand


19,0970 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6578 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 759,52 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7315 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,314 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,521 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,1212 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4956 




INR


Indian rupee


89,2935 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6704/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-33/23: Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – Domator24 v EUIPO – Acer (PREDATOR) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark PREDATOR – Earlier EU word mark PREDATOR – Relative ground for invalidity – Likelihood of confusion – Complementarity and similarity of the goods – 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))
Date: 2024-11-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, furniture industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202500549EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/549


3.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – Domator24 v EUIPO – Acer (PREDATOR)


(Case T-33/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark PREDATOR - Earlier EU word mark PREDATOR - Relative ground for invalidity - Likelihood of confusion - Complementarity and similarity of the goods - 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))
(C/2025/549)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Domator24 sp. z o.o. (Zielona Góra, Poland) (represented by: T. Gawliczek, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Acer, Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan) (represented by: R. Schiffer, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 November 2022 (Case R 381/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Domator24 sp. z o.o. to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 94, 13.3.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/549/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.115099
Date: 2024-11-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, Thuringia, animal production, control of State aid








C_202406986EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6986


20.11.2024






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.115099
(C/2024/6986)








Date of adoption of the decision


3.10.2024




Aid number


SA.115099




Member State


Germany




Region


Thüringen




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Thüringen: Erlass Gewährung von Beihilfen für große Unternehmen (Nicht-KMU) zu den Kosten für die Verhütung, Bekämpfung und Tilgung von Tierseuchen durch den Freistaat Thüringen außerhalb der in den §§ 15 und 16 Abs. 4 Satz 2 des Tiergesundheitsgesetzes (TierGesG) geregelten Fälle




Legal basis


Erlass des TMASGFF: Gewährung von Beihilfen für große Unternehmen (Nicht-KMU) zu den Kosten für die Verhütung, Bekämpfung und Tilgung von Tierseuchen durch den Freistaat Thüringen außerhalb der in den §§ 15 und 16 Abs. 4 Satz 2 des Tiergesundheitsgesetzes (Tier-GesG) geregelten Fälle




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas




Form of aid


Subsidised services




Budget


Overall budget: 396 000  EUR
Annual budget: 30 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2031




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Thüringer Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz




Tennstedter Str. 8/9 99947 Bad Langensalza








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/2024/6986/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-733/19: Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology and Sunowe Solar v Commission (Dumping – Subsidies – Imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and cells originating in or consigned from China – Definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties – Undertaking – Invalidation of undertaking invoices – Legal basis – Article 8(9) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 – Article 13(9) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 – Related company – First independent customer – Article 3(1)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 – Article 2(1)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 – Implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/367 and 2017/366)
Date: 2024-11-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, countervailing charge, import (EU), invoicing, originating product, photovoltaic cell, semi-metal, solar collector








C_202500541EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/541


3.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology and Sunowe Solar v Commission


(Case T-733/19)
                (1)

(Dumping - Subsidies - Imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and cells originating in or consigned from China - Definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties - Undertaking - Invalidation of undertaking invoices - Legal basis - Article 8(9) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 - Article 13(9) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 - Related company - First independent customer - Article 3(1)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 - Article 2(1)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 - Implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/367 and 2017/366)
(C/2025/541)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology Ltd (Shaoxing, China) and Sunowe Solar GmbH (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: Y. Melin and I. Fressynet, lawyers, and D. Arnold, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Maxian Rusche and R. Pethke, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: H. Marcos Fraile and B. Driessen, acting as Agents, and by N. Tuominen, lawyer)

Re:

By their action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1329 of 6 August 2019 invalidating invoices issued by Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology Ltd in breach of the undertaking repealed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1570 (OJ 2019 L 207, p. 12).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology Ltd and Sunowe Solar GmbH to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 432, 23.12.2019.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/541/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-376/23: Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – Washtower IP v EUIPO – LG Electronics (WASHTOWER) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark WASHTOWER – Absolute ground for invalidity – Descriptiveness – Article 7(1)(c) and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-11-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, furniture industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202500551EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/551


3.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – Washtower IP v EUIPO – LG Electronics (WASHTOWER)


(Case T-376/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark WASHTOWER - Absolute ground for invalidity - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2025/551)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Washtower IP BV (Hengelo, Netherlands) (represented by: L. Fresco, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: LG Electronics, Inc. (Seoul, South Korea) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 April 2023 (Case R 412/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action.










2.


Orders Washtower IP BV to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 296, 21.8.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/551/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-13/24: Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – Pernod Ricard v EUIPO – West End Drinks (The King of Soho) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark The King of Soho – Earlier EU and national word marks SOHO – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Correction of the decision of the Board of Appeal – Article 102 of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-11-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, spirits, trade-mark law








C_202500563EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/563


3.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – Pernod Ricard v EUIPO – West End Drinks (The King of Soho)


(Case T-13/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark The King of Soho - Earlier EU and national word marks SOHO - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Correction of the decision of the Board of Appeal - Article 102 of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2025/563)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Pernod Ricard (Paris, France) (represented by: T. de Haan and S. Vandezande, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: West End Drinks Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J.-C. Rebling, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 November 2023 (Case R 1380/2022-5), correcting the decision of 19 June 2023.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 November 2023 (Case R 1380/2022-5) in so far as it deleted paragraph 45 of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of 19 June 2023 (Case R 1380/2022-5) and in so far as it amended paragraphs 95 and 98 thereof relating to the assessment of conceptual similarity, paragraph 95 thereof relating to the assessment of phonetic similarity and paragraph 107 thereof relating to the level of attention of the relevant public;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders EUIPO, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by Pernod Ricard;










4.


Declares that West End Drinks Ltd shall bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/1556, 26.2.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/563/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11759 – MML / APHEON / TMC)
Date: 2024-11-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, research and development, technology








C_202407116EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7116


26.11.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11759 – MML / APHEON / TMC)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7116)

On 20 November 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 32024M11759. 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/2024/7116/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)