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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11752 – OEP / ETHOS ENERGY) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric machinery, industrial equipment, investment company, maintenance, merger control, provision of services








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C/2024/7275


4.12.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11752 – OEP / ETHOS ENERGY)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7275)


1.   
On 26 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:






—


OEP Capital Advisors, LP (‘OEP’, United States),










—


Ethos Energy Group Limited (‘Ethos Energy’, United Kingdom), currently jointly controlled by Wood Group Power Investments Limited (United Kingdom) and Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG (Germany).




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


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






—


OEP is a middle-market private equity firm focusing on combinations within the industrial, healthcare and technology sectors in North America and Europe,










—


Ethos Energy is an independent service provider specializing in the maintenance and servicing of equipment, the manufacture of power transformers and generators and the operation and maintenance of third party industrial facilities.






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.11752 – OEP / ETHOS ENERGY
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/2024/7275/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11625 – EPCG / IDS)
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, delivery, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, postal service, provision of services








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C/2024/7276


4.12.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11625 – EPCG / IDS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7276)


1.   
On 26 November 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:






—


EP Group, a.s. (‘EPCG’, Czech Republic), controlled by Mr. Daniel Křetínsky, a national of the Czech Republic,










—


International Distribution Services Plc (‘IDS’, United Kingdom).




EPCG will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of IDS.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 29 May 2024.


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






—


EPCG is an investment holding company controlled by Mr. Křetínský. Mr. Křetínský holds interests in companies active across Europe in sectors such as energy, infrastructure, food, logistics, media, and e-commerce,










—


IDS is the holding company of the Royal Mail Group providing postal and delivery services in the United Kingdom and of General Logistics Systems B.V., an international provider of small package delivery services.






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:
M.11625 – EPCG / IDS
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/2024/7276/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-830/24, Trivium Packaging Italy: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Reggio Emilia (Italy) lodged on 4 December 2024 – IB v Trivium Packaging Italy Srl
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: allocation of work, employment service, equal treatment, full-time employment, job mobility, work contract








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C/2025/1739


31.3.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Reggio Emilia (Italy) lodged on 4 December 2024 – IB v Trivium Packaging Italy Srl


(Case C-830/24, Trivium Packaging Italy)

(C/2025/1739)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Reggio Emilia

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: IB

Defendant: Trivium Packaging Italy Srl

Question referred

Should Article 5(5) of [Directive 2008/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008] (1) be interpreted as precluding the application of Article 34(1) et seq. [of decreto legislativo del 15 giugno 2015, n. 81 (Legislative Decree No 81 of 15 June 2015)] on staff leasing, in so far as such staff leasing: (a) does not place limits on the assignment of the same worker to the same user undertaking; (b) does not require that, in order for the use of staff leasing to be lawful, there must be technical, production, organisational or replacement reasons for having recourse to such staff leasing; and (c) does not provide that, in order for the use of such a form of employment contract to be lawful, the production requirement of the user undertaking must be temporary in nature?


(1)  
            OJ 2008 L 327, p. 9.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1739/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 3 December 2024
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/7224


4.12.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            3 December 2024
         
(C/2024/7224)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0512 




JPY


Japanese yen


157,30 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4589 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83123 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,5755 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9309 




ISK


Iceland króna


145,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,6290 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,224 




HUF


Hungarian forint


414,65 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2973 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9769 




TRY


Turkish lira


36,5294 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6220 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4753 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,1818 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7873 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4140 




KRW


South Korean won


1 474,90 




ZAR


South African rand


19,0304 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6589 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 749,14 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6989 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,584 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,182 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3820 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,3906 




INR


Indian rupee


89,0170 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7224/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-11/24: Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Puma v EUIPO – Li Puma (LaZZarO by Li Puma) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark LaZZarO by Li Puma – Earlier EU figurative marks PUMA – Relative ground for refusal – No injury to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Link between the marks at issue)
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, consultancy, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, waste recycling








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C/2025/727


10.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Puma v EUIPO – Li Puma (LaZZarO by Li Puma)


(Case T-11/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark LaZZarO by Li Puma - Earlier EU figurative marks PUMA - Relative ground for refusal - No injury to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Link between the marks at issue)
(C/2025/727)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: M. Schunke and P. Trieb, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Luca Gottardo Li Puma (Turin, Italy)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 31 October 2023 (Case R 2290/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Puma SE to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/1555, 26.2.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/727/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11569 – DELI HOME / HWI / HOUTWERF / DISTRI-HOUT)
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Netherlands, building materials, economic concentration, hand tool, merger control, retail trade, wholesale trade, wood product








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/7278


4.12.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11569 – DELI HOME / HWI / HOUTWERF / DISTRI-HOUT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7278)


1.   
On 26 November 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:






—


Deli Home Holding B.V. (‘Deli Home’, the Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Ardian France SA (‘Ardian’, France),










—


Houtwerf International B.V. (‘HWI’, the Netherlands),










—


Houtwerf B.V. (‘Houtwerf’, the Netherlands), currently solely controlled by HWI,










—


Distri-hout N.V. (‘Distri-hout’, Belgium), currently solely controlled by HWI.




Deli Home and HWI will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Houtwerf and Distri-hout.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Deli Home is a producer and wholesaler of timber-based home improvement products, such as doors, floors, stairs, storage furniture, timber-based products and insect screens. Deli Home is ultimately controlled by Ardian, which also controls Maxeda that is active in DIY retail.










—


HWI is active in the wholesale of mainly timber-based products and DIY retail.






3.   
The business activities of the other undertakings are the following:






—


Houtwerf and Distri-hout are wholesalers of mainly timber-based products as well as garden materials, façade cladding, insulation, doors and decorative products in the Netherlands and Belgium.






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.11569 – DELI HOME / HWI / HOUTWERF / DISTRI-HOUT
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/2024/7278/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee – Amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC as regards the forest reproductive material of the tested category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production (COM(2024) 517 final — 2024/0214 (COD))
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: arboriculture, forest, forestry legislation, import (EU), marketing standard, originating product, plant propagation, seed, seedling, third country








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C/2025/777


11.2.2025






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee

Amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC as regards the forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production


(COM(2024) 517 final — 2024/0214 (COD))

(C/2025/777)







Referral


Council, 11.11.2024
European Parliament, 14.11.2024




Legal basis


Article 43(2) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment




Adopted at plenary session


4.12.2024




Plenary session No


592




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


187/0/1




Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it has decided to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.


Brussels, 4 December 2024.


The President


of the European Economic and Social Committee

Oliver RÖPKE
               





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/777/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11779 - OAKTREE / APOLLO) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pleasure craft








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C/2024/7277


4.12.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11779 - OAKTREE / APOLLO)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7277)


1.   
On 26 November 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:






—


Oaktree Capital Holdings LLC (USA), controlled by Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC, (USA) and Brookfield Corporation (Canada),










—


Apollo Group (USA).




Oaktree Capital Holdings LLC will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Apollo Group.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Oaktree Capital Holdings LLC is a global alternative and non-traditional investment management firm that invests in distressed debt, high yield bonds, convertible securities, senior loans, corporate control, real estate, emerging market equities and mezzanine finance,










—


Apollo Group is a full-service hospitality management company serving primarily cruise liners.






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.11779 - OAKTREE / APOLLO
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/2024/7277/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
European Citizens’ Initiative : step-by-step.
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Secretariat-General
Subjects: EU policy, European citizens' initiative, civil society, participatory democracy, representative democracy

TAKE  
THE INITIATIVE
European Citizens’  
Initiative
Help shape the European Union

European Citizens’ Initiative | Step-by-Step
The European Citizens’ Initiative is a tool of participatory democracy giving 
EU citizens the power to shape European policy.

START

Step 1: GET STARTED

 Form a group of 

organisers made up of 
at least 7 EU citizens old 
enough to vote in European 
elections and living in 7 
different EU countries. 

Max. 2 months  
(Possible revision of proposal:  
+ 2 months) 

Step 4:  GET STATEMENTS OF  

SUPPORT VERIFIED
 Get the statements of 
support verified by the 
relevant national authority 
in each country in which you 
have collected support. 

Max. 6 months: 
3 months to submit  
+ 3 months for verification

Step 2:  GET YOUR INITIATIVE 

REGISTERED
 Submit a request to register 
the initiative to the European 
Commission.

 The Commission will register your 

proposal (fully or partially) if it falls within its 
competences, and translate it into all official  
EU languages.

Start: max. 6 months  
after registration

Step 3: GET SUPPORT
Step 3:

 Collect at least 1 million 

statements of support 
overall with minimum 
numbers of signatories in at 
least 7 EU countries. You can 
collect support on paper and 
online.

Max. 12 months

Max. 3 months  
from end of verification 

Step 5: SUBMIT  
YOUR INITIATIVE 
 Once verified and if you have 
reached the required number 
of statements of support, 
submit your initiative to the 

Commission.

FINISH

For more information on how to organise a  
European citizens’ initiative: 

citizens-initiative.europa.eu

#EUTakeTheInitiative

Max. 
6 months

Step 6: 
GET AN ANSWER  

 You will have a meeting with the 

Commission and hearing at the 
Parliament. After consultations, analysis 
and debates, the Commission will adopt 
a formal response stating what action it 
intends to take.

 If the Commission considers proposing 

legislation, they will make a proposal, 
which will be submitted to the Parliament 
and the Council which will need to adopt 
it for it to become law.

© European Union, 2024. 
Reuse is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of European Commission 
documents is regulated by Decision 2011/833/EU (OJ L 330, 14.12.2011, p. 39).

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