Mayer Brown Europe-Brussels LLP Europe Daily News Thursday 20 November 2014 ANTITRUST Commission clears acquisition of Club Mediterranée by Fosun (M.7430) Midday Express 20.11.2014 Commission clears acquisition of CSC ServiceWorks by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Pamplona Capital Partners (M.7433) Midday Express 20.11.2014 Commission approves acquisition of joint control over 2 Portuguese insurance companies by Aegon and Santander (M.7389) Midday Express 20.11.2014 Tech patent owners may need to make ‘specific offer’ before seeking injunctions, EU Court opinion says (See Case C-170/13) Antitrust: Commission sends statement of objections to suspected participants in trucks cartel (IP/14/2002) CMA decision on acquisition by Werner Access Products of Youngman Group CMA consults on consumer law advice as part of work on higher education sector Communication from the Commission State aid - Publication of existing State aid measures in Croatia in the agriculture sector TRADE & CUSTOMS Judgment of the Court of 20.11.2014 in Case C-40/14, Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects, Chef de l’Agence de poursuites de la Direction nationale du renseignement et des enquêtes douanières, Direction régionale des douanes et droits indirects de Lyon Vs. Utopia SARL Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Customs union and Common Customs Tariff - Importation free of customs duties - Animals specially prepared for laboratory use - Public establishment or an authorised private establishment - Importer whose customers are such establishments - Packing materials or packing containers - Cages used for transportation of animals Judgment of the Court of 20.11.2014 in Case C-666/13, Rohm Semiconductor GmbH Vs. Hauptzollamt Krefeld Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Customs union - Tariff classification - Common Customs Tariff Combined Nomenclature - Headings 8541 and 8543 Modules for short-range data transmission and reception - Subheadings 8543 89 95 and 8543 90 80 Definition of parts of electrical machinery and apparatus CMA is considering the award of the Crossrail concession to MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited Agenda for Working Party on Customs Union of 24 November 2014 STATE AID Agenda & Background note - Foreign Affairs (Trade) Council meeting - Brussels, 21 November 2014 Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement OJ C 414 20.11.2014 p.2, 4 & 6 Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Union of melamine originating in the P.R. of China: change of the name of one company subject to the minimum import price Mayer Brown Europe-Brussels LLP Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Union of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in the P.R. of China: change of the name of companies subject to the anti-dumping duty rate for cooperating non-sampled companies Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Union of ceramic tiles originating in the P.R. of China: change of the name of a company subject to the anti-dumping duty rate for cooperating non-sampled companies Decision No 1/2014 of the Joint Cariforum-EU Council of 24.10.2014 set up by the EPA between the Cariforum States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, concerning participation in the Cariforum-EU Consultative Committee Commission to transparency Commission ministers further under fire boost from TTIP trade European Voice 20.11.2014 p.3 WTO - Trade Policy Review: Hong Kong, China on 19 & 21 November 2014 WTO launches discussion forum on 2014 World Trade Report Brazil rejects panel requested by the EU over tax measures INTERNAL MARKET & GENERAL Main Results of 3347th Council meeting General Affairs of 18 & 19.11.2014 Council conclusions on the 6th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion: investment for jobs and growth Speech by Marianne Thyssen : A fresh start for job creation and social fairness FINANCIAL SERVICES & TAXATION Securities financing transactions: Council agrees transparency rules Keynote speech by Steven Maijoor, Chair of ESMA at the "Regulatory measures to prevent another crisis?" ESMA - Summary of conclusions MB meeting of 24/09/14 ESMA - Summary of conclusions BoS meeting of 25/09/14 INDUSTRY, ENTERPRISES, RESEARCH Agenda for : Working Party on Technical Harmonisation on 27 November 2014 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cableway installations = General approach New study shows decline in EU chemicals sector global competitiveness (See Cefic Statement) AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES EU and Senegal sign Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement Midday Express 20.11.2014 ENERGY Europe 2020 Strategy - Mid-term review - Contribution of the TTE (Energy) Council = Policy debate Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources Naftogaz warns of gas cuts to east Ukraine Financial Times 20.11.2014 p.3 Mayer Brown Europe-Brussels LLP ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT Civil Protection Exercise ARETE 2014: Preparing for disasters Statement by Violeta Bulc after her meeting with the German Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Alexander Dobrindt Midday Express 20.11.2014 Summary record of the meeting of the EP ENVI Committee on 10-11.11.2014 Air pollution ruling puts pressure on UK Financial Times 20.11.2014 HEALTH & CONSUMER PROTECTION Judgment of the Court of 20.11.2014 in Case C-310/13, Novo Nordisk Pharma GmbH Vs. S., Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 85/ 374/EEC - Consumer protection - Liability for defective products - Material scope of the directive - Special liability system existing on the date of notification of that directive - Permissibility of a national liability system enabling information on the adverse effects of pharmaceutical products to be obtained Commissioner Mimica attends FAO’s high-level conference on Nutrition in Rome Midday Express 20.11.2014 EFSA – Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of - cassia gum for dogs and cats based on a dossier submitted by Intercolloid (UK) Ltd - cassia gum (Galactogum) for dogs and cats based on a dossier submitted by Galacto Naturstoffe GmbH - cassia gum (Diagum CS) for dogs and cats based on a dossier submitted by Lubrizol Advance Materials Europe B.V.B.A - cassia gum for dogs and cats based on a dossier submitted by Glycomer GmbH EFSA - Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to - selenium and protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage ; - prunes and contribution to normal bowel function ; - zinc and normal growth ; - “non digestible oligo and polysaccharides including galacto-oligosaccharides, oligofructose, polyfructose and inulin” and “increase in calcium absorption”, TELECOMS & MEDIAS Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to ensure a high common level of network and information security across the Union - Information on the state of play JUSTICE & HOME AFFAIRS Summary of the meeting of the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of 10 & 11.11.2014 Joint Statement on the occasion of the Universal Children’s Day and the 25th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child EURO & ECONOMY The identification of fiscal macroeconomic imbalances and ECB Occasional paper no. 157 – 19.11.2014 Eurozone solutions stagnation demands real Financial Times 20.11.2014 p.8 FOREIGN AFFAIRS & ACCESSION Conclusions adopted by the EEA Council at its 42nd meeting of 19 November 2014 Thirteenth meeting of the Cooperation Council between the EU and the Kyrgyz Republic - EU announces further support for development Statement by Herman Van Rompuy, following his meeting with the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo Firmly committed to Serbia's perspective (Statement/14/2004) EU