do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Removal from the register of Case C-247/03
Date: 2005-04-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Greece, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, leisure park, protection of animals, veterinary inspection

30.4.2005

EN

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C 106/21

— in the alternative, declare that, by failing to inform the
Commission immediately of any such provisions, the Portu-
guese Republic has failed to fulfil
its obligations under
Article 24(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC;

— order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposing Directive 2000/60/EC into national
law expired on 22 December 2003.

(1) OJ L 327 of 22.12.2000, p. 1.

Removal from the register of Case C-38/04 (1)

(2005/C 106/41)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

By order of 4 February 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-38/04: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

(1) OJ C 71 of 20.03.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-58/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/42)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

By order of 24 January 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-58/03 (Reference for a preliminary
ruling from the Raad van State): Y.G. Encheva v Staatssecretaris
van Justitie.

ruling from the Tribunale di Civitavecchia (Italy)): Ligabue Gate
Gourmet Roma SpA, in liquidation v LSG Sky Chefs SpA. and
European Avia Service SpA v Abela Italia SpA.

(1) OJ C 94 of 17.04.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-83/04 (1)

(2005/C 106/44)

(Language of the case: Portuguese)

By order of 4 February 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-83/04: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Portuguese Republic.

(1) OJ C 85 of 03.04.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-246/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/45)

(Language of the case: Greek)

By order of 19 November 2004, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-246/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Hellenic Republic.

(1) OJ C 184 of 02.08.2003.

(1) OJ C 83 of 05.04.2003.

Removal from the register of Case C-247/03 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-69/04 (1)

(2005/C 106/43)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 4 February 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-69/04 (Reference for a preliminary

(2005/C 106/46)

(Language of the case: Greek)

By order of 19 November 2004, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-247/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Hellenic Republic.

(1) OJ C 184 of 02.08.2003.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3726 — Dansk Supermarked/Netto)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, supermarket

30.4.2005

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C 105/29

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3726 — Dansk Supermarked/Netto)

(2005/C 105/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 April 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 139/2004. 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:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site 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 under document number 32005M3726. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3740 — Barclays Bank/Föreningssparbanken/JV)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, merger control

C 105/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3740 — Barclays Bank/Föreningssparbanken/JV)

(2005/C 105/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 26 April 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Barclays Bank plc
(‘Barclays’, UK), belonging to the Barclays group, and FöreningsSparbanken AB (‘FSB’, Sweden) acquire
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Mandab
Holding AB (‘Mandab’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a
joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Barclays: provision of banking, investment banking and investment management worldwide,

— for FSB: provision of financial services to private and commercial customers mainly in Sweden,

— for Mandab: issuing of credit cards, mainly in Sweden and Norway.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3740 — Barclays Bank/Föreningssparbanken/JV,
to the following
address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Removal from the register of Case C-38/04
Date: 2005-04-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Netherlands, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, approximation of laws, dangerous substance, labelling, packaging

30.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 106/21

— in the alternative, declare that, by failing to inform the
Commission immediately of any such provisions, the Portu-
guese Republic has failed to fulfil
its obligations under
Article 24(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC;

— order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposing Directive 2000/60/EC into national
law expired on 22 December 2003.

(1) OJ L 327 of 22.12.2000, p. 1.

Removal from the register of Case C-38/04 (1)

(2005/C 106/41)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

By order of 4 February 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-38/04: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

(1) OJ C 71 of 20.03.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-58/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/42)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

By order of 24 January 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-58/03 (Reference for a preliminary
ruling from the Raad van State): Y.G. Encheva v Staatssecretaris
van Justitie.

ruling from the Tribunale di Civitavecchia (Italy)): Ligabue Gate
Gourmet Roma SpA, in liquidation v LSG Sky Chefs SpA. and
European Avia Service SpA v Abela Italia SpA.

(1) OJ C 94 of 17.04.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-83/04 (1)

(2005/C 106/44)

(Language of the case: Portuguese)

By order of 4 February 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-83/04: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Portuguese Republic.

(1) OJ C 85 of 03.04.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-246/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/45)

(Language of the case: Greek)

By order of 19 November 2004, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-246/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Hellenic Republic.

(1) OJ C 184 of 02.08.2003.

(1) OJ C 83 of 05.04.2003.

Removal from the register of Case C-247/03 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-69/04 (1)

(2005/C 106/43)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 4 February 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-69/04 (Reference for a preliminary

(2005/C 106/46)

(Language of the case: Greek)

By order of 19 November 2004, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-247/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Hellenic Republic.

(1) OJ C 184 of 02.08.2003.
Removal from the register of Case C-314/04
Date: 2005-04-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Spain, employer, financial solvency, interpretation of the law, severance pay, unfair dismissal

C 106/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2005

Removal from the register of Case C-314/04 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-476/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/47)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

(2005/C 106/49)

(Language of the case: German)

By order of 20 January 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-476/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Republic of Austria.

By order of 28 January 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-314/04 (Reference for a preliminary
ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad
Valenciana (Spain)): Ricardo Manuel Torres Aucejo v Fondo de
Garantía Salarial.

(1) OJ C 21 of 24.01.2004.

(1) OJ C 228 of 11.09.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-548/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/50)

(Language of the case: French)

By order of 16 December 2004, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-548/03: European Parliament v
the European Union supported by the United
Council of
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Removal from the register of Case C-401/04 (1)

(1) OJ C 47 of 21.02.2004.

(2005/C 106/48)

(Language of the case: Swedish)

By order of 28 January 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-401/04: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Kingdom of Sweden.

(1) OJ C 273 of 06.11.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-549/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/51)

(Language of the case: French)

By order of 16 December 2004, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-549/03: European Parliament v
Council of
the European Union supported by the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland.

(1) OJ C 47 of 21.02.2004.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the People’s Republic of China and on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters
Date: 2005-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, administrative cooperation, cooperation agreement (EU), customs cooperation

L 110/80

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2005

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
the People’s Republic of China and on cooperation and mutual
and the Government of
administrative assistance in customs matters

The Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the People’s Republic of China
and on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters (1), entered into force on 1
April 2005, the procedures provided for in Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 17
March 2005.

(1) OJ L 375 of 23.12.2004, p. 20.
Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 7 December 2004 in Case C-521/03 P: Internationaler Hilfsfonds eV v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Admissibility of the action — Whether the action is out of time — Fifth paragraph of Article 230 EC — Merely confirmatory decision — Categorisation)
Date: 2005-04-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: ECHO, European Commission, action for annulment (EU), administration of the Institutions, humanitarian aid

30.4.2005

EN

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C 106/11

2. The Commission of

the European Communities shall pay the

costs.

3. The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
Marks and Designs) (OHIM) shall bear its own costs.

(Trade

(1) OJ C 184 of 02.08.2003.

(1) OJ C 239 of 04.10.2003.

ORDER OF THE COURT

(Fourth Chamber)

of 18 January 2005

ORDER OF THE COURT

(Fourth Chamber)

of 7 December 2004

in Case C-325/03 P: José Luis Zuazaga Meabe v Office for
Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and
Designs) (OHIM) (1)

in Case C-521/03 P:

Internationaler Hilfsfonds eV v

Commission of the European Communities (1)

(Appeal — Admissibility of the action — Whether the action
is out of time — Fifth paragraph of Article 230 EC —
Merely confirmatory decision — Categorisation)

(Appeal — Community trade mark — Action for annulment
— Inadmissibility because out of time — Appeal manifestly
unfounded)

(2005/C 106/21)

(2005/C 106/20)

(Language of the case: English)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

In Case C-325/03 P: appeal under Article 56 of the Statute of
the Court of Justice lodged at the Court on 21 July 2003 by
José Luis Zuazaga Meabe, residing in Bilbao (Spain), (lawyers:
J.A. Calderón Chavero and N. Moya Fernández),
the other
parties to the proceedings being the Office for Harmonisation
in the Internal Market
(OHIM)
(Agents: O. Montalto and I. de Medrano Caballero) — the
Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of K. Lenaerts, President of
the Chamber, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues and M. Ilešič (Rapporteur),
Judges; M. Poiares Maduro, Advocate General; R. Grass, Regis-
trar, made an order on 18 January 2005, the operative part of
which is as follows

(Trade Marks and Designs)

In Case C-521/03 P: appeal under Article 56 of the Statute of
the Court of Justice, lodged on 15 December 2003 by Interna-
tionaler Hilfsfonds eV (lawyer: H. Kaltenecker), the other party
to the proceedings being the Commission of the European
Communities (Agents: M. Wilderspin and S. Fries) — the Court
(Fourth Chamber), composed of J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, acting
for the President of the Fourth Chamber, N. Colneric and K.
Schiemann (Rapporteur),
Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate
General: R. Grass, Registrar, made an order on 7 December
2004, the operative part of which is as follows:

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The appellant shall bear the costs.

1. The appeal is dismissed.

(1) OJ C 59 of 06.03.2004.

2. Mr Zuazaga Meabe shall bear his own costs and pay those

incurred by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA.
Removal from the register of Case C-549/03
Date: 2005-04-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European Parliament, VAT, action for annulment (EU), administrative cooperation, exchange of information, single market

C 106/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2005

Removal from the register of Case C-314/04 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-476/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/47)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

(2005/C 106/49)

(Language of the case: German)

By order of 20 January 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-476/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Republic of Austria.

By order of 28 January 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-314/04 (Reference for a preliminary
ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad
Valenciana (Spain)): Ricardo Manuel Torres Aucejo v Fondo de
Garantía Salarial.

(1) OJ C 21 of 24.01.2004.

(1) OJ C 228 of 11.09.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-548/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/50)

(Language of the case: French)

By order of 16 December 2004, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-548/03: European Parliament v
the European Union supported by the United
Council of
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Removal from the register of Case C-401/04 (1)

(1) OJ C 47 of 21.02.2004.

(2005/C 106/48)

(Language of the case: Swedish)

By order of 28 January 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-401/04: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Kingdom of Sweden.

(1) OJ C 273 of 06.11.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-549/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/51)

(Language of the case: French)

By order of 16 December 2004, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-549/03: European Parliament v
Council of
the European Union supported by the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland.

(1) OJ C 47 of 21.02.2004.
Removal from the register of Case C-246/03
Date: 2005-04-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Greece, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, environmental protection, metal waste, waste management

30.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 106/21

— in the alternative, declare that, by failing to inform the
Commission immediately of any such provisions, the Portu-
guese Republic has failed to fulfil
its obligations under
Article 24(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC;

— order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposing Directive 2000/60/EC into national
law expired on 22 December 2003.

(1) OJ L 327 of 22.12.2000, p. 1.

Removal from the register of Case C-38/04 (1)

(2005/C 106/41)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

By order of 4 February 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-38/04: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

(1) OJ C 71 of 20.03.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-58/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/42)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

By order of 24 January 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-58/03 (Reference for a preliminary
ruling from the Raad van State): Y.G. Encheva v Staatssecretaris
van Justitie.

ruling from the Tribunale di Civitavecchia (Italy)): Ligabue Gate
Gourmet Roma SpA, in liquidation v LSG Sky Chefs SpA. and
European Avia Service SpA v Abela Italia SpA.

(1) OJ C 94 of 17.04.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-83/04 (1)

(2005/C 106/44)

(Language of the case: Portuguese)

By order of 4 February 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-83/04: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Portuguese Republic.

(1) OJ C 85 of 03.04.2004.

Removal from the register of Case C-246/03 (1)

(2005/C 106/45)

(Language of the case: Greek)

By order of 19 November 2004, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-246/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Hellenic Republic.

(1) OJ C 184 of 02.08.2003.

(1) OJ C 83 of 05.04.2003.

Removal from the register of Case C-247/03 (1)

Removal from the register of Case C-69/04 (1)

(2005/C 106/43)

(Language of the case: Italian)

By order of 4 February 2005, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-69/04 (Reference for a preliminary

(2005/C 106/46)

(Language of the case: Greek)

By order of 19 November 2004, the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities has ordered the removal
from the register of Case C-247/03: Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities v Hellenic Republic.

(1) OJ C 184 of 02.08.2003.
Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 18 January 2005 in Case C-325/03 P: José Luis Zuazaga Meabe v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Appeal — Community trade mark — Action for annulment — Inadmissibility because out of time — Appeal manifestly unfounded)
Date: 2005-04-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), hire purchase, recording medium, service, telecommunications, trade-mark law, vehicle

30.4.2005

EN

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C 106/11

2. The Commission of

the European Communities shall pay the

costs.

3. The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
Marks and Designs) (OHIM) shall bear its own costs.

(Trade

(1) OJ C 184 of 02.08.2003.

(1) OJ C 239 of 04.10.2003.

ORDER OF THE COURT

(Fourth Chamber)

of 18 January 2005

ORDER OF THE COURT

(Fourth Chamber)

of 7 December 2004

in Case C-325/03 P: José Luis Zuazaga Meabe v Office for
Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and
Designs) (OHIM) (1)

in Case C-521/03 P:

Internationaler Hilfsfonds eV v

Commission of the European Communities (1)

(Appeal — Admissibility of the action — Whether the action
is out of time — Fifth paragraph of Article 230 EC —
Merely confirmatory decision — Categorisation)

(Appeal — Community trade mark — Action for annulment
— Inadmissibility because out of time — Appeal manifestly
unfounded)

(2005/C 106/21)

(2005/C 106/20)

(Language of the case: English)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

In Case C-325/03 P: appeal under Article 56 of the Statute of
the Court of Justice lodged at the Court on 21 July 2003 by
José Luis Zuazaga Meabe, residing in Bilbao (Spain), (lawyers:
J.A. Calderón Chavero and N. Moya Fernández),
the other
parties to the proceedings being the Office for Harmonisation
in the Internal Market
(OHIM)
(Agents: O. Montalto and I. de Medrano Caballero) — the
Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of K. Lenaerts, President of
the Chamber, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues and M. Ilešič (Rapporteur),
Judges; M. Poiares Maduro, Advocate General; R. Grass, Regis-
trar, made an order on 18 January 2005, the operative part of
which is as follows

(Trade Marks and Designs)

In Case C-521/03 P: appeal under Article 56 of the Statute of
the Court of Justice, lodged on 15 December 2003 by Interna-
tionaler Hilfsfonds eV (lawyer: H. Kaltenecker), the other party
to the proceedings being the Commission of the European
Communities (Agents: M. Wilderspin and S. Fries) — the Court
(Fourth Chamber), composed of J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, acting
for the President of the Fourth Chamber, N. Colneric and K.
Schiemann (Rapporteur),
Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate
General: R. Grass, Registrar, made an order on 7 December
2004, the operative part of which is as follows:

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The appellant shall bear the costs.

1. The appeal is dismissed.

(1) OJ C 59 of 06.03.2004.

2. Mr Zuazaga Meabe shall bear his own costs and pay those

incurred by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA.