do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-462/09: Action brought on 17 November 2009 –Storck v OHIM — RAI (Radiotelevisione)
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), confectionery product, trade-mark law








C_2010011EN.01003701.xml










16.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 11/37





Action brought on 17 November 2009 –Storck v OHIM — RAI (Radiotelevisione)
(Case T-462/09)
2010/C 11/68
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: August Storck KG (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: I. Rohr, P. Goldenbaum and T. Melchert, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Radiotelevisione italiana SpA (RAI)(Rome, Italy)

Form of order sought







—


annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market of 8 September 2009 in Case R 1779/2008 4;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs;










—


should there be an intervener in the proceedings, order the intervener to bear its own costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: August Storck KG

Community trade mark concerned: the word mark “Ragolizia” for good in Class 30 (Application No 5 201 835)

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Radiotelevisione italiana SpA (RAI)

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community trade mark No 4 771 762“FAVOLIZIA”

Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition and rejected the application

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (1), as there is no likelihood of confusion of the opposing trade marks


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
Case T-143/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 November 2009 — MTZ Polyfilms v Council of the European Union (Dumping — Imports of polyethylene terephthalate film originating in India — Regulation terminating an interim review — Minimum import price undertakings — Determination of the export price — Application of a methodology different from that used in the initial investigation — Choice of legal basis — Article 2(8) and (9) and Article 11(3) and (9) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96)
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: Council of the European Union, India, action for annulment (EU), anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, plastics, plastics industry








C_2010011EN.01002102.xml










16.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 11/21





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 November 2009 — MTZ Polyfilms v Council of the European Union
(Case T-143/06) (1)

(Dumping - Imports of polyethylene terephthalate film originating in India - Regulation terminating an interim review - Minimum import price undertakings - Determination of the export price - Application of a methodology different from that used in the initial investigation - Choice of legal basis - Article 2(8) and (9) and Article 11(3) and (9) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96)
2010/C 11/39
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: MTZ Polyfilms Ltd (Mumbai, India) (represented by: P. De Baere, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix, acting as Agent, and by G. Berrisch, lawyer)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by N. Khan and K. Talabér-Ricz, acting as Agents)

Re:

Annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 366/2006 of 27 February 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1676/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film originating, inter alia, in India

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Council Regulation (EC) No 366/2006 of 27 February 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1676/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film originating, inter alia, in India, to the extent that it imposes an anti-dumping duty on MTZ Polyfilms Ltd;










2.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay those of MTZ Polyfilms and orders the Commission of the European Communities to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 178, 29.7.2006.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, aid to agriculture, animal disease, control of State aid, livestock farming, poultry








C_2009276EN.01002101.xml










17.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/21





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
2009/C 276/03






Date of adoption of the decision


25.8.2009




Reference number of State Aid


NN 25/06 (ex N 191/06)




Member State


France




Region


Ain




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aide aux éleveurs de volailles du département de l’Ain




Legal basis








—


Articles L 221-1 et suivants du Code rural;










—


Arrêté préfet de l’Ain du 2 mars 2006










—


Commission Decision of 17 February 2006 (OJ L 48, 18.2.2006) concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds in the Community










—


Commission Decision of 22 February 2006 (OJ L 52, 23.2.2006) concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds in the Community










—


Les arrêtés interministériels du 24 octobre 2005 (paru au JORF du 25.10.2005) et des 18, 23 et 24 février 2006 (parus aux JORF des 19 et 25.2.2006).








Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid to combat animal diseases




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


EUR 1,63 million




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


2006




Economic sectors


Agriculture




Name and address of the granting authority







M. le Préfet de l'Ain




Préfecture




45 avenue Alsace-Lorraine




01000 Bourg-en-Bresse




FRANCE








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm
Case T-473/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 November 2009 — Apollo Group v OHIM (THINKING AHEAD) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark THINKING AHEAD — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), trade-mark law








C_2010011EN.01002602.xml










16.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 11/26





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 November 2009 — Apollo Group v OHIM (THINKING AHEAD)
(Case T-473/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark THINKING AHEAD - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2010/C 11/51
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Apollo Group Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona, United States) (represented by: A. Link and A. Jaeger-Lenz, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 August 2008 (Case R 728/2008-2), concerning an application for registration of the word sign THINKING AHEAD as a Community trade mark

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Apollo Group, Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 6, 10.1.2009.
Case T-559/08: Order of the Court of First Instance of 17 November 2009 — STIM d’Orbigny v Commission
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), competition law, equal treatment, exchange of information








C_2010011EN.01003804.xml










16.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 11/38





Order of the Court of First Instance of 17 November 2009 — STIM d’Orbigny v Commission
(Case T-559/08) (1)

2010/C 11/73

Language of the case: French

The President of the Sixth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 44, 21.2.2009.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5686 — Vitol Holding/Petroplus Refining Antwerp/Petroplus Refining Antwerp Bitumen) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical process, diesel fuel, economic concentration, energy production, exchange of information, gas, marketing, merger control, petroleum, petroleum exploration








C_2009276EN.01004001.xml










17.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/40





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5686 — Vitol Holding/Petroplus Refining Antwerp/Petroplus Refining Antwerp Bitumen)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 276/08






1.


On 9 November 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Eurotank Belgium B.V. (‘Eurotank’, Belgium), ultimately controlled by Vitol Holding B.V. (‘Vitol’, Netherlands), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Petroplus Refining Antwerp N.V. (‘Petroplus’, Belgium) and Petroplus Refining Antwerp Bitumen N.V. (‘Petroplus Bitumen’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Petroplus/Petroplus Bitumen: active in the production of bitumen, gasoil desulphurization and the operation of a storage terminal,










—


for Vitol: trade with oil and gas, exploration and production activities in the oil and gas sector, inter alia.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5686 — Vitol Holding/Petroplus Refining Antwerp/Petroplus Refining Antwerp Bitumen, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Case C-466/08: Order of the President of the Court of 17 November 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Cyprus
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Cyprus, European Community, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, disclosure of information, fine, labour law, professional qualifications








C_2010051EN.01002702.xml










27.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/27





Order of the President of the Court of 17 November 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Cyprus
(Case C-466/08) (1)

2010/C 51/44

Language of the case: Greek

The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 327, 20.12.2008.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009276EN.01002301.xml










17.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/23





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 November 2009
2009/C 276/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4965




JPY


Japanese yen


134,02




DKK


Danish krone


7,4408




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89485




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1943




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5093




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3370




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,510




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


267,43




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7083




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0960




RON


Romanian leu


4,2990




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2092




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6004




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5635




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,5978




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,0102




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0733




KRW


South Korean won


1 728,79




ZAR


South African rand


11,0517




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


10,2166




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3000




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 060,07




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0395




PHP


Philippine peso


69,704




RUB


Russian rouble


42,9545




THB


Thai baht


49,690




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5662




MXN


Mexican peso


19,4395




INR


Indian rupee


69,1230






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Joint Action 2009/842/CFSP of 17 November 2009 amending Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP on the establishment of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN)
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Afghanistan, peacekeeping, police cooperation, the EU's international role




L_2009303EN.01007101.xml










18.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 303/71








            COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2009/842/CFSP
of 17 November 2009
         
amending Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP on the establishment of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 30 May 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP (1) for a period of three years. The operational phase of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN began on 15 June 2007.












(2)


Council Decision 2008/884/CFSP of 21 November 2008 implementing Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP on the establishment of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN) (2) provided a financial reference amount to cover expenditure related to the Mission from 1 December 2008 until 30 November 2009. That financial reference amount should be increased to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN until 30 May 2010.












(3)


EUPOL AFGHANISTAN should have a project cell for identifying and implementing projects, and provision should be made for establishing such a project cell.












(4)


Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:



Article 1
Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:






1.


Paragraph 3 of Article 4 is replaced by the following:

‘3.   EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall have a project cell for identifying and implementing projects. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall, as appropriate, coordinate, facilitate and provide advice on projects implemented by Member States and third states under their responsibility, in areas related to the Mission and in support of its objectives.’;











2.


Paragraph 2 of Article 13 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN for the period from 1 December 2008 until 30 May 2010 shall be EUR 81 400 000.’.







Article 2
This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.


Article 3
This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 17 November 2009.


For the Council


The President

C. BILDT
            





(1)  
            OJ L 139, 31.5.2007, p. 33.

(2)  
            OJ L 316, 26.11.2008, p. 21.
Case C-446/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen (Belgium), lodged on 17 November 2009 — Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v Lucheng Meijing Industrial Company Ltd and Others
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: customs regulations, free circulation, industrial counterfeiting, intellectual property, interpretation of the law, marketing restriction








C_2010024EN.01002902.xml










30.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 24/29





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen (Belgium), lodged on 17 November 2009 — Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v Lucheng Meijing Industrial Company Ltd and Others
(Case C-446/09)
2010/C 24/54
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen

Parties to the main proceedings


Claimant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

Defendants: Lucheng Meijing Industrial Company Ltd and Others

Question referred

Does Article 6(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 (1) of 22 December 1994 (the old Customs Regulation) constitute a uniform rule of Community law which must be taken into account by the court of the Member State which, in accordance with Article 7 of the Regulation, has been approached by the holder of an intellectual-property right, and does that rule imply that, in making its decision, the court may not take into account the temporary storage status/transit status and must apply the fiction that the goods were manufactured in that same Member State, and must then decide, by applying the law of that Member State, whether those goods infringe the intellectual-property right in question?


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 of 22 December 1994 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods (OJ 1994 L 341, p. 8).
Council Joint Action 2009/841/CFSP of 17 November 2009 amending and extending Joint Action 2008/112/CFSP on the European Union mission in support of security sector reform in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU)
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU police cooperation, Guinea-Bissau, fact-finding mission, peacekeeping, the EU's international role




L_2009303EN.01007001.xml










18.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 303/70








            COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2009/841/CFSP
of 17 November 2009
         
amending and extending Joint Action 2008/112/CFSP on the European Union mission in support of security sector reform in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 12 February 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/112/CFSP on the European Union Mission in support of security sector reform in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU) (1). That Joint Action was to apply until 31 May 2009.












(2)


On 18 May 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/405/CFSP (2) amending Joint Action 2008/112/CFSP. That Joint Action is to apply until 30 November 2009.












(3)


By letter dated 9 October 2009, Guinea-Bissau invited the European Union to extend the Mission for six months until 31 May 2010.












(4)


Joint Action 2008/112/CFSP should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:



Article 1
Joint Action 2008/112/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:






1.


Article 1(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The European Union (EU) hereby establishes an EU Mission in support of security sector reform in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (hereinafter referred to as “EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU” or the “Mission”), comprising a preparatory phase beginning on 26 February 2008 and with an implementation phase beginning no later than 1 May 2008. The duration of the Mission will be up to 24 months from the declaration of initial operational capability.’;











2.


Article 9(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The financial reference amount to cover the expenditure related to the Mission for the period from 26 February 2008 to 30 November 2009 shall be EUR 5 650 000.
The financial reference amount to cover the expenditure related to the Mission for the period from 1 December 2009 to 31 May 2010 shall be EUR 1 530 000.’;











3.


in Article 17, the second subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
‘It shall apply until 31 May 2010.’






Article 2
This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.


Article 3
This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 17 November 2009.


For the Council


The President

C. BILDT
            





(1)  
            OJ L 40, 14.2.2008, p. 11.

(2)  
            OJ L 128, 27.5.2009, p. 60.
Case F-99/08: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 17 November 2009 — Di Prospero v Commission (Staff case — Open Competition — Anti-fraud sector — Competition notice EPSO/AD/116/08 and EPSO/AD/117/08 — Lack of possibility for candidates to apply for several open competitions simultaneously — Refusal to admit the applicant to open competition EPSO/AD/117/08)
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: EPSO, European Commission, action for annulment (EU), candidate, competition (EU)








C_2010024EN.01007602.xml










30.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 24/76





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 17 November 2009 — Di Prospero v Commission
(Case F-99/08) (1)

(Staff case - Open Competition - Anti-fraud sector - Competition notice EPSO/AD/116/08 and EPSO/AD/117/08 - Lack of possibility for candidates to apply for several open competitions simultaneously - Refusal to admit the applicant to open competition EPSO/AD/117/08)
2010/C 24/141
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Rita Di Prospero (Uccle, Belgium) (represented by: S. Rodrigues and C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. Berardis-Kayser and B. Eggers, acting as Agents)

Re:

Annulment of EPSO’s decision to not admit the applicant to open competition EPSO/AD/117/08.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Annuls the decision of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) to not allow Mrs Di Prospero to apply for open competition EPSO/AD/117/08;










2.


Orders the Commission of the European Communities to bear all of the costs.






(1)  OJ C 69, 21.3.2009, p. 54.