do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-199/10: Action brought on 27 April 2010 — DRV v OHIM — Austria Leasing (Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppe Österreich)
Date: 2010-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, Germany, action for annulment (EU), financial services, trade-mark law








C_2010179EN.01004801.xml










3.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/48






Action brought on 27 April 2010 — DRV v OHIM — Austria Leasing (Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppe Österreich)
(Case T-199/10)
(2010/C 179/84)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Deutscher Raiffeisenverband eV (DRV) (Bonn, Germany) (represented by: I. Rinke, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Austria Leasing GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 3 February 2010 (Case R 253/2009-1);










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: Austria Leasing GmbH.

Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark which contains the word elements ‘Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppe Österreich’, in respect of services in Classes 35, 36 and 37.

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: DRV.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: inter alia, a figurative mark registered in Germany which contains the word element ‘Raiffeisen’, in respect of services in Classes 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition.

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 a likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
Case T-392/06: Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2010 — Union Investment Privatfonds v OHIM — Unicre-Cartão International De Crédito (unibanco) (Community trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for the figurative Community mark unibanco — Prior national figurative marks UniFLEXIO, UniVARIO and UniZERO — Late production of documents — Discretion conferred by Article 74(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, Internet, action for annulment (EU), electronic money, trade-mark law








C_2010161EN.01003802.xml










19.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/38






Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2010 — Union Investment Privatfonds v OHIM — Unicre-Cartão International De Crédito (unibanco)
(Case T-392/06) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for the figurative Community mark unibanco - Prior national figurative marks UniFLEXIO, UniVARIO and UniZERO - Late production of documents - Discretion conferred by Article 74(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2010/C 161/58)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH (Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany) (represented by: H. Keller, later by J. Zindel, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Unicre-Cartão International De Crédito S.A. (Lisbon, Portugal)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 October 2006 (Case R 442/2004-2) concerning an opposition procedure between Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH and Unicre-Cartão International De Crédito S.A.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 42, 24.2.2007.
Notice for the attention of the persons, entities and bodies to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP apply
Date: 2010-04-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Myanmar/Burma, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions, restriction of liberty, trade restriction








C_2010107EN.01001901.xml










27.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 107/19





Notice for the attention of the persons, entities and bodies to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP apply
2010/C 107/11
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons, entities and bodies that appear in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP (1).
Following a review of the list of persons, entities and bodies to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Common Position 2006/318/CFSP (2) on restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar apply, the Council of the European Union has determined that the persons, entities and bodies that appear in the above-mentioned Annex II fulfil the criteria set out in that Common Position and they should consequently remain subject to the restrictive measures as renewed by Decision 2010/232/CFSP.
The attention of the persons, entities and bodies concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the websites in Annex IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 (3), in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 13 of the Regulation).
The persons, entities and bodies concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered. Any such request should be sent to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




The attention of the persons, entities and bodies concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, 2nd paragraph, and Article 263, 4th and 6th paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 22.

(2)  OJ L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 77.

(3)  OJ L 66, 10.3.2008, p. 1.
Case T-103/10 P (R): Order of the General Court of 27 April 2010 — Parliament v U (Appeal — Staff cases — Officials — Dismissal decision — Order of the President of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union in an application for interim measures — Lack of urgency)
Date: 2010-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), confectionery product, trade-mark law








C_2010161EN.01004102.xml










19.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/41






Order of the General Court of 27 April 2010 — Parliament v U
(Case T-103/10 P (R)) (1)

(Appeal - Staff cases - Officials - Dismissal decision - Order of the President of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union in an application for interim measures - Lack of urgency)
(2010/C 161/65)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: European Parliament (represented by: S. Seyr and K. Zejdovà, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: U (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: F. Moyse and A. Salerno, lawyers)

Re:

Appeal against the Order of the President of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union of 18 December 2009 in Case F-92/09 R U v Parliament, not yet reported in the ECR, seeking to have that order set aside.

Operative part of the order







1.


The Order of the President the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union of 18 December 2009 in Case F-92/09 R U v Parliament, not yet reported in the ECR, is set aside;










2.


The application for interim measures brought by U is dismissed;










3.


Costs are reserved.






(1)  OJ C 113, 1.5.2010.
Case T-110/08: Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2010 — Freixenet v OHIM (Shape of a frosted black matt bottle) (Community trade mark — Application for a Community trade mark representing a frosted black matt bottle — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), packaging product, sparkling wine, trade-mark law








C_2010161EN.01004001.xml










19.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/40






Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2010 — Freixenet v OHIM (Shape of a frosted black matt bottle)
(Case T-110/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for a Community trade mark representing a frosted black matt bottle - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2010/C 161/61)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Freixenet, SA (Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Spain) (represented by: F. de Visscher, E. Cornu and D. Moreau, lawyers

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 November 2007 (Case R 104/2001-1) concerning an application for registration of a sign representing a frosted black matt bottle as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Freixenet, SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 116, 9.5.2008.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010107EN.01000201.xml










27.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 107/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

26 April 2010
2010/C 107/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3321




JPY


Japanese yen


125,46




DKK


Danish krone


7,4420




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86240




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5680




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4341




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8505




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,430




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


263,42




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7077




PLN


Polish zloty


3,8788




RON


Romanian leu


4,1178




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9667




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4336




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3310




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,3421




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8417




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,8220




KRW


South Korean won


1 470,83




ZAR


South African rand


9,8016




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,0937




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2575




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 000,70




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2407




PHP


Philippine peso


58,918




RUB


Russian rouble


38,7700




THB


Thai baht


42,940




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3254




MXN


Mexican peso


16,1730




INR


Indian rupee


59,1390






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-109/08: Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2010 — Freixenet v OHIM (Shape of a frosted white bottle) (Community trade mark — Application for a Community trade mark representing a frosted white bottle — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), packaging product, sparkling wine, trade-mark law








C_2010161EN.01003902.xml










19.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/39






Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2010 — Freixenet v OHIM (Shape of a frosted white bottle)
(Case T-109/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for a Community trade mark representing a frosted white bottle - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2010/C 161/60)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Freixenet, SA (Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Spain) (represented by: F. de Visscher, E. Cornu and D. Moreau, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 November 2007 (Case R 97/2001-1) concerning an application for registration of a sign representing a frosted white bottle as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Freixenet, SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 116, 9.5.2008.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5811 — Erste Bank/ASK) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, credit institution, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial services, merger control








C_2010107EN.01001501.xml










27.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 107/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5811 — Erste Bank/ASK)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 107/08






1.


On 19 April 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen AG (‘Erste Bank’, Austria), which is controlled by Erste Group Bank AG, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Allgemeine Sparkasse Oberösterreich Bankaktiengesellschaft (‘ASK’, Austria) by contract of management or by other means.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Erste Bank: banking and financial services, including deposit and lending operations for private and corporate customers, deposit services, payment services, asset management, investment banking, trade in securities, project and trade financing,










—


for ASK: banking and financial services, including deposit and lending operations for private and corporate customers, deposit services, payment services, asset management.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5811 — Erste Bank/ASK, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 362/2010 of 27 April 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2010-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2010106EN.01000701.xml










28.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 106/7








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 362/2010
of 27 April 2010
         
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),


Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 April 2010.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 April 2010.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.




ANNEX
Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables







(EUR/100 kg)




CN code


Third country code (1)



Standard import value




0702 00 00 


JO 


94,2 




MA 


92,9 




TN 


122,0 




TR 


93,9 




ZZ 


100,8 




0707 00 05 


MA 


46,9 




TR 


108,0 




ZZ 


77,5 




0709 90 70 


MA 


86,8 




TR 


90,0 




ZZ 


88,4 




0805 10 20 


EG 


45,5 




IL 


60,3 




MA 


50,4 




TN 


48,6 




TR 


52,3 




ZZ 


51,4 




0805 50 10 


IL 


58,2 




TR 


64,0 




ZA 


70,5 




ZZ 


64,2 




0808 10 80 


AR 


87,8 




BR 


79,7 




CA 


80,5 




CL 


84,4 




CN 


82,2 




MK 


26,2 




NZ 


100,6 




US 


119,2 




UY 


68,9 




ZA 


82,6 




ZZ 


81,2 




0808 20 50 


AR 


93,3 




CL 


105,4 




CN 


76,1 




NZ 


167,4 




ZA 


97,5 




ZZ 


107,9 






(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘
            ZZ
            ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5728 — Credit Agricole/Société Générale Asset Management) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, disclosure of information, economic concentration, financial institution, financial management, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, share








C_2010107EN.01000101.xml










27.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 107/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5728 — Credit Agricole/Société Générale Asset Management)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 107/01
On 22 December 2009, 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:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5728. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.