do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-191/11: Action brought on 25 March 2011 — Automobili Lamborghini v OHIM — Miura Martínez (Miura)
Date: 2011-03-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), bull, livestock farming, motor vehicle industry, trade-mark law








C_2011160EN.01002301.xml










28.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 160/23





Action brought on 25 March 2011 — Automobili Lamborghini v OHIM — Miura Martínez (Miura)
(Case T-191/11)
2011/C 160/37
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Automobili Lamborghini Holding SpA (Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy) (represented by: P. Kather, lawyer)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Eduardo Miura Martínez (Sevilla, Spain) and Antonio José Miura Martínez (Sevilla, Spain)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 21 January 2011 in Case R 161/2010-4;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: Automobili Lamborghini Holding SpA

Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark, containing the word element ‘Miura’, for goods and services in Classes 12, 14, 18, 25 and 28.

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Eduardo Miura Martínez and Antonio José Miura Martínez

Mark or sign cited in opposition: International and national figurative marks, containing the word element ‘MIURA’, for goods and services in Classes 12, 14, 24, 25 and 39, the national word mark ‘MIURA’ for goods in Classes 18 and 25, and the name ‘MIURA’ used in the course of trade for the breeding of bulls.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld in part

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (1), since the interveners had not shown the use of the marks cited in opposition, and infringement of Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 since the applicant was not able to state the relevant considerations of the decisions, since the evidence of the opposition was not served on it.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011093EN.01000401.xml










25.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

24 March 2011
2011/C 93/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4128




JPY


Japanese yen


114,34




DKK


Danish krone


7,4572




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87410




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9455




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2817




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8830




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,558




HUF


Hungarian forint


267,78




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7094




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0197




RON


Romanian leu


4,1020




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1930




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3888




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3816




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,0122




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8893




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7830




KRW


South Korean won


1 581,61




ZAR


South African rand


9,7521




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2634




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3865




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 295,38




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2723




PHP


Philippine peso


61,342




RUB


Russian rouble


40,0485




THB


Thai baht


42,737




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3412




MXN


Mexican peso


16,9183




INR


Indian rupee


63,2230






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-177/11: Action brought on 25 March 2011 — PASP and Others v Council
Date: 2011-03-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, action for annulment (EU), change of political system, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions, natural person, political rights, political system








C_2011145EN.01003601.xml










14.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/36





Action brought on 25 March 2011 — PASP and Others v Council
(Case T-177/11)
2011/C 145/60
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Port autonome de San Pedro (PASP) (San Pedro, Côte d’Ivoire), Port autonome d’Abidjan (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire), Société de gestion du patrimoine du secteur de l'électricité (Sogepe) (Abidjan) (represented by: M. Ceccaldi, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 imposing restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities and in particular as regards the applicants, namely the PORT AUTONOME DE SAN PEDRO, the PORT AUTONOME D’ABIDJAN and the société de gestion du patrimoine du secteur de l’électricité SOGEPE;










—


order the Council to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments raised by the applicants are, in essence, identical or similar to those raised in Case T-142/11 SIR v Council.
Case C-148/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from Upper Tribunal (United Kingdom) made on 25 March 2011 — Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Margita Punakova
Date: 2011-03-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: United Kingdom, immigration, interpretation of the law, residence permit








C_2011152EN.01001801.xml










21.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/18





Reference for a preliminary ruling from Upper Tribunal (United Kingdom) made on 25 March 2011 — Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Margita Punakova
(Case C-148/11)
2011/C 152/32
Language of the case: English

Referring court

Upper Tribunal

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Defendant: Margita Punakova

Questions referred

In circumstances where a claimant:






(a)


is a citizen of the Czech Republic;










(b)


came to the United Kingdom before her country acceded to the EU;










(c)


remained here following accession;










(d)


thereafter established herself in self-employment under Article 49 TFEU (ex. Article 43 TEC);










(e)


is no longer in self-employment; and










(f)


is the primary carer of a child who entered general education while she was established in self-employment,




does the claimant have a right to reside in the United Kingdom on the basis that:






(a)


Regulation 1612/68 (1) applies, together with the reasoning of the European Court of Justice in Baumbast and R v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Case C-413/99) [2002] ECR I-7091, London Borough of Harrow v Ibrahim (Case C-310/08) and Teixeira v London Borough of Lambeth (Case C-480/08);










(b)


there is a general principle of EU law that equates the position of workers and the self-employed;










(c)


it would impede or deter the freedom of establishment if the claimant did not have a right to reside; or










(d)


some other basis?






(1)  OJ L 257, p. 2
Public holidays schedule 2011 for European Union institutions
Date: 2011-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, public holiday








C_2011093EN.01000501.xml










25.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/5





PUBLIC HOLIDAYS SCHEDULE 2011 FOR EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS
2011/C 93/05
The public holidays in 2011 for the staff of the European Union institutions in Ispra, Karlsruhe, Petten and Seville shall be as follows:






—


Ispra Site official holidays and extra leave for 2011:







6 January


Thursday, Epiphany




22 April


Good Friday




25 April


Easter Monday




9 May


Monday, Europe Day




2 June


Thursday, Ascension Day




3 June


Friday, the day following Ascension Day




13 June


Monday, Pentecost Day




15 August


Monday, Assumption Day




1 November


Tuesday, All Saints’ Day




2 November


Wednesday, All Souls’ Day




8 December


Thursday, Immaculate Conception




23 December to


Friday


(6 end-of-year days)




30 December


Friday




TOTAL: 17 days














—


Public holidays and non-working days in Karlsruhe in 2011:







6 January


Thursday, Epiphany




22 April


Good Friday




25 April


Easter Monday




9 May


Monday, Europe Day




2 June


Thursday, Ascension




3 June


Friday, day after Ascension




13 June


Whit Monday




23 June


Thursday, Corpus Christi




24 June


Day after Corpus Christi




3 October


Monday, Day of German Unity




1 November


Tuesday, All Saints’ Day




23 December to


Friday


Christmas holiday
(6 days)




30 December


Friday




TOTAL: 17 days














—


Public holidays in Petten in 2011:







21 April


Holy Thursday




22 April


Good Friday




25 April


Easter Monday




26 April


Tuesday after Easter




9 May


Monday, Europe Day




2 June


Thursday, Ascension




3 June


Friday




13 June


Whit Monday




31 October


Monday




1 November


Tuesday, All Saints’ Day




2 November


Wednesday, All Souls’ Day




23 December to


Friday


Christmas holiday




30 December


Friday




TOTAL: 17 days














—


Public holidays in Seville:







6 January


Thursday, Epiphany




7 January


Friday




28 February


Monday, Andalusia Day




21 April


Holy Thursday




22 April


Good Friday




2 May


Monday, instead of Labour Day




3 May


Tuesday




9 May


Monday, Europe Day




23 June


Thursday, Corpus Christi




12 October


Wednesday, Spanish National Holiday




1 November


Tuesday, All Saints’ Day




6 December


Tuesday, Spanish Constitution Day




26 December to


Monday


Christmas holiday




30 December


Friday




TOTAL: 17 days
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6108 — EQT V/Dometic)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, exchange of information, investment company, merger control








C_2011093EN.01002501.xml










25.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/25





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6108 — EQT V/Dometic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 93/13






1.


On 16 March 2011, 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 EQT V (United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Dometic (Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for EQT V: private equity fund owning among other companies Scandic, a hotel chain operator,










—


for Dometic: supply of leisure products and ancillary services for the caravan, motorhome, automotive, truck and marine markets; hotel safes as well as various refrigeration products including mini bars.














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.6108 — EQT V/Dometic, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6202 — Samsung LED/Sumitomo Chemical/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic component, exchange of information, information technology, lighting equipment, merger control, screen








C_2011093EN.01002401.xml










25.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6202 — Samsung LED/Sumitomo Chemical/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 93/12






1.


On 16 March 2011, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Samsung LED Co., Ltd., (‘Samsung LED’, Korea), and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., (‘Sumitomo Chemical’, Japan), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control in a newly created company constituting a joint venture (the ‘JV’), which will produce, initially, sapphire substrates and, eventually, a variety of advanced chemicals and materials for LED applications, in Korea.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


For Samsung LED: development and manufacture of LED (Light Emitting Diode) technologies,










—


For Sumitomo Chemical: parent company of a group of companies active mainly in the chemical sectors (basic chemicals, petrochemicals and plastics, fine chemicals, IT-related chemicals, agricultural chemicals, and pharmaceuticals).














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6202 — Samsung LED/Sumitomo Chemical/JV, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
2011/195/EU: European Council Decision of 25 March 2011 appointing a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
Date: 2011-03-25
Institutions: European Council
Subjects: European Central Bank, appointment of staff, decision-making body (EU)








L_2011082EN.01000701.xml










30.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 82/7








            EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 25 March 2011
         
appointing a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
(2011/195/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 283(2) thereof,


Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.2 thereof,


Having regard to the recommendation of the Council of the European Union (1),


Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),


Having regard to the opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Peter PRAET is hereby appointed member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank for a term of office of 8 years, as from 1 June 2011.


Article 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 25 March 2011.


For the European Council


The President

H. VAN ROMPUY
            





(1)  
            OJ C 56, 22.2.2011, p. 1.

(2)  Opinion delivered on 24 March 2011 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3)  
            OJ C 74, 8.3.2011, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6117 — Assa Abloy/Cardo)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance, insurance company, life assurance, merger control








C_2011093EN.01000101.xml










25.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6117 — Assa Abloy/Cardo)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 93/01
On 9 March 2011, 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 32011M6117. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6112 — Good Energies/NEIF/NEWCO) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy distribution, exchange of information, merger control, solar energy, wind energy








C_2011093EN.01002701.xml










25.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/27





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6112 — Good Energies/NEIF/NEWCO)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 93/15






1.


On 17 March 2011, 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 Good Energies II LP (The Channel Islands), ultimately controlled by Avenia AG (‘Avenia’, Switzerland) a company wholly-owned by various members of the Brenninkmeijer family, and NIBC European Infrastructure Fund I CV, (‘NEIF’, The Netherlands) with as ultimate parent company NEW NIB Limited (‘NEW NIB’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FIWA II Projektgesellschaft mbH (‘FIWA II’), FIWA III Projektgesellschaft mbH (‘FIWA III’) and FIWA II + III Umspannwerk GmbH (‘Umspannwerk GmbH’) through a new holding company, Blue Forrest Solar Holdings BV (‘NewCo BV’), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Good Energies/Avenia/Brenninkmeijer family: retail, real estate, financial services and private equity investments, including investments in renewable energies,










—


NEIF/NEW NIB: financial services,










—


FIWA II, FIWA III and Umspannwerk GmbH: generation of photovoltaic energy.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6112 — Good Energies/NEIF/NEWCO, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, disclosure of information, inland transport, public service, transport regulations








C_2011093EN.01001501.xml










25.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/15





Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 93/08






Member State


France




Route concerned


La Rochelle–Poitiers–Lyon




Period of validity of the contract


1 November 2011-31 October 2015




Deadline for submission of applications and tenders








 


for applications (first step):
6 May 2011 (12.00, local time)










 


for tenders (second step):
17 June 2011 (12.00, local time)








Address from which the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained







Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de La Rochelle




Rue de Jura




17000 La Rochelle




FRANCE









Mr Thomas JUIN




Director of La Rochelle — Île de Ré Airport




Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de La Rochelle




Rue de Jura




17000 La Rochelle




FRANCE




Tel. +33 546423026




Fax +33 546000484




E-mail: t.juin@larochelle.aeroport.fr