do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6333 — BMW/ING Car Lease) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hiring, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2011308EN.01000102.xml










20.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 308/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6333 — BMW/ING Car Lease)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 308/02
On 23 September 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 32011M6333. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
2011/709/: Council Decision of 20 October 2011 on the conclusion of the Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Union and the United Mexican States
Date: 2011-10-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Mexico, agreement (EU), air transport, signature of an agreement








L_2011283EN.01002501.xml










29.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 283/25








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 20 October 2011
         
on the conclusion of the Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Union and the United Mexican States
(2011/709/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:







(1)


By its Decision of 5 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with an agreement at Union level.












(2)


On behalf of the Union, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement on certain aspects of air services with the United Mexican States (the Agreement) in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision of 5 June 2003.












(3)


The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Union on 15 December 2010, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision 2011/94/EU (1).












(4)


The Agreement should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Union and the United Mexican States (the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (2).


Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to make the notification provided for in Article 7(1) of the Agreement.


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




Done at Luxembourg, 20 October 2011.


For the Council


The President

M. SAWICKI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 38, 12.2.2011, p. 33.

(2)  The Agreement has been published in OJ L 38, 12.2.2011, p. 34 together with the decision on signature.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1073/2011 of 20 October 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca/Fasola z Doliny Dunajca (PDO))
Date: 2011-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, designation of origin, leguminous vegetable, product designation








L_2011278EN.01000301.xml










25.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 278/3








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1073/2011
of 20 October 2011
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca/Fasola z Doliny Dunajca (PDO))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Poland’s application to register the name ‘Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca/Fasola z Doliny Dunajca’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 October 2011.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  
            OJ C 314, 18.11.2010, p. 10.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

POLAND
Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca/Fasola z Doliny Dunajca (PDO)
Commission Implementing Decision of 20 October 2011 amending Implementing Decision 2011/303/EU as regards the date of application (notified under document C(2011) 7373)
Date: 2011-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, application of EU law, carcase, meat processing industry, pigmeat, statistical method








L_2011276EN.01006201.xml










21.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 276/62








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 20 October 2011
         
amending Implementing Decision 2011/303/EU as regards the date of application
(notified under document C(2011) 7373)
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(2011/700/EU)


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), and in particular Article 43(m), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


By Commission Implementing Decision 2011/303/EU (2) the use of new methods for grading pig carcasses in the Netherlands was authorised. That Decision is to apply from 3 October 2011. On 9 September 2011 the competent authorities of the Netherlands informed the Commission about practical problems in several slaughterhouses with the timely implementation of the new methods and asked to postpone the application until 2 January 2012.












(2)


Implementing Decision 2011/303/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.












(3)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 4 of Implementing Decision 2011/303/EU, ‘3 October 2011’ is replaced by ‘2 January 2012’.


Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.




Done at Brussels, 20 October 2011.


For the Commission

Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ L 136, 24.5.2011, p. 95.
Case T-238/10: Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2011 — Scatizza v OHIM — Jacinto (Horse Couture) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the Community figurative mark Horse Couture — Earlier national figurative mark HORSE — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2011-10-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, hides and furskins industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2011355EN.01001802.xml










3.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 355/18





Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2011 — Scatizza v OHIM — Jacinto (Horse Couture)
(Case T-238/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the Community figurative mark Horse Couture - Earlier national figurative mark HORSE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2011/C 355/32
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Stephanie Scatizza (Breganzona, Switzerland) (represented by: P. Perani and P. Pozzi, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Manuel Jacinto, Lda (São Paio de Oleiros, Portugal)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 March 2010 (Case R 723/2009-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Manuel Jacinto, Lda and Stephanie Scatizza.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Stephanie Scatizza to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 209, 31.7.2010.
Case C-534/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic) lodged on 20 October 2011 — Mehmet Arslan v Policie ČR, Krajské ředitelství policie Ústeckého kraje, odbor cizinecké policie
Date: 2011-10-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: illegal migration, interpretation of the law, refugee, return migration








C_2012065EN.01000202.xml










3.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/2





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic) lodged on 20 October 2011 — Mehmet Arslan v Policie ČR, Krajské ředitelství policie Ústeckého kraje, odbor cizinecké policie
(Case C-534/11)
2012/C 65/03
Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Nejvyšší správní soud

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Mehmet Arslan

Defendant: Policie ČR, Krajské ředitelství policie Ústeckého kraje, odbor cizinecké policie

Questions referred







1.


Should Article 2(1), in conjunction with recital 9 of the preamble, of Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (1) be interpreted to mean that this Directive does not apply to a third-country national who has applied for international protection within the meaning of Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status? (2)











2.


If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, must the detention of a foreign national for the purpose of return be terminated if he applies for international protection within the meaning of Directive 2005/85/EC and there are no other reasons to keep him in detention?






(1)  OJ 2008 L 348, p. 98.

(2)  OJ 2005 L 326, p. 13.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011308EN.01000501.xml










20.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 308/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

19 October 2011
2011/C 308/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3828




JPY


Japanese yen


106,19




DKK


Danish krone


7,4455




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87495




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1245




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2428




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7350




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,873




HUF


Hungarian forint


295,80




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7055




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3351




RON


Romanian leu


4,3389




TRY


Turkish lira


2,5637




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3402




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3981




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,7532




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7306




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7436




KRW


South Korean won


1 566,48




ZAR


South African rand


11,0459




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,8203




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4650




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 167,82




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2957




PHP


Philippine peso


59,678




RUB


Russian rouble


42,8700




THB


Thai baht


42,438




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4280




MXN


Mexican peso


18,4878




INR


Indian rupee


67,9850






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Regulation (EU) No 1048/2011 of 20 October 2011 repealing Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Date: 2011-10-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: International Criminal Tribunal, Yugoslavia, economic sanctions, war crime








L_2011276EN.01000101.xml










21.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 276/1








            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1048/2011
of 20 October 2011
         
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2010/603/CFSP of 7 October 2010 on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (1),


Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 (2) gives effect to Decision 2010/603/CFSP by freezing the assets of certain individuals, in support of the ICTY mandate.












(2)


Decision 2010/603/CFSP expired on 10 October 2011.












(3)


It is therefore appropriate to repeal Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 with immediate effect,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 is hereby repealed.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 20 October 2011.


For the Council


The President

M. SAWICKI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 265, 8.10.2010, p. 15.

(2)  
            OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 14.
Case T-214/09: Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2011 — COR Sitzmöbel Helmut Lübke v OHIM — El Corte Inglés (COR) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for territorial extension of the protection of an international registration — Word mark COR — Earlier Community word mark CADENACOR — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — Similarity of the signs — Similarity of the goods)
Date: 2011-10-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, mass-consumption product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2011355EN.01001701.xml










3.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 355/17





Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2011 — COR Sitzmöbel Helmut Lübke v OHIM — El Corte Inglés (COR)
(Case T-214/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for territorial extension of the protection of an international registration - Word mark COR - Earlier Community word mark CADENACOR - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the goods)
2011/C 355/28
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: COR Sitzmöbel Helmut Lübke GmbH & Co. KG (Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany) (represented by: Y.-G. von Amsberg and A.-S. Loesenbeck, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, M.E. López Camba and Seijo Veiguela, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 March 2009 (Case R 376/2008-2) concerning opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés, SA, and COR Sitzmöbel Helmut Lübke GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders COR Sitzmöbel Helmut Lübke GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 180, 1.8.2009.
Case C-67/11 P: Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 20 October 2011 — DTL Corporación, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Gestión de Recursos y Soluciones Empresariales SL (Appeal — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 8(1)(b) — Opposition procedure — Figurative mark containing the word element ‘Solaria’ and earlier national figurative mark containing the word element ‘Solartia’ — Registration refused in part — Likelihood of confusion — Request for a stay of the proceedings before the General Court — Failure to lodge the request in good time)
Date: 2011-10-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, solar energy, trade-mark law








C_2012049EN.01001402.xml










18.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/14





Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 20 October 2011 — DTL Corporación, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Gestión de Recursos y Soluciones Empresariales SL
(Case C-67/11 P) (1)

(Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 8(1)(b) - Opposition procedure - Figurative mark containing the word element ‘Solaria’ and earlier national figurative mark containing the word element ‘Solartia’ - Registration refused in part - Likelihood of confusion - Request for a stay of the proceedings before the General Court - Failure to lodge the request in good time)
2012/C 49/23
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: DTL Corporación, SL (represented by: A. Zuazo Araluze, abogado)

Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent), Gestión de Recursos y Soluciones Empresariales SL (represented by: M. Polo Carreño and M. Granado Carpenter, abogadas)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 December 2010 in Case T-188/10 DTL v OHIM — Gestión de Recursos y Soluciones Empresariales (Solaria) in which the General Court dismissed an action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 February 2010 (Case R 767/2009-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Gestión de Recursos y Soluciones Empresariales SL and DTL Corporación SL

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no need to adjudicate on the appeal in so far as it concerns the services falling within Class 37 of the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of 15 June 1957, as revised and amended.










2.


The appeal is dismissed in so far as it concerns the services falling within Class 42 of the Nice Agreement.










3.


DTL Corporación SL shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 130, 30.4.2011.
Case C-281/10 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 20 October 2011 — PepsiCo, Inc., v Grupo Promer Mon Graphic SA, Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Appeal — Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Articles 5, 6, 10 and 25(1)(d) — Community design — Registered Community design representing a circular promotional item — Prior Community design — Different overall impression — Degree of freedom of the designer — Informed user — Scope of review by the Courts — Distortion of the facts)
Date: 2011-10-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, action for annulment, designs and models, sales promotion








C_2011362EN.01000901.xml










10.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/9





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 20 October 2011 — PepsiCo, Inc., v Grupo Promer Mon Graphic SA, Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(Case C-281/10 P) (1)

(Appeal - Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Articles 5, 6, 10 and 25(1)(d) - Community design - Registered Community design representing a circular promotional item - Prior Community design - Different overall impression - Degree of freedom of the designer - Informed user - Scope of review by the Courts - Distortion of the facts)
2011/C 362/12
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: PepsiCo, Inc., (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri, abogado, and V. von Bomhard, Rechtsanwältin)

Other parties to the proceedings: Grupo Promer Mon Graphic SA (represented by: R. Almaraz Palmero, abogada), Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 18 March 2010 in Case T-9/07 Grupo Promer Mon Graphic v OHIM — Pepsico, by which that Court upheld an action brought by the proprietor of Community design No 53186 1 against decision R 1001/2005-3 of the Third Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 27 October 2006, annulling the decision of the Invalidity Division which declared design No 74463 1 (‘promotional item[s] for games’) invalid

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders PepsiCo Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 234, 28.8.2010.