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Case T-561/11: Order of the General Court of 3 May 2012 — Nycomed v OHIM — Bayer Consumer Care (ALEVIAN DUO)
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012184EN.01002004.xml










23.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/20





Order of the General Court of 3 May 2012 — Nycomed v OHIM — Bayer Consumer Care (ALEVIAN DUO)
(Case T-561/11) (1)

2012/C 184/42
Language of the case: English
The President of the Sixth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 6, 7.1.2012.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6446 — Pratt & Whitney/International Aero Engines) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2012128EN.01001301.xml










3.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/13





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6446 — Pratt & Whitney/International Aero Engines)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 128/08






1.


On 25 April 2012, 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 Pratt & Whitney (‘P&W’, United States), belonging to United Technologies Corporation (UTC), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the International Aero Engines AG (‘IAE’, Switzerland) joint venture by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for P&W. design, manufacture, and servicing of aircraft engines, industrial gas turbines, and space propulsion systems,










—


for IAE: design, production, and sale of the V2500 aircraft engine and related parts.














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.6446 — Pratt & Whitney/International Aero Engines, 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’).
Case C-240/11 P: Order of the Court of 3 May 2012 — World Wide Tobacco España, SA v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions or concerted practices — The Spanish market for the purchase and first processing of raw tobacco — Price-fixing and market-sharing — Fines — Deterrent effect — Equal treatment — Mitigating circumstances — Maximum limit of 10 % of turnover — Cooperation)
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Spain, cartel, competition, domestic market, equal treatment, fine, fixing of prices, market-sharing agreement, mitigating circumstances, tobacco industry








C_2012303EN.01000401.xml










6.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 303/4





Order of the Court of 3 May 2012 — World Wide Tobacco España, SA v European Commission
(Case C-240/11 P) (1)

(Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions or concerted practices - The Spanish market for the purchase and first processing of raw tobacco - Price-fixing and market-sharing - Fines - Deterrent effect - Equal treatment - Mitigating circumstances - Maximum limit of 10 % of turnover - Cooperation)
2012/C 303/05
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: World Wide Tobacco España, SA (represented by: M. Odriozola and A. Vide, abogados)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: E. Gippini Fournier and L. Malferrari, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 March 2011 in Case T-37/05 World Wide Tobacco España v Commission by which the General Court rejected in part an application for a reduction in the amount of the fine imposed on the applicant in Commission Decision C(2004) 4030 final, of 20 October 2004, relating to a proceeding under Article 81(1) (EC) (Case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw tobacco — Spain)

Operative part of the order







1.


The main appeal and the additional appeal are dismissed.










2.


World Wide Tobacco España, SA is ordered to pay the costs of the main appeal.










3.


The European Commission is ordered to pay the costs of the additional appeal.






(1)  OJ C 211, 16.7.2011.
Case T-270/10: Judgment of the General Court of 3 May 2012 — Conceria Kara v OHIM — Dima (KARRA) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark KARRA — Earlier national and Community figurative marks Kara — Company name Conceria Kara Srl and trade name Kara — Relative grounds for refusal — First sentence of Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8 of the Paris Convention — Bad faith)
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Italy, cosmetic product, furniture industry, leather industry, textile industry, trade event, trade-mark law








C_2012174EN.01002101.xml










16.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/21





Judgment of the General Court of 3 May 2012 — Conceria Kara v OHIM — Dima (KARRA)
(Case T-270/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark KARRA - Earlier national and Community figurative marks Kara - Company name Conceria Kara Srl and trade name Kara - Relative grounds for refusal - First sentence of Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8 of the Paris Convention - Bad faith)
2012/C 174/32
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Conceria Kara Srl (Trezzano sul Naviglio, Italy) (represented by P. Picciolini, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Dima — Gida Tekstil Deri Insaat Maden Turizm Orman Urünleri Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd Sti (Istanbul, Turkey)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 March 2010 (Case R 1172/2009-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Conceria Kara Srl and Dima — Gida Tekstil Deri Insaat Maden Turizm Orman Urünleri Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd Sti.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Conceria Kara Srl to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 221, 14.8.2010.
Case C-289/11 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 3 May 2012 — Legris Industries SA v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Cartels — Copper fittings and Copper alloy fittings Sector — Commission decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Fines — Parent companies and subsidiaries — Whether unlawful conduct attributable)
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: copper, exchange of information, fine, plumbing equipment, price agreement, trade information








C_2012174EN.01001302.xml










16.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/13





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 3 May 2012 — Legris Industries SA v European Commission
(Case C-289/11 P) (1)

(Appeal - Competition - Cartels - Copper fittings and Copper alloy fittings Sector - Commission decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Fines - Parent companies and subsidiaries - Whether unlawful conduct attributable)
2012/C 174/18
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Legris Industries SA (represented by: A. Wachsmann and S. Thibault-Liger, avocates)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito, acting as Agent)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 24 March 2011 in Case T-376/06 Legris Industries v Commission, by which the Court dismissed the action for partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2006) 4180 final of 20 September 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F-1/38.121 — Fittings) — Copper Fittings and Copper Alloy Fittings Sector — Infringement of the right of access to an independent and impartial tribunal — Whether unlawful conduct attributable — Infringement of the principles of equal treatment, personal liability and the principle that the penalty must be specific to the offender — Distortion of evidence

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Legris Industries SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.
Case C-290/11 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 3 May 2012 — Comap SA v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Copper and copper alloy fittings sector — Commission decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Fines — Duration of the infringement — Concept of ‘continuity’ )
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: copper, exchange of information, fine, plumbing equipment, price agreement, trade information, trade restriction








C_2012174EN.01001303.xml










16.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/13





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 3 May 2012 — Comap SA v European Commission
(Case C-290/11 P) (1)

(Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Copper and copper alloy fittings sector - Commission decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Fines - Duration of the infringement - Concept of ‘continuity’)
2012/C 174/19
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Comap SA (represented by: A. Wachsmann and S. de Guigné, lawyers)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito, agent)

Re:

Appeal lodged against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 24 March 2011 in Case T-377/06 Comap v Commission, by which the General Court dismissed the action for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2006) 4180 final of 20 September 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F 1/38.121 — FITTINGS) — Copper and copper alloy fittings sector — Infringement of the right to an independent and impartial tribunal — Infringement of the principle of strict interpretation of criminal law — Notion of ‘public distancing’ — Distortion of evidence — Failure to state reasons

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Comap SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.
Case C-209/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 3 May 2012 — Walter Endress v Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law - national law, insurance contract, insurance law








C_2012200EN.01000702.xml










7.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 200/7





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 3 May 2012 — Walter Endress v Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG
(Case C-209/12)
2012/C 200/13
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Walter Endress

Defendant: Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG

Question referred

Must the first indent of Article 15(1) of Council Directive 90/619/EEC of 8 November 1990 (1) on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct life assurance, laying down provisions to facilitate the effective exercise of freedom to provide services and amending Directive 79/267/EEC (Second Life Assurance Directive), having regard to Article 31(1) of Council Directive 92/96/EEC of 10 November 1992 (2) on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct life assurance and amending Directives 79/267/EEC and 90/619/EEC (Third Life Assurance Directive), be interpreted as precluding a provision — such as the fourth sentence of Paragraph 5a(2) of the Versicherungsvertragsgesetz (Law on insurance contracts) in the version of the Drittes Gesetz zur Durchführung versicherungsrechtlicher Richtlinien des Rates der Europäischen Gemeinschaften (Third Law implementing directives of the Council of the European Communities on insurance law) of 21 July 1994 — under which a right of cancellation lapses one year at the latest after payment of the first premium even if the policy-holder has not been informed about the right of cancellation?


(1)  Council Directive 90/619/EEC of 8 November 1990 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct life assurance, laying down provisions to facilitate the effective exercise of freedom to provide services and amending Directive 79/267/EEC, OJ 1990 L 330, p. 50.

(2)  Council Directive 92/96/EEC of 10 November 1992 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct life assurance and amending Directives 79/267/EEC and 90/619/EEC (third life assurance Directive), OJ 1992 L 360, p. 1.
Case C-210/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht (Germany), lodged on 3 May 2012 — Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: interpretation of the law, market approval, plant health product, quality label








C_2012209EN.01000402.xml










14.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/4





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht (Germany), lodged on 3 May 2012 — Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd
(Case C-210/12)
2012/C 209/06
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundespatentgericht

Party to the main proceedings


Appellant: Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (1) to be interpreted as not precluding the grant of a supplementary protection certificate for a plant protection product if a valid marketing authorisation was granted in accordance with Article 8(4) of Directive 91/414/EEC?










2.


If Question 1 is answered in the affirmative:
Is it necessary under Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 for the marketing authorisation to be still in force at the time of application for the certificate?










3.


If the answer to Question 1 is in the negative:
Is Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 to be interpreted as meaning that an application can be lodged even before the period mentioned in that provision starts to run?






(1)  OJ 1996 L 198, p. 30.
Case T-318/10: Order of the General Court of 3 May 2012 — Consorzio del vino nobile di Montepulciano and Others v Commission
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, product designation, wine








C_2012184EN.01001905.xml










23.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/19





Order of the General Court of 3 May 2012 — Consorzio del vino nobile di Montepulciano and Others v Commission
(Case T-318/10) (1)

2012/C 184/38
Language of the case: Italian
The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 260, 25.9.2010.
Case C-337/10: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 3 May 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) — Georg Neidel v Stadt Frankfurt am Main (Social policy — Directive 2003/88/EC — Working conditions — Organisation of working time — Right to paid annual leave — Allowance in lieu in the event of sickness — Public servants (firemen))
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law - national law, European official, holiday, retired person, sick leave








C_2012174EN.01000402.xml










16.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/4





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 3 May 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) — Georg Neidel v Stadt Frankfurt am Main
(Case C-337/10) (1)

(Social policy - Directive 2003/88/EC - Working conditions - Organisation of working time - Right to paid annual leave - Allowance in lieu in the event of sickness - Public servants (firemen))
2012/C 174/04
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Georg Neidel

Defendant: Stadt Frankfurt am Main

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Verwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main — Interpretation of Article 7 of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (OJ 2003 L 299, p. 9) — Entitlement to an allowance in lieu of paid annual leave not taken in full because of unfitness for service lasting for several years before retirement — Scope ratione personae of Directive 2003/88/EC — Public servants (firemen)

Operative part of the judgment







1.


Article 7 of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time must be interpreted as applying to a public servant carrying out the activities of a fireman in normal circumstances.










2.


Article 7(2) of Directive 2003/88 must be interpreted as meaning that a public servant is entitled, on retirement, to an allowance in lieu of paid annual leave not taken because he was prevented from working by sickness.










3.


Article 7 of Directive 2003/88 must be interpreted as not precluding provisions of national law conferring on a public servant an entitlement to further paid leave in addition to the entitlement to a minimum paid annual leave of four weeks, which do not provide for the payment of an allowance in lieu if a public servant who is retiring has been unable to use that additional entitlement because he was prevented from working by sickness.










4.


Article 7(2) of Directive 2003/88 must be interpreted as precluding a provision of national law which restricts, by a carry-over period of nine months on expiry of which the entitlement to paid annual leave lapses, the right of a public servant who is retiring to cumulate the allowances in lieu of paid annual leave not taken because he was unfit for service.






(1)  OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 1,00 % on 1 May 2012 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest








C_2012128EN.01000701.xml










3.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/7





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
1,00 % on 1 May 2012
Euro exchange rates (2)

2 May 2012
2012/C 128/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3131




JPY


Japanese yen


105,31




DKK


Danish krone


7,4385




GBP


Pound sterling


0,81205




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8884




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2018




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5525




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,903




HUF


Hungarian forint


283,50




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6994




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1693




RON


Romanian leu


4,4268




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3134




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2718




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2977




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1873




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6165




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6292




KRW


South Korean won


1 484,06




ZAR


South African rand


10,1650




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2397




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4975




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 085,32




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9767




PHP


Philippine peso


55,495




RUB


Russian rouble


38,7000




THB


Thai baht


40,535




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5105




MXN


Mexican peso


16,9849




INR


Indian rupee


69,4040






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.