do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6536 — CVC/Ahlsell)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, hand tool, heating, investment company, machine tool, merger control








C_2012134EN.01000102.xml










8.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6536 — CVC/Ahlsell)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 134/02
On 30 April 2012, 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 32012M6536. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case T-199/12: Action brought on 8 May 2012 — Euro-Link Consultants and European Profiles v Commission
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Ukraine, abuse of power, equal treatment, invitation to tender, tourism








C_2012209EN.01001001.xml










14.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/10





Action brought on 8 May 2012 — Euro-Link Consultants and European Profiles v Commission
(Case T-199/12)
2012/C 209/16
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Euro-Link Consultants Ltd (Bucharest, Romania) and European Profiles SA (Athens, Greece) (represented by: S. Pappas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, dated 28 February 2012, contested in the present action, given in the framework of the tender EuropeAid/131567/C/SER/UA ‘Crimean tourism diversification and support project’; as well as subsequent decisions of the same authority and of the director of the DG Development of the European Commission issued in the subject-matter;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of their action, the applicants rely on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging an infringement of the essential procedural requirement to state reasons, stressing that






—


case-law and legislation impose a duty on the defendant to elaborate on the advantages of the selected tender clearly, instead of merely contesting the evidence the applicants brought forward; a good administration has to examine and address the allegations correctly, all the more so when various aggravating factors intensify this requirement.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging an infringement of the essential procedural requirement to respect the applicable procedure, stressing that






—


the evaluation procedure the committee followed was vitiated by irregularities, of which the defendant was aware and did not take into account prior to publishing the results. Thus, the subsequent decisions are unlawful, to the extent that they are based on the result of these irregularities.














3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of equal treatment and misuse of powers, stressing that






—


the illegal procedure was only applied in the case of the applicants, in breach of the principle of non-discrimination. It also appears that the sole purpose of the illegal procedure was to eliminate the applicants from the first place in the evaluation list.
Case T-331/10: Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 May 2012 — Yoshida Metal Industry v OHIM — Pi-Design and Others (Representation of a triangular surface with black dots) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative Community trade mark representing a surface with black dots — Shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, household article, registered trade mark, technology, tinplate and cutlery industry, trade-mark law








C_2012184EN.01001002.xml










23.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/10





Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 May 2012 — Yoshida Metal Industry v OHIM — Pi-Design and Others (Representation of a triangular surface with black dots)
(Case T-331/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative Community trade mark representing a surface with black dots - Shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2012/C 184/17
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd (Tsubame-shi, Japan) (represented by: S. Verea, K. Muraro and M. Balestriero, lawyers)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Pi-Design AG (Triengen, Switzerland), Bodum France (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) and Bodum Logistics A/S (Billund, Denmark) (represented by H. Pernez, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 May 2010 (Case R 1235/2008-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Pi-Design AG, Bodum France and Bodum Logistics A/S, on the one hand, and Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd, on the other hand

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 20 May 2010 (Case R 1235/2008-1);










2.


Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay the costs of Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd;










3.


Orders Pi-Design AG, Bodum France and Bodum Logistics A/S to bear their own respective costs.






(1)  OJ C 274, 9.10.2010.
Case T-101/11: Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2012 — Mizuno v OHIM — Golfino (G) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark G — Earlier Community figurative mark G+ — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Japan, registered trade mark, sports equipment, textile industry, trade-mark law








C_2012184EN.01001201.xml










23.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/12





Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2012 — Mizuno v OHIM — Golfino (G)
(Case T-101/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark G - Earlier Community figurative mark G+ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2012/C 184/20
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Mizuno KK (Osaka, Japan) (represented by: T. Raab and H.R. Lauf, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented: initially by R. Manea and subsequently by D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Golfino AG (Glinde, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 December 2010 (Case R 821/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Golfino AG and Mizuno KK

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mizuno KK to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 120, 16.4.2011.
Case T-134/12 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 8 May 2012 — Investigación y Desarrollo en Soluciones y Servicios IT v Commission (Application for interim measures — Financial assistance — Research and development — Recovery of advance payments made — Application for suspension of operation — Disregard of formal requirements — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative contract, audit, indemnification, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, protection of privacy, rights of the defence








C_2012184EN.01001302.xml










23.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/13





Order of the President of the General Court of 8 May 2012 — Investigación y Desarrollo en Soluciones y Servicios IT v Commission
(Case T-134/12 R)
(Application for interim measures - Financial assistance - Research and development - Recovery of advance payments made - Application for suspension of operation - Disregard of formal requirements - Inadmissibility)
2012/C 184/24
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Investigación y Desarrollo en Soluciones y Servicios IT, SA (Alicante, Spain) (represented by: M. Jiménez Perona, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Re:

Application for suspension of operation of the Commission’s measure, notified by letter of 13 January 2012, revoking several subsidies granted to the applicant.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6521 — Talanx International/Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance/Warta)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, life assurance, merger control








C_2012134EN.01000201.xml










8.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6521 — Talanx International/Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance/Warta)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 134/03
On 4 April 2012, 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 32012M6521. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case C-505/11 P: Order of the President of the Court of 8 May 2012 — ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG v European Commission
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: abuse of power, equal treatment, fundamental rights, legality, parent company, right to justice, rule of law, subsidiary








C_2012303EN.01002105.xml










6.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 303/21





Order of the President of the Court of 8 May 2012 — ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG v European Commission
(Case C-505/11 P) (1)

2012/C 303/40
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 347, 26.11.2011.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012134EN.01000501.xml










8.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

7 May 2012
2012/C 134/08

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3033




JPY


Japanese yen


104,19




DKK


Danish krone


7,4366




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80647




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9105




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2012




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5635




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,025




HUF


Hungarian forint


286,48




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6995




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1958




RON


Romanian leu


4,4060




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3000




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2792




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2983




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1169




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6378




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6265




KRW


South Korean won


1 482,15




ZAR


South African rand


10,2020




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1984




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5075




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 000,71




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9803




PHP


Philippine peso


55,246




RUB


Russian rouble


39,1819




THB


Thai baht


40,402




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5098




MXN


Mexican peso


17,1840




INR


Indian rupee


68,9580






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6553 — Reitan Servicehandel/R-kioski/UAB Impress Teva/OÜ Lehepunkt)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, merger control, press, retail selling








C_2012134EN.01000101.xml










8.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6553 — Reitan Servicehandel/R-kioski/UAB Impress Teva/OÜ Lehepunkt)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 134/01
On 25 April 2012, 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 32012M6553. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case T-416/10: Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 May 2012 — Yoshida Metal Industry v OHIM — Pi-Design and Others (Representation of a surface with black dots) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative Community trade mark representing a surface with black dots — Shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Japan, registered trade mark, technology, trade-mark law








C_2012184EN.01001102.xml










23.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/11





Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 May 2012 — Yoshida Metal Industry v OHIM — Pi-Design and Others (Representation of a surface with black dots)
(Case T-416/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative Community trade mark representing a surface with black dots - Shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2012/C 184/19
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd (Tsubame-shi, Japan) (represented by: S. Verea, K. Muraro and M. Balestriero, lawyers)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Pi-Design AG (Triengen, Switzerland), Bodum France (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) and Bodum Logistics A/S (Billund, Denmark) (represented by H. Pernez, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 May 2010 (Case R 1237/2008-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Pi-Design AG, Bodum France and Bodum Logistics A/S, on the one hand, and Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd, on the other hand

Operative part of the judgment

The Court (Fourth Chamber):






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 20 May 2010 (Case R 1237/2008-1);










2.


Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay the costs of Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd;










3.


Orders Pi-Design AG, Bodum France and Bodum Logistics A/S to bear their own respective costs.






(1)  OJ C 328, 4.12.2010.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6483 — PGGM Vermogensbeheer/Barclays Bank/UPP Group)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, financing, merger control, supplementary pension








C_2012134EN.01000302.xml










8.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6483 — PGGM Vermogensbeheer/Barclays Bank/UPP Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 134/06
On 26 April 2012, 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 32012M6483. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case C-504/11 P: Order of the President of the Court of 8 May 2012 — ThyssenKrupp Ascenseurs Luxemburg Sàrl v European Commission
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: abuse of power, equal treatment, fundamental rights, legality, parent company, right to justice, rule of law, subsidiary








C_2012303EN.01002104.xml










6.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 303/21





Order of the President of the Court of 8 May 2012 — ThyssenKrupp Ascenseurs Luxemburg Sàrl v European Commission
(Case C-504/11 P) (1)

2012/C 303/39
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 347, 26.11.2011.
Case C-506/11 P: Order of the President of the Court of 8 May 2012 — ThyssenKrupp AG v European Commission
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: abuse of power, equal treatment, fundamental rights, legality, parent company, right to justice, rule of law, subsidiary








C_2012303EN.01002106.xml










6.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 303/21





Order of the President of the Court of 8 May 2012 — ThyssenKrupp AG v European Commission
(Case C-506/11 P) (1)

2012/C 303/41
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 347, 26.11.2011.
Case C-216/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg lodged on 8 May 2012 — Caisse nationale des prestations familiales v Fjola HLIDDAL
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Switzerland, family benefit, maternity benefit, residential mobility








C_2012235EN.01000602.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/6





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg lodged on 8 May 2012 — Caisse nationale des prestations familiales v Fjola HLIDDAL
(Case C-216/12)
2012/C 235/10
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Caisse nationale des prestations familiales

Respondent: Fjola HLIDDAL

Question referred

Does a benefit such as the parental leave allowance provided for by Articles 306 to 308 of the [Luxembourg] Code de la Sécurité Sociale constitute a family benefit within the meaning of Article 1(u)(i) and Article 4(1)(h) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to the members of their families moving within the Community, (1) as amended and updated and applicable in accordance with Annex II, Section A, (1) of the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons and the Final Act signed in Luxembourg on 21 June 1999? (2)



(1)  OJ 1971, L 149, p. 2.

(2)  OJ 2002, L 114, p. 6.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6550 — Towerbrook/York/Apollo/Monier)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2012134EN.01000202.xml










8.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6550 — Towerbrook/York/Apollo/Monier)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 134/04
On 26 April 2012, 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 32012M6550. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.