do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-165/11: Judgment of the General Court of 12 June 2012 — Stichting Regionaal Opleidingencentrum van Amsterdam v OHIM — Investimust (COLLEGE) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark COLLEGE — Absolute ground for refusal — Absence of descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012217EN.01002101.xml










21.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 217/21





Judgment of the General Court of 12 June 2012 — Stichting Regionaal Opleidingencentrum van Amsterdam v OHIM — Investimust (COLLEGE)
(Case T-165/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark COLLEGE - Absolute ground for refusal - Absence of descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2012/C 217/44
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Stichting Regionaal Opleidingencentrum van Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: R. van Leeuwen, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Investimust SA (Geneva, Switzerland)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 January 2011 (Case R 508/2010-4), concerning invalidity proceedings between Stichting Regionaal Opleidingencentrum van Amsterdam and Investimust SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Stichting Regionaal Opleidingencentrum van Amsterdam to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 152, 21.5.2011.
2012/310/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EULEX KOSOVO/1/2012 of 12 June 2012 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Kosovo, appointment of members, common security and defence policy, fact-finding mission, rule of law








L_2012154EN.01002401.xml










15.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 154/24








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EULEX KOSOVO/1/2012
of 12 June 2012
         
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (1), EULEX KOSOVO
(2012/310/CFSP)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP of 4 February 2008 on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO (2), and in particular Article 12(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 12(2) of Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX KOSOVO), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.












(2)


On 5 June 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/291/CFSP (3) extending the duration of EULEX KOSOVO until 14 June 2014.












(3)


By Decision 2010/431/CFSP (4), following a proposal by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), the PSC appointed Mr Xavier BOUT DE MARNHAC as Head of Mission of EULEX KOSOVO with effect from 15 October 2010, by Decision 2011/688/CFSP (5), it extended the mandate of Mr Xavier BOUT DE MARNHAC until 14 December 2011, and by Decision 2011/849/CFSP (6), it extended that mandate until 14 June 2012.












(4)


On 7 June 2012, the HR proposed the extension of the mandate of Mr Xavier BOUT DE MARNHAC as Head of Mission of EULEX KOSOVO until 14 October 2012,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The mandate of Mr Xavier BOUT DE MARNHAC as Head of Mission of EULEX KOSOVO is hereby extended until 14 October 2012.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
It shall apply from 15 June 2012.




Done at Brussels, 12 June 2012.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

O. SKOOG
            





(1)  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 (1999) and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

(2)  
            OJ L 42, 16.2.2008, p. 92.

(3)  
            OJ L 146, 6.6.2012, p. 46.

(4)  
            OJ L 202, 4.8.2010, p. 10.

(5)  
            OJ L 270, 15.10.2011, p. 32.

(6)  
            OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 85.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6575 — Glencore International/Viterra) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-foodstuffs, agricultural product, economic concentration, marketing, merger control, mining extraction, primary product








C_2012166EN.01000701.xml










12.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 166/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6575 — Glencore International/Viterra)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 166/05






1.


On 4 June 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 Glencore International plc (‘Glencore’, headquartered in Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Viterra Inc. (‘Viterra’, Canada) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Glencore is a commodities trading and mining company active in the supply of a wide range of commodities and raw materials, including metals, minerals, oil and oil products, coal and agricultural products, to industrial customers worldwide. Through its agricultural products business segment Glencore originates and markets wheat, corn, barley, rice, oilseeds, meals, edible oils, biodiesel, cotton and sugar. Glencore also provides financing, logistics and other supply chain services,










—


Viterra is a global agribusiness active in grain handling and marketing, food processing and the sale of agriproducts. Through its grain handling and marketing operations Viterra accumulates, stores, transports and markets grains, oilseeds and special crops including wheat, barley, rapeseed, oats, pulses and flax.














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.6575 — Glencore International/Viterra, 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’).
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund - floods in Liguria and Tuscany European Parliament resolution of 12 June 2012 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2012)0126 – C7-0078/2012 – 2012/2051(BUD))#ANNEX
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Regional Development, European Parliament
Subjects: Italy, Liguria, Tuscany, aid to disaster victims, financial aid, flood, fund (EU)








CE2013332EN.01012201.xml










15.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 332/122





Tuesday 12 June 2012Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund - floods in Liguria and Tuscany
P7_TA(2012)0233
European Parliament resolution of 12 June 2012 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2012)0126 – C7-0078/2012 – 2012/2051(BUD))
2013/C 332 E/27

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0126 – C7-0078/2012),










—


having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 26 thereof,










—


having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2),










—


having regard to the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, adopted during the conciliation meeting on 17 July 2008 on the Solidarity Fund,










—


having regard to the letter of the Committee on Regional Development,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0182/2012),










1.


Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;










2.


Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;










3.


Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and the Commission.






(1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.


Tuesday 12 June 2012ANNEX

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL


on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management


(The text of this annex is not reproduced here since it corresponds to the final act, Decision 2012/366/EU.)
Case T-65/12 P: Order of the General Court of 12 June 2012 — Strack v Commission (Appeal — Civil service — Officials — Order of referral — Decision which cannot be the object of an appeal — Appeal manifestly inadmissible)
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European civil service, appointment of staff, infringement of EU law, right to justice








C_2012227EN.01002202.xml










28.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/22





Order of the General Court of 12 June 2012 — Strack v Commission
(Case T-65/12 P) (1)

(Appeal - Civil service - Officials - Order of referral - Decision which cannot be the object of an appeal - Appeal manifestly inadmissible)
2012/C 227/37
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Guido Strack (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: H. Tettenborn, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: H. Krämer and B. Eggers, Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the order of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (Second Chamber) of 7 December 2011 in Case F-44/05 RENV Strack v Commission (not published in the ECR), and seeking that that order be quashed.

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed.










2.


Mr Guido Strack is to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in the present case.






(1)  OJ C 118, 21.4.2012.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6590 — Santander Consumer UK/Hyundai Motor Company/Hyundai Capital UK Limited JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, financing, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2012166EN.01000901.xml










12.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 166/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6590 — Santander Consumer UK/Hyundai Motor Company/Hyundai Capital UK Limited JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 166/07






1.


On 30 May 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Santander Consumer UK PLC (‘SCUK’, United Kingdom) belonging to the Santander Group and the Hyundai Motor Company (‘HMC’, Republic of Korea) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Hyundai Capital UK Limited (‘the JV’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for SCUK: financial services including the wholesale and retail finance for the purchase of motor vehicles in the UK,










—


for HMC: manufacture and supply of passengers cars, light commercial vehicles, spare parts and accessories for motor vehicles and the provision of wholesale and retail financing,










—


for the JV: Retail (consumer) and wholesale finance for the purchase of the motor vehicles and insurance brokering services in the UK.














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.6590 — Santander Consumer UK/Hyundai Motor Company/Hyundai Capital UK Limited 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’).
Case T-206/10: Order of the General Court of 12 June 2012 — Vesteda Groep v Commission (State aid — Scheme of aid granted by the Netherlands to social housing corporations — Existing aid — Decision accepting the commitments made by the Member State — Action for annulment — Locus standi — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, building industry, control of State aid, subsidised housing








C_2012227EN.01002001.xml










28.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/20





Order of the General Court of 12 June 2012 — Vesteda Groep v Commission
(Case T-206/10) (1)

(State aid - Scheme of aid granted by the Netherlands to social housing corporations - Existing aid - Decision accepting the commitments made by the Member State - Action for annulment - Locus standi - Inadmissibility)
2012/C 227/31
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Vesteda Groep BV (Maastricht, Netherlands) (represented by: G. van der Wal and T. Boesman, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: H. van Vliet, S. Noë and S. Thomas, acting as Agents, assisted by H. Gilliams, lawyer)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 9963 final of 15 December 2009 relating to State aid E 2/2005 and N 642/2009 — (Netherlands) — Existing and special project aid to housing corporations

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Vesteda Groep BV shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 179, 3.7.2010.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012166EN.01000201.xml










12.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 166/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

11 June 2012
2012/C 166/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2544




JPY


Japanese yen


99,60




DKK


Danish krone


7,4329




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80770




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8640




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2010




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5560




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,395




HUF


Hungarian forint


295,92




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6970




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2953




RON


Romanian leu


4,4618




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2827




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2602




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2855




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,7323




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6217




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6061




KRW


South Korean won


1 468,11




ZAR


South African rand


10,4910




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9604




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5445




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 837,27




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9796




PHP


Philippine peso


53,871




RUB


Russian rouble


40,9194




THB


Thai baht


39,689




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5350




MXN


Mexican peso


17,4738




INR


Indian rupee


69,9270






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-258/12: Action brought on 12 June 2012 — Mederer v OHIM — Katjes Fassin (SOCCER GUMS)
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012217EN.01002803.xml










21.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 217/28





Action brought on 12 June 2012 — Mederer v OHIM — Katjes Fassin (SOCCER GUMS)
(Case T-258/12)
2012/C 217/60
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Mederer GmbH (Fürth, Germany) (represented by: O. Ruhl and C. Sachs, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG (Emmerich am Rhein, Germany)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of 10 April 2012 in Case R 225/2011-4;










—


Order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs of the opposition proceedings, the appeal proceedings and the proceedings before the Court.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant

Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘SOCCER GUMS’ for goods in Class 30 — Community trade mark application No 8 629 446

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG

Mark or sign cited in opposition: the national word mark ‘SOCCER STAR’ for goods in Class 30

Decision of the Opposition Division: the opposition was upheld

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was dismissed

Pleas in law:







—


Infringement of Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Corrigendum to the notice of open selection procedure — Administrative Assistant — Reference: EF-TA-12-04 ( OJ C 161 A, 7.6.2012 )
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: Provisional data
Subjects: Eurofound, administrative personnel, assistant, competition (EU)








C_2012166EN.01001001.xml










12.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 166/10





Corrigendum to the notice of open selection procedure — Administrative Assistant — Reference: EF-TA-12-04
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 161 A of 7 June 2012
)
2012/C 166/08
On page 2:
for:

‘Successful candidates may be recruited as Temporary Agents (AST 1) or Contract Agents (function group IV).’,

read:

‘Successful candidates may be recruited as Temporary Agents (AST 1) or Contract Agents (function group II).’.
Case C-291/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Gelsenkirchen (Germany) lodged on 12 June 2012 — Michael Schwarz v Stadt Bochum
Date: 2012-06-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European standard, biometrics, border control, forgery of documents, interpretation of the law, passport








C_2012273EN.01000501.xml










8.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 273/5





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Gelsenkirchen (Germany) lodged on 12 June 2012 — Michael Schwarz v Stadt Bochum
(Case C-291/12)
2012/C 273/06
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Gelsenkirchen

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Michael Schwarz

Defendant: Stadt Bochum

Question referred

Is Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 (1) of 13 December 2004, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2009 (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009, valid?


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States (OJ 2004 L 385, p. 1).

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 444/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States (OJ 2009 L 142, p. 1; corrected version: OJ 2009 L 188, p. 127).