do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-153/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresný súd Bardejov (Slovakia), lodged on 26 March 2013 — Pohotovost’, s.r.o. v Ján Soroka
Date: 2013-03-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer movement, judicial proceedings, lawyer, legal person, right to justice, unfair terms of contract








C_2013178EN.01000301.xml










22.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/3





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresný súd Bardejov (Slovakia), lodged on 26 March 2013 — Pohotovost’, s.r.o. v Ján Soroka
(Case C-153/13)
2013/C 178/04
Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Okresný súd Bardejov

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Pohotovost’, s.r.o.

Defendant: Ján Soroka

Questions referred







1.


Is Council Directive 93/13/EEC (1) of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (‘Directive 93/13/EEC’), in conjunction with Article 47 and Article 38 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, to be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State, such as the legislation at issue in the present case, which does not allow a legal person whose purpose is the protection of consumers’ rights to intervene in court enforcement proceedings, to defend a consumer against whom enforcement proceedings are being brought for the recovery of a claim under a consumer contract, where that consumer is not represented by a lawyer?










2.


Is the European Union law set out in question 1 to be interpreted as meaning that the basic right to legal protection of the consumer and of an intervening party under Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights is infringed when the intervention of a legal person whose purpose is the protection of consumers’ rights is not allowed in court enforcement proceedings and the consumer is not represented by a lawyer?






(1)  OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29.
Call for proposals for modal shift, catalyst, motorways of the sea, traffic avoidance and common learning actions under the second Marco Polo programme (Regulation (EC) No 1692/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council — OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 1 )
Date: 2013-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, invitation to tender, mode of transport, pollution control measures, transport policy








C_2013088EN.01000501.xml










26.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/5





Call for proposals for modal shift, catalyst, motorways of the sea, traffic avoidance and common learning actions under the second Marco Polo programme
(Regulation (EC) No 1692/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council — OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 1)
2013/C 88/05
The European Commission is hereby launching a call for proposals for the selection procedure 2013 under the second Marco Polo programme. The call is closing on 23 August 2013.
Information on the modalities of the call and guidance to proposers on how to submit projects is available at the following website:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/marcopolo/getting-funds/call-for-proposals/2013/index_en.htm
The helpdesk of the Marco Polo programme can be reached via e-mail: eaci-marco-polo-helpdesk@ec.europa.eu and fax: +32 22979506.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6756 — Norsk Hydro/Orkla/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, aluminium, consumer goods, economic concentration, international trade, merger control, trade mark








C_2013088EN.01000801.xml










26.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6756 — Norsk Hydro/Orkla/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 88/07






1.


On 18 March 2013, 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 Norsk Hydro ASA (‘Hydro’, Norway) and Orkla ASA (‘Orkla’, Norway) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (JV) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Hydro is a global supplier of aluminium with activities throughout the value chain, including the production and sale of primary aluminium, soft-alloy extrusions, building systems and flat-rolled products,










—


Orkla is a Norwegian company with international operations. Its main focus is the branded consumer goods sector. In addition it operates in the aluminium, hydro power and financial investment sector,










—


JV will own and operate the soft-alloy extrusion businesses of each of Orkla's wholly-owned subsidiary, Sapa Holding AB, and Hydro, including their respective building systems and precision tubing activities.














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.6756 — Norsk Hydro/Orkla/JV, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013088EN.01000401.xml










26.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

25 March 2013
2013/C 88/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2935




JPY


Japanese yen


122,55




DKK


Danish krone


7,4542




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85160




SEK


Swedish krona


8,4361




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2213




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5430




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,738




HUF


Hungarian forint


306,45




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7021




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1607




RON


Romanian leu


4,4150




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3528




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2356




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3199




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0396




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5465




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6086




KRW


South Korean won


1 435,52




ZAR


South African rand


12,0035




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0368




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5935




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 599,18




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0080




PHP


Philippine peso


52,840




RUB


Russian rouble


39,8300




THB


Thai baht


37,908




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6031




MXN


Mexican peso


15,9715




INR


Indian rupee


70,1413






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-152/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 26 March 2013 — Holger Forstmann Transporte GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Münster
Date: 2013-03-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: dealer, electrical energy, energy-generating product, motor fuel, motor vehicle industry, tax system








C_2013189EN.01000201.xml










29.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 189/2





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 26 March 2013 — Holger Forstmann Transporte GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Münster
(Case C-152/13)
2013/C 189/02
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Düsseldorf

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Holger Forstmann Transporte GmbH & Co. KG

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Münster

Questions referred







1.


Is the term ‘manufacturer’, within the meaning of the first indent of Article 24(2) of Council Directive 2003/96/EC (1) of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity, OJ 2003 L 283, p. 51, to be interpreted as also including coachbuilders or dealers, when they have fitted the fuel tank as part of a process of producing the vehicle, and the production process was, for technical and/or economic reasons, carried out through division of labour by various independent businesses?










2.


If the first question should be answered in the affirmative: What interpretation is to be given, in such cases, to the factual criterion, in the first indent of Article 24(2) of Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity, OJ 2003 L 283, p. 51, whereby the vehicles in question must be ‘of the same type’?






(1)  OJ L 283, p. 51.
Case T-185/13: Action brought on 26 March 2013 — CWP v OHIM — Continental Reifen Deutschland (CONTINENTAL WIND PARTNERS)
Date: 2013-03-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, energy industry, registered trade mark, renewable energy, trade-mark law








C_2013156EN.01004702.xml










1.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 156/47





Action brought on 26 March 2013 — CWP v OHIM — Continental Reifen Deutschland (CONTINENTAL WIND PARTNERS)
(Case T-185/13)
2013/C 156/88
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: CWP LLC (Wilmington, United States of America) (represented by: O. Bischof, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH (Hanover, Germany)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 10 January 2013 in Case R 2204/2011-2;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant

Community trade mark concerned: the figurative mark including the word elements ‘CONTINENTAL WIND PARTNERS’ for goods and services in Classes 7, 9, 11, 35, 36, 37, 39 and 40 — Community trade mark application No 8 445 561

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH

Mark or sign cited in opposition: the international registration designating the European Union of the figurative mark including the word element ‘Continental’

Decision of the Opposition Division: the opposition was upheld in part

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009