do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Fürstliches Landgericht dated 9 April 2013 in the case of Metacom AG v Rechtsanwälte Zipper & Collegen (Case E-6/13)
Date: 2013-04-09
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: Liechtenstein, freedom to provide services, income in addition to normal pay, interpretation of the law, lawyer








C_2013263EN.01001001.xml










12.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/10





Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Fürstliches Landgericht dated 9 April 2013 in the case of Metacom AG v Rechtsanwälte Zipper & Collegen
(Case E-6/13)
2013/C 263/11
A request has been made to the EFTA Court by a letter of 9 April 2013 from Fürstliches Landgericht (Princely Court of Justice, Liechtenstein), which was received at the Court Registry on 15 April 2013, for an Advisory Opinion in the case of Metacom AG v Rechtsanwälte Zipper & Collegen, on the following questions:






1.


Can a European lawyer bringing proceedings in another EEA State in his own name and not pursuant to the mandate of a third party rely on Council Directive 77/249/EEC of 22 March 1977 to facilitate the effective exercise by lawyers of freedom to provide services (1)?










2.


Is an obligation on European lawyers to notify the authorities of the host State (as provided for here in Article 59 of the Liechtenstein Lawyers Act (Rechtsanwaltsgesetz)) compatible with Directive 77/249/EEC and, in particular, with Article 7 of that Directive?










3.


If question 2 is answered in the affirmative: having regard to Directive 77/249/EEC, may a failure to provide notification in the host State on the part of a European lawyer engaged in the provision of services result in the consequence that the lawyer concerned may not claim lawyers’ fees in accordance with the scale of fees provided for in the host State (in Liechtenstein the fees provided for in the Lawyers’ Fees Act (Gesetz über den Tarif für Rechtsanwälte und Rechtsagenten) and the Lawyers’ Fees Regulation (Verordnung über die Tarifansätze der Entlohnung für Rechtsanwälte und Rechtsagenten))?










4.


Where a European lawyer engaged in the provision of services has only notified the authorities in the host State at a later date, may this subsequent notification result in the consequence that the lawyer may only claim fees in accordance with the scale of fees provided for in the host State in relation to the period following that notification but not in relation to procedural steps taken prior to that date?










5.


Having regard to Directive 77/249/EEC, does the answer to questions 3 and 4 depend on whether at the start of the proceedings the court of the host State referred the European lawyer engaged in the provision of services to the obligation under the law of that State to notify the authorities?






(1)  OJ L 78, 26.3.1977, p. 17.
Case T-337/11: Judgment of the General Court of 9 April 2013 — Italiana Calzature v OHIM — Vicini (Giuseppe BY GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark Giuseppe BY GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI — Prior Community word mark ZANOTTI — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2013-04-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013147EN.01001702.xml










25.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/17





Judgment of the General Court of 9 April 2013 — Italiana Calzature v OHIM — Vicini (Giuseppe BY GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI)
(Case T-337/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Giuseppe BY GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI - Prior Community word mark ZANOTTI - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2013/C 147/30
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Societá Italiana Calzature SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: A. Rapisardi and C. Ginevra, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Vicini SpA (San Mauro Pascoli, Italy) (represented by: M. Franzosi and M. Giorgetti, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 April 2011 (Case R 918/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Societá Italiana Calzature SpA and Vicini SpA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Societá Italiana Calzature SpA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.
Case F-126/12: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 9.4.2013 — de Brito Sequeira Carvalho v Commission
Date: 2013-04-09
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Belgium, confidentiality, disclosure of information, fundamental rights, judicial proceedings, legality, provision of documents








C_2013171EN.01004103.xml










15.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/41





Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 9.4.2013 — de Brito Sequeira Carvalho v Commission
(Case F-126/12) (1)

2013/C 171/86
Language of the case: French
The President of the Third Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 71, 9.3.2013, p. 29.
2013/176/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 9 April 2013 correcting the Dutch version of Annex IV to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (notified under document C(2013) 1962)
Date: 2013-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: health certificate, import (EU), import restriction, plant disease, plant health control, protection of plant life, surveillance concerning imports








L_2013102EN.01001901.xml










11.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 102/19








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 9 April 2013
         
correcting the Dutch version of Annex IV to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community
(notified under document C(2013) 1962)
(2013/176/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular point (d) of the second paragraph of Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The Dutch language version of Directive 2000/29/EC as amended by Commission Directive 2002/36/EC (2) contains an error. In point 32.1 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV, the words ‘met uitzondering van Europese en mediterrane landen’ have been wrongly inserted and must therefore be deleted. The other language versions are not affected.












(2)


Directive 2000/29/EC should therefore be corrected accordingly.












(3)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Concerns only the Dutch language version.


Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 9 April 2013.


For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 116, 3.5.2002, p. 16.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6848 — Aegon/Santander/Santander Vida/Santander Generales)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, economic concentration, insurance company, merger control, private bank








C_2013102EN.01000401.xml










9.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6848 — Aegon/Santander/Santander Vida/Santander Generales)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 102/04






1.


On 27 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 Aegon Spain Holding BV (‘Aegon Spain’), ultimately controlled by Aegon NV (‘the Aegon Group’, the Netherlands) and Santander Seguros y Reaseguros, Compania Aseguradora, SA (‘Santander Seguros’, Spain), ultimately controlled by Banco Santander SA (‘Banco Santander’, Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Santander Vida and Santander Generales (‘the JVs’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Aegon Group: provision of insurance and pension products internationally,










—


Banco Santander: provision of banking and insurance internationally,










—


Santander Vida: provision of life insurance products in Spain,










—


Santander Generales: provision of non-life insurance products in Spain.














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.6848 — Aegon/Santander/Santander Vida/Santander Generales, 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’).
Case T-336/11: Judgment of the General Court of 9 April 2013 — Italiana Calzature v OHIM — Vicini (Giuseppe GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI DESIGN) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark Giuseppe GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI DESIGN — Prior national figurative and Community word marks ZANOTTI — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2013-04-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013147EN.01001701.xml










25.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/17





Judgment of the General Court of 9 April 2013 — Italiana Calzature v OHIM — Vicini (Giuseppe GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI DESIGN)
(Case T-336/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Giuseppe GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI DESIGN - Prior national figurative and Community word marks ZANOTTI - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2013/C 147/29
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Societá Italiana Calzature SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: A. Rapisardi and C. Ginevra, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Vicini SpA (San Mauro Pascoli, Italy) (represented by: M. Franzosi and M. Giorgetti, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 April 2011 (Case R 634/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Societá Italiana Calzature SpA and Vicini SpA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Societá Italiana Calzature SpA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013102EN.01000201.xml










9.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

8 April 2013
2013/C 102/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3023




JPY


Japanese yen


128,46




DKK


Danish krone


7,4543




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85095




SEK


Swedish krona


8,3591




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2168




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,4540




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,727




HUF


Hungarian forint


297,75




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7010




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1283




RON


Romanian leu


4,4075




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3292




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2503




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3244




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1107




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5405




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6158




KRW


South Korean won


1 489,21




ZAR


South African rand


11,7647




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0786




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6104




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 693,68




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9818




PHP


Philippine peso


53,787




RUB


Russian rouble


40,7450




THB


Thai baht


38,066




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5773




MXN


Mexican peso


15,8076




INR


Indian rupee


71,0240






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2013-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2013102EN.01000301.xml










9.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/3





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
2013/C 102/03




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Italy

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the Community providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country: Italy
Subject of commemoration: 100th anniversary of the death of Giovanni PASCOLI
Description of the design: In the foreground, a portrait of the poet from Romagna, Giovanni PASCOLI, a representative figure of the Italian literature of the late 19th century. On the right, the year of issue ‘2012’ and the monogram of the Italian Republic ‘RI’; on the left, the year of the death ‘1912’; the mintmark ‘R’ and the initials of the author Maria Carmela Colaneri ‘MCC’. At the bottom, the arch-shaped inscription ‘G. PASCOLI’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Number of coins to be issued: 15 million
Date of issue: April 2012


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1, for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6890 — SCPE/Pemgrofund/Carlyle/ETC Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Southern Africa, agricultural production, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2013102EN.01000501.xml










9.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6890 — SCPE/Pemgrofund/Carlyle/ETC Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 102/05






1.


On 2 April 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 ETC Holdings (Mauritius) Limited (‘ETC Holdings’, Mauritius), Standard Chartered Private Equity (Mauritius) III Limited (‘SCPE’, Mauritius), PRIF AfriVest Limited (‘Pemgrofund’, Mauritius) and CSSAF Consumer I (‘CSSAF’, Mauritius) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Export Trading Company Group (‘ETCG’, Mauritius) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for ETCG and ETC Holdings: operation of a vertically-integrated agriculture business across the African subcontinent including procurement, processing, warehousing, transport, distribution and merchandising of agricultural commodities,










—


for Pemgrofund: as a long term fund, investment in infrastructure and related opportunities across Africa,










—


for CSSAF: global alternative asset management,










—


for SCPE: provision of equity funding for expansions, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and management buyouts across a range of industries.














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.6890 — SCPE/Pemgrofund/Carlyle/ETC Group, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).