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Case T-223/13: Action brought on 22 April 2013 — Cofresco Frischhalteprodukte v Commission
Date: 2013-04-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: classification, packaging product, tube, waste management








C_2013171EN.01003503.xml










15.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/35





Action brought on 22 April 2013 — Cofresco Frischhalteprodukte v Commission
(Case T-223/13)
2013/C 171/67
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Cofresco Frischhalteprodukte GmbH & Co. KG (Minden, Germany) (represented by: H. Weil, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul, with immediate effect, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, Commission Directive 2013/2/EU of 7 February 2013 amending Annex I to Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, in so far as it adds to the examples of products constituting packaging ‘rolls, tubes and cylinders around which flexible material (e.g. plastic film, aluminium, paper) is wound’;










—


Order the European Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law which are in essence identical or similar to the first five pleas in law relied on in Case T-202/13 Group’Hygiène v Commission.
2013/180/EU: Council Decision of 22 April 2013 appointing the members of the committee provided for in Article 3(3) of Annex I to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Date: 2013-04-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, appointment of members, committee (EU)








L_2013111EN.01004801.xml










23.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 111/48








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 22 April 2013
         
appointing the members of the committee provided for in Article 3(3) of Annex I to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union
(2013/180/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, in particular Article 106a(1) thereof,


Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and in particular Article 3(3) of Annex I thereto,


Having regard to Council Decision 2005/49/EC, Euratom of 18 January 2005 concerning the operating rules of the committee provided for in Article 3(3) of Annex I to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice (1), and in particular point 3 of the Annex to that Decision,


Having regard to the recommendation of the President of the Court of Justice of 13 December 2012,

Whereas:







(1)


Article 3(3) of Annex I to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union provides for the setting up of a committee comprising seven persons chosen from among former members of the Court of Justice and the General Court and lawyers of recognised competence. By virtue of Article 3(3), the committee's membership is determined by the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a recommendation by the President of the Court of Justice.












(2)


Point 3 of the Annex to Council Decision 2005/49/EC, Euratom provides that the Council is to nominate the president of that committee.












(3)


These provisions should be applied,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
For a period of four years from 10 November 2012, the following shall be appointed members of the committee provided for in Article 3(3) of Annex I to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union:






 


Ms Pernilla LINDH, President










 


Mr Pranas KŪRIS










 


Mr Ján MAZÁK










 


Mr Jörg PIRRUNG










 


Mr Mihalis VILARAS










 


Mr Roel BEKKER










 


Ms Elena Simina TĂNĂSESCU.






Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 2013.


For the Council


The President

E. GILMORE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 21, 25.1.2005, p. 13.
2013/194/EU: Council Decision of 22 April 2013 appointing a Spanish member and a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2013-04-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Spain, appointment of members








L_2013113EN.01001701.xml










25.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 113/17








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 22 April 2013
         
appointing a Spanish member and a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/194/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.












(2)


A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Juan Ignacio DIEGO PALACIOS. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Cristina MAZAS PÉREZ-OLEAGA,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:






(a)


as member:






—


Ms Cristina MAZAS PÉREZ-OLEAGA, Consejera de Economía, Hacienda y Empleo;




and










(b)


as alternate member:






—


Ms Inmaculada VALENCIA BAYÓN, Directora General de Economía y Asuntos Europeos.










Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 2013.


For the Council


The President

E. GILMORE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
Case T-230/13: Action brought on 22 April 2013 — HTC Sweden/OHIM — Vermop Salmon (TWISTER)
Date: 2013-04-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013178EN.01001502.xml










22.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/15





Action brought on 22 April 2013 — HTC Sweden/OHIM — Vermop Salmon (TWISTER)
(Case T-230/13)
2013/C 178/26
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: HTC Sweden AB (Söderköping, Sweden) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt and D. Kipping, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Vermop Salmon GmbH (Gilching, Germany)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Overturn the decisions of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 31 January 2013, joined Cases R 1873/2011-1 and R 1881/2011-1;










—


Order OHIM to bear its own costs as well as the costs of the applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: The figurative mark ‘TWISTER’ for goods in classes 3, 7 and 21 — Community trade mark registration No 4 617 932

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The applicant

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: The application of invalidity was based on Articles 53(1)(a) and 8 (1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Declared the contested Community trade mark partially invalid

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal partially

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Council Regulation No 207/2009.
2013/203/EU: Council Decision of 22 April 2013 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation concerning cooperation on the application of their competition laws
Date: 2013-04-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU competition policy, Switzerland, competition law, cooperation agreement (EU), signature of an agreement








L_2013117EN.01000601.xml










27.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 117/6








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 22 April 2013
         
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation concerning cooperation on the application of their competition laws
(2013/203/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 103 and 352, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 10 December 2010, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Swiss Confederation concerning cooperation on the application of the competition laws of the Union and of the Swiss Confederation.












(2)


The negotiations with the Swiss Confederation have been completed.












(3)


The Agreement should be signed subject to its conclusion,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation concerning cooperation on the application of their competition laws is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (1).


Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union subject to its conclusion.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 2013.


For the Council


The President

S. COVENEY
            





(1)  The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
Case T-224/13: Action brought on 22 April 2013 — Melitta France v Commission
Date: 2013-04-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: classification, packaging product, tube, waste management








C_2013171EN.01003601.xml










15.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/36





Action brought on 22 April 2013 — Melitta France v Commission
(Case T-224/13)
2013/C 171/68
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Melitta France (Chezy-sur-Marne, France) (represented by: H.Weil, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul, with immediate effect, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, Commission Directive 2013/2/EU of 7 February 2013 amending Annex I to Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste in so far as it adds to the examples of products constituting packaging ‘rolls, tubes and cylinders around which flexible material (e.g. plastic film, aluminium, paper) is wound’;










—


order the European Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law which are, in essence, identical or similar to the first five pleas put forward in Case T-202/13 Group’Hygiène v Commission.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 364/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2013-04-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions








L_2013111EN.01002501.xml










23.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 111/25








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 364/2013
of 22 April 2013
         
implementing Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (1), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 2 March 2011, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 204/2011.












(2)


The Council considers that there are no longer grounds for keeping one person on the list set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011.












(3)


Annex III of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 should be updated accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 2013.


For the Council


The President

C. ASHTON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 1.




ANNEX
The entry for the person below shall be deleted from the list set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011:
ASHKAL, Al-Barrani
Council Decision of 22 April 2013 on the appointment of the member of the European Statistical Advisory Committee representing the Council
Date: 2013-04-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), appointment of members, statistics








C_2013127EN.01000101.xml










4.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/1





COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 April 2013
on the appointment of the member of the European Statistical Advisory Committee representing the Council
2013/C 127/01
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Having regard to Decision No 234/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Advisory Committee (1),
Having regard to the Recommendation of the Economic and Financial Committee of 25 March 2013,
Whereas:






(1)


Ms Maria Lucilia SALEMA E CARVALHO has resigned from the European Statistical Advisory Committee as a directly appointed member representing the Council.










(2)


In the light of the resignation, the Council has decided to appoint Mr Maurizio VICHI as the member representing the Council in the European Statistical Advisory Committee,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Mr Maurizio VICHI is hereby appointed as the member representing the Council in the European Statistical Advisory Committee.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2013.

Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 2013.


For the Council


The President

E. GILMORE




(1)  OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 13.