do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013275EN.01000601.xml










24.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 September 2013
2013/C 275/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3508




JPY


Japanese yen


133,59




DKK


Danish krone


7,4576




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84115




SEK


Swedish krona


8,6007




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2323




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,9710




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,925




HUF


Hungarian forint


299,05




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7025




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2265




RON


Romanian leu


4,4683




TRY


Turkish lira


2,6880




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4313




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3909




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,4732




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6120




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6907




KRW


South Korean won


1 452,87




ZAR


South African rand


13,2870




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2650




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6175




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 081,11




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3145




PHP


Philippine peso


58,443




RUB


Russian rouble


43,0200




THB


Thai baht


42,248




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9840




MXN


Mexican peso


17,3382




INR


Indian rupee


84,6340






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7042 — Cinven/Heidelberger Leben) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, economic concentration, investment company, life assurance, merger control








C_2013275EN.01001401.xml










24.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7042 — Cinven/Heidelberger Leben)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 275/05






1.


On 17 September 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 undertaking Blitz 13-202 AG (‘Blitz’, Germany), controlled by Cinven Capital Management (V) General Partner Limited (‘Cinven’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Heidelberger Lebensversicherungen AG (‘Heidelberger Leben’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Cinven: a private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management services to a number of investment funds,










—


Heidelberger Leben: provision of life insurance products in Germany.














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.7042 — Cinven/Heidelberger Leben, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6987 — BP Europa/Grupa Lotos/Lotos Tank) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, oil industry, renewable energy








C_2013275EN.01001201.xml










24.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6987 — BP Europa/Grupa Lotos/Lotos Tank)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 275/04






1.


On 16 September 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which BP Europa SE (‘BP Europa’, Poland), an indirect subsidiary of BP plc (‘BP’, United Kingdom) and Grupa Lotos SA (‘Grupa Lotos’, Poland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Lotos Tank Sp. z o.o. (‘Lotos Tank’, Poland), currently wholly owned by Grupa Lotos, by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for BP: exploration, development and production of oil and gas, in the refining, manufacturing and marketing of oil products and petrochemicals and in the development of renewable energies,










—


for Grupa Lotos: ultimate parent company of a group of undertakings active in the production and processing of crude oil and in the wholesale and retail of petroleum products,










—


for Lotos Tank: wholesale and into-plane supply of jet fuel.














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.6987 — BP Europa/Grupa Lotos/Lotos Tank, 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’).
Case C-509/13 P: Appeal brought on 24 September 2013 by Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones, SL against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 11 July 2013 in Case T-197/12 Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Date: 2013-09-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering, real estate business, registered trade mark, rights of the defence, trade-mark law








C_2013336EN.01001101.xml










16.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 336/11





Appeal brought on 24 September 2013 by Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones, SL against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 11 July 2013 in Case T-197/12 Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(Case C-509/13 P)
2013/C 336/23
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones, SL (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)

Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court of Justice should:






—


set aside the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 11 July 2013 in Case T-197/12 and, consequently, reject the application to register Community figurative mark No 7585045 METRO for services in Class 36;










—


order the other parties to the proceedings to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The appellant essentially raises three grounds of appeal against the judgment of the General Court referred to above.
First, the appellant accuses the General Court of having infringed Article 8(1)(b) of Community trade mark Regulation No 207/2009, (1) as a result of a misinterpretation of the services covered by the mark in conflict and a failure to assess the marks at issue as a whole.
Second, the General Court has delivered contradictory judgments in cases involving the same parties and in which similar marks were at issue. The judgment in Case T-284/11, which is very closely related to the present case, was not taken into account even though it was submitted in the proceedings in good time and in accordance with the procedure.
Third, the appellant submits that there were errors in the proceedings before the General Court which adversely affected its interests and which deprived it repeatedly of legal protection. In particular, the oral proceedings were carried out without the applicant, even though it had applied for them to be postponed for an important reason, and did so in accordance with the relevant procedure.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
Case C-221/11: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 24 September 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg — Germany) — Leyla Ecem Demirkan v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (EEC-Turkey Association Agreement — Additional Protocol — Article 41(1) — ‘Standstill’ clause — Visa requirement for admission to the territory of a Member State — Freedom to provide services — The right of a Turkish national to enter a Member State in order to visit a family member and, potentially, to receive services)
Date: 2013-09-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU visa policy, Türkiye, association agreement (EU), family migration, freedom to provide services








C_2013344EN.01000502.xml










23.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/5





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 24 September 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg — Germany) — Leyla Ecem Demirkan v Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(Case C-221/11) (1)

(EEC-Turkey Association Agreement - Additional Protocol - Article 41(1) - ‘Standstill’ clause - Visa requirement for admission to the territory of a Member State - Freedom to provide services - The right of a Turkish national to enter a Member State in order to visit a family member and, potentially, to receive services)
2013/C 344/05
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Leyla Ecem Demirkan

Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg — Interpretation of Article 41(1) of the Additional Protocol signed on 23 November 1970, annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey and relating to measures to be taken for their implementation (OJ 1972 L 293, p. 3) — Interpretation of the concept of ‘freedom to provide services’ in that provision — Possible inclusion of ‘passive’ freedom to provide services — Right of a Turkish national to travel to another Member State in order to visit a member of his family there and possibly to receive services

Operative part of the judgment

The notion of ‘freedom to provide services’ in Article 41(1) of the Additional Protocol signed in Brussels on 23 November 1970 and concluded, approved and confirmed on behalf of the Community by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2760/72 of 19 December 1972 must be interpreted as not encompassing freedom for Turkish nationals who are the recipients of services to visit a Member State in order to obtain services.


(1)  OJ C 232, 6.8.2011.