do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and providing for the administration of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union on imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2014 to 2020’ COM(2013) 552 final — 2013/0266 CNS
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: Canary Islands, fishery product, import (EU), originating product, tariff quota








C_2014067EN.01018401.xml










6.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 67/184





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and providing for the administration of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union on imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2014 to 2020’
COM(2013) 552 final — 2013/0266 CNS
2014/C 67/40
On 16 September 2013 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the

Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and providing for the administration of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union on imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2014 to 2020

COM(2013) 552 final — 2013/0266 CNS.
Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposals and feels that it requires no comments on its part, it decided, at its 493rd plenary session of 16 and 17 October 2013 (meeting of 16 October 2013), by 149 votes to 3 with 6 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.
 

Brussels, 16 October 2013.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Henri MALOSSE
2013/508/EU: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 16 October 2013 appointing a Judge to the General Court
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of members, judge








L_2013277EN.01001201.xml










18.10.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 277/12








            DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
         
of 16 October 2013
         
appointing a Judge to the General Court
(2013/508/EU)


THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 254 and 255 thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Articles 5 and 7 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and following the resignation of Ms Küllike JÜRIMÄE, a judge should be appointed to the General Court for the remainder of Ms Küllike JÜRIMÄE's term of office, which runs until 31 August 2016.












(2)


Mr Lauri MADISE has been proposed for the vacant post.












(3)


The panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Mr Lauri MADISE to perform the duties of Judge of the General Court of the European Union,





HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Lauri MADISE is hereby appointed Judge of the General Court for the period from 6 October 2013 to 31 August 2016.


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





Done at Brussels, 16 October 2013.


The President

R. KAROBLIS
Case C-541/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 16 October 2013 — Douane Advies Bureau Rietveld v Hauptzollamt Hannover
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, chemical process, common customs tariff








C_2014009EN.01002001.xml










11.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 9/20





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 16 October 2013 — Douane Advies Bureau Rietveld v Hauptzollamt Hannover
(Case C-541/13)
2014/C 9/30
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Hamburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Douane Advies Bureau Rietveld

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Hannover

Question referred
 (1)

Is the concept of ‘reagent’, as used in the phrase ‘diagnostic or laboratory reagents’ in tariff heading 3822 of the CN, to be interpreted as meaning a substance which by means of its chemical transformation as a result of a chemical reaction on or with a substance under investigation is used to indicate a state or property of the latter substance?


(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ 1987 L 256, p. 1) as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 927/2012 of 9 October 2012 (OJ 2012 L 304, p. 1).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6954 — KNB/UWI/Mitsui/Medini Iskandar Malaysia) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Malaysia, building industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, project management, raw material, real estate business








C_2013300EN.01002301.xml










16.10.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 300/23





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6954 — KNB/UWI/Mitsui/Medini Iskandar Malaysia)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 300/06






1.


On 9 October 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Khazanah Nasional Berhad (‘KNB’, Malaysia), UWI Capital (One) Limited (‘UWI’, British Virgin Islands) and Mitsui & Co. Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd (‘Medini Iskandar Malaysia’, Malaysia) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for KNB: Government of Malaysia’s strategic investment fund, with investments in companies in the real estate and construction, finance, media and communications, utilities, information technology and transportation industries,










—


for UWI: investment company mainly engaging in the land development business,










—


for Mitsui: major trading house engaged in various worldwide commodity and other businesses, including real estate,










—


for Medini Iskandar Malaysia: developing and managing the Medini city project in Iskandar, Malaysia.














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.6954 — KNB/UWI/Mitsui/Medini Iskandar Malaysia, 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013300EN.01000301.xml










16.10.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 300/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

15 October 2013
2013/C 300/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3493




JPY


Japanese yen


132,89




DKK


Danish krone


7,4588




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84635




SEK


Swedish krona


8,7617




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2361




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1180




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,615




HUF


Hungarian forint


295,32




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7024




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1811




RON


Romanian leu


4,4515




TRY


Turkish lira


2,6828




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4167




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3975




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,4629




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6120




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6770




KRW


South Korean won


1 439,53




ZAR


South African rand


13,4201




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2334




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6188




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 760,61




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2928




PHP


Philippine peso


58,084




RUB


Russian rouble


43,5645




THB


Thai baht


42,206




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9480




MXN


Mexican peso


17,5426




INR


Indian rupee


83,1440






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2013/507/EU: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 16 October 2013 appointing an Advocate-General to the Court of Justice
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: Court of Justice (EU), appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








L_2013277EN.01001101.xml










18.10.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 277/11








            DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
         
of 16 October 2013
         
appointing an Advocate-General to the Court of Justice
(2013/507/EU)


THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 253 and 255 thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


Council Decision 2013/336/EU (1) increased the number of Advocates-General of the Court of Justice of the European Union increased to nine, with effect from 1 July 2013.












(2)


Mr Maciej SZPUNAR has been proposed as a candidate for appointment as an Advocate-General of the Court of Justice.












(3)


The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Mr Maciej SZPUNAR to perform the duties of Advocate-General of the Court of Justice.












(4)


In view of the partial replacement of Judges and Advocates-General which will take place on 7 October 2018, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 253 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Mr Maciej SZPUNAR should be appointed for the period until 6 October 2018,





HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Maciej SZPUNAR is hereby appointed Advocate-General to the Court of Justice for the period from 16 October 2013 to 6 October 2018.


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




Done at Brussels, 16 October 2013.


The President

R. KAROBLIS
            





(1)  Council Decision 2013/336/EU of 25 June 2013 increasing the number of Advocates-General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (OJ L 179, 29.6.2013, p. 92).
Case T-455/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Zoo Sport v OHIM — K-2 (zoo sport) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark ZOO Sport — Earlier Community word mark ZOOT and earlier Community figurative mark SPORTS ZOOT SPORTS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, sports equipment, textile industry, trade-mark law








C_2013352EN.01001601.xml










30.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/16





Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Zoo Sport v OHIM — K-2 (zoo sport)
(Case T-455/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark ZOO Sport - Earlier Community word mark ZOOT and earlier Community figurative mark SPORTS ZOOT SPORTS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2013/C 352/29
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Zoo Sport Ltd (Leeds, United Kingdom) (represented by: I. Rungg, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: K-2 Corp. (Seattle, United States of America) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 August 2012 (Case R 1395/2011-4), relating to opposition proceedings between K-2 Corp. and Zoo Sport Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Zoo Sport Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 399, 22.12.2012.
Case T-388/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Singer v OHIM — Cordia Magyarország (CORDIO) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark CORDIO — Earlier Community word mark CORDIA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, real estate business, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014045EN.01002901.xml










15.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/29





Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Singer v OHIM — Cordia Magyarország (CORDIO)
(Case T-388/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark CORDIO - Earlier Community word mark CORDIA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2014/C 45/46
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Daniela Singer (Obertrubach, Germany) (represented by: B. Korom, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court: Cordia Magyarország Ingatlanforgalmazó Zrt (Budapest, Hungary) (represented by: A. Nagy, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 July 2012 (Case R 1842/2011-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Cordia Magyarország Ingatlanforgalmazó Zrt and Ms Daniela Singer

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Daniela Singer to bear her own costs and to pay the costs incurred by OHIM;










3.


Orders Cordia Magyarország Ingatlanforgalmazó Zrt to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 331, 27.10.2012.
Case T-328/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Mundipharma v OHIM — AFT Pharmaceuticals (Maxigesic) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark Maxigesic — Earlier Community word mark OXYGESIC — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013352EN.01001402.xml










30.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/14





Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Mundipharma v OHIM — AFT Pharmaceuticals (Maxigesic)
(Case T-328/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Maxigesic - Earlier Community word mark OXYGESIC - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2013/C 352/26
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Mundipharma GmbH (Limburg an der Lahn, Germany) (represented by: F. Nielsen, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: AFT Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Takapuna, New Zealand) (represented by: M. Nentwig, L. Kouker and G.M. Becker, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 May 2012 (Case R 1788/2010-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Mundipharma GmbH and AFT Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mundipharma GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 287, 22.9.2012.
2013/509/EU: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 16 October 2013 appointing a Judge to the General Court
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of members, judge








L_2013277EN.01001301.xml










18.10.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 277/13








            DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
         
of 16 October 2013
         
appointing a Judge to the General Court
(2013/509/EU)


THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 254 and 255 thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


The terms of office of 13 Judges of the General Court expired on 31 August 2013. New appointments should therefore be made for the period from 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2019.












(2)


It has been proposed that the term of office of Ms Irena PELIKÁNOVÁ as Judge of the General Court be renewed.












(3)


The panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Ms Irena PELIKÁNOVÁ to perform the duties of Judge of the General Court,





HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Ms Irena PELIKÁNOVÁ is hereby appointed Judge of the General Court for the period from 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2019.


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





Done at Brussels, 16 October 2013.


The President

R. KAROBLIS