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Case T-649/13: Action brought on 4 December 2013 — TrekStor v OHIM (SmartTV Station)
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electronic device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014039EN.01002502.xml










8.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 39/25





Action brought on 4 December 2013 — TrekStor v OHIM (SmartTV Station)
(Case T-649/13)
2014/C 39/45
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: TrekStor Ltd (Hong Kong, China) (represented by O. Spieker, lawyer)

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

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 October 2013 (Case R 128/2013-4) and alter the contested decision to the effect that the mark ‘SmartTV Station’ (Application No: 010595577) is allowed to proceed to registration in its entirety;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘SmartTV Station’ for goods in Class 9 — Community trade mark application No 10595577

Decision of the Examiner: the application was rejected

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, public service, transport regulations








C_2013354EN.01001201.xml










4.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/12





Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
2013/C 354/08






Member State


Spain




Route concerned


Gran Canaria–Tenerife South
Gran Canaria–El Hierro
Tenerife North–La Gomera
Gran Canaria–La Gomera




Reopening date of the PSO routes to community air carriers


1 August 2014




Address where the text and any other information or documentation related to the public service obligations can be obtained







Ministerio de Fomento




Dirección General de Aviación Civil




Subdirección General de Transporte Aéreo




Paseo de la Castellana, 67




28071 Madrid




ESPAÑA




Tel. +34 915978454




Fax +34 915978643




E-mail: osp.dgac@fomento.es








The routes subject to public service obligations may be operated on the basis of free competition access as from 1 August 2014. If within a period of 15 calendar days following the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union no air carrier submits a programme of services compliant with the public service obligations imposed, access will be restricted to a single air carrier through the corresponding public tender procedure, in accordance with Article 16(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008.
Case C-643/13 P: Appeal brought on 4 December 2013 by Melkveebedrijf Overenk BV and Others against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 11 September 2013 in Case T-540/11 Melkveebedrijf Overenk and Others v Commission
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: dairy industry, indemnification, milk, regulation of agricultural production








C_2014052EN.01002902.xml










22.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/29





Appeal brought on 4 December 2013 by Melkveebedrijf Overenk BV and Others against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 11 September 2013 in Case T-540/11 Melkveebedrijf Overenk and Others v Commission
(Case C-643/13 P)
2014/C 52/53
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Appellants: Melkveebedrijf Overenk BV, Maatschap Veehouderij Kwakernaak, Mulders Agro vof, Melkveebedrijf Engelen vof, Melkveebedrijf De Peel BV, M.H.H.M. Moonen (represented by: P.E. Mazel and A. van Beelen, advocaten)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellants request the Court to set aside the order against which the present appeal has been brought and to refer the case back to the General Court.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In conclusion, the order should be set aside on the ground of procedural irregularities, which prejudiced the appellants’ interests, and on the ground of the General Court’s breach of European Union law.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7076 — Apax Partners/Rhiag)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle, vehicle parts








C_2013354EN.01001002.xml










4.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/10





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7076 — Apax Partners/Rhiag)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 354/06
On 27 November 2013, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32013M7076. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Case C-636/13 P: Appeal brought on 4 December 2013 by Roca Sanitario, S.A. against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 16 September 2013 in Case T-408/10 Roca Sanitario v Commission
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: application of EU law, case-law (EU), equal treatment, fine, legal expenses, liability, principle of proportionality, subsidiary








C_2014052EN.01002801.xml










22.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/28





Appeal brought on 4 December 2013 by Roca Sanitario, S.A. against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 16 September 2013 in Case T-408/10 Roca Sanitario v Commission
(Case C-636/13 P)
2014/C 52/50
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: Roca Sanitario, S.A. (represented by: J. Folguera Crespo, abogado)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


uphold the arguments put forward by Roca Sanitario, S.A. in the present case;










—


set aside in part the judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 in Case T-408/10; and accordingly,










—


uphold Roca Sanitario’s claims by reducing the fine imposed on it jointly and severally with its subsidiaries Roca France and Laufen Austria;










—


in the alternative, since Roca Sanitario did not participate directly in the infringement and its liability arises purely from the attribution to it of its subsidiaries’ conduct, in the event that the Court rules on the parallel appeals which Laufen Austria and Roca France intend to bring against the judgments of the General Court of 16 September 2013 in Cases T-411/10 and T-412/10 and reduces the fine imposed on those subsidiaries jointly and severally with Roca Sanitario, apply an equivalent reduction of the fine to Roca Sanitario, in accordance with the principles established in paragraph 203 of the judgment under appeal;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs incurred by Roca Sanitario in the present case, as well as those incurred in Case T-408/10 in so far as the same grounds are concerned.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments







1.




First ground of appeal
, alleging an erroneous application of Article 23(2) of Regulation No 1/2003 (1) and of the principles of proportionality and individual liability in relation to the fine imposed jointly and severally on Roca Sanitario, S.A. with its subsidiary Laufen Austria, AG.










2.




Second ground of appeal
, alleging error of law in the application of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and breach of the principles of equal treatment and proportionality, of the principle that reasons must be stated and of the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations in the application of the Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003. (2)







(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles [101 TFEU] and [102 TFEU] (OJ 2003 L 1, p.1).

(2)  OJ 2006 C 210, p. 2
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Irish Sea, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2013354EN.01001501.xml










4.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/15





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2013/C 354/10
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


18.11.2013




Duration


18.11.2013-31.12.2013




Member State


France




Stock or group of stocks


PLE/7FG.




Species


Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)




Zone


VIIf and VIIg




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


68/TQ39






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,25 % on 1 December 2013 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest








C_2013354EN.01001101.xml










4.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/11





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,25 % on 1 December 2013
Euro exchange rates (2)

3 December 2013
2013/C 354/07

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3578




JPY


Japanese yen


139,31




DKK


Danish krone


7,4594




GBP


Pound sterling


0,82710




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8677




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2287




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,2900




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,468




HUF


Hungarian forint


302,90




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7028




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2032




RON


Romanian leu


4,4617




TRY


Turkish lira


2,7675




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4873




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4465




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5262




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6457




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7023




KRW


South Korean won


1 440,34




ZAR


South African rand


14,0306




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2717




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6358




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 945,05




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3667




PHP


Philippine peso


59,403




RUB


Russian rouble


45,1500




THB


Thai baht


43,695




BRL


Brazilian real


3,1951




MXN


Mexican peso


17,9796




INR


Indian rupee


84,6690






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-121/10: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 December 2013 — European Commission v Council of the European Union (Action for annulment — State aid — Article 108(1) and (2) TFEU — Aid granted by Hungary for the purchase of agricultural land — Competence of the Council of the European Union — Existing aid scheme — Appropriate measures — Two indissolubly connected aid schemes — Change of circumstances — Exceptional circumstances — Economic crisis — Manifest error of assessment — Principle of proportionality)
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Council of the European Union, Hungary, State aid, abuse of power, agricultural land, control of State aid, economic recession, powers of the institutions (EU), principle of proportionality, purchase








C_2014045EN.01000302.xml










15.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/3





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 December 2013 — European Commission v Council of the European Union
(Case C-121/10) (1)

(Action for annulment - State aid - Article 108(1) and (2) TFEU - Aid granted by Hungary for the purchase of agricultural land - Competence of the Council of the European Union - Existing aid scheme - Appropriate measures - Two indissolubly connected aid schemes - Change of circumstances - Exceptional circumstances - Economic crisis - Manifest error of assessment - Principle of proportionality)
2014/C 45/05
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci, L. Flynn, A. Stobiecka-Kuik and K. Walkerová, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: É. Sitbon and F. Florindo Gijón, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Republic of Lithuania (represented by: D. Kriaučiūnas and L. Liubertaitė, acting as Agents), Hungary (represented by: G. Koós, M. Fehér and K. Szíjjártó, acting as Agents), Republic of Poland (represented by: M. Szpunar, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action for annulment — Annulment of Council Decision 2009/1017/EU of 22 December 2009 on the granting of State aid by the authorities of the Republic of Hungary for the purchase of agricultural land between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2013 (OJ 2009 L 348, p. 55) — Lack of competence — Misuse of powers — Infringement of the principle of sincere cooperation between Member States and institutions — Manifest error of assessment.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs;










3.


Orders the Republic of Lithuania, Hungary and the Republic of Poland to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 134, 22.5.2010.
Case C-111/10: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 December 2013 — European Commission v Council of the European Union (Action for annulment — State aid — Article 108(1) and (2) TFEU — Aid granted by the Republic of Lithuania for the purchase of agricultural land — Competence of the Council of the European Union — Existing aid scheme — Appropriate measures — Two indissolubly connected aid schemes — Change of circumstances — Exceptional circumstances — Economic crisis — Manifest error of assessment — Principle of proportionality)
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Council of the European Union, Lithuania, State aid, abuse of power, agricultural land, control of State aid, economic recession, powers of the institutions (EU), principle of proportionality, purchase








C_2014045EN.01000201.xml










15.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/2





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 December 2013 — European Commission v Council of the European Union
(Case C-111/10) (1)

(Action for annulment - State aid - Article 108(1) and (2) TFEU - Aid granted by the Republic of Lithuania for the purchase of agricultural land - Competence of the Council of the European Union - Existing aid scheme - Appropriate measures - Two indissolubly connected aid schemes - Change of circumstances - Exceptional circumstances - Economic crisis - Manifest error of assessment - Principle of proportionality)
2014/C 45/02
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci, L. Flynn, B. Stromsky and A. Stobiecka-Kuik, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: É. Sitbon and F. Florindo Gijón, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Republic of Lithuania (represented by: D. Kriaučiūnas and L. Liubertaitė, acting as Agents), Hungary (represented by: G. Koós, M. Fehér and K. Szíjjártó, acting as Agents), Republic of Poland (represented by: M. Szpunar, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action for annulment — Annulment of Council Decision 2009/983/EU of 16 December 2009 on the granting of State aid by the authorities of the Republic of Lithuania for the purchase of State-owned agricultural land between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2013 (OJ 2009 L 338, p. 93) — Lack of competence — Misuse of powers — Infringement of the principle of sincere cooperation between Member States and institutions — Manifest error of assessment.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs;










3.


Orders the Republic of Lithuania, Hungary and the Republic of Poland to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 113, 1.5.2010.
Case C-641/13 P: Appeal brought on 4 December 2013 by the Kingdom of Spain against the judgment delivered on 16 September 2013 in Case T-2/07 Spain v Commission
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, Spain, award of contract, financial aid, water management








C_2014031EN.01000603.xml










1.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 31/6





Appeal brought on 4 December 2013 by the Kingdom of Spain against the judgment delivered on 16 September 2013 in Case T-2/07 Spain v Commission
(Case C-641/13 P)
2014/C 31/10
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: Rubio González, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


uphold the present appeal and partially set aside the judgment of 16 September 2013 in Case T-2/07 Spain v Commission;










—


partially annul, in accordance with the terms indicated, Commission Decision C(2006) 5102 of 20 October 2006, reducing the financial assistance from the Cohesion Fund to the group of projects bearing the reference 2001.ES.16.C.PE.050 and concerning the clearance of the hydrographical basin of Júcar (Spain), in so far as it is considered therein that the use of experience as an award criterion constitutes an irregularity; and










—


order the respondent to pay the costs





Pleas in law and main arguments



Error of law as regards the finding that the use of experience as an award criterion is contrary to Article 30 of Directive 93/37

 (1). That provision does not preclude the use of criteria linked to the contractor’s experience at the time when a contract is awarded. On the contrary, the tenderer’s experience may be assessed, provided that it is used as a criterion that is not intended to measure the tenderer’s suitability, that it is kept distinct from the solvency requirement and that it is intended to determine the most economically advantageous offer by demonstrating a link between the subject-matter of the contract and the quality of its performance.


(1)  Council Directive 93/37/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts (OJ 1993 L 199, p. 54).
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lodz province, Poland, State aid, control of State aid, regional development, telecommunications industry








C_2013354EN.01000801.xml










4.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/8





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 354/03







Date of adoption of the decision


30.9.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.35949 (12/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


Łódzkie


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Łódzka Regionalna Sieć Teleinformatyczna – 2 Etap




Legal basis








1)


Ustawa z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju (Dz.U. nr 84, poz. 712 ze zm.)










2)


Ustawa z dnia 7 maja 2010 r. o wspieraniu rozwoju usług i sieci telekomunikacyjnych (Dz.U. nr 106, poz. 675)










3)


Ustawa z dnia 30 kwietnia 2004 r. o postępowaniu w sprawach dotyczących pomocy publicznej (Dz.U. nr 59, poz. 404 ze zm.)










4)


Regionalny Program Operacyjny Województwa Łódzkiego na lata 2007–2013, zatwierdzony przez Komisję Europejską decyzją z dnia 2 października 2007 r. w sprawie przyjęcia w ramach pomocy wspólnotowej programu operacyjnego Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego








Type of measure


Individual aid


—




Objective


Sectoral development, Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 25,85 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


From 1.10.2013




Economic sectors


Wireless telecommunications activities, Wired telecommunications activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Województwo Łódzkie




Al. Piłsudskiego 8




90-051 Łódź




POLSKA/POLAND








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7051 — Goldman Sachs/Hastings Insurance Group)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, economic concentration, insurance company, investment company, merger control








C_2013354EN.01001001.xml










4.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/10





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7051 — Goldman Sachs/Hastings Insurance Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 354/05
On 19 November 2013, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32013M7051. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.