do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 327/2014 of 26 March 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Requeijão da Beira Baixa (PDO)]
Date: 2014-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central Portugal, Portugal, designation of origin, fresh cheese, labelling, product designation








L_2014098EN.01000701.xml










1.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 98/7








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 327/2014
of 26 March 2014
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Requeijão da Beira Baixa (PDO)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Portugal's application to register the name ‘Requeijão da Beira Baixa’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Requeijão da Beira Baixa’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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 Brussels, 26 March 2014.


For the Commission


On behalf of the President,

Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12 2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 312, 26.10.2013, p. 26.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:
Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)
PORTUGAL
Requeijão da Beira Baixa (PDO)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 328/2014 of 26 March 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Miele Varesino (PDO)]
Date: 2014-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Lombardy, designation of origin, honey, labelling, product designation








L_2014098EN.01000901.xml










1.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 98/9








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 328/2014
of 26 March 2014
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Miele Varesino (PDO)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Miele Varesino’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Miele Varesino’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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 Brussels, 26 March 2014.


For the Commission


On behalf of the President,

Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 317, 31.10.2013, p. 13.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:
Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)
ITALY
Miele Varesino (PDO)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014087EN.01000401.xml










26.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

25 March 2014
2014/C 87/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3789




JPY


Japanese yen


141,22




DKK


Danish krone


7,4647




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83480




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8576




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2197




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3400




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,395




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,81




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1983




RON


Romanian leu


4,4663




TRY


Turkish lira


3,0751




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5069




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5413




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,6959




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6138




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7502




KRW


South Korean won


1 487,51




ZAR


South African rand


14,8605




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,5525




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6625




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 736,58




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5584




PHP


Philippine peso


62,224




RUB


Russian rouble


49,3027




THB


Thai baht


44,919




BRL


Brazilian real


3,1990




MXN


Mexican peso


18,1256




INR


Indian rupee


83,3530






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7178 — Suntory/Beam)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2014087EN.01001401.xml










26.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7178 — Suntory/Beam)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 87/09






1.


On 17 March 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Suntory Holdings Limited (‘Suntory’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Beam Inc. (Beam, U.S.A) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Suntory: production and sale of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, including spirits such as Scotch and Japanese whiskies, cognac and liqueurs,










—


Beam: production and sale of spirits, including Scotch whisky, bourbon whisky, cognac and liqueurs.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the 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.7178 — Suntory/Beam, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7139 — GDF SUEZ/Omnes Capital/Predica Prevoyance/FEIH)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, bank, economic concentration, energy industry, insurance company, investment company, merger control, real estate business, renewable energy








C_2014087EN.01000201.xml










26.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7139 — GDF SUEZ/Omnes Capital/Predica Prevoyance/FEIH)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 87/02
On 19 March 2014, 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 (1). 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 32014M7139. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Annexes II and IV to Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP and in Annex III to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2014-03-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions








C_2014087EN.01000301.xml










26.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/3





Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Annexes II and IV to Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP and in Annex III to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
2014/C 87/03
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that appear in Annexes II and IV to Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP (1) and in Annex III to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya. The grounds for listing of those persons and entities appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.
The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned lists should be reconsidered, before 10 April 2014, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council's periodic review, in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011, of the list of designated persons.


(1)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 53.

(2)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 1.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 326/2014 of 26 March 2014 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Lomnické suchary (PGI))
Date: 2014-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Liberec Region, designation of origin, labelling, pastry-making, product designation








L_2014098EN.01000501.xml










1.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 98/5








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 326/2014
of 26 March 2014
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Lomnické suchary (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission examined the Czech Republic's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Lomnické suchary’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1018/2007 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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 Brussels, 26 March 2014.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 227, 31.8.2007, p. 29.

(3)  
            OJ C 318, 1.11.2013, p. 14.




ANNEX
Agricultural products and foodstuffs listed in Annex I(I) to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012:
Class 2.4. Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares
CZECH REPUBLIC
Lomnické suchary (PGI)
Joined Cases T-534/12 and T-535/12: Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2014  — Still v OHIM (Fleet Data Services) (Community Trade Mark  — Applications for registration of the Community figurative marks Fleet Data Services and Truck Data Services  — Absolute ground for refusal  — Descriptiveness  — Absence of any distinctive character  — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009  — The right to be heard  — Article 75, second sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009)
Date: 2014-03-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, rights of the defence, software, trade-mark law








C_2014142EN.01003302.xml










12.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/33





Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2014 — Still v OHIM (Fleet Data Services)
(Joined Cases T-534/12 and T-535/12) (1)

((Community Trade Mark - Applications for registration of the Community figurative marks Fleet Data Services and Truck Data Services - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Absence of any distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - The right to be heard - Article 75, second sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009))
2014/C 142/42
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Still GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: S. Waller, lawyer)

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

Re:

Two actions brought against two decisions of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 September 2012 (Case R 130/2012-1 and Case R 4/2012-1), concerning applications for registration, first, of the figurative sign Fleet Data Services and, secondly, the figurative sign Truck Data Services as Community trade marks.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the actions;










2.


Orders Still GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 32, 2.2.2013.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 313/2014 of 26 March 2014 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pecorino Sardo (PDO)]
Date: 2014-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Sardinia, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, sheep's milk cheese








L_2014091EN.01003601.xml










27.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 91/36








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 313/2014
of 26 March 2014
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pecorino Sardo (PDO)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Pecorino Sardo’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 215/2011 (3).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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 Brussels, 26 March 2014.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 19.

(3)  
            OJ L 59, 4.3.2011, p. 15.

(4)  
            OJ C 318, 1.11.2013, p. 8.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.3.   Cheeses

ITALY
Pecorino Sardo (PDO)
Case C-143/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Berlin-Brandenburg (Germany) lodged on 26 March 2014  — TMK Europe GmbH v Hauptzollamt Frankfurt (Oder)
Date: 2014-03-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, anti-dumping duty, common commercial policy, import (EU), infringement of EU law, originating product, restriction on competition, tube








C_2014235EN.01000201.xml










21.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/2





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Berlin-Brandenburg (Germany) lodged on 26 March 2014 — TMK Europe GmbH v Hauptzollamt Frankfurt (Oder)
(Case C-143/14)
2014/C 235/02
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Berlin-Brandenburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: TMK Europe GmbH

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Frankfurt (Oder)

Question referred

Is Council Regulation (EC) No 2320/97 (1) of 17 November 1997 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Hungary, Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Romania and the Slovak Republic, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1189/93 and terminating the proceeding in respect of such imports originating in the Republic of Croatia invalid because the Commission, in breach of the requirements applicable to the determination of injury laid down in Article 3(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (2) of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, assumed such (injury) to exist without taking into account in this regard the fact that, pursuant to an unpublished decision of 25 November 1994 (Case IV/35.304), adopted on the basis of, inter alia, Article 14(3) of Council Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962, First Regulation implementing Articles 81 EC and 82 EC (OJ English Special Edition 19591962, p. 87), the Commission had carried out an investigation into the possible existence of anti-competitive practices concerning pipes and tubes of non-alloy steel which might possibly infringe Article 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area of 2 May 1992 (OJ 1994 L 1, pp. 3 to 522) and Article 81 EC?


(1)  OJ 1997 L 322, p. 1.

(2)  OJ 1996 L 56, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7134 — Volvo Construction Equipment/Terex Construction Limited)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, construction equipment, economic concentration, merger control, vehicle parts








C_2014087EN.01001501.xml










26.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7134 — Volvo Construction Equipment/Terex Construction Limited)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 87/10






1.


On 18 March 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Volvo Construction Equipment AB (of Sweden) and certain other subsidiaries and affiliates, each ultimately 100 % owned by AB Volvo (of Sweden), will acquire control over Terex Equipment Limited (of the UK) and other assets related to the off-highway dump truck business of Terex Corporation (of the United States).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Volvo Construction Equipment AB: production of construction equipment,










—


for Terex Equipment Limited: production of off-highway dump trucks.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the 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.7134 — Volvo Construction Equipment/Terex Construction Limited, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).