do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7197 — AMP/Arcus/PSP/Alpha)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Australia, Canada, Europe, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control, rail transport, supplementary pension








C_2014130EN.01000101.xml










29.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7197 — AMP/Arcus/PSP/Alpha)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 130/01
On 15 April 2014, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal 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 language 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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7197. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Notice to importers — Imports of high-content sugar products
Date: 2014-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customs debt, foodstuff, fraud against the EU, import (EU), originating product, product quality, sugar, tariff preference








C_2014130EN.01000201.xml










29.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/2





Notice to importers
Imports of high-content sugar products
2014/C 130/02
By a notice to importers published in Official Journal C 265 of 7 November 2007, p. 6, the Commission informed EU traders presenting documentary evidence of origin with a view to securing preferential treatment for high sugar content products of headings CN 1704 90 99, 1806 10 30, 1806 20 95, 1901 90 99, 2101 20 98, 2106 90 98 and 3302 10 29 to take all necessary precautions, since the release of the goods in question for free circulation could give rise to a customs debt and lead to fraud against the EU’s financial interests.
The underlying reasonable doubts as to the origin of these products, which triggered the publication of the notice, can no longer be confirmed.
Therefore, the notice to importers published in Official Journal C 265 of 7 November 2007, p. 6, is hereby withdrawn.
Case T-647/11: Judgment of the General Court of 29 April 2014  — Asos v OHIM — Maier (ASOS) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark ASOS — Earlier Community word mark ASSOS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2014-04-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014184EN.01002602.xml










16.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/26





Judgment of the General Court of 29 April 2014 — Asos v OHIM — Maier (ASOS)
(Case T-647/11) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ASOS - Earlier Community word mark ASSOS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2014/C 184/45
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Asos plc (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: P. Kavanagh, Solicitor, and A. Edwards-Stuart, Barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Roger Maier (San Pietro di Stabio, Switzerland) (represented by: U. Lüken, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 October 2011 (Case R 2215/2010-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Roger Maier and Asos plc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Dismisses Mr Roger Maier’s application;










3.


Orders Asos plc to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM);










4.


Orders Mr Maier to bear his own costs.






(1)  OJ C 58, 25. 2. 2012.
Case T-290/14: Action brought on 29 April 2014  — Portnov v Council
Date: 2014-04-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Ukraine, common foreign and security policy, international sanctions, ownership, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2014194EN.01003402.xml










24.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 194/34





Action brought on 29 April 2014 — Portnov v Council
(Case T-290/14)
2014/C 194/45
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Andriy Portnov (Kiev, Ukraine) (represented by: M. Cessieux, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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declare Mr Andriy Portnov’s action admissible;










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annul Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine and in so far as it concerns the applicant;










—


annul Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine and in so far as it concerns the applicant;










—


order the Council of the European Union to bear the costs in accordance with Articles 87 and 91 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging an infringement of the rights of the defence and the right to an effective remedy guaranteed by the fundamental principles of European law, set out in Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Articles 6 and 13 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging failure to state sufficient reasons for the contested acts.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging a failure to comply with the criterion concerning penalties defined in Article 1 of Decision No 2014/119/CFSP and in paragraph 4 of the recital in the preamble to Regulation (EU) No 208/2014.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging an error of fact, in so far as Mr Portnov, at the date of adoption of the contested acts, was not subject to criminal investigation in Ukraine for acts such as those referred to against him by the Council.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging infringement of the fundamental right to respect for property, a fundamental principle of Community law protected by Article 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 1 of Additional Protocol No 1 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014130EN.01000401.xml










29.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

28 April 2014
2014/C 130/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3861




JPY


Japanese yen


141,85




DKK


Danish krone


7,4647




GBP


Pound sterling


0,82280




SEK


Swedish krona


9,0520




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2181




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3145




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,458




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,62




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2069




RON


Romanian leu


4,4523




TRY


Turkish lira


2,9540




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4934




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5280




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,7460




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6220




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7407




KRW


South Korean won


1 434,49




ZAR


South African rand


14,7439




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,6689




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6065




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 062,02




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5303




PHP


Philippine peso


61,696




RUB


Russian rouble


49,9550




THB


Thai baht


44,695




BRL


Brazilian real


3,1035




MXN


Mexican peso


18,1815




INR


Indian rupee


84,0392






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7174 — Federal-Mogul Corporation/Honeywell Friction Materials)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, rail transport, vehicle parts








C_2014130EN.01000501.xml










29.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7174 — Federal-Mogul Corporation/Honeywell Friction Materials)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 130/05






1.


On 16 April 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Federal-Mogul Corporation (‘FDML’ of USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over a portion of the friction material business of Honeywell International Inc. (‘HON’ of USA), consisting of certain HON companies and certain HON assets collectively referred to as Honeywell Friction Materials (‘HFM’ of USA), by way of purchase of shares and assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for FDML: it is an international company which develops, manufactures and sells engine, transmission and driveline components as well as brake friction materials, chassis, sealing and wiper products for automotive, rail and other applications. FDML also distributes, markets and sells brake fluids and hardware (e.g. discs), chassis, sealing and engine components as well as ancillary equipment;
—   for HFM: it is a part of HON which designs, develops, manufactures, markets, repairs, overhauls and sells brake friction materials and ancillary equipment for automotive, rail and other applications. HFM also distributes, markets and sells brake fluids, and brake hardware (e.g. discs, drums) for automotive and rail applications.










3.


On preliminary examination, the European Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










4.


The European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.
Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7174 — Federal-Mogul Corporation/Honeywell Friction Materials, 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’).
Case T-314/14: Action brought on 29 April 2014 — Borde and Carbonium v Commission
Date: 2014-04-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: abuse of power, infringement of EU law, rights of the defence








C_2014261EN.01002401.xml










11.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 261/24





Action brought on 29 April 2014 — Borde and Carbonium v Commission
(Case T-314/14)
2014/C 261/46
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Alexandre Borde (Paris, France) and Carbonium (Paris) (represented by: A. Herzberg, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul respondent’s decisions dated 19 and 20 February 2014 to terminate applicant No 1’s assignment in relation to the global GCCA and the Intra-ACP GCCA evaluation programmes;










—


order respondent to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of essential procedural requirements, including the applicants’ right to be heard and the obligation to give reasons for decisions.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the Treaty on European Union, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the defendant having violated the applicants’ rights to be treated in a fair, equitable and non-arbitrary manner and the applicants’ right to protection of their reputation.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the attacked decisions constitute a misuse of the defendant’s powers.