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Case F-48/14: Action brought on 22 May 2014  — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, admission to examinations, competition (EU), indemnification, staff assessment








C_2014235EN.01003501.xml










21.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/35





Action brought on 22 May 2014 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-48/14)
2014/C 235/47
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: R. Duta, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment, firstly, of the decision of 14 February 2014 by which the selection board in selection procedure EU Careers EPSO/AD/177/10-AUDIT2013-Administrators-AD 5 confirmed, after re-examination, the initial decision of the selection board of 3 October 2013 not to admit the applicant to the assessment centre stage of the competition and, secondly, insofar as necessary, of the initial decision of the selection board of 3 October 2013.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decisions of the competition selection board of 14 February 2014 and 3 October 2013 pursuant to which her application to competition EPSO/AD/177/10-AUDIT2013-Administrators-AD 5 was rejected;










—


Make any other appropriate orders in that regard;










—


Order the Commission to pay an amount of EUR 5  000, or any other amount, even greater, to be determined by the Civil Service Tribunal ex aequo et bono, in compensation for the vexatious nature of the treatment of her application;










—


Order the Commission to pay all the costs of the case.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7251 — Blackstone/Gates) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, financial services, merger control








C_2014154EN.01001701.xml










22.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 154/17





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7251 — Blackstone/Gates)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 154/06






1.


On 14 May 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 the Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, the United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect sole control of the whole of the undertaking Gates Worldwide Limited (‘Gates’, the United States) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Blackstone: global alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services,
—   for Gates: provider of power transmission and fluid power solutions and services.










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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.










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.7251 — Blackstone/Gates, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Case C-36/12 P: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 22 May 2014  — Armando Álvarez SA v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Plastic industrial bags market — Attribution to the parent company of the infringement committed by the subsidiary — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: fine, plastics, restriction on competition








C_2014253EN.01000401.xml










4.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/4





Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 22 May 2014 — Armando Álvarez SA v European Commission
(Case C-36/12 P) (1)

((Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Plastic industrial bags market - Attribution to the parent company of the infringement committed by the subsidiary - Obligation to state reasons))
2014/C 253/05
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: Armando Álvarez SA (represented by: M. Troncoso Ferrer, E. Garayar Gutiérrez and C. Ruixo Claramunt, abogados)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: F. Castilla Contreras and F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 November 2011 in Case T-78/06 Álvarez v Commission dismissing an application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2005) 4634 final of 30 November 2005 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/F/38.354 — Industrial bags) concerning a cartel on the market for plastic industrial bags, and, in the alternative, for a reduction of the fine imposed on Armando Álvarez

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Armando Álvarez SA to pay the costs of this appeal.






(1)  OJ C 89, 24.3.2012.
Case F-42/13: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 22 May 2014  — CU v EESC (Civil service — Temporary staff — Contract for an indefinite period — Decision to terminate a contract)
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, European official, damages, indemnification, servant (EU), termination of a contract, work contract








C_2014421EN.01005002.xml










24.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 421/50





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 22 May 2014 — CU v EESC
(Case F-42/13) (1)

((Civil service - Temporary staff - Contract for an indefinite period - Decision to terminate a contract))
2014/C 421/70
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: CU (represented by: L. Levi and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: European Economic and Social Committee (represented initially by: M. Arsène and L. Camarena Januzec, acting as Agents, F.-M. Hislaire and M. Troncoso Ferrer, lawyers, and subsequently by M. Pascua Mateo and L. Camarena Januzec, acting as Agents, F.-M. Hislaire and M. Troncoso Ferrer, lawyers)

Re:

Application for annulment of the decision to terminate the applicant’s employment contract and application for compensation for the material and non-material damage allegedly suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Annuls the decisions of the European Economic and Social Committee of 16 October 2012 and 31 January 2013 terminating CU’s temporary staff contract for an indefinite period;










2.


Orders the European Economic and Social Committee to pay CU the amount of EUR 25  000;










3.


Dismisses the remainder of the action;










4.


Declares that the European Economic and Social Committee is to bear its own costs and orders it to pay the costs incurred by CU.






(1)  OJ C 207, 20.07.2013, p. 61.
Case C-339/13: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 May 2014  — European Commission v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 1999/74/EC — Articles 3 and 5(2) — Ban on rearing laying hens in unenriched cage systems — Rearing of laying hens in cages which do not conform to the requirements of that directive)
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Italy, infringement of EU law, intensive livestock farming, laying poultry








C_2014253EN.01001201.xml










4.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/12





Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 May 2014 — European Commission v Italian Republic
(Case C-339/13) (1)

((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 1999/74/EC - Articles 3 and 5(2) - Ban on rearing laying hens in unenriched cage systems - Rearing of laying hens in cages which do not conform to the requirements of that directive))
2014/C 253/15
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: D. Bianchi and B. Schima, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, agent, F Urbani Neri, avvocato dello Stato)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Articles 3 and 5(2) of Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens (OJ 1999 L 203, p. 53)

Operative part of the judgment







1.


By having failed to ensure, from 1 January 2012, that laying hens are no longer reared in unenriched cage systems, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 3 and 5(2) of Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens.










2.


The Italian Republic is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 252, 31.8.2013.
Case T-95/13: Judgment of the General Court of 22 May 2014  — Walcher Meßtechnik v OHIM (HIPERDRIVE) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark HIPERDRIVE — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electric machinery, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014212EN.01002902.xml










7.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/29





Judgment of the General Court of 22 May 2014 — Walcher Meßtechnik v OHIM (HIPERDRIVE)
(Case T-95/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark HIPERDRIVE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2014/C 212/36
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Walcher Meßtechnik GmbH (Kirchzarten, Germany) (represented by: S. Walter, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 December 2012 (Case R 1779/2012-1) concerning an application for registration of the word sign HIPERDRIVE as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Walcher Meßtechnik GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 108, 13.4.2013.
Case T-406/12 P: Judgment of the General Court of 22 May 2014  — BG v Ombudsman (Appeal — Civil service — Officials — Disciplinary measures — Penalty of removal from post without loss of entitlement to a retirement pension — Preliminary investigation pending before a national court when the decision ordering removal from the post was adopted — Equal treatment — Prohibition on dismissal during maternity leave)
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, disciplinary proceedings, dismissal, equal treatment, gender equality, maternity leave, sexual discrimination








C_2014212EN.01002702.xml










7.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/27





Judgment of the General Court of 22 May 2014 — BG v Ombudsman
(Case T-406/12 P) (1)

((Appeal - Civil service - Officials - Disciplinary measures - Penalty of removal from post without loss of entitlement to a retirement pension - Preliminary investigation pending before a national court when the decision ordering removal from the post was adopted - Equal treatment - Prohibition on dismissal during maternity leave))
2014/C 212/33
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: BG (Strasbourg, France) (represented by: L. Levi and A. Blot, lawyers)

Other party to the proceedings: European Ombudsman (represented by: J. Sant’Anna, Agent, and D. Waelbroeck and A. Duron, lawyers)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 17 July 2012 in Case F-54/11 BG v Ombudsman, not yet published in the ECR, and seeking that that judgment be set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders BG to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Ombudsman in the present proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 156, 1.6.2013.
Case C-356/12: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 22 May 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Germany) — Wolfgang Glatzel v Freistaat Bayern (Request for a preliminary ruling — Transport — Directive 2006/126/EC — Point 6.4 of Annex III — Validity — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 20, 21(1) and 26 — United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities — Driving licences — Physical and mental fitness to drive a motor vehicle — Minimum standards — Visual acuity — Equal treatment — No possibility of derogation — Proportionality)
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: driving licence, equal treatment, facilities for people with disabilities, principle of proportionality








C_2014253EN.01000502.xml










4.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/5





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 22 May 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Germany) — Wolfgang Glatzel v Freistaat Bayern
(Case C-356/12) (1)

((Request for a preliminary ruling - Transport - Directive 2006/126/EC - Point 6.4 of Annex III - Validity - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Articles 20, 21(1) and 26 - United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Driving licences - Physical and mental fitness to drive a motor vehicle - Minimum standards - Visual acuity - Equal treatment - No possibility of derogation - Proportionality))
2014/C 253/07
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Wolfgang Glatzel

Defendant: Freistaat Bayern

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Validity of point 6.4 of Annex III to Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (OJ 2006 L 403, p. 18), as amended by Commission Directive 2009/113/EC of 25 August 2009 (OJ 2009 L 223, p. 31) — Interpretation of Articles 20, 21 and 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Minimum standards concerning physical and mental fitness to drive a motor vehicle of categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 and D1E — Requirement for visual acuity of at least 0,1, with optical correction if necessary, in the worse of the two eyes

Operative part of the judgment

The examination of the question does not reveal any information capable of affecting the validity of point 6.4 of Annex III to Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences, as amended by Commission Directive 2009/113/EC of 25 August 2009 in the light of Articles 20, 21(1) or 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.


(1)  OJ C 9, 12.1.2013.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7256 — KKR/HIG/Estro)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, nuclear medicine








C_2014154EN.01000201.xml










22.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 154/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7256 — KKR/HIG/Estro)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 154/02
On 16 May 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 the 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,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7256. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014154EN.01000301.xml










22.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 154/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

21 May 2014
2014/C 154/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3676




JPY


Japanese yen


138,18




DKK


Danish krone


7,4649




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80940




SEK


Swedish krona


9,0008




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2216




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1390




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,467




HUF


Hungarian forint


304,48




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1888




RON


Romanian leu


4,4325




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8841




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4819




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4908




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,6029




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5968




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7139




KRW


South Korean won


1 404,45




ZAR


South African rand


14,2463




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,5253




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6153




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 739,09




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3982




PHP


Philippine peso


59,919




RUB


Russian rouble


47,0732




THB


Thai baht


44,411




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0288




MXN


Mexican peso


17,6564




INR


Indian rupee


80,3875






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case F-49/14: Action brought on 22 May 2014  — ZZ and Others v Parliament
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: examination, staff assessment








C_2014292EN.01006201.xml










1.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 292/62





Action brought on 22 May 2014 — ZZ and Others v Parliament
(Case F-49/14)
2014/C 292/80
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: ZZ and Others (represented by: M.C. García-Hirschfeld, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for annulment of the decision appointing the applicants’ initial assessor for the reporting year for 2013.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of 4 March 2013, confirmed by letter of 8 April 2014, in which the applicants were informed of the appointment of Mr X as initial assessor;










—


If necessary, suspend the 2013 staff reporting procedure;










—


Suspend Ms X from all her duties with immediate effect;










—


Order the Parliament to pay the costs.
Special Report No 2/2014 — ‘Are Preferential Trade Arrangements appropriately managed?’
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: preferential agreement, trade agreement (EU), trade policy








C_2014154EN.01001601.xml










22.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 154/16





Special Report No 2/2014
‘Are Preferential Trade Arrangements appropriately managed?’
2014/C 154/05
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Case T-633/11: Judgment of the General Court of 22 May 2014  — Guangdong Kito Ceramics and Others v Council (Dumping — Imports of ceramic tiles originating in China — Definitive anti-dumping duty — Non-cooperation — Necessary information — Time-limits provided — Facts available — Article 18(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009)
Date: 2014-05-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, ceramics, floor coverings, import (EU), originating product








C_2014212EN.01002502.xml










7.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/25





Judgment of the General Court of 22 May 2014 — Guangdong Kito Ceramics and Others v Council
(Case T-633/11) (1)

((Dumping - Imports of ceramic tiles originating in China - Definitive anti-dumping duty - Non-cooperation - Necessary information - Time-limits provided - Facts available - Article 18(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009))
2014/C 212/30
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Guangdong Kito Ceramics Co. Ltd (Foshan, China); Jingdezhen Kito Ceramic Co. Ltd (Jingdezhen, China); Jingdezhen Lehua Ceramic Sanitary Ware Co. Ltd (Jingdezhen); Zhaoqing Lehua Ceramic Sanitary Ware Co. Ltd (Sihui, China) (represented by: M. Sánchez Rydelski, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix, Agent, and initially by G. Berrisch, lawyer, and N. Chesaites, Barrister, and subsequently by D. Geradin, lawyer)

Interveners in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: J.-F. Brakeland, M. França and A. Stobiecka-Kuik, Agents); Cerame-Unie AISBL, (Brussels, Belgium); Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Azulejos y Pavimentos Cerámicos (ASCER) (Castellón de la Plana, Spain); Confindustria Ceramica (Sassuolo, Italy); Casalgrande Padana SpA (Casalgrande, Italy); and Etruria Design Srl (Modena, Italy) (represented by V. Akritidis and Y. Melin, lawyers)

Re:

Application for annulment of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 917/2011 of 12 September 2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of ceramic tiles originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ 2011 L 238, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the applicants to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs;










4.


Orders Cerame-Unie AISBL, Associación Española de Fabricantes de Azulejos y Pavimentos Cerámicos (ASCER), Confindustria Ceramica, Casalgrande Padana SpA and Etruria Design Srl to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 32, 4.2.2012.