do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-603/13: Order of the Court of 24 June 2014  — Léon Van Parys v Commission (Action for annulment — Customs Union — Request by the Commission for supplementary information from the Belgian authorities — Letter seeking information from the applicant as regards the request — Challengeable act — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2014-06-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belgium, customs, exchange of information, excise duty, infringement of EU law








C_2014315EN.01006202.xml










15.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 315/62





Order of the Court of 24 June 2014 — Léon Van Parys v Commission
(Case T-603/13) (1)

((Action for annulment - Customs Union - Request by the Commission for supplementary information from the Belgian authorities - Letter seeking information from the applicant as regards the request - Challengeable act - Inadmissibility))
2014/C 315/104
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Firma Léon Van Parys (Antwerp, Belgium) (represented by: P. Vlaemminck, B. Van Vooren and R. Verbeke, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Caeiros, B.-R. Killmann and M. van Beek, acting as Agents)

Re:

First, application for annulment of the Commission’s letter of 16 September 2013, requesting supplementary information from the Belgian Administration of Customs and Excise, and the Commission’s letter of the same day informing the applicant of that request and the suspension of the treatment period pursuant to Article 907 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1993 L 253, p. 1) and, second; application for declaration that Article 909 of Regulation No 2454/93 has taken effect to the benefit of the applicant as a result of the judgment of 19 March 2013, Van Parys Firma v Commission (T-324/10, not yet published in the ECR).

Operative part of the order







1)


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2)


The applicant Firma Leon Van Parys is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those of the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 24, 25.1.2014.
Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Date: 2014-06-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions








C_2014193EN.01002101.xml










24.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 193/21





Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
2014/C 193/05
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons designated in Annex I to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2014/387/CFSP (1), and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 693/2014 (2), concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.
The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the above mentioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons and entities in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012. The grounds for designation of those persons appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex IIa to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 16 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council before 31 March 2015, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered 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 next review, pursuant to Article 34 of Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Article 32(4) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, of the list of designated persons and entities.
The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 183, 24.6.2014, p. 72


(2)  OJ L 183, 24.6.2014, p. 15
Case T-330/12: Judgment of the General Court of 24 June 2014  — Hut.com v OHIM — Intersport France (THE HUT) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark THE HUT — Earlier national word mark LA HUTTE — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2014-06-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, distance selling, registered trade mark, textile industry, trade-mark law








C_2014253EN.01002601.xml










4.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/26





Judgment of the General Court of 24 June 2014 — Hut.com v OHIM — Intersport France (THE HUT)
(Case T-330/12) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark THE HUT - Earlier national word mark LA HUTTE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2014/C 253/36
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: The Hut.com Ltd (Northwich, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Intersport France (Longjumeau, France)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 April 2012 (Case R 814/2011-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Intersport France and The Hut.com Ltd

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the action;










2)


Orders The Hut.com Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 295, 29.9.2012.
Case F-59/14: Action brought on 24 June 2014 — ZZ v European Commission
Date: 2014-06-24
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, admission to examinations, competition (EU), damages








C_2014431EN.01004801.xml










1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/48





Action brought on 24 June 2014 — ZZ v European Commission
(Case F-59/14)
(2014/C 431/76)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: H. Mannes, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Civil service — Application for compensation for the material and non-pecuniary loss, together with default interest, which the applicant has suffered by means of loss of an opportunity to obtain a post with the EU, based on the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of 29 September 2010 in Case F-5/08 Brune v Commission.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Civil Service Tribunal should:






—


Order the defendant to pay compensation to the applicant for the material and non-pecuniary loss, together with default interest, which the latter has suffered as a result of his unlawful exclusion from open competition EPSO/AD/26/05;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings;










—


As a precaution, give judgment in default.
Case T-465/14: Action brought on 24 June 2014  — Vego Supermercados v Commission
Date: 2014-06-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, State aid, contract terms, control of State aid, division of powers, equal treatment, hire purchase, infringement of EU law, principle of proportionality, reimbursement of aid, tax system








C_2014253EN.01006302.xml










4.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/63





Action brought on 24 June 2014 — Vego Supermercados v Commission
(Case T-465/14)
2014/C 253/86
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Vego Supermercados, SA (La Coruña, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Buendía Sierra, E. Abad Valdenebro, R. Calvo Salinero and A. Lamadrid de Pablo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as it categorises the measures which, according to that decision, together constitute the ‘Spanish Tax Lease System’ as new State aid that is incompatible with the internal market;










—


in the alternative, annul Articles 1 and 4 of the contested decision, which identify the investors in the Economic Interest Groupings (EIGs) as the beneficiaries of the alleged aid and as the sole addressees of the order for recovery;










—


in the alternative, annul Article 4 of the contested decision, in so far as it orders recovery of the alleged aid;










—


annul Article 4 of the contested decision, in so far as it makes a determination as to the lawfulness of private contracts between the investors and other entities; and










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of these proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are those raised in Case T-700/13 Bankia v Commission.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014193EN.01002201.xml










24.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 193/22





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 June 2014
2014/C 193/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3596




JPY


Japanese yen


138,46




DKK


Danish krone


7,4549




GBP


Pound sterling


0,79940




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1283




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2167




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3240




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,458




HUF


Hungarian forint


305,25




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1498




RON


Romanian leu


4,3969




TRY


Turkish lira


2,9044




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4405




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4594




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5385




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5573




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6972




KRW


South Korean won


1 385,25




ZAR


South African rand


14,4086




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,4643




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5766




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 297,11




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3691




PHP


Philippine peso


59,606




RUB


Russian rouble


46,5038




THB


Thai baht


44,131




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0261




MXN


Mexican peso


17,6486




INR


Indian rupee


81,7874






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-466/14: Action brought on 24 June 2014  — Kingdom of Spain v Commission
Date: 2014-06-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: customs regulations, import (EU), infringement of EU law








C_2014261EN.01004502.xml










11.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 261/45





Action brought on 24 June 2014 — Kingdom of Spain v Commission
(Case T-466/14)
2014/C 261/72
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Rubio González, Abogado del Estado)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


Partially annul the Commission’s decision of 14 April 2014, in that it held that the remission of import duties in accordance with Article 236 in conjunction with Article 220(2)(b) of the Community Customs Code [Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92] was justified and that the remission of another amount of import duty was not justified in a particular case (file REM 02/2013) as regards the refusal to remit import duties which is considered, wrongly, not to be justified, and










—


Order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of the right to good administration in relation to Article 872a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1993 L 253, p. 1).






—


The Applicant submits that in the context of a procedure such as that of remission, in which the Commission may request all the additional information it considers appropriate and must give reasons for adopting a unfavourable decision, a decision that includes reasons for the refusal other than those included in its previous communication is contrary to Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 220(2)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1992 L 302, p. 1).






—


According to the Applicant the conditions laid down in settled case-law and forming the basis of numerous previous Commission decisions allowing remissions in the tuna sector in the past have been satisfied. In particular, the legislation is complex, the exporter did not give an incorrect version, the interpretation of the provisions on the basis of correction information is different, the Commission is in part responsible and the competent authorities persisted in their error and never applied the provisions correctly.
2014/411/EU: Council Decision of 24 June 2014 appointing a Belgian member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2014-06-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belgium, European Economic and Social Committee, appointment of members








L_2014190EN.01008201.xml










28.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 190/82








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 24 June 2014
         
appointing a Belgian member of the European Economic and Social Committee

(2014/411/EU)



THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).












(2)


A member's seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Bérengère DUPUIS,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Alessandro GRUMELLI, Conseiller au service d'études de la Confédération des syndicats chrétiens is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 2014.


For the Council


The President

E. VENIZELOS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.
Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2014-06-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions








C_2014193EN.01001901.xml










24.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 193/19





Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
2014/C 193/03
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities designated in Annex II to Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP (1), as amended by Council Decision 2014/380/CFSP (2), and in Annex III to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 689/2014 (4) implementing Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011, concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.
The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of persons and entities designated in the above-mentioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/137/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 should continue to apply to those persons and entities.
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 204/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 7 of the Regulation).
The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council before 15 March 2015, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered 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 next review, pursuant to Article 12(2) of Decision 2011/137/CFSP and Article 16(6) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011, of the list of designated persons and entities.


(1)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 53.

(2)  OJ L 183, 24.6.2014, p. 52.

(3)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 183, 24.6.2014, p. 1.
2014/412/EU: Council Decision of 24 June 2014 appointing a German member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2014-06-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Germany, appointment of members








L_2014190EN.01008301.xml










28.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 190/83








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 24 June 2014
         
appointing a German member of the European Economic and Social Committee

(2014/412/EU)



THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).












(2)


A member's seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Dr Sabine HEPPERLE,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Dr Günter LAMBERTZ, Leiter des Büros des DIHK bei der EU is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 2014.


For the Council


The President

E. VENIZELOS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.