do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information on the entry into force of the Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Morocco, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing permit, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement








L_2014228EN.01000101.xml










31.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 228/1







Information on the entry into force of the Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco

Following signature on 18 November 2013, the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco notified on 16 December 2013 and 15 July 2014 respectively, that they had finalised their internal procedures to conclude the protocol.
The protocol accordingly enters into force on 15 July 2014 pursuant to Article 12 thereof.
Case T-572/14: Action brought on 31 July 2014  — Laverana v OHIM (BIO CON ESTRATTI VEGETALI DI PRODUZIONE PROPRIA)
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014361EN.01001402.xml










13.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 361/14





Action brought on 31 July 2014 — Laverana v OHIM (BIO CON ESTRATTI VEGETALI DI PRODUZIONE PROPRIA)
(Case T-572/14)
2014/C 361/19
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Laverana GmbH & Co. KG (Wennigsen, Germany) (represented by J. Wachinger, M. Zöbisch and D. Chatterjee, lawyers)

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

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 27 May 2014 in case R 527/2014-4;










—


order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark which contains the word elements ‘BIO CON ESTRATTI VEGETALI DI PRODUZIONE PROPRIA’ for goods and services in Classes 3, 5 and 35 — Community trade mark application No 1 2 1 30  076

Decision of the Examiner: Refused the application

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law:







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Misuse of powers by a decision on the basis of competition policy considerations.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7334 — Oracle/MICROS)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: database, economic concentration, hotel industry, merger control, retail trade, software








C_2014249EN.01003201.xml










31.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/32





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7334 — Oracle/MICROS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 249/04)






1.


On 24 July 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Oracle Corporation (United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking MICROS Systems, Inc. (United States of America) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Oracle Corporation: development, manufacture and distribution of enterprise software, including middleware, database software and enterprise applications software and related services, and enterprise hardware including servers, database appliances, and storage,
—   MICROS Systems, Inc.: development, manufacture and distribution of hardware, software and services for the retail industry and the hospitality industry (hotels, restaurants, bars, casinos and other venues).










3.


On preliminary examination, the 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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7334 — Oracle/MICROS, 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’).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 835/2014 of 31 July 2014 entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Филе Елена (File Elena) (TSG))
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo region, designation of origin, labelling, meat product, pigmeat, product designation








L_2014230EN.01000801.xml










1.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 230/8








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 835/2014
of 31 July 2014
         
entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Филе Елена (File Elena) (TSG))


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)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Bulgaria's application to register the name ‘Филе Елена’ (File Elena) 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 ‘Филе Елена’ (File Elena) 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, 31 July 2014.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ C 70, 8.3.2014, p. 6.




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

Class 1.2. Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)

BULGARIA
Филе Елена (File Elena) (TSG)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 839/2014 of 31 July 2014 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Горнооряховски суджук (Gornooryahovski Sudzhuk) (PGI))
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo region, beef, designation of origin, labelling, meat product, product designation








L_2014231EN.01000101.xml










2.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 231/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 839/2014
of 31 July 2014
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Горнооряховски суджук (Gornooryahovski Sudzhuk) (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 has examined Bulgaria's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Горнооряховски суджук’ (Gornooryahovski Sudzhuk), registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1370/2011 (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 as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation (3).












(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 ‘Горнооряховски суджук’ (Gornooryahovski Sudzhuk) (PGI) 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, 31 July 2014.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Ferdinando NELLI FEROCI
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1370/2011of 21 December 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Горнооряховски суджук (Gornooryahovski sudzhuk) (PGI)] (OJ L 341, 22.12.2011, p. 39).

(3)  
            OJ C 75, 14.3.2014, p. 9.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 882/2014 of 31 July 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Torrone di Bagnara (PGI))
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Calabria, Italy, confectionery product, designation of origin, labelling, product designation








L_2014242EN.01000101.xml










14.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 242/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 882/2014
of 31 July 2014
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Torrone di Bagnara (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 Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Torrone di Bagnara’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Torrone di Bagnara’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name referred to in the first paragraph identifies a product in Class 2.3. Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares in accordance with Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


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, 31 July 2014.


For the Commission


On behalf of the President,

Ferdinando NELLI FEROCI
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ C 89, 28.3.2014, p. 62.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Case T-573/14: Action brought on 31 July 2014 — Polyelectrolyte Producers Group and SNF v Commission
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European standard, environmental impact, equal treatment, principle of proportionality, pulp and paper industry, technical specification








C_2014409EN.01004502.xml










17.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 409/45





Action brought on 31 July 2014 — Polyelectrolyte Producers Group and SNF v Commission
(Case T-573/14)
2014/C 409/66
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Polyelectrolyte Producers Group (Brussels, Belgium) and SNF SAS (Andrézieux Bouthéon, France) (represented by: R. Cana and A. Patsa, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


declare the application admissible and well-founded;










—


annul the contested act because it lays down an invariable concentration limit of 100 ppm for residual monomers;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs of these proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

By its present action, the applicants seek the annulment, in part, of Commission Decision 2014/256/EU of 2 May 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for converted paper products (1).
In support of the action, the applicants rely on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of the EU Ecolabel Regulation (2) as the Commission has laid down an invariable concentration limit of 100 ppm for residual monomers under Section (e) of Criterion 1(B)(B3) of the annex to the contested decision. The applicants submit that the requirements laid down in the said section:






—


infringe Article 6(3) of and Annex I to the EU Ecolabel Regulation as they are not determined on a scientific basis;










—


infringe Article 6(1) of and Annex I to the EU Ecolabel Regulation as they do not take into account the latest strategic objectives of the EU in the environmental field;










—


infringe Article 6(3)(b) of the EU Ecolabel Regulation as their feasibility has not been considered by the Commission.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the duty to state reasons and the principles of equality and proportionality as the contested decision:






—


contains no indication or explanation as to the requirements laid down in Section (e) of Criterion 1(B)(B3);










—


treats both different situations equally and equal situations differently without such discrimination being objectively justified;










—


is not necessary to attain the objectives that are pursued and less onerous measures exist.














3.


Third plea in law, alleging breach of the Commission’s duty of good administration as it has not examined carefully and impartially all the relevant factors and circumstances when adopting the contested decision.






(1)  OJ 2014 L 135, p. 24. Notified under document C(2014) 2774.

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel (OJ 2010 L 27, p. 1).
Notice concerning the provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States of the other part
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Fiji, association agreement (EU), countries of the Pacific Community, interim agreement (EU)








L_2014228EN.01000201.xml










31.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 228/2







Notice concerning the provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States of the other part (1)


The European Union and the Republic the Fiji Islands have notified the completion of the procedures necessary for the provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part, in accordance with Article 76(2) of that Agreement. Consequently, the Agreement applies provisionally as from 28 July 2014 between the European Union and the Republic the Fiji Islands.


(1)  
            OJ L 272, 16.10.2009, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014249EN.01003101.xml










31.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/31





Euro exchange rates (1)

30 July 2014
(2014/C 249/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3401




JPY


Japanese yen


137,05




DKK


Danish krone


7,4567




GBP


Pound sterling


0,79170




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2272




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2165




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3770




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,509




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,14




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1516




RON


Romanian leu


4,4015




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8504




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4310




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4572




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,3859




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5746




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6667




KRW


South Korean won


1 373,22




ZAR


South African rand


14,2273




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2710




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6418




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 511,94




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2651




PHP


Philippine peso


58,162




RUB


Russian rouble


47,7670




THB


Thai baht


42,757




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9963




MXN


Mexican peso


17,5305




INR


Indian rupee


80,5256






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case F-75/14: Action brought on 31 July 2014 — ZZ v ECSEL Joint Undertaking
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Joint Undertaking, servant (EU), staff assessment








C_2014431EN.01004802.xml










1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/48





Action brought on 31 July 2014 — ZZ v ECSEL Joint Undertaking
(Case F-75/14)
(2014/C 431/77)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: V.A. Christianos, lawyer)

Defendant: ECSEL Joint Undertaking

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for annulment of the applicant’s appraisal report drawn up in respect of 2012.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


annul the contested decision by which ARTEMIS dismissed the applicant’s complaint and annul the contested act adopted on 15 November by the appeal assessor concerning the applicant’s reasoned refusal to accept the content of his appraisal report in respect of 2012;










—


order the ECSEL Joint Undertaking to pay the costs.
Case C-369/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 31 July 2014  — Sommer Antriebs- und Funktechnik GmbH v Rademacher Geräte-Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer information, electrical equipment, electronic waste, engine, interpretation of the law, waste recycling








C_2014439EN.01001501.xml










8.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/15





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 31 July 2014 — Sommer Antriebs- und Funktechnik GmbH v Rademacher Geräte-Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG
(Case C-369/14)
(2014/C 439/22)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Köln

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Sommer Antriebs- und Funktechnik GmbH

Defendant: Rademacher Geräte-Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG

Questions referred







1)


Must Articles 2(1) and 3(a) of, and Annexes IA and IB to, Directive 2002/96/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment and/or Articles 2(1)(a) and 3(1)(a) of, and Annexes I and II to, Directive 2012/19/EU (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment be interpreted as meaning that operating devices for (garage) doors with an electric voltage of approximately 220 to 240 volts, which are designed to be incorporated into the building structure together with the (garage) door, come within the concept of electrical and electronic equipment, in particular the concept of electrical and electronic tools?










2)


If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative:
Must Annex IA, No 6, and Annex IB, No 6, to Directive 2002/96/EC and/or Article 3(1)(b) of, and Annex I, No 6, and Annex II, No 6, to, Directive 2012/19/EU be interpreted as meaning that (garage-door) operating devices, as referred to in Question (1), are to be regarded as components of large-scale stationary industrial tools within the meaning of those provisions?










3)


If the answer to Question (1) is in the affirmative and the answer to Question (2) is in the negative:
Must Article 2(1) of Directive 2002/96/EC and/or Article 2(3)(b) of Directive 2012/19/EU be interpreted as meaning that (garage-door) operating devices, as referred to in Question (1), are to be regarded as part of another type of equipment which does not fall within the scope of those directives?






(1)  Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) — Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission relating to Article 9, OJ 2002 L 37, p. 24.

(2)  OJ 2012 L 197, p. 38.
Information on the date of entry into force of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles
Date: 2014-07-31
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Seychelles, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishery management, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing permit, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement








L_2014228EN.01000103.xml










31.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 228/1







Information on the date of entry into force of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles

Following signature on 18 December 2013, the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles notified on 14 May and 25 June 2014 respectively, that they had finalised their internal procedures to conclude the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (1).
The Protocol accordingly entered into force on 25 June 2014 pursuant to Article 16 thereof.


(1)  The Protocol was published in OJ L 4, 9.1.2014, p. 3.