do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014277EN.01000201.xml










22.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 277/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

21 August 2014
2014/C 277/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3262




JPY


Japanese yen


137,71




DKK


Danish krone


7,4556




GBP


Pound sterling


0,79925




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1695




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2109




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1630




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,814




HUF


Hungarian forint


314,18




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1891




RON


Romanian leu


4,4130




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8910




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4283




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4540




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,2781




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5829




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6581




KRW


South Korean won


1 356,31




ZAR


South African rand


14,1937




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1613




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6243




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 499,54




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2064




PHP


Philippine peso


58,137




RUB


Russian rouble


48,1708




THB


Thai baht


42,412




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9979




MXN


Mexican peso


17,3845




INR


Indian rupee


80,4619






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-631/14: Action brought on 22 August 2014  — Roland v OHIM (Nuance of the colour red for shoe soles)
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014380EN.01001601.xml










27.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 380/16





Action brought on 22 August 2014 — Roland v OHIM (Nuance of the colour red for shoe soles)
(Case T-631/14)
2014/C 380/21
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Roland SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken and O. Rauscher)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Christian Louboutin (Paris, France)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


alter the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 28 May 2014 in Case R 1591/2013-1 to the extent that opposition No B 1 9 22  890 is fully upheld and Community trade mark application No 008845539 is rejected;










—


in the alternative: annul the contested decision;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: Christian Louboutin

Community trade mark concerned: Other marks, which consist of a nuance of the colour red, which is applied to the sole of a shoe, for goods in Class 25 — Community trade mark application No 8845539

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Roland SE

Mark or sign cited in opposition: International registration of the figurative mark containing the word element ‘my SHOES’, for goods in Class 25

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejected the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law:







—


Infringement of Article 75(2) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 936/2014 of 22 August 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue ling in Union and international waters of II and IV by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, United Kingdom, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014263EN.01000101.xml










3.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 263/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 936/2014
of 22 August 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue ling in Union and international waters of II and IV by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2), lays down quotas for 2014.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 22 August 2014.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2014, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


22/TQ43




Member State


United Kingdom




Stock


BLI/24-




Species


Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)




Zone


Union and international waters of II and IV




Closing date


4.8.2014
Letter from Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), to Michael Spindelegger, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Austria, regarding the non-consultation of the ECB on a law amending inter alia the Law on Secondary Coins (Scheidemünzengesetz)
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: legal basis, monetary policy, money

Yves Mersch 

Member of the Executive Board 

Minister of Finance 
Michael Spindelegger 
Bundesministerium für Finanzen 
Johannesgasse 5 
1010 Vienna 
Austria 

Dear Minister, 

[COURTESY TRANSLATION1] 

22 August 2014 

It has come to the attention of the European Central Bank (ECB) that a law amending inter alia the 

Law on Secondary Coins (Scheidemünzengesetz) was adopted on 20 May 2014 by the National Coun-

cil of the Austrian Parliament and on 28 May 2014 by the Federal Council of the Austrian Parliament 

and came into force on 1 July 2014 (Budgetbegleitgesetz, BGBl. I 40/2014).  

The law (i) extends the existing prohibition to establish reserves for the redemption-obligations of the 

Münze  Österreich  AG  in  connection  with  withdrawal  of  coins;  (ii)  restricts  the  possibility  of  the 

Münze Österreich AG to establish surplus reserves to maximum thirty percent of coins in circulation; 

and (iii) governs that 90% of the balance sheet profits should be transferred to Münze Österreich AG’s 

shareholder, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank.  

Article 2(1) of Council Decision 98/415/EC of 29 June 1998 on the consultation of the European Cen-
tral Bank by national authorities regarding draft legislative provisions2 requires national authorities to 

consult  the  ECB  on  draft  legislative  provisions  concerning  matters  that  falls  within  its  competence. 

Issues related to national central banks and means of payments are expressly listed among the areas on 

which the ECB should be consulted.  

1 
2 

The official ECB letter is addressed in the official language of the concerned Member State. 
OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 42. 

ECB-PUBLICThe ECB would appreciate the Ministry of Finance giving due consideration to the above observations 

by honouring its obligation to consult the ECB in the future, in particular in the case of further legisla-

tive work in relation to the issues regulated by the above-specified law.  

Yours sincerely, 

[signed] 

Cc:  Mr E. Nowotny, Governor, Oesterreichische Nationalbank 

Mr O. Rehn, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs 

Mr L. Romero Requena, Director-General Legal Service, European Commission  

Encl.  Guide to consultation of the ECB by national authorities regarding draft legislative provisions 

ECB-PUBLIC
Case C-402/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Diikitiko Efetio Athinon (Greece) lodged on 22 August 2014  — VIAMAR — Elliniki Aftokiniton kai Genikon Epikhiriseon A.E. v Elliniko Dimosio
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Greece, free movement of goods, import (EU), national implementing measure, tax, vehicle, vehicle registration








C_2014380EN.01000401.xml










27.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 380/4





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Diikitiko Efetio Athinon (Greece) lodged on 22 August 2014 — VIAMAR — Elliniki Aftokiniton kai Genikon Epikhiriseon A.E. v Elliniko Dimosio
(Case C-402/14)
2014/C 380/04
Language of the case: Greek

Referring court

Diikitiko Efetio Athinon

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: VIAMAR — Elliniki Aftokiniton kai Genikon Epikhiriseon A.E.

Defendant: Elliniko Dimosio

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 1(3) of Directive 2008/118/EC (1) of 16 December 2008 legally sufficient in itself and complete/unconditional and sufficiently clear so that, although that particular provision of the directive has not been transposed into the national law of the Member State/the Greek State, it has direct effect and can be relied on by an individual who derives rights from it before the national courts, and the latter are required to take that provision into account?










2.


In any event, is Article 130(5) of the National Customs Code, in conjunction with Article 128(1) thereof — which provide that the customs clearance certificate for Community vehicles imported into the country is issued after collection of the registration tax, the obligation to pay which arises upon their entry into the country — compatible with Article 3(c) of the EEC Treaty, providing for the abolition of obstacles to the free movement of goods between Member States?






(1)  Council Directive 2008/118/EC concerning the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC (OJ 2009 L 9, p. 12).
Review of ‘Competition’ C A Official Journals
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: Provisional data
Subjects: EU Official Journal, competition (EU)








CA2014277EN.01001501.xml










22.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 277/15





REVIEW OF COMPETITION C A OFFICIAL JOURNALS
(2014/C 277 A/02)
Please find below the list of C A Official Journals published during the present year.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Official Journals are published in all language versions.






5


 




6


 




11


 




19


 




21


 




26


 




27


 




30


(PL)




35


 




41


(DE/EN/FR)




42


 




43


 




46


 




47


 




48


 




55


 




56


 




60


 




62


 




65


 




73


(DE/EN/FR)




74


 




81


 




88


 




92


(DE/EN/FR)




97


 




98


 




99


 




108


 




109


 




116


 




119


 




133


 




134


 




136


 




137


(DE/EN/FR)




140


 




145


 




152


 




160


 




163


 




164


 




176


 




178


 




180


 




182


 




185


 




186


 




188


 




195


 




207


 




209


(DE/EN/FR)




211


 




217


 




219


 




242


 




254


 




255


 




256


(LV)




258


(RO)




262


(EN)




267


(SL)




270


(FR)




272


(DA)




274


(IT)




277
Corrigendum to the communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons ( OJ C 252, 2.8.2014 )
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: France
Subjects: France, extraction of oil, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting, petroleum exploration, public contract








C_2014277EN.01001401.xml










22.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 277/14





Corrigendum to the communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 252 of 2 August 2014
)
2014/C 277/07
On page 5, in the table, point 6, column ‘RGF93 meridian of origin Greenwich’, ‘Latitude’:

for:


‘48° 46′ 48″’,


read:


‘49° 03′ 00″’.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 937/2014 of 22 August 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in areas VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of Ireland
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Ireland, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014263EN.01000301.xml










3.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 263/3








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 937/2014
of 22 August 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in areas VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of Ireland


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2), lays down quotas for 2014.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 22 August 2014.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2014, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


23/TQ43




Member State


Ireland




Stock


SOL/7FG.




Species


Common sole (Solea solea)




Zone


VIIf and VIIg




Closing date


6.8.2014
Case T-635/14: Action brought on 22 August 2014 — Urb Rulmenti Suceava v OHIM — Adiguzel (URB)
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, bearing, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014361EN.01002801.xml










13.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 361/28





Action brought on 22 August 2014 — Urb Rulmenti Suceava v OHIM — Adiguzel (URB)
(Case T-635/14)
2014/C 361/42
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Urb Rulmenti Suceava SA (Suceava, Romania) (represented by: I. Burdusel, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Harun Adiguzel (Diosd, Hungary)

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 23 June 2014 given in Case R 1974/2013-4.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: The figurative mark containing the verbal element ‘URB’ for goods and services in Classes 4, 6-9, 11, 12, 16, 17, 35, 37 and 39-42 — the Community trade mark No 8 6 56  605

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: The applicant

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: Absolute grounds for invalidity under Article 52(1)(b) CTMR and relative grounds for invalidity under Article 8(1)(a) and (b) in conjunction with Article 53(1)(a) CTMR

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Rejected the request for a declaration of invalidity

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 52(1)(b) CTMR, Article 8(1)(a) and (b) in conjunction with Article 53(1)(a) CTMR and Article 53(2) CTMR.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7011 — SNCF/SNCB/Thalys JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, economic concentration, merger control, rail transport








C_2014277EN.01000501.xml










22.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 277/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7011 — SNCF/SNCB/Thalys JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 277/04






1.


On 14 August 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 undertakings Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer (‘SNCF’, France) and Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belges (‘SNCB’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Nouvelle Entreprise Ferroviaire (‘NEF’ or ‘Thalys JV’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


SNCF is a public undertaking of an industrial and commercial nature. Its activities include (i) national and international passenger transport, and distribution, (ii) local passenger transport, (iii) the management of railway stations, (iv) infrastructure and engineering, as well as (v) freight transport, in particular rail and logistics,










—


SNCB is a railway undertaking mainly active in the rail transport sector, in particular domestic passenger transport, international passenger transport, freight transport and the management of railway stations,










—


NEF will be a vehicle which allows SNCF and SNCB to group their holdings in Coopération Thalys. NEF will offer international passenger transport services directly on the market.














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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7011 — SNCF/SNCB/Thalys JV, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Antitrust 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 M.7255 — BSPIH/KFG/FLINT)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, oil industry








C_2014277EN.01000101.xml










22.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 277/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7255 — BSPIH/KFG/FLINT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 277/01
On 14 July 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32014M7255. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.