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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 1 September 2014 regarding a draft decision relating to Case AT.39574 — Smart Card Chips — Rapporteur: France
Date: 2014-09-01
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU competition policy, cartel, control of restrictive practices, electronic component, restriction on competition, sanction (EU)








C_2017027EN.01001301.xml










27.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/13





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 1 September 2014 regarding a draft decision relating to Case AT.39574 — Smart Card Chips
Rapporteur: France
(2017/C 27/10)






1.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the anticompetitive behaviour covered by the draft decision constitutes concerted practices between undertakings within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU.










2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment of the product and geographic scope of the concerted practices.










3.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the undertakings concerned by the draft decision have participated in a single and continuous infringement concerning smart card chips within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU.










4.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the concerted practices have as its object the restriction of competition within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU.










5.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the concerted practices have been capable of appreciably affecting trade between the Member States of the EU.










6.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment of the duration of the infringement.










7.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission draft decision as regards the addressees of the decision.










8.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that a fine should be imposed on the addressees of the draft decision.










9.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the determination of the value of sales.










10.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the periods to be taken into account for imposing the fines.










11.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the basic amounts of the fines.










12.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment on the mitigating circumstances applicable in this case.










13.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the reduction of fines based on the 2006 Leniency Notice.










14.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the reduction for the length of the proceedings. One Member State disagrees.










15.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines.










16.


The Advisory Committee recommend the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 934/2014 of 1 September 2014 amending for the 219th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
Date: 2014-09-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic sanctions, international sanctions, terrorism








L_2014262EN.01000101.xml










2.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 262/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 934/2014
of 1 September 2014
         
amending for the 219th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(5) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.












(2)


On 26 August 2014, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to remove one person from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply after considering the de-listing request submitted by this person and the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1904(2009).












(3)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
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, 1 September 2014.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments






(1)  
            OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.




ANNEX
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ is deleted:


            ‘Wa'el Hamza Abd Al-Fatah Julaidan (alias (a) Wa'il Hamza Julaidan, (b) Wa'el Hamza Jalaidan, (c) Wa'il Hamza Jalaidan, (d) Wa'el Hamza Jaladin, (e) Wa'il Hamza Jaladin, (f) Wail H.A. Jlidan, (g) Abu Al-Hasan Al Madani). Date of birth: (a) 22.1.1958, (b) 20.1.1958. Place of birth: Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Nationality: Saudi. Passport No.: (a) A-992535 (Saudi Arabian passport number), (b) B 524420 (issued on 15.7.1998, expired on 22.5.2003). Other information: Executive director of Rabita Trust. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 11.9.2002.’
Case T-643/14: Action brought on 1 September 2014  — Red Lemon Incorporation v OHIM — Lidl Stiftung (ABTRONIC)
Date: 2014-09-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, supermarket, technology, trade-mark law








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27.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 380/19





Action brought on 1 September 2014 — Red Lemon Incorporation v OHIM — Lidl Stiftung (ABTRONIC)
(Case T-643/14)
2014/C 380/25
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Red Lemon Incorporation (Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China) (represented by: T. Wieland and S. Müller, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 15 May 2014 in Case R 1899/2013-1 and reject the opposition;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant

Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘ABTRONIC’ for goods in Class 9 — Community trade mark application No 8 1 84  632

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited in opposition: the international registration of the word mark ‘TRONIC’ for goods in Class 9

Decision of the Opposition Division: the opposition was upheld

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case F-87/14: Action brought on 1 September 2014 — ZZ v Council
Date: 2014-09-01
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, damages, hospital expenses, interest








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1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/49





Action brought on 1 September 2014 — ZZ v Council
(Case F-87/14)
(2014/C 431/78)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: M. Velardo, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Action seeking (i) the annulment of the Council’s decisions relating to the reimbursement of the applicant’s hospital expenses and (ii) an order for the Council to pay default and compensatory interest, on the one hand, and compensation for the non-material damage allegedly suffered, on the other.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


Partially annul the decisions of the Brussels Settlements Office, as set out in Statement 55 of 27 September 2013, relating to the applicant’s request of 12 July 2012 for reimbursement of hospital expenses;










—


declare that the letters of 19 November 2013 from the Head of the Settlements Office concerning the unfavourable response to a supposed prior authorisation request of 12 July 2012 are invalid, or, in the alternative, annul those letters;










—


annul, so far as is necessary, the appointing authority’s decision of 22 May 2014 rejecting the complaints submitted by the applicant on 27 December 2013 and 18 February 2014;










—


order the Council to pay the default and compensatory interest with effect from the date on which the sums claimed were payable, and to pay compensation for the non-material damage suffered by the applicant;










—


order the Council to pay the costs.
Last publications of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union
Date: 2014-09-01
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, EU Official Journal








C_2014292EN.01000101.xml










1.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 292/1





Last publications of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union

2014/C 292/01

Last publication


OJ C 282, 25.8.2014


Past publications


OJ C 261, 11.8.2014


OJ C 253, 4.8.2014


OJ C 245, 28.7.2014


OJ C 235, 21.7.2014


OJ C 223, 14.7.2014


OJ C 212, 7.7.2014

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Case F-86/14: Action brought on 1st September 2014 — ZZ and others v European Commission
Date: 2014-09-01
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, application of EU law, paid leave








C_2014388EN.01003301.xml










3.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 388/33





Action brought on 1st September 2014 — ZZ and others v European Commission
(Case F-86/14)
2014/C 388/43
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: ZZ and others (represented by: O. Mader, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decisions reducing the total number of days of annual leave and declaration of inapplicability of Article 6 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations as modified by Article 1, point 70 of Regulation no 1023/2013, applicable from 1st January 2014.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decisions addressed to the applicants through Sysper2 with regard to their new basic annual leave entitlement;










—


declare inapplicable Article 1, point 70 lit. (a) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No. 1023/20131 changing Article 6 of Annex X of the Staff Regulations (‘Special and exceptional provisions applicable to officials serving in a third country’) and the Commission’s decision C(2013) 9051 final of 16 December 2013, as far they reduce the entitlement in number of annual leave days of the applicants;










—


annul the Commission decision of 23 May 2014 (R/123/14) rejecting the complaints of the applicants, as far as referring to annual leave;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.