do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








C_2014354EN.01001001.xml










8.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/10





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2014/C 354/08)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


10.9.2014




Duration


10.9.2014-31.12.2014




Member State


Belgium




Stock or group of stocks


PLE/7HJK.




Species


Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)




Zone


VIIh, VIIj and VIIk




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


38/TQ43






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: Netherlands
Subjects: Netherlands, continental shelf, extraction of oil, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting, petroleum exploration, public contract








C_2014354EN.01001301.xml










8.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/13





Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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
(2014/C 354/12)
The Minister for Economic Affairs hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block D9 as indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant) 2002, No 245).
With reference to the Directive mentioned in the introduction and Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block D9 of the Dutch continental shelf.
The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the abovementioned Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).
Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:





The Minister for Economic Affairs




attn.: Mr P. Jongerius, Energy Market Directorate




Bezuidenhoutseweg 73




Postbus 20401




2500 EK Den Haag




NEDERLAND




Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.
A decision on the applications will be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.
Further information can be obtained by calling Mr E. J. Hoppel on the following telephone number: +31 703797762.
2014/712/EU: Council Decision of 8 October 2014 appointing a Danish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, European Committee of the Regions, appointment of members








L_2014296EN.01002701.xml










14.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 296/27








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 8 October 2014
         
appointing a Danish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2014/712/EU)



THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Danish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015. On 3 June 2010, by Council Decision 2010/312/EU (3), Mr Lasse KRULL was appointed as alternate member until 25 January 2015.












(2)


An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Lasse KRULL PETERSEN,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as alternate member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:






—


Mr Peter KOFOD POULSEN, Member of the Regional Council of Region of Southern Denmark.






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




Done at Luxembourg, 8 October 2014.


For the Council


The President

M. LUPI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.

(3)  
            OJ L 140, 8.6.2010, p. 27.
2014/706/EU: Council Decision of 8 October 2014 appointing a United Kingdom member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, United Kingdom, appointment of members








L_2014295EN.01005801.xml










11.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 295/58








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 8 October 2014
         
appointing a United Kingdom member of the European Economic and Social Committee

(2014/706/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 United KingdomGovernment,


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 seaton the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Richard BALFE,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Ms Lynne FAULKNER 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, 8 October 2014.


For the Council


The President

M. LUPI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.
Case T-542/11: Judgment of the General Court of 8 October 2014  — Alouminion v Commission (State aid — Aluminium — Preferential electricity tariff granted by contract — Decision declaring the aid unlawful and incompatible with the internal market — Termination of the contract — Judicial suspension, in interlocutory proceedings, of the effects of the termination of the contract — New aid)
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Greece, State aid, aluminium, control of State aid, legality, metalworking, price of energy








C_2014421EN.01003002.xml










24.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 421/30





Judgment of the General Court of 8 October 2014 — Alouminion v Commission
(Case T-542/11) (1)

((State aid - Aluminium - Preferential electricity tariff granted by contract - Decision declaring the aid unlawful and incompatible with the internal market - Termination of the contract - Judicial suspension, in interlocutory proceedings, of the effects of the termination of the contract - New aid))
2014/C 421/41
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Alouminion AE (Maroussi, Greece) (representanted by: G. Dellis, N. Korogiannakis, E. Chrysafis, D. Diakopoulos and N. Keramidas, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Triantafyllou, É. Gippini Fournier, Agents, and by V. Chatzopoulos, lawyer)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou AE (DEI) (Athens, Greece) (representanted by: E. Bourtzalas, D. Waelbroeck, A. Oikonomou, E. Salaka and C. Synodinos, lawyers)

Re:

Application for the annulment of Commission Decision 2012/339/EU of 13 July 2011 on the State aid No SA.26117 — C 2/10 (ex NN 62/09) implemented by Greece in favour of Aluminium of Greece SA (OJ 2012 L 166, p. 83).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Decision 2012/339/EU of 13 July 2011 on the State aid No SA.26117 — C 2/10 (ex NN 62/09) implemented by Greece in favour of Aluminium of Greece SA;










2.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Alouminion AE;










3.


Orders Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou AE (DEI) to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 370, 17.12.2011.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7288 — Viacom/Channel 5 Broadcasting)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, broadcasting, economic concentration, merger control, public service








C_2014354EN.01000102.xml










8.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7288 — Viacom/Channel 5 Broadcasting)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 354/02)
On 9 September 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 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 32014M7288. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014354EN.01000301.xml










8.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

7 October 2014
(2014/C 354/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2607




JPY


Japanese yen


136,90




DKK


Danish krone


7,4440




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78400




SEK


Swedish krona


9,0668




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2115




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1650




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,470




HUF


Hungarian forint


307,92




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1840




RON


Romanian leu


4,4060




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8657




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4329




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4054




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,7765




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6102




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6103




KRW


South Korean won


1 348,06




ZAR


South African rand


14,1425




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7406




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6440




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 425,28




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1158




PHP


Philippine peso


56,472




RUB


Russian rouble


50,3533




THB


Thai baht


41,129




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0562




MXN


Mexican peso


16,9022




INR


Indian rupee


77,4385






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7282 — Liberty Global/Discovery/All3Media)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2014354EN.01000201.xml










8.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7282 — Liberty Global/Discovery/All3Media)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 354/03)
On 16 September 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 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 32014M7282. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Review of ‘Competition’ C A Official Journals
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: Provisional data
Subjects: EU Official Journal, administrative competition, job vacancy








CA2014354EN.01000201.xml










8.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 354/2





REVIEW OF COMPETITION C A OFFICIAL JOURNALS
2014/C 354 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


 




283


 




289


(DE/EN/FR)




293


(NL)




295


(MT)




297


 




299


 




304


 




321


(DE/EN/FR)




325


(SL)




332


 




334


 




340


 




342


(EN)




352


 




354
Case T-300/12: Judgment of the General Court of 8 October 2014  — Lidl Stiftung v OHIM — A Colmeia do Minho (FAIRGLOBE) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark FAIRGLOBE — Earlier national word marks GLOBO — Relative ground for refusal — No proof of genuine use of the earlier marks — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 22(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, fair trade, registered trade mark, supermarket, trade-mark law








C_2014409EN.01003401.xml










17.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 409/34





Judgment of the General Court of 8 October 2014 — Lidl Stiftung v OHIM — A Colmeia do Minho (FAIRGLOBE)
(Case T-300/12) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark FAIRGLOBE - Earlier national word marks GLOBO - Relative ground for refusal - No proof of genuine use of the earlier marks - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Rule 22(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95))
2014/C 409/48
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Wolter and A. Berger, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: A Colmeia do Minho Ld
a (Aldeia de Paio Pires, Portugal)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 2 April 2012 (Case R 1981/2010-2) concerning opposition proceedings between A Colmeia do Minho Ld
a and Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 2 April 2012 (Case R 1981/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between A Colmeia do Minho Ld
a and Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG, in that it found that genuine use of the earlier marks had been demonstrated to the requisite legal standard;










2.


Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Lidl Stiftung & Co.






(1)  OJ C 273, 8.9.2012.
Case T-714/14: Action brought on 8 October 2014 — Bonney v OHIM — Bruno (ATHEIST)
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014431EN.01004001.xml










1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/40





Action brought on 8 October 2014 — Bonney v OHIM — Bruno (ATHEIST)
(Case T-714/14)
(2014/C 431/63)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: David Bonney (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: D. Farnsworth, Solicitor)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Vanessa Bruno (Paris, France)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Applicant: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘ATHEIST’ — Application for registration No 1 0 0 34  874

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 August 2014 in Case R 803/2013-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


reject the opposition insofar as it concerns goods and services in Classes 18, 25 and 35;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Council Decision (EU) 2019/703 of 8 October 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Canada, Croatia, accession to the European Union, agreement (EU), air transport, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement, signature of an agreement








L_2019120EN.01000301.xml










8.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 120/3








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/703
of 8 October 2014
         
on the signing, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,


Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 14 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Union, its Member States and the Republic of Croatia, to conclude a Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States (1), to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (‘the Protocol’).












(2)


Those negotiations were successfully completed on 16 October 2013.












(3)


The Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union and its Member States, subject to its conclusion at a later date,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The signing of the Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (2) is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union and its Member States, subject to the conclusion of the Protocol.


Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union and its Member States.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 8 October 2014.


For the Council


The President

M. LUPI
            





(1)  The text of the Agreement is published in OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 32.

(2)  The text of the Protocol will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
Case T-342/12: Judgment of the General Court of 8 October 2014  — Fuchs v OHIM — Les Complices ( Star within a circle ) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for a Community figurative mark representing a star within a circle — Earlier Community and national figurative marks representing a star within a circle — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Distinctive character of the earlier mark — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Revocation of the earlier Community mark — Continued interest in bringing proceedings — Failure to find that there was no need to adjudicate in part)
Date: 2014-10-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, camping, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014421EN.01003201.xml










24.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 421/32





Judgment of the General Court of 8 October 2014 — Fuchs v OHIM — Les Complices (Star within a circle)
(Case T-342/12) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for a Community figurative mark representing a star within a circle - Earlier Community and national figurative marks representing a star within a circle - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Distinctive character of the earlier mark - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Revocation of the earlier Community mark - Continued interest in bringing proceedings - Failure to find that there was no need to adjudicate in part))
2014/C 421/43
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Max Fuchs (Freyung, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Les Complices SA (Montreuil-sous-Bois, France)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 May 2012 (Case R 2040/2011-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Les Complices SA and Max Fuchs.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Max Fuchs to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 295, 29.9.2012.