do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014358EN.01000201.xml










10.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 358/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

9 October 2014
2014/C 358/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2763




JPY


Japanese yen


137,37




DKK


Danish krone


7,4435




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78750




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1262




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2107




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1910




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,470




HUF


Hungarian forint


306,27




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1758




RON


Romanian leu


4,4038




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8836




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4408




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4180




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,8991




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6081




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6185




KRW


South Korean won


1 356,70




ZAR


South African rand


14,0531




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8269




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6461




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 525,58




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1343




PHP


Philippine peso


57,021




RUB


Russian rouble


50,9955




THB


Thai baht


41,342




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0212




MXN


Mexican peso


17,0061




INR


Indian rupee


77,8001






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-479/13: Judgment of the General Court of 10 October 2014  — Marchiani v Parliament (Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament — Parliamentary assistance allowance — Recovery of undue payments)
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Member of the European Parliament, allowances and expenses, redemption








C_2014421EN.01004002.xml










24.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 421/40





Judgment of the General Court of 10 October 2014 — Marchiani v Parliament
(Case T-479/13) (1)

((Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament - Parliamentary assistance allowance - Recovery of undue payments))
2014/C 421/56
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Jean-Charles Marchiani (Toulon, France) (represented by: C.-S. Marchiani, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Lorenz and C. Karamarcos, Agents)

Re:

Application for the annulment of (i) the decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 4 July 2013 concerning the recovery from the applicant of a sum of EUR 1 07  694,72 and of (ii) the related debit note of 5 July 2013.

Operative part of the judgment


The Court:







1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Jean-Charles Marchiani to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 336, 16.11.2013.
Case T-727/14: Action brought on 10 October 2014 — Universal Protein Supplements Corp. d/b/a Universal Nutrition v OHIM — H. Young Holdings (animal)
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, packaging product, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2014431EN.01004401.xml










1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/44





Action brought on 10 October 2014 — Universal Protein Supplements Corp. d/b/a Universal Nutrition v OHIM — H. Young Holdings (animal)
(Case T-727/14)
(2014/C 431/68)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Universal Protein Supplements Corp. d/b/a Universal Nutrition (New Brunswick, United States) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: H. Young Holdings plc (Newbury, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Community figurative mark containing the verbal element ‘animal’ — Community trade mark No 2 8 22  807

Procedure before OHIM: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 July 2014 in Case R 2054/2013-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order OHIM and the other party to pay their own costs and those of the applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 37(b)(ii) of Regulation No 2868/95.
EU-27 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2013 ( Established on 12 September 2014 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 )
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU market, balance sheet, ethanol, exchange of information








C_2014358EN.01000501.xml










10.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 358/5





EU-27 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2013
(Established on 12 September 2014 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 (1))
2014/C 358/06









 


EU-27 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2013
Established on 12 September 2014 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 (1)



Hectolitres of pure alcohol (HLPA)




1.


Initial stock


—










—


Agricultural origin






14 035 597










—


Non-agricultural origin






—




2.


Production


—










—


Agricultural origin






60 073 779










—


Non-agricultural origin






—




3.


Imports (2)
 (3)



7 348 868










—


0 % duty






4 381 681










—


Reduced duty






—










—


100 % duty






2 967 187




4.


Total resources


81 458 244




5.


Exports


674 810




6.


Internal consumption


64 367 834




 


Agricultural


Non-agricultural


Total




Food


9 964 666


 


 




Industrial


5 850 135


 


 




Fuel (3)



45 455 169


 


 




Other


3 097 864


 


 




 



Total:




64 367 834



 


 




7.


Final stock


—










—


Agricultural origin






16 415 600










—


Non-agricultural origin






—









(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 of 30 December 2003 introducing certain detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 laying down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin (OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 19).

(2)  Covers only products under codes CN 2207 10, CN 2207 20, CN 2208 90 91 and CN 2208 90 99.

(3)  Excludes 4 million HLPA under CN 3824 90 97 and 1,5 million HLPA of ETBE under CN 2909 19 10 used to produce fuel.

Sources: Communications from the Member States/Eurostat COMEXT.
Case T-718/14: Action brought on 10 October 2014 — Hong Kong Group v OHIM — WE Brand (W E)
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, recreational fishing, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2014431EN.01004101.xml










1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/41





Action brought on 10 October 2014 — Hong Kong Group v OHIM — WE Brand (W E)
(Case T-718/14)
(2014/C 431/65)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Hong Kong Group Oy (Vantaa, Finland) (represented by: J. Spåre, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: WE Brand Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Applicant: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Figurative mark including the word element ‘W E’ — Application for registration No 1 0 7 63  795

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 August 2014 in Case R 2305/2013-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and uphold the application for a Community trade mark registration lodged by the applicant;










—


order OHIM and the other party to the proceedings to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1) (b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Review of ‘Competition’ C A Official Journals
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: Provisional data
Subjects: EU Official Journal, administrative competition, job vacancy








CA2014358EN.01000601.xml










10.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 358/6





REVIEW OF COMPETITION C A OFFICIAL JOURNALS
2014/C 358 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


 




358
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








C_2014358EN.01000401.xml










10.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 358/4





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2014/C 358/05
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


13.9.2014




Duration


13.9.2014-31.12.2014




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


PLE/8/3411




Species


Plaice (Pleuronectes Platessa)




Zone


VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


43/TQ43






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-728/14: Action brought on 10 October 2014 — Universal Protein Supplements Corp. d/b/a Universal Nutrition v OHIM — H. Young Holdings (animal)
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, packaging product, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2014431EN.01004402.xml










1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/44





Action brought on 10 October 2014 — Universal Protein Supplements Corp. d/b/a Universal Nutrition v OHIM — H. Young Holdings (animal)
(Case T-728/14)
(2014/C 431/69)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Universal Protein Supplements Corp. d/b/a Universal Nutrition (New Brunswick, United States) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: H. Young Holdings plc (Newbury, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Community figurative mark containing the verbal element ‘animal’ — Community trade mark No 2 8 24  548

Procedure before OHIM: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 July 2014 in Case R 2058/2013-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order OHIM and the other party to pay their own costs and those of the applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 37(b)(ii) of Regulation No 2868/95.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, United Kingdom, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








C_2014358EN.01000302.xml










10.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 358/3





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2014/C 358/04
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


11.9.2014




Duration


11.9.2014-31.12.2014




Member State


United Kingdom




Stock or group of stocks


SOL/7FG.




Species


Common sole (Solea solea)




Zone


VIIf and VIIg




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


41/TQ43






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case F-107/14: Action brought on 10 October 2014  — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: transfer of pension rights








C_2015007EN.01005302.xml










12.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 7/53





Action brought on 10 October 2014 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-107/14)
(2015/C 007/65)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: S. Orlandi, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision concerning the transfer of the applicants’ pension rights to the European Union pension scheme applying the new GIP relating to Articles 11 and 12 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


declare Article 9 of the General Implementing Provisions of Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations unlawful and inapplicable;










—


annul the decision of 16 February 2014 concerning the calculation of accredited pension rights acquired by the applicant prior to entering the service, as part of the transfer of those rights to the pension scheme of the institutions of the European Union, pursuant to the General Implementing Provisions of Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations of 3 March 2011;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.
Case F-108/14: Action brought on 10 October 2014  — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: regulations for civil servants, transfer of pension rights








C_2015026EN.01004601.xml










26.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 26/46





Action brought on 10 October 2014 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-108/14)
(2015/C 026/60)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: S. Orlandi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision to credit the applicant’s pension rights in the context of the transfer of those rights to the European Union pension scheme pursuant to the new general implementing provisions relating to Articles 11 and 12 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations.

Form of order sought







—


declare that Article 9 of the general implementing provisions relating to Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations is unlawful;










—


set aside the decision of 16 January 2014 to credit the pension rights acquired by the applicant prior to his entry into service, in the context of the transfer of those pension rights to the pension scheme of the institutions of the European Union pursuant to the general implementing provisions adopted on 3 March 2011 in relation to Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations;










—


order the European Commission to pay the costs.
Case T-444/13 P: Judgment of the General Court (Appeal Chamber) of 10 October 2014  — EMA v BU (Appeal — Civil Service — Temporary staff — Fixed-term contract — Non-renewal decision — Jurisdiction of the Civil Service Tribunal — Article 8, first subparagraph of the CEOS — Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff)
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, job preservation, servant (EU), temporary employment, work contract








C_2014421EN.01003901.xml










24.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 421/39





Judgment of the General Court (Appeal Chamber) of 10 October 2014 — EMA v BU
(Case T-444/13 P) (1)

((Appeal - Civil Service - Temporary staff - Fixed-term contract - Non-renewal decision - Jurisdiction of the Civil Service Tribunal - Article 8, first subparagraph of the CEOS - Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff))
2014/C 421/53
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: European Medicines Agency (EMA) (represented by: T. Jabłoński and N. Rampal Olmedo, acting as Agents, assisted by D. Waelbroeck and A Duron, lawyers)

Other party to the proceedings: BU (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Orlandi, lawyer)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (Third chamber) of 26 June 2013, BU v EMA (F-135/11, F-51/12 and F-110/12, ECR SC, EU:F:2013:93) and seeking to have that judgment set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


The appeal is dismissed;










2.


The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by BU in the present proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 325, 9.11.2013.
Case T-68/09: Judgment of the General Court of 10 October 2014  — Soliver v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market in carglass — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Market-sharing agreements and exchanges of commercially sensitive information — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Single and continuous infringement — Participation in the infringement)
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: exchange of information, glass, infringement of EU law, motor vehicle








C_2014421EN.01002701.xml










24.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 421/27





Judgment of the General Court of 10 October 2014 — Soliver v Commission
(Case T-68/09) (1)

((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European market in carglass - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Market-sharing agreements and exchanges of commercially sensitive information - Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Single and continuous infringement - Participation in the infringement))
2014/C 421/36
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Soliver NV (Roulers, Belgium) (represented by: H. Gilliams, J. Bocken and T. Baumé, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouquet, M. Kellerbauer and F. Ronkes Agerbeek, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 6815 final of 12 November 2008 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA agreement (Case COMP/39.125 — Carglass), as amended by Commission Decision C(2009) 863 final of 11 February 2009, in so far as it concerns the applicant and, in the alternative, for a reduction in the amount of the fine imposed on the applicant by that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Article 1(d) and Article 2(d) of Commission Decision C(2008) 6815 final of 12 November 2008 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.125 — Carglass), as amended by Commission Decision C(2009) 863 final of 11 February 2009, in so far as Soliver NV was thereby found to have participated, from 19 November 2001 to 11 March 2003, in an unlawful cartel on the carglass market in the European Economic Area (EEA) and a fine of EUR 4 3 96  000 was imposed on it on that basis;










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 90, 18.4.2009.
Case T-713/14: Action brought on 10 October 2014 — IPSO v ECB
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to information, administrative personnel, document, public service, right to information, temporary employment, work contract








C_2014431EN.01003901.xml










1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/39





Action brought on 10 October 2014 — IPSO v ECB
(Case T-713/14)
(2014/C 431/62)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: International and European Public Services Organisation in the Federal Republic of Germany (IPSO) (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


Annul the ECB Executive Board’s decision of 30 May 2014, pronounced on 16 July 2014, to fix at two years the maximum length of certain contracts for temporary staff performing secretarial and administrative roles;










—


Order the defendant to pay compensation for non-pecuniary damage estimated ex aequo et bono at EUR 15  000;










—


Order the defendant to pay all 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, on the one hand, a breach of the applicant’s right to information and consultation as guaranteed by Article 27 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Directive 2002/14 (1) and defined and implemented by the framework agreement on recognition, sharing of information and consultation and the ad hoc agreement of January 2014 establishing the working group on temporary staff, concluded between the ECB and IPSO, and, on the other hand, a breach of those agreements.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging a breach of the right to good administration and, in particular, of the right to be heard and of the right of access to information, procedural rights guaranteed by Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.






(1)  Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community — Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on employee representation (OJ 2002 L 80, p. 29).
Case C-466/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Rüsselsheim (Germany) lodged on 10 October 2014 — Dieter Wedzel, Karin Wedzel v Condor Flugdienst GmbH
Date: 2014-10-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: air transport, consumer protection, indemnification, traveller








C_2015073EN.01000902.xml










2.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/9






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Rüsselsheim (Germany) lodged on 10 October 2014 — Dieter Wedzel, Karin Wedzel v Condor Flugdienst GmbH
(Case C-466/14)
(2015/C 073/13)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Amtsgericht Rüsselsheim

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Dieter Wedzel, Karin Wedzel

Defendant: Condor Flugdienst GmbH
The case was removed from the Register of the Court of Justice by order of the Court of 9 December 2014.