do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7433 — OTPP/Pamplona/CSC)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cleaning industry, economic concentration, heat pump, investment company, merger control








C_2014423EN.01000202.xml










26.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 423/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7433 — OTPP/Pamplona/CSC)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 423/04
On 19 November 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 32014M7433. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-171/14: Order of the General Court of 26 November 2014  — Léon Van Parys v Commission (Action for annulment — Customs union — Commission letter informing about the continuation of the suspension of the time-limit for dealing with an application for remission of customs duties — Application for a ruling — Lack of competence of the General Court — No interest in bringing proceedings — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative formalities, customs duties, customs union








C_2015056EN.01001901.xml










16.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/19





Order of the General Court of 26 November 2014 — Léon Van Parys v Commission
(Case T-171/14) (1)

((Action for annulment - Customs union - Commission letter informing about the continuation of the suspension of the time-limit for dealing with an application for remission of customs duties - Application for a ruling - Lack of competence of the General Court - No interest in bringing proceedings - Manifest inadmissibility))
(2015/C 056/26)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Firma Léon Van Parys (Antwerp, Belgium) (represented by: P. Vlaemminck, B. Van Vooren and R. Verbeke, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Caeiros, B.-R. Killmann and M. van Beek, acting as Agents)

Re:

First, application for annulment of the letter of the European Commission of 24 January 2014 informing the applicant about the continuation of the suspension of the time-limit for dealing with an application for remission of customs duties under Article 907 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1993 L 253, p. 1) and, secondly, application for a ruling that Article 909 of Regulation No 2454/93 had effect with regard to the applicant after the judgment of 19 March 2013 in Firma Van Parys v Commission (T-324/10, ECR, EU:T:2013:136).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application is dismissed;










2.


Firma Léon Van Parys is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 151, 19.5.2014.
2014/850/EU, Euratom: Commission Implementing Decision of 26 November 2014 amending Decision 2010/5/EU, Euratom authorising Ireland to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (notified under document C(2014) 8932)
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, VAT, VAT resource, carriage of passengers, distribution of the tax burden, provision of services, tax exemption




L_2014343EN.01004401.xml










28.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 343/44








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 26 November 2014
         
amending Decision 2010/5/EU, Euratom authorising Ireland to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base


(notified under document C(2014) 8932)


(Only the English text is authentic)

(2014/850/EU, Euratom)



THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 6(3) thereof,


After consulting the Advisory Committee on Own Resources,

Whereas:







(1)


Under Article 371 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (2), Ireland may continue to exempt the transactions referred to in Annex X, Part B to that Directive, if it exempted those transactions at 1 January 1978; those transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT own resources base.












(2)


In its letter of 28 April 2014 (3), Ireland requested an extension to the authorisation from the Commission to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base for transactions referred to in point 10 of Annex X, Part B to Directive 2006/112/EC until and including the financial year 2018. Ireland should be authorised to continue to calculate the VAT own resources base using certain approximate estimates.












(3)


For reasons of transparency and legal certainty it is appropriate to limit the applicability of the authorisation in time.












(4)


It is therefore appropriate to amend Commission Decision 2010/5/EU, Euratom (4) accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Decision 2010/5/EU, Euratom, Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2018.’
.

Article 2
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.




Done at Brussels, 26 November 2014.


For the Commission

Kristalina GEORGIEVA
            

Vice-President






(1)  
            OJ L 155, 7.6.1989, p. 9.

(2)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1).

(3)  Ares(2014)1328060.

(4)  Commission Decision 2010/5/EU, Euratom of 22 December 2009 authorising Ireland to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (OJ L 3, 7.1.2010, p. 19).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1280/2014 of 26 November 2014 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bra (PDO))
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, cheese, designation of origin, location of production, product designation, quality control of agricultural products








L_2014347EN.01001001.xml










3.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 347/10








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1280/2014
of 26 November 2014
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bra (PDO))


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)


By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Bra’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (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 (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments 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 ‘Bra’ (PDO) 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, 26 November 2014.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 of 1 July 1996 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 19).

(3)  
            OJ C 205, 2.7.2014, p. 15.
Case T-777/14: Action brought on 26 November 2014 — Fon Wireless v OHIM — Henniger (NEOFON — FON ET AL.)
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, telecommunications industry, trade-mark law








C_2015026EN.01004101.xml










26.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 26/41





Action brought on 26 November 2014 — Fon Wireless v OHIM — Henniger (NEOFON — FON ET AL.)
(Case T-777/14)
(2015/C 026/52)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Fon Wireless Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Devaureix and L. Montoya Terán, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Andreas Henniger (Starnberg, Germany)

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 word mark ‘Neofon’ — Community trade mark application No 1 0 6 74  893

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 September 2014 in Case R 2519/2013-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the contested decision and consequently, take necessary steps to ensure the effectiveness of the decision of the Court;










—


Order OHIM to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8 (1) (b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-240/13: Judgment of the General Court of 26 November 2014 — Aldi Einkauf v OHIM — Alifoods (Alifoods) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark Alifoods — Earlier international and Community word marks ALDI — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — No similarity between the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 19(2)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, food industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015016EN.01003501.xml










19.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 16/35






Judgment of the General Court of 26 November 2014 — Aldi Einkauf v OHIM — Alifoods (Alifoods)
(Case T-240/13) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Alifoods - Earlier international and Community word marks ALDI - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Rule 19(2)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)
(2015/C 016/55)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, L. Kolks and C. Fürsen, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Alifoods, SA (Alicante, Spain)

Re:

Action against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 February 2013 (Case R 407/2012-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG and Alifoods, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the action;










2)


Orders Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 207, 20.7.2013.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014423EN.01000301.xml










26.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 423/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

25 November 2014
2014/C 423/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2424




JPY


Japanese yen


146,66




DKK


Danish krone


7,4395




GBP


Pound sterling


0,79290




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2662




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2030




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,4630




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,583




HUF


Hungarian forint


305,82




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1868




RON


Romanian leu


4,4358




TRY


Turkish lira


2,7675




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4563




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4003




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,6357




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5958




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6192




KRW


South Korean won


1 378,98




ZAR


South African rand


13,6664




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6250




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6750




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 103,21




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1651




PHP


Philippine peso


55,862




RUB


Russian rouble


56,5690




THB


Thai baht


40,767




BRL


Brazilian real


3,1322




MXN


Mexican peso


16,9695




INR


Indian rupee


76,8950






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-538/14: Action brought on 26 November 2014  — European Commission v Republic of Finland
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Finland, equal treatment, ethnic discrimination, infringement of EU law, racial discrimination, working conditions








C_2015034EN.01001501.xml










2.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 34/15





Action brought on 26 November 2014 — European Commission v Republic of Finland
(Case C-538/14)
(2015/C 034/17)
Language of the case: Finnish

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: I. Koskinen and D. Martin, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Finland

Form of order sought







—


declare that, by failing to designate a body with competence to perform, in the field of working life, the tasks required by Article 13 of Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (1), and by failing to ensure that those tasks are actually performed, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 3(1) and 13 of that directive;










—


order the Republic of Finland to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

Under Article 3(1) of Directive 2000/43/EC, the scope of the directive includes working life. Under Article 13 of Directive 2000/43/EC Member States are to designate a body or bodies for the promotion of equal treatment of all persons without discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, and to ensure that the competences of at least one of the nominated bodies extend, as regards the matters and tasks laid down in that article, to action in questions concerning working life. Since no body is designated in Finnish legislation to carry out the tasks laid down in Article 13 of Directive 2000/43/EC in questions of working life, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 3(1) and 13 of that directive.


(1)  OJ 2000 L 180, p. 22.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7450 — EQT VI/Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, facilities for people with disabilities, investment company, merger control








C_2014423EN.01000401.xml










26.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 423/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7450 — EQT VI/Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 423/06






1.


On 14 November 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which EQT VI Limited (‘EQT VI’, Guernsey) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control over Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH (‘Siemens ATG’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   EQT VI: a private equity fund forming part of the EQT group of investment funds,
—   Siemens ATG: a manufacturer and supplier of hearing aids, hearing accessories and hearing diagnostic equipment.










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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.










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.7450 — EQT VI/Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7389 — Aegon Spain/Santander Totta Seguros/Aegon Santander Vida/Aegon Santander Não Vida)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, Portugal, South America, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, economic concentration, financial services, insurance company, life assurance, merger control








C_2014423EN.01000102.xml










26.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 423/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7389 — Aegon Spain/Santander Totta Seguros/Aegon Santander Vida/Aegon Santander Não Vida)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 423/02
On 19 November 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 32014M7389. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-272/12: Judgment of the General Court of 26 November 2014 — Energetický a průmyslový and EP Investment Advisors v Commission (Competition — Administrative procedure — Decision finding a refusal to submit to an inspection and imposing a fine — Article 23(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Presumption of innocence — Rights of the defence — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: competition, fine, merger control, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence, sanction (EU)








C_2015016EN.01003102.xml










19.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 16/31






Judgment of the General Court of 26 November 2014 — Energetický a průmyslový and EP Investment Advisors v Commission
(Case T-272/12) (1)

(Competition - Administrative procedure - Decision finding a refusal to submit to an inspection and imposing a fine - Article 23(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Presumption of innocence - Rights of the defence - Proportionality - Obligation to state reasons)
(2015/C 016/50)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Energetický a průmyslový holding a.s. (Brno, Czech Republic); and EP Investment Advisors s.r.o. (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented initially by K. Desai, Solicitor, J. Schmidt and M. Peristeraki, and subsequently by J Schmidt, R. Klotz and M. Hofmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by A. Antoniadis and R. Sauer, and subsequently by R. Sauer and C. Vollrath, Agents)

Re:

Application for the annulment of Commission Decision C(2012) 1999 final of 28 March 2012 relating to a proceeding under Article 23(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (refusal to submit to an inspection) (Case COMP/39793 — EPH and Others).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the action;










2)


Orders Energetický a průmyslový holding a.s. and EP Investment Advisors s.r.o. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 250, 18.8.2012.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7430 — Fosun / Club Méditerranée)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, travel agency








C_2014423EN.01000101.xml










26.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 423/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7430 — Fosun / Club Méditerranée)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 423/01
On 19 November 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 32014M7430. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.