do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-507/13: Order of the President of the Court of 9 December 2014 — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v European Parliament, Council of the European Union, intervener: European Commission
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: credit institution, financial control, financial legislation








C_2015146EN.01003101.xml










4.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/31





Order of the President of the Court of 9 December 2014 — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v European Parliament, Council of the European Union, intervener: European Commission
(Case C-507/13) (1)

(2015/C 146/38)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Grand Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 359, 7.12.2013.
Case T-140/13: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014  — Netherlands Maritime Technology Association v Commission (State aid — Spanish scheme of early depreciation of certain assets acquired through financial leasing — Decision finding no State aid — Formal investigation procedure not initiated — Serious difficulties — Circumstances and length of the preliminary examination — Insufficient and incomplete examination)
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, hire purchase, tax system








C_2015034EN.01003402.xml










2.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 34/34





Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014 — Netherlands Maritime Technology Association v Commission
(Case T-140/13) (1)

((State aid - Spanish scheme of early depreciation of certain assets acquired through financial leasing - Decision finding no State aid - Formal investigation procedure not initiated - Serious difficulties - Circumstances and length of the preliminary examination - Insufficient and incomplete examination))
(2015/C 034/39)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Netherlands Maritime Technology Association, formerly Scheepsbouw Nederland (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: K. Struckmann, lawyer, and G. Forwood, Barrister)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Afonso, L. Flynn and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by N. Díaz Abad and A. Sampol Pucurull, abogados del Estado)

Re:

Application for annulment of the Commission Decision of 20 November 2012 relating to State aid SA 34736 (12/N) concerning the implementation by the Kingdom of Spain of a tax scheme permitting the early depreciation of certain assets acquired through financial leasing.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the action as being unfounded;










2)


Orders Netherlands Maritime Technology Association to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3)


Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 147, 25.5.2013.
Case T-69/10: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014  — IRO v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for concrete reinforcing bars in bars or coils — Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Fixing of prices and payment terms — Limiting or controlling output or sales — Infringement of essential procedural requirements — Legal basis — Investigation of the case — Definition of the market — Infringement of Article 65 CS — Fines — Extenuating circumstances — Proportionality)
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: concrete, deadline for payment, fine, fixing of prices, principle of proportionality, restriction on competition








C_2015034EN.01002102.xml










2.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 34/21





Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014 — IRO v Commission
(Case T-69/10) (1)

((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for concrete reinforcing bars in bars or coils - Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Fixing of prices and payment terms - Limiting or controlling output or sales - Infringement of essential procedural requirements - Legal basis - Investigation of the case - Definition of the market - Infringement of Article 65 CS - Fines - Extenuating circumstances - Proportionality))
(2015/C 034/23)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Industrie Riunite Odolesi SpA (IRO) (Odolo, Italy) (represented by: A. Giardina and P. Tomassi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by R. Sauer and B. Gencarelli, subsequently by R. Sauer, R. Striani and T. Vecchi, acting as Agents, assisted by P. Manzini, lawyer)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 7492 final of 30 September 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 65 CS (Case COMP/37.956 — Reinforcing bars, readoption), as amended and supplemented by Commission Decision C(2009) 9912 final of 8 December 2009, in which the Commission imposed a fine of EUR 3,58 million on the applicant for infringement of Article 65(1) CS.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Industrie Riunite Odolesi SpA (IRO) to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.
Case T-176/13: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014 — DTL Corporación v OHIM — Vallejo Rosell (Generia) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark Generia — Earlier Community figurative mark Generalia generación renovable — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 63(2) and Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, energy industry, registered trade mark, solar energy, trade-mark law








C_2015034EN.01003501.xml










2.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 34/35





Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014 — DTL Corporación v OHIM — Vallejo Rosell (Generia)
(Case T-176/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Generia - Earlier Community figurative mark Generalia generación renovable - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 63(2) and Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2015/C 034/40)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: DTL Corporación (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: A. Zuazo Araluze, 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: Mar Vallejo Rosell (Pinto, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 January 2013 (Case R 661/2012-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Ms Mar Vallejo Rosell and DTL Corporación, SL.

Operative part of the judgment







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


DTL Corporación, SL is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 156, 1.6.2013.
Case T-805/14: Action brought on 9 December 2014 — Stagecoach Group v OHIM (MEGABUS.COM)
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, means of public conveyance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, transport company








C_2015034EN.01004402.xml










2.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 34/44





Action brought on 9 December 2014 — Stagecoach Group v OHIM (MEGABUS.COM)
(Case T-805/14)
(2015/C 034/53)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Stagecoach Group plc (Perth, United Kingdom) (represented by: G. Jacobs, lawyer)

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

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘MEGABUS.COM’ — Application for registration No 1 1 1 31  216

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 October 2014 in Case R 1894/2013-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the contested decision;










—


Order Community trade mark No 1 1 1 31  216‘MEGABUS.COM’ be registered for all goods and services, or partially registered for some goods and services;










—


Order Community trade mark No 1 1 1 31  216‘MEGABUS.COM’, in the alternative, be registered at least partially in respect of ‘provision of passenger transport services’ for which evidence of acquired distinctiveness has been shown;










—


Order OHIM to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Articles 7(1)(c) and 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1324/2014 of 9 December 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, EU waters, North Sea, Sweden, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014358EN.01000701.xml










13.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 358/7








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1324/2014
of 9 December 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Sweden


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, 9 December 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


79/TQ43




Member State


Sweden




Stock


COD/03AS.




Species


Cod (Gadus Morhua)




Zone


Kattegat




Closing date


8.12.2014
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014440EN.01000101.xml










9.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 440/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

8 December 2014
(2014/C 440/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2258




JPY


Japanese yen


148,45




DKK


Danish krone


7,4401




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78450




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3058




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2023




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,7975




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,611




HUF


Hungarian forint


306,55




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,45280




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1611




RON


Romanian leu


4,4425




TRY


Turkish lira


2,7946




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4789




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4027




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,5013




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6037




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6201




KRW


South Korean won


1 367,65




ZAR


South African rand


14,1223




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5666




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6700




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 153,97




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2815




PHP


Philippine peso


54,776




RUB


Russian rouble


65,6218




THB


Thai baht


40,515




BRL


Brazilian real


3,1777




MXN


Mexican peso


17,6331




INR


Indian rupee


75,9015






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2014/894/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUTM Mali/4/2014 of 9 December 2014 on the acceptance of a third State contribution to the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali)
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: EU military mission, Mali, Serbia




L_2014355EN.01005001.xml










12.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 355/50








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUTM MALI/4/2014
of 9 December 2014
         
on the acceptance of a third State contribution to the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali)

(2014/894/CFSP)



THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP of 17 January 2013 on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Decision 2013/34/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to invite third States to offer contributions and to take the relevant decisions on acceptance of the proposed contributions by third States.












(2)


Following recommendation on a contribution from Serbia by the EU Mission Commander and the advice from the European Union Military Committee (EUMC), the contribution from Serbia should be accepted.












(3)


In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

1.   The contribution from Serbia to the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) is accepted and is considered to be significant.


2.   Serbia is exempted from financial contributions to the budget of EUTM Mali.



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




Done at Brussels, 9 December 2014.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

W. STEVENS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 14, 18.1.2013, p. 19.
Case F-138/14: Action brought on 9 December 2014  — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, regulations for civil servants, transfer of pension rights








C_2015034EN.01005501.xml










2.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 34/55





Action brought on 9 December 2014 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-138/14)
(2015/C 034/68)
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 on the transfer of the applicant’s pension rights in the EU pension scheme, a decision which applies the new general implementing provisions to Articles 11 and 12 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations.

Form of order sought







—


Declare the illegality of Article 9 of the general implementing provisions of Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations;










—


Annul the decision of 17 February 2014 to calculate the annuities recognised in the pension scheme of the institutions of the European Union on the transfer of her pension rights in that scheme, under 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 T-48/14: Order of the General Court of 9 December 2014  — Pfizer v Commission and EMA
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: drug surveillance, marketing standard, medicinal product








C_2015056EN.01003102.xml










16.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/31





Order of the General Court of 9 December 2014 — Pfizer v Commission and EMA
(Case T-48/14) (1)

(2015/C 056/44)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 78, 15.3.2014.
Case T-85/10: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014  — Alfa Acciai v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for concrete reinforcing bars in bars or coils — Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Fixing of prices and payment terms — Limiting or controlling output or sales — Misuse of powers — Rights of the defence — Single and continuous infringement — Fines — Fixing of the starting amount — Extenuating circumstances — Duration of the administrative procedure)
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: concrete, deadline for payment, fixing of prices, infringement of EU law, restriction on competition








C_2015034EN.01002401.xml










2.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 34/24





Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014 — Alfa Acciai v Commission
(Case T-85/10) (1)

((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for concrete reinforcing bars in bars or coils - Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Fixing of prices and payment terms - Limiting or controlling output or sales - Misuse of powers - Rights of the defence - Single and continuous infringement - Fines - Fixing of the starting amount - Extenuating circumstances - Duration of the administrative procedure))
(2015/C 034/26)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Alfa Acciai SpA (Brescia, Italy) (represented by: D. Fosselard, S. Amoruso and L. Vitolo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: R. Sauer and B. Gencarelli, and subsequently by R. Sauer and R. Striani, acting as Agents, assisted by P. Manzini, lawyer)

Re:

Primarily, application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 7492 final of 30 September 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 65 CS (Case COMP/37.956 — Reinforcing bars, readoption), as amended by Commission Decision C(2009) 9912 final of 8 December 2009, in so far as it finds that the applicant infringed Article 65 CS and imposes upon it a fine of EUR 7,175 million, or in the alternative application for a reduction in the amount of that fine.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Alfa Acciai SpA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.
Case C-568/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado Mercantil No 3 de Barcelona (Spain) lodged on 9 December 2014  — Ismael Fernández Oliva v Caixabank, S.A.
Date: 2014-12-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Spain, civil procedure, consumer protection, unfair terms of contract








C_2015046EN.01003401.xml










9.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/34





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado Mercantil No 3 de Barcelona (Spain) lodged on 9 December 2014 — Ismael Fernández Oliva v Caixabank, S.A.
(Case C-568/14)
(2015/C 046/40)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Juzgado Mercantil No 3 de Barcelona

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Ismael Fernández Oliva

Defendant: Caixabank, S.A.

Questions referred







1)


Does Article 43 of the Spanish Law on Civil Procedure, which precludes the court proposing to the parties a possible stay of civil proceedings when another court or tribunal has referred a question to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling, not constitute a clear limitation of Article 7 of Directive 93/13/EEC (1) with regard to the Member States’ duty to ensure that, in the interests of consumers and of competitors, adequate and effective means exist to prevent the continued use of unfair terms in contracts concluded with consumers by sellers or suppliers?










2)


Does Article 721.2 of the LEC, which precludes the court adopting or proposing of its own motion the adoption of precautionary measures in individual actions in which it is claimed that a general condition is void because unfair, not constitute a clear limitation of Article 7 of Directive 93/13/EEC with regard to the Member States’ duty to ensure that, in the interests of consumers and of competitors, adequate and effective means exist to prevent the continued use of unfair terms in contracts concluded with consumers by sellers or suppliers?










3)


Ought not any precautionary measures that might be adopted, either of the court’s own motion or at the request of one or other of the parties, in proceedings in which an individual action is brought, to have effect until final judgment shall have been given either in the individual action or in a collective action that could interfere with the bringing of individual actions, in order to ensure the adequate and effective means provided for in Article 7 of the Directive?






(1)  Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts. OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29.