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Case T-13/15: Action brought on 13 January 2015 — Deutsche Post v OHIM — Media Logistik (PostModern)
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, postal service, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015107EN.01003001.xml










30.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 107/30






Action brought on 13 January 2015 — Deutsche Post v OHIM — Media Logistik (PostModern)
(Case T-13/15)
(2015/C 107/39)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Deutsche Post AG (Bonn, Germany) (represented by: K. Hamacher and C. Giersdorf, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Media Logistik GmbH (Dresden, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


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

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘PostModern’ — Application No 4 276 821

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 November 2014 in Case R 2063/2013-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the defendant and, if applicable, the other party to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7439 — EPH/Eggborough Holdco 2)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, United Kingdom, coal, economic concentration, electrical energy, gas, merger control, power plant








C_2015008EN.01000101.xml










13.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 8/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7439 — EPH/Eggborough Holdco 2)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 8/01)
On 6 January 2015, 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 32015M7439. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 January 2015 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (10641/2012 — C8-0003/2014 — 2009/0174(NLE))
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, Tunisia, Union for the Mediterranean, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), consent procedure, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement








C_2016300EN.01005101.xml










18.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 300/51





P8_TA(2015)0003
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EC and Tunisia, to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 January 2015 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (10641/2012 — C8-0003/2014 — 2009/0174(NLE))
(Consent)
(2016/C 300/12)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (10641/2012),










—


having regard to the draft protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (10639/2012),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 217 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0003/2014),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A8-0049/2014),










1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the protocol;










2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Tunisia.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7493 — National Grid/Elia/Nemo JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, economic concentration, electrical energy, gas, merger control








C_2015008EN.01001001.xml










13.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 8/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7493 — National Grid/Elia/Nemo JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 8/08)






1.


On 5 January 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited (‘National Grid’, United Kingdom) and Elia System Operator NV/SA (‘Elia’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Nemo Link Limited (‘Nemo’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for National Grid: active in the operation of gas and electricity infrastructure in the United Kingdom and in the USA,
—   for Elia: active in the operation of electricity infrastructure in Belgium and Germany,
—   for Nemo: will be active in the development, construction and operation of an electricity transmission interconnector linking the electricity networks of Belgium and Great Britain.










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 the 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7493 — National Grid/Elia/Nemo JV, 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.7471 — SHV/Nutreco)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, economic concentration, energy distribution, food processing, merger control, pigmeat, poultrymeat, wholesale selling








C_2015008EN.01000102.xml










13.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 8/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7471 — SHV/Nutreco)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 8/02)
On 18 December 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 32014M7471. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-11/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic) lodged on 13 January 2015 — Odvolací finanční ředitelství v Český Rozhlas
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Czechia, VAT, broadcasting, interpretation of the law, provision of services, public institution, tax exemption








C_2015138EN.01002602.xml










27.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/26





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic) lodged on 13 January 2015 — Odvolací finanční ředitelství v Český Rozhlas
(Case C-11/15)
(2015/C 138/37)
Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Nejvyšší správní soud

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Odvolací finanční ředitelství

Respondent: Český Rozhlas

Question referred

Can public sector broadcasting, financed by compulsory statutory charges of the amount set by the law, on the basis of ownership of a radio receiver, possession thereof or entitlement to use it on other legal grounds, be regarded as the ‘provision of a service against payment’ within the meaning of Article 2(1) of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC (1) on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment, which must be exempted from VAT in accordance with Article 13A(1)(q) of that directive, or is it a non-economic activity which is not subject to VAT at all under Article 2 of the Sixth Directive, and to which exemption from VAT in accordance with Article 13A(1)(q) of that directive does not therefore apply?


(1)  OJ 1977 L 145, p. 1.
Case T-579/13: Order of the General Court of 13 January 2015  — Istituto di vigilanza dell’urbe v Commission (Action for annulment and damages — Public service contracts — Tendering procedure — Provision of security guard and reception services — Rejection of a tenderer’s bid — Award of the contract to another tenderer — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, invitation to tender, security services, services contract








C_2015081EN.01002001.xml










9.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/20





Order of the General Court of 13 January 2015 — Istituto di vigilanza dell’urbe v Commission
(Case T-579/13) (1)

((Action for annulment and damages - Public service contracts - Tendering procedure - Provision of security guard and reception services - Rejection of a tenderer’s bid - Award of the contract to another tenderer - Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law))
(2015/C 081/26)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Istituto di vigilanza dell’urbe SpA (Rome, Italy) (represented by: D. Dodaro and S. Cianciullo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Cappelletti and F. Moro, Agents)

Re:

Action, first, for annulment of the decision of the Commission rejecting the tender submitted by the applicant in connection with the call for tenders published in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (2013/S 101-172120) and awarding lot No 1 concerning the provision of security guard and reception services to another tenderer, as well as any prior, associated or subsequent act, including the contract concluded with the successful tenderer, and, second, for compensation for the damage sustained on account of the award of the contract to the successful tenderer.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


The Istituto di vigilanza dell’urbe SpA is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, including those relating to the application for interim measures, in accordance with the form of order sought by the Commission.






(1)  OJ C 377, 21.12.2013.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7403 — CSSC Investment/Wärtsilä Dutch Holding/Wärtsilä Switzerland)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, economic concentration, energy industry, engine, merger control, shipbuilding








C_2015008EN.01000201.xml










13.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 8/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7403 — CSSC Investment/Wärtsilä Dutch Holding/Wärtsilä Switzerland)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 8/03)
On 5 January 2015, 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 32015M7403. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015008EN.01000301.xml










13.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 8/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

12 January 2015
(2015/C 8/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1804




JPY


Japanese yen


140,56




DKK


Danish krone


7,4391




GBP


Pound sterling


0,77910




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5410




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2010




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,1275




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


28,287




HUF


Hungarian forint


318,03




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2765




RON


Romanian leu


4,4833




TRY


Turkish lira


2,7090




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4498




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4043




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1518




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5222




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5775




KRW


South Korean won


1 281,23




ZAR


South African rand


13,6056




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3194




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6785




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 878,94




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2105




PHP


Philippine peso


53,032




RUB


Russian rouble


73,9104




THB


Thai baht


38,817




BRL


Brazilian real


3,1354




MXN


Mexican peso


17,2955




INR


Indian rupee


73,3784






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7277 — Eli Lilly/Novartis Animal Health)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, plant health product








C_2015008EN.01000202.xml










13.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 8/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7277 — Eli Lilly/Novartis Animal Health)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 8/04)
On 3 October 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 32014M7277. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-535/13: Order of the General Court of 13 January 2015  — Vakoma v OHIM — VACOM (VAKOMA) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark VAKOMA — Earlier Community word mark VACOM — Application instituting proceedings — Failure to comply with procedural requirements — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, machine-tool industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015081EN.01001902.xml










9.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/19





Order of the General Court of 13 January 2015 — Vakoma v OHIM — VACOM (VAKOMA)
(Case T-535/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark VAKOMA - Earlier Community word mark VACOM - Application instituting proceedings - Failure to comply with procedural requirements - Manifest inadmissibility))
(2015/C 081/25)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Vakoma GmbH (Magdeburg, Germany) (represented by: P. Kazzer, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: VACOM Vakuum Komponenten & Messtechnik GmbH (Jena, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 August 2013 (Case R 908/2012-1), relating to opposition proceedings between VACOM Vakuum Komponenten & Messtechnik GmbH and Vakoma GmbH.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible;










2.


Vakoma GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 367, 14.12.2013.
Joined Cases C-404/12 P and C-405/12 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 January 2015 — Council of the European Union, European Commission v Stichting Natuur en Milieu, Pesticide Action Network Europe (Appeals — Regulation (EC) No 149/2008 — Regulation setting maximum residue levels for pesticides — Request for internal review of that regulation, submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Commission decision declaring the request inadmissible — Measure of individual scope — Aarhus Convention — Validity of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 in the light of that convention)
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: pesticide, pesticide residue, pollution control, waste management








C_2015073EN.01000301.xml










2.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/3






Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 January 2015 — Council of the European Union, European Commission v Stichting Natuur en Milieu, Pesticide Action Network Europe
(Joined Cases C-404/12 P and C-405/12 P) (1)

(Appeals - Regulation (EC) No 149/2008 - Regulation setting maximum residue levels for pesticides - Request for internal review of that regulation, submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 - Commission decision declaring the request inadmissible - Measure of individual scope - Aarhus Convention - Validity of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 in the light of that convention)
(2015/C 073/03)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Appellants: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Moore and K. Michoel, acting as Agents), European Commission (represented by: J.-P. Keppenne, P. Oliver and S. Boelaert, acting as Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: Stichting Natuur en Milieu, Pesticide Action Network Europe (represented by: A. van den Biesen, advocaat)

Intervener in support of the appellants: Czech Republic (represented by D. Hadroušek, acting as Agent)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the cross-appeal;










2)


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union in Stichting Natuur en Milieu and Pesticide Action Network Europe v Commission (T-338/08, EU:T:2012:300);










3)


Dismisses the application for annulment lodged by Stichting Natuur en Milieu and Pesticide Action Network Europe before the General Court of the European Union;










4)


Orders Stichting Natuur en Milieu and Pesticide Action Network Europe to pay jointly and severally the costs incurred at first instance and in the appeals by the Council of the European Union and the European Commission;










5)


Orders the Czech Republic to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 9, 12.1.2013.
Case T-14/15: Action brought on 13 January 2015 — Lufthansa AirPlus Servicekarten v OHIM — Mareea Comtur (airpass.ro)
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, airline, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015081EN.01002501.xml










9.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/25





Action brought on 13 January 2015 — Lufthansa AirPlus Servicekarten v OHIM — Mareea Comtur (airpass.ro)
(Case T-14/15)
(2015/C 081/33)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Lufthansa AirPlus Servicekarten GmbH (Neu Isenburg, Germany) (represented by: R. Kunze, Solicitor, and G. Würtenberger, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: SC Mareea Comtur SRL (Deva, Romania)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Applicant: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Community figurative mark containing the word elements ‘airpass.ro’ — Application for registration No 10 649 358

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 October 2014 in Case R 1918/2013-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the contested decision in as much as it concerns the services in class 35;










—


Order OHIM to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Articles 8(1)(b), 64 and 76 of Regulation No 207/2009.