do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-111/12: Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2015 — Spain v Commission (Cohesion Fund — Reduction of the financial assistance — Time-limit for adopting a decision)
Date: 2015-01-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Castile-Leon, Cohesion Fund, Community of Valencia, Extremadura, decontamination, financial aid, waste management








C_2015073EN.01002301.xml










2.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/23






Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2015 — Spain v Commission
(Case T-111/12) (1)

(Cohesion Fund - Reduction of the financial assistance - Time-limit for adopting a decision)
(2015/C 073/30)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Rubio González, abogado del Estado)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Recchia, acting as Agent, and initially by J. Rivas Andrés and X.M. García García, and subsequently by J. Rivas Andrés, lawyers)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C (2011) 9990 of 22 December 2011 concerning the reduction of the assistance granted under the Cohesion Fund to the projects ‘Solid waste disposal management in the autonomous community of Extremadura — 2001’ (CCI 2001.ES.16.C.PE.043), ‘Water supply and sewer systems in the Duero river basin — 2001’ (CCI 2000.ES.16.C.PE.070), ‘Solid waste disposal management in the autonomous community of Valencia — 2001 — Group II’ (CCI 2001.ES.16.C.PE.026) and ‘Sanitation systems and waste water treatment in Bierzo Bajo’ (CCI 2000.ES.16.C.PE.036).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


annuls Commission Decision C (2011) 9990 of 22 December 2011 concerning the reduction of the assistance granted under the Cohesion Fund to the projects ‘Solid waste disposal management in the autonomous community of Extremadura — 2001’ (CCI 2001.ES.16.C.PE.043), ‘Water supply and sewer systems in the Duero river basin — 2001’ (CCI 2000.ES.16.C.PE.070), ‘Solid waste disposal management in the autonomous community of Valencia — 2001 — Group II’ (CCI 2001.ES.16.C.PE.026) and ‘Sanitation systems and waste water treatment in Bierzo Bajo’ (CCI 2000.ES.16.C.PE.036);










2.


orders the commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 126, 28.4.2012.
Case T-617/13: Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2015 — Aic v OHIM — ACV Manufacturing (Heat exchanger inserts) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a heat exchanger insert — Ground for invalidity — Lack of visibility of part of a complex product — Article 4(2) and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Date: 2015-01-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electronics industry, registered trade mark, technology, trade-mark law








C_2015073EN.01002702.xml










2.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/27






Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2015 — Aic v OHIM — ACV Manufacturing (Heat exchanger inserts)
(Case T-617/13) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a heat exchanger insert - Ground for invalidity - Lack of visibility of part of a complex product - Article 4(2) and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
(2015/C 073/36)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Aic S.A. (Gdynia, Poland) (represented by: J. Radłowski, Legal Adviser)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: ACV Manufacturing (Seneffe, Belgium)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 September 2013 (Case R 688/2012-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between ACV Manufacturing and Aic S.A.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the action;










2)


Orders Aic S.A. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 24, 25.1.2014.
Case T-109/12: Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2015 — Spain v Commission (Cohesion Fund — Reduction of financial assistance — Time-limit for adopting a decision)
Date: 2015-01-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Canary Islands, Castile-La Mancha, Cohesion Fund, Community of Madrid, Extremadura, Spain, decontamination, domestic waste, financial aid, waste management








C_2015073EN.01002202.xml










2.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/22






Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2015 — Spain v Commission
(Case T-109/12) (1)

(Cohesion Fund - Reduction of financial assistance - Time-limit for adopting a decision)
(2015/C 073/29)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Rubio González, abogado del Estado)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Recchia, acting as Agent, assisted initially by J. Rivas Andrés and X. M. García García, and subsequently by J. Rivas Andrés, lawyers)

Re:

Action for annulment of Commission Decision C (2011) 9992 of 22 December 2011 reducing the assistance from the Cohesion Fund granted to the following projects: ‘Measures to be undertaken to implement the 2nd phase of the master plan for urban solid waste management in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura’ (CCI No 2000.ES.16.C.PE.020); Outfall: ‘Middle basin, Getafe and lower basin of the Arroyo del Culebro (Tagus basin — Wastewater drainage)’ (CCI No 2002.ES.16.C.PE.002); ‘Re-use of treated water for the irrigation of green spaces in Santa Cruz de Tenerife’ (CCI No 2003.ES.16.C.PE.003) and ‘Technical assistance for the study and drafting of the project to supply water to the Mancomunidad de Algodor and to increase that supply’ (CCI No 2002.ES.16.C.PE.040).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Decision C (2011) 9992 of 22 December 2011 reducing the assistance from the Cohesion Fund granted to the following projects: ‘Measures to be undertaken to implement the 2nd phase of the master plan for urban solid waste management in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura’ (CCI No 2000.ES.16.C.PE.020); Outfall: ‘Middle basin, Getafe and lower basin of the Arroyo del Culebro (Tagus basin — Wastewater drainage)’ (CCI No 2002.ES.16.C.PE.002); ‘Re-use of treated water for the irrigation of green spaces in Santa Cruz de Tenerife’ (CCI No 2003.ES.16.C.PE.003) and ‘Technical assistance for the study and drafting of the project to supply water to the Mancomunidad de Algodor and to increase that supply’ (CCI No 2002.ES.16.C.PE.040);










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 126, 28.4.2012.
Case T-30/15: Action brought on 20 January 2015 — Infinite Cycle Works v OHIM — Chance Good Ent. (INFINITY)
Date: 2015-01-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, two-wheeled vehicle








C_2015089EN.01003601.xml










16.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/36





Action brought on 20 January 2015 — Infinite Cycle Works v OHIM — Chance Good Ent. (INFINITY)
(Case T-30/15)
(2015/C 089/43)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Infinite Cycle Works Ltd (Delta, British Columbia, Canada) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina and J. Manresa Medina, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Chance Good Ent. Co., Ltd (Changhua, Taiwan)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Applicant: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘INFINITY’ — Application for registration No 1 0 8 35  478

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 October 2014 in Case R 2308/2013-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the contested decision and grant the trademark applied for;










—


Order OHIM and possible co-defendants to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Articles 8.1.b) and 8.5 of the Regulation (CE) No 40/94.
Case C-23/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the tribunal de première instance de Namur (Belgium) lodged on 20 January 2015 — Criminal proceedings against Sébastien Andre
Date: 2015-01-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, competition policy, criminal procedure, freedom to provide services, right of establishment








C_2015146EN.01001202.xml










4.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/12





Request for a preliminary ruling from the tribunal de première instance de Namur (Belgium) lodged on 20 January 2015 — Criminal proceedings against Sébastien Andre
(Case C-23/15)
(2015/C 146/19)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal de première instance de Namur

Party to the main proceedings

Sébastien Andre
By Order of 19 March 2015, the Court (Fourth Chamber) has declared that the request for a preliminary ruling is manifestly inadmissible.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the ‘energy’ subsystem of the rail system in the Union ( OJ L 356, 12.12.2014 )
Date: 2015-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community certification, EC conformity marking, electrical energy, high-speed transport, rail network, technical specification, trans-European network








L_2015013EN.01001301.xml










20.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 13/13







Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the ‘energy’ subsystem of the rail system in the Union

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 356 of 12 December 2014
)


On page 217, Annex, Appendix D — Specification of the pantograph gauge, point D.1.1.3 —Symbols and abbreviations, table, last row:
for:








‘Sj


Sum of the (horizontal) safety margins covering some random phenomena (j = 1, 2 or 3) for the pantograph gauge


m’





read:








‘Σj



Sum of the (horizontal) safety margins covering some random phenomena (j = 1, 2 or 3) for the pantograph gauge


m’





on page 221, Annex, Appendix D — Specification of the pantograph gauge, point D.1.2.1.7 —Allowances:
for:


                     ‘The sum of the abovementioned allowances is covered by Sj.’
                  
,read:


                     ‘The sum of the abovementioned allowances is covered by Σj.’
                  
;on page 222, Annex, Appendix D — Specification of the pantograph gauge, point D.1.4 — Calculation of maximum lateral deviation of contact wire:
for:


                     ‘
                     dl
 = bw,c
 + bw
 + b′ h,mec

                     ’
                  
,read:


                     ‘
                     dl
 = bw,c
 + bw
 – b′ h,mec

                     ’
                  
.
Case T-27/15 P: Appeal brought on 20 January 2015 by European Medicines Agency (EMA) against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of 13 November 2014 in Case F-2/12, Hristov v Commission and EMA
Date: 2015-01-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU office or agency, administrative competition, appointment of staff, electronic mail, infringement of EU law, managing director, principle of proportionality








C_2015118EN.01003202.xml










13.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/32





Appeal brought on 20 January 2015 by European Medicines Agency (EMA) against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of 13 November 2014 in Case F-2/12, Hristov v Commission and EMA
(Case T-27/15 P)
(2015/C 118/41)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties


Appellant: European Medicines Agency (EMA) (represented by J. Currall, N. Nikolova and S. Petrova)

Other parties to the proceedings: Emil Hristov, European Commission

Form of order sought by the appellant

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment of the European Civil Service Tribunal of 13 November 2014 in Case F 2/12 Hristov v Commission and EMA,










—


refer the case back to the Civil Service Tribunal, for a ruling on the other pleas in support of the appeal,










—


reserve the costs of the appeal.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the appeal, the appellant relies on four pleas in law:






—


the Civil Service Tribunal infringed EU law by attributing to the principle of good administration a scope which it does not have;










—


in the alternative, the Civil Service Tribunal infringed the principle of proportionality by failing to determine, before making the annulment, whether the failure to observe the principle of good administration could have affected the contents of the contested decision;










—


in the further alternative, the Civil Service Tribunal, in any event, infringed EU law by failing to balance the respective interests and failing to limit the effects of its judgments;










—


in the final alternative, the Civil Service Tribunal infringed EU law by holding that the unlawfulness of the Commission’s decision necessarily led to the decision adopted by the EMA being unlawful.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015017EN.01000801.xml










20.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 17/8





Euro exchange rates (1)

19 January 2015
(2015/C 17/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1605




JPY


Japanese yen


136,27




DKK


Danish krone


7,4345




GBP


Pound sterling


0,76640




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4076




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0120




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8325




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,881




HUF


Hungarian forint


318,72




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3164




RON


Romanian leu


4,5027




TRY


Turkish lira


2,7149




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4134




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3906




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,9963




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4914




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5453




KRW


South Korean won


1 251,03




ZAR


South African rand


13,5213




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2188




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6935




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 643,19




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1447




PHP


Philippine peso


51,724




RUB


Russian rouble


75,0288




THB


Thai baht


37,821




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0503




MXN


Mexican peso


16,9590




INR


Indian rupee


71,6174






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/100 of 20 January 2015 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Halberstädter Würstchen (PGI))
Date: 2015-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, designation of origin, labelling, meat product, pigmeat, product designation








L_2015016EN.01002801.xml










23.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 16/28








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/100
of 20 January 2015
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Halberstädter Würstchen (PGI))


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)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Germany's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Halberstädter Würstchen’, registered under Commission Regulation (EU) No 895/2010 (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 to the specification 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 ‘Halberstädter Würstchen’ (PGI) 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, 20 January 2015.


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 (EU) No 895/2010 of 8 October 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Halberstädter Würstchen (PGI)) (OJ L 266, 9.10.2010, p. 42).

(3)  
            OJ C 270, 19.8.2014, p. 4.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7495 — APAX/EVRY) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, new technology








C_2015017EN.01003101.xml










20.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 17/31





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7495 — APAX/EVRY)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 17/09)






1.


On 13 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 Apax Partners LLP Company (‘APAX’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of EVRY ASA (‘EVRY’, Norway) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for APAX: investment advisory services to private equity funds investing in a range of industry sectors, including IT services,
—   for EVRY: IT services in the Nordic region (consulting, IT outsourcing, implementation, BPO, software support, hardware support).










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.7495 — APAX/EVRY, 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.
Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1026/2014 of 25 July 2014 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations ( OJ L 284, 30.9.2014 )
Date: 2015-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Fiji, abolition of customs duties, import (EU), liberalisation of trade, originating product, trade agreement (EU)








L_2015013EN.01001302.xml










20.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 13/13







Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1026/2014 of 25 July 2014 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 284 of 30 September 2014
)


On page 3, in Article 1, Re-instatement of a country into Annex I:
for:


                     ‘The Republic of the Fiji Islands’
                  
,read:


                     ‘The Republic of Fiji’
                  
.