do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7394 — Fujitsu/Panasonic/DBJ/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer equipment, economic concentration, information technology, investment company, loan, merger control, provision of services








C_2015028EN.01000301.xml










28.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 28/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7394 — Fujitsu/Panasonic/DBJ/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 28/02)
On 21 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 32015M7394. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-123/14: Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2015  — BSH v OHIM (AquaPerfect) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark AquaPerfect — Earlier Community word mark waterPerfect — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2015-01-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, household electrical appliance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015089EN.01002401.xml










16.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/24





Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2015 — BSH v OHIM (AquaPerfect)
(Case T-123/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark AquaPerfect - Earlier Community word mark waterPerfect - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2015/C 089/28)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: S. Biagosch, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Arçelik A.Ş. (Istanbul, Turkey) (represented by: A. Franke, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 December 2013 (Case R 314/2013-4) concerning opposition proceedings between BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH and Arçelik A.Ş.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 9 December 2013 (Case R 314/2013-4) concerning opposition proceedings between BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH and Arçelik A.Ş.;










2.


Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte;










3.


Orders Arçelik to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 129, 28.4.2014.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/148 of 28 January 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany
Date: 2015-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Germany, Greenland, North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2015026EN.01000501.xml










31.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 26/5








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/148
of 28 January 2015
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany


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, 28 January 2015.


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


88/TQ43




Member State


Germany




Stock


COD/N1GL14




Species


Cod (Gadus Morhua)




Zone


Greenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV




Closing date


20.12.2014
Judgment of the Court of 28 January 2015 in Case E-11/14 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2011/7/EU on combating late payments in commercial transactions)
Date: 2015-01-28
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: EU law - national law, Iceland, commercial transaction, deadline for payment, infringement of EU law, national implementing measure








C_2015201EN.01000501.xml










18.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/5





JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
of 28 January 2015
in Case E-11/14
EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland
(Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2011/7/EU on combating late payments in commercial transactions)
(2015/C 201/05)
In Case E-11/14, EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland — APPLICATION for a declaration that by failing, within the time prescribed, to adopt and/or to notify the EFTA Surveillance Authority forthwith of, all measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 2 of Annex XII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, that is Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payments in commercial transactions, as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 12 of the Act and Article 7 EEA, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President, Per Christiansen (Judge-Rapporteur) and Páll Hreinsson, Judges, gave judgment on 28 January 2015, the operative part of which is as follows:
The Court hereby:






1.


Declares that Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 12 of the Act referred to at point 2 of Annex XII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payments in commercial transactions), as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1, and under Article 7 of the Agreement, by failing to adopt all the measures necessary to implement the Act within the time prescribed.










2.


Orders Iceland to bear the costs of the proceedings.
Judgment of the Court of 28 January 2015 in Case E-13/14 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services)
Date: 2015-01-28
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: EU law - national law, Iceland, equal treatment, gender equality, goods and services, infringement of EU law, national implementing measure, provision of services, sexual discrimination








C_2015201EN.01000701.xml










18.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/7





JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
of 28 January 2015
in Case E-13/14
EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland
(Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services)
(2015/C 201/07)
In Case E-13/14, EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland — APPLICATION for a declaration that by failing to adopt, and/or to notify the EFTA Surveillance Authority forthwith of, the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 21c of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement (Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto and by Joint Committee Decision No 147/2009 of 4 December 2009, within the time prescribed, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act and under Article 7 of the EEA Agreement, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President, Per Christiansen and Páll Hreinsson (Judge-Rapporteur), Judges, gave judgment on 28 January 2015, the operative part of which is as follows:
The Court hereby:






1.


Declares that by failing, within the time prescribed, to adopt the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 21c of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement (Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by way of Protocol l thereto and by Joint Committee Decision No 147/2009 of 4 December 2009, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act and under Article 7 of the EEA Agreement.










2.


Orders Iceland to bear the costs of these proceedings.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2015-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Azores, EU waters, Germany, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








C_2015028EN.01000802.xml










28.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 28/8





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2015/C 28/07)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


20.12.2014




Duration


20.12.2014-31.12.2014




Member State


Germany




Stock or Group of stocks


MAC/8C3411




Species


Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)




Zone


VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


83/TQ43






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-532/13: Order of the General Court of 28 January 2015 — Kicks Kosmetikkedjan v OHIM — Kik Textilien (KICKS) (Community trade mark — Opposition — Withdrawal of the opposition — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2015-01-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetics industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015107EN.01002801.xml










30.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 107/28






Order of the General Court of 28 January 2015 — Kicks Kosmetikkedjan v OHIM — Kik Textilien (KICKS)

(Case T-532/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition - Withdrawal of the opposition - No need to adjudicate))
(2015/C 107/37)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Kicks Kosmetikkedjan AB (Stockholm, Sweden) (represented by: K. Strömholm, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Kik Textilien und Non-Food GmbH (Bönen, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 July 2013 (Case R 991/2012-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Kik Textilien und Non-Food GmbH et Kicks Kosmetikkedjan AB.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


The applicant and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal shall bear their own costs and shall each pay half of the costs incurred by the defendant.






(1)  OJ C 359, 7.12.2013.
Judgment of the Court of 28 January 2015 in Case E-14/14 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys)
Date: 2015-01-28
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: EU law - national law, Iceland, infringement of EU law, national implementing measure, product safety, standard, toy industry








C_2015201EN.01000801.xml










18.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/8





JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
of 28 January 2015
in Case E-14/14
EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland
(Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys)
(2015/C 201/08)
In Case E-14/14, EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland — APPLICATION for a declaration that by failing to adopt, and/or to notify the EFTA Surveillance Authority forthwith of, the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 1a of Chapter XXIII of Annex II to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto and by Joint Committee Decision No 127/2012 of 13 July 2012, within the time prescribed, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act and under Article 7 of the EEA Agreement, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President, Per Christiansen and Páll Hreinsson (Judge-Rapporteur), Judges, gave judgment on 28 January 2015, the operative part of which is as follows:
The Court hereby:






1.


Declares that by failing, within the time prescribed, to adopt the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 1a of Chapter XXIII of Annex II to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto and by Joint Committee Decision No 127/2012 of 13 July 2012, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act and under Article 7 of the EEA Agreement.










2.


Orders Iceland to bear the costs of these proceedings.
Action brought on 28 January 2015 by the Icelandic Financial Services Association against the EFTA Surveillance Authority (Case E-4/15)
Date: 2015-01-28
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: Iceland, State aid, control of State aid, financial services, financing, housing








C_2015143EN.01000901.xml










30.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 143/9





Action brought on 28 January 2015 by the Icelandic Financial Services Association against the EFTA Surveillance Authority
(Case E-4/15)
(2015/C 143/10)
An action against the EFTA Surveillance Authority was brought before the EFTA Court on 28 January 2015 by the Icelandic Financial Services Association, represented by Hans-Jörg Niemeyer, Attorney-at-law, and Christian Kovács, Attorney-at-law, Hengeler Mueller, Square de Meeûs 40, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
The applicant claims that the EFTA Court should:






1.


annul the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Decision 298/14/COL of 16 July 2014 (OJ C 400, 13.11.2014, p. 13) to close the case concerning existing aid to the Icelandic Housing Financing Fund (Íbúðalánasjóður); and










2.


order the EFTA Surveillance Authority to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Legal and factual background and pleas in law adduced in support:







—


The applicant, the Icelandic Financial Services Association (‘SFF’), is an association which represents all registered financial undertakings in Iceland, including universal, investment, and savings banks as well as insurance, leasing, securities and card companies. Its objective is to promote a competitive operating environment for financial companies in Iceland and promote their interests internationally.










—


The case concerns an application for annulment of a decision by the EFTA Surveillance Authority to close a case concerning existing aid to the Icelandic Housing Financing Fund (‘HFF’).




The applicant claims that the EFTA Surveillance Authority has:






—


wrongly assumed that the support granted to HFF constitutes existing aid when in reality it amounts to new aid,










—


not provided adequate reasons for the conclusions it drew in the Decision and thereby violated Article 16 SCA,










—


manifestly erred in its interpretation of Article 59(2) EEA.
Case T-53/15: Action brought on 28 January 2015 — credentis v OHIM — Aldi Karlslunde (Curodont)
Date: 2015-01-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, dentist, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015107EN.01003301.xml










30.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 107/33






Action brought on 28 January 2015 — credentis v OHIM — Aldi Karlslunde (Curodont)
(Case T-53/15)
(2015/C 107/43)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: credentis AG (Windisch, Switzerland) (represented by: D. Breuer, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aldi Karlslunde K/S (Karlslunde, Denmark)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Applicant: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘Curodont’ — Application for registration No 10 332 807

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 November 2014 in Case R 353/2014-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the contested decision;










—


Order OHIM and Aldi Karlslunde to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.