do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7554 — XL Group/Catlin Group) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, merger control








C_2015131EN.01000102.xml










23.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 131/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7554 — XL Group/Catlin Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 131/02)
On 17 April 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 32015M7554. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-227/14 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 23 April 2015 — LG Display Co. Ltd, LG Display Taiwan Co. Ltd v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Worldwide market for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels — Price-fixing — Fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines (2006) — Point 13 — Determination of value of sales — Joint venture — Taking sales to parent companies into account — Notice on immunity from fines and reduction of fines in cartel cases (2002) — Point 23(b), final paragraph — Partial immunity from fines — Evidence of facts previously unknown to the Commission)
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: cartel, fine, jurisdiction, materials technology, sale, television








C_2015205EN.01001202.xml










22.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 205/12





Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 23 April 2015 — LG Display Co. Ltd, LG Display Taiwan Co. Ltd v European Commission
(Case C-227/14 P) (1)

((Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Worldwide market for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels - Price-fixing - Fines - Guidelines on the method of setting fines (2006) - Point 13 - Determination of value of sales - Joint venture - Taking sales to parent companies into account - Notice on immunity from fines and reduction of fines in cartel cases (2002) - Point 23(b), final paragraph - Partial immunity from fines - Evidence of facts previously unknown to the Commission))
(2015/C 205/17)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: LG Display Co. Ltd, LG Display Taiwan Co. Ltd (represented by: A. Winckler and F.-C. Laprévote, avocats)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: F. Ronkes Agerbeek and P. Van Nuffel, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders LG Display Co. Ltd and LG Display Taiwan Co. Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 303, 8.9.2014.
Case F-62/15: Action brought on 23 April 2015 — ZZ and ZZ v Parliament
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Denmark, European official, damages, pension scheme








C_2015213EN.01004901.xml










29.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 213/49





Action brought on 23 April 2015 — ZZ and ZZ v Parliament
(Case F-62/15)
(2015/C 213/79)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: ZZ and ZZ (represented by: S. Orlandi and T. Martin, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decisions reducing the weighting applicable to the pensions of the applicants, who reside in Denmark, as set out in their pension statements for the month of June 2014 and compensation for non-material harm allegedly suffered as a result of the diverging and contradictory information used as grounds for the contested decisions.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decisions contained in the pension statement of June 2014 by which the weighting applicable to the pensions of the applicants is reduced as of 1 January 2014;










—


order the European Parliament to pay the costs and an amount to be fixed on an equitable basis as compensation for the non-material harm caused.
Case T-206/15: Action brought on 23 April 2015 — Intercon v Commission
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: business ethics, contract terms, entrepreneur, expenditure








C_2015221EN.01002401.xml










6.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/24





Action brought on 23 April 2015 — Intercon v Commission
(Case T-206/15)
(2015/C 221/33)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Intercon Sp. z o.o. (Łódź, Poland) (represented by: B. Eger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant submits that the Court should:






—


declare that the funds which the European Commission paid to the applicant in respect of its participation in the project covered by Agreement VPH2-224635 constitute eligible expenditure in accordance with Article II.14 of the General Terms and Conditions of the Agreement and that the applicant is for that reason not obliged to repay them;










—


order the European Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings;










—


set aside the implementation of the contested decision.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of its action the applicant puts forward one plea in law alleging infringement of the principle of mutual goodwill on the part of contracting parties and infringement of the principle that undertakings must place their trust in the Commission.






—


The Commission, the applicant submits, failed to take any account of the observations and documents submitted by the beneficiary by letter of 14 August 2014. In this connection, the Commission invoked Article 22.II.5 of Annex II to the Agreement, under which it is entitled not to take account of statements and evidence submitted out of time. However, in view of the fact that the Commission had itself requested the beneficiary to restate its observations, such a course of action was improper. In that situation, the fact that the new evidence and observations were disregarded in their entirety constitutes a manifest infringement of the principle of mutual goodwill on the part of contracting parties and of the principle that undertakings must place their trust in the Commission.
Case T-203/15: Action brought on 23 April 2015 — Zitro IP v OHIM (WORLD OF BINGO)
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, automatic game, game of chance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015198EN.01004601.xml










15.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 198/46





Action brought on 23 April 2015 — Zitro IP v OHIM (WORLD OF BINGO)
(Case T-203/15)
(2015/C 198/63)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Zitro IP Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: A. Canela Giménez, 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 ‘WORLD OF BINGO’ — Application for registration No 12 552 162

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 February 2015 in Case R 1900/2014-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case C-149/14: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 23 April 2015 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 91/676/EEC — Protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources — Designation of waters and vulnerable zones — Excessive concentration of nitrates — Eutrophification — Obligation of four-yearly revision — Insufficiency — Establishment of action programmes — None)
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Greece, infringement of EU law, pollution control measures, pollution from agricultural sources, water protection








C_2015205EN.01001201.xml










22.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 205/12





Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 23 April 2015 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-149/14) (1)

((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 91/676/EEC - Protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources - Designation of waters and vulnerable zones - Excessive concentration of nitrates - Eutrophification - Obligation of four-yearly revision - Insufficiency - Establishment of action programmes - None))
(2015/C 205/16)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. Patakia and E. Manhaeve, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: E. Skandalou, acting as Agent)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






—


declares that, by having failed to designate as vulnerable zones the zones characterised by the presence of bodies of surface water or groundwater which are affected by concentrations of nitrates above 50 milligrammes per litre and/or by the phenomenon of eutrophification, and by not having established the action programmes related to those zones within one year after that designation, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 3(4) and 5(1) of Council Directive 91/676/ΕEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources;










—


orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 184, 16.06.2014.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015131EN.01000401.xml










23.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 131/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 April 2015
(2015/C 131/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0743




JPY


Japanese yen


128,45




DKK


Danish krone


7,4619




GBP


Pound sterling


0,71290




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2985




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0323




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,4430




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,469




HUF


Hungarian forint


300,27




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0022




RON


Romanian leu


4,4278




TRY


Turkish lira


2,9145




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3796




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3152




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3258




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,3922




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4456




KRW


South Korean won


1 157,83




ZAR


South African rand


13,0357




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,6543




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5760




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


13 845,22




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,8619




PHP


Philippine peso


47,457




RUB


Russian rouble


56,8180




THB


Thai baht


34,764




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2461




MXN


Mexican peso


16,5727




INR


Indian rupee


67,6220






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information concerning the signature of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in Union programmes
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU programme, European neighbourhood policy, Lebanon, Protocol (EU), Union for the Mediterranean, association agreement (EU), framework agreement








L_2015104EN.01000102.xml










23.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 104/1







Information concerning the signature of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in Union programmes

The above Protocol between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon was signed in Brussels on 9 February 2015.
Case F-63/15: Action brought on 23 April 2015 — ZZ v OHIM
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: damages, dismissal, servant (EU), temporary employment, work contract








C_2015221EN.01002801.xml










6.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/28





Action brought on 23 April 2015 — ZZ v OHIM
(Case F-63/15)
(2015/C 221/38)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: Heinrich Tettenborn, lawyer)

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

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Action for annulment of the defendant’s decision of 4 June 2014 to terminate the applicant’s contract of employment pursuant to a clause in that contract of employment.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


set aside the determination of OHIM, which was communicated by letter from OHIM dated 4 June 2014, to terminate the applicant’s contract as a temporary member of staff at OHIM with a notice period of six months, which began on 4 June 2014;










—


order OHIM to pay to the applicant damages of an appropriate amount at the discretion of the Tribunal for the non-material damage arising from the decision of OHIM referred to in paragraph 1 above;










—


order OHIM to reinstate the applicant with full restoration of her career advancements which she would have achieved upon continuous further employment and order OHIM to compensate the applicant fully for the material damage suffered by her, in particular by paying all outstanding salary and all other material damage incurred by the applicant as a result of OHIM’s unlawful conduct (after deduction of unemployment benefit received);










—


in the alternative, in the event that, in the present situation, for legal or practical reasons the applicant is not reinstated or re-employed under the same conditions as hitherto, order OHIM to pay the applicant compensation for the material damage caused to the applicant by the unlawful termination of her employment, corresponding to the difference between her actual lifetime earnings and the lifetime earnings the applicant would have achieved if the contract had remained in force, taking into account pension benefits and other entitlements;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs.
Case C-38/14: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 April 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco — Spain) — Subdelegación del Gobierno en Gipuzkoa — Extranjería v Samir Zaizoune (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Directive 2008/115/EC — Common standards and procedures for returning illegally staying third-country nationals — Articles 6(1) and 8(1) — National legislation providing, in the event of illegal staying, for either a fine or removal, depending on the circumstances)
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: area of freedom, security and justice, foreign national, illegal migration, removal, return migration, third country








C_2015205EN.01000802.xml










22.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 205/8





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 April 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco — Spain) — Subdelegación del Gobierno en Gipuzkoa — Extranjería v Samir Zaizoune
(Case C-38/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Area of freedom, security and justice - Directive 2008/115/EC - Common standards and procedures for returning illegally staying third-country nationals - Articles 6(1) and 8(1) - National legislation providing, in the event of illegal staying, for either a fine or removal, depending on the circumstances))
(2015/C 205/11)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Subdelegación del Gobierno en Gipuzkoa — Extranjería

Respondent: Samir Zaizoune

Operative part of the judgment

Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals, in particular, Articles 6(1) and Article 8(1), read in conjunction with Article 4(2) and (3), must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which provides, in the event of third-country nationals illegally staying in the territory of that Member State, depending on the circumstances, for either a fine or removal, since the two measures are mutually exclusive.


(1)  OJ C 93, 29.3.2014.
Notice of open competition
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: EPSO, European Parliament, European official, competition (EU)








C_2015131EN.01000501.xml










23.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 131/5





NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION
(2015/C 131/05)
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competition
EPSO/AST-SC/04/15 — PARLIAMENTARY USHERS (SC 1)
The competition notice is published in 24 languages in Official Journal C 131 A of 23 April 2015
.
Further information can be found on EPSO’s website: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/eu-careers.info/
Case F-64/15: Action brought on 23 April 2015 — ZZ v OHIM
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: damages, dismissal, servant (EU), temporary employment, work contract








C_2015221EN.01002901.xml










6.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/29





Action brought on 23 April 2015 — ZZ v OHIM
(Case F-64/15)
(2015/C 221/39)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: H. Tettenborn, lawyer)

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

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the defendant’s decision of 4 June 2014 to terminate the applicant’s employment contract under one of the terms of that contract.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul OHIM’s assessment, notified to the applicant by letter of OHIM of 4 June 2014, according to which the contract of the applicant, as a temporary agent at OHIM, had a notice period of six months beginning on 4 June 2014;










—


order OHIM, in addition, to pay the applicant damages of an appropriate amount to be determined by the Court for non-material loss that the applicant suffered because of OHIM’s abovementioned decision;










—


order OHIM to reinstate the applicant to her position by fully reconstituting the career path that she would otherwise have had if her contract had been continuously renewed and to compensate her the material loss that she suffered, in particular through the payment of all out-standing emoluments and all other material loss that OHIM’s unlawful conduct caused to the applicant (excluding the unemployment benefit that the applicant received);










—


order OHIM, in the alternative, to pay the applicant damages, in the event that on legal or factual grounds the applicant is not reinstated in her position and/or does not continue to work under the previous terms and conditions, for the material loss attributable to the unlawful termination of her contract in the amount corresponding to the difference between the salary that she actually can expect and the salary that she would have received had the contract been renewed, having regard to pension entitlements and other claims;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs.
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/655 of 23 April 2015 pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a polydimethylsiloxane-based formulation placed on the market to control mosquitoes (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, insect, market approval, marketing standard, semi-metal








L_2015107EN.01007501.xml










25.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 107/75








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/655
of 23 April 2015
         
pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a polydimethylsiloxane-based formulation placed on the market to control mosquitoes
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 16 May 2014, Belgium requested the Commission to decide, pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, whether a polydimethylsiloxane-based formulation for controlling mosquitoes is a biocidal product for the purposes of Article 3(1)(a) of that Regulation.












(2)


According to the information provided by the company placing the product on the market, the polydimethylsiloxane-based formulation adds a thin silicone film on water bodies. The low surface tension of the silicone film prevents mosquito larvae from breathing as well as female mosquitoes from depositing their eggs on the water surface, drowning many of them in the attempt.












(3)


The polydimethylsiloxane-based formulation therefore constitutes a physical barrier to the reproductive capabilities of mosquitoes.












(4)


According to Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, only products that are intended to destroy, deter, render harmless, prevent the action of, or otherwise exert a controlling effect on any harmful organism by any means other than mere physical or mechanical action, constitute biocidal products.












(5)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
A polydimethylsiloxane-based formulation for controlling mosquitoes by adding a silicone film of lower surface tension on water bodies, and which is placed on the market for that purpose, is not a biocidal product for the purposes of Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 23 April 2015.


For the Commission


The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.