do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-438/15: Action brought on 30 July 2015 — Port Autonome du Centre et de l'Ouest and Others v Commission
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, Walloon region (Belgium), competition policy, control of State aid, corporation tax, harbour installation, services of general interest








C_2015337EN.01003001.xml










12.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 337/30





Action brought on 30 July 2015 — Port Autonome du Centre et de l'Ouest and Others v Commission
(Case T-438/15)
(2015/C 337/31)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Port Autonome du Centre et de l'Ouest SCRL (La Louvière, Belgium), Port Autonome de Namur (Namur, Belgium), Port Autonome de Charleroi (Charleroi, Belgium) and Région wallonne (represented by: J. Vanden Eynde, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


declare the application admissible on the part of each of the applicants and consequently annul the Commission decision reference SA.38393(2014/CP) — taxation of ports in Belgium;










—


declare the present action admissible and well-founded;










—


consequently, annul the decision of the Commission to regard as State aid incompatible with the internal market the fact that the economic activities of Belgian ports, and in particular Walloon ports, are not subjected to corporate tax;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on six pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging, generally, that the Commission’s assertions are neither supported by the facts nor justified in law.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the assertion that the taxation system at issue constitutes corporation tax is not justified in law.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the Commission neglected to take into account Member States’ prerogatives over:






—


the definition of non-economic activities;










—


the definition of direct taxation;










—


the obligation to ensure the proper functioning of services of general interest necessary for social and economic cohesion;










—


the discretionary organisation of services in the public interest.














4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the essential activities of the Walloon ports are services of public interest that are not governed, in accordance with European legislation (Articles 93 and 106(2) TFEU), by the competition rules laid down by Article 107 TFEU.










5.


Fifth plea in law, put forward in the alternative, alleging that if the essential activities of the inland Walloon ports fall within the scope of services of general economic interest, they are governed by the rules of Articles 93 and 106(2) TFEU and that the competition rules are not applicable to them.










6.


Sixth plea in law, put forward in the further alternative, alleging that the European criteria for the definition of State aid are not met.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7576 — Jacquet Metal Service/Schmolz Bickenbach Steel Distribution Business) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel product, merger control








C_2015249EN.01000101.xml










30.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7576 — Jacquet Metal Service/Schmolz Bickenbach Steel Distribution Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 249/01)
On 9 July 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 French 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 32015M7576. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Spain, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing vessel, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2015249EN.01000401.xml










30.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/4





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2015/C 249/05)
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


25.6.2015




Duration


25.6-31.12.2015




Member State


Spain




Stock or Group of stocks


RED/51214D




Species


Redfish (Sebastes spp.)




Zone


Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


18/TQ104






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-450/15: Action brought on 30 July 2015 — Satkirit Holdings v OHIM — Advanced Mailing Solutions (luvoworld)
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_2015320EN.01004402.xml










28.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/44





Action brought on 30 July 2015 — Satkirit Holdings v OHIM — Advanced Mailing Solutions (luvoworld)
(Case T-450/15)
(2015/C 320/62)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Satkirit Holdings Ltd (Douglas, Isle of Man) (represented by: M. Vanhegan, QC)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Advanced Mailing Solutions Ltd (East Kilbride, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Applicant: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘luvoworld’ — Application for registration No 11 244 332

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 May 2015 in Case R 1480/2014-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


dismiss AMS’s Opposition;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs incurred by the Applicant before the Board of Appeal and the General Court.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2015249EN.01000601.xml










30.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/6





Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 249/09)






Member State


Finland




Route concerned


Helsinki – Pori




Period of validity of the contract


1 November 2015 - 31 December 2016




Deadline for submission of tenders


61 days after the day of publication of the present invitation




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained free of charge







City of Pori




Hankintapalvelut




PL 95




FI-28101 PORI




SUOMI/FINLAND




Tel. +358 447019228




Fax +358 26349417




E-mail: tarjous@pori.fi




Internet: www.pori.fi/hankintapalvelut
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Spain, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing vessel, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2015249EN.01000501.xml










30.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/5





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2015/C 249/07)
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


23.6.2015




Duration


23.6-31.12.2015




Member State


Spain




Stock or Group of stocks


HAD/5BC6A.




Species


Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)




Zone


Union and international waters of Vb and VIa




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


15/TQ104






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-428/15: Action brought on 30 July 2015 — Schräder v CPVO — Hansson (SUMOST-02)
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: industrial property, plant propagation, plant variety right, proof








C_2015328EN.01001801.xml










5.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 328/18





Action brought on 30 July 2015 — Schräder v CPVO — Hansson (SUMOST-02)
(Case T-428/15)
(2015/C 328/18)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Ralf Schräder (Lüdinghausen, Germany) (represented by: T. Leidereiter, lawyer)

Defendant: Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Jørn Hansson (Søndersø, Denmark)

Details of the proceedings before the CPVO


Applicant: Applicant

Community plant variety right at issue:‘SUMOST-02’ — Application for registration No 2001/1759

Procedure before the CPVO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Board of Appeal of the CPVO of 24 February 2015 in Case A007/2009

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the CPVO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 48(4) of Regulation No 2100/94;










—


Infringement of Article 7 of Regulation No 2100/94 and of the rules on the burden of proof and the taking of evidence.
Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2015249EN.01000502.xml










30.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/5





Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 249/08)






Member State


Finland




Route concerned


Helsinki – Pori




Date of entry into force of public service obligations


1 November 2015




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained free of charge


Further information:





City of Pori




Hankintapalvelut




PL 95




FI-28101 PORI




SUOMI/FINLAND




Tel. +358 447019228




Fax +358 26349417




E-mail: tarjous@pori.fi




Internet: www.pori.fi/hankintapalvelut
Case T-431/15: Action brought on 30 July 2015 — Fruit of the Loom v OHIM — Takko (FRUIT)
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015320EN.01003901.xml










28.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/39





Action brought on 30 July 2015 — Fruit of the Loom v OHIM — Takko (FRUIT)
(Case T-431/15)
(2015/C 320/56)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Fruit of the Loom, Inc. (Bowling Green, United States) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister, and V. Marsland, Solicitor)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Takko Holding GmbH (Telgte, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘FRUIT’ — Community trade mark registration No 5 077 508

Procedure before OHIM: Revocation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 May 2015 in Case R 1641/2014-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order OHIM and other party to bear their own costs and pay those of the applicant.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 51(1) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7685 — Perrigo/GSK Divestment Businesses) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2015249EN.01001401.xml










30.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7685 — Perrigo/GSK Divestment Businesses)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 249/13)






1.


On 22 July 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Perrigo Company Plc (‘Perrigo’, Ireland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the assets constituting certain consumer healthcare businesses (the ‘Divestment Businesses’) of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings Limited (‘GSK’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Perrigo: the development, manufacture, and marketing of consumer healthcare and prescription pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), globally;
—   for GSK Divestment Businesses: (i) nicotine reduction therapies (NiQuitin); (ii) cold & flu treatments (Coldrex, Nasin and Nezeril); (iii) pain management treatments (Panodil); and (iv) topical cold sores management treatments (including Fenivir, Pencivir, Vectavir, and Vectatone).










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.










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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7685 — Perrigo/GSK Divestment Businesses, 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015249EN.01000201.xml










30.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

29 July 2015
(2015/C 249/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1030




JPY


Japanese yen


136,50




DKK


Danish krone


7,4614




GBP


Pound sterling


0,70530




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4766




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0622




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,9975




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,066




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,29




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1392




RON


Romanian leu


4,4223




TRY


Turkish lira


3,0434




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5101




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4289




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5494




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6531




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5075




KRW


South Korean won


1 277,13




ZAR


South African rand


13,8317




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,8486




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5980




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 850,85




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2028




PHP


Philippine peso


50,196




RUB


Russian rouble


65,6940




THB


Thai baht


38,552




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7163




MXN


Mexican peso


17,9695




INR


Indian rupee


70,4872






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-449/15: Action brought on 30 July 2015 — Satkirit Holdings v OHIM — Advanced Mailing Solutions (luvo)
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, mobile phone, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015320EN.01004401.xml










28.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/44





Action brought on 30 July 2015 — Satkirit Holdings v OHIM — Advanced Mailing Solutions (luvo)
(Case T-449/15)
(2015/C 320/61)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Satkirit Holdings Ltd (Douglas, Isle of Man) (represented by: M. Vanhegan, QC)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Advanced Mailing Solutions Ltd (East Kilbride, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Applicant: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘luvo’ — Application for registration No 11 244 324

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 May 2015 in Case R 877/2014-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


dismiss the AMS’s Opposition;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs incurred by the Applicant before the Board of Appeal and the General Court.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case C-420/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 30 July 2015 — Criminal proceedings against U (*)
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, criminal procedure, equal treatment, free movement of workers, freedom to provide services, residence, right of establishment, vehicle registration




C_2015346EN.01000901.xml










19.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 346/9





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 30 July 2015 — Criminal proceedings against  U (*1)

(Case C-420/15)
(2015/C 346/10)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles

Party to the main proceedings


 U (*1)


Question referred

Are Articles 2 and 3 of the Royal Decree of 20 July 2001 on the registration of vehicles incompatible with Articles 18, 20, 45, 49 and 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in that, in order to be driven in Belgium, even if only in order to pass through the country, vehicles belonging to a resident of a Member State of the European Union other than Belgium and registered in that other State must be registered in Belgium, if that person is also a Belgian resident?


(*1)  Information erased within the framework of the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data.
Notice of open competitions
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, competition (EU), information profession, translation








C_2015249EN.01000701.xml










30.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/7





Notice of open competitions
(2015/C 249/10)
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:






 


EPSO/AD/315/15 — FINNISH-LANGUAGE (FI) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)










 


EPSO/AD/316/15 — HUNGARIAN-LANGUAGE (HU) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)










 


EPSO/AD/317/15 — LATVIAN-LANGUAGE (LV) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)










 


EPSO/AD/318/15 — POLISH-LANGUAGE (PL) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)










 


EPSO/AD/319/15 — PORTUGUESE-LANGUAGE (PT) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)










 


EPSO/AD/320/15 — SLOVAK-LANGUAGE (SK) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)




The competition notice is published in 24 languages in Official Journal C 249 A of 30 July 2015
.
Further information can be found on the EPSO website: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/eu-careers.info/
Case C-419/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 30 July 2015 — Thomas Philipps GmbH & Co. KG v Grüne Welle Vertriebs GmbH
Date: 2015-07-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: damages, designs and models








C_2015346EN.01000801.xml










19.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 346/8





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 30 July 2015 — Thomas Philipps GmbH & Co. KG v Grüne Welle Vertriebs GmbH
(Case C-419/15)
(2015/C 346/09)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Thomas Philipps GmbH & Co. KG

Defendant: Grüne Welle Vertriebs GmbH

Questions referred







1.


Does the first sentence of Article 33(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs (1) preclude a licensee who has not been entered in the register of Community designs from bringing claims for the infringement of a registered Community design?










2.


In the event that the first question is answered in the negative: may the exclusive licensee of a Community design, with the consent of the right holder, bring an action on its own claiming damages for its own loss under Article 32(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs or can the licensee only intervene in an action brought by the right holder for an infringement of its Community design under Article 32(4) of that regulation?






(1)  OJ 2002 L 3, p. 1.