do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2015-08-27
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy grid








C_2015282EN.01000301.xml










27.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/3





No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
(2015/C 282/03)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


20 May 2015





Case No



:


77190





Decision No



:


206/15/COL





EFTA State



:


Iceland





Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)



:


Transmission of electricity to PCC at Bakki





Legal basis



:


Transmission agreement signed between PCC and the Icelandic TSO- Landsnet





Type of measure



:


No State aid




The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Case T-495/15: Action brought on 27 August 2015 — Sociedad agraria de transformación no 9982 Montecitrus v OHIM — Spanish Oranges (MOUNTAIN CITRUS SPAIN)
Date: 2015-08-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, citrus fruit, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015354EN.01004002.xml










26.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/40





Action brought on 27 August 2015 — Sociedad agraria de transformación no 9982 Montecitrus v OHIM — Spanish Oranges (MOUNTAIN CITRUS SPAIN)
(Case T-495/15)
(2015/C 354/49)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Sociedad agraria de transformación no 9982 Montecitrus (Pulpí, Spain) (represented by: N. Fernández Fernández-Pacheco, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Spanish Oranges, SL (Castellón, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


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

Trade mark at issue: Community figurative mark containing the word elements ‘MOUNTAIN CITRUS SPAIN’ — Application for registration No 11 290 293

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 June 2015 in Case R 871/2014-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the contested decision;










—


refuse the application of the trademark at issue for all goods covered in classes 29 and 31;










—


order the Intervener to pay the costs.





Plea(s) in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-523/14: Order of the General Court of 27 August 2015 — Squeeze Life v OHIM — Evolution Fresh (SQUEEZE LIFE) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Withdrawal of the application for registration — Correction of the decision concluding the proceedings before the Board of Appeal — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2015-08-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, fruit juice, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vegetable juice








C_2015354EN.01004001.xml










26.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/40





Order of the General Court of 27 August 2015 — Squeeze Life v OHIM — Evolution Fresh (SQUEEZE LIFE)
(Case T-523/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Withdrawal of the application for registration - Correction of the decision concluding the proceedings before the Board of Appeal - No need to adjudicate))
(2015/C 354/48)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Squeeze Life, SL (Alicante, Spain) (represented by: J.-B. Devaureix and L. Montoya Terán, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Evolution Fresh, Inc. (San Bernardino, California, United States)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 April 2014 (Case R 595/2014-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Squeeze Life, SL and Evolution Fresh, Inc.

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) is to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Squeeze Life, SL.






(1)  OJ C 329, 22.9.2014.
No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2015-08-27
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, European Economic Area, Iceland, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, electricity supply








C_2015282EN.01000302.xml










27.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/3





No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
(2015/C 282/04)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


20 May 2015





Case No



:


77201





Decision No



:


207/15/COL





EFTA State



:


Iceland





Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)



:


Sale of electricity to PCC at Bakki





Legal basis



:


Power contract signed between PCC and Landsvirkjun





Type of measure



:


No State aid




The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2015-08-27
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, leisure, medical centre








C_2015282EN.01000201.xml










27.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/2





State aid — Decision to raise no objections
(2015/C 282/02)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


7 May 2015





Case No



:


755092





Decision No



:


178/15/COL





EFTA State



:


Norway





Name of the beneficiary



:


Tromsø municipality





Type of measure



:


Public funding subject to a detailed assessment under Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA agreement





Scheme



:


N/A





Objective



:


Sports, recreation, education





Form of aid



:


Grant and loan





Aid amount



:


NOK 600 million





Economic sectors



:


Public baths





Name and address of the granting authorities



:








1.







The Municipality of Tromsø, Rådhuset




Postboks 6900 Langnes




N-9299 Tromsø




NORWAY














2.







The County Municipality of Troms,




Postboks 6600




N-9296 Tromsø




NORWAY














3.







The Norwegian Ministry of Culture,




Postboks 8030 Dep




N-0030 Oslo




NORWAY














4.







The Norwegian Lottery and Trust Authority,




Storehagen 1B, Postboks 800




N-6805 Førde




NORWAY












The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Case C-172/15: Order of the President of the Court of 27 August 2015 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain
Date: 2015-08-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: application of EU law, maritime safety, plan, ports policy








C_2015398EN.01002403.xml










30.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/24





Order of the President of the Court of 27 August 2015 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-172/15) (1)

(2015/C 398/34)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 198, 15.6.2015.
EFTA Surveillance Authority notice on state aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 April 2015 — Published in accordance with the rules on reference and discount rates set out in Part VII of the Authority’s State Aid Guidelines and Article 10 of the Authority’s Decision No 195/04/COL of 14 July 2004 (OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and EEA Supplement No 26/2006, 25.5.2006, p. 1)
Date: 2015-08-27
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2015282EN.01000401.xml










27.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/4





EFTA Surveillance Authority notice on state aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 April 2015
Published in accordance with the rules on reference and discount rates set out in Part VII of the Authority’s State Aid Guidelines and Article 10 of the Authority’s Decision No 195/04/COL of 14 July 2004 (OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and EEA Supplement No 26/2006, 25.5.2006, p. 1)
(2015/C 282/05)
Base rates are calculated in accordance with the Chapter on the method for setting reference and discount rates of the Authority’s State Aid Guidelines as amended by the Authority’s Decision No 788/08/COL of 17 December 2008. To obtain the applicable reference rates, appropriate margins shall be added to the base rate in accordance with the State Aid Guidelines.
Base rates have been determined as follows:








 


Iceland


Liechtenstein


Norway




1.4.2015 –


6,26


0,16


1,34
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-08-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015282EN.01000101.xml










27.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

26 August 2015
(2015/C 282/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1402




JPY


Japanese yen


136,46




DKK


Danish krone


7,4637




GBP


Pound sterling


0,73140




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6557




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0778




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5020




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,085




HUF


Hungarian forint


315,54




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2310




RON


Romanian leu


4,4353




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3370




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5963




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5125




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8383




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7558




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6006




KRW


South Korean won


1 353,57




ZAR


South African rand


14,8996




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3079




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5620




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 085,51




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8413




PHP


Philippine peso


53,208




RUB


Russian rouble


79,3846




THB


Thai baht


40,671




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0954




MXN


Mexican peso


19,3982




INR


Indian rupee


75,4750






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7717 — Equistone Partners Europe/TriStyle Mode) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-08-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, clothing, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, retail selling








C_2015282EN.01000501.xml










27.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7717 — Equistone Partners Europe/TriStyle Mode)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 282/06)






1.


On 20 August 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 Equistone Partners Europe Ltd. (‘Equistone’, UK), ultimately owned by Equistone LLP (UK), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking TriStyle Mode GmbH (‘TriStyle’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Equistone: independent investment mainly in medium-sized companies, with a portfolio spanning in a number of industries,
—   for TriStyle: multi-channel clothing and footwear retailer, with a focus on high quality women’s apparel, selling its products mainly in Germany under the domains ‘Peter Hahn’ and ‘Madeleine’.










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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7717 — Equistone Partners Europe/TriStyle Mode 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.