do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7713 — REWE ZF/Kuoni Reisen and Related Group Companies) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, economic concentration, hotel industry, merger control, retail selling, travel agency








C_2015295EN.01000102.xml










8.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 295/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7713 — REWE ZF/Kuoni Reisen and Related Group Companies)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 295/02)
On 31 August 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 32015M7713. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Information concerning the extension of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: cereals, commodity agreement, renewal of an agreement, trade agreement (EU)








L_2015234EN.01000501.xml










8.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 234/5







Information concerning the extension of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995

At its 41st session (London, 8 June 2015), the International Grains Council decided to extend the Grains Trade Convention (1995) (1) for a period of 2 years until 30 June 2017.


(1)  
            OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 49.
Case T-714/13: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2015 — Gold Crest v OHIM (MIGHTY BRIGHT) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark MIGHTY BRIGHT — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, lighting equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015346EN.01002501.xml










19.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 346/25





Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2015 — Gold Crest v OHIM (MIGHTY BRIGHT)
(Case T-714/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark MIGHTY BRIGHT - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2015/C 346/28)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Gold Crest LLC (Goleta, United States) (represented by: P. Rath and W. Festl-Wietek, lawyers)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 October 2013 (Case R 2038/2012-2) concerning an application for registration of the word sign MIGHTY BRIGHT as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Gold Crest LLC to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).






(1)  OJ C 61, 1.3.2014.
Case C-478/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Baden-Württemberg (Germany) lodged on 8 September 2015 — Peter Radgen, Lilian Radgen v Finanzamt Ettlingen
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Switzerland, agreement (EU), discrimination on the basis of nationality, free movement of persons, public institution, tax exemption, tax system, teacher








C_2016016EN.01001401.xml










18.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 16/14





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Baden-Württemberg (Germany) lodged on 8 September 2015 — Peter Radgen, Lilian Radgen v Finanzamt Ettlingen
(Case C-478/15)
(2016/C 016/16)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Baden-Württemberg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Peter Radgen, Lilian Radgen

Defendant: Finanzamt Ettlingen

Question referred

Must the provisions of the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons of 21 June 1999 (OJ 2002 L 114, p. 6), in particular its preamble, Articles 1, 2, 4, 11, 16, 21 thereof and Articles 7, 9 and 15 of Annex I thereto, be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State under which a citizen with unlimited tax liability in that State is denied the deduction of a tax-free allowance for a part-time teaching activity because that activity is not carried out for or on behalf of a public-law legal person established in a Member State of the European Union or in a State to which the Agreement on the European Economic Area applies, but is carried out for or on behalf of a public-law legal person established in the territory of the Swiss Confederation?
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/603 of 13 April 2015 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for 2-naphthyloxyacetic acid, acetochlor, chloropicrin, diflufenican, flurprimidol, flutolanil and spinosad in or on certain products (OJ L 100, 17.4.2015)
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, animal product, chemical product, food safety, foodstuff, herbicide, insecticide, market approval, pesticide, plant health control








L_2015234EN.01002701.xml










8.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 234/27







Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/603 of 13 April 2015 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for 2-naphthyloxyacetic acid, acetochlor, chloropicrin, diflufenican, flurprimidol, flutolanil and spinosad in or on certain products

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 100 of 17 April 2015
)


On page 12, in Article 2 and Article 3, in the second paragraph:
for:

               ‘
               7 December 2015
               ’;
read:

               ‘
               7 November 2015
               ’.
Case C-62/15 P: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 September 2015 — DTL Corporación, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) Appeal — Article 181 the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Community trade mark — Application for registration of the word mark Generia — Opposition by the proprietor of the earlier Community figurative mark Generalia generación renovable — Partial refusal to register — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(1)(b) — Likelihood of confusion — Article 64(1) — Powers of the Board of Appeal — Article 75, second subparagraph — Right to be heard
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, energy industry, registered trade mark, renewable energy, trade-mark law








C_2015398EN.01001001.xml










30.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/10





Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 September 2015 — DTL Corporación, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)
(Case C-62/15 P) (1)

(Appeal - Article 181 the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Community trade mark - Application for registration of the word mark Generia - Opposition by the proprietor of the earlier Community figurative mark Generalia generación renovable - Partial refusal to register - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(1)(b) - Likelihood of confusion - Article 64(1) - Powers of the Board of Appeal - Article 75, second subparagraph - Right to be heard)
(2015/C 398/12)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: DTL Corporación, SL (represented by: A. Zuazo Araluze, abogado)

Other party to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed.










2.


DTL Corporación, SL to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 146, 4.5.2015.
Case C-44/14: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 September 2015 — Kingdom of Spain v European Parliament, Council of the European Union (Actions for annulment — Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013 — Crossing of the external borders — Eurosur system — Development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis — Participation — Cooperation with Ireland and the United Kingdom — Validity)
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Ireland, Schengen Agreement, United Kingdom, border control, cooperation agreement (EU), external border of the EU, third country








C_2015363EN.01000801.xml










3.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 363/8





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 September 2015 — Kingdom of Spain v European Parliament, Council of the European Union
(Case C-44/14) (1)

((Actions for annulment - Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013 - Crossing of the external borders - Eurosur system - Development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis - Participation - Cooperation with Ireland and the United Kingdom - Validity))
(2015/C 363/09)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Rubio González, acting as Agent)

Defendants: European Parliament (represented by: D. Moore, S. Alonso de Leon and A. Pospíšilová Padowska, acting as Agents), Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Chavrier, F. Florindo Gijón, M.-M. Joséphidès and P. Plaza García, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendants: Ireland (represented by: E. Creedon, G. Hodge and A. Joyce, acting as Agents, and G. Gilmore, Barrister), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: L. Christie, acting as Agent, and J. Holmes, Barrister), European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz and G. Wils, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the action;










2)


Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs;










3)


Orders Ireland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the European Commission to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 71, 8.3.2014.
Case T-253/14: Order of the General Court of 8 September 2015 — Chemo Ibérica v OHIM — Novartis (EXELTIS)
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015381EN.01005805.xml










16.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 381/58





Order of the General Court of 8 September 2015 — Chemo Ibérica v OHIM — Novartis (EXELTIS)
(Case T-253/14) (1)

(2015/C 381/74)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 253, 4.8.2014.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015295EN.01000301.xml










8.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 295/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

7 September 2015
(2015/C 295/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1146




JPY


Japanese yen


133,09




DKK


Danish krone


7,4614




GBP


Pound sterling


0,73035




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4197




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0871




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2645




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,026




HUF


Hungarian forint


314,03




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2298




RON


Romanian leu


4,4343




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3717




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6062




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4802




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6382




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7801




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5901




KRW


South Korean won


1 339,65




ZAR


South African rand


15,5102




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,0954




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5565




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 948,73




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8327




PHP


Philippine peso


52,366




RUB


Russian rouble


76,1067




THB


Thai baht


40,253




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2798




MXN


Mexican peso


18,8887




INR


Indian rupee


74,5187






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 September 2015 on the draft Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, of the International Labour Organisation with regard to matters related to social policy (06732/2015 — C8-0079/2015 — 2014/0259(NLE))
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, International Labour Organisation, international convention, international labour law, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, slavery, social policy, trafficking in human beings








C_2017316EN.01027501.xml










22.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 316/275





P8_TA(2015)0281
ILO Forced Labour Convention: social policy ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 September 2015 on the draft Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, of the International Labour Organisation with regard to matters related to social policy (06732/2015 — C8-0079/2015 — 2014/0259(NLE))
(Consent)
(2017/C 316/34)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (06732/2015),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 153(2), in conjunction with Article 153(1)(a) and (b), Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v) and Article 218(8) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0079/2015),










—


having regard to the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, of the International Labour Organisation;










—


having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A8-0243/2015),












1.


Gives its consent to the draft Council decision;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.
Case T-529/15: Action brought on 8 September 2015 — Intesa Sanpaolo v OHIM (START UP INITIATIVE)
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, business start-up, marketing, new technology, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, traineeship








C_2015371EN.01003701.xml










9.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 371/37





Action brought on 8 September 2015 — Intesa Sanpaolo v OHIM (START UP INITIATIVE)
(Case T-529/15)
(2015/C 371/38)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Turin (TO), Italy) (represented by: P. Pozzi and F. Braga, lawyers)

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

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Trade mark at issue: Community figurative mark containing the word elements ‘START UP INITIATIVE’ — Application for registration No 13 011 838

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 June 2015 in Case R 2777/2014-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare that there was a breach and incorrect application of Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


declare that there was a breach of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


annul the contested decision;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs and fees incurred for the present proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-252/14: Order of the General Court of 8 September 2015 — Chemo Ibérica v OHIM — Novartis (EXELTIS)
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015381EN.01005804.xml










16.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 381/58





Order of the General Court of 8 September 2015 — Chemo Ibérica v OHIM — Novartis (EXELTIS)
(Case T-252/14) (1)

(2015/C 381/73)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 253, 4.8.2014.
Initiation of proceedings (Case M.7566 — Mondi/Walki Assets) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, packaging, plastics industry, pulp and paper industry








C_2015295EN.01000101.xml










8.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 295/1





Initiation of proceedings
(Case M.7566 — Mondi/Walki Assets)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 295/01)
On 2 September 2015, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 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 No M.7566 — Mondi/Walki Assets, 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’).
Case C-511/13 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 September 2015 — Philips Lighting Poland S.A., Philips Lighting BV v Council of the European Union, Hangzhou Duralamp Electronics Co., Ltd, GE Hungary Ipari és Kereskedelmi Zrt. (GE Hungary Zrt.), Osram GmbH, European Commission (Appeal — Dumping — Regulation (EC) No 384/96 — Articles 4(1), 5(4) and 9(1) — Regulation (EC) No 1205/2007 — Imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) originating in China, Vietnam, Pakistan and the Philippines — Injury to the Community industry — Major proportion of the total Community production of the like products)
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, EU industrial policy, Pakistan, Philippines, Viet Nam, anti-dumping duty, dumping, import (EU), lighting equipment, originating product








C_2015363EN.01000401.xml










3.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 363/4





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 September 2015 — Philips Lighting Poland S.A., Philips Lighting BV v Council of the European Union, Hangzhou Duralamp Electronics Co., Ltd, GE Hungary Ipari és Kereskedelmi Zrt. (GE Hungary Zrt.), Osram GmbH, European Commission
(Case C-511/13 P) (1)

((Appeal - Dumping - Regulation (EC) No 384/96 - Articles 4(1), 5(4) and 9(1) - Regulation (EC) No 1205/2007 - Imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) originating in China, Vietnam, Pakistan and the Philippines - Injury to the Community industry - Major proportion of the total Community production of the like products))
(2015/C 363/04)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Philips Lighting Poland S.A., Philips Lighting BV (represented by: L. Catrain González, abogada, and E. Wright, Barrister)

Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Boelaert, acting as Agent, and by S. Gubel, avocat, and B. O’Connor, Solicitor), Hangzhou Duralamp Electronics Co., Ltd, GE Hungary Ipari és Kereskedelmi Zrt. (GE Hungary Zrt.), Osram GmbH (represented by: R. Bierwagen and C. Hipp, Rechtsanwälte), European Commission (represented by: L. Armati and J.-F. Brakeland, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Philips Lighting Poland SA and Philips Lighting BV to bear their own costs and to pay the costs of the Council of the European Union and of Osram GmbH;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 352, 30.11.2013.
Case T-528/15: Action brought on 8 September 2015 — Bimbo v OHIM — Globo (Bimbo)
Date: 2015-09-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_2015381EN.01004802.xml










16.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 381/48





Action brought on 8 September 2015 — Bimbo v OHIM — Globo (Bimbo)
(Case T-528/15)
(2015/C 381/59)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Bimbo, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Globo SpA Servizi Commerciali (Illasi, Italy)

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 element ‘Bimbo’ — Application for registration No 10 028 405

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 July 2015 in Joined Cases R 2512/2013-4 and R 2549/2013-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


modify the contested decision in accordance with Article 65.3 CTMR, rejecting the CTM Application no 10 028 405 in class 28;










—


subsidiarity and only in the case the above claim would be rejected, annul the contested decision










—


order the defendants to pay the costs, as stated in article 134 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court (former 87.2).





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Rule 19(1) (2) (3) and Rule 20(1) of the Regulation No 2868/95;










—


Infringement of Article 64(1) of the Regulation No 207/2009 and related case-law;










—


Infringement of Article 43(2) and (3) of the Regulation No 207/2009;










—


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










—


Infringement of Article 8(5) of the Regulation No 207/2009.