do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
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 — Modification of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, Wales, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2016121EN.01000901.xml










6.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/9





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
Modification of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 121/06)






Member State


United Kingdom




Route concerned


Cardiff — RAF Valley/Anglesey Airport




Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations


5 October 2006




Date of entry into force of modifications


17 October 2016




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained


For further information please contact:





Welsh Government — Transport Procurement




Cathays Park




Cardiff




CF10 3NQ




UNITED KINGDOM




Tel. +44 3000603300




Fax +44 2920801444




Email: transportprocurement@wales.gsi.gov.uk




Internet: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016121EN.01000201.xml










6.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 April 2016
(2016/C 121/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1367 




JPY


Japanese yen


125,81 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4421 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80160 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2560 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0892 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4995 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,036 




HUF


Hungarian forint


312,62 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2448 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4660 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,2165 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5085 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4968 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8164 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6780 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5430 




KRW


South Korean won


1 317,17 




ZAR


South African rand


17,0187 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3595 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5110 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 035,79 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4635 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,593 




RUB


Russian rouble


78,4507 




THB


Thai baht


40,103 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,1395 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,9963 




INR


Indian rupee


75,5435 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-834/14: Order of the General Court of 6 April 2016 — Forbruger-Kontakt v Commission
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, advertising, control of State aid, national law, newspaper, tax exemption








C_2016191EN.01004502.xml










30.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/45





Order of the General Court of 6 April 2016 — Forbruger-Kontakt v Commission
(Case T-834/14) (1)

(2016/C 191/60)
Language of the case: Danish
The President of the Sixth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 138, 27.4.2015.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7864 — Trelleborg AB/ČGS Holding a.s.) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, merger control, rubber industry








C_2016121EN.01001101.xml










6.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7864 — Trelleborg AB/ČGS Holding a.s.)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 121/08)






1.


On 30 March 2016, 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 Trelleborg AB (‘Trelleborg’, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking ČGS Holding a.s. (‘ČGS’, Czech Republic) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Trelleborg: manufacturing and supply of rubber products, including in particular, agricultural, forestry and industrial tyres, polymer based solutions, seals, and anti-vibration systems,
—   for ČGS: manufacturing and supply of rubber products, including in particular, agricultural, forestry and industrial tyres, polymer based solutions, seals, and anti-vibration systems.










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 M.7864 — Trelleborg AB/ČGS Holding a.s., 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 T-10/16 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 6 April 2016 — GABO:mi v Commission (Application for interim measures — Grants — Sixth and seventh framework programmes of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2002-2006 and 2007-2013) — Letters requesting the repayment of part of the grants awarded — Debit note — Application for suspension of operation — Admissibility — Lack of urgency)
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, damages, eligibility criteria, principle of proportionality, reimbursement of aid, right to justice








C_2016191EN.01003301.xml










30.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/33





Order of the President of the General Court of 6 April 2016 — GABO:mi v Commission
(Case T-10/16 R)
((Application for interim measures - Grants - Sixth and seventh framework programmes of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2002-2006 and 2007-2013) - Letters requesting the repayment of part of the grants awarded - Debit note - Application for suspension of operation - Admissibility - Lack of urgency))
(2016/C 191/44)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: GABO:mi Gesellschaft für Ablauforganisation:milliarium mbH & Co. KG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: M. Ahlhaus and C. Mayer, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: S. Delaude, S. Lejeune and M. Sickierzyńska, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for suspension of operation of, first, two letters from the Commission dated 2 December 2015 informing the applicant that it would proceed with the recovery of a part of the grants that had been awarded to it in the context of the Commission’s sixth and seventh framework programmes for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2002-2006 and 2007-2013) and, secondly, a Commission debit note ordering it to pay EUR 1 770 417,29 by 15 January 2016 at the latest.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The order of 18 January 2016 delivered in Case T-10/16 R is cancelled.










3.


The costs are reserved.
Case T-155/16: Action brought on 6 April 2016 — CFA Institute v EUIPO — Bloss and Others (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL ENGINEER CFE)
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, consultancy, financial services, provision of services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016211EN.01005901.xml










13.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 211/59






Action brought on 6 April 2016 — CFA Institute v EUIPO — Bloss and Others (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL ENGINEER CFE)
(Case T-155/16)
(2016/C 211/73)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: CFA Institute (Charlottesville, Virginia, United States) (represented by: S. Rohlfing and G. Engels, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Michael Bloss (Nürtingen, Germany), Dietmar Ernst (Nürtingen), Joachim Häcker (Nürtingen)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicants of the trade mark at issue: Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word elements ‘CERTIFIED FINANCIAL ENGINEER CFE’ — Application for registration No 9 569 765

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 January 2016 in Case R 454/2015-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


uphold the opposition filed by the plaintiff against the trademark application No 9 569 765 by the participants;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, or;










—


in case the participants will join the proceedings as interveners, to order the participants to pay the costs incurred by the plaintiff both in the appeal proceedings before the EUIPO and in the proceedings before the General Court.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, lubricants








C_2016121EN.01000301.xml










6.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/3





Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(2016/C 121/03)
Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

On page 167, the following text is inserted after the existing text of the explanatory note to CN subheading ‘3403 19 90 Other’:

‘This subheading includes, inter alia, preparations based on synthetic lubricants. In particular, this refers to preparations based on one or more of the following constituents:






—


poly(alphaolefins) or poly(isobutylenes) of which less than 60 % by volume distils at 300 °C, after conversion to 1 013 mbar when a reduced-pressure distillation method is used,










—


long chain alkylaromatics,










—


esters,










—


polyglycols,










—


silicones.’






(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2)  OJ C 76, 4.3.2015, p. 1.
Information concerning the entry into force of the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: India, cooperation agreement (EU), renewal of an agreement, scientific cooperation, technical cooperation, technology








L_2016089EN.01000101.xml










6.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 89/1







Information concerning the entry into force of the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India

The renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India, signed on 23 November 2001
          (1) and renewed in 2007 (2), has, in accordance with Article 11(b) thereof, entered into force on 15 March 2016. The renewal of the Agreement for a further period of 5 years is effective as from 17 May 2015.


(1)  
            OJ L 213, 9.8.2002, p. 29


(2)  
            OJ L 171, 1.7.2009, p. 17.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/604 of 6 April 2016 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Rosée des Pyrénées Catalanes (PGI))
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Catalonia, France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Spain, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, veal








L_2016104EN.01001001.xml










20.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 104/10








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/604
of 6 April 2016
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Rosée des Pyrénées Catalanes (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Spain and France's application to register the name ‘Rosée des Pyrénées Catalanes’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Rosée des Pyrénées Catalanes’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Rosée des Pyrénées Catalanes’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.1. Fresh meat (and offal), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 6 April 2016.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 347, 20.10.2015, p. 19.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7818 — McKesson/UDG Healthcare (pharmaceutical wholesale and associated businesses)) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, medical device, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, wholesale trade








C_2016121EN.01000101.xml










6.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7818 — McKesson/UDG Healthcare (pharmaceutical wholesale and associated businesses))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 121/01)
On 3 March 2016, 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 32016M7818. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-833/14: Order of the General Court of 6 April 2016 — Søndagsavisen v Commission
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, advertising, control of State aid, national law, newspaper, tax exemption








C_2016191EN.01004501.xml










30.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/45





Order of the General Court of 6 April 2016 — Søndagsavisen v Commission
(Case T-833/14) (1)

(2016/C 191/59)
Language of the case: Danish
The President of the Sixth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 138, 27.4.2015.
Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, nut








C_2016121EN.01000302.xml










6.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/3





Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(2016/C 121/04)
Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

On page 53, the explanatory note to CN subheading ‘0802 90 50 Pine nuts’ is replaced by the following:








‘0802 90 50




Pine nuts (Pinus spp.)

This subheading covers pine kernels (fruit of the genus Pinus, such as Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra and Pinus koraiensis), whether or not contained in the cone.’






On page 53, the explanatory note to CN subheading ‘0802 90 85 Other’ is deleted.



(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2)  OJ C 76, 4.3.2015, p. 1.
Case T-150/16: Action brought on 6 April 2016 — Ecolab USA v EUIPO (ECOLAB)
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, research, technology, testing, trade-mark law, water management








C_2016211EN.01005701.xml










13.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 211/57






Action brought on 6 April 2016 — Ecolab USA v EUIPO (ECOLAB)
(Case T-150/16)
(2016/C 211/71)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Ecolab USA, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: V. Töbelmann and C. Menebröcker, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the mark ‘ECOLAB’ — Application for registration No 1 180 255

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 January 2016 in Case R 644/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay its own costs as well as the costs of the applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Articles 7(1)(b), (c) and 7(2) of EUTMR;










—


Infringement of the principles of equal treatment and legal certainty;










—


Infringement of Articles 75 first sentence of EUTMR.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7980 — Sumitomo/Cosan/Biomassa) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, processing industry, sugar industry, wood industry








C_2016121EN.01001001.xml










6.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7980 — Sumitomo/Cosan/Biomassa)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 121/07)






1.


On 23 March 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan) and Cosan SA Indústria e Comércio (‘Cosan’, Brazil) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Biomassa SA. (‘Biomassa’, Brazil) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Sumitomo: trading of metal products, transportation and construction of systems, environment and infrastructure, chemicals and electronics, media, networks and lifestyle related goods, mineral resources and energy,
—   for Cosan: manufacturing and trading of sugar and ethanol, the co-generation of electricity from sugarcane bagasse, logistics services (including transportation, port terminal loading and storage), the production and distribution of lubricants, fuel distribution, piped natural gas distribution to part of the State of Sao Paulo, and agricultural real property holdings in Brazil,
—   for Biomassa: production and commercialization of sugarcane pellets made from sugarcane bagasse and straw.










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 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 M.7980 — Sumitomo/Cosan/Biomassa, 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.