do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case F-43/16: Action brought on 18 August 2016 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2016-08-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: EPSO, assistant, competition (EU), family relationship








C_2016371EN.01003101.xml










10.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 371/31





Action brought on 18 August 2016 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-43/16)
(2016/C 371/34)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: M. Cornacchia, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision excluding the applicant from the competition EPSO/AST-SC/03/15 because he failed to inform EPSO of his family connection to a member of the selection board of that competition.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of 19 May 2016, taken in response to the request for re-examination made by the applicant on 5 November 2015, by which the president of the selection board of competition EPSO/AST-SC/03/15 confirmed the decision to exclude him from that competition and, if necessary, the decision rejecting the appeal and the initial decision;










—


Order the Commission to pay the costs.
Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Union of ironing boards originating in the People’s Republic of China: modification of the name of a company subject to an individual anti-dumping duty rate
Date: 2016-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, household article, import (EU), originating product








C_2016298EN.01000301.xml










18.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/3





Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Union of ironing boards originating in the People’s Republic of China: modification of the name of a company subject to an individual anti-dumping duty rate
(2016/C 298/04)
Imports of ironing boards originating in the People’s Republic of China are subject to definitive anti-dumping duties, imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 695/2013 (1).
Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares and Hardware Co. Ltd, a company located in the People’s Republic of China, whose exports to the Union of ironing boards are subject to an individual anti-dumping duty rate of 18,1 % by the aforementioned Regulation, has informed the Commission that on 12 January 2016 it has changed its name into Guangdong Wireking Household Supplies Co. Ltd.
The company has asked the Commission to confirm that the change of name does not affect the right of the company to benefit from the individual duty rate applied to the company under its previous name of Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares and Hardware Co. Ltd.
The Commission has examined the information supplied and concluded that the change of name in no way affects the findings of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 695/2013.
Therefore, the reference in Article 1, paragraph 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 695/2013 to
‘Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares and Hardware Co. Ltd, Foshan’
should be read as
‘Guangdong Wireking Household Supplies Co. Ltd, Foshan’.
The rate of duty (18,1 %) and the TARIC additional code A785 previously attributed to Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares and Hardware Co. Ltd, Foshan shall apply to Guangdong Wireking Household Supplies Co. Ltd, Foshan.


(1)  OJ L 198, 23.7.2013, p. 1.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1439 of 18 August 2016 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oriel Sea Salt (PDO))
Date: 2016-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, Leinster, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, salt








L_2016234EN.01000901.xml










31.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 234/9








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1439
of 18 August 2016
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oriel Sea Salt (PDO))


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, Ireland's application to register the name ‘Oriel Sea Salt’ 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 ‘Oriel Sea Salt’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Oriel Sea Salt’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 2.6. Salt, 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, 18 August 2016.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Carlos MOEDAS
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ C 141, 22.4.2016, p. 21.

(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).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1438 of 18 August 2016 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oriel Sea Minerals (PDO))
Date: 2016-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, Leinster, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, salt








L_2016234EN.01000801.xml










31.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 234/8








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1438
of 18 August 2016
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oriel Sea Minerals (PDO))


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, Ireland's application to register the name ‘Oriel Sea Minerals’ 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 ‘Oriel Sea Minerals’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Oriel Sea Minerals’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 2.6. Salt, 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, 18 August 2016.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Carlos MOEDAS
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ C 155, 30.4.2016, p. 11.

(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).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8033 — BMW/ALBA/Encory) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, retail trade, waste management








C_2016298EN.01001401.xml










18.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8033 — BMW/ALBA/Encory)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 298/06)






1.


On 8 August 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (‘BMW’, Germany) and ALBA Group plc & Co. KG (‘ALBA’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Encory GmbH (‘Encory’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


BMW is a car and motorcycle producer present with the brands BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce on the market,










—


ALBA is a global waste management company, also active in the supply of raw materials,










—


Encory will be active in recycling, processing and resale of used car parts, providing also waste management services for car parts and residues.














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.8033 — BMW/ALBA/Encory, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8118 — OpenGate Capital/Umicore Zinc Chemicals) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, metallurgical industry








C_2016298EN.01001501.xml










18.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8118 — OpenGate Capital/Umicore Zinc Chemicals)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 298/07)






1.


On 5 August 2016, 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 undertakings OpenGate Capital Partners I, LP and OpenGate Capital Partner I-A, LP (together ‘OpenGate Capital’, Cayman Islands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of Umicore Zinc Chemicals Belgium NV/SA, Umicore Norway AS, Umicore Hunan Fuhong Zinc Chemicals Co. Ltd, Umicore Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Umicore Nederland BV, Umicore Marketing Services USA Inc., Umicore Shanghai Co. (together ‘UZC’) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for OpenGate Capital: global private equity firm,
—   for UZC: activities in zinc oxides, fine zinc powders and fine zinc powders for battery materials.










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.8118 — OpenGate Capital/Umicore Zinc Chemicals 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8108 — CVC/Sisal Group) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gaming, merger control








C_2016298EN.01000102.xml










18.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8108 — CVC/Sisal Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 298/02)
On 11 August 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 English 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 32016M8108. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Decision of 18 August 2016 on appointing the members of the European Consumer Consultative Group and their alternates
Date: 2016-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU office or agency, appointment of members, consumer information, consumer movement








C_2016306EN.01000401.xml










23.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 306/4





COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 August 2016
on appointing the members of the European Consumer Consultative Group and their alternates
(2016/C 306/05)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Commission Decision 2009/705/EC of 14 September 2009 setting up European Consumer Consultative Group (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
The mandate of the current members of the European Consumer Consultative Group expires on 18 July 2016.
Therefore, it is necessary to appoint new members and alternates for a three year period, on the basis of the proposals put forward by the Member States and the European Consumer Organisations,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following persons are appointed members or alternates of the European Consumer Consultative Group for a three-year term of office:






Members


Alternates




Gabriele ZGUBIC-ENGLEDER (AT)


Ulrike DOCEKAL (AT)




Joost VANDENBROUCKE (BE)


Leen DE CORT (BE)




Bogomil NIKOLOV (BG)


Daniela IVANOVA (BG)




Igor VUJOVIĆ (HR)


Vlado BILJARSKI (HR)




Loucas ARISTODEMOU (CY)


Eleni I. KAKOURI (CY)




Karel PAVLÍK (CZ)


Libor DUPAL (CZ)




Benedicte FEDERSPIEL (DK)


Lars PRAM (DK)




Isabelle Marie Charlotte BUSCKE (DE)


Thomas Martin BOBINGER (DE)




Helle ARUNIIT (EE)


Tiiu MÜÜRSEPP (EE)




Dermott JEWELL (IE)


Raymond O’ROURKE (IE)




Celia K. TSEKERIS (EL)


Sophia MAGGIOROU (EL)




Concepción MARTIN REY (ES)


Carlos PUENTE MARTIN (ES)




Karine DE CRESCENZO (FR)


Sandrine PERROIS (FR)




Mariano VOTTA (IT)


Flavia CAVALERO (IT)




Andrejs VANAGS (LV)


Baiba MILTOVIČA (LV)




Eglė KYBARTIENĖ (LT)


Rūtenis PAUKŠTE (LT)




Bob SCHMITZ (LU)


Guy FETTES (LU)




Anikó HARASZTI (HU)


Alexandra BARAN (HU)




Evelyn CHETCUTI (MT)


Pauline AZZOPARDI (MT)




Michiel KARSKENS (NL)


Jacobus T. PETERS (NL)




Grażyna ROKICKA (PL)


Kamil PLUSKWA-DĄBROWSKI (PL)




Luís Sieuve DE LIMA DA SILVEIRA RODRIGUES (PT)


Mário AGOSTINHO REIS (PT)




Irina CHIRITOIU (RO)


Sorin MIERLEA (RO)




Mojca STRUCL (SI)


Breda KUTIN (SI)




Petra VARGOVÁ ČASKOVSKÁ (SK)


Miroslav TULÁK (SK)




Juha BEURLING (FI)


Ilkka SALMINEN (FI)




Jens HENRIKSSON (SE)


Christin HOLM GATICA (SE)




Amber Elizabeth Joy BECHROURI (UK)


Heidi RANSCOMBE (UK)




Chiara GIOVANNINI (ANEC)


Stephen RUSSELL (ANEC)




Monique GOYENS (BEUC)


Ursula PACHL (BEUC)




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

Done at Brussels, 18 August 2016.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Carlos MOEDAS

Member of the Commission





(1)  OJ L 244, 16.9.2009, p. 21.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7927 — EPH/ENEL/SE) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, energy industry, energy production, energy supply, gas industry, merger control








C_2016298EN.01000101.xml










18.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7927 — EPH/ENEL/SE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 298/01)
On 25 July 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 English 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 32016M7927. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016298EN.01000201.xml










18.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

17 August 2016
(2016/C 298/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1276 




JPY


Japanese yen


113,53 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4413 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86640 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4951 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0863 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2812 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,023 




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,63 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2907 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4753 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3086 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4780 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4529 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7457 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5596 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5160 




KRW


South Korean won


1 252,95 




ZAR


South African rand


15,1708 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4825 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4759 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 827,94 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5172 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,350 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,2019 




THB


Thai baht


39,104 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,6238 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,4678 




INR


Indian rupee


75,3999 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.