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Case T-461/16: Action brought on 19 August 2016 — Kaddour v Council
Date: 2016-08-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Syria, economic sanctions, equal treatment, fundamental rights, international sanctions, ownership, principle of proportionality, right to justice, trade restriction








C_2016383EN.01001901.xml










17.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 383/19





Action brought on 19 August 2016 — Kaddour v Council
(Case T-461/16)
(2016/C 383/26)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Khaled Kaddour (Damas, Syrie) (represented by: V. Davies and V. Wilkinson, Solicitors and R. Blakeley, Barrister)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/850 of 27 May 2016 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/840 of 27 May 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria in so far as they relate and/or refer to the applicant;










—


order the Council to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the contested measures (i) are an abuse of process and so a misuse of powers; and (ii) amount to a breach of the applicant’s fundamental rights as protected by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and/or the European Convention of Human Rights in regard to the applicant’s right to good administration and right to an effective remedy and a fair trial.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging a violation of Article 66 TFUE.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the contested measures are vitiated by a manifest error of assessment.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the contested measures amount to a breach of the applicant’s fundamental rights as protected by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and/or the European Convention of Human Rights in regard to the applicant’s rights to respect for his reputation and peaceful enjoyment of his property and the principle of proportionality.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging that the contested measures violate the principle of non-discrimination.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016301EN.01000101.xml










19.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

18 August 2016
(2016/C 301/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1321 




JPY


Japanese yen


113,60 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4417 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86073 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4759 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0853 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2389 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,024 




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,42 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2925 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4687 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3205 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4766 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4524 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7784 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5578 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5194 




KRW


South Korean won


1 257,07 




ZAR


South African rand


15,1227 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5066 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4826 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 871,27 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5281 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,377 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,5612 




THB


Thai baht


39,176 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,6484 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,5540 




INR


Indian rupee


75,6332 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-472/16: Action brought on 19 August 2016 — Marsh v EUIPO (LegalPro)
Date: 2016-08-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, insurance company, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016383EN.01002101.xml










17.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 383/21





Action brought on 19 August 2016 — Marsh v EUIPO (LegalPro)
(Case T-472/16)
(2016/C 383/29)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Marsh GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: W. Riegger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the procedure before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘LegalPro’ — Application No 13 954 177

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 June 2016 in Case R 146/2016-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred in the course of the appeal proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case F-44/16: Action brought on 19 August 2016 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2016-08-19
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: EPSO, assistant, competition (EU), diploma, professional experience








C_2016371EN.01003102.xml










10.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 371/31





Action brought on 19 August 2016 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-44/16)
(2016/C 371/35)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: N. de Montigny and J.-N. Louis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

The annulment of the decision of the jury for competition EPSO/AST-SC/01/14 not to include the applicant on the reserve list for that competition by the fact that she does not fulfill the conditions relating to the diploma and professional experience which are required to be included on it.

Forms of order sought







—


annul the decision of the Head of Unit of EPSO’s Selection Committee of 18 February 2015 informing her that her application for the role of secretary (No EPSO/ASTSC/01/14) was rejected because of the fact that the applicant was not in possession of the diploma and professional experience giving her access to the competition concerned;










—


annul the decision of the Head of Unit of EPSO’s Selection Committee of 17 September 2015 informing her of the rejection of her application for review and confirming the decision of 18 February 2015;










—


annul, as far as necessary, the specific reply rejecting the complaint of 12 May 2016;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8161 — Qualium/Ardian/Kermel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, textile industry








C_2016301EN.01002401.xml










19.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8161 — Qualium/Ardian/Kermel)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 301/03)






1.


On 10 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 Ardian France S.A.S. (‘Ardian’, France) and Qualium S.A.S. (‘Qualium’, France), controlled by Caisse des Dépôts et des Consignations, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Kermel S.A.S. by way of contract of management.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Qualium: Qualium is an asset management company, focusing on leveraged buyouts. It is wholly owned by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, a public group operating in the general interest,
—   for Ardian: Ardian, a public limited company, is a private equity firm that manages a number of investment funds and also holds certain direct investments.










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 the 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 publication of this notification. 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.8161 — Qualium/Ardian/Kermel, 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.
Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Request made by a Contracting Entity — extension of deadline
Date: 2016-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, award of contract, coal mining, peat








C_2016301EN.01002501.xml










19.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/25





Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Request made by a Contracting Entity — extension of deadline
(2016/C 301/04)
On 2 February 2016 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement procedures by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 3 February 2016.
This request is made by Vapo Oy and concerns activities relating to the exploitation of a geographical area for the purposes of extracting fuel peat on the territory of Finland. The relevant notice was published on page 9 of OJ C 96 on 11 March 2016. The initial deadline was 12 August 2016.
Pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of the first paragraph of Annex IV to Directive 2014/25/EU, the deadline may be extended by the Commission with the agreement of those having made the request for exemption concerned. Given that the need to obtain and analyse additional information, and with the agreement of the applicant, the period available to the Commission for deciding on this request is hereby extended by 44 working days. The final deadline is therefore 14 October 2016.


(1)  OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1398 of 19 August 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
Date: 2016-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Iraq, economic sanctions, international sanctions, public sector, trade restriction








L_2016227EN.01000101.xml










20.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 227/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1398
of 19 August 2016
         
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists public bodies, corporations and agencies and natural and legal persons, bodies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources that were located outside Iraq on the date of 22 May 2003 under that Regulation.












(2)


On 12 August 2016, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove two entities from the list of persons or entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply, with reference to paragraphs 19 and 23 of Resolution 1483(2003) of the United Nations Security Council.












(3)


Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is hereby amended as set out in Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 19 August 2016.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments






(1)  
            OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 131/2011 (OJ L 41, 15.2.2011, p. 1).




ANNEX
In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 the following entries are deleted:






(a)









‘65.


IRAQI OIL TANKERS COMPANY (alias IRAQI OIL TANKERS ENTERPRISE). Address: PO Box 37, Basrah, Iraq.’;















(b)









‘171.


STATE OIL MARKETING ORGANISATION. Address: PO Box 5118, Khanat Al-Jaysh, Baghdad, Iraq.’