do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case F-47/16: Action brought on 26 August 2016 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, promotion








C_2016371EN.01003301.xml










10.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 371/33





Action brought on 26 August 2016 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-47/16)
(2016/C 371/38)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: S. Orlandi and T. Martin, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

The application to annul the decision not to include the applicant on the list of officials promoted in the context of the 2015 annul promotion exercise.

Form of order sought







—


annul AIPN’s decision not to promote the applicant in the 2015 promotion exercise;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.
Corrigendum to the call for proposals under the multiannual work programme for granting financial aid in the field of the trans-European energy infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility for period 2014-2020 (Commission Decision (C(2016) 1587)) (OJ C 236, 30.6.2016)
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, economic support, energy grid, financial aid, invitation to tender, trans-European network, transport infrastructure, transport network








C_2016311EN.01000701.xml










26.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/7





Corrigendum to the call for proposals under the multiannual work programme for granting financial aid in the field of the trans-European energy infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility for period 2014-2020 (Commission Decision (C(2016) 1587))
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 236 of 30 June 2016
)
(2016/C 311/07)
On page 47:

for:


‘The complete text of the call for proposals is available on:
https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/https%3A//ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-energy/calls/second-2016-cef-energy-call-proposals-2016-2’,


read:


‘The complete text of the call for proposals is available on:
https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-energy/calls/second-2016-cef-energy-call-proposals-cef-energy-2016-2’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8188 — PostFinance/SIX/Twint) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, merger control








C_2016311EN.01000501.xml










26.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8188 — PostFinance/SIX/Twint)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 311/05)






1.


On 19 August 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which PostFinance AG (‘PostFinance’, Switzerland), controlled by Die Schweizerische Post AG, owned by Swiss Confederation, and SIX Payment Services AG, controlled by Six Group AG (‘SIX’, Switzerland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Twint AG (‘Twint’, Switzerland), currently controlled by PostFinance, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


PostFinance offers a variety of financial services including financial transactions and inter-bank services. In particular, it provides arrangements for direct debit and e-billing for its e- and m-banking customers and for users of Electronic Data Interchange,










—


SIX manages the Swiss financial market infrastructure and offers services in the areas of securities trading, financial information and payment transactions.














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.8188 — PostFinance/SIX/Twint, 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.8056 — EPH/PPF Investments/Vattenfall Generation/Vattenfall Mining) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, energy industry, lignite, merger control, mining industry








C_2016311EN.01000301.xml










26.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/3





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8056 — EPH/PPF Investments/Vattenfall Generation/Vattenfall Mining)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 311/03)






1.


On 18 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 Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (‘EPH’, Czech Republic) and PPF Investments Ltd (‘PPF’, Jersey) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertakings Vattenfall Europe Generation AG (‘Vattenfall-G’, Germany) and Vattenfall Europe Mining Aktiengesellschaft (‘Vattenfall-M’, Germany), by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


EPH is a holding company engaged in coal extraction, electricity and heat production from conventional and renewable sources, including electricity, heat distribution as well as gas supply. EPH mainly operates, through subsidiaries, in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Hungary and the United Kingdom.










—


PPF Investments is an international private equity group with a specific focus on transitional economies in Central and Eastern Europe or Asia.










—


Vattenfall-G’s main corporate purpose is the generation of electricity. The company is currently wholly-owned by the seller Vattenfall GmbH, Germany.










—


Vattenfall-M’s main corporate purpose is the mining of raw lignite in the Lusatia region in Eastern Germany and the supplying of the excavated lignite to intra-group lignite-fire power plants and to refinement plants. The company is currently wholly-owned by the seller Vattenfall GmbH, Germany.














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.8056 — EPH/PPF Investments/Vattenfall Generation/Vattenfall Mining, 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’).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 163/2016 of 26 August 2016 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/384]
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, international standard, maritime safety, revision of an agreement, safety standard, technical standard, vehicle parts, vessel




L_2018073EN.01003801.xml










15.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 73/38








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         

            No 163/2016
of 26 August 2016
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/384]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Directive 2014/90/EU repeals with effect from 18 September 2016 Directive 96/98/EC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 18 September 2016.












(3)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Chapter XXXII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






1.


The following point is inserted after point 1 (Council Directive 96/98/EC):






‘2.



32014 L 0090: Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146).’














2.


The text of point 1 (Council Directive 96/98/EC) shall be deleted with effect from 18 September 2016.






Article 2
The text of Directive 2014/90/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 27 August 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 26 August 2016.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR
            





(1)  
            OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146.

(2)  
            OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 25.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8121 — Triton/Fläkt Woods) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, electrical engineering, merger control








C_2016311EN.01000601.xml










26.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8121 — Triton/Fläkt Woods)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 311/06)






1.


On 19 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 Triton Managers IV Limited and TFF IV Limited, part of the Triton group (‘Triton’, Channel Islands), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Fläkt Woods group via its holding company Stromboli Investissements SAS (France) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


The Triton group invests in medium sized businesses having their headquarters in Northern Europe, and in particular in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Nordic Countries, with a focus on businesses in three core sectors: Business Services, Industrials and Consumer/Health. Its portfolio companies include DencoHappel GmbH and Assemblin AB active in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems business area.










—


Fläkt Woods develops, manufactures, markets and sells air technology solutions providing indoor air comfort and fire safety for a wide range of applications.














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.8121 — Triton/Fläkt Woods, 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 F-46/16: Action brought on 26 August 2016 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, competition (EU), professional experience








C_2016371EN.01003202.xml










10.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 371/32





Action brought on 26 August 2016 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-46/16)
(2016/C 371/37)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: L. Levi and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision of the Commission executing a judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal insofar as it refuses to appoint the applicant as an official to the post in which it had already refused to appoint her and which was the subject matter of the decision annulled by that judgment.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of 27 October 2015 by which the Human Resources DG of the European Commission adopted implementing measures in respect of the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of 6 October 2015, F-119/14 FE v Commission;










—


Annul the decision of the Appointing Authority of 19 May 2016 by which the Appointing Authority rejected the claim made by the applicant against the abovementioned decision;










—


Order the defendant to pay EUR 25 000 in compensation for the non-pecuniary harm, that amount being set provisionally;










—


Order the defendant to pay all the costs.
Case F-48/16: Action brought on 26 August 2016 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, action for failure to act, damages, transfer of pension rights








C_2016371EN.01003302.xml










10.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 371/33





Action brought on 26 August 2016 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-48/16)
(2016/C 371/39)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: J. Abiks, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision establishing the number of annuities granted in the EU pension scheme following a request to transfer pension rights and compensation for the damage caused to the applicant owing to the failure of the defendant to respect a reasonable time-limit in processing this request.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of 6 November 2015 by which the Appointing Authority took the final decision to fix the amount transferred to the EU Pension Scheme at EUR 135 955,38 instead of EUR 155 237,25;










—


Order the defendant to compensate the loss of EUR 10 739,28 incurred to the applicant as a result of the breach of sound administration by the Commission services;










—


Order the defendant to pay compensation in the discretion of the Court — not below an amount of EUR 1 000 — to the applicant for the moral damages suffered as a result of the final contested decision;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.
Case T-475/16: Action brought on 26 August 2016 — FTI Touristik v EUIPO — Prantner and Giersch (Fl)
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, air transport, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016383EN.01002201.xml










17.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 383/22





Action brought on 26 August 2016 — FTI Touristik v EUIPO — Prantner and Giersch (Fl)
(Case T-475/16)
(2016/C 383/30)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: FTI Touristik GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: A. Parr, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Harald Prantner (Hamburg, Germany) and Daniel Giersch (Monaco, Monaco)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the mark at issue: the other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark at issue: EU figurative mark with the word element ‘Fl’ — Application No 12 201 273

Proceedings before EUIPO: opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 June 2016 in Case R 480/2015-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016311EN.01000201.xml










26.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

25 August 2016
(2016/C 311/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1290 




JPY


Japanese yen


113,45 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4441 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85570 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4956 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0905 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2771 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,026 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,80 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3123 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4526 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3219 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4840 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4597 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7553 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5453 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5277 




KRW


South Korean won


1 260,33 




ZAR


South African rand


15,9528 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5146 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4916 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 973,93 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5474 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,347 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,2200 




THB


Thai baht


39,032 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,6365 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,8385 




INR


Indian rupee


75,6974 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8169 — Verlinvest/CRC/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, food industry, merger control, real estate business








C_2016311EN.01000401.xml










26.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8169 — Verlinvest/CRC/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 311/04)






1.


On 18 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 undertaking Verlinvest SA (‘Verlinvest’, Belgium) and China Resources (Holdings) Co., Ltd (‘CRC’, Hong Kong SAR) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Resources Verlinvest Health Investment Ltd (‘JV’, Hong Kong SAR) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Verlinvest: Verlinvest is a diversification investment holding company whose principal business is to conduct private and public equity investments in the branded consumer goods industry, including food & beverages, retail and hospitality and digital and media,
—   for CRC: CRC is active in various sectors including power generation, gas, real estate, consumer products, construction materials, pharmaceuticals, finance, consumer retail, healthcare, microelectronics, textiles and chemicals,
—   for the JV: The JV will invest in companies which engage in the development and/or sale of food & beverages products that promote a healthy lifestyle and the provision of community healthcare services, primarily in the People’s Republic of China.










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.8169 — Verlinvest/CRC/JV, 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.
Corrigendum to call for proposals — 233/G/GROW/SAT/16/9288 — Galileo-EGNOS award scheme innovative ideas and support for incubation (OJ C 290, 10.8.2016)
Date: 2016-08-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Norway, Switzerland, cultural event, honour, innovation, invitation to tender, new technology, research policy, satellite navigation








C_2016311EN.01000702.xml










26.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/7





Corrigendum to call for proposals — 233/G/GROW/SAT/16/9288 — Galileo-EGNOS award scheme innovative ideas and support for incubation
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 290 of 10 August 2016
)
(2016/C 311/08)
On page 8, point 5:

for:


‘… http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/funding/index.htm’,


read:


‘… http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8911’.