do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-620/13: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — Marchi Industriale v ECHA (REACH — Fee for registration of a substance — Reduction granted to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises — Error in declaration relating to the size of the enterprise — Recommendation 2003/361/EC — Decision imposing an administrative charge — Determination of the size of the undertaking — Power of the ECHA — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2016-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative formalities, aid to undertakings, payment, small and medium-sized enterprises








C_2016402EN.01002701.xml










31.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/27





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — Marchi Industriale v ECHA
(Case T-620/13) (1)

((REACH - Fee for registration of a substance - Reduction granted to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises - Error in declaration relating to the size of the enterprise - Recommendation 2003/361/EC - Decision imposing an administrative charge - Determination of the size of the undertaking - Power of the ECHA - Obligation to state reasons))
(2016/C 402/28)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Marchi Industriale SpA (Florence, Italy) (represented by: M. Baldassarri and F. Donati, lawyers)

Defendant: European Chemicals Agency (represented initially by M. Heikkilä, A. Iber, E. Bigi, J.-P. Trnka and E. Maurage, and subsequently by M. Heikkilä, E. Bigi, J.-P. Trnka and E. Maurage, Agents, and by C. Garcia Molyneux, lawyer)

Re:

Application, first, under Article 263 TFEU, for annulment of Decision SME(2013) 3747 of the ECHA of 19 September 2013, which states that the applicant does not fulfil the conditions to receive a reduction of the fee for medium-sized enterprises and imposing an administrative charge on it and, second, under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of the invoices issued by the ECHA following adoption of Decision SME(2013) 3747.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Marchi Industriale SpA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 24, 25.1.2014.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2016-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, English Channel, France, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2016338EN.01000602.xml










15.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/6





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2016/C 338/08)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


11.7.2016




Duration


11.7.2016 – 31.12.2016




Member State


France




Stock or Group of stocks


RJU/67AKXD




Species


Undulate ray (Raja undulata)




Zone


Union waters of VIIe




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


19/TQ72






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-17/14: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — U4U and Others v Parliament and Council (Special and exceptional provisions applicable to officials serving in a third country — Career of officials with the grade of administrator — Amendment of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union — Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 — Irregularities during the procedure for adopting the measures — Failure to consult the Staff Regulations Committee and the trade unions)
Date: 2016-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrator, expatriate worker, pay scale, promotion, staff regulations (EU), third country








C_2016392EN.01002401.xml










24.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/24





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — U4U and Others v Parliament and Council
(Case T-17/14) (1)

((Special and exceptional provisions applicable to officials serving in a third country - Career of officials with the grade of administrator - Amendment of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union - Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 - Irregularities during the procedure for adopting the measures - Failure to consult the Staff Regulations Committee and the trade unions))
(2016/C 392/27)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Union pour l’Unité (U4U) (Brussels, Belgium), Unité & Solidarité — Hors Union (USHU) (Brussels), Regroupement Syndical (RS) (St Josse ten Noode, Belgium) and Georges Vlandas (Brussels) (represented by: F. Krenc, lawyer)

Defendants: European Parliament (represented by: A. Troupiotis and E. Taneva, acting as Agents) and Council of the European Union (represented initially by: M. Bauer and A. Bisch, and subsequently by M. Bauer, M. Veiga and J. Herrmann, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendants: European Commission (represented initially by: J. Currall and G. Gattinara, and subsequently by G. Gattinara and F. Simonetti, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU and asking for annulment of Article 1(27), (61), (70) and (73)(k) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (OJ 2013 L 287, p. 15), in so far as those provisions amend Article 45 and annexes I, X and XIII of those regulations, annexed to Regulation No 31 (EEC)/11(EAEC) laying down the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ 1962 45, p. 1385).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Union pour l’Unité (U4U), Unité & solidarité — Hors Union (USHU), Regroupement Syndical (RS) and Mr Georges Vlandas to pay the costs;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 112, 14.4.2014.
Case T-121/14: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri v Council (Dumping — Imports of biodiesel originating in Indonesia — Definitive anti-dumping duty — Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 — Normal value — Production costs)
Date: 2016-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Indonesia, anti-dumping duty, biofuel, import (EU), originating product








C_2016392EN.01002601.xml










24.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/26





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri v Council
(Case T-121/14) (1)

((Dumping - Imports of biodiesel originating in Indonesia - Definitive anti-dumping duty - Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 - Normal value - Production costs))
(2016/C 392/30)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri (Medan, Indonesia) (represented by: F. Graafsma and J. Cornelis, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented initially by S. Boelaert, and subsequently by H. Marcos Fraile, acting as Agents, and by R. Bierwagen and C. Hipp, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: J.-F. Brakeland, M. França and A. Stobiecka-Kuik, acting as Agents), and European Biodiesel Board (EBB) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: O. Prost and M.-S. Dibling, lawyers).

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 263 TFUE for annulment of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1194/2013 of 19 November 2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina and Indonesia (OJ 2013 L 315, p. 2) in so far as it imposes an anti-dumping duty on the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Articles 1 and 2 of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1194/2013 of 19 November 2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina and Indonesia, in so far as they concern PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri;










2.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri;










3.


Orders the European Commission and the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 112, 14.4.2014.
Case T-453/15: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — Trinity Haircare v EUIPO — Advance Magazine Publishers (VOGUE) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative trade mark VOGUE — Absolute ground for refusal — No descriptive character — Distinctiveness — Article 52(1)(a), read in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Date: 2016-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016392EN.01003901.xml










24.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/39





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — Trinity Haircare v EUIPO — Advance Magazine Publishers (VOGUE)
(Case T-453/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative trade mark VOGUE - Absolute ground for refusal - No descriptive character - Distinctiveness - Article 52(1)(a), read in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2016/C 392/50)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Trinity Haircare AG (Herisau, Switzerland) (represented by: J. Kroher and K. Bach, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Lewis and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: D. Ivison, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 May 2015 (Case R 2426/2014-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Advance Magazine Publishers and Trinity Haircare.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Trinity Haircare AG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc.






(1)  OJ C 320, 28.9.2015.
Case T-456/14: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — TAO-AFI and SFIE-PE v Parliament and Council (Remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union — Annual adjustment — Regulation (EU) No 422/2014 and Regulation (EU) No 423/2014 — Irregularities during the procedure for adopting the measures — Failure to consult trade unions)
Date: 2016-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, pay, servant (EU), social-security benefit, staff regulations (EU), wage indexing, worker consultation








C_2016392EN.01002701.xml










24.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/27





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — TAO-AFI and SFIE-PE v Parliament and Council
(Case T-456/14) (1)

((Remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union - Annual adjustment - Regulation (EU) No 422/2014 and Regulation (EU) No 423/2014 - Irregularities during the procedure for adopting the measures - Failure to consult trade unions))
(2016/C 392/32)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Association des fonctionnaires indépendants pour la défense de la fonction publique européenne (TAO-AFI) (Brussels, Belgium) and Syndicat des fonctionnaires internationaux et européens — Section du Parlement européen (SFIE-PE) (Brussels) (represented by: M. Casado García-Hirschfeld and J. Vanden Eynde, lawyers)

Defendants: European Parliament (represented by: A. Troupiotis and E. Taneva, acting as Agents) and Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and E. Rebasti, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendants: European Commission (represented by: initially J. Currall and G. Gattinara, then G. Gattinara and F. Simonetti, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU and asking for annulment of Regulations (EU) Nos 422/2014 and 423/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 adjusting with effect from 1 July 2011 and from 1 July 2012 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto (OJ 2014 L 129, respectively, p. 5 and p. 12)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the action;










2)


Orders Association des fonctionnaires indépendants pour la défense de la fonction publique européenne (TAO-AFI) and Syndicat des fonctionnaires internationaux et européens — Section du Parlement européen (SFIE-PE) to pay the costs;










3)


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 261, 11.8.2014.
Case T-339/14: Order of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — Kurchenko v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — Applicant not represented by a lawyer — Applicant having ceased to reply to the Court’s requests — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2016-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Ukraine, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, rights of the defence








C_2016475EN.01001602.xml










19.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 475/16





Order of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — Kurchenko v Council
(Case T-339/14) (1)

((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Applicant not represented by a lawyer - Applicant having ceased to reply to the Court’s requests - No need to adjudicate))
(2016/C 475/26)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Serhiy Vitaliyovych Kurchenko (Chuhuiv, Ukraine) (represented by: B. Kennelly, QC, J. Pobjoy, Barrister, M. Drury, A. Swan, and J. Binns, Solicitors)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: Á. de Elera-San Miguel Hurtado and J.-P. Hix, Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: S. Bartelt and D. Gauci, Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment, first, of Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 66, p. 26) and Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 66, p. 1), and, secondly, Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/364 of 5 March 2015 amending Decision 2014/119 (OJ 2015 L 62, p. 25) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/357 of 5 March 2015 implementing Regulation No 208/2014 (OJ 2015 L 62, p. 1), in so far as those measures apply to the applicant, and, in the alternative, an application under Article 277 TFEU for a declaration of the inapplicability to the applicant of Article 1(1) of Decision 2014/119, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/143 of 29 January 2015 amending Decision 2014/119 (OJ 2015 L 24, p. 16) and of Article 3(1) of Regulation No 208/2014, as amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2015/138 of 29 January 2015 amending Regulation No 208/2014 (OJ 2015 L 24, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no need to adjudicate on this action.










2.


Mr Serhiy Vitaliyovych Kurchenko shall bear his own costs and pay those of the Council of the European Union.










3.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 253, 4.8.2014.
Case C-400/15: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 15 September 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof — Germany) — Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark v Finanzamt Brandenburg (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Taxation — Value Added Tax — Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC — Right to deduction — Decision 2004/817/EC — Legislative provision of a Member State — Expenditure on goods and services — Extent of use of goods or services for non-economic purposes greater than 90 % of total use — Exclusion of the right to deduct)
Date: 2016-09-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Germany, VAT, goods and services, tax harmonisation, tax relief








C_2016419EN.01002102.xml










14.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 419/21





Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 15 September 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof — Germany) — Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark v Finanzamt Brandenburg
(Case C-400/15) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Taxation - Value Added Tax - Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC - Right to deduction - Decision 2004/817/EC - Legislative provision of a Member State - Expenditure on goods and services - Extent of use of goods or services for non-economic purposes greater than 90 % of total use - Exclusion of the right to deduct))
(2016/C 419/27)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark

Defendant: Finanzamt Brandenburg

Operative part of the judgment

Article 1 of Council Decision 2004/817/EC of 19 November 2004 authorising Germany to apply a measure derogating from Article 17 of Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes must be interpreted as meaning that it does not apply to a situation in which the goods or services that an undertaking acquires are used, to an extent greater than 90 %, for non-economic activities, which fall outside the scope of value added tax.


(1)  OJ C 363, 3.11.2015.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8170 — ChemChina/Adama) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, fertiliser industry, merger control, pesticides industry








C_2016338EN.01001301.xml










15.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/13





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8170 — ChemChina/Adama)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 338/15)






1.


On 7 September 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 China National Agrochemical Corporation (‘CNAC’, China) controlled by China National Chemical Corporation (‘ChemChina’, China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd (‘Adama’, Israel) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for CNAC: CNAC is active in the agrochemical sector. It manufactures and sells off-patent active ingredients and formulated products used for crop protection products,
—   for Adama: Adama manufactures and sells off-patent active ingredients and formulated products used for crop protection products, seed treatment, and lawn and garden products. It also manufactures a limited number of non-agrochemical products for the food industry.










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 the 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.8170 — ChemChina/Adama, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016338EN.01000401.xml










15.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

14 September 2016
(2016/C 338/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1218 




JPY


Japanese yen


115,37 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4442 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85078 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5343 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0945 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2748 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,023 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,95 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3420 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4475 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3470 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5022 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4799 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7038 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5440 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5327 




KRW


South Korean won


1 263,14 




ZAR


South African rand


16,0776 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4894 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5000 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 845,90 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6333 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,396 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,1292 




THB


Thai baht


39,140 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7097 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4804 




INR


Indian rupee


75,0710 






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