do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-741/16: Action brought on 21 October 2016 — Changmao Biochemical Engineering v Commission
Date: 2016-10-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, food substitute, import (EU), originating product, sweetener








C_2016462EN.01003801.xml










12.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 462/38





Action brought on 21 October 2016 — Changmao Biochemical Engineering v Commission
(Case T-741/16)
(2016/C 462/49)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Changmao Biochemical Engineering Co. Ltd (Changzhou, China) (represented by: R. Antonini, E. Monard and B. Maniatis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1247 of 28 July 2016 Imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of aspartame originating in the People's Republic of China; and










—


order the Commission to bear the costs of the proceedings.





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 by refusing to grant economy market treatment to the applicant, the European Commission violated Article 2(7)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 (1) and the principle of legitimate expectations, and imposed an unreasonable burden of proof in violation of the principle of good administration.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that by relying on the Union producer’s prices and costs to determine the normal value, the European Commission infringed Article 2(7)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the European Commission violated Articles 2(10), 3(2)(a), 3(3) and 9(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 and the principle of good administration, in its rejection of the adjustments.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that by means of its finding that the dumped imports caused material injury to the Union industry, the European Commission violated Article 3(2) and 3(6) (and, in subsidiary order, Article 6(7)) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging that by relying on unreliable data, the European Commission violated Articles 2(7)(a), 3(2), 3(3) and 3(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.






(1)  Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (OJ L 176, p. 21).
Case T-50/16: Order of the General Court of 21 October 2016 — Hungary v Commission
Date: 2016-10-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: drafting of EU law, equal treatment, petition, power of initiative, principle of legal certainty








C_2016475EN.01002502.xml










19.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 475/25





Order of the General Court of 21 October 2016 — Hungary v Commission
(Case T-50/16) (1)

(2016/C 475/38)
Language of the case: Hungarian
The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 145, 25.4.2016.
Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) 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 — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central Macedonia, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Epirus, Greece, Ionian Islands, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2016388EN.01000301.xml










21.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 388/3





Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) 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
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 388/03)






Member State


Greece




Concerned routes


Thessaloniki – Corfu
Thessaloniki – Skyros
Alexandroupolis – Sitia
Aktio – Sitia
Corfu – Aktion – Kefalοnia – Zakinthos
Limnos – Mitilini – Chios – Samos – Rhodes
Rhodes – Kos – Kalymnos – Leros – Astypalea




Period of validity of the contract


1 April 2017 – 31 March 2021




Deadline for submission of tenders


61 days after the day of publication of the notice of PSOs




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained free of charge







Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority




Directorate General for Air Transport




Air Transport and International Affairs Division




Section II




Vas. Georgiou 1




16604 Athens




GREECE




Tel. +30 2108916149 or 8916121




Fax +30 2108947132




Website: www.hcaa.gr
Case C-535/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Specializat Mureș (Romania) lodged on 21 October 2016 — Michael Tibor Bachman v FAER IFN SA
Date: 2016-10-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carriage of goods, consumer protection, credit institution, loan, road transport








C_2017038EN.01000701.xml










6.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/7





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Specializat Mureș (Romania) lodged on 21 October 2016 — Michael Tibor Bachman v FAER IFN SA
(Case C-535/16)
(2017/C 038/09)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Tribunalul Specializat Mureș

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Michael Tibor Bachman

Defendant: FAER IFN SA

Question referred

Must Article 2([b]) of Directive 93/13/EEC, (1) which defines the term ‘consumer’, be interpreted as covering also a natural person who, by means of a novation agreement, has undertaken to repay to a commercial operator, which is a professional lending institution, loans originally granted to a company for purposes inherent in that company’s business activity, that is to say, for investment in the business of the carriage of goods by road, in the case where [that] natural person has no evident link with that company but acted in that way on the basis of links, outside his trade, business or profession, with the person who controlled the company which received the original loans and also with the persons who signed contracts ancillary to the original loan contracts (contracts of guarantee, contracts providing immovable property as security/mortgages)?


(1)  Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8124 — Microsoft/LinkedIn) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet site, economic concentration, information technology, merger control, software








C_2016388EN.01000401.xml










21.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 388/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8124 — Microsoft/LinkedIn)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 388/04)






1.


On 14 October 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 Microsoft Corporation (‘Microsoft’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking LinkedIn Corporation (‘LinkedIn’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Microsoft: design, development and supply of computer software, hardware devices and related services, cloud-based solutions and online advertising,
—   for LinkedIn: supply of websites and mobile applications offering social networking, functionalities, recruiting tools, online education courses and online advertising.










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.8124 — Microsoft/LinkedIn 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8174 — Talanx/Aberdeen/Escala Vila Franca/PNH Parque) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, medical institution, merger control, parking area, real estate business








C_2016388EN.01000101.xml










21.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 388/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8174 — Talanx/Aberdeen/Escala Vila Franca/PNH Parque)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 388/01)
On 14 October 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 32016M8174. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016388EN.01000201.xml










21.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 388/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

20 October 2016
(2016/C 388/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0980 




JPY


Japanese yen


113,76 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4403 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89568 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,7040 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0852 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,9625 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


307,54 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3282 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5030 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,3606 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4314 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4460 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5181 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5185 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5247 




KRW


South Korean won


1 237,37 




ZAR


South African rand


15,2739 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3980 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5075 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 282,24 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5809 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,727 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,5407 




THB


Thai baht


38,408 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,4629 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,3810 




INR


Indian rupee


73,3445 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8132 — FMC Technologies/Technip) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, mining industry








C_2016388EN.01000501.xml










21.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 388/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8132 — FMC Technologies/Technip)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 388/05)






1.


On 14 October 2016, the Commission received 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 FMC Technologies, Inc. (‘FMC’, USA) enters into a full merger, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation, with Technip S.A. (‘Technip’, France) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


FMC is a global provider of products and services for the energy industry, primarily the oil and gas (‘O&G’) segment. It operates three business units on a global basis: (i) subsea technologies; (ii) subsea infrastructure; and (iii) energy infrastructure,










—


Technip is a global provider of engineering, procurement and construction services (EPC) and engineering, procurement, construction and installation services (EPCI) for the energy industry, including, in particular, the O&G segment. It operates in three business areas on a global basis: (i) subsea infrastructure; (ii) onshore facilities; and (iii) offshore platforms.














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.8132 — FMC Technologies/Technip, 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’).