do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8225 — GeoPost/Corfin 14/BRT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2016-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, carriage of goods, economic concentration, maritime transport, merger control, postal service, road transport








C_2016411EN.01001501.xml










8.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 411/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8225 — GeoPost/Corfin 14/BRT)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 411/04)






1.


On 28 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 undertakings GeoPost SA (‘GeoPost’, France) belonging to the La Poste group and Corfin 14 Srl (‘Corfin 14’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of BRT SpA (‘BRT’, Italy), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   GeoPost: parcel and freight delivery services;
—   Corfin 14: a holding company with no operational activities;
—   BRT: parcel and freight delivery services.










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 number M.8225 — GeoPost/Corfin 14/BRT, 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.
Case C-43/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 November 2016 — BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), LG Electronics Inc. (Appeal — EU trade mark — Application for registration of a figurative mark including the word elements ‘compressor technology’ — Opposition of the proprietor of the word marks KOMPRESSOR PLUS and KOMPRESSOR — Partial refusal of registration — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 60 — Regulation (EC) No 216/96 — Article 8(3) — ‘Ancillary’ appeal — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 8(1)(b) — Weak distinctive character of the earlier national marks — Likelihood of confusion)
Date: 2016-11-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, household electrical appliance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017006EN.01001201.xml










9.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 6/12





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 November 2016 — BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), LG Electronics Inc.
(Case C-43/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - EU trade mark - Application for registration of a figurative mark including the word elements ‘compressor technology’ - Opposition of the proprietor of the word marks KOMPRESSOR PLUS and KOMPRESSOR - Partial refusal of registration - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 60 - Regulation (EC) No 216/96 - Article 8(3) - ‘Ancillary’ appeal - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 8(1)(b) - Weak distinctive character of the earlier national marks - Likelihood of confusion))
(2017/C 006/13)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (represented by: S. Biagosch and R. Kunz-Hallstein, Rechtsanwälte)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent), LG Electronics Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 146, 4.5.2015.
Case T-775/16: Action brought on 8 November 2016 — Dochirnie pidpryiemstvo "Kondyterska korporatsiia ‘Roshen’ v EUIPO — ‘Krasnyj Octyabr’ (Representation of a crayfish)
Date: 2016-11-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery, confectionery product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016475EN.01002402.xml










19.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 475/24





Action brought on 8 November 2016 — Dochirnie pidpryiemstvo "Kondyterska korporatsiia ‘Roshen’ v EUIPO — ‘Krasnyj Octyabr’ (Representation of a crayfish)
(Case T-775/16)
(2016/C 475/36)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Dochirnie pidpryiemstvo "Kondyterska korporatsiia ‘Roshen’ (Kiev, Ukraine) (represented by: R. Žabolienė and I. Lukauskienė, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Joint-Stock Company ‘Krasnyj Octyabr’ (Moscow, Russia)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union No 1 191 921

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 August 2016 in Case R 2419/2015-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) Regulation No 207/2009.
Council Decision (EU) 2016/1972 of 8 November 2016 adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2016
Date: 2016-11-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU expenditure, amending budget, draft budget, financial year, general budget








L_2016304EN.01000501.xml










11.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 304/5








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1972
of 8 November 2016
         
adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2016


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,


Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:







—


the Union's budget for the financial year 2016 was definitively adopted on 25 November 2015 (2),












—


on 30 September 2016, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 4 to the general budget for the financial year 2016,












—


so as to be able to cover urgent funding needs related to migration and security, draft amending budget No 4 to the general budget for 2016 needs to be adopted without delay. Therefore, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council's Rules of Procedure, the 8-week period for the information of national Parliaments laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Sole Article
The Council's position on draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2016 was adopted on 8 November 2016.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/




Done at Brussels, 8 November 2016.


For the Council


The President

P. KAŽIMÍR
            





(1)  
            OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 48, 24.2.2016, p. 1.
Case T-789/16: Action brought on 8 November 2016 — InvoiceAuction B2B v EUIPO (INVOICE AUCTION)
Date: 2016-11-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, auction sale, financial services, invoicing, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2017014EN.01005001.xml










16.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 14/50






Action brought on 8 November 2016 — InvoiceAuction B2B v EUIPO (INVOICE AUCTION)
(Case T-789/16)
(2017/C 014/60)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: InvoiceAuction B2B GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: C. Jonas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark containing the word elements ‘INVOICE AUCTION’ — Application for registration No 13 821 095

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 August 2016 in Case R 2201/2015-1

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 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Council Decision (EU) 2016/1973 of 8 November 2016 adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2016
Date: 2016-11-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU expenditure, amending budget, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU)








L_2016304EN.01000601.xml










11.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 304/6








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1973
of 8 November 2016
         
adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2016


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,


Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:







—


the Union's budget for the financial year 2016 was definitively adopted on 25 November 2015 (2),












—


on 7 October 2016, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 5 to the general budget for the financial year 2016,












—


for needs related to national Treasury management, draft amending budget No 5 to the general budget for 2016 needs to be adopted without delay. Therefore, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council's Rules of Procedure, the 8-week period for the information of national Parliaments laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Sole Article
The Council's position on draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2016 was adopted on 8 November 2016.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/




Done at Brussels, 8 November 2016.


For the Council


The President

P. KAŽIMÍR
            





(1)  
            OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 48, 24.2.2016, p. 1.
Council Decision (EU) 2016/2025 of 8 November 2016 appointing three members and two alternate members, proposed by the Republic of Poland of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2016-11-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Poland, appointment of members








L_2016313EN.01002301.xml










19.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 313/23








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/2025
of 8 November 2016
         
appointing three members and two alternate members, proposed by the Republic of Poland of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Polish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


Three members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Jacek PROTAS, Mr Marek SOWA and Mr Jerzy ZAJĄKAŁA.












(3)


An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Krysztof PASZYK.












(4)


An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Władysław ORTYL as a member of the Committee of the Regions,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






(a)


as members:






—


Gustaw Marek BRZEZIN, marszałek województwa warmińsko-mazurskiego,










—


Władysław ORTYL, marszałek województwa podkarpackiego,











—


Dariusz Antoni STRUGAŁA, burmistrz miasta i gminy Jaraczewo;





and










(b)


as alternate members:






—


Jacek KRUPA, marszałek województwa malopolskiego,










—


Wojciech SAŁUGA, marszałek województwa śląskiego.










Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 8 November 2016.


For the Council


The President

P. KAŽIMÍR
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Council Decision (EU) 2016/1980 of 8 November 2016 appointing a member, proposed by the Italian Republic of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2016-11-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Italy, appointment of members








L_2016305EN.01002801.xml










12.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 305/28








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1980
of 8 November 2016
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Italian Republic of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Italian Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Alessandro PASTACCI,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Mr Giuseppe RINALDI, Presidente della Provincia di Rieti.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 8 November 2016.


For the Council


The President

P. KAŽIMÍR
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Council Decision (EU) 2016/1981 of 8 November 2016 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Sweden, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2016-11-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Sweden, appointment of members








L_2016305EN.01002901.xml










12.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 305/29








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1981
of 8 November 2016
         
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Sweden, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Swedish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020. On 20 July 2015, by Council Decision (EU) 2015/1203 (4), Mr Kenth LÖVGREN was replaced by Ms Ingeborg WIKSTEN as an alternate member.












(2)


An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Ingeborg WIKSTEN,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Mr Mohamad HASSAN, Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Uppsala kommun.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 8 November 2016.


For the Council


The President

P. KAŽIMÍR
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).

(4)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/1203 of 20 July 2015 appointing three Swedish members and six Swedish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 195, 23.7.2015, p. 44).
Case T-802/16: Action brought on 08 November 2016 — Endoceutics v EUIPO — Merck (FEMIBION)
Date: 2016-11-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017022EN.01004501.xml










23.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/45





Action brought on 08 November 2016 — Endoceutics v EUIPO — Merck (FEMIBION)
(Case T-802/16)
(2017/C 022/61)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Endoceutics, Inc. (Quebec, Canada) (represented by: M. Wahlin, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘FEMIBION’ — EU trade mark No 898 924

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 July 2016 in Case R 1608/2015-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in part and revoke the EUTM for ‘pharmaceutical preparations for immune system support, for menopause, for menstruation, for treatment and management of pregnancy, for the prevention, treatment and management of stress, for the prevention, treatment and management of stress ill-balanced or deficient nutrition’;










—


order the EUTM proprietor to pay the Applicant’s costs on the appeal and with regard to the proceedings at the EUIPO.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7902 — Marriott International/Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide) (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2016-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, franchising, hotel industry, intellectual property, merger control, real estate business








C_2016411EN.01000101.xml










8.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 411/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7902 — Marriott International/Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 411/01)
On 27 June 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 language 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 32016M7902. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.