do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-548/14: Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Spain v Commission (Customs Union — Imports of tuna products originating in Ecuador — Post-clearance recovery of import duties — Request for waiver of recovery of import duties — Article 220(2)(b) and Article 236 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 — Notice to importers published in the Official Journal — Good faith — Application for the remission of import duties — Article 239 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92)
Date: 2016-12-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Ecuador, customs union, import (EU), originating product, sea fish, suspension of customs duties








C_2017038EN.01002501.xml










6.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/25





Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Spain v Commission
(Case T-548/14) (1)

((Customs Union - Imports of tuna products originating in Ecuador - Post-clearance recovery of import duties - Request for waiver of recovery of import duties - Article 220(2)(b) and Article 236 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 - Notice to importers published in the Official Journal - Good faith - Application for the remission of import duties - Article 239 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92))
(2017/C 038/33)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Rubio González, abogado del Estado)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Arenas, A. Caeiros, and B.-R. Killmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment of Article 2 of Decision C(2014) 3007 final of the Commission of 15 May 2014 finding that the remission of import duties is justified for a certain amount and that remission of import duties is not justified for another amount in a particular case (REM 03/2013).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


annuls Article 2 of Decision C(2014) 3007 final of the Commission of 15 May 2014 finding that the remission of import duties is justified for a certain amount and that remission of import duties is not justified for another amount in a particular case (REM 03/2013);










2.


orders the European Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 315, 15.9.2014.
Notice of open competition
Date: 2016-12-15
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: EPSO, assistant, competition (EU), financing, personnel administration








C_2016467EN.01002101.xml










15.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 467/21





NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION
(2016/C 467/08)
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competition:






 


EPSO/AST/139/16 – ASSISTANTS (AST 3)






1.


FINANCE










2.


HUMAN RESOURCES








The competition notice is published in 24 languages in 
Official Journal of the European Union C 467 A of 15 December 2016.
Further information can be found on the EPSO website: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/eu-careers.info/
Case T-212/15: Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Aldi v EUIPO — Miquel Alimentació Grup (Gourmet) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Gourmet — Earlier national word and figurative marks GOURMET and Gourmet — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2016-12-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017038EN.01002802.xml










6.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/28





Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Aldi v EUIPO — Miquel Alimentació Grup (Gourmet)
(Case T-212/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Gourmet - Earlier national word and figurative marks GOURMET and Gourmet - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 038/38)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: C. Fürsen, N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher and N. Bertram, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and M. Fischer, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Miquel Alimentació Grup, SA (Vilamalla, Spain) (represented by: C. Duch Fonoll and R. Niebel, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 February 2015 (Case R 0314/2014-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Miquel Alimentació Grup and Aldi.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Aldi GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 198, 15.6.2015.
Case C-256/15: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije — Slovenia) — Drago Nemec v Republika Slovenija (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2000/35/EC — Combating late payment — Jurisdiction of the Court — Transaction concluded before the accession of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union — Scope — Concept of ‘commercial transaction’ — Concept of ‘undertaking’ — Maximum amount of interest for late payment)
Date: 2016-12-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: commercial transaction, deadline for payment, financial transaction, interest, trade licence








C_2017046EN.01000402.xml










13.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/4





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije — Slovenia) — Drago Nemec v Republika Slovenija
(Case C-256/15) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2000/35/EC - Combating late payment - Jurisdiction of the Court - Transaction concluded before the accession of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union - Scope - Concept of ‘commercial transaction’ - Concept of ‘undertaking’ - Maximum amount of interest for late payment))
(2017/C 046/05)
Language of the case: Slovenian

Referring court

Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Drago Nemec

Defendant: Republika Slovenija

Operative part of the judgment







1.


Article 2(1) of Directive 2000/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on combating late payment in commercial transactions must be interpreted as meaning that a natural person holding a licence to carry on an activity as a self-employed craftsman must be regarded as an ‘undertaking’ within the meaning of that provision, and a transaction concluded by him as a ‘commercial transaction’ within the meaning of that provision, where that transaction, although not part of the activities covered by the licence, forms part of the exercise of an independent economic or professional activity that is structured and stable, which is for the referring court to ascertain in the light of all the circumstances of the case.










2.


Directive 2000/35 must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation, such as Article 376 of the Obligacijski zakonik (Code of obligations), under which interest for late payment accrued but not paid ceases to run when the amount of the interest equals the principal amount.






(1)  OJ C 302, 14.9.2015.
Joined Cases T-678/15 and T-679/15: Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Novartis v EUIPO (Representation of a grey curve and representation of a green curve) (EU trade mark — Applications for EU figurative trade marks representing a grey curve and representing a green curve — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character — Simplicity of the sign — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2016-12-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017038EN.01003202.xml










6.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/32





Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Novartis v EUIPO (Representation of a grey curve and representation of a green curve)
(Joined Cases T-678/15 and T-679/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Applications for EU figurative trade marks representing a grey curve and representing a green curve - Absolute ground for refusal - Distinctive character - Simplicity of the sign - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 038/44)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Zintler, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. Kunz and S. Hanne, Agents)

Re:

Two actions brought against the decisions of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 September 2015 (Cases R 78/2015-5 and R 89/2015-5), concerning applications for registration of two figurative signs, representing a grey curve and representing a green curve, as EU trade marks.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decisions of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 23 September 2015 (Cases R 78/2015-5 and R 89/2015-5);










2.


Allows the appeals brought by Novartis AG before that Board of Appeal;










3.


Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 90, 7.3.2016.
Case T-199/04 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Gul Ahmed Textile Mills v Council (Dumping — Imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan — Interest in bringing proceedings — Initiation of the investigation — Constructed normal value — Manifest error of assessment — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard at a hearing — Comparison between the normal value and the export price — Drawback of import duties — Adjustment — Injury — Causal link — WTO law)
Date: 2016-12-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Pakistan, anti-dumping duty, cotton, import (EU), originating product, right to justice, rights of the defence, textile industry








C_2017038EN.01002101.xml










6.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/21





Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Gul Ahmed Textile Mills v Council
(Case T-199/04 RENV) (1)

((Dumping - Imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan - Interest in bringing proceedings - Initiation of the investigation - Constructed normal value - Manifest error of assessment - Rights of the defence - Obligation to state reasons - Right to be heard at a hearing - Comparison between the normal value and the export price - Drawback of import duties - Adjustment - Injury - Causal link - WTO law))
(2017/C 038/27)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd (Karachi, Pakistan) (represented by: L. Ruessmann, lawyer, and J. Beck, Solicitor)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix, Agent, and by R. Bierwagen and C. Hipp, lawyers)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: J.-F. Brakeland and A. Stobiecka Kuik)

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 of 2 March 2004 imposing a definitive antidumping duty on imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan (OJ 2004 L 66, p. 1), in so far as it concerns the applicant

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd to pay the costs of the Council of the European Union;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 217, 28.8.2004.
Case T-227/15: Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Redpur v EUIPO — Redwell Manufaktur (Redpur) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Redpur — Earlier EU figurative mark redwell INFRAROT HEIZUNGEN — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Date: 2016-12-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, heating, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017038EN.01002901.xml










6.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/29





Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Redpur v EUIPO — Redwell Manufaktur (Redpur)
(Case T-227/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Redpur - Earlier EU figurative mark redwell INFRAROT HEIZUNGEN - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2017/C 038/39)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Redpur GmbH (Hayingen, Germany) (represented by: S. Schiller, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Redwell Manufaktur GmbH (Rotenturm an der Pinka, Austria) (represented by C. Gassauer-Fleissner, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 February 2015 (Case R 678/2014-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Redpur and Redwell Manufaktur.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Redpur GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 236, 20.7.2015.
Case T-758/14: Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Infineon Technologies v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Smart card chips — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Exchanges of commercially sensitive information — Rights of defence — Infringement by object — Proof — Limitation period — Single and continuous infringement — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Value of sales)
Date: 2016-12-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: cartel, control of restrictive practices, electronic component, exchange of information, restriction on competition, rights of the defence, sanction (EU), trade information








C_2017038EN.01002601.xml










6.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/26





Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Infineon Technologies v Commission
(Case T-758/14) (1)

((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Smart card chips - Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU - Exchanges of commercially sensitive information - Rights of defence - Infringement by object - Proof - Limitation period - Single and continuous infringement - 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Value of sales))
(2017/C 038/34)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG (Neubiberg, Germany) (represented by: I. Brinker, U. Soltész and P. Linsmeier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Biolan, A. Dawes, J. Norris-Usher and P. Van Nuffel, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Commission Decision C(2014) 6250 final of 3 September 2014 relating to proceedings under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.39574 — Smart Card Chips) or, in the alternative, for a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Infineon Technologies AG to bear its own costs and to pay those of the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 107, 30.3.2015.
Case T-466/14: Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Spain v Commission (Customs Union — Importation of tuna products from El Salvador — Post-clearance recovery of import or export duties — Application for non-recovery of import duties — Article 220(2)(b) and Article 236 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 — Right to good administration under Article 872a of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 — Error of the competent authorities not reasonably capable of being detected)
Date: 2016-12-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: El Salvador, customs union, import (EU), originating product, right to justice, sea fish, suspension of customs duties








C_2017038EN.01002402.xml










6.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/24





Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Spain v Commission
(Case T-466/14) (1)

((Customs Union - Importation of tuna products from El Salvador - Post-clearance recovery of import or export duties - Application for non-recovery of import duties - Article 220(2)(b) and Article 236 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 - Right to good administration under Article 872a of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 - Error of the competent authorities not reasonably capable of being detected))
(2017/C 038/32)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented initially by A. Rubio González, and subsequently by V. Ester Casas, abogados del Estado)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Arenas, A. Caeiros and B.-R. Killmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment of Commission Decision C(2014) 2363 final of 14 April 2014 which found, in a particular case, that the remission of import duties is justified for a certain amount, but not for another amount (REM 02/2013), inasmuch as it concludes that the remission of the import duties of EUR 14 417 193,41 is not justified.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 261, 11.8.2014.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2264 of 15 December 2016 on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the first partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080
Date: 2016-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, intervention buying, invitation to tender, minimum price, purchase price, skimmed milk powder, tendering








L_2016342EN.01002601.xml










16.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 342/26








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2264
of 15 December 2016
         
on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the first partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),


Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (2), and in particular Article 32 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 (3) has opened the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure.












(2)


In the light of the tenders received for the first partial invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.












(3)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
For the first partial invitation to tender for the selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080, in respect of which the period during which tenders were to be submitted ended on 13 December 2016, the minimum selling price shall be 215,10 EUR/100 kg.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 15 December 2016.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 71.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 of 25 November 2016 opening the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure (OJ L 321, 29.11.2016, p. 45).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8204 — Barloworld South Africa/BayWa/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2016-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural machinery, economic concentration, mechanical engineering, merger control








C_2016467EN.01002801.xml










15.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 467/28





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8204 — Barloworld South Africa/BayWa/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 467/15)






1.


On 8 December 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 Barloworld South Africa Proprietary Limited (‘Barloworld’, South Africa) and BayWa Aktiengesellschaft (‘BayWa’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Barloworld’s agricultural mechanisation and materials handling business in South Africa by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for BayWa: trade in agricultural resources such as seeds, fertilisers and crop protection and agricultural machinery equipment. BayWa distributes agricultural equipment in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. BayWa is also active in the building materials and energy sectors, such as renewable energy, in Austria and Germany,










—


for Barloworld: distribution of leading international brands in equipment and handling services (earthmoving, power systems, materials handling and agricultural equipment) and in automotive services and logistics (car rental fleet services, warehousing, etc.).










—


The joint venture will incorporate Barloworld’s South African agricultural mechanisation and materials handling business and will be jointly controlled by Barloworld and BayWa.














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.8204 — Barloworld South Africa/BayWa/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.