do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-687/15: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Marcas Costa Brava v EUIPO — Excellent Brands JMI (Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl — Earlier EU figurative mark café crem — Relative ground for refusal — Lack of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, coffee, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017078EN.01002701.xml










13.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/27





Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Marcas Costa Brava v EUIPO — Excellent Brands JMI (Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl)
(Case T-687/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl - Earlier EU figurative mark café crem - Relative ground for refusal - Lack of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 078/36)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Marcas Costa Brava, SL (Sils, Spain) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina and J. Manresa Medina, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Excellent Brands JMI Ltd (Baar, Switzerland) (represented by: D. Majer, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 September 2015 (Case R 2757/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Marcas Costa Brava and Excellent Brands JMI.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Marcas Costa Brava, SL, to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 48, 8.2.2016.
Case C-53/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fövárosi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 2 February 2017 — Bericap Záródástechnikai Cikkeket Gyártó Bt. v Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, group of companies, type of business








C_2017144EN.01002201.xml










8.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/22





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fövárosi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 2 February 2017 — Bericap Záródástechnikai Cikkeket Gyártó Bt. v Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium
(Case C-53/17)
(2017/C 144/28)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Fövárosi Törvényszék

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Bericap Záródástechnikai Cikkeket Gyártó Bt.

Defendant: Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium

Questions referred







1.


Is the subparagraph of Article 3(3) of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 (1) which is worded ‘Enterprises which have one or other of such relationships through a natural person or group of natural persons acting jointly are also considered linked enterprises if they engage in their activity or in part of their activity in the same relevant market or in adjacent markets’ to be interpreted as meaning that enterprises carrying out their activities on the same market as members of a global group of companies held by the same group of proprietors are considered to be ‘linked enterprises’ vis-à-vis one another automatically and regardless of other circumstances, without it being necessary to examine in detail whether they are in fact in one of the relationships referred to in Article 3(3)(a), (b), (c) and (d) or whether they are acting jointly on the same market;










2.


If not, must that subparagraph be interpreted as meaning that enterprises carrying out their activities on the same market as members of a group of companies held by the same group of proprietors are considered to be ‘linked enterprises’ vis-à-vis one another only where they are in one of the relationships referred to in Article 3(3)(a), (b), (c) and (d)?






(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General block exemption Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance); OJ 2008 L 214, p. 3.
Case T-476/16: Order of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Adama Agriculture and Adama France v Commission
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: chemical product, equal treatment, herbicide, market approval, plant health control, principle of proportionality, right to justice, rights of the defence, toxic substance, withdrawal from the market








C_2017086EN.01003301.xml










20.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 86/33





Order of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Adama Agriculture and Adama France v Commission
(Case T-476/16) (1)

(2017/C 086/43)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 402, 31.10.2016.
Case T-690/15: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Marcas Costa Brava v EUIPO — Excellent Brands JMI (Cremcaffé) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Cremcaffé — Earlier EU figurative mark café crem — Relative ground for refusal — Lack of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, coffee, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017078EN.01002802.xml










13.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/28





Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Marcas Costa Brava v EUIPO — Excellent Brands JMI (Cremcaffé)
(Case T-690/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Cremcaffé - Earlier EU figurative mark café crem - Relative ground for refusal - Lack of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 078/38)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Marcas Costa Brava, SL (Sils, Spain) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina and J. Manresa Medina, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Excellent Brands JMI Ltd (Baar, Switzerland) (represented by: D. Majer, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 September 2015 (Case R 2586/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Marcas Costa Brava and Excellent Brands JMI.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Marcas Costa Brava, SL, to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 48, 8.2.2016.
Case T-510/15: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Mengozzi v EUIPO — Consorzio per la tutela dell’olio extravergine di oliva Toscano (TOSCORO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark TOSCORO — Earlier protected geographical indication ‘Toscano’ — Absolute ground for refusal — Article 142 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 — Declaration of partial invalidity)
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, condiment, olive oil, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017078EN.01002601.xml










13.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/26





Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Mengozzi v EUIPO — Consorzio per la tutela dell’olio extravergine di oliva Toscano (TOSCORO)
(Case T-510/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark TOSCORO - Earlier protected geographical indication ‘Toscano’ - Absolute ground for refusal - Article 142 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 - Declaration of partial invalidity))
(2017/C 078/34)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Roberto Mengozzi (Monaco, Monaco) (represented by: T. Schuffenecker, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko and S. Crabbe, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Consorzio per la tutela dell’olio extravergine di oliva Toscano IGP (Florence, Italy) (represented by: F. Albisinni, lawyer)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 June 2015 (Case R 322/2014-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Consorzio per la tutela dell’olio extravergine di oliva Toscano IGP and Mr Mengozzi.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Roberto Mengozzi to pay, in addition to his own costs, the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Consorzio per la tutela dell’olio extravergine di oliva Toscano IGP;










3.


Orders the Italian Republic to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 354, 26.10.2015.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, textile product








C_2017033EN.01000201.xml










2.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 33/2





Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(2017/C 33/02)
Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

On page 235


The following text and image are inserted as second paragraph to General:


‘Textile fabrics, partially covered by plastic dots applied in a regular pattern, giving anti-slip properties to the fabric, are not considered “bearing designs” within the meaning of Note 2(a)(4) to Chapter 59. The fabric is considered to be merely coated or covered, provided that the objective characteristics of the article do not give the indication that the product was neither coated nor covered but treated differently (e.g. printed).

 ’



(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2)  OJ C 76, 4.3.2015, p. 1.
Special Report No 36/2016 — ‘An assessment of the arrangements for closure of the 2007-2013 cohesion and rural development programmes’
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU aid, EU programme, distribution of EU funding, economic and social cohesion, financial control, financial management, fund (EU), general budget (EU), operational programme, rural development








C_2017033EN.01000301.xml










2.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 33/3





Special Report No 36/2016
‘An assessment of the arrangements for closure of the 2007-2013 cohesion and rural development programmes’
(2017/C 33/03)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 36/2016 ‘An assessment of the arrangements for closure of the 2007-2013 cohesion and rural development programmes’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu
Case T-689/15: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Marcas Costa Brava v EUIPO — Excellent Brands JMI (Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl — Earlier EU figurative mark café crem — Relative ground for refusal — Lack of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, coffee, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017078EN.01002801.xml










13.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/28





Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Marcas Costa Brava v EUIPO — Excellent Brands JMI (Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl)
(Case T-689/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl - Earlier EU figurative mark café crem - Relative ground for refusal - Lack of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 078/37)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Marcas Costa Brava, SL (Sils, Spain) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina and J. Manresa Medina, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Excellent Brands JMI Ltd (Baar, Switzerland) (represented by: D. Majer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 September 2015 (Case R 2491/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Marcas Costa Brava and Excellent Brands JMI.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Marcas Costa Brava, SL, to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 48, 8.2.2016.
Case T-381/15: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — IMG v Commission (Protection of the European Union’s financial interests — Strengthened audit and monitoring measures and verification warning in the early warning system (EWS) — Decision suspending the possibility for the applicant to conclude contracts for indirect management with the Commission having regard to doubts regarding its status as an international organisation — Action for annulment — Act not open to challenge — No interest in bringing proceedings — Partial inadmissibility — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Proportionality — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Application for damages)
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: audit, contract, damages, financial control, interest in bringing an action, international organisation, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence








C_2017078EN.01002401.xml










13.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/24





Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — IMG v Commission
(Case T-381/15) (1)

((Protection of the European Union’s financial interests - Strengthened audit and monitoring measures and verification warning in the early warning system (EWS) - Decision suspending the possibility for the applicant to conclude contracts for indirect management with the Commission having regard to doubts regarding its status as an international organisation - Action for annulment - Act not open to challenge - No interest in bringing proceedings - Partial inadmissibility - Rights of the defence - Obligation to state reasons - Manifest error of assessment - Proportionality - Legal certainty - Legitimate expectations - Application for damages))
(2017/C 078/32)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: International Management Group (IMG) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Levi and A.Tymen, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz and S. Bartelt, Agents)

Re:

First, application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the Commission’s letter in which that institution orders the strengthening of audit and monitoring measures and the issuing of a verification warning and refuses to allow the applicant to conclude contracts with the Commission for indirect management and, secondly, application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm which the applicant allegedly suffered as a result of the adoption of the measures envisaged in that letter.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that there is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action in so far as International Management Group (IMG) seeks the annulment of the registration of a verification warning with regard to it in the early warning system;










2.


Dismisses the action as inadmissible or unfounded as to the remainder;










3.


Orders IMG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 337, 12.10.2015.
Case T-29/15: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — International Management Group v Commission (Development cooperation — Annual Action Programme in favour of Myanmar/Burma to be financed from the general budget of the European Union — Budget implementing decision — Modification — Action for annulment — Challengeable act — Admissibility — Obligation to state reasons — Principle of sound financial management — Principle of good administration — Transparency — Remedy — Legitimate expectations)
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU financing, Myanmar/Burma, action programme, administrative transparency, development aid, financing of aid, general budget (EU), implementation of the budget, transparency in decision-making








C_2017078EN.01002201.xml










13.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/22





Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — International Management Group v Commission
(Case T-29/15) (1)

((Development cooperation - Annual Action Programme in favour of Myanmar/Burma to be financed from the general budget of the European Union - Budget implementing decision - Modification - Action for annulment - Challengeable act - Admissibility - Obligation to state reasons - Principle of sound financial management - Principle of good administration - Transparency - Remedy - Legitimate expectations))
(2017/C 078/29)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: International Management Group (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: M. Burgstaller, C. Farrell, Solicitors, and E. Wright, Barrister)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz and S. Bartelt, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Commission Implementing Decision C(2014) 9787 final of 16 December 2014, amending Implementing Decision C(2013) 7682 final on the Annual Action Programme 2013 in favour of Myanmar/Burma to be financed from the general budget of the European Union.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders International Management Group to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 81, 9.3.2015.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,00 % on 1 February 2017 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2017033EN.01000101.xml










2.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 33/1





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,00 % on 1 February 2017
Euro exchange rates (2)

1 February 2017
(2017/C 33/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0790 




JPY


Japanese yen


122,25 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4370 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85418 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4253 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0680 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8830 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,78 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3186 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5478 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,0581 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4225 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4097 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3720 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4817 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5240 




KRW


South Korean won


1 247,86 




ZAR


South African rand


14,4837 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4270 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4645 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 424,00 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7782 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,713 




RUB


Russian rouble


64,8674 




THB


Thai baht


37,894 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3918 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,3405 




INR


Indian rupee


72,7540 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-686/15: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Marcas Costa Brava v EUIPO — Excellent Brands JMI (Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl — Earlier EU figurative mark café crem — Relative ground for refusal — Lack of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-02-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, coffee, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017078EN.01002602.xml










13.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/26





Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Marcas Costa Brava v EUIPO — Excellent Brands JMI (Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl)
(Case T-686/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl - Earlier EU figurative mark café crem - Relative ground for refusal - Lack of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 078/35)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Marcas Costa Brava, SL (Sils, Spain) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina and J. Manresa Medina, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Excellent Brands JMI Ltd (Baar, Switzerland) (represented by: D. Majer, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 September 2015 (Case R 2517/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Marcas Costa Brava and Excellent Brands JMI.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Marcas Costa Brava, SL, to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 48, 8.2.2016.