do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/255 of 8 February 2017 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Lucques du Languedoc (PDO))
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, designation of origin, labelling, olive, product designation








L_2017038EN.01003601.xml










15.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 38/36








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/255
of 8 February 2017
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Lucques du Languedoc (PDO))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, France's application to register the name ‘Lucques du Languedoc’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Lucques du Languedoc’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Lucques du Languedoc’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 8 February 2017.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 374, 13.10.2016, p. 7.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/221 of 8 February 2017 amending for the 259th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism, trade restriction








L_2017034EN.01003001.xml










9.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 34/30








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/221
of 8 February 2017
         
amending for the 259th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(5) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.












(2)


On 3 February 2017, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove one natural person from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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, 8 February 2017.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Acting Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments






(1)  
            OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.




ANNEX
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ is deleted:


            ‘Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (alias (a) Gulabudin Hekmatyar, (b) Golboddin Hikmetyar, (c) Gulbuddin Khekmatiyar, (d) Gulbuddin Hekmatiar, (e) Gulbuddin Hekhmartyar, (f) Gulbudin Hekmetyar). Date of birth: 1.8.1949. Place of birth: Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Belongs to the Kharoti tribe; (b) Believed to be in the Afghanistan/Pakistan border area as at January 2011; (c) Father's name is Ghulam Qader. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4)(b): 20.2.2003.’
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017041EN.01000201.xml










8.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

7 February 2017
(2017/C 41/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0675 




JPY


Japanese yen


119,94 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4353 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86330 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4810 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0658 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8838 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,71 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3035 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4899 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,9785 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4014 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4072 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2823 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4631 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5142 




KRW


South Korean won


1 224,51 




ZAR


South African rand


14,3443 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3487 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4480 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 228,17 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7354 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,108 




RUB


Russian rouble


63,4442 




THB


Thai baht


37,416 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3378 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,0334 




INR


Indian rupee


71,9730 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8321 — Centerbridge/Alpha Bank/Kaican) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, merger control








C_2017041EN.01000102.xml










8.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8321 — Centerbridge/Alpha Bank/Kaican)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 41/02)
On 27 January 2017, 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 32017M8321. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Moldova, Ukraine, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), iron and steel product, originating product








C_2017041EN.01000401.xml










8.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/4





Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2017/C 41/05)
Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) following which no duly substantiated request for a review was lodged, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measure mentioned below will expire.
This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of 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 (2).









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Steel ropes and cables


Ukraine
Moldova


Anti-dumping duty


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 102/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of steel ropes and cables originating in the People’s Republic of China and Ukraine as extended to imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from Morocco, Moldova and the Republic of Korea, whether declared as originating in these countries or not, following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 and terminating the expiry review proceeding concerning imports of steel ropes and cables originating in South Africa pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 36, 9.2.2012, p. 1).


10.2.2017






(1)  OJ C 180, 19.5.2016, p. 2.

(2)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(3)  The measure will expire at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Case T-83/17: Action brought on 8 February 2017 — Heineken Romania v EUIPO — Lénárd (Csíki Sör)
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, beer, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017121EN.01003702.xml










18.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/37





Action brought on 8 February 2017 — Heineken Romania v EUIPO — Lénárd (Csíki Sör)
(Case T-83/17)
(2017/C 121/55)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Heineken Romania SA (Bucharest, Romania) (represented by: A.-M. Baciu, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: András Lénárd (Sincraieni, Romania)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘Csíki Sör’ — Application for registration No 12 105 839

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 November 2016 in Case R 1310/2015-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


annul the decision of the Opposition Division of July 1st, 2015 in Opposition B 002 279 514;










—


upheld the opposition B 002 279 514;










—


reject the European Union trade mark application No 012 105 839‘Csíki Sör’ in its entirety.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-87/17: Action brought on 8 February 2017 — Kuka Systems v EUIPO (Matrix light)
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, machinery, mechanical engineering, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vehicle








C_2017104EN.01006201.xml










3.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 104/62





Action brought on 8 February 2017 — Kuka Systems v EUIPO (Matrix light)
(Case T-87/17)
(2017/C 104/86)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Kuka Systems GmbH (Augsburg, Germany) (represented by: B. Maneth and C. Huch-Hallwachs, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Mark at issue: EU word mark ‘Matrix light’ — Application for registration No 14 779 714

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 December 2016 in Case R 886/2016-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8380 — CPPIB/Apax/GL) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, information technology industry, merger control








C_2017041EN.01001701.xml










8.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/17





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8380 — CPPIB/Apax/GL)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 41/08)






1.


On 1 February 2017, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada) acquires joint control of GlobalLogic Holdings Limited (‘GlobalLogic’, Jersey), currently solely controlled by Apax Partners LLP (‘Apax’, UK), within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation via a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for CPPIB: professional investment management, investing the assets of the Canada Pension Plan;
—   for Apax: investment advisory services to private equity funds investing in a range of industry sectors;
—   for GlobalLogic: software development services and related consulting to a variety of sectors.










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.8380 — CPPIB/Apax/GL, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8339 — Macquarie/Prédica/Pisto) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, oil industry








C_2017041EN.01000101.xml










8.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8339 — Macquarie/Prédica/Pisto)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 41/01)
On 24 January 2017, 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 French 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 32017M8339. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Call for proposals under the multiannual work programme for financial assistance in the field of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Transport sector for the period 2014-2020: ‘Blending’ call (Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 164 of 20 January 2017)
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financial instrument, EU programme, financial aid, invitation to tender, trans-European network, transport network








C_2017041EN.01000301.xml










8.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/3





Call for proposals under the multiannual work programme for financial assistance in the field of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Transport sector for the period 2014-2020: ‘Blending’ call
(Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 164 of 20 January 2017)
(2017/C 41/04)
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, is hereby launching a call for proposals (CEF-Transport-Blending-2017 (General envelope) in order to award grants in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the multiannual work programme for financial assistance in the field of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Transport sector.
The call concerns proposals for projects of common interest combining CEF grants with financing from the European Fund for Strategic Investments, or the European Investment Bank, or National Promotional Banks, or private sector investors, in order to maximise the leverage of private sector involvement and capital in the delivery of projects, while respecting the principle of non-cumulative award. The indicative call budget is EUR 1 billion.
There are two deadlines for the submission of proposals: 14 July 2017 (17:00:00 Brussels time) and 30 November 2017 (17:00:00 Brussels time).
The complete text of the call for proposals is available on:
https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-transport/apply-funding/2017-cef-transport-calls-proposals
Case C-69/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) lodged on 8 February 2017 — Gamesa Wind România S.R.L. v Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală de Soluționare a Contestațiilor, Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală de Administrare a Marilor Contribuabili
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, tax relief, tax return, taxpayer








C_2017144EN.01002701.xml










8.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/27





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) lodged on 8 February 2017 — Gamesa Wind România S.R.L. v Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală de Soluționare a Contestațiilor, Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală de Administrare a Marilor Contribuabili
(Case C-69/17)
(2017/C 144/35)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel București

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Gamesa Wind România S.R.L.

Defendants: Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală de Soluționare a Contestațiilor, Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală de Administrare a Marilor Contribuabili

Questions referred







1.


Does Council VAT Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1) (in particular, Articles 213, 214 and 273) preclude, in circumstances such as those of the main proceedings, national legislation or a tax practice under which a taxpayer does not have the right to deduct VAT claimed in several returns after the reactivation of the taxpayer’s VAT identification number, on the basis that the VAT in question relates to purchases made during a period in which the taxpayer’s VAT identification number was inoperative?










2.


Does Council VAT Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (in particular, Articles 213, 214 and 273) preclude, in circumstances such as those of the main proceedings, national legislation or a tax practice under which a taxpayer does not have the right to deduct VAT claimed in several returns after the reactivation of the taxpayer’s VAT identification number, on the basis that, although the VAT in question relates to invoices issued after the reactivation of the taxpayer’s VAT identification number, it concerns purchases made during a period in which the VAT identification number was inoperative?






(1)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8318 — Samsung Electronics/Harman International Industries) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control








C_2017041EN.01001601.xml










8.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8318 — Samsung Electronics/Harman International Industries)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 41/07)






1.


On 31 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (‘Samsung’, South Korea) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of the whole of Harman International Industries, Incorporated (‘Harman’, United States) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Samsung is a global electronics company operating three business divisions: (i) consumer electronics; (ii) information technology and mobile communications; and (iii) device solutions,










—


Harman designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers and enterprises worldwide with its business split into four divisions: (i) connected car; (ii) lifestyle audio; (iii) professional solutions; and (iv) connected 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 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.8318 — Samsung Electronics/Harman International Industries, 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.