do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, energy efficiency, environmental protection, reduction of gas emissions, renewable energy








C_2017090EN.01000601.xml










23.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/6





State aid — Decision to raise no objections
(2017/C 90/07)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


15 December 2016





Case No



:


79781





Decision No



:


234/16/COL





EFTA State



:


Norway





Title



:


Enova’s Demo scheme 2017-2022





Legal basis



:


Parliamentary Decision of 5 April 2001 on the basis of a proposition by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy of 21 December 2000. The Parliamentary Decision amends the Energy Act of 29 June 1990 No 50





Type of measure



:


Scheme





Objective



:


Environmental





Form of aid



:


Grants, convertible loans





Budget



:


NOK 1,5 billion annually





Intensity



:


For demonstration projects: 40 % for large enterprises, 50 % for medium-sized and small enterprises.
For feasibility studies: 50 % for all undertakings.





Duration



:


1.1.2017-31.12.2022





Economic sectors



:


No sector limitations under the scheme.





Name and address of the granting authority



:







Enova SF




Professor Brochs Gate 2




PO Box 5700 Sluppen




N-7437 Trondheim




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Case T-216/16: Judgment of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Vignerons de la Méditerranée v EUIPO — Bodegas Grupo Yllera (LE VAL FRANCE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark LE VAL FRANCE — Earlier EU word mark VIÑA DEL VAL — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_2017144EN.01004001.xml










8.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/40





Judgment of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Vignerons de la Méditerranée v EUIPO — Bodegas Grupo Yllera (LE VAL FRANCE)
(Case T-216/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark LE VAL FRANCE - Earlier EU word mark VIÑA DEL VAL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 144/53)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Vignerons de la Méditerranée (Narbonne, France) (represented by: M. Karsenty-Ricard and M. Merli, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Bodegas Grupo Yllera SL (Rueda, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 March 2016 (Case R 427/2015-5) relating to opposition proceedings between Bodegas Grupo Yllera and Vignerons de la Méditerranée.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Vignerons de la Méditerranée to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 243, 4.7.2016.
Case T-141/17 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Amisi Kumba v Council (Application for interim measures — Restrictive measures — Democratic Republic of the Congo — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, arms control, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2017178EN.01002401.xml










6.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/24





Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Amisi Kumba v Council
(Case T-141/17 R)
((Application for interim measures - Restrictive measures - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency))
(2017/C 178/34)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Gabriel Amisi Kumba (Kasa-Vubu, Democratic Republic of the Congo) (represented by: O. Okito and A. Ouannès, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Re:

Application based on Articles 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU, seeking suspension of the operation of Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2230 of 12 December 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2016 L 336 I, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Case T-139/17 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Kibelisa v Council (Application for interim measures — Restrictive measures — Democratic Republic of the Congo — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, arms control, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2017178EN.01002301.xml










6.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/23





Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Kibelisa v Council
(Case T-139/17 R)
((Application for interim measures - Restrictive measures - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency))
(2017/C 178/32)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Roger Kibelisa (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) (represented by: O. Okito and A. Ouannès, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Re:

Application based on Articles 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU, seeking suspension of the operation of Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2230 of 12 December 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2016 L 336 I, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8365 — Swiss Post/SBB/SwissSign) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: data protection, economic concentration, information technology industry, merger control








C_2017090EN.01000101.xml










23.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8365 — Swiss Post/SBB/SwissSign)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 90/01)
On 15 March 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 German 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 32017M8365. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8403 — Sumitomo/Musashi Semitsu Industry/Hay Holding) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2017090EN.01000201.xml










23.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8403 — Sumitomo/Musashi Semitsu Industry/Hay Holding)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 90/03)
On 20 March 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 32017M8403. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017090EN.01000301.xml










23.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 March 2017
(2017/C 90/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0807 




JPY


Japanese yen


120,07 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4372 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86790 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5105 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0714 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,1463 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,16 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2816 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5590 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,9156 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4086 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4458 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3949 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5353 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5108 




KRW


South Korean won


1 210,08 




ZAR


South African rand


13,6114 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4433 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4088 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 404,65 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7848 




PHP


Philippine peso


54,272 




RUB


Russian rouble


62,6509 




THB


Thai baht


37,425 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3484 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,6900 




INR


Indian rupee


70,6995 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-239/15: Judgment of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Cryo-Save v EUIPO — MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack (Cryo-Save) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark Cryo-Save — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the mark — Burden of proof — Declaration of revocation)
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, blood transfusion, registered trade mark, stem cell, trade-mark law








C_2017144EN.01003601.xml










8.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/36





Judgment of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Cryo-Save v EUIPO — MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack (Cryo-Save)
(Case T-239/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark Cryo-Save - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the mark - Burden of proof - Declaration of revocation))
(2017/C 144/47)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Cryo-Save AG (Freienbach, Switzerland) (represented by: C. Onken, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko and W. Schramek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack AG (Billerbeck, Germany) (represented by: A. Thünken, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 March 2015 (Case R 2567/2013-4), concerning revocation proceedings between MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack and Cryo-Save.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Cryo-Save AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 236, 20.7.2015.
Case T-142/17 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Kaimbi v Council (Application for interim measures — Restrictive measures — Democratic Republic of the Congo — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, arms control, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2017178EN.01002402.xml










6.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/24





Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Kaimbi v Council
(Case T-142/17 R)
((Application for interim measures - Restrictive measures - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency))
(2017/C 178/35)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Delphin Kaimbi (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) (represented by: O. Okito and A. Ouannès, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Re:

Application based on Articles 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU, seeking suspension of the operation of Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2230 of 12 December 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2016 L 336 I, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, innovation








C_2017090EN.01000501.xml










23.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/5





State aid — Decision to raise no objections
(2017/C 90/06)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


15 December 2016





Case No



:


79780





Decision No



:


233/16/COL





EFTA State



:


Norway





Title



:


Enova’s Eco-Inn scheme 2017-2022





Legal basis



:


Parliamentary Decision of 5 April 2001 on the basis of a proposition by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy of 21 December 2000. The Parliamentary Decision amends the Energy Act of 29 June 1990 No 50





Type of measure



:


Scheme





Objective



:


Environmental





Form of aid



:


Grants, soft loans, convertible loans, guarantees





Budget



:


NOK 1,5 billion annually





Intensity



:


50 % for large enterprises, 60 % for medium-sized enterprises and 70 % for small enterprises.





Duration



:


1.1.2017-31.12.2022





Economic sectors



:


No sector limitations under the scheme





Name and address of the granting authority



:







Enova SF




Professor Brochs Gate 2




PO Box 5700 Sluppen




N-7437 Trondheim




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Case T-143/17 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Ilunga Luyoyo v Council (Application for interim measures — Restrictive measures — Democratic Republic of the Congo — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, arms control, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2017178EN.01002501.xml










6.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/25





Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Ilunga Luyoyo v Council
(Case T-143/17 R)
((Application for interim measures - Restrictive measures - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency))
(2017/C 178/36)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Ferdinand Ilunga Luyoyo (Kasa-Vubu, Democratic Republic of the Congo) (represented by: O. Okito and A. Ouannès, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Re:

Application based on Articles 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU, seeking suspension of the operation of Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2230 of 12 December 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2016 L 336 I, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Case T-145/17 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Kanyama v Council (Application for interim measures — Restrictive measures — Democratic Republic of the Congo — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, arms control, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2017178EN.01002601.xml










6.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/26





Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Kanyama v Council
(Case T-145/17 R)
((Application for interim measures - Restrictive measures - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency))
(2017/C 178/38)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Célestin Kanyama (La Gombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo) (represented by: O. Okito and A. Ouannès, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Re:

Application based on Articles 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU, seeking suspension of the operation of Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2230 of 12 December 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2016 L 336 I, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Case T-20/17 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Hungary v Commission (Application for interim measures — State aid — Hungarian tax on advertisement turnover — Decision declaring the aid to be incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, VAT, advertising, control of State aid, reimbursement of aid, tax relief, tax system








C_2017178EN.01002201.xml










6.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/22





Order of the President of the General Court of 23 March 2017 — Hungary v Commission
(Case T-20/17 R)
((Application for interim measures - State aid - Hungarian tax on advertisement turnover - Decision declaring the aid to be incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency))
(2017/C 178/30)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties


Applicant: Hungary (represented by: M. Fehér, acting as Agent)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka and P.-J. Loewenthal, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Articles 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU, seeking suspension of operation of Commission Decision C(2016) 6929 final of 4 November 2016 on the measure SA.39235 (2015/C) (ex 2015/NN) implemented by Hungary on the taxation of advertisement turnover.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8323 — AT&amp;T/Time Warner) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual industry, economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications industry








C_2017090EN.01000102.xml










23.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8323 — AT&T/Time Warner)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 90/02)
On 14 March 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 32017M8323. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.