do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,00 % on 1 April 2017 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2017105EN.01000501.xml










4.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 105/5





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

3 April 2017
(2017/C 105/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0661 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,64 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4374 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85260 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5145 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0682 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,1468 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,044 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,68 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2279 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5495 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,8831 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4012 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4229 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2858 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5226 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4899 




KRW


South Korean won


1 191,09 




ZAR


South African rand


14,4506 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3423 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4305 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 203,12 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7202 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,456 




RUB


Russian rouble


60,0802 




THB


Thai baht


36,658 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3314 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,9794 




INR


Indian rupee


69,2805 






(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.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/702 of 4 April 2017 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Marche (PGI))
Date: 2017-04-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Marches, designation of origin, labelling, olive oil, product designation








L_2017104EN.01000101.xml










20.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 104/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/702
of 4 April 2017
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Marche (PGI))


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, Italy's application to register the name ‘Marche’ 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 ‘Marche’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Marche’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.5. — Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.), 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, 4 April 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 474, 17.12.2016, p. 6.

(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).
Case C-544/15: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 April 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin — Germany) — Sahar Fahimian v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Directive 2004/114/EC — Article 6(1)(d) — Conditions of admission of third country nationals — Refusal of admission — Concept of ‘threat to public security’ — Margin of discretion)
Date: 2017-04-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Iran, admission of aliens, area of freedom, security and justice, foreign national, foreign student, public safety, third country, university








C_2017168EN.01001202.xml










29.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 168/12





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 April 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin — Germany) — Sahar Fahimian v Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(Case C-544/15) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Area of freedom, security and justice - Directive 2004/114/EC - Article 6(1)(d) - Conditions of admission of third country nationals - Refusal of admission - Concept of ‘threat to public security’ - Margin of discretion))
(2017/C 168/14)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Berlin

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Sahar Fahimian

Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland

intervener: Stadt Darmstadt

Operative part of the judgment

Article 6(1)(d) of Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 December 2004 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service must be interpreted as meaning that the competent national authorities, where a third country national has applied to them for a visa for study purposes, have a wide discretion in ascertaining, in the light of all the relevant elements of the situation of that national, whether he represents a threat, if only potential, to public security. That provision must also be interpreted as not precluding the competent national authorities from refusing to admit to the territory of the Member State concerned, for study purposes, a third country national who holds a degree from a university which is the subject of EU restrictive measures because of its large scale involvement with the Iranian Government in military or related fields, and who plans to carry out research in that Member State in a field that is sensitive for public security, if the elements available to those authorities give reason to fear that the knowledge acquired by that person during his research may subsequently be used for purposes contrary to public security. It is for the national court hearing an action brought against the decision of the competent national authorities to refuse to grant the visa sought to ascertain whether that decision is based on sufficient grounds and a sufficiently solid factual basis.


(1)  OJ C 429, 21.12.2015.
Case C-385/16 P: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 April 2017 — Sharif University of Technology v Council of the European Union (Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran — List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Criterion relating to the material, logistical or financial support to the Government of Iran — Cooperation in research and technological development in military or military-related fields)
Date: 2017-04-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Iran, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, indemnification, international sanctions, military research, university








C_2017202EN.01000801.xml










26.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 202/8





Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 April 2017 — Sharif University of Technology v Council of the European Union
(Case C-385/16 P) (1)

((Appeal - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran - List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Criterion relating to the material, logistical or financial support to the Government of Iran - Cooperation in research and technological development in military or military-related fields))
(2017/C 202/11)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Sharif University of Technology (represented by: M. Happold, Barrister)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux and M. Bishop, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed.










2.


Sharif University of Technology shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






(1)  OJ C 335, 12.9.2016.
Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Date: 2017-04-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








C_2017105EN.01000401.xml










4.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 105/4





Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
(2017/C 105/05)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that are presently designated in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (1) and in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures against Iran.
The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of persons and entities presently designated in the abovementioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should continue to apply to those persons and entities.
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 26 of the Regulation).
The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council before 15 October 2017, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu






(1)  OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.

(2)  OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.
Case C-170/17: Action brought on 4 April 2017 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
Date: 2017-04-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European driving licence, infringement of EU law








C_2017161EN.01001601.xml










22.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/16





Action brought on 4 April 2017 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
(Case C-170/17)
(2017/C 161/20)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by N. Yerrell and P. Costa de Oliveira, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic

Form of order sought







1.


Declare that, by issuing special national driving licences for driving vehicles of the AM harmonized category, the Portuguese Republic failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4(1) and (2) and Article 7(2)(a) of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences. (1)











2.


Declare that, by failing to ensure that a person holds one driving licence only, the Portuguese Republic failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 7(5)(b) of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences.










3.


Order Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

As regards the obligations of the Portuguese Republic under Article 4(1) and (2) and Article 7(2)(a) and under Article 7(5)(b) of the Directive, the Commission considers that the Portuguese Republic has not taken the necessary measures before expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion. Moreover, the Portuguese administration, by stating in its letter of 15 December 2016 that it will carry out future legislative amendments in this respect, itself acknowledges that it has not taken such measures.


(1)  OJ 2006, L 403, p. 18.
Case C-337/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 April 2017 — European Ombudsman v Claire Staelen (Appeal — Non-contractual liability of the European Union — Handling by the European Ombudsman of a complaint concerning the management of a list of suitable candidates in an open competition — Breaches of the duty to act diligently — Concept of a ‘sufficiently serious breach’ of a rule of EU law — Non-material damage — Loss of confidence in the office of the European Ombudsman)
Date: 2017-04-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: competition (EU), damages, infringement of EU law, job application, personnel administration








C_2017168EN.01000801.xml










29.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 168/8





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 April 2017 — European Ombudsman v Claire Staelen
(Case C-337/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - Non-contractual liability of the European Union - Handling by the European Ombudsman of a complaint concerning the management of a list of suitable candidates in an open competition - Breaches of the duty to act diligently - Concept of a ‘sufficiently serious breach’ of a rule of EU law - Non-material damage - Loss of confidence in the office of the European Ombudsman))
(2017/C 168/08)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: European Ombudsman (represented initially by: G. Grill, and subsequently by L. Papadias and P. Dyrberg, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Claire Staelen (represented by: V. Olona, avocate)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares the application made by Ms Claire Staelen in her response for the European Ombudsman to be ordered to pay her compensation in the amount of EUR 50 000 inadmissible;










2.


Sets aside points 1, 3 and 4 of the operative part of the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 29 April 2015, Staelen v Ombudsman (T-217/11, EU:T:2015:238);










3.


Orders the European Ombudsman to pay Ms Claire Staelen compensation in the amount of EUR 7 000;










4.


Orders Ms Claire Staelen to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Ombudsman in relation to the cross-appeal, dismissed by order of 29 June 2016, Ombudsman v Staelen (C-337/15 P, not published, EU:C:2016:670);










5.


Orders the European Ombudsman to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by Ms Claire Staelen in relation both to the proceedings at first instance and to the main appeal.






(1)  OJ C 294, 7.9.2015.
Case T-205/17: Action brought on 4 April 2017 — SSP Europe v EUIPO (SECURE DATA SPACE)
Date: 2017-04-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, data transmission, electrical equipment, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2017161EN.01004001.xml










22.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/40





Action brought on 4 April 2017 — SSP Europe v EUIPO (SECURE DATA SPACE)
(Case T-205/17)
(2017/C 161/56)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: SSP Europe GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: B. Bittner, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark including the word elements ‘SECURE DATA SPACE’ — Application No 14 056 998

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 January 2017 in Case R 2467/2015-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision (notified on 9 February 2017);










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8159 — ArcelorMittal/Cellino/JV) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control, metallurgical industry, mining industry, wholesale trade








C_2017105EN.01000101.xml










4.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 105/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8159 — ArcelorMittal/Cellino/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 105/01)
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 32017M8159. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8370 — Amundi Immobilier/Malakoff Mederic/TAS Kapstadtring 2) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, real estate business, social security








C_2017105EN.01000201.xml










4.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 105/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8370 — Amundi Immobilier/Malakoff Mederic/TAS Kapstadtring 2)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 105/03)
On 29 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 32017M8370. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8445 — Duferco Energia/Energhe) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, merger control, renewable energy, retail trade, wholesale trade








C_2017105EN.01000601.xml










4.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 105/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8445 — Duferco Energia/Energhe)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 105/07)






1.


On 22 March 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Duferco Energia SpA (‘Duferco’, Italy) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over a business unit (‘Target’) of Energhe SpA (‘Energhe’, Italy) by way of a purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Duferco includes companies active in different economic sectors; the portfolio is diverse and includes steel, energy and shipping among its main business activities. Duferco’s activities in the energy sector include trading, renewable power production and origination, wholesale and retail;










—


The Target is a business unit of Energhe SpA, a company belonging to the Ferrero group, the main business activity of which is to sell energy.














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.8445 — Duferco Energia/Energhe, 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.