do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-344/15: Judgment of the General Court of 5 April 2017 — France v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents sent under the procedure laid down in Directive 98/34/EC — Documents originating from a Member State — Access granted — Exception for the protection of court proceedings — Exception for the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations or audits — Prior agreement of the Member State)
Date: 2017-04-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European standardisation body, access to EU information, exchange of information, judicial proceedings, technical standard








C_2017161EN.01002301.xml










22.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/23





Judgment of the General Court of 5 April 2017 — France v Commission
(Case T-344/15) (1)

((Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents sent under the procedure laid down in Directive 98/34/EC - Documents originating from a Member State - Access granted - Exception for the protection of court proceedings - Exception for the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations or audits - Prior agreement of the Member State))
(2017/C 161/31)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: French Republic (represented initially by F. Alabrune, G. de Bergues, D. Colas and F. Fize, and subsequently by D. Colas and B. Fodda, and then by D. Colas, B. Fodda and E. de Moustier, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz and F. Clotuche-Duvieusart, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, T. Müller and J. Vláčil, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking the annulment of Commission Decision Ares (2015) 1681819 of 21 April 2015, granting to a citizen access to documents sent by the French Republic in accordance with the procedure laid down in Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (OJ 1998 L 204, p. 37).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the French Republic to pay the costs, including those relating to the action for interim measures;










3.


Orders the Czech Republic to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 270, 17.8.2015.
Case T-213/17: Action brought on 5 April 2017 — Romantik Hotels & Restaurants v EUIPO — Hotel Preidlhof (ROMANTIK)
Date: 2017-04-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, hotel industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, travel agency








C_2017168EN.01003301.xml










29.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 168/33





Action brought on 5 April 2017 — Romantik Hotels & Restaurants v EUIPO — Hotel Preidlhof (ROMANTIK)
(Case T-213/17)
(2017/C 168/43)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Romantik Hotels & Restaurants AG (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: S. Hofmann and W. Göpfert, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hotel Preidlhof GmbH (Naturns, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘ROMANTIK’ — EU trade mark No 2 527 109

Procedure before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 February 2017 in Case R 1257/2016-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision, in so far as the declaration that EU trade mark No 2 527 109 ‘ROMANTIK’ (a word mark) is invalid is confirmed in that decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 in conjunction with Article 52(1)(a) thereof;










—


Infringement of Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 in conjunction with Article 52(2) thereof.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 April 2017 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (10728/4/2016 — C8-0104/2017 — 2012/0266(COD))
Date: 2017-04-05
Institutions: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on International Trade, Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: EC conformity marking, harmonisation of standards, health legislation, market approval, market supervision, marketing standard, medical device, quality standard, safety standard, testing








C_2018298EN.01028601.xml










23.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/286






P8_TA(2017)0107
Medical devices ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 April 2017 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (10728/4/2016 — C8-0104/2017 — 2012/0266(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
(2018/C 298/28)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Council position at first reading (10728/4/2016 — C8-0104/2017),










—


having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 February 2013 (1),










—


having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0542),










—


having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










—


having regard to Rule 67a of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A8-0068/2017),












1.


Approves the Council position at first reading;












2.


Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;












3.


Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;












4.


Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;












5.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  OJ C 133, 9.5.2013, p. 52.

(2)  Texts adopted of 2 April 2014, P7_TA(2014)0266.
Case T-621/15: Judgment of the General Court of 5 April 2017 — Tractel Greifzug v EUIPO — Shenxi Machinery (Shape of a motor-driven rope winch) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a motor-driven rope winch — Absolute ground for refusal — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-04-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, machinery, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017161EN.01002501.xml










22.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/25





Judgment of the General Court of 5 April 2017 — Tractel Greifzug v EUIPO — Shenxi Machinery (Shape of a motor-driven rope winch)
(Case T-621/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a motor-driven rope winch - Absolute ground for refusal - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 161/34)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Tractel Greifzug GmbH (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) (represented by: U. Lüken and C. Maierhöfer, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Shenxi Machinery Co. Ltd (Wuxi, China) (represented by: C. Vossius, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 September 2015 (Case R 1658/2014-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Shenxi Machinery and Tractel Greifzug.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Tractel Greifzug GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);










3.


Orders Shenxi Machinery Co. Ltd to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 16, 18.1.2016.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8385 — Pillarstone/Famar) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2017107EN.01000301.xml










5.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 107/3





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8385 — Pillarstone/Famar)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 107/03)






1.


On 27 March 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Pillarstone Europe LLP (‘Pillarstone’, United Kingdom) indirectly controlled by KKR & Co L.P. (‘KKR’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of Famar SA (‘Famar’, Luxembourg) by way of a contract of management.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Pillarstone is a platform established in 2015 by KKR Credit to partner with European banks in the management of non-core and underperforming assets. The platform provides long-term capital and operational expertise to the businesses which underpin these non-performing loans and non-core exposures.










—


Famar is the holding company of an international group of companies active in the pharmaceutical contract manufacturing markets.














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.










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.8385 — Pillarstone/Famar, 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’).
Case T-291/16: Judgment of the General Court of 5 April 2017 — Anta (China) v EUIPO (Representation of two lines forming an acute angle) (EU trade mark — Application for an EU figurative mark representing two lines forming an acute angle — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-04-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2017161EN.01002802.xml










22.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/28





Judgment of the General Court of 5 April 2017 — Anta (China) v EUIPO (Representation of two lines forming an acute angle)
(Case T-291/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for an EU figurative mark representing two lines forming an acute angle - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 161/40)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Anta (China) Co. Ltd (Jinjiang City, China) (represented by: A. Franke and K. Hammerstingl, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 March 2016 (Case R 1292/2015-5) concerning an application for registration of a figurative sign representing two lines forming an acute angle as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Anta (China) Co. Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 279, 1.8.2016.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 April 2017 on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Slovakia, Portugal, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Cyprus, Poland, Sweden, Malta and Belgium and replacing Decisions 2010/689/EU, 2011/472/EU, 2011/715/EU, 2011/887/EU, 2012/58/EU, 2012/299/EU, 2012/445/EU, 2012/673/EU, 2013/3/EU, 2013/148/EU, 2013/152/EU and 2014/410/EU (13525/2016 — C8-0522/2016 — 2016/0819(CNS))
Date: 2017-04-05
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: DNA, EU Member State, biometrics, cross-frontier data flow, data protection, exchange of information, information system, personal data








C_2018298EN.01031501.xml










23.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/315






P8_TA(2017)0119
Automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Slovakia, Portugal, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Cyprus, Poland, Sweden, Malta and Belgium *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 April 2017 on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Slovakia, Portugal, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Cyprus, Poland, Sweden, Malta and Belgium and replacing Decisions 2010/689/EU, 2011/472/EU, 2011/715/EU, 2011/887/EU, 2012/58/EU, 2012/299/EU, 2012/445/EU, 2012/673/EU, 2013/3/EU, 2013/148/EU, 2013/152/EU and 2014/410/EU (13525/2016 — C8-0522/2016 — 2016/0819(CNS))
(Consultation)
(2018/C 298/39)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Council draft (13525/2016),










—


having regard to Article 39(1) of the Treaty on European Union, as amended by the Treaty of Amsterdam, and Article 9 of Protocol No 36 on transitional provisions, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8-0522/2016),










—


having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,










—


having regard to Rule 78c of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0091/2017),












1.


Approves the Council draft;












2.


Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;












3.


Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;












4.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.






(1)  OJ L 210, 6.8.2008, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 April 2017 on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Finland, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary and replacing Decisions 2010/559/EU, 2011/387/EU, 2011/547/EU, 2012/236/EU, 2012/664/EU, 2012/713/EU, 2013/230/EU, 2013/692/EU and 2014/264/EU (13529/2016 — C8-0518/2016 — 2016/0821(CNS))
Date: 2017-04-05
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, cross-frontier data flow, data protection, exchange of information, information system, personal data, vehicle registration








C_2018298EN.01031701.xml










23.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/317






P8_TA(2017)0121
Automatic exchange of data concerning vehicles registered in Finland, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 April 2017 on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Finland, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary and replacing Decisions 2010/559/EU, 2011/387/EU, 2011/547/EU, 2012/236/EU, 2012/664/EU, 2012/713/EU, 2013/230/EU, 2013/692/EU and 2014/264/EU (13529/2016 — C8-0518/2016 — 2016/0821(CNS))
(Consultation)
(2018/C 298/41)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Council draft (13529/2016),










—


having regard to Article 39(1) of the Treaty on European Union, as amended by the Treaty of Amsterdam, and Article 9 of Protocol No 36 on transitional provisions, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8-0518/2016),










—


having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,










—


having regard to Rule 78c of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0095/2017),












1.


Approves the Council draft;












2.


Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;












3.


Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;












4.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.






(1)  OJ L 210, 6.8.2008, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 April 2017 on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Malta, Cyprus and Estonia, and replacing Decisions 2014/731/EU, 2014/743/EU and 2014/744/EU (13499/2016 — C8-0519/2016 — 2016/0822(CNS))
Date: 2017-04-05
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Cyprus, Estonia, Malta, cross-frontier data flow, data protection, exchange of information, information system, personal data, vehicle registration








C_2018298EN.01031801.xml










23.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/318






P8_TA(2017)0122
Automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Malta, Cyprus and Estonia *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 April 2017 on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Malta, Cyprus and Estonia, and replacing Decisions 2014/731/EU, 2014/743/EU and 2014/744/EU (13499/2016 — C8-0519/2016 — 2016/0822(CNS))
(Consultation)
(2018/C 298/42)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Council draft (13499/2016),










—


having regard to Article 39(1) of the Treaty on European Union, as amended by the Treaty of Amsterdam, and Article 9 of Protocol No 36 on transitional provisions, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8-0519/2016),










—


having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,










—


having regard to Rule 78c of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0090/2017),












1.


Approves the Council draft;












2.


Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;












3.


Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;












4.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.






(1)  OJ L 210, 6.8.2008, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017107EN.01000201.xml










5.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 107/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

4 April 2017
(2017/C 107/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0651 




JPY


Japanese yen


117,55 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4375 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85623 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6100 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0673 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,1790 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,054 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,38 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2571 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5442 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,8921 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4109 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4320 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2765 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5260 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4903 




KRW


South Korean won


1 198,13 




ZAR


South African rand


14,6579 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3371 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4370 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 195,65 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7200 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,482 




RUB


Russian rouble


60,1167 




THB


Thai baht


36,687 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3395 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,1312 




INR


Indian rupee


69,4250 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.