do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7680 — DCC Group/Butagaz) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, oil industry








C_2017146EN.01000201.xml










11.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7680 — DCC Group/Butagaz)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 146/03)
On 1 September 2015, 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 32015M7680. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-286/16: Order of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 May 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Cluj — Romania) — SC Exmitiani SRL v Direcţia Generală a Finanţelor Publice Cluj (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Activity of passenger road transport services — Tax — Facts prior to the accession of Romania to the European Union — Manifest lack of jurisdiction of the Court)
Date: 2017-05-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Romania, VAT, accession to the European Union, application of EU law, carriage of passengers, international transport, principle of legal certainty, provision of services, tax exemption








C_2017249EN.01001301.xml










31.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/13






Order of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 May 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Cluj — Romania) — SC Exmitiani SRL v Direcţia Generală a Finanţelor Publice Cluj
(Case C-286/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Activity of passenger road transport services - Tax - Facts prior to the accession of Romania to the European Union - Manifest lack of jurisdiction of the Court))
(2017/C 249/18)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel Cluj

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: SC Exmitiani SRL

Defendant: Direcţia Generală a Finanţelor Publice Cluj

Re:

The Court of Justice of the European Union manifestly lacks jurisdiction to answer the questions referred by the Curtea de Apel Cluj (Court of Appeal, Cluj, Romania).


(1)  
            OJ C 296, 16.8.2016.
Case C-562/14 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 11 May 2017 — Kingdom of Sweden v Darius Nicolai Spirlea, Mihaela Spirlea, European Commission, Czech Republic, Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Spain, Republic of Finland (Appeal — Right of public access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Third indent of Article 4(2) — Exceptions to the right of access to documents — Incorrect interpretation — Protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — Overriding public interest justifying the disclosure of documents — General presumption of confidentiality — Documents relating to an EU Pilot procedure)
Date: 2017-05-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to EU information, disclosure of information, provision of documents








C_2017239EN.01000201.xml










24.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 239/2





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 11 May 2017 — Kingdom of Sweden v Darius Nicolai Spirlea, Mihaela Spirlea, European Commission, Czech Republic, Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Spain, Republic of Finland
(Case C-562/14 P) (1)

((Appeal - Right of public access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Third indent of Article 4(2) - Exceptions to the right of access to documents - Incorrect interpretation - Protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - Overriding public interest justifying the disclosure of documents - General presumption of confidentiality - Documents relating to an EU Pilot procedure))
(2017/C 239/02)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Falk, C. Meyer-Seitz, U. Persson, N. Otte Widgren, E. Karlsson and L. Swedenborg, acting as Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: Darius Nicolai Spirlea, Mihaela Spirlea, European Commission (represented by: H. Krämer and P. Costa de Oliveira, acting as Agents), Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, D. Hadroušek and J. Vláčil, acting as Agents), Kingdom of Denmark (represented by: C. Thorning, acting as Agent), Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M.J. García-Valdecasas Dorrego, acting as Agent), Republic of Finland (represented by: S. Hartikainen, acting as Agent)

Intervener in support of the European Commission: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: T. Henze and A. Lippstreu, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders the Kingdom of Sweden to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Finland to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 46, 9.2.2015.
Council Decision of 11 May 2017 appointing an alternate member to the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Portugal
Date: 2017-05-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Eurofound, Portugal, appointment of members








C_2017152EN.01000201.xml










16.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/2





COUNCIL DECISION
of 11 May 2017
appointing an alternate member to the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Portugal
(2017/C 152/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of nominations for appointment submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees' and employers' organisations,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decisions of 28 November 2016 (2), of 23 January 2017 (3) and of 17 February 2017 (4), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the period ending on 30 November 2019.










(2)


The government of Portugal has submitted one nomination for a post to be filled,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following person is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Portugal.
I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES







Country


Members


Alternate members




Portugal


 


Mr Fernando CATARINO JOSÉ




Article 2
The Council shall appoint members and alternate members who have not yet been nominated at a later date.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 11 May 2017.


For the Council


The President

C. CARDONA




(1)  OJ L 139, 30.5.1975, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision of 28 November 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (OJ C 447, 1.12.2016, p. 2).

(3)  Council Decision of 23 January 2017 appointing members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria and Slovakia (OJ C 27, 27.1.2017, p. 8).

(4)  Council Decision of 17 February 2017 appointing an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Portugal (OJ C 54, 21.2.2017, p. 4).
Case T-372/16: Judgment of the General Court of 11 May 2017 — Bammer v EUIPO — mydays (MÄNNERSPIELPLATZ) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark MÄNNERSPIELPLATZ — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 52(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, cultural event, footwear industry, registered trade mark, sporting event, trade-mark law, travel








C_2017221EN.01002202.xml










10.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 221/22





Judgment of the General Court of 11 May 2017 — Bammer v EUIPO — mydays (MÄNNERSPIELPLATZ)
(Case T-372/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark MÄNNERSPIELPLATZ - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 52(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 221/30)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Alexander Bammer (Sindelfingen, Germany) (represented by: W. Riegger, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: mydays GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: F. Pfefferkorn, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 April 2016 (Case R 1796/2015-1) concerning invalidity proceedings between mydays and Mr Bammer.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Alexander Bammer to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 314, 29.8.2016.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017146EN.01000501.xml










11.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

9 May 2017
(2017/C 146/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0888 




JPY


Japanese yen


124,04 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4395 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84300 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6698 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0938 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4138 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,672 




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,73 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2223 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5500 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,9148 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4809 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4921 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4755 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5788 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5362 




KRW


South Korean won


1 238,96 




ZAR


South African rand


14,8785 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5201 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4238 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 535,48 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7330 




PHP


Philippine peso


54,409 




RUB


Russian rouble


63,4665 




THB


Thai baht


37,852 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,4730 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,8766 




INR


Indian rupee


70,3975 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-303/15: Judgment of the General Court of 11 May 2017 — Barqawi v Council (Common Foreign and Security Policy — Restrictive measures adopted against Syria — Freezing of funds — Manifest error of assessment)
Date: 2017-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Syria, abuse of power, economic sanctions, international sanctions, ownership, principle of proportionality, right to justice, right to work, rights of the defence








C_2017213EN.01002701.xml










3.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 213/27





Judgment of the General Court of 11 May 2017 — Barqawi v Council
(Case T-303/15) (1)

((Common Foreign and Security Policy - Restrictive measures adopted against Syria - Freezing of funds - Manifest error of assessment))
(2017/C 213/35)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Ahmad Barqawi (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: J.-P. Buyle and L. Cloquet, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented initially by: G. Étienne and N. Rouam, subsequently by: G. Étienne and S. Kyriakopoulou, and finally by: S. Kyriakopoulou, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/383 of 6 March 2015 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2015 L 64, p. 41) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/375 of 6 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2015 L 64, p. 10), insofar as the applicant’s name has been entered in the list of persons and entities to which the restrictive measures apply.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/383 of 6 March 2015 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/375 of 6 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria inasmuch as they relate to Mr Ahmad Barqawi;










2.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Mr Barqawi.






(1)  OJ C 245, 27.7.2015.
Case C-248/17 P: Appeal brought on 11 May 2017 by Bank Tejarat against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 14 March 2017 in Case T-346/15: Bank Tejarat v Council
Date: 2017-05-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Iran, arms control, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, enforcement of ruling, evidence, international sanctions, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, right to justice








C_2017249EN.01001902.xml










31.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 249/19






Appeal brought on 11 May 2017 by Bank Tejarat against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 14 March 2017 in Case T-346/15: Bank Tejarat v Council
(Case C-248/17 P)
(2017/C 249/30)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Bank Tejarat (represented by: S. Zaiwalla, P. Reddy, A. Meskarian, Solicitors, M. Brindle QC, T. Otty, R. Blakeley, Barristers)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


allow this appeal and set aside paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Court's order contained in the second judgment;










—


allow the Bank's re-listing application;










—


annul the contested measures insofar as they apply to the Bank; and










—


order the Council to pay the costs of the appeal and the costs of the proceedings before the General Court.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The General Court erred in law in that it wrongly attributed no and/or insufficient weight to the evidence adduced by the Bank and thereby distorted the key evidence relevant to the question as to whether the allegations in the contested reasons were substantiated by the Council.
Regardless of the outcome of the first ground of appeal, the General Court erred in law in that it distorted the key evidence relevant to the question as to whether the allegations in the contested reasons were substantiated by the Council and/or erroneously placed the burden of proof of the Bank.
In respect of both the first and second grounds of appeal, had the General Court applied the correct principles and/or had it not distorted the evidence referred to above, it would have annulled the contested measures.
The General Court erred in law in holding that the Council was entitled to re-list the Bank on the basis of reasons that could and should have been advanced prior to the first judgment and that the Council’s conduct did not violate Article 266 TFEU as well as the principles of res judicata and/or legal certainty and/or finality and/or effectiveness and/or the right to effective judicial protection and/or the Bank’s rights under Article 47 of the EU Charter and/or under Article 6 and Article 13 ECHR and/or its rights to good administration and/or the principle of proportionality.
Case C-245/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) lodged on 11 May 2017 — Pedro Viejobueno Ibáñez and Emilia de la Vara González v Consejería de Educación de Castilla-La Mancha
Date: 2017-05-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: civil servant, equal treatment, planning of the school year, rest period, teacher, temporary employment, termination of employment








C_2017382EN.01002603.xml










13.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/26





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) lodged on 11 May 2017 — Pedro Viejobueno Ibáñez and Emilia de la Vara González v Consejería de Educación de Castilla-La Mancha
(Case C-245/17)
(2017/C 382/32)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Castilla-La Mancha

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: Pedro Viejobueno Ibáñez and Emilia de la Vara González

Respondent: Consejería de Educación de Castilla-La Mancha

Questions referred

The following questions arise:






1.


may the ending of the teaching period in the academic year be regarded as an objective ground justifying different treatment for the above-mentioned interim teaching staff as compared with established teaching staff?










2.


is the fact that interim civil-servant teaching staff whose employment is terminated at the end of the teaching period cannot take their leave on actual rest days, but are paid the remuneration corresponding thereto, compatible with the principle that such interim staff should not be discriminated against?










3.


is an abstract rule like that contained in the Thirteenth Additional Provision of Ley 5/2012, de 12 de julio, de Presupuestos Generales de la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha para 2012 (Regional Law 5/2012 of 12 July 2012, on General Budgets of the Government of the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha for 2012), which, among other measures, for reasons of budgetary savings and the fulfilment of deficit objectives, suspended the application of an Agreement dated 10 March 1994 between the Ministry of Education and Science and the ANPE Trade Union, published by means of a Resolution of 15 March 1994 of the Directorate General of Personnel (BOMEC of 28 March 1994), so far as concerns paid leave in July and August for replacements of more than five-and-a-half months and for coverage of vacant posts, and required payment to be made to interim non-university teaching staff in respect of leave corresponding to 22 working days if the interim appointment was for a full academic year, or for the days corresponding thereto on a proportional basis, compatible with the principle that there should be no discrimination against such staff, who fall within the category of fixed-term workers?
Case C-59/16: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 11 May 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — The Shirtmakers BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Customs union — Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 — Community Customs Code — Article 32(1)(e)(i) — Customs value — Transaction value — Determination — Concept of ‘cost of transport’)
Date: 2017-05-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carriage of goods, carrier, customs territory (EU), customs union, customs valuation, free movement of goods, trading margin, transport price








C_2017239EN.01001201.xml










24.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 239/12





Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 11 May 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — The Shirtmakers BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën
(Case C-59/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Customs union - Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 - Community Customs Code - Article 32(1)(e)(i) - Customs value - Transaction value - Determination - Concept of ‘cost of transport’))
(2017/C 239/15)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: The Shirtmakers BV

Defendant: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Operative part of the judgment

Article 32(1)(e)(i) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of ‘cost of transport’, within the meaning of that provision, includes the supplement charged by the forwarding agent to the importer, corresponding to that agent’s profit margin and costs, in respect of the service which it provided in organising the transport of the imported goods to the customs territory of the European Union.


(1)  OJ C 145, 25.4.2016.
Case C-421/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 11 May 2017 — Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Pi-Design AG, Bodum France SAS, Bodum Logistics A/S (Appeal — EU trade mark — Registration of signs consisting of a surface with black dots — Declaration of invalidity — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) — Article 51(3))
Date: 2017-05-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, household article, registered trade mark, technical specification, tinplate and cutlery industry, trade-mark law








C_2017239EN.01000501.xml










24.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 239/5





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 11 May 2017 — Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Pi-Design AG, Bodum France SAS, Bodum Logistics A/S
(Case C-421/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - EU trade mark - Registration of signs consisting of a surface with black dots - Declaration of invalidity - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) - Article 51(3)))
(2017/C 239/06)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd (represented by: J. Cohen, Solicitor, T. St Quintin, Barrister, and G. Hobbs QC)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, D. Gaja and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents), Pi-Design AG (Triengen, Switzerland), Bodum France SAS (Neuilly sur Seine, France), Bodum Logistics A/S (Billund, Denmark) (represented by: H. Pernez, avocate, and R. Löhr, Rechtsanwalt)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 389, 23.11.2015.