do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 901/2014 of 18 July 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (OJ L 249, 22.8.2014)
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: Community certification, EC conformity marking, administrative formalities, motor vehicle, motor vehicle industry, transport safety, two-wheeled vehicle, vehicle parts








L_2017158EN.01005101.xml










21.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 158/51







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 901/2014 of 18 July 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 249 of 22 August 2014
)


On page 124, in Annex I, in Appendix 25, in the seventh box:
for:


                  ‘shall comply with the requirements set out in point 2.6. of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014. (0) (2) (3)’,

read:


                  ‘shall comply with the requirements set out in point 2.6. of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014’.

On page 124, in Annex I, in Appendix 25, in the seventh box:
for:


                  ‘shall comply with the requirements set out in point 2.6. of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 (0) (4)’,

read:


                  ‘shall comply with the requirements set out in point 5.2. of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014’.
Case T-20/16: Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — M/S. Indeutsch International v EUIPO — Crafts Americana Group (Representation of chevrons between two parallel lines) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark representing chevrons between two parallel lines — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Examination of the mark as registered)
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, haberdashery, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017256EN.01002201.xml










7.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 256/22





Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — M/S. Indeutsch International v EUIPO — Crafts Americana Group (Representation of chevrons between two parallel lines)
(Case T-20/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark representing chevrons between two parallel lines - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Examination of the mark as registered))
(2017/C 256/23)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: M/S. Indeutsch International (Noida, India) (represented initially by D. Stone, D. Meale, A. Dykes, Solicitors, and S. Malynicz QC, subsequently by D. Stone and S. Malynicz and lastly by D. Stone, S. Malynicz and M. Siddiqui, Solicitor)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: Crafts Americana Group, Inc. (Vancouver, Washington, United States) (represented by: J. Fish and V. Leitch, Solicitors and A. Bryson, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 November 2015 (Case R 1814/2014-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Crafts Americana Group and M/S. Indeutsch International.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 5 November 2015 (Case R 1814/2014-1);










2.


Orders EUIPO to pay the costs of M/S. Indeutsch International;










3.


Orders Crafts Americana Group, Inc. to pay its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 106, 21.3.2016.
Case T-632/15: Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Tillotts Pharma v EUIPO — Ferring (OCTASA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark OCTASA — Prior German and Benelux word marks PENTASA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017256EN.01002101.xml










7.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 256/21





Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Tillotts Pharma v EUIPO — Ferring (OCTASA)
(Case T-632/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark OCTASA - Prior German and Benelux word marks PENTASA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 256/21)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Tillotts Pharma AG (Rheinfelden, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ferring BV (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) (represented by: D. Slopek, lawyer, and I. Fowler, Solicitor

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 September 2015 (Case R 2386/2014-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Ferring and Tillotts Pharma.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Tillotts Pharma AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 27, 25.1.2016.
Case T-856/16: Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Rare Hospitality International v EUIPO (LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment and the principle of sound administration)
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017256EN.01002701.xml










7.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 256/27





Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Rare Hospitality International v EUIPO (LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE)
(Case T-856/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Equal treatment and the principle of sound administration))
(2017/C 256/31)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Rare Hospitality International, Inc. (Orlando, Florida, United States) (represented by: I. Lazaro Betancor, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 September 2016 (Case R 2149/2015-5) concerning an application for registration of word sign LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Rare Hospitality International, Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 22, 23.1.2017.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8489 — Cinven/Eurovita) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control








C_2017197EN.01000102.xml










21.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 197/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8489 — Cinven/Eurovita)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 197/02)
On 15 June 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 32017M8489. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Initiation of proceedings (Case M.8306 — Qualcomm/NXP Semiconductors) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, information technology industry, merger control








C_2017197EN.01000101.xml










21.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 197/1





Initiation of proceedings
(Case M.8306 — Qualcomm/NXP Semiconductors)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 197/01)
On 9 June 2017, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 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.8306 — Qualcomm/NXP Semiconductors, 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-286/16: Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Kneidinger v EUIPO — Topseat International (toilet seat) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a toilet seat — Earlier Community design — Ground for invalidity — Individual character — Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, toiletries








C_2017256EN.01002501.xml










7.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 256/25





Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Kneidinger v EUIPO — Topseat International (toilet seat)
(Case T-286/16) (1)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a toilet seat - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - Individual character - Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002))
(2017/C 256/28)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Ernst Kneidinger (Wilhering, Austria) (represented by: M. Grötschl, 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, intervening before the General Court: Topseat International (Plano, Texas, United States) (represented by: C. Eckhartt, A. von Mühlendahl, and P. Böhner, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 April 2016 (Case R 1030/2015-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Topseat International and Mr Kneidinger.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Ernst Kneidinger to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 260, 18.7.2016.
Case C-374/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 21 June 2017 — Finanzamt B v A-Brauerei
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, merger, property tax, tax collection, transfer of businesses








C_2017309EN.01002702.xml










18.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 309/27





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 21 June 2017 — Finanzamt B v A-Brauerei
(Case C-374/17)
(2017/C 309/35)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings


Defendant and appellant on a point of law: Finanzamt B

Applicant and respondent in the appeal on a point of law: A-Brauerei

Question referred

Is Article 107(1) TFEU to be interpreted as meaning that there is aid prohibited under that provision in the case where legislation of a Member State provides that real property transfer tax is not charged on a taxable acquisition pursuant to a transformation (merger) in the event that certain legal entities (a controlling undertaking and a dependent company) are involved in the transformation procedure and the controlling undertaking’s 100 % holding in the dependent company has existed for five years prior to the legal procedure and for five years thereafter?
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8470 — DAAM/InfraVia/FIH/AI) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: airport, banking, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2017197EN.01002401.xml










21.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 197/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8470 — DAAM/InfraVia/FIH/AI)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 197/08)






1.


On 13 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Deutsche Alternative Asset Management (Global) Limited (‘DAAM’, United Kingdom), InfraVia Capital Partners (‘InfraVia’, France), and Finanziaria Internazionale Holding SpA (‘FIH’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Agorà Investimenti SpA (‘AI’, Italy), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for DAAM: investment management and fund management services. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, a global provider of financial services. DAAM indirectely controls, among others, TCR CapVest SA, a specialist provider of aviation ground support equipment providing rental, maintenance/repair/ramp assistance and fleet management services;
—   for InfraVia: infrastructure fund management across sectors including transportation, environement, energy and social infrastructure;
—   for FIH: holding of investments in companies operating in investment banking and asset management, business process outsourcing and proprietary investments;
—   for AI: holding of investments in SAVE, the parent company of a group which has integrated operations in the passenger service sector and operates mainly in the airport management business area. SAVE holds interests in the managing companies of the airports of Venice (IT), Treviso (IT), Verona (IT), Brescia (IT) and Charleroi (B). AI is currently a subsidiary of FIH.










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.8470 — DAAM/InfraVia/FIH/AI, 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 C-449/16: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 21 June 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte d’appello di Genova — Italy) — Kerly Del Rosario Martinez Silva v Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS), Comune di Genova (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social security — Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 — Article 3 — Family benefits — Directive 2011/98/EU — Article 12 — Right to equal treatment — Third-country nationals holding single permits)
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: equal treatment, family benefit, foreign national, migrant worker, national law, residence permit, work permit








C_2017277EN.01001902.xml










21.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 277/19





Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 21 June 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte d’appello di Genova — Italy) — Kerly Del Rosario Martinez Silva v Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS), Comune di Genova
(Case C-449/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Social security - Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 - Article 3 - Family benefits - Directive 2011/98/EU - Article 12 - Right to equal treatment - Third-country nationals holding single permits))
(2017/C 277/26)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte d’appello di Genova

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Kerly Del Rosario Martinez Silva

Defendants: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS), Comune di Genova

Operative part of the judgment

Article 12 of Directive 2011/98/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State must be interpreted as precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, under which a third-country national holding a single permit within the meaning of Article 2(c) of that directive cannot receive a benefit such as the benefit for households having at least three minor children established by Legge n. 448 — Misure di finanza pubblica per la stabilizzazione e lo sviluppo (Law No 448 on public finance measures for stabilisation and development) of 23 December 1998.


(1)  OJ C 410, 7.11.2016.
Case T-289/16: Order of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Inox Mare v Commission (Action for annulment — Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 — External investigation conducted by OLAF — Report and recommendations — Measures not amenable to challenge — Inadmissible)
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, Philippines, Taiwan, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), report, steel








C_2017269EN.01002002.xml










14.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/20





Order of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Inox Mare v Commission
(Case T-289/16) (1)

((Action for annulment - Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 - External investigation conducted by OLAF - Report and recommendations - Measures not amenable to challenge - Inadmissible))
(2017/C 269/29)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Inox Mare Srl (Rimini, Italy) (represented by: R. Holzeisen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: initially, J. Baquero Cruz, D. Nardi and L. Grønfeldt, and, subsequently, J. Baquero Cruz and D. Nardi, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU, seeking annulment of the Final Report of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) concerning external investigation OF/2013/0086/B1 (THOR(2015) 40189 of 26 November 2015), of the recommendation of the Director-General of OLAF with respect to that report (THOR(2015) 42057 of 9 December 2015) and of the prior and strictly related measures taken by OLAF

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as being inadmissible.










2.


Inox Mare Srl shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 270, 25.7.2016.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8416 — The Priceline Group/Momondo Group Holdings) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic commerce, merger control, search engine, travel agency








C_2017197EN.01002501.xml










21.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 197/25





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8416 — The Priceline Group/Momondo Group Holdings)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 197/09)






1.


On 12 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking The Priceline Group Inc. (‘The Priceline Group’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Momondo Group Holdings Limited (‘Momondo Group’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for The Priceline Group: supply of online travel and related services in 224 countries and territories in Europe, North America, South America, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa. Its core brands include Booking.com, priceline.com, agoda.com, KAYAK, Rentalcars.com and Opentable,
—   for Momondo Group: services in the online travel sector in 35 international markets with a focus on the Nordic region. It owns two meta search sites, namely Cheapflights and Momondo.










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.8416 — The Priceline Group/Momondo Group Holdings, 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’).