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Case T-118/17 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 4 July 2017 — Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe v Parliament (Interim proceedings — Institutional law — European Parliament — Decision awarding a grant to a political foundation — Suspension of prefinancing — Obligation to provide a bank guarantee — Application for interim measures — No urgency)
Date: 2017-07-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, financial aid, foundation, guarantee, political parties, powers of the institutions (EU), suspension of aid, suspension of payments








C_2017283EN.01005102.xml










28.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 283/51





Order of the President of the General Court of 4 July 2017 — Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe v Parliament
(Case T-118/17 R)
((Interim proceedings - Institutional law - European Parliament - Decision awarding a grant to a political foundation - Suspension of prefinancing - Obligation to provide a bank guarantee - Application for interim measures - No urgency))
(2017/C 283/80)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe ASBL (IDDE) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: E. Plasschaert and É. Montens, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: C. Burgos and S. Alves, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Articles 278 and 279 TFEU for the grant of interim measures, seeking, first, the suspension of operation of Parliament Decision FINS-2017-28 of 15 December 2016 concerning the funding allocated to the applicant in so far as it suspends payment of prefinancing, second, exemption from the requirement to provide a bank guarantee as a condition for prefinancing and, third, an order that the Parliament pay to the applicant the prefinancing amount.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Case T-418/17: Action brought on 4 July 2017 — Eduard Meier v EUIPO — Calzaturificio Elisabet (Safari Club)
Date: 2017-07-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017277EN.01005501.xml










21.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 277/55





Action brought on 4 July 2017 — Eduard Meier v EUIPO — Calzaturificio Elisabet (Safari Club)
(Case T-418/17)
(2017/C 277/79)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Eduard Meier GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: S. Schicker and M. Knitter, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Calzaturificio Elisabet Srl (Monte Urano, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘Safari Club’ — Application for registration No 13 186 036

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 May 2017 in Case R 1158/2016-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to bear the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,00 % on 1 July 2017 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2017214EN.01000201.xml










4.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 214/2





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

3 July 2017
(2017/C 214/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1369 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,46 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4366 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87705 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6358 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0943 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5065 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,140 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,25 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2355 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5634 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,0322 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4848 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4755 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8778 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5584 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5709 




KRW


South Korean won


1 305,91 




ZAR


South African rand


14,9926 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7253 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4215 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 223,09 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8942 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,553 




RUB


Russian rouble


67,4684 




THB


Thai baht


38,632 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7737 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,7257 




INR


Indian rupee


73,7370 






(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.
European Parliament decision of 4 July 2017 approving the appointment of Mariya Gabriel as a Member of the Commission (C8-0166/2017 — 2017/0805(NLE))
Date: 2017-07-04
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Culture and Education, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Legal Affairs, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: European Commissioner, appointment of members








C_2018334EN.01019301.xml










19.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 334/193






P8_TA(2017)0275
Appointment of a Member of the European Commission
European Parliament decision of 4 July 2017 approving the appointment of Mariya Gabriel as a Member of the Commission (C8-0166/2017 — 2017/0805(NLE))
(2018/C 334/23)

The European Parliament,







—


having regard to the second paragraph of Article 246 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










—


having regard to Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,










—


having regard to point 6 of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission (1),










—


having regard to the resignation of Kristalina Georgieva as a Member of the Commission,










—


having regard to the Council's letter of 29 May 2017, whereby the Council consulted Parliament on a decision, to be taken by common accord with the President of the Commission, on the appointment of Mariya Gabriel as a Member of the Commission (C8-0166/2017),










—


having regard to the hearing of Mariya Gabriel on 20 June 2017, led by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Culture and Education, with the association of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and to the statement of evaluation drawn up following that hearing;










—


having regard to Rule 118 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,












1.


Approves the appointment of Mariya Gabriel as a Member of the Commission for the remainder of the Commission’s term of office until 31 October 2019;












2.


Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.






(1)  OJ L 304, 20.11.2010, p. 47.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2017-07-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: Malaysia, South Korea, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), iron, originating product, piping, steel, tube








C_2017214EN.01000801.xml










4.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 214/8





Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2017/C 214/06)
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel


Republic of Korea
Malaysia


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1283/2014 of 2 December 2014 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel originating in the Republic of Korea and Malaysia following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 347, 3.12.2014, p. 17)


29.1.2018






(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8499 — Goldman Sachs/Caldic) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, distribution business, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2017214EN.01000102.xml










4.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 214/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8499 — Goldman Sachs/Caldic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 214/02)
On 23 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 32017M8499. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-441/17: Action brought on 4 July 2017 — Arca Capital Bohemia v Commission
Date: 2017-07-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, access to information, document, housing, privatisation, provision of documents, right to information








C_2017347EN.01002601.xml










16.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/26





Action brought on 4 July 2017 — Arca Capital Bohemia v Commission
(Case T-441/17)
(2017/C 347/35)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Arca Capital Bohemia a.s. (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented by: M. Nedelka, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul Commission decision COMP/F3/NB/tt*D-2017/025322 of 13 March 2017 partially refusing access to documents pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 relating to case COMP/SA. 25076 (2011/NN) — Privatisation of Rental Housing — Karbon Invest;










—


annul Commission decision C(2017) 3129 final of 4 May 2017 confirming Commission decision COMP/F3/NB/tt*D-2017/025322 of 13 March 2017;










—


order the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those of the applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the exceptions laid down in Article 4(2), first and third indents, of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 were misapplied.






—


The applicant alleges in this regard that the defendant misapplied relevant case-law which, in its view, does not apply to cases in which the administrative file has been closed. Also, in State aid cases, there is a very strong public interest in obtaining as much information as possible in order to control State bodies and different considerations should also apply to arguments based on commercial interests than those which pertain in merger or cartel cases.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging that there is an overriding public interest in disclosure.






—


The applicant advances arguments in this regard to the effect that the privatisation in question had a grossly negative social impact and refers to widespread suspicion that the process involved wrongdoing on the part of State bodies.
Case T-440/17: Action brought on 4 July 2017 — Arca Capital Bohemia v Commission
Date: 2017-07-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, access to EU information, bank, banking, control of State aid, privatisation








C_2017347EN.01002502.xml










16.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/25





Action brought on 4 July 2017 — Arca Capital Bohemia v Commission
(Case T-440/17)
(2017/C 347/34)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Arca Capital Bohemia a.s. (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented by: M. Nedelka, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul Commission decision COMP/D3/PB/2017/026659 of 15 March 2017, refusing access to documents pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 relating to case COMP/SA.17006 — C 27/04 (ex CZ 49/03) — Agrobanka Praha a.s. and GE Capital Bank a.s;










—


annul Commission decision No C(2017) 3130 final of 4 May 2017 confirming Decision No COMP/D3/PB/2017/026659 of 15 March 2017;










—


order the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those of the applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the exceptions laid down in Article 4(2), first and third indents, of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 were misapplied.






—


The applicant alleges in this regard that the defendant misapplied relevant case-law which, in its view, does not apply to cases in which the administrative file has been closed. Also, in State aid cases, there is a very strong public interest in obtaining as much information as possible in order to control State bodies and different considerations should also apply to arguments based on commercial interests than those which pertain in merger or cartel cases.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging that there is an overriding public interest in disclosure.






—


In this regard the applicant advances arguments relating to the reasons behind the privatisation of the bank in question and the stability of the Czech banking sector.
Case T-419/17: Action brought on 4 July 2017 — Mendes v EUIPO — Actial Farmaceutica (VSL#3)
Date: 2017-07-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, baby food, dietary product, food supplement, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, veterinary medicinal product








C_2017277EN.01005502.xml










21.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 277/55





Action brought on 4 July 2017 — Mendes v EUIPO — Actial Farmaceutica (VSL#3)
(Case T-419/17)
(2017/C 277/80)
Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Mendes SA (Lugano, Switzerland) (represented by: G. Carpineti, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Actial Farmaceutica Srl (Rome, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ‘VSL#3’ — European Union trade mark No 1 437 789

Procedure before EUIPO: Revocation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 May 2017 in Case R 1306/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


primarily, annul the contested decision of the Board of Appeal of EUIPO in accordance with and for the purposes of Article 51(1)(b) EUTMR;










—


in the alternative, annul the contested decision of the Board of Appeal of EUIPO in accordance with and for the purposes of Article 51(1)(c) EUTMR;










—


in any event, order that the applicant should be reimbursed in full for the costs of the proceedings, or at least that each party should bear its own costs in full.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 51(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009.