do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 128/2017 of 7 July 2017 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/735]
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal product, consumer protection, drug residue, food safety, foodstuff, health legislation, poultry, revision of an agreement, veterinary medicinal product




L_2019128EN.01002001.xml










16.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 128/20








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 128/2017
of 7 July 2017
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/735]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/201 of 6 February 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 to classify the substance fluralaner as regards its maximum residue limit (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 13 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






—








‘—



32017 R 0201: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/201 of 6 February 2017 (OJ L 32, 7.2.2017, p. 17).’










Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/201 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 July 2017, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 July 2017.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Sabine MONAUNI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 32, 7.2.2017, p. 17.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8467 — BNP Paribas/Commerz Finanz) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, consumer credit, credit institution, economic concentration, financial services, merger control








C_2017218EN.01001602.xml










7.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/16





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8467 — BNP Paribas/Commerz Finanz)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 218/06)
On 29 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 32017M8467. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 125/2017 of 7 July 2017 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/732]
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, consumer protection, flavouring, food safety, foodstuff, market approval, public health, revision of an agreement




L_2019128EN.01001601.xml










16.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 128/16








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 125/2017
of 7 July 2017
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/732]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/378 of 3 March 2017 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain flavouring substances (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 54zzzzs (Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






—








‘—



32017 R 0378: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/378 of 3 March 2017 (OJ L 58, 4.3.2017, p. 14).’










Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2017/378 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 July 2017, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 July 2017.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Sabine MONAUNI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 58, 4.3.2017, p. 14.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 127/2017 of 7 July 2017 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/734]
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, food contamination, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, revision of an agreement, sampling, toxic substance




L_2019128EN.01001901.xml










16.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 128/19








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 127/2017
of 7 July 2017
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/734]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644 of 5 April 2017 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 589/2014 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






1.


The following point is inserted after point 124 (Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘125.



32017 R 0644: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644 of 5 April 2017 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 589/2014 (OJ L 92, 6.4.2017, p. 9).’














2.


The text of point 87 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 589/2014) is deleted.






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2017/644 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 July 2017 provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 July 2017.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Sabine MONAUNI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 92, 6.4.2017, p. 9.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017218EN.01001801.xml










7.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/18





Euro exchange rates (1)

6 July 2017
(2017/C 218/09)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1385 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,01 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4369 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88013 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6310 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0975 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5298 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,147 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,37 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2478 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5933 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1367 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5008 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4728 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8918 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5697 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5749 




KRW


South Korean won


1 317,44 




ZAR


South African rand


15,3470 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7443 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4055 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 242,24 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8938 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,733 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,4881 




THB


Thai baht


38,800 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7639 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,9250 




INR


Indian rupee


73,7325 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 143/2017 of 7 July 2017 amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2019/750]
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, air safety, aircraft, harmonisation of standards, radio telecommunications, regulation of telecommunications, revision of an agreement, technical specification, technological change, waveband




L_2019128EN.01004301.xml










16.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 128/43








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 143/2017
of 7 July 2017
         
amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2019/750]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2317 of 16 December 2016 amending Decision 2008/294/EC and Implementing Decision 2013/654/EU, in order to simplify the operation of mobile communications on board aircraft (MCA services) in the Union (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Point 5czc (Commission Decision 2008/294/EC) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






1.


The following shall be added in the indent (Commission Implementing Decision 2013/654/EU):

                              ‘, as amended by:






—



32016 D 2317: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2317 of 16 December 2016 (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 67).’
                                 














2.


The following indent shall be added:






—








‘—



32016 D 2317: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2317 of 16 December 2016 (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 67).’














Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2317 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 July 2017, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 July 2017.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Sabine MONAUNI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 67.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/1244, taken by common accord with the President of the Commission, of 7 July 2017 appointing a Member of the European Commission
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Commissioner, appointment of members








L_2017178EN.01001201.xml










11.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 178/12








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2017/1244,
taken by common accord with the President of the Commission,
of 7 July 2017
         
appointing a Member of the European Commission


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 246 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:







(1)


On 23 October 2014 the European Council adopted Decision 2014/749/EU (2) appointing the European Commission for the period until 31 October 2019.












(2)


In a letter dated 28 October 2016, Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the Commission, informed the Council that Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA had resigned from her post as a Vice-President and Member of the Commission with effect from 1 January 2017.












(3)


In accordance with the second paragraph of Article 246 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a vacancy caused by resignation is to be filled for the remainder of the Member's term of office by a new Member of the same nationality.












(4)


A new Member of the Commission should therefore be appointed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
By common accord with Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the Commission, the Council appoints Ms Mariya GABRIEL as Member of the Commission for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 31 October 2019.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 7 July 2017.


For the Council


The President

M. MAASIKAS
            





(1)  Opinion of 4 July 2017 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2)  
            OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 36.
Case T-278/17: Order of the General Court of 7 July 2017 — Bank of New York Mellon v EUIPO — Nixen Partners (NEXEN)
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Internet, financial services, investment transaction, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2017300EN.01003901.xml










11.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 300/39





Order of the General Court of 7 July 2017 — Bank of New York Mellon v EUIPO — Nixen Partners (NEXEN)
(Case T-278/17) (1)

(2017/C 300/49)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Fifth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 213, 3.7.2017.
Case T-215/15: Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2017 — Azarov v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Retention of the applicant’s name on the list — Duty to state reasons — Rights of defence — Right to property — Right to conduct a business — Proportionality — Misuse of power — Principle of sound administration — Manifest error of assessment)
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, ownership, principle of proportionality, right to justice, rights of the defence, territorial dispute, trade restriction








C_2017277EN.01003202.xml










21.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 277/32





Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2017 — Azarov v Council
(Case T-215/15) (1)

((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Retention of the applicant’s name on the list - Duty to state reasons - Rights of defence - Right to property - Right to conduct a business - Proportionality - Misuse of power - Principle of sound administration - Manifest error of assessment))
(2017/C 277/47)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Mykola Yanovych Azarov (Kiev, Ukraine) (represented by: G. Lansky and A. Egger, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix and F. Naert, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/364 of 5 March 2015 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2015 L 62, p. 25) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/357 of 5 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2015 L 62, p. 1), in so far as those acts maintain the applicant’s name on the list of persons covered by the restrictive measures at issue.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Mykola Yanovych Azarov to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 221, 6.7.2015.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8485 — Hitachi Group/Honda/JV) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric machinery, engine, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2017218EN.01001502.xml










7.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/15





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8485 — Hitachi Group/Honda/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 218/04)
On 30 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 32017M8485. 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.8504 — EDF Energy Services/ESSCI) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, energy industry, energy supply, mechanical engineering, merger control








C_2017218EN.01001501.xml










7.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/15





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8504 — EDF Energy Services/ESSCI)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 218/03)
On 29 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 32017M8504. 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.8490 — Blackstone/CPPIB/Ascend Learning) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, education, investment company, merger control, software








C_2017218EN.01001702.xml










7.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/17





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8490 — Blackstone/CPPIB/Ascend Learning)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 218/08)
On 20 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 32017M8490. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.