do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-650/16: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — LG Electronics v EUIPO (QD) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark QD — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, software, telecommunications equipment, television equipment, trade-mark law








C_2017283EN.01004601.xml










28.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 283/46





Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — LG Electronics v EUIPO (QD)
(Case T-650/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark QD - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 283/70)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: LG Electronics, Inc. (Seoul, South Korea) (represented by: R. Schiffer, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 May 2016 (Case R 2046/2015-1), relating to an application for registration of the word sign QD as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The General Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders LG Electronics, Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 402, 31.10.2016.
Case C-651/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 July 2017 — Verein zur Wahrung von Einsatz und Nutzung von Chromtrioxid und anderen Chrom-VI-Verbindungen in der Oberflächentechnik eV (VECCO) and Others v European Commission, European Chemicals Agency, Assogalvanica and Others (Appeal — Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) — Article 58(2) — Authorisation — Substances of very high concern — Exemption — Regulation amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 — Inclusion of chromium trioxide in the list of substances subject to authorisation)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carcinogenic substance, environmental protection, health control, health risk, metal coating, occupational safety








C_2017293EN.01000302.xml










4.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 293/3





Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 July 2017 — Verein zur Wahrung von Einsatz und Nutzung von Chromtrioxid und anderen Chrom-VI-Verbindungen in der Oberflächentechnik eV (VECCO) and Others v European Commission, European Chemicals Agency, Assogalvanica and Others
(Case C-651/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) - Article 58(2) - Authorisation - Substances of very high concern - Exemption - Regulation amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 - Inclusion of chromium trioxide in the list of substances subject to authorisation))
(2017/C 293/04)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Verein zur Wahrung von Einsatz und Nutzung von Chromtrioxid und anderen Chrom-VI-Verbindungen in der Oberflächentechnik eV (VECCO), Adolf Krämer GmbH & Co. KG, AgO Argentum GmbH and Others (full list included in the appeal) (represented by: C. Mereu, avocat, and J. Beck, Solicitor)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: K. Mifsud-Bonnici and K. Talabér-Ritz, acting as Agents), European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (represented by: W. Broere and M. Heikkilä, acting as Agents), Assogalvanica, Ecometal, Comité européen des traitements de surfaces (CETS) and Others (full list included in the appeal) (represented by: C. Mereu, avocat, and J. Beck, Solicitor)

Intervener in support of the European Commission: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas and J. Traband, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Verein zur Wahrung von Einsatz und Nutzung von Chromtrioxid und anderen Chrom-VI-Verbindungen in der Oberflächentechnik eV (VECCO) and the other appellants whose names are listed in Annex I to the present judgment to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the French Republic and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 78, 29.2.2016.
Case T-607/16: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — OZ v EIB (Civil service — EIB staff — Sexual harassment — Investigation procedure — Investigation Panel’s report — Decision of the President of the EIB not to act on the complaint — No unlawful conduct by the EIB — Liability)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European civil service, indemnification, sexual harassment








C_2017283EN.01004502.xml










28.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 283/45





Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — OZ v EIB
(Case T-607/16) (1)

((Civil service - EIB staff - Sexual harassment - Investigation procedure - Investigation Panel’s report - Decision of the President of the EIB not to act on the complaint - No unlawful conduct by the EIB - Liability))
(2017/C 283/69)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: OZ (represented by: B. Maréchal, lawyer)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (EIB) (represented by: T. Gilliams, E. Raimond and G. Faedo, acting as Agents, and by A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the report of the Investigation Panel of the EIB of 14 September 2015 and the decision of the President of the EIB of 16 October 2015 not to act on the complaint of sexual harassment filed by the applicant and, second, compensation for the damage which the applicant claims to have suffered following that report and that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders OZ to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 335, 12.9.2016 (case initially registered before the European Union Civil Service Tribunal as Case F-37/16 and transferred to the General Court of the European Union on 1 September 2016).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8515 — CPPIB/BPEA/Nord Anglia Education) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, educational institution, investment company, merger control








C_2017224EN.01000101.xml










13.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 224/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8515 — CPPIB/BPEA/Nord Anglia Education)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 224/01)
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 32017M8515. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-151/16: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 July 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas — Lithuania) — ‘Vakarų Baltijos laivų statykla’ UAB v Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2003/96/EC — Taxation of energy products and electricity — Article 14(1)(c) — Exemption of energy products used as fuel for the purpose of navigation within European Union waters and to produce electricity on board a craft — Fuel used by a ship to sail from the place where it was built to the port of another Member State for the purpose of taking on its first commercial cargo)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU waters, cargo vessel, electrical energy, energy supply, energy-generating product, environmental tax, fuel, tax exemption








C_2017293EN.01000801.xml










4.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 293/8





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 July 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas — Lithuania) — ‘Vakarų Baltijos laivų statykla’ UAB v Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos
(Case C-151/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2003/96/EC - Taxation of energy products and electricity - Article 14(1)(c) - Exemption of energy products used as fuel for the purpose of navigation within European Union waters and to produce electricity on board a craft - Fuel used by a ship to sail from the place where it was built to the port of another Member State for the purpose of taking on its first commercial cargo))
(2017/C 293/10)
Language of the case: Lithuanian

Referring court

Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant:‘Vakarų Baltijos laivų statykla’ UAB

Defendant: Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos

Operative part of the judgment







1.


Article 14(1)(c) of Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity, must be interpreted as meaning that the exemption laid down by that provision applies to fuel used to sail a ship, without cargo, from a port of a Member State, in the present case that where that ship was built, to a port of another Member State in order to take on cargo to be transported to a port of a third Member State.










2.


Article 14(1)(c) of Directive 2003/96 must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which excludes the application of the exemption laid down by that provision on the ground that the supply of energy products for a ship was carried out without complying with the formal requirements laid down by that legislation, even though that supply is in accordance with all the conditions for application laid down by that provision.






(1)  OJ C 191, 30.5.2016.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017224EN.01000801.xml










13.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 224/8





Euro exchange rates (1)

12 July 2017
(2017/C 224/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1449 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,02 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4369 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88925 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6350 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1027 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4688 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,110 




HUF


Hungarian forint


307,33 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2444 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5675 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1182 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4966 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4808 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,9429 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5827 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5815 




KRW


South Korean won


1 311,87 




ZAR


South African rand


15,3359 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7716 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4090 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 307,31 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9210 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,949 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,3499 




THB


Thai baht


38,967 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,6997 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,4629 




INR


Indian rupee


73,8865 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-389/16: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — AIA v EUIPO — Casa Montorsi (MONTORSI F. & F.) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark MONTORSI F. & F. — Earlier national word mark Casa Montorsi — Relative ground for invalidity — Likelihood of confusion — Article 53(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Agreement for coexistence of the marks — Scope — Article 53(3) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, foodstuff, processed food product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017283EN.01004301.xml










28.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 283/43





Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — AIA v EUIPO — Casa Montorsi (MONTORSI F. & F.)
(Case T-389/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark MONTORSI F. & F. - Earlier national word mark Casa Montorsi - Relative ground for invalidity - Likelihood of confusion - Article 53(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Agreement for coexistence of the marks - Scope - Article 53(3) of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2017/C 283/65)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Agricola italiana alimentare SpA (AIA) (San Martino Buon Albergo, Italy) (represented by: S. Rizzo, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Casa Montorsi Srl (Vignola, Italy) (represented by: S. Verea, K. Muraro and M. Balestriero, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 April 2016 (Case R 1239/2014-1) concerning invalidity proceedings between Casa Montorsi and AIA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Agricola italiana alimentare (AIA) to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 335, 12.9.2016.
Case T-125/17 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — BASF Grenzach ECHA (Interim measures — REACH — Substance triclosan — Evaluation procedure — Decision of the Board of Appeal of the ECHA — Obligation to provide certain information requiring animal testing — Application for interim measures — No urgency)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: chemical product, dangerous substance, health risk, marketing standard, scientific report, testing








C_2017283EN.01005201.xml










28.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 283/52





Order of the President of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — BASF Grenzach ECHA
(Case T-125/17 R)
((Interim measures - REACH - Substance triclosan - Evaluation procedure - Decision of the Board of Appeal of the ECHA - Obligation to provide certain information requiring animal testing - Application for interim measures - No urgency))
(2017/C 283/81)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: BASF Grenzach GmbH (Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany) (represented by: K. Nordlander and M. Abenhaïm, lawyers)

Defendant: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (represented by: W. Broere, T. Röcke and M. Heikkilä, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Articles 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU for the grant of interim measures to (i) suspend implementation of Decision A-018-2014 of the Board of Appeal of ECHA of 19 December 2016, relating to the substance evaluation of triclosan, and (ii) order the extension of the prescribed period to communicate the results of the tests for the duration of the suspension.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Case T-189/16: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund v EUIPO — Luigi Lavazza (CReMESPRESSO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark CReMESPRESSO — Earlier international word mark CREMESSO — Allusive element — Interdependence of criteria — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, coffee, electrical equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017283EN.01004001.xml










28.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 283/40





Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund v EUIPO — Luigi Lavazza (CReMESPRESSO)
(Case T-189/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark CReMESPRESSO - Earlier international word mark CREMESSO - Allusive element - Interdependence of criteria - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 283/60)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund (Zürich, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Treis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill and I. Moisescu, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Luigi Lavazza SpA (Turin, Italy) (represented by: M. Ricolfi and F. Tarocco, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 February 2016 (Case R 2823/2014-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund and Luigi Lavazza.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 23 February 2016 (Case R 2823/2014-4), in so far as the Board of Appeal upheld the action brought by Luigi Lavazza SpA and partially annulled the decision of the Cancellation Division with respect to the following goods: ‘Electric ice crushers’ and ‘Ice cream makers, ice cream machines, but also coffee machines’ in Classes 7 and 11, covered by the mark at issue;










2.


Orders EUIPO and Luigi Lavazza to bear, in addition to their own costs, those incurred by Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund.






(1)  OJ C 232, 27.6.2016.
Notice of open competitions
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: EPSO, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, administrator, competition (EU), information profession, translation








C_2017224EN.01001501.xml










13.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 224/15





NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS
(2017/C 224/06)
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:






 


EPSO/AD/343/17 — GERMAN-LANGUAGE (DE) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)










 


EPSO/AD/344/17 — FRENCH-LANGUAGE (FR) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)










 


EPSO/AD/345/17 — ITALIAN-LANGUAGE (IT) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)










 


EPSO/AD/346/17 — DUTCH-LANGUAGE (NL) TRANSLATORS (AD 5)




The competition notice is published in 24 languages in 
Official Journal of the European Union C 224 A of 13 July 2017.
Further information can be found on the EPSO website: https://epso.europa.eu/
Case T-348/16 OP: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v ERCEA (Arbitration clause — Application to have a judgment set aside — Stay of execution of a judgment by default — Interlocutory judgment)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, Framework Programme for Research and Development, computer systems, executive agency, financial aid, reimbursement of aid, scientific research








C_2017300EN.01002901.xml










11.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 300/29





Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v ERCEA
(Case T-348/16 OP) (1)

((Arbitration clause - Application to have a judgment set aside - Stay of execution of a judgment by default - Interlocutory judgment))
(2017/C 300/35)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant in the main proceedings: Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (Thessaloniki, Greece) (represented by: V. Christianos, lawyer)

Defendant in the main proceedings: European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) (represented by: M. Pesquera Alonso and F. Sgritta, acting as Agents, and E. Kourakis, lawyer)

Re:

Application to have the judgment of 6 April 2017, Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v ERCEA (T-348/16, not published, EU:T:2017:268) set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

Execution of the judgment of 6 April 2017, Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v ERCEA (T-348/16), is stayed pending the outcome of the application made by the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) to have that judgment set aside.


(1)  OJ C 296, 16.8.2016.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8563 — Intervias/Esso Italiana business) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, merger control, motor fuel, oil industry, provision of services








C_2017224EN.01002001.xml










13.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 224/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8563 — Intervias/Esso Italiana business)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 224/11)






1.


On 3 July 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Intervias Group Ltd (UK) (‘Intervias’), a holding company jointly controlled by TDR Equity LLP and two natural persons, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of an Esso Italiana S.r.l. business unit comprising of fuel stations in Italy (‘Esso Italiana fuel stations business’) by way of a purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Intervias is the holding company of Euro Garages Ltd (Euro Garages) and European Forecourt Retail Group (EFR). Eurogarages and EFR are forecourt services operators, operating fuel stations, convenience stores, car washes, bakeries, restaurants, hotel activities and car rentals in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK,










—


Esso Italiana fuel stations business consists of 1 177 fuel stations all located in Italy.














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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.










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.8563 — Intervias/Esso Italiana business, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.