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Case T-573/17: Action brought on 17 August 2017 — Inversiones Flandes and Others v SRB
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, abuse of power, aid for restructuring, company in difficulties, credit institution, damages, financial solvency, ownership, right to justice








C_2017374EN.01004001.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/40





Action brought on 17 August 2017 — Inversiones Flandes and Others v SRB
(Case T-573/17)
(2017/C 374/60)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicants: Inversiones Flandes SL (Madrid, Spain), New Winds Group, SL (Madrid, Spain), Sarey Investments, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: R. Jiménez Velasco, lawyer)

Defendant: Single Resolution Board

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the General Court should:






—


Annul the decision adopted by the Single Resolution Board in the light of the recitals, articles and principles set out and order the adoption of a new decision which reflects, with full transparency and certainty, the actual financial situation, in commercial terms, of Banco Popular Español, S.A., and, on that basis, order that appropriate measures be taken;










—


Expressly order SRB to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are similar to those put forward in Cases T-478/17, Mutualidad de la Abogacía and Hermandad Nacional de Arquitectos Superiores y Químicos v Single Resolution Board, T-481/17, Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno and SFL v Single Resolution Board, T-482/17, Comercial Vascongada Recalde v Commission and Single Resolution Board, T-483/17, García Suárez and Others v Commission and Single Resolution Board, T-484/17, Fidesban and Others v Single Resolution Board, T-497/17, Sáchez del Valle and Calatrava Real State 2015 v Commission and Single Resolution Board, and T-498/17, Pablo Álvarez de Linera Granda v Commission and Single Resolution Board.
Case C-475/16: Order of the President of the Court of 17 August 2017 — (request for a preliminary ruling from the Protodikeio Rethymnis — Greece) — Criminal proceedings against K.
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, application of EU law, approximation of laws, data protection, national law, offence, personal data, protection of privacy, provision of services, telecommunications








C_2017374EN.01002402.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/24





Order of the President of the Court of 17 August 2017 — (request for a preliminary ruling from the Protodikeio Rethymnis — Greece) — Criminal proceedings against K.
(Case C-475/16) (1)

(2017/C 374/35)
Language of the case: Greek
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 428, 22.11.2016.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8582 — Letterone/Holland &amp; Barrett) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic commerce, food supplement, investment company, merger control, organisation of health care, retail trade, technology, telecommunications








C_2017271EN.01000102.xml










17.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8582 — Letterone/Holland & Barrett)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 271/02)
On 10 August 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 32017M8582. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-496/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 17 August 2017 — Deutsche Post AG v Hauptzollamt Köln
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU customs procedure, customs regulations, disclosure of information, tax law, tax offence, tax on income








C_2017347EN.01001901.xml










16.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/19





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 17 August 2017 — Deutsche Post AG v Hauptzollamt Köln
(Case C-496/17)
(2017/C 347/25)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Düsseldorf

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Deutsche Post AG

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Köln

Question referred







1.


Is the second subparagraph of Article 24(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 (1) of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code to be interpreted as meaning that this provision permits the customs authority to request the applicant to inform it of the tax identification numbers issued by the German Bundeszentralamt für Steuern (Federal Central Tax Office) for the purpose of income tax collection and the tax offices responsible for the income tax assessment of the members of the applicant’s supervisory board, its managing directors, heads of department, head of accounts, head of the customs department as well as those individuals responsible for customs matters and those dealing with customs matters employed by the applicant?






(1)  OJ 2015 L 343, p. 558.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8414 — DNB/Nordea/Luminor Group) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, merger control








C_2017271EN.01002701.xml










17.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/27





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8414 — DNB/Nordea/Luminor Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 271/10)






1.


On 9 August 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which DNB Bank ASA (‘DNB’, Norway) and Nordea Bank AB (‘Nordea’ Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Luminor Group AB (‘Luminor’, Sweden) a holding company of DNB’s and Nordea’s banking operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for DNB: the provision of a full range of financial services, including loans, savings, advisory services, insurance and pension products for retail and corporate customers, mainly in Norway and also in Baltic Sea countries,
—   for Nordea: the provision of a full range of financial services, including retail and corporate banking, investment banking, capital markets services, asset management and insurance; primarily in the Nordics and the Baltic Sea countries,
—   for Luminor: the provision of financial services, including retail and corporate banking in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.










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.8414 — DNB/Nordea/Luminor Group 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-556/17: Action brought on 17 August 2017 — Staropilsen v EUIPO — Pivovary Staropramen (STAROPILSEN; STAROPLZEN)
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, beer, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017347EN.01004301.xml










16.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/43





Action brought on 17 August 2017 — Staropilsen v EUIPO — Pivovary Staropramen (STAROPILSEN; STAROPLZEN)
(Case T-556/17)
(2017/C 347/56)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Staropilsen s. r. o. (Pilsen, Czech Republic) (represented by: A. Kodrasová, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Pivovary Staropramen s. r. o. (Prague, Czech Republic)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘STAROPILSEN; STAROPLZEN’ — EU trade mark No 9 034 893

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 June 2017 in Case R 236/2017-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


cancel the contested decision;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Articles 53(1)(a) and 8(1)(a) Regulation No 207/2009.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8587 — Bridgepoint/Groupe Primonial) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2017271EN.01002601.xml










17.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/26





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8587 — Bridgepoint/Groupe Primonial)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 271/09)






1.


On 7 August 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 Bridgepoint (United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the Primonial Group (France).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Bridgepoint is an independent private equity company,










—


the Primonial Group operates in France providing selection, design, management and advisory services in the field of investment solutions.














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 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 the Notice.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their observations on the proposed operation.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of publication of this notification. 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.8587 — Bridgepoint/Groupe Primonial, 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.
Case C-499/17 P: Appeal brought on 17 August 2017 by Miguel Torres, SA against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 31 May 2017 in Case T-637/15: Alma-The Soul of Italian Wine v EUIPO — Miguel Torres
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_2018083EN.01000902.xml










5.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/9





Appeal brought on 17 August 2017 by Miguel Torres, SA against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 31 May 2017 in Case T-637/15: Alma-The Soul of Italian Wine v EUIPO — Miguel Torres
(Case C-499/17 P)
(2018/C 083/13)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Miguel Torres, SA (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl, Rechtsanwalt, J. Güell Serra, abogado)

Other parties to the proceedings: Alma-The Soul of Italian Wine LLLP, European Union Intellectual Property Office
By order of 14 December 2017 the Court of Justice (Seventh Chamber) held that the appeal was inadmissible.
Case T-562/17: Action brought on 17 August 2017 — dm-drogerie markt v EUIPO — Albea Services (ALBÉA)
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, essential oil, packaging product, paperboard, pharmaceutical product, plastics, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017338EN.01001801.xml










9.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/18





Action brought on 17 August 2017 — dm-drogerie markt v EUIPO — Albea Services (ALBÉA)
(Case T-562/17)
(2017/C 338/20)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: dm-drogerie markt Verwaltungs-GmbH (Karlsruhe, Germany) (represented by: O. Bludovsky and C. Mellein, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Albea Services (Gennevilliers, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark containing the word element ‘ALBÉA’ — International registration designating the European Union No 1 210 553

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 May 2017 in Case R 1870/2016-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office of 25 May 2017 (Appeal No R 1870/2016-1) and, by the way of correction, delete the applicant’s trademark;
alternatively










—


annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office of 25 May 2017 (Appeal No R 1870/2016-1) and, to remit the case to the Office for Harmonization;
alternatively










—


annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office of 25 May 2017 (Appeal No R 1870/2016-1)





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8 (1) (b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2095 of 26 September 2016 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis (OJ L 326, 1.12.2016)
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: acid, international standard, olive oil, product quality, qualitative analysis, quality control of agricultural products








L_2017211EN.01005801.xml










17.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 211/58







Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2095 of 26 September 2016 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 326 of 1 December 2016
)


On page 4, in the Annex replacing Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91, in the table on purity characteristics, in the eleventh column (‘Difference: ECN42 (HPLC) and ECN42 (theoretical calculation)’):
for:


                           ‘Difference: ECN42 (HPLC) and ECN42
(theoretical calculation)






 


≤ 0,2










 


≤ 0,2










 


≤ 0,3










 


≤ 0,3










 


≤ 0,3










 


≤ 0,6










 


≤ 0,5










 


≤ 0,5’
                        





read:


                           ‘Difference: ECN42 (HPLC) and ECN42
(theoretical calculation)






 


≤ |0,2|










 


≤ |0,2|










 


≤ |0,3|










 


≤ |0,3|










 


≤ |0,3|










 


≤ |0,6|










 


≤ |0,5|










 


≤ |0,5|’
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017271EN.01000201.xml










17.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

15 August 2017
(2017/C 271/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1744 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,67 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4371 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91145 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4835 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1417 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3538 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,142 




HUF


Hungarian forint


304,15 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2791 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5725 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1457 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4980 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4960 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1874 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6121 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6042 




KRW


South Korean won


1 336,43 




ZAR


South African rand


15,6499 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8488 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3933 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 694,68 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0452 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,359 




RUB


Russian rouble


70,4414 




THB


Thai baht


39,090 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7540 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,9441 




INR


Indian rupee


75,3025 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017271EN.01000301.xml










17.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 August 2017
(2017/C 271/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1710 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,79 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4367 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90993 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4820 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1406 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3115 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,044 




HUF


Hungarian forint


304,05 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2749 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5821 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1319 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4903 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4908 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1597 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6151 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6022 




KRW


South Korean won


1 334,97 




ZAR


South African rand


15,4975 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8393 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3935 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 656,22 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0335 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,146 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,6423 




THB


Thai baht


38,971 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7129 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,8174 




INR


Indian rupee


75,1665 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8551 — Advent International/Faerch Plast Group) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, packaging, plastics industry








C_2017271EN.01000101.xml










17.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8551 — Advent International/Faerch Plast Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 271/01)
On 2 August 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 32017M8551. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.