do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-422/16: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Beste Mama) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Beste Mama — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, gift item, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017369EN.01001402.xml










30.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 369/14





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Beste Mama)
(Case T-422/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Beste Mama - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 369/20)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: sheepworld AG (Ursensollen, Germany) (represented by: S. von Rüden, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 May 2016 (Case R 95/2016-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Beste Mama as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders sheepworld AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 343, 19.9.2016.
Case C-543/17: Action brought on 15 September 2017 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: engineering structure, infringement procedure (EU), investment cost, national implementing measure, sanction (EU), trans-European network, transmission network








C_2017374EN.01002301.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/23





Action brought on 15 September 2017 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium
(Case C-543/17)
(2017/C 374/32)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J. Hottiaux, L. Nicolae and G. von Rintelen, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium

Form of order sought







—


Declare that, by failing, by 1 January 2016 at the latest, to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2014/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (OJ 2014 L 155, p. 1) or, in any event, by failing to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 13 of that directive;










—


Order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay, in accordance with Article 260(3) TFEU, a fine in the sum of EUR 54 639,36 per diem from the date of delivery of the judgment in this action for failure to fulfil the obligation of communicating the measures transposing Directive 2014/61;










—


Order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

By virtue of Article 13 of Directive 2014/61, the Member States were required to adopt the national transposing measures by 1 January 2016 at the latest. The Commission is of the view that the Kingdom of Belgium failed to fulfil its obligations under that provision.
In its action, the Commission proposes that a daily fine of EUR 54 639,36 be imposed on the Kingdom of Belgium.
Case T-451/16: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Bester Papa) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Bester Papa — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, gift item, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017369EN.01001601.xml










30.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 369/16





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Bester Papa)
(Case T-451/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Bester Papa - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 369/23)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: sheepworld AG (Ursensollen, Germany) (represented by: S. von Rüden, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 May 2016 (Case R 94/2016-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Bester Papa as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders sheepworld AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 364, 3.10.2016.
Case T-421/16: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Beste Oma) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Beste Oma — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, gift item, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017369EN.01001401.xml










30.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 369/14





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Beste Oma)
(Case T-421/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Beste Oma - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 369/19)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: sheepworld AG (Ursensollen, Germany) (represented by: S. von Rüden, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 May 2016 (Case R 91/2016-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Beste Oma as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders sheepworld AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 343, 19.9.2016.
Case T-734/15 P: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — Commission v FE (Appeal — Civil Service — Officials — Open competition — Inclusion on the reserve list — Decision of the appointing authority not to recruit a successful candidate — Respective powers of the selection board and of the appointing authority — Conditions of admission to the competition — Minimum duration of professional experience — Rules for calculation — Loss of a chance of recruitment — Claim for damages)
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, competition (EU), damages, professional experience, recruitment








C_2017369EN.01000901.xml










30.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 369/9





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — Commission v FE
(Case T-734/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - Civil Service - Officials - Open competition - Inclusion on the reserve list - Decision of the appointing authority not to recruit a successful candidate - Respective powers of the selection board and of the appointing authority - Conditions of admission to the competition - Minimum duration of professional experience - Rules for calculation - Loss of a chance of recruitment - Claim for damages))
(2017/C 369/11)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: European Commission (represented by: F. Simonetti and G. Gattinara, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: FE (represented by: L. Levi and A. Blot, lawyers)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (First Chamber) of 6 October 2015, FE v Commission (F-119/14, EU:F:2015:116), seeking to have that judgment set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside points 1, 2 and 4 of the operative part of the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (First Chamber) of 6 October 2015, FE v Commission (F-119/14);










2.


Dismisses the action brought by FE before the Civil Service Tribunal in Case F-119/14;










3.


Orders each party to bear its own costs relating to the appeal proceedings;










4.


Orders FE to pay the costs of the proceedings before the Civil Service Tribunal, including the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 68, 22.2.2016.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017305EN.01000401.xml










15.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 305/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

14 September 2017
(2017/C 305/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1885 




JPY


Japanese yen


131,55 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4399 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89123 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5345 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1496 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3950 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,103 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,28 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2843 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6017 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1134 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4877 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4501 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2843 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6474 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6053 




KRW


South Korean won


1 345,47 




ZAR


South African rand


15,6609 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7918 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4835 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 767,83 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9905 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,990 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,6480 




THB


Thai baht


39,363 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7295 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,1227 




INR


Indian rupee


76,2095 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8570 — CTDI EU/Regenersis EMEA) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic device, maintenance, merger control, telecommunications equipment








C_2017305EN.01000101.xml










15.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 305/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8570 — CTDI EU/Regenersis EMEA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 305/01)
On 1 September 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 32017M8570. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Stockholm, Sweden, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2017305EN.01001501.xml










15.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 305/15





Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 305/09)






Member State


Sweden




Concerned routes


Arvidsjaur-Stockholm (Arlanda)
Gällivare-Stockholm (Arlanda)




Period of validity of the contract


December 2017-October 2019




Deadline for submission of tenders


60 days after the date of publication of this tender invitation




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender can be obtained


For further information please contact:





The Swedish Transport Administration




SE-781 87 Borlänge




SVERIGE




http://www.trafikverket.se/Foretag/Upphandling/Aktuella-upphandlingar/




RFT reference: CTM:146241




Tel. +46 771921921




Contacts:




Håkan Jacobsson: hakan.jacobsson@trafikverket.se




Anna Fällbom: anna.fallbom@trafikverket.se
Case T-276/16: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — Viridis Pharmaceutical v EUIPO — Hecht-Pharma (Boswelan) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark Boswelan — Declaration of revocation — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No genuine use of the trade mark — No proper reasons for non-use)
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017369EN.01001201.xml










30.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 369/12





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — Viridis Pharmaceutical v EUIPO — Hecht-Pharma (Boswelan)
(Case T-276/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark Boswelan - Declaration of revocation - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No genuine use of the trade mark - No proper reasons for non-use))
(2017/C 369/16)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Viridis Pharmaceutical Ltd (Tortola, British Virgin Isles) (represented by: C. Spintig, S. Pietzcker and M. Prasse, lawyers)

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, intervener before the General Court: Hecht-Pharma GmbH (Hollnseth, Germany) (represented by: C. Sachs and J. Sachs, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 February 2016 (Case R 2837/2014-5), relating to revocation proceedings between Hecht-Pharma and Viridis Pharmaceutical.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Viridis Pharmaceutical Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 251, 11.7.2016.
Case T-585/16: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — Skareby v EEAS (Civil service — Officials — Freedom of expression — Duty of loyalty — Serious prejudice to the legitimate interests of the Union — Refusal of permission to publish an article — Request that the text be amended — Article 17a of the Staff Regulations — Subject matter of the action — Decision rejecting the administrative complaint)
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, censorship, freedom of expression, publication, publishing








C_2017369EN.01001801.xml










30.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 369/18





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — Skareby v EEAS
(Case T-585/16) (1)

((Civil service - Officials - Freedom of expression - Duty of loyalty - Serious prejudice to the legitimate interests of the Union - Refusal of permission to publish an article - Request that the text be amended - Article 17a of the Staff Regulations - Subject matter of the action - Decision rejecting the administrative complaint))
(2017/C 369/26)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Carina Skareby (Louvain, Belgium) (represented by: S. Rodrigues and C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyers)

Defendant: European External Action Service (EEAS) (represented by: S. Marquardt, acting as Agent, and by M. Troncoso Ferrer, F.-M. Hislaire and S. Moya Izquierdo, lawyers)

Re:

Action under Article 270 TFEU seeking (i) annulment of the decision of 5 June 2015 of the EEAS refusing permission to publish an article and requesting that changes be made to two paragraphs of the proposed text, and (ii) ‘so far as necessary’, annulment of the decision of 18 December 2015 of the EEAS rejecting the complaint brought against the original decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Carina Skareby to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 191, 30.5.2016 (case initially registered before the European Union Civil Service Tribunal under Case No F-15/16 and transferred to the General Court of the European Union on 1.9.2016).
Case T-633/17: Action brought on 15 September 2017 — Sárossy v Commission
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Union membership, Hungary, access to EU information, consumer protection, democracy, fundamental rights, legal system, national law, right to justice, single market








C_2017382EN.01005201.xml










13.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/52





Action brought on 15 September 2017 — Sárossy v Commission
(Case T-633/17)
(2017/C 382/65)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Róbert Sárossy (Budapest, Hungary) (represented by: D. Lazar, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the Commission’s decision of 12 June 2017 relating to Ares (2017) 2929030;










—


annul Commission Decision C(2017)5147 final of 17 July 2017;










—


order the Commission to make all of the documents relating to EU Pilot Case 8572/15 (CHAP (2015)00353) accessible to the applicant, irrespective of whether they are already available or are to be made available only in the future; and










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Plea in law and main arguments

In support of his action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law.
According to the applicant, there is an overriding public interest in the disclosure of the contested documents since making the documents available to the public would make it possible for:






—


the economic interests of consumers to be protected;










—


the internal market to be protected;










—


the Commission’s investigation activity to be reviewed;










—


democracy in Hungary to be strengthened; and










—


the advantages of Hungary’s membership of the European Union to be made evident to citizens.
Case T-450/16: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Beste Freunde) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Beste Freunde — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, gift item, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017369EN.01001502.xml










30.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 369/15





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Beste Freunde)
(Case T-450/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Beste Freunde - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 369/22)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: sheepworld AG (Ursensollen, Germany) (represented by: S. von Rüden, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 May 2016 (Case R 93/2016-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Beste Freunde as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders sheepworld AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 364, 3.10.2016.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8102 — Valeo / FTE Group) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, vehicle parts








C_2017305EN.01001801.xml










15.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 305/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8102 — Valeo / FTE Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 305/11)






1.


On 7 September 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Valeo Holding GmbH (Germany) controlled by Valeo S.A. (‘Valeo’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of FTE Group Holding GmbH (‘FTE’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.
The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 10 October 2016, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 29 November 2016.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Valeo: the design, manufacture and sale of automotive equipment, including in particular thermal systems, powertrain systems, comfort and driving assistance systems, and visibility systems;
—   for FTE: the design, manufacture and sale of (i) clutch actuation products; (ii) brake actuation products; (iii) electric transmission oil pumps and other components for gearboxes and powertrain based on electro-hydraulic technology. FTE is also active in the remanufacturing of brake calipers.










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.8102 — Valeo / FTE 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-449/16: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Bester Opa) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Bester Opa — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2017-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, gift item, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017369EN.01001501.xml










30.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 369/15





Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Bester Opa)
(Case T-449/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Bester Opa - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 369/21)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: sheepworld AG (Ursensollen, Germany) (represented by: S. von Rüden, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 May 2016 (Case R 92/2016-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Bester Opa as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders sheepworld AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 364, 3.10.2016.