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Notice of Open Competition
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: EPSO, assistant, competition (EU), official language








C_2017321EN.01000901.xml










28.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/9





NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION
(2017/C 321/07)
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competition:
EPSO/AST/142/17 — PROOFREADERS/LANGUAGE EDITORS (AST 3) for the following languages:
Danish (DA), Croatian (HR), Maltese (MT), Dutch (NL), Slovenian (SL) and Swedish (SV)
The competition notice is published in 24 languages in 
Official Journal of the European Union C 321 A of 28 September 2017.
Further information can be found on the EPSO website: https://epso.europa.eu/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017321EN.01000501.xml










28.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

27 September 2017
(2017/C 321/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1741 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,60 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4414 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87565 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5885 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1451 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3355 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,045 




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,15 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3027 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5986 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1902 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4954 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4554 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1714 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6305 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5964 




KRW


South Korean won


1 341,10 




ZAR


South African rand


15,9062 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7984 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4994 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 779,90 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9565 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,890 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,2670 




THB


Thai baht


39,109 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7357 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,2435 




INR


Indian rupee


77,1530 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-138/15: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2017 — Aanbestedingskalender and Others v Commission (State aid — Financing measures granted by the Netherlands authorities for the creation and introduction of the TenderNed electronic procurement platform — Decision finding no State aid — Non-economic services of general interest)
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, control of State aid, financial aid, public contract, services of general interest








C_2017382EN.01003701.xml










13.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/37





Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2017 — Aanbestedingskalender and Others v Commission
(Case T-138/15) (1)

((State aid - Financing measures granted by the Netherlands authorities for the creation and introduction of the TenderNed electronic procurement platform - Decision finding no State aid - Non-economic services of general interest))
(2017/C 382/44)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Aanbestedingskalender BV (Ede, Netherlands), Negometrix BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands), CTM Solution BV (Breukelen, Netherlands), Stillpoint Applications BV (Amsterdam), Huisinga Beheer BV (Amsterdam), (represented by: C. Dekker and L. Fiorilli, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P.-J. Loewenthal and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by M. Bulterman, B. Koopman and M. Noort, acting as Agents) and Slovak Republic, (represented by B. Ricziová, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Commission Decision C(2014) 9548 final of 18 December 2014 on State aid SA.34646 (2014/NN) (ex 2012/CP) — The Netherlands E-procurement platform TenderNed.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Aanbestedingskalender BV, Negometrix BV, CTM Solution BV, Stillpoint Applications BV and Huisinga Beheer BV to pay the costs;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Slovakia to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 198, 15.6.2015.
Case T-662/17: Action brought on 28 September 2017 — Link Flexible and Others v SRB
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, abuse of power, aid for restructuring, company in difficulties, credit institution, damages, financial solvency, ownership, right to justice








C_2017424EN.01004401.xml










11.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/44





Action brought on 28 September 2017 — Link Flexible and Others v SRB
(Case T-662/17)
(2017/C 424/64)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicants: Link Flexible Sicav, SA (Madrid, Spain) and 20 other applicants (represented by: M. Romero Rey and I. Salama Salama, lawyers)

Defendant: Single Resolution Board

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the General Court should:






—


On the basis of Article 263 TFEU, annul Decision SRB/EES/2017/08 of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) of 7 June 2017 adopting a resolution scheme in respect of the Banco Popular Español, S.A.;










—


In accordance with Article 340(2) TFEU and Article 41(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, order the Single Resolution Board to pay compensation to the applicants for the harm suffered, in a precise amount which will be determined once the information required by the applicants’ representatives is provided in full and, in particular Deloitte’s provisional report and those prepared by independent experts in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 806/2014, access to which is hereby requested;










—


In accordance with Articles 133 and 134 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court, order the Single Resolution Board to pay the costs of these proceedings.





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 T-207/16: Order of the General Court of 28 September 2017 — Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v Commission (Action for annulment — Measures never having been adopted — Request for a declaration that there is no need to adjudicate — Request that the application be interpreted as referring to a measure other than the contested measures — Dismissal — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, database, financial control, fraud against the EU, information system, legal expenses, tendering, transparency in decision-making








C_2017402EN.01003402.xml










27.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/34





Order of the General Court of 28 September 2017 — Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v Commission
(Case T-207/16) (1)

((Action for annulment - Measures never having been adopted - Request for a declaration that there is no need to adjudicate - Request that the application be interpreted as referring to a measure other than the contested measures - Dismissal - Manifest inadmissibility))
(2017/C 402/45)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


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

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: S. Delaude and A. Katsimerou, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of an alleged exclusion decision taken against the applicant and of an alleged decision to register the applicant and to activate the exclusion warning against the applicant in the Early Warning System (EWS) or in the Early Detection and Exclusion System (EDES)

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible.










2.


The Commission shall bear its own costs in the main proceedings and in the application for interim measures, and shall pay two thirds of the costs of Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis in those proceedings.










3.


Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis shall bear one third of its own costs in those proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 251,11.7.2016.
Case T-659/17: Action brought on 28 September 2017 — Vallina Fonseca v SRB
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, aid for restructuring, bond, company in difficulties, credit institution, damages, financial solvency, ownership








C_2017424EN.01004201.xml










11.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/42





Action brought on 28 September 2017 — Vallina Fonseca v SRB
(Case T-659/17)
(2017/C 424/61)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: José Antonio Vallina Fonseca (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: R. Vallina Hoset y A. Sellés Marco, lawyers)

Defendant: Single Resolution Board

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


Declare that the Single Resolution Board has incurred non-contractual liability and order it to repair the harm suffered by Mr José Antonio Vallina Fonseca as a result of both its actions and its omissions which deprived the applicant of the BANCO POPULAR ESPAÑOL, S.A. bonds and securities it owned;










—


Order the Board to pay the applicant EUR 50 000 as compensation for the harm suffered (‘the amount due’);










—


Increase the amount due with compensatory interest as of 7 June 2017 until delivery of the judgment disposing of the present case;










—


Increase the amount due with corresponding default interest as of the date of delivery of judgment until its payment in full, at the rate set by the European Central Bank (ECB) for main refinancing operations, increased by two percentage points.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging that Decision SRB/EES/2017/08 of the Single Resolution Board of 7 June 2017, concerning a resolution scheme in respect of Banco Popular Español, S.A., infringes the nemo auditur turpitudinem opropiam allegans principle and Article 88 of Regulation No 806/2014, in that a crisis that SRB itself triggered has led to the adoption of an act adversely affecting Banco Popular and its shareholders.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that by adopting the resolution decision, the Board infringed the duty of diligence, the principle of good administration in Article 296 TFEU, the principle of prohibition of arbitrary conduct, and the principle of nemo auditur turpitudinem suam allegans.











3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of Articles 17 and 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in that the applicant was obliged to renounce its property without having been given the opportunity to be heard, either before or after.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the Board infringed Article 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 54 of the Treaty on European Union, in that the applicant was deprived of its property despite the existence of less restrictive measures.
Case T-737/14 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 28 September 2017 — Vnesheconombank v Council (Application for interim measures — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine — Application for the suspension of operation of measures — No urgency)
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Russia, Ukraine, bank, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, territorial dispute, trade restriction








C_2017402EN.01003301.xml










27.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/33





Order of the President of the General Court of 28 September 2017 — Vnesheconombank v Council
(Case T-737/14 R)
((Application for interim measures - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine - Application for the suspension of operation of measures - No urgency))
(2017/C 402/43)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank) (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: J. Viñals Camallonga, J. Iriarte Ángel and L. Barriola Urruticoechea, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: F. Florindo Gijón and P. Mahnič Bruni, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, S. Pardo Quintillán and D. Gauci, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking suspension of operation of Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2014, L 229, p. 13) and of Council Regulation (EU) No 83312014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 229, p. 1), in so far as they concern the applicant.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


Costs are reserved.
Case C-571/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Amsterdam (Netherlands) lodged on 28 September 2017 — Openbaar Ministerie v Samet Ardic
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European arrest warrant, criminal proceedings, imprisonment, suspension of sentence








C_2017402EN.01001801.xml










27.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/18





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Amsterdam (Netherlands) lodged on 28 September 2017 — Openbaar Ministerie v Samet Ardic
(Case C-571/17)
(2017/C 402/22)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank Amsterdam

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Openbaar Ministerie

Defendant: Samet Ardic

Question referred

If the requested person has been found guilty in final proceedings conducted in his presence and has had imposed on him a custodial sentence, the execution of which has been suspended subject to certain conditions, do subsequent proceedings in which the court, in the absence of the requested person, orders that suspension to be revoked on the ground of non-compliance with conditions and evasion of the supervision and guidance of a probation officer constitute a ‘trial resulting in the decision’ as referred to in Article 4a of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA (1)?


(1)  Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (OJ 2002 L 190, p. 1).
Case T-660/17: Action brought on 28 September 2017 — Miralla Inversiones v Commission and SRB
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, abuse of power, aid for restructuring, company in difficulties, credit institution, damages, financial solvency, ownership, right to justice








C_2017424EN.01004202.xml










11.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/42





Action brought on 28 September 2017 — Miralla Inversiones v Commission and SRB
(Case T-660/17)
(2017/C 424/62)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Miralla Inversiones, S.L. (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: R. Vallina Hoset and A. Lois Perreau de Pinninck, lawyers)

Defendants: European Commission and Single Resolution Board

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


Annul Decision SRB/EES/2017/08 of the Single Resolution Board of 7 June 2017 concerning the adoption of a resolution scheme in respect of Banco Popular Español, S.A.;










—


Annul Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1246 of 7 June 2017 endorsing the resolution scheme of Banco Popular Español, S.A.;










—


Where appropriate, declare Articles 15, 18, 20, 21, 22 and/or 24 of Regulation No 806/2014 inapplicable, in accordance with Article 277 TFEU;










—


Order SRB and the Commission 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 T-691/17: Action brought on 28 September 2017 — hoechstmass Balzer v EUIPO (Shape of a tape measure)
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, measuring equipment, registered trade mark, textile industry, trade-mark law








C_2017402EN.01005401.xml










27.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/54





Action brought on 28 September 2017 — hoechstmass Balzer v EUIPO (Shape of a tape measure)
(Case T-691/17)
(2017/C 402/71)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: hoechstmass Balzer GmbH (Sulzbach, Germany) (represented by: K. Zapfer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Tridimensional EU mark (Shape of a tape measure) — Application for registration No 15 004 997

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 July 2017 in Case R 2331/2016-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 July 2017 (Case R 2331/2016-4) — the contested decision — as regards the tridimensional mark 015004997;










—


order the defendant/EUIPO to pay the costs of the appeal proceedings and the proceedings before the Board of Appeal;
in the alternative










—


limit the list of goods in class 09 by adding the words ‘tailors’ to ‘tailors’ tape measure’ and annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 July 2017 in that it covers ‘tailors’ tape measures’.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1776 of 28 September 2017 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person




L_2017251EN.01002801.xml










29.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 251/28








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2017/1776
of 28 September 2017
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 31 July 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 (1), concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.












(2)


On 31 March 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/621 (2).












(3)


In view of the continuing instability and gravity of the situation in Libya the Council has decided that the restrictive measures against three persons should be extended for a further period of 6 months.












(4)


Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 17 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, paragraphs 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:


‘3.   The measures referred to in Article 8(2) shall apply with regard to entry numbers 16, 17 and 18 in Annex II until 2 April 2018.


4.   The measures referred to in Article 9(2) shall apply with regard to entry numbers 21, 22 and 23 in Annex IV until 2 April 2018.’.




Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 28 September 2017.


For the Council


The President

M. MAASIKAS
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (OJ L 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34).

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/621 of 31 March 2017 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ L 89, 1.4.2017, p. 10).
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2017-09-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Andorra, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2017321EN.01000701.xml










28.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/7





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2017/C 321/05)



Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuance of euro coins are authorised to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, one of these being that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national side features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.


Issuing country
: The Principality of Andorra


Subject of commemoration
: Andorra — The Pyrenean country


Description of the design
: The design reproduces on its upper part a triangle, consisting of three undulating strips representing a simplified version of the map of the country, with the inscriptions ‘Andorra’ and ‘EL PAÍS DELS PIRINEUS’ (the Pyrenean country).
These three elements make up the brand owned by the Government of Andorra, which is used to provide a uniform, consistent and coordinated image to all graphic communication and, at the same time, achieve an unmistakable and instant identification.
The lower part of the design depicts the year of issuance ‘2017’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Number of coins to be issued
: 


Date of issue
: December 2017


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national sides of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).