do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-453/16: Judgment of the General Court of 3 October 2017 — Ellinikos Syndesmos Epicheiriseon gia ti Diacheirisi ton Diethnon Protypon GS1 v EUIPO — 520 Barcode Hellas (520Barcode Hellas) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark 520Barcode Hellas — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Identification of the nature of the sign cited in opposition — Other earlier sign 520 — Identification of the goods and services on which the opposition is based)
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Greece, coding, labelling, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017382EN.01004101.xml










13.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/41





Judgment of the General Court of 3 October 2017 — Ellinikos Syndesmos Epicheiriseon gia ti Diacheirisi ton Diethnon Protypon GS1 v EUIPO — 520 Barcode Hellas (520Barcode Hellas)
(Case T-453/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark 520Barcode Hellas - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Identification of the nature of the sign cited in opposition - Other earlier sign 520 - Identification of the goods and services on which the opposition is based))
(2017/C 382/49)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Ellinikos Syndesmos Epicheiriseon gia ti Diacheirisi ton Diethnon Protypon GS1 (Argiroupoli Attikis, Greece) (represented by: A. Mouzaki, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: 520 Barcode Hellas — AE Diacheirisis Diethnon Protypon kai Parochis Symvouleutikon Ypiresion (Kifisia Attikis, Greece) (represented by: A. Roussou, M.-M. Theodoridou and F. Christodoulou-Kardiopoulis, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 June 2016 (Case R 238/2015-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Ellinikos Syndesmos Epicheiriseon gia ti Diacheirisi ton Diethnon Protypon GS1 and 520 Barcode Hellas — AE Diacheirisis Diethnon Protypon kai Parochis Symvouleutikon Ypiresion.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 June 2016 (Case R 238/2015-4);










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Ellinikos Syndesmos Epicheiriseon gia ti Diacheirisi ton Diethnon Protypon GS1; and










3.


Orders 520 Barcode Hellas — AE Diacheirisis Diethnon Protypon kai Parochis Symvouleutikon Ypiresion to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 371, 10.10.2016.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2017331EN.01000501.xml










3.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/5





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2017/C 331/07)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


23 August 2017




Duration


23 August 2017-31 December 2017




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


PLE/7HJK.




Species


Plaice (pleuronectes platessa)




Zone


VIIh, VIIj and VIIk




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


17/TQ127






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-679/17: Action brought on 3 October 2017 — Grupo Villar Mir v SRB
Date: 2017-10-03
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.01004802.xml










11.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/48





Action brought on 3 October 2017 — Grupo Villar Mir v SRB
(Case T-679/17)
(2017/C 424/71)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Grupo Villar Mir, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: M. Romero Rey and I. Salama Salama, lawyers)

Defendant: Single Resolution Board

Form of order sought

The applicant claims 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 applicant for the harm suffered, in a precise amount which will be determined once the information required by the applicant’s 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.
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.8580 — Mirova/Comsa/PGGM/Mas d’Enric Prison/Terrassa and la Bisbal Courts/Albali) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, high-speed transport, investment company, maintenance, merger control, penal institution, pension scheme, public building, rail transport








C_2017331EN.01000101.xml










3.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/1





Withdrawal of notification of a concentration
(Case M.8580 — Mirova/Comsa/PGGM/Mas d’Enric Prison/Terrassa and la Bisbal Courts/Albali)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 331/01)
(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)
On 8 September 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration between Mirova, Comsa, PGGM, Mas d’Enric Prison, Terrassa and la Bisbal Courts and Albali. On 27 September 2017, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8514 — Evonik/DSM/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control, organic acid








C_2017331EN.01000601.xml










3.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8514 — Evonik/DSM/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 331/09)






1.


On 22 September 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Evonik (Germany), controlled by RAG Stiftung,










—


DSM (Netherlands),










—


JV (Netherlands).




Evonik and DSM acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV.
The concentration is accomplished 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 Evonik: production and marketing of speciality chemicals,
—   for DSM: chemicals company active in nutrition, performance materials and emerging business,
—   for JV: manufacturing and sales of a product intended to provide an alternative for other sources of Omega-3 fatty acids for the production of animal nutrition.










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 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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8514 — Evonik/DSM/JV
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email:




COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax:




+32 22964301




Postal 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8632 — Remondis/TSR Recycling) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, metal waste, waste management








C_2017331EN.01000102.xml










3.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8632 — Remondis/TSR Recycling)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 331/02)
On 21 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 German language 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 32017M8632. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/220 of 8 February 2017 amending Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1106/2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain stainless steel wires originating in India following a partial interim review under Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 34, 9.2.2017)
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: India, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), originating product, steel, wire








L_2017255EN.01003201.xml










3.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 255/32







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/220 of 8 February 2017 amending Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1106/2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain stainless steel wires originating in India following a partial interim review under Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 34 of 9 February 2017
)


On page 28, Article 1, second last row in table, second column ‘Duty ( %)’:
for:


                  ‘8,4’,

read:


                  ‘5,0’.
Case T-695/15: Judgment of the General Court of 3 October 2017 — BMB v EUIPO — Ferrero (Container for sweets) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a container for sweets — Earlier international three-dimensional mark — Shape of a standard container which can be filled with sweets — Likelihood of confusion — Application of national law — Article 25(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Article 62 and Article 63(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: confectionery, designs and models, packaging product








C_2017382EN.01003901.xml










13.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/39





Judgment of the General Court of 3 October 2017 — BMB v EUIPO — Ferrero (Container for sweets)
(Case T-695/15) (1)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a container for sweets - Earlier international three-dimensional mark - Shape of a standard container which can be filled with sweets - Likelihood of confusion - Application of national law - Article 25(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Article 62 and Article 63(1) of Regulation No 6/2002))
(2017/C 382/46)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: BMB sp. z o.o. (Grójec, Poland) (represented by: K. Czubkowski, lawyer)

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: Ferrero SpA (Alba, Italy) (represented by: M. Kefferpütz, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 September 2015 (Case R 1150/2012-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Ferrero and BMB.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders BMB sp. z o.o. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 38, 1.2.2016.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, North Sea, Norway, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2017331EN.01000502.xml










3.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/5





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2017/C 331/08)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


5 September 2017




Duration


5 September 2017 – 31 December 2017




Member State


The Netherlands




Stock or Group of stocks


ANF/04-N.




Species


Anglerfish (Lophiidae)




Zone


Norwegian waters of IV




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


18/TQ127






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2017331EN.01000402.xml










3.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/4





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2017/C 331/06)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


23 August 2017




Duration


23 August 2017 - 31 December 2017




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


MAC/2A34. as well as corresponding special conditions MAC/*02AN-, MAC/*4AN. and MAC/*FRO1




Species


Mackerel (scomber scombrus)




Zone


IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


16/TQ127






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-678/17: Action brought on 3 October 2017 — Minera Catalano Aragonesa and Luengo Martínez v Commission and SRB
Date: 2017-10-03
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.01004801.xml










11.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/48





Action brought on 3 October 2017 — Minera Catalano Aragonesa and Luengo Martínez v Commission and SRB
(Case T-678/17)
(2017/C 424/70)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicants: Minera Catalano Aragonesa, SA (Ariñoteruel, Spain) and Ángel Luengo Martínez (Zaragoza, Spain) (represented by: R. Montejo Pérez, F. Ferrara and F. Banti, lawyers)

Defendants: European Commission and Single Resolution Board

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the General Court should:






—


Annul the decisions of 7 June 2017 of the Single Resolution Board (No SRB/EES/2017/08) and of the European Commission (No 1246);










—


Order the Single Resolution Board and the European 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017331EN.01000301.xml










3.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

2 October 2017
(2017/C 331/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1744 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,50 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4418 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88418 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6055 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1399 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3770 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,995 




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,44 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3132 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5878 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,2067 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5036 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4693 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1739 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6336 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6003 




KRW


South Korean won


1 345,92 




ZAR


South African rand


16,0141 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8138 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4970 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 933,08 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9718 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,028 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,0395 




THB


Thai baht


39,272 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7274 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,5128 




INR


Indian rupee


76,6965 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8576 — Balder/Varma/Serena) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, merger control, pension scheme, real estate business








C_2017331EN.01000201.xml










3.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 331/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8576 — Balder/Varma/Serena)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 331/03)
On 19 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 32017M8576. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-656/16: Judgment of the General Court of 3 October 2017 — PM v ECHA (REACH — Fee due for the registration of a substance — Reduction granted to SMEs — Determination of the size of the undertaking — ECHA’s verification of the undertaking’s declaration — Request for evidence demonstrating the status of a SME — Decision imposing an administrative charge)
Date: 2017-10-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative formalities, aid to undertakings, payment, small and medium-sized enterprises








C_2017402EN.01003101.xml










27.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/31





Judgment of the General Court of 3 October 2017 — PM v ECHA
(Case T-656/16) (1)

((REACH - Fee due for the registration of a substance - Reduction granted to SMEs - Determination of the size of the undertaking - ECHA’s verification of the undertaking’s declaration - Request for evidence demonstrating the status of a SME - Decision imposing an administrative charge))
(2017/C 402/40)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: PM (represented by: C Zambrano Almero, lawyer)

Defendant: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (represented by: initially E. Maurage, J.-P. Trnka and M. Heikkilä, then J.-P. Trnka and M. Heikkilä, acting as Agents, and by C. Garcia Molyneux, lawyer)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of ECHA Decision EMS (2016) 3198 of 12 July 2016 finding that the applicant has not adduced the evidence necessary to benefit from the reduction of the fee for medium-sized enterprises and imposing an administrative charge.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the action;










2)


Order PM to bear, in addition to its own costs, the costs incurred by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).






(1)  OJ C 402, 31.10.2016.