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Council Decision (EU) 2017/1844 of 9 October 2017 appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2017-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Netherlands, appointment of members








L_2017262EN.01000601.xml










12.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 262/6








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/1844
of 9 October 2017
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Government of the Netherlands,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Rogier VAN DER SANDE,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Ms J. (Jeannette) BALJEU, Gedeputeerde in de provincie Zuid-Holland.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2017.


For the Council


The President

S. KIISLER
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Case T-712/17: Action brought on 9 October 2017 — Ntolas v EUIPO — General Nutrition Investment (GN Laboratories)
Date: 2017-10-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, dietary product, food supplement, foodstuff, protein products, registered trade mark, trace element, trade-mark law








C_2017437EN.01004001.xml










18.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 437/40





Action brought on 9 October 2017 — Ntolas v EUIPO — General Nutrition Investment (GN Laboratories)
(Case T-712/17)
(2017/C 437/47)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Christos Ntolas (Wuppertal, Germany) (represented by: C. Renger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: General Nutrition Investment Co. (Delaware, Arizona, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘GN Laboratories’ — Application for registration No 11 223 559

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 July 2017 in Case R 2358/2016-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


reject the opposition brought against the application for the Community Trademark No 011223559;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Council Decision (EU) 2017/1843 of 9 October 2017 appointing a member and three alternate members, proposed by the Republic of Finland, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2017-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Finland, appointment of members








L_2017262EN.01000501.xml










12.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 262/5








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/1843
of 9 October 2017
         
appointing a member and three alternate members, proposed by the Republic of Finland, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Finnish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Ilpo HAALISTO.












(3)


Three alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Veikko KUMPUMÄKI, Ms Hannele LUUKKAINEN and Mr Antero SAKSALA,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






(a)


as a member:






—


Mr Ilpo HELTIMOINEN, Lappeenrannan kaupunginvaltuuston jäsen,














(b)


as alternate members:






—


Ms Terhi KOULUMIES, Helsingin kaupunginvaltuuston jäsen,










—


Mr Jari ANDERSSON, Sastamalan kaupunginvaltuuston jäsen,










—


Mr Mikko AALTONEN, Tampereen kaupunginvaltuuston jäsen.










Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2017.


For the Council


The President

S. KIISLER
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Council Decision (EU) 2017/2270 of 9 October 2017 on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part
Date: 2017-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Mongolia, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, framework agreement, ratification of an agreement








L_2017326EN.01000501.xml










9.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 326/5








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/2270
of 9 October 2017
         
on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 207 and 209, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Council Decision 2012/273/EU (2) the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part, was signed on 30 April 2013, subject to its conclusion at a later date.












(2)


The Agreement should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.


Article 2
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy shall chair the Joint Committee provided for in Article 56 of the Agreement.
The Union or, as the case may be, the Union and the Member States shall be represented in the Joint Committee depending on the subject matter.


Article 3
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 63(1) of the Agreement (3).


Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2017.


For the Council


The President

S. KIISLER
            





(1)  Consent of 15 February 2017 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2)  Council Decision 2012/273/EU of 14 May 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part (OJ L 134, 24.5.2012, p. 4).

(3)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
Corrigendum to the notice in the Official Journal in Case T-396/15 (OJ C 283, 28.8.2017)
Date: 2017-10-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, metal product, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2017338EN.01002301.xml










9.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/23





Corrigendum to the notice in the Official Journal in Case T-396/15
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 283 of 28 August 2017
)
(2017/C 338/26)
The notice in the Official Journal in Case T-396/15, Herm. Sprenger v EUIPO — web2get (Shape of an articulated stirrup), should read as follows:

Order of the General Court of 30 May 2017 — Herm. Sprenger v EUIPO — web2get (Shape of an articulated stirrup)
(Case T-396/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for a declaration of invalidity - Withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity - No need to adjudicate))
(2017/C 283/74)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Herm. Sprenger GmbH & Co. KG (Iserlohn, Germany) (represented by: V. Schiller, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: web2get GmbH & Co. KG (Dülmen, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 April 2015 (Case R 520/2014-1), relating to opposition proceedings between web2get GmbH & Co. KG and Herm. Sprenger GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


Herm. Sprenger GmbH & Co. KG shall pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 302, 14.9.2015.
Council Decision of 9 October 2017 appointing an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for France
Date: 2017-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Eurofound, France, appointment of members








C_2017339EN.01000301.xml










10.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 339/3





COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 October 2017
appointing an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for France
(2017/C 339/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of the Council of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of nominations for appointment submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees’ and employers’ organisations,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decision of 28 November 2016 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the period ending on 30 November 2019.










(2)


The employees’ organisation ETUC has submitted one nomination for a post to be filled,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following person is hereby appointed as alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for France:
I.   REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES’ ORGANISATIONS







Country


Member


Alternate member




France


 


Mr Romain LASSERRE




Article 2
The Council shall appoint members and alternate members who have not yet been nominated at a later date.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2017.


For the Council


The President

S. KIISLER




(1)  OJ L 139, 30.5.1975, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision of 28 November 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (OJ C 447, 1.12.2016, p. 2).
Case T-704/17: Action brought on 9 October 2017 — Spain v Commission
Date: 2017-10-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, competition (EU), equal treatment, linguistic discrimination, staff regulations (EU), use of languages








C_2017424EN.01005302.xml










11.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/53





Action brought on 9 October 2017 — Spain v Commission
(Case T-704/17)
(2017/C 424/77)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M. García-Valdecasas Dorrego, acting as Agent)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the competition notice;










—


order the European Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea: infringement of Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation No 1/58, of Article 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’) and of Article 1d of the Staff Regulations through the imposition of the restriction, which extends to the application form, that communication between EPSO and the candidate is to be solely in English, French and German.










2.


Second plea: infringement of Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation No 1/58, of Article 22 of the Charter and of Article 1d(1) and (6) of the Staff Regulations in that the choice of second language is improperly restricted to solely three languages, namely English, French and German, to the exclusion of the other official languages of the European Union, and because in Option 1 the third language is restricted to English, French and German, to the exclusion of the other official languages of the European Union.










3.


Third plea: the choice of English, French and German constitutes an arbitrary choice that gives rise to discrimination on the ground of language prohibited by Article 1 of Regulation No 1/58, Article 22 of the Charter and Article 1d(1) and (6) of the Staff Regulations.
Council Decision (EU) 2017/1913 of 9 October 2017 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products
Date: 2017-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, agricultural product, agricultural trade, liberalisation of trade, ratification of an agreement, tariff exemption, tariff quota, tariff reduction, trade agreement (EU)








L_2017274EN.01005701.xml










24.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 274/57








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/1913
of 9 October 2017
         
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with point (a)(v) of Article 218(6) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:







(1)


Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area provides that the contracting Parties undertake to continue their efforts to achieve progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade between them.












(2)


In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/2087 (1) the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 23 March 2017, subject to its conclusion.












(3)


The Agreement should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.


Article 2
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in the Agreement. (2)



Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2017.


For the Council


The President

S. KIISLER
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/2087 of 14 November 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products (OJ L 324, 30.11.2016, p. 1).

(2)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.