do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8656 — Mitsui/Sime Darby/JV) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, merger control, real estate business








C_2017398EN.01000101.xml










24.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8656 — Mitsui/Sime Darby/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 398/01)
On 16 November 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 32017M8656. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Decision No 52/2017 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 24 November 2017 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2017/2290]
Date: 2017-11-24
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








L_2017328EN.01013601.xml










12.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 328/136








            DECISION No 52/2017 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 24 November 2017
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2017/2290]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;


Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.










2.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.







This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.


On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            
Signed in Washington DC, 15 November 2017
            



On behalf of the European Union

Ignacio IRUARRIZAGA
            
Signed in Brussels, 24 November 2017
            







ATTACHMENT A

EC Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility











EMITECH Chassieu




7, rue Georges Méliès




69680 Chassieu




FRANCE
Decision No 54/2017 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 24 November 2017 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2017/2292]
Date: 2017-11-24
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








L_2017328EN.01014001.xml










12.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 328/140








            DECISION No 54/2017 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 24 November 2017
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2017/2292]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;


Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.










2.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.







This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.


On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            
Signed in Washington DC, 15 November 2017
            



On behalf of the European Union

Ignacio IRUARRIZAGA
            
Signed in Brussels, 24 November 2017
            







ATTACHMENT A

EC Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility











Emilab Srl




Via F. lli Solari 5/A




33020 Amaro (UD)




ITALY
Case T-770/17: Action brought on 24 November 2017 — Beats Electronics v EUIPO — TrekStor (i.Beat)
Date: 2017-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, audiovisual equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018032EN.01004001.xml










29.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 32/40





Action brought on 24 November 2017 — Beats Electronics v EUIPO — TrekStor (i.Beat)
(Case T-770/17)
(2018/C 032/54)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Beats Electronics LLC (Culver City, California, United States) (represented by: M. Petersenn, lawyer, I. Fowler and I. Junkar, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: TrekStor Ltd (Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘i.Beat’ — EU trade mark No 5 009 139

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 September 2017 in Joined Cases R 2175/2016-4 and R 2213/2016-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as it dismissed the Applicant’s appeal recorded under number R 2175/2016-4 and allowed the Contested Mark to remain registered for MP3-players, in particular based on USB flash memory with mini hard discs;










—


order that the costs of the proceedings be borne by the Defendant and by the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal if it joins as intervener.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 51(a) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009 read in conjunction with Article 15 of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No. 207/2009.
Case C-667/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Provinciale di Cagliari (Italy) lodged on 24 November 2017 — Francesca Cadeddu v Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione provinciale di Cagliari and Others
Date: 2017-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Structural Funds, education grant, labour relations, personal income tax, remuneration of work








C_2018052EN.01002201.xml










12.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/22





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Provinciale di Cagliari (Italy) lodged on 24 November 2017 — Francesca Cadeddu v Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione provinciale di Cagliari and Others
(Case C-667/17)
(2018/C 052/31)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Commissione Tributaria Provinciale di Cagliari

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Francesca Cadeddu

Defendants: Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione provinciale di Cagliari, Regione autonoma della Sardegna, Regione autonoma della Sardegna — Agenzia regionale per il lavoro

Question referred

Must Article 80 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083 (1) of 11 July 2006, and also Article 2(4) thereof, be interpreted as precluding a provision such as Article 50(1)(c) of Presidential Decree No 917 of 22 December 1986, according to which ‘(c) sums paid by anyone as a study grant or an allowance, an award or a stipend for the purposes of studying or vocational training, provided that the beneficiary is not in an employment relationship with the person making the payment’ are to be treated as income from employment and, consequently, are subject to personal income tax (IRPEF) even if the study grant is paid with European structural funds?


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (OJ 2006 L 210, p. 25).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8518 — MDP/HPS/Nevada/Towergate) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, insurance, investment company, merger control








C_2017398EN.01000102.xml










24.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8518 — MDP/HPS/Nevada/Towergate)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 398/02)
On 15 November 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 32017M8518. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-659/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione (Italy) lodged on 24 November 2017 — Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS) v Azienda Napoletana Mobilità SpA
Date: 2017-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Italy, State aid, employer, employment aid, freedom to provide services, provision of services, public transport, social-security contribution, vocational training, work contract








C_2018052EN.01002101.xml










12.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/21





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione (Italy) lodged on 24 November 2017 — Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS) v Azienda Napoletana Mobilità SpA
(Case C-659/17)
(2018/C 052/30)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte suprema di cassazione

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS)

Respondent: Azienda Napoletana Mobilità SpA

Question referred

Is European Commission Decision 2000/128/EC of 11 May 1999 (1) applicable also to employers operating local public transport services — on a substantially non-competitive basis, given the exclusive nature of the service carried out — which have benefited from reductions in contributions after entering into training and work experience contracts since Law No 407 of 1990 came into force, with reference, in the present case, to the period from [May] 1997 to May 2001?


(1)  Commission Decision of 11 May 1999 concerning aid granted by Italy to promote employment (Notified under document number C(1999) 1364) (OJ L 42, p. 1).
Case C-657/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 24 November 2017 — Hussein Mohamad Hussein
Date: 2017-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, EU migration policy, foreign national, right of asylum, stateless person








C_2018052EN.01002002.xml










12.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/20





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 24 November 2017 — Hussein Mohamad Hussein
(Case C-657/17)
(2018/C 052/29)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant on a point of law: Hussein Mohamad Hussein

Respondent authority: Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl

Questions referred









1.


Does a failure to respect the time limit specified in Article 5(2) of Regulation No 1560/2003 (1) (‘the Implementing Regulation’) for submitting a request for re-examination in the case where the requested Member State has refused a take charge request in a timely manner pursuant to Article 21(1) of Regulation No 604/2013 (‘the Dublin III Regulation’) (2) result in responsibility being transferred to the requesting Member State in the case where the requesting Member State initially submitted a take charge request in a timely manner within the meaning of the first subparagraph of Article 21(1) of the Dublin III Regulation and the requested Member State was determined, on the basis of (subsequent) investigations, to be the responsible Member State in accordance with the criteria set out in Chapter III of the Dublin III Regulation?












2.


Can the requested Member State — and which is the Member State responsible in accordance with the criteria set out in Chapter III of the Dublin III Regulation — effectively accede to the take charge request under Article 21(1) of the Dublin III Regulation even though the time limit for replying specified in Article 22(7) of that regulation has already passed and the requested Member State had previously refused the take charge request in a timely manner?






(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 of 2 September 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national (OJ 2003 L 222, p. 3).

(2)  Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (OJ 2013 L 180, p. 31).
Decision No 53/2017 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 24 November 2017 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2017/2291]
Date: 2017-11-24
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








L_2017328EN.01013801.xml










12.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 328/138








            DECISION No 53/2017 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 24 November 2017
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2017/2291]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;


Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.










2.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.







This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorized to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.


On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            
Signed in Washington DC, on 15 November 2017
            



On behalf of the European Union

Ignacio IRUARRIZAGA
            
Signed in Brussels, on 24 November 2017
            







ATTACHMENT A

EC Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility











CMC Centro Misure Compatibilità Srl




Via della Fisica, 20




36016 Thiene (VI)




ITALY
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017398EN.01000201.xml










24.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 November 2017
(2017/C 398/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1848 




JPY


Japanese yen


131,79 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4420 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89005 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,8440 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1613 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6393 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,462 




HUF


Hungarian forint


313,05 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2124 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6522 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,6420 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5532 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5024 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2528 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7198 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5947 




KRW


South Korean won


1 284,55 




ZAR


South African rand


16,4406 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7881 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5778 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 973,47 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8674 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,869 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,2337 




THB


Thai baht


38,713 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,8403 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,0927 




INR


Indian rupee


76,5120 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — Cases where the Commission raises no objectionsText with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty.
Date: 2017-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, Tuscany, control of State aid








C_2017400EN.01000901.xml










24.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 400/9





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty)
(2017/C 400/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


29.09.2017




Aid number


SA.47863 (2017/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


TOSCANA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Riconoscimento alle aziende zootecniche dei danni da predazione provocati da lupo (Canis lupus L.)




Legal basis


Delibera di Giunta Regionale Toscana n. 42 del 24.01.2017
Bozza di decreto dirigenziale ‘Riconoscimento alle aziende zootecniche dei danni da predazione provocati dal lupo (Canis lupus L.) — Approvazione bando annualità 2017 — 2020’, con allegati A e B




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid to compensate for the damage caused by protected animals




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2,8  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 0,7  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Toscana




Piazza del Duomo 10 Firenze








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.