do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on rail transport statistics’ [COM(2017) 353 final — 2017/0146 (COD)]
Date: 2017-12-06
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, codification of EU law, data collection, rail transport, transport statistics








C_2018129EN.01007501.xml










11.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 129/75





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on rail transport statistics’
[COM(2017) 353 final — 2017/0146 (COD)]
(2018/C 129/12)






Rapporteur:



Raymond HENCKS











Consultation


European Commission, 4.8.2017




Legal basis


Articles 19 and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society




Adopted in section


22.11.2017




Adopted at plenary


6.12.2017




Plenary session No


530




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


158/0/1




1.   Summary and conclusions









1.1.


The Commission uses rail transport statistics to assess the effects of Community initiatives taken in the railway ambit and to facilitate, if required, the preparation of new initiatives.












1.2.


These statistics have been compiled — in part at first and then in greater detail — since 1980 (1). In 2003, a new piece of legislation, Regulation EC No 91/2003 (known as the original instrument), introduced substantive amendments and additions. Since then, the Member States have been required to collect and submit annual, quarterly or five-yearly statistics on the carriage of goods and passengers, on the basis of specified indicators.












1.3.


In the meantime, that original instrument has been amended and supplemented by Regulations (EC) No 1192/2003, (EC) No 219/2009 and (EU) 2016/2032, the result being that a large number of provisions are now dispersed — some in the original instrument, some in the subsequent amending legislation.












1.4.


The Commission has sought merely to effect a ‘codification’, merging the substance of the various earlier regulations unchanged into a harmonious and coherent whole. The only exception is the deletion of paragraph 5 of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 91/2003, which gave the Commission the right to adapt non-essential elements of the regulation’s annexes at is discretion.












1.5.


In keeping with the goal of regulatory fitness (REFIT), the EESC supports the Commission’s initiative. It wonders, however, whether the data in question could not be better handled and incorporated into other data on this matter collected by Eurostat.





Brussels, 6 December 2017.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Georges DASSIS




(1)  Directive 80/1177/EEC.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a ‘Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the changes to the resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion and to the resources for the investment for growth and jobs goal and for the European territorial cooperation goal’ (COM(2017) 565 final — 2017/0247 COD)
Date: 2017-12-06
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: commitment of expenditure, distribution of EU funding, economic and social cohesion, employment aid, financial aid, financial management, fund (EU), regional cooperation, regional development, youth employment








C_2018129EN.01009801.xml










11.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 129/98





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a ‘Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the changes to the resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion and to the resources for the investment for growth and jobs goal and for the European territorial cooperation goal’
(COM(2017) 565 final — 2017/0247 COD)
(2018/C 129/17)






Consultation


Council of the European Union, 19.10.2017
European Parliament, 23.10.2017




Legal basis


Articles 177 and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion




Adopted at plenary


6.12.2017




Plenary session No


530




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


160/0/2




Since the Committee endorsed the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided unanimously not to hold a general discussion and to put the opinion straight to the vote (Rule 50(4) and 56(3)).

Brussels, 6 December 2017.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Georges DASSIS
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8723 — Aviva Investors/ERAFP/Place des Halles shopping centre) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: civil servant, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, public sector, shopping centre








C_2017416EN.01002701.xml










6.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 416/27





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8723 — Aviva Investors/ERAFP/Place des Halles shopping centre)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 416/06)






1.


On 28 November 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:






—


Aviva Investors Luxembourg SA (‘Aviva Investors’, Luxembourg),










—


Établissement de retraite additionnelle de la fonction publique (‘ERAFP’, France),










—


Place des Halles shopping centre (‘Place des Halles’, France).




Aviva Investors and ERAFP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Place des Halles.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Aviva Investors: asset management company within the Aviva Investors asset management business, which forms part of the Aviva group, active in the provision of a broad range of insurance, savings and investment products across 16 countries,
—   for ERAFP: French state-supervised public sector administrative entity dedicated to the management of the civil servants public scheme,
—   for Place des Halles: shopping centre, with a lettable area of 39 269 m2, situated in Place des Halles, Strasbourg (France).










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 the 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.8723 — Aviva Investors/ERAFP/Place des Halles shopping centre
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





E-mail: 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.
Case C-683/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Portugal) lodged on 6 December 2017 — Cofemel — Sociedade de Vestuário SA v G-Star Raw CV
Date: 2017-12-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: copyright, designs and models, literary and artistic property, work of art








C_2018052EN.01002302.xml










12.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/23





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Portugal) lodged on 6 December 2017 — Cofemel — Sociedade de Vestuário SA v G-Star Raw CV
(Case C-683/17)
(2018/C 052/34)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Supremo Tribunal de Justiça

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Cofemel — Sociedade de Vestuário SA

Respondent: G-Star Raw CV

Questions referred







1)


Does the interpretation by the Court of Justice of the European Union of Article 2(a) of Directive 2001/29/EC (1) preclude national legislation — in the present case, the provision in Article 2(1)(i) of the Código de Direitos de Autor e Direitos Conexos (CDADC) — which confers copyright protection on works of applied art, industrial designs and works of design which, in addition to the utilitarian purpose they serve, create their own visual and distinctive effect from an aesthetic point of view, their originality being the fundamental criterion which governs the grant of protection in the area of copyright?










2)


Does the interpretation by the Court of Justice of the European Union of Article 2(a) of Directive 2001/29/EC preclude national legislation — in the present case, the provision in Article 2(1)(i) of the CDADC — which confers copyright protection on works of applied art, industrial designs and works of design if, in the light of a particularly rigorous assessment of their artistic character, and taking account the dominant views in cultural and institutional circles, they qualify as an ‘artistic creation’ or ‘work of art’?






(1)  Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (OJ 2001 L 167, p. 10).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017416EN.01000101.xml










6.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 416/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 December 2017
(2017/C 416/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1847 




JPY


Japanese yen


133,37 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4415 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88183 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,9680 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1673 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,8228 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,653 




HUF


Hungarian forint


313,96 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2020 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6337 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,5823 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5512 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4966 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2563 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7193 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5953 




KRW


South Korean won


1 286,86 




ZAR


South African rand


16,0077 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8356 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5543 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 008,85 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8057 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,978 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,5478 




THB


Thai baht


38,626 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,8192 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,0800 




INR


Indian rupee


76,3015 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-797/17: Action brought on 6 December 2017 — Star Television Productions v EUIPO — Marc Dorcel (STAR)
Date: 2017-12-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, broadcasting, database, electronic device, office equipment, registered trade mark, television, trade-mark law








C_2018042EN.01003901.xml










5.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 42/39





Action brought on 6 December 2017 — Star Television Productions v EUIPO — Marc Dorcel (STAR)
(Case T-797/17)
(2018/C 042/54)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Star Television Productions Ltd (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: D. Farnsworth, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Marc Dorcel SA (Paris, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘STAR’ — EU trade mark No 1 992 510

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 September 2017 in Case R 1519/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


refuse the application for revocation and;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the Appellant in connection with this appeal.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009.