do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8693 — EDF/Canadian Solar/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, merger control, photovoltaic cell, subsidiary








C_2018014EN.01001301.xml










16.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 14/13





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8693 — EDF/Canadian Solar/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 14/10)






1.


On 9 January 2018, 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:






—


Canadian Solar Inc (‘Canadian Solar’, Canada),










—


EDF ENR PWT (‘EDF ENR’, France), belonging to the group EDF (France),










—


the newly established joint venture Newco (France).




Canadian Solar and EDF ENR acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Newco.
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:






—


EDF ENR is specialized in the production of photovoltaic ingots, bricks, wafers, cells and modules, and a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of EDF Group, an energy company active in generation and wholesale supply of electricity, transmission, distribution and retail supply of electricity,










—


Canadian Solar is active worldwide in the manufacturing and supply of photovoltaic modules and the development, construction, operation and maintenance of photovoltaic energy projects.




Newco will develop, manufacture and sell solar ingots, bricks and wafers.










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:
Case M.8693 — EDF/Canadian Solar/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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018014EN.01000201.xml










16.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 14/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

15 January 2018
(2018/C 14/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2277 




JPY


Japanese yen


135,81 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4496 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89043 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,8335 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1799 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6708 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,531 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,90 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1686 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6278 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,6442 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5434 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5263 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,6050 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6828 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6223 




KRW


South Korean won


1 305,74 




ZAR


South African rand


15,1034 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9040 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4340 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 337,05 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8568 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,753 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,2832 




THB


Thai baht


39,194 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,9237 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,1195 




INR


Indian rupee


77,9805 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/138 of 16 January 2018 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Traditional Welsh Caerphilly’/‘Traditional Welsh Caerffili’ (PGI))
Date: 2018-01-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, Wales, cows’ milk cheese, designation of origin, hard cheese, labelling, product designation








L_2018025EN.01000301.xml










30.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 25/3








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/138
of 16 January 2018
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Traditional Welsh Caerphilly’/‘Traditional Welsh Caerffili’ (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the United Kingdom's application to register the name ‘Traditional Welsh Caerphilly’/‘Traditional Welsh Caerffili’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Traditional Welsh Caerphilly’/‘Traditional Welsh Caerffili’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Traditional Welsh Caerphilly’/‘Traditional Welsh Caerffili’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.3. – Cheeses, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


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




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 January 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 317, 23.9.2017, p. 10.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 February 2018 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))
Date: 2018-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2018014EN.01000301.xml










16.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 14/3





Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 February 2018

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

(2018/C 14/03)
Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6.). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.
Modified rates are indicated in bold.
Previous table published in OJ C 421, 8.12.2017, p. 16.


































From


To


AT


BE


BG


CY


CZ


DE


DK


EE


EL


ES


FI


FR


HR


HU


IE


IT


LT


LU


LV


MT


NL


PL


PT


RO


SE


SI


SK


UK




1.2.2018


…


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,65 


-0,18 


0,75 


-0,18 


0,02 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,54 



0,09 



-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


1,85 


-0,18 



2,21 



-0,42 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,73 




1.1.2018


31.1.2018



-0,18 




-0,18 




0,65 




-0,18 




0,75 




-0,18 




0,02 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




0,54 




0,13 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




1,85 




-0,18 




1,89 




-0,42 




-0,18 




-0,18 




0,73
Case T-273/16: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2018 — Sun Media v EUIPO — Meta4 Spain (METAPORN) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark METAPORN — Earlier EU and national word marks META4 and earlier figurative marks meta4 — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Similarity of the services — Meaning of complementary services — Similarity of the signs — Likelihood of confusion)
Date: 2018-01-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Internet site, data transmission, on line data service, pornography, registered trade mark, trade promotion, trade-mark law








C_2018072EN.01003401.xml










26.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/34





Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2018 — Sun Media v EUIPO — Meta4 Spain (METAPORN)
(Case T-273/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark METAPORN - Earlier EU and national word marks META4 and earlier figurative marks meta4 - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Similarity of the services - Meaning of complementary services - Similarity of the signs - Likelihood of confusion))
(2018/C 072/43)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sun Media Ltd (Hong Kong, China) (represented by: A. Schnider, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Meta4 Spain, SA (Las Rozas, Spain) (represented by: I. Temiño Ceniceros, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 March 2016 (Joined Cases R 653/2015-2 and R 674/2015-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Meta4 Spain and Sun Media.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Sun Media Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 270, 25.7.2016.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/978 of 9 June 2017 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for fluopyram; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), alpha-isomer; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), beta-isomer; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), sum of isomers, except the gamma isomer; lindane (hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), gamma-isomer); nicotine and profenofos in or on certain products (OJ L 151, 14.6.2017)
Date: 2018-01-16
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: consumer protection, crop production, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, pesticide, pesticide residue




L_2018011EN.01000701.xml










16.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 11/7







Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/978 of 9 June 2017 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for fluopyram; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), alpha-isomer; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), beta-isomer; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), sum of isomers, except the gamma isomer; lindane (hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), gamma-isomer); nicotine and profenofos in or on certain products

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 151 of 14 June 2017
)


On page 26, in the Annex, in the amendments to Part B of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, in point (2)(b)(ii), in the table, in the entries for ‘Spices’:
for:










‘0810000



Seed spices




0,05 (*)




0810010


Anise/aniseed


0,05 (*)




0810020


Black caraway/black cumin


0,05 (*)




0810030


Celery


0,05 (*)




0810040


Coriander



0,05 (*)




0810050


Cumin



0,05 (*)




0810060


Dill


0,05 (*)




0810070


Fennel



0,05 (*)




0810080


Fenugreek


0,05 (*)




0810090


Nutmeg


0,05 (*)




0810990


Others


0,05 (*)






0820000



Fruit spices




0,07 (*)




0820010


Allspice/pimento



0,07 (*)




0820020


Sichuan pepper



0,07 (*)




0820030


Caraway



0,07 (*)




0820040


Cardamom



0,07 (*)




0820050


Juniper berry



0,07 (*)




0820060


Peppercorn (black, green and white)



0,07 (*)




0820070


Vanilla



0,07 (*)




0820080


Tamarind



0,07 (*)




0820990


Others



0,07 (*)’





read:










‘0810000



Seed spices



 




0810010


Anise/aniseed


0,05 (*)




0810020


Black caraway/black cumin


0,05 (*)




0810030


Celery


0,05 (*)




0810040


Coriander


0,1




0810050


Cumin


5




0810060


Dill


0,05 (*)




0810070


Fennel


0,1




0810080


Fenugreek


0,05 (*)




0810090


Nutmeg


0,05 (*)




0810990


Others


0,05 (*)






0820000



Fruit spices



 




0820010


Allspice/pimento


0,07




0820020


Sichuan pepper


0,07




0820030


Caraway


0,07




0820040


Cardamom


3




0820050


Juniper berry


0,07




0820060


Peppercorn (black, green and white)


0,07




0820070


Vanilla


0,07




0820080


Tamarind


0,07




0820990


Others


0,07’
Case C-26/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hessisches Finanzgericht (Germany) lodged on 16 January 2018 — Federal Express Corporation, German branch v Hauptzollamt Frankfurt am Main
Date: 2018-01-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, customs regulations, customs territory (EU), import (EU)








C_2018152EN.01000301.xml










30.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/3





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hessisches Finanzgericht (Germany) lodged on 16 January 2018 — Federal Express Corporation, German branch v Hauptzollamt Frankfurt am Main
(Case C-26/18)
(2018/C 152/04)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Hessisches Finanzgericht

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Federal Express Corporation, German branch

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Frankfurt am Main

Questions referred







1.


Is importation within the meaning of Articles 2(1)(d) and 30 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1) subject to the condition that goods which have been introduced into the territory of the European Union must enter the economic network of the European Union, or is the mere risk that the goods introduced may enter the economic network of the European Union sufficient?
If importation is subject to the condition that goods must enter the economic network of the European Union:










2.


Do goods which have been introduced into the territory of the European Union automatically enter the economic network of the European Union in the case where, contrary to customs law, those goods are not placed under an arrangement within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article 61 of the Directive or, although initially placed under such an arrangement, they later cease to be covered by that arrangement on account of conduct contrary to customs law, or is it the case that, in the event of conduct contrary to customs law, entry into the economic network of the European Union is subject to the condition that it may be presumed that, on account of the conduct contrary to customs law, the goods entered the economic network of the European Union in the fiscal territory of the Member State in which the unlawful conduct was committed and may have been consumed or used?






(1)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.
Case T-204/16: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2018 — Sun Media v EUIPO — Meta4 Spain (METABOX) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark METABOX — Earlier EU and national word marks META4 and earlier EU and national figurative marks meta4 — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Similarity of the signs — Likelihood of confusion)
Date: 2018-01-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Internet site, data transmission, on line data service, registered trade mark, trade promotion, trade-mark law








C_2018072EN.01003301.xml










26.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/33





Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2018 — Sun Media v EUIPO — Meta4 Spain (METABOX)
(Case T-204/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark METABOX - Earlier EU and national word marks META4 and earlier EU and national figurative marks meta4 - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Similarity of the signs - Likelihood of confusion))
(2018/C 072/42)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sun Media Ltd (Hong Kong, China) (represented by: A. Schnider, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Meta4 Spain, SA (Las Rozas, Spain) (represented by: I. Temiño Ceniceros, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 March 2016 (Case R 307/2015-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Meta4 Spain and Sun Media.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Sun Media Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 270, 25.7.2016.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures
Date: 2018-01-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: India, countervailing charge, import (EU), originating product, steel, wire








C_2018014EN.01001001.xml










16.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 14/10





Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures
(2018/C 14/08)
1.   As provided for in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the countervailing measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of subsidisation and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Stainless steel wires


India


Anti-subsidy duty


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 861/2013 of 2 September 2013 imposing a definitive countervailing duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain stainless steel wires originating in India (OJ L 240, 7.9.2013, p. 1)


8.9.2018






(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 55.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Case T-630/16: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2018 — Dehtochema Bitumat v ECHA (REACH — Fee payable for registration of a substance — Reduction granted to SMEs — Recommendation 2003/361/EC — Notion of linked undertaking — Submission of a ‘Declaration of Wrong Enterprise Size’ — 50 % reduction of the amount of the applicable administrative charge — Authority of the ECHA — Cessation of production of the substance)
Date: 2018-01-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative formalities, aid to undertakings, large business, medium-sized business, payment








C_2018072EN.01003501.xml










26.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/35





Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2018 — Dehtochema Bitumat v ECHA
(Case T-630/16) (1)

((REACH - Fee payable for registration of a substance - Reduction granted to SMEs - Recommendation 2003/361/EC - Notion of linked undertaking - Submission of a ‘Declaration of Wrong Enterprise Size’ - 50 % reduction of the amount of the applicable administrative charge - Authority of the ECHA - Cessation of production of the substance))
(2018/C 072/45)
Language of the case: Czech

Parties


Applicant: Dehtochema Bitumat s. r. o. (Bělá pod Bezdězem, Czech Republic) (represented by: P. Holý, lawyer)

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

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Decision SME(2016) 3038 of the ECHA of 7 July 2016 which states that the applicant does not fulfil the conditions to receive a reduction of the fee for medium-sized enterprises and imposing an administrative charge on it.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses as inadmissible the application for the suspension of the enforcement of Decision SME(2016) 3038 of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) of 7 July 2016;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders Dehtochema Bitumat s. r. o. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 402, 31.10.2016.