do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-79/18: Action brought on 9 February 2018 — Bekat v EUIPO — Borbet (ARBET)
Date: 2018-02-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vehicle parts








C_2018134EN.01002701.xml










16.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/27





Action brought on 9 February 2018 — Bekat v EUIPO — Borbet (ARBET)
(Case T-79/18)
(2018/C 134/38)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Arif Oliver Bekat (Esslingen, Germany) (represented by: P. Kohl, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Borbet GmbH (Hallenberg, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark ARBET — Application for registration No 14 320 915

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 December 2017 in Case R 1117/2017-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and dismiss the intervener’s appeal of 26 May 2017 against the decision of the Opposition Division of 30 March 2017;










—


order the intervener to pay the costs, including those incurred in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001.
Special Report No 4/2018 — ‘EU Assistance to Myanmar/Burma’
Date: 2018-02-09
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU aid, Myanmar/Burma, development aid, economic transition, political crisis, political situation








C_2018048EN.01000401.xml










9.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/4





Special Report No 4/2018
‘EU Assistance to Myanmar/Burma’
(2018/C 48/05)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 4/2018 ‘EU Assistance to Myanmar/Burma’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 25/2018 of 9 February 2018 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2061]
Date: 2018-02-09
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Economic Area, Hungary, Switzerland, carriage of goods, combined transport, inland waterway shipping, international transport, revision of an agreement, road transport




L_2019323EN.01005001.xml










12.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 323/50








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 25/2018
of 9 February 2018
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2061]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) 2017/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 repealing Regulations (EC) No 2888/2000 and (EC) No 685/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Regulation (EU) 2017/1952 repeals Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 (2), which is incorporated in to the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The text of point 44 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement is deleted.


Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2017/1952 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 February 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 9 February 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 284, 31.10.2017, p. 12.

(2)  
            OJ L 116, 28.4.1989, p. 25.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8569 — Europcar/Goldcar) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor car, sale, vehicle rental








C_2018048EN.01000101.xml










9.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8569 — Europcar/Goldcar)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 48/01)
On 5 December 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 32017M8569. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 29/2018 of 9 February 2018 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2065]
Date: 2018-02-09
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, air quality, fuel, maritime shipping, petroleum product, pollution control measures, pollution from ships, reduction of gas emissions, revision of an agreement, sulphur




L_2019323EN.01005701.xml










12.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 323/57








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 29/2018
of 9 February 2018
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2065]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Directive (EU) 2016/802 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Directive (EU) 2016/802 repeals Council Directive 1999/32/EC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The text of point 21ad (Council Directive 1999/32/EC) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:


                  ‘
                  32016 L 0802: Directive (EU) 2016/802 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels (OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 58).’
               



Article 2
The text of Directive (EU) 2016/802 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 February 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 9 February 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 58.

(2)  
            OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8492 — Quaker/Global Houghton) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control, research and development








C_2018048EN.01000801.xml










9.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8492 — Quaker/Global Houghton)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 48/08)






1.


On 2 February 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Quaker Chemical Corporation (United States) (‘Quaker’),










—


Global Houghton Ltd (United States) (‘Houghton’), controlled by Gulf Houghton.




Quaker acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of Houghton.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Quaker: engaged in the development and marketing of custom-formulated chemical specialty products. Quaker is a global provider of process fluids, chemical specialty products and technical expertise to a wide range of industries.
—   Houghton: engaged in the development, production and management of specialty chemicals, oils and lubricants. Houghton sells its products to a wide variety of industries.










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.










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.8492 — Quaker/Global Houghton
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’).
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2018-02-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: India, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), originating product, steel, wire








C_2018048EN.01000501.xml










9.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/5





Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2018/C 48/06)
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped 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 anti-dumping 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 dumping 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 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Stainless steel wires


India


Anti-dumping duty


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1106/2013 of 5 November 2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain stainless steel wires originating in India (OJ L 298, 8.11.2013, p. 1).


9.11.2018






(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

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

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 4/2018 of 9 February 2018 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2040]
Date: 2018-02-09
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agricultural by-product, alternative use of agricultural products, animal product, biofuel, by-product, organic fertiliser, revision of an agreement, veterinary inspection, waste management




L_2019323EN.01000701.xml










12.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 323/7








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 4/2018
of 9 February 2018
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2040]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1261 of 12 July 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards an alternative method for processing certain rendered fats (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1262 of 12 July 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the use of manure of farmed animals as a fuel in combustion plants (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(4)


Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indents are added in point 9c (Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011) in Part 7.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32017 R 1261: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1261 of 12 July 2017 (OJ L 182, 13.7.2017, p. 31),










—



32017 R 1262: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1262 of 12 July 2017 (OJ L 182, 13.7.2017, p. 34).’






Article 2
The texts of Regulations (EU) 2017/1261 and (EU) 2017/1262 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 February 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 9 February 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 182, 13.7.2017, p. 31.

(2)  
            OJ L 182, 13.7.2017, p. 34.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 23/2018 of 9 February 2018 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2059]
Date: 2018-02-09
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, biofuel, electric vehicle, environmental impact, hydrogen, motor vehicle pollution, natural gas, reduction of gas emissions, revision of an agreement, transport infrastructure




L_2019323EN.01004701.xml










12.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 323/47








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 23/2018
of 9 February 2018
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2059]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 5 (Deleted) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:






‘5a.



32014 L 0094: Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:






(a)


As regards the EFTA States, the word “TFEU” in Article 3(5) shall read “EEA Agreement”.










(b)


Article 6 shall not apply to Iceland.










(c)


This Directive shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’










Article 2
The text of Directive 2014/94/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 February 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 9 February 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1.

(*1)  Constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 30/2018 of 9 February 2018 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2066]
Date: 2018-02-09
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, environmental monitoring, fuel, greenhouse gas, maritime transport, pollution control measures, pollution from ships, reduction of gas emissions, revision of an agreement




L_2019323EN.01005901.xml










12.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 323/59








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 30/2018
of 9 February 2018
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2066]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2071 of 22 September 2016 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the methods for monitoring carbon dioxide emissions and the rules for monitoring other relevant information (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is added in point 21aw (Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32016 R 2071: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2071 of 22 September 2016 (OJ L 320, 26.11.2016, p. 1).’
                     






Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2071 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 February 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 9 February 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 320, 26.11.2016, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018048EN.01000301.xml










9.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

8 February 2018
(2018/C 48/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2252 




JPY


Japanese yen


134,31 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4422 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87513 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,8968 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1555 




ISK


Iceland króna


125,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6860 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,247 




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,96 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1695 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6520 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,6701 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5694 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5402 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,5795 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6966 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6288 




KRW


South Korean won


1 335,37 




ZAR


South African rand


14,8007 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7549 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4398 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 721,53 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8183 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,308 




RUB


Russian rouble


70,8858 




THB


Thai baht


39,010 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0034 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,9938 




INR


Indian rupee


78,7715 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.