do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018064EN.01000601.xml










20.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 64/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

19 February 2018
(2018/C 64/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2410 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,24 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4480 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88590 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,9155 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1513 




ISK


Iceland króna


124,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6575 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,327 




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,15 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1460 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6613 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,6575 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5676 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5592 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,7075 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6820 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6295 




KRW


South Korean won


1 323,97 




ZAR


South African rand


14,4614 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8734 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4385 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 818,58 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8281 




PHP


Philippine peso


65,100 




RUB


Russian rouble


70,0709 




THB


Thai baht


38,943 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0126 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,0128 




INR


Indian rupee


79,7375 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Recommendation of 20 February 2018 on the appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank
Date: 2018-02-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Central Bank, appointment of members, vice-president of an institution








C_2018067EN.01000101.xml










22.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 67/1





COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
of 20 February 2018
on the appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank
(2018/C 67/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 283(2) and 139(2) thereof,
Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.2 thereof,
HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
To appoint Mr Luis DE GUINDOS JURADO as Vice-President of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years with effect from 1 June 2018.

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2018.


For the Council


The President

V. GORANOV
Case T-118/16: Judgment of the General Court of 20 February 2018 — Deutsche Post v EUIPO — bpost (BEPOST) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark BEPOST — Earlier EU figurative mark ePost and earlier national word mark POST — Non-registered mark or sign used in the course of trade POST — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation 2017/1001) — No detriment to reputation and no dilution — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Evidence presented for the first time before the General Court)
Date: 2018-02-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, postal and telecommunications services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018123EN.01001601.xml










9.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 123/16





Judgment of the General Court of 20 February 2018 — Deutsche Post v EUIPO — bpost (BEPOST)
(Case T-118/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark BEPOST - Earlier EU figurative mark ePost and earlier national word mark POST - Non-registered mark or sign used in the course of trade POST - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation 2017/1001) - No detriment to reputation and no dilution - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Evidence presented for the first time before the General Court))
(2018/C 123/21)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Deutsche Post AG (Bonn, Germany) (represented by: K. Hamacher and G. Müllejans, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, G. Sakalaite-Orlovskiene and D. Walicka, acting as Agents,)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: bpost NV (Brussels, Belgium) (represented initially by L. Hubert and K. Ongena, and subsequently by H. Dhondt and J. Cassiman, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 January 2016 (Case R 3107/2014-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Deutsche Post and bpost

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Deutsche Post AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 165, 10.5.2016.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8818 — Brookfield/Westinghouse) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, industrial infrastructure, investment company, merger control, nuclear power station, nuclear technology, real estate business, renewable energy








C_2018064EN.01001901.xml










20.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 64/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8818 — Brookfield/Westinghouse)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 64/08)






1.


On 9 February 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:






—


Brookfield WEC Holdings Inc. (United States), ultimately controlled by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’, Canada),










—


Westinghouse Electric UK Holdings Limited (United Kingdom) and TSB Nuclear Energy Services Inc. (United States).




Brookfield acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Westinghouse Electric UK Holdings Limited and TSB Nuclear Energy Services Inc. (together, ‘Westinghouse’).
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Westinghouse is a nuclear technology company supplying a wide range of products and services covering the entire lifecycle of nuclear power plants,










—


Brookfield is an asset manager, with a focus on property, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity.














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 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.8818 — Brookfield/Westinghouse
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.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/297 of 20 February 2018 appointing the Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union
Date: 2018-02-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Military Committee, appointment of members








L_2018056EN.01003301.xml










28.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 56/33








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/297
of 20 February 2018
         
appointing the Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2001/79/CFSP of 22 January 2001 setting up the Military Committee of the European Union (1),

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 3(1) of Decision 2001/79/CFSP, the Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union (‘the Military Committee’) is to be appointed by the Council on the recommendation of the Military Committee meeting at the level of the Chiefs of Defence. According to Article 3(2) of that Decision, the term of office of the Chairman of the Military Committee is three years, unless the Council decides otherwise.












(2)


On 15 December 2014, the Council appointed General Mikhail KOSTARAKOS as Chairman of the Military Committee (‘CEUMC’) for a period of three years from 6 November 2015 (2).












(3)


At its meeting on 6-7 November 2017, the Military Committee meeting at the level of the Chiefs of Defence recommended that General Claudio GRAZIANO be appointed Chairman of the Military Committee, exceptionally, for a period of three and a half years.












(4)


The Military Committee recommended that the mandate of General Claudio GRAZIANO be exceptionally extended beyond three years in order to move the replacement of the CEUMC permanently to a more suitable period of the year,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
General Claudio GRAZIANO is hereby appointed Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union for a period of three and a half years from 6 November 2018.


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




Done at Brussels, 20 February 2018.


For the Council


The President

V. GORANOV
            





(1)  
            OJ L 27, 30.1.2001, p. 4.

(2)  Council Decision 2014/920/CFSP of 15 December 2014 appointing the Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union (OJ L 363, 18.12.2014, p. 149).
Case T-100/18: Action brought on 20 February 2018 — Wehrheim v ECB
Date: 2018-02-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, allowances and expenses, expatriate worker, indemnification, interest, pay, right to justice, staff regulations (EU), work contract








C_2018152EN.01004001.xml










30.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/40





Action brought on 20 February 2018 — Wehrheim v ECB
(Case T-100/18)
(2018/C 152/49)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Christine Wehrheim (Offenbach, Germany) (represented by: N. De Montigny, lawyer)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






1.


annul:






—


the decision to reject the claim for compensation for the loss suffered as a result of having withdrawn her [expatriation allowance] (introduced on 10 May 2017) and dating from 3 July 2017;










—


in so far as necessary, the express decision rejecting her appeal (brought on 3 September 2017) against that decision, which dates from 21 December 2017;














2.


order the defendant to pay compensation claimed by the applicant in her claims, as follows:






—


the difference of remuneration for as long as she will employed within the institution under her permanent staff contract, in the amount of EUR 700,53 per month from the month of April 2017;










—


relocation costs in addition to the EUR 1 079,10 already accepted, namely an additional EUR 1 000;










—


in respect of psychological harm suffered, the mount of EUR 2 000;










—


together with interest at the statutory rate until full payment;














3.


order the defendant to pay all the costs and expenses of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law, alleging that the defendant administration has failed to fulfil its obligations regarding good administration and assistance by failing to comply with its duty to have regard for the welfare of staff and by creating an expectation which is clearly untenable with regard to the applicant and which consists of granting an expatriation allowance although she did not meet, initially, the conditions required by the Staff Regulations to do so. That fault, it is claimed, caused damage which has a direct causal link with the failure by the institution to fulfil its obligations.
Case T-119/18: Action brought on 20 February 2018 — Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol v EUIPO (400 PANORAMICZNYCH)
Date: 2018-02-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, serial publication, trade-mark law








C_2018142EN.01006001.xml










23.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/60





Action brought on 20 February 2018 — Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol v EUIPO (400 PANORAMICZNYCH)
(Case T-119/18)
(2018/C 142/78)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol sp. z o. o. (Częstochowa, Poland) (represented by: C. Rogula, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ‘400 PANORAMICZNYCH’ — Application for registration No 15 299 704

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 December 2017 in Case R 2200/2016-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


amend the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal by upholding the applicant’s appeal and registering the trade mark ‘400 PANORAMICZNYCH’ on the basis of the finding that the word sign ‘400 PANORAMICZNYCH’ does not meet the conditions laid down in Article 7(1) of Regulation 2017/1001, in particular points (b) and (c) thereof, and there are therefore no grounds for refusing to register the trade mark;




and/or






—


declare, in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001, that the word sign ‘400 PANORAMICZNYCH’ has acquired distinctive character through use (secondary distinctiveness), and there are therefore no grounds for refusing to register the trade mark, and in particular none of the conditions set out in Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of that regulation apply;




in the alternative






—


annul the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal and order the European Union Intellectual Property Office (‘EUIPO’) to review the application for registration of the word mark ‘400 PANORAMICZNYCH’ as an EU trade mark (application for registration No 15 299 704), in particular with a view to removing any current irregularities, finding that the word sign ‘400 PANORAMICZNYCH’ does not meet the conditions laid down in Article 7(1) of Regulation 2017/1001, in particular points (b) and (c) thereof, and there are therefore no absolute grounds for refusal;




and/or






—


declare, in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001, that the word sign ‘400 PANORAMICZNYCH’ has acquired distinctive character through use (secondary distinctiveness), and there are therefore no grounds for refusing to register the trade mark, and in particular none of the conditions set out in Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of that regulation apply;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of Regulation 2017/1001.
Case T-118/18: Action brought on 20 February 2018 — Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol v EUIPO (300 PANORAMICZNYCH)
Date: 2018-02-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, serial publication, trade-mark law








C_2018142EN.01005901.xml










23.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/59





Action brought on 20 February 2018 — Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol v EUIPO (300 PANORAMICZNYCH)
(Case T-118/18)
(2018/C 142/77)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol sp. z o. o. (Częstochowa, Poland) (represented by: C. Rogula, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ‘300 PANORAMICZNYCH’ — Application for registration No 15 299 696

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 December 2017 in Case R 2195/2016-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


amend the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal by upholding the applicant’s appeal and registering the trade mark ‘300 PANORAMICZNYCH’ on the basis of the finding that the word sign ‘300 PANORAMICZNYCH’ does not meet the conditions laid down in Article 7(1) of Regulation 2017/1001, in particular points (b) and (c) thereof, and there are therefore no grounds for refusing to register the trade mark;




and/or






—


declare, in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001, that the word sign ‘300 PANORAMICZNYCH’ has acquired distinctive character through use (secondary distinctiveness), and there are therefore no grounds for refusing to register the trade mark, and in particular none of the conditions set out in Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of that regulation apply;




in the alternative






—


annul the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal and order the European Union Intellectual Property Office (‘EUIPO’) to review the application for registration of the word mark ‘300 PANORAMICZNYCH’ as an EU trade mark (application for registration No 15 299 696), in particular with a view to removing any current irregularities, finding that the word sign ‘300 PANORAMICZNYCH’ does not meet the conditions laid down in Article 7(1) of Regulation 2017/1001, in particular points (b) and (c) thereof, and there are therefore no absolute grounds for refusal;




and/or






—


declare, in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001, that the word sign ‘300 PANORAMICZNYCH’ has acquired distinctive character through use (secondary distinctiveness), and there are therefore no grounds for refusing to register the trade mark, and in particular none of the conditions set out in Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of that regulation apply;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of Regulation 2017/1001.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8804 — Bain Capital/Fedrigoni) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, miscellaneous industries, pulp and paper industry








C_2018064EN.01000101.xml










20.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 64/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8804 — Bain Capital/Fedrigoni)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 64/01)
On 15 February 2018, 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 32018M8804. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-16/16 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 20 February 2018 — Kingdom of Belgium v European Commission (Appeal — Consumer protection — Online gambling services — Protection of consumers and players and prevention of minors from gambling online — Commission Recommendation 2014/478/EU — EU act which is not legally binding — Article 263 TFEU)
Date: 2018-02-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: child protection, consumer protection, gambling addiction, game of chance, online game








C_2018134EN.01000301.xml










16.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/3





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 20 February 2018 — Kingdom of Belgium v European Commission
(Case C-16/16 P) (1)

((Appeal - Consumer protection - Online gambling services - Protection of consumers and players and prevention of minors from gambling online - Commission Recommendation 2014/478/EU - EU act which is not legally binding - Article 263 TFEU))
(2018/C 134/03)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Appellant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: L. Van den Broeck, M. Jacobs and J. Van Holm, acting as Agents, assisted by P. Vlaemminck, B. Van Vooren, R. Verbeke and J. Auwerx, advocaten)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: F. Wilman and H. Tserepa-Lacombe, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 145, 25.4.2016.