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Case T-156/16: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2018 — CFA Institute v EUIPO — Ernst and Häcker (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL MODELER CFM)
Date: 2018-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, business management, consultancy, education, industrial research, information technology, registered trade mark, scientific research, trade-mark law








C_2018152EN.01005903.xml










30.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/59





Order of the General Court of 6 March 2018 — CFA Institute v EUIPO — Ernst and Häcker (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL MODELER CFM)
(Case T-156/16) (1)

(2018/C 152/71)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 211, 13.6.2016.
Case C-284/16: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 March 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Slowakische Republik v Achmea BV (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Bilateral investment treaty concluded in 1991 between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic and still applicable between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Slovak Republic — Provision enabling an investor from one Contracting Party to bring proceedings before an arbitral tribunal in the event of a dispute with the other Contracting Party — Compatibility with Articles 18, 267 and 344 TFEU — Concept of ‘court or tribunal’ — Autonomy of EU law)
Date: 2018-03-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Czechia, Netherlands, Slovakia, arbitration, arbitration clause, bilateral agreement, court of arbitration, investment protection, jurisdiction








C_2018161EN.01000701.xml










7.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/7





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 March 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Slowakische Republik v Achmea BV
(Case C-284/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Bilateral investment treaty concluded in 1991 between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic and still applicable between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Slovak Republic - Provision enabling an investor from one Contracting Party to bring proceedings before an arbitral tribunal in the event of a dispute with the other Contracting Party - Compatibility with Articles 18, 267 and 344 TFEU - Concept of ‘court or tribunal’ - Autonomy of EU law))
(2018/C 161/07)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Slowakische Republik

Defendant: Achmea BV

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 267 and 344 TFEU must be interpreted as precluding a provision in an international agreement concluded between Member States, such as Article 8 of the Agreement on encouragement and reciprocal protection of investments between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, under which an investor from one of those Member States may, in the event of a dispute concerning investments in the other Member State, bring proceedings against the latter Member State before an arbitral tribunal whose jurisdiction that Member State has undertaken to accept.


(1)  OJ C 296, 16.8.2016.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8784 — Frankfurter Leben Holding/Pro bAV Pensionskasse) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control








C_2018084EN.01001501.xml










6.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 84/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8784 — Frankfurter Leben Holding/Pro bAV Pensionskasse)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 84/06)






1.


On 23 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:






—


Frankfurter Leben Holding GmbH & Co. KG (‘FL Group Holding’, Germany), controlled by Fosun International Holdings Ltd (‘Fosum’, British Virgin Islands),










—


Pro bAV Pensionskasse AG (‘PPAG’, Germany).




FL Group Holding acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of PPAG.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Fosun: investment group active in the insurance, investment and wealth management and innovative finance sectors, as well as in the health, tourism and entertainment, real property and natural resources industries,
—   for FL Group Holding: specialised on the acquisition and administration of life insurance portfolios and life insurance undertakings,
—   for PPAG: active in the pension insurance sector in Germany.










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.8784 — Frankfurter Leben Holding/Pro bAV Pensionskasse
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.
Joined Cases C-52/16 and C-113/16: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 March 2018 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Szombathelyi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság — Hungary) — ‘SEGRO’ Kft. v Vas Megyei Kormányhivatal Sárvári Járási Földhivatala (C-52/16), Günther Horváth v Vas Megyei Kormányhivatal (C-113/16) (References for a preliminary ruling — Article 63 TFEU — Free movement of capital — Rights of usufruct over agricultural land — National legislation permitting such rights to be acquired in the future only by close family members of the owner of the land and cancelling, without providing for compensation, the rights previously acquired by legal persons or by natural persons who cannot demonstrate a close family tie with the owner of the land)
Date: 2018-03-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: agricultural land, agricultural real estate, family relationship, free movement of capital, indemnification, land register, usufruct








C_2018161EN.01000501.xml










7.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/5





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 March 2018 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Szombathelyi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság — Hungary) — ‘SEGRO’ Kft. v Vas Megyei Kormányhivatal Sárvári Járási Földhivatala (C-52/16), Günther Horváth v Vas Megyei Kormányhivatal (C-113/16)
(Joined Cases C-52/16 and C-113/16) (1)

((References for a preliminary ruling - Article 63 TFEU - Free movement of capital - Rights of usufruct over agricultural land - National legislation permitting such rights to be acquired in the future only by close family members of the owner of the land and cancelling, without providing for compensation, the rights previously acquired by legal persons or by natural persons who cannot demonstrate a close family tie with the owner of the land))
(2018/C 161/04)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Szombathelyi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants:‘SEGRO’ Kft. (C-52/16), Günther Horváth (C-113/16)

Defendants: Vas Megyei Kormányhivatal Sárvári Járási Földhivatala (C-52/16), Vas Megyei Kormányhivatal (C-113/16)

Operative part of the judgment

Article 63 TFEU must be interpreted as precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, under which rights of usufruct which have previously been created over agricultural land and the holders of which do not have the status of close relation of the owner of that land are extinguished by operation of law and are, consequently, deleted from the property registers.


(1)  OJ C 136, 18.4.2016.

OJ C 211, 13.6.2016.
Case C-579/16 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 March 2018 — European Commission v FIH Holding A/S, FIH Erhvervsbank A/S (Appeal — State aid — Definition of ‘aid’ — Definition of ‘economic advantage’ — Market economy operator principle — Conditions governing applicability and application — Financial crisis — Successive bank bail outs — Whether account to be taken, in the assessment of the second bail out, of the risks arising from commitments entered into by a Member State in the first bail out)
Date: 2018-03-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, aid to undertakings, bank, company in difficulties, control of State aid, market economy, monetary crisis








C_2018161EN.01001001.xml










7.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/10





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 March 2018 — European Commission v FIH Holding A/S, FIH Erhvervsbank A/S
(Case C-579/16 P) (1)

((Appeal - State aid - Definition of ‘aid’ - Definition of ‘economic advantage’ - Market economy operator principle - Conditions governing applicability and application - Financial crisis - Successive bank bail outs - Whether account to be taken, in the assessment of the second bail out, of the risks arising from commitments entered into by a Member State in the first bail out))
(2018/C 161/11)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouchagiar, L. Flynn and K. Blanck-Putz, acting as Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: FIH Holding A/S, FIH Erhvervsbank A/S (represented by: O. Koktvedgaard, advokat)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016, FIH Holding and FIH Erhvervsbank v Commission (T-386/14, EU:T:2016:474);










2.


Dismisses the first plea in the action before the General Court;










3.


Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union for it to give judgment on the second plea in law;










4.


Reserves the costs.






(1)  OJ C 14, 16.1.2017.
Case T-155/16: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2018 — CFA Institute v EUIPO — Bloss and Others (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL ENGINEER CFE)
Date: 2018-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, business management, consultancy, education, industrial research, information technology, registered trade mark, scientific research, trade-mark law








C_2018152EN.01005902.xml










30.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/59





Order of the General Court of 6 March 2018 — CFA Institute v EUIPO — Bloss and Others (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL ENGINEER CFE)
(Case T-155/16) (1)

(2018/C 152/70)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 211, 13.6.2016.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018084EN.01000401.xml










6.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 84/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 March 2018
(2018/C 84/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2307 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,02 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4468 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89070 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1683 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1549 




ISK


Iceland króna


123,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6335 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,404 




HUF


Hungarian forint


313,76 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1909 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6618 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,6939 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5887 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5914 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,6398 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7026 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6238 




KRW


South Korean won


1 328,69 




ZAR


South African rand


14,6176 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8030 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4303 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 937,51 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8059 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,953 




RUB


Russian rouble


70,2980 




THB


Thai baht


38,669 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0096 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,2587 




INR


Indian rupee


80,1275 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8725 — Nufarm/Century) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural production, economic concentration, merger control, plant health product, seed








C_2018214EN.01000101.xml










19.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 214/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8725 — Nufarm/Century)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 214/01)
On 6 March 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 32018M8725. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.