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Council Decision (EU) 2018/473 of 19 March 2018 appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, appointment of members








L_2018079EN.01002401.xml










22.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 79/24








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/473
of 19 March 2018
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Hans-Josef VOGEL,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Dr Eckhard RUTHEMEYER, Bürgermeister der Stadt Soest.







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




Done at Brussels, 19 March 2018.


For the Council


The President

R. PORODZANOV
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Case T-193/18: Action brought on 19 March 2018 — Andreas Stihl v EUIPO — Giro Travel (Combination of colours grey and orange)
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, hand tool, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018166EN.01004201.xml










14.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 166/42





Action brought on 19 March 2018 — Andreas Stihl v EUIPO — Giro Travel (Combination of colours grey and orange)
(Case T-193/18)
(2018/C 166/53)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG (Waiblingen, Germany) (represented by: S. Völker, M. Pemsel and C. Eulenpesch, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Giro Travel Company (Roman, Romania)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU colour mark representing the combination of colours grey and orange — Trade mark registration No 7 472 723

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 January 2018 in Case R 200/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs including the costs in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 4 in connection with Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 2017/1001.
Council Decision (EU) 2018/474 of 19 March 2018 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, appointment of members








L_2018079EN.01002501.xml










22.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 79/25








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/474
of 19 March 2018
         
appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Markus TÖNS.












(3)


An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Stefan ENGSTFELD,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






(a)


as a member:






—


Dr Mark SPEICH, Staatssekretär für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten sowie Internationales (Nordrhein-Westfalen),




and










(b)


as an alternate member:






—


Mr Dietmar BROCKES, Mitglied des Landtags Nordrhein-Westfalen.










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




Done at Brussels, 19 March 2018.


For the Council


The President

R. PORODZANOV
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Case C-201/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Mons (Belgium) lodged on 19 March 2018 — Mydibel S.A. v État belge
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, capital goods, equal treatment, financial institution, lease, real property, sale, tax relief, taxpayer








C_2018182EN.01001501.xml










28.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/15





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Mons (Belgium) lodged on 19 March 2018 — Mydibel S.A. v État belge
(Case C-201/18)
(2018/C 182/18)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour d’appel de Mons

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Mydibel S.A.

Respondent: État belge

Question referred

Must Articles 14, 15, 168, 184, 185, 187 and 188 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, (1) be interpreted and applied as meaning that there is, or is not, a revision/adjustment of VAT on an investment good comprising immovable property which had initially been deducted correctly, in the case where that immovable property acquired as a capital good was the subject of a ‘sale and lease back’ transaction, given that:






—


the ‘sale and lease back’ is created by the combined and simultaneous granting of a right of emphyteusis (being a temporary right in rem) by the taxable person to two financial institutions and by a leasing by those two institutions to the taxable person;










—


that ‘sale and lease back’ is a purely financial transaction designed to increase the liquidity of the taxable person;










—


the ‘sale and lease back’ transaction was not subject to VAT;










—


the investment property remained in the possession of the taxable person and was used for the taxable activity of the taxable person in a continuous and sustainable manner, both before and after the transaction?




Does an interpretation and application of the abovementioned provisions leading to a revision/adjustment of the VAT initially deducted comply with the principle of neutrality of VAT and/or with the principle of equal treatment??


(1)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.
Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/472 of 19 March 2018 appointing a member of the Court of Auditors
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: appointment of members, member of the Court of Auditors (EU)








L_2018079EN.01002301.xml










22.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 79/23








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2018/472
of 19 March 2018
         
appointing a member of the Court of Auditors


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(2) thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,


Having regard to the proposal by the Kingdom of Belgium,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:







(1)


The term of office of Mr Karel PINXTEN as a member of the Court of Auditors expired on 28 February 2018.












(2)


A new member should therefore be appointed to the Court of Auditors,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Ms Annemie TURTELBOOM is hereby appointed member of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2024.


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




Done at Brussels, 19 March 2018.


For the Council


The President

R. PORODZANOV
            





(1)  Opinion of 1 March 2018 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Council Decision of 19 March 2018 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cedefop, Romania, appointment of members, board of directors








C_2018107EN.01000301.xml










22.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 107/3





COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 March 2018
renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
(2018/C 107/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and in particular Article 4 thereof (1),
Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Romanian Government,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decisions of 14 July 2015 (2) and of 14 September 2015 (3), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2015 to 17 September 2018.










(2)


A member’s seat is available for Romania on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Government representatives as a result of the resignation of Ms Gabriel PETRE.










(3)


The members of the Governing Board of the aforementioned Centre should be appointed for the remainder of the current term of office, which expires on 17 September 2018,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following person is hereby appointed member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of its term of office, which runs until 17 September 2018:
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES:






ROMANIA


Ms Felicia Ioana SĂNDULESCU




Article 2
This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 19 March 2018.


For the Council


The President

R. PORODZANOV




(1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 232, 16.7.2015, p. 2.

(3)  OJ C 305, 16.9.2015, p. 2.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018103EN.01000401.xml










19.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 103/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 March 2018
(2018/C 103/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2301 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,21 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4486 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88253 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,0795 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1702 




ISK


Iceland króna


122,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4910 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,415 




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,04 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2173 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6655 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,8147 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5860 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6087 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,6476 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7002 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6182 




KRW


South Korean won


1 313,43 




ZAR


South African rand


14,6899 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7810 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4308 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 926,64 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8079 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,909 




RUB


Russian rouble


70,8949 




THB


Thai baht


38,379 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0464 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,0385 




INR


Indian rupee


79,8670 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Special Report No 10/2018 — ‘Basic Payment Scheme for farmers — operationally on track, but limited impact on simplification, targeting and the convergence of aid levels’
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: agricultural expenditure, aid to agriculture, eligibility criteria, farmer, single payment scheme








C_2018103EN.01000501.xml










19.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 103/5





Special Report No 10/2018
‘Basic Payment Scheme for farmers — operationally on track, but limited impact on simplification, targeting and the convergence of aid levels’
(2018/C 103/06)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 10/2018 ‘Basic Payment Scheme for farmers — operationally on track, but limited impact on simplification, targeting and the convergence of aid levels’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/458 of 19 March 2018 repealing Common Position 97/193/CFSP on restrictive measures aimed at persons having perpetrated violent acts during the incidents in Mostar on 10 February 1997
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU restrictive measure, Yugoslavia, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, removal, war crime








L_2018077EN.01001601.xml










20.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 77/16








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/458
of 19 March 2018
         
repealing Common Position 97/193/CFSP on restrictive measures aimed at persons having perpetrated violent acts during the incidents in Mostar on 10 February 1997
         


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 17 March 1997 the Council adopted Common Position 97/193/CFSP (1).












(2)


On the basis of a review of Common Position 97/193/CFSP, the measures imposed by the Common Position should be lifted.












(3)


Common Position 97/193/CFSP should therefore be repealed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Common Position 97/193/CFSP is hereby repealed.


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




Done at Brussels, 19 March 2018.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  Common Position 97/193/CFSP of 17 March 1997 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, on restrictive measures aimed at persons having perpetrated violent acts during the incidents in Mostar on 10 February 1997 (OJ L 81, 21.3.1997, p.1).
Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/463 of 19 March 2018 on the appointment of a member of the Single Resolution Board
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU office or agency, aid to undertakings, appointment of members, board of directors, company in difficulties, credit institution, financial control, financial solvency, investment company








L_2018078EN.01001501.xml










21.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 78/15








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2018/463
of 19 March 2018
         
on the appointment of a member of the Single Resolution Board


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 establishing uniform rules and a uniform procedure for the resolution of credit institutions and certain investment firms in the framework of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single Resolution Fund and amending Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (1), and in particular Article 56(6) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Having regard to the approval by the European Parliament (2),

Whereas:







(1)


On 20 December 2017 the Commission, after hearing the Single Resolution Board (‘the Board’), in its plenary session, adopted a shortlist of candidates for the position of a member of the Board and provided it to the European Parliament.












(2)


The Council was informed of the shortlist on the same day.












(3)


Pursuant to Article 56(5) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014, the term of office of full time members of the Board is 5 years.












(4)


On 14 February 2018, the Commission adopted a proposal for the appointment of Boštjan JAZBEC as a member of the Board and submitted it to the European Parliament for approval,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Boštjan JAZBEC is hereby appointed as a full-time member of the Single Resolution Board for a term of office of 5 years as from the entry into force of this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 19 March 2018.


For the Council


The President

R. PORODZANOV
            





(1)  
            OJ L 225, 30.7.2014, p. 1.

(2)  Approval of 1 March 2018.
Case C-196/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) — lodged on 19 March 2018 — Raúl Vítor Soares de Sousa v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: tax law, tax relief, vehicle registration, vehicle tax








C_2018190EN.01001101.xml










4.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 190/11





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) — lodged on 19 March 2018 — Raúl Vítor Soares de Sousa v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
(Case C-196/18)
(2018/C 190/14)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Raúl Vítor Soares de Sousa

Defendant: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira

Question referred

Does EU law, and Article 110 TFEU in particular, preclude a tax provision such as Article 2(1)(a) and (b) of the URT [(Unitary Road Tax)] Code from imposing a higher tax charge on vehicles of the same make, model, fuel type and age on the ground that they were first registered in other Member States?
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8752 — CPPIB/BHL/BGL) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet site, economic concentration, holding company, insurance, investment company, merger control, miscellaneous industries








C_2018103EN.01000102.xml










19.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 103/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8752 — CPPIB/BHL/BGL)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 103/02)
On 14 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 32018M8752. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Call for proposals under the multiannual work programme for granting financial aid in the field of the trans-European energy infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility for period 2014-2020 (Commission Implementing Decision (C(2018) 1615))
Date: 2018-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, action programme, energy grid, invitation to tender, trans-European network








C_2018103EN.01000601.xml










19.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 103/6





Call for proposals under the multiannual work programme for granting financial aid in the field of the trans-European energy infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility for period 2014-2020
(Commission Implementing Decision (C(2018) 1615))
(2018/C 103/07)
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy, is hereby launching a call for proposals in order to award grants in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the multiannual work programme in the field of the trans-European energy infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020.
Proposals are invited for the following call:






 


CEF-Energy-2018-1




The indicative amount available for the selected proposals under this call for proposals is EUR 200 million.
The deadline for the submission of proposals is 26 April 2018.
The complete text of the call for proposals is available on the call webpage:
https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-energy/calls/2018-cef-energy-calls-proposals/2018-1-call-proposals