do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-386/17: Order of the General Court of 12 April 2018 — Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik v EUIPO (Лидер) (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark Лидер — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2018-04-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, agricultural product, alcoholic beverage, foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018190EN.01003001.xml










4.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 190/30





Order of the General Court of 12 April 2018 — Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik v EUIPO (Лидер)
(Case T-386/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark Лидер - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law))
(2018/C 190/52)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH (Bühl, Germany) (represented by: A. Lingenfelser, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 April 2017 (Case R 2066/2016-1), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign Лидер as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 256, 7.8.2017.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8809 — Prime Credit 3/Oxalis Holding/Lennon/Tavani/Lo Giudice/Phoenix Asset Management) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2018130EN.01000101.xml










12.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8809 — Prime Credit 3/Oxalis Holding/Lennon/Tavani/Lo Giudice/Phoenix Asset Management)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 130/01)
On 27 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 32018M8809. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018130EN.01000201.xml










12.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

11 April 2018
(2018/C 130/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2384 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,26 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4449 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87360 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2863 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1855 




ISK


Iceland króna


121,60 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6213 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,323 




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,74 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1915 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6627 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,1832 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5980 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5625 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,7212 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6812 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6204 




KRW


South Korean won


1 324,61 




ZAR


South African rand


14,9678 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7815 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4260 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 046,58 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7982 




PHP


Philippine peso


64,379 




RUB


Russian rouble


80,0075 




THB


Thai baht


38,601 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2333 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,6527 




INR


Indian rupee


80,8735 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Decision (EU) 2018/585 of 12 April 2018 appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2018-04-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, European Committee of the Regions, appointment of members








L_2018098EN.01001901.xml










18.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 98/19








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/585
of 12 April 2018
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, 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 Austrian 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 Heinz SCHADEN,





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:






—


Mr Matthias STADLER, Bürgermeister der Stadt St. Pölten.






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




Done at Luxembourg, 12 April 2018.


For the Council


The President

T. DONCHEV
            





(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).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8735 — Geely/Saxo Bank) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2018130EN.01000501.xml










12.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8735 — Geely/Saxo Bank)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 130/05)






1.


On 28 March 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:






—


Geely Financials Denmark A/S (‘Geely’, Denmark), belonging to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd (‘Zhejiang Geely Holding Group’, China),










—


Saxo Bank A/S (‘Saxo Bank’, Denmark).




Geely acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Saxo Bank.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Geely: part of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, a Chinese multinational automotive manufacturing company. It sells passenger cars under the Geely and Volvo brands and taxis under the London Taxi brand,
—   Saxo Bank: an online Danish investment bank offering online trading and investment services worldwide and banking services in Denmark.










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.8735 — Geely/Saxo Bank
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 (EU) 2018/580 of 12 April 2018 appointing three members of the Committee established according to Article 11.3 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank
Date: 2018-04-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European System of Central Banks, appointment of members, member of the European Central Bank








L_2018097EN.01001301.xml










17.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 97/13








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/580
of 12 April 2018
         
appointing three members of the Committee established according to Article 11.3 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 11.3 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following persons are hereby appointed as members of the Committee established according to Article 11.3 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank:






—


Mário CENTENO, Minister for Finance of Portugal;










—


Peter KAŽIMÍR, Minister for Finance of Slovakia;










—


Edward SCICLUNA, Minister for Finance of Malta.






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 Luxembourg, 12 April 2018.


For the Council


The President

T. DONCHEV
Council Decision (EU) 2018/586 of 12 April 2018 appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2018-04-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, European Committee of the Regions, appointment of members








L_2018098EN.01002001.xml










18.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 98/20








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/586
of 12 April 2018
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, 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 Austrian 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. On 20 June 2017, by Council Decision (EU) 2017/1121 (4), Mr Christian BUCHMANN was re-appointed as a member.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Christian BUCHMANN,





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:






—


Ms Barbara EIBINGER-MIEDL, Landesrätin in der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung.






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




Done at Luxembourg, 12 April 2018.


For the Council


The President

T. DONCHEV
            





(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).

(4)  Council Decision (EU) 2017/1121 of 20 June 2017 appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria (OJ L 162, 23.6.2017, p. 54).
Council Decision (EU) 2018/575 of 12 April 2018 appointing an alternate member, proposed by Malta, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2018-04-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Malta, appointment of members








L_2018096EN.01005601.xml










16.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 96/56








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/575
of 12 April 2018
         
appointing an alternate member, proposed by Malta, 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 Government of Malta,

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. On 10 November 2015, by Council Decision (EU) 2015/2029 (4), Mr Anthony MIFSUD was replaced by Ms Graziella GALEA as an alternate member.












(2)


An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the mandate on the basis of which Ms Graziella GALEA (Mayor, Saint Paul's Bay Local Council) was proposed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



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






—


Ms Graziella GALEA, Councillor, Saint Paul's Bay Local Council (change of mandate).






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




Done at Luxembourg, 12 April 2018.


For the Council


The President

T. DONCHEV
            





(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).

(4)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/2029 of 10 November 2015 appointing one Maltese member and two Maltese alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 297, 13.11.2015, p. 8).
Council Decision (EU) 2018/587 of 12 April 2018 appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2018-04-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, appointment of members








L_2018098EN.01002101.xml










18.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 98/21








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/587
of 12 April 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. On 18 July 2016, by Council Decision (EU) 2016/1204 (4), Mr Tilman TÖGEL was replaced by Ms Katrin BUDDE as a member.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Katrin BUDDE,





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:






—


Mr Tilman TÖGEL, Mitglied des Kreistages Landkreis Stendal.






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




Done at Luxembourg, 12 April 2018.


For the Council


The President

T. DONCHEV
            





(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).

(4)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/1204 of 18 July 2016 appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 198, 23.7.2016, p. 45).