do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8826 — Elia System Operator/Eurogrid International) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy distribution, energy grid, energy industry, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2018137EN.01000102.xml










19.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 137/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8826 — Elia System Operator/Eurogrid International)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 137/02)
On 13 April 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 32018M8826. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-25/17: Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2018 — Bernhard Rintisch v EUIPO, Compagnie laitière européenne (PROTICURD) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark PROTICURD — Earlier national word marks PROTI and PROTIPLUS — Earlier national figurative mark Proti Power — Relative ground for refusal — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Genuine use of the earlier marks — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Goods not similar — No likelihood of confusion)
Date: 2018-04-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, dietary product, food supplement, milk product, pharmaceutical product, protein products, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018190EN.01002601.xml










4.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 190/26





Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2018 — Bernhard Rintisch v EUIPO, Compagnie laitière européenne (PROTICURD)
(Case T-25/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark PROTICURD - Earlier national word marks PROTI and PROTIPLUS - Earlier national figurative mark Proti Power - Relative ground for refusal - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Genuine use of the earlier marks - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Goods not similar - No likelihood of confusion))
(2018/C 190/46)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Bernhard Rintisch (Bottrop, Germany) (represented by: A. Dreyer, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Compagnie laitière européenne SA (Condé-sur-Vire, France)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2016 (Case R 247/2016-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Rintisch and Compagnie laitière européenne.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Bernhard Rintisch to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 63, 27.2.2017.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8831 — Mondi/Powerflute) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, packaging, pulp and paper industry








C_2018137EN.01000401.xml










19.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 137/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8831 — Mondi/Powerflute)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 137/05)






1.


On 11 April 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:






—


Mondi Finland Services Oy, controlled by Mondi AG and belonging to the Mondi Group (‘Mondi’, Austria),










—


Powerflute Group Holdings Oy (‘Powerflute’, Finland), indirectly controlled by Nordic Packaging and Container International Inc.




Mondi acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Powerflute.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
The concentration has been referred to the Commission by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority pursuant to Article 22(3) of the Merger Regulation. The referral was subsequently joined by the Kingdom of Spain.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   For Mondi: paper and packaging group of companies. It is principally involved in the manufacture of packaging paper, converted packaging products (including corrugated packaging, industrial bags, and flexible packaging) and uncoated fine paper. The Mondi Group also produces films and laminates for consumer flexible packaging and converted consumer flexible packaging products, industrial bags, extrusion-coated and laminated protective materials, and siliconised release liner products.
—   For Powerflute: active in the manufacture of corrugated case materials and in particular of Nordic semi-chemical fluting. It also holds a controlling stake in Harvestia, a wood supply company based in Finland.










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.8831 — Mondi/Powerflute
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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8848 — Cathay Capital Private Equity/Equistone Partners Europe/E. Winkemann) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, health care, information technology industry, investment company, iron and steel industry, mass media, merger control, secondary sector, service industry








C_2018137EN.01000101.xml










19.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 137/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8848 — Cathay Capital Private Equity/Equistone Partners Europe/E. Winkemann)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 137/01)
On 6 April 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 32018M8848. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/610 of 19 April 2018 on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 19th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080
Date: 2018-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, intervention buying, invitation to tender, minimum price, purchase price, skimmed milk powder, tendering








L_2018101EN.01006901.xml










20.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 101/69








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/610
of 19 April 2018
         
on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 19th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),


Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (2), and in particular Article 32 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 (3) has opened the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure.












(2)


In the light of the tenders received for the 19th partial invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.












(3)


The Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its Chair,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
For the 19th partial invitation to tender for the selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080, in respect of which the period during which tenders were to be submitted ended on 17 April 2018, the minimum selling price shall be 105,10 EUR/100 kg.


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




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 April 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 71.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 of 25 November 2016 opening the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure (OJ L 321, 29.11.2016, p. 45).
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 May 2018 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))
Date: 2018-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2018137EN.01000301.xml










19.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 137/3





Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 May 2018

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

(2018/C 137/04)
Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.
Modified rates are indicated in bold.
Previous table published in OJ C 96, 14.3.2018, p. 5.


































From


To


AT


BE


BG


CY


CZ


DE


DK


EE


EL


ES


FI


FR


HR


HU


IE


IT


LT


LU


LV


MT


NL


PL


PT


RO


SE


SI


SK


UK




1.5.2018


…


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,65 


-0,18 


0,95 


-0,18 


0,03 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,40 


0,09 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


1,85 


-0,18 


2,21 



-0,33 



-0,18 


-0,18 



0,86 





1.4.2018


30.4.2018


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,65 


-0,18 


0,95 


-0,18 



0,03 



-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 



0,40 



0,09 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


1,85 


-0,18 


2,21 


-0,42 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,73 




1.3.2018


31.3.2018


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,65 


-0,18 



0,95 



-0,18 


0,02 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,54 


0,09 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


1,85 


-0,18 


2,21 


-0,42 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,73 




1.2.2018


28.2.2018


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,65 


-0,18 


0,75 


-0,18 


0,02 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,54 



0,09 



-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


-0,18 


1,85 


-0,18 



2,21 



-0,42 


-0,18 


-0,18 


0,73 




1.1.2018


31.1.2018



-0,18 




-0,18 




0,65 




-0,18 




0,75 




-0,18 




0,02 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




0,54 




0,13 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




-0,18 




1,85 




-0,18 




1,89 




-0,42 




-0,18 




-0,18 




0,73
Case T-462/15: Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2018 — Asia Leader International (Cambodia) v Commission (Dumping — Imports of bicycles consigned from Cambodia, Pakistan and the Philippines — Extension to such imports of the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of bicycles originating in China — Regulation (EU) 2015/776 — Circumvention — Transhipment — Article 13(1) and (2) and Article 18(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (now Article 13(1) and (2) and Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036))
Date: 2018-04-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Cambodia, China, Pakistan, Philippines, anti-dumping duty, cycle and motorcycle industry, import (EU), originating product, two-wheeled vehicle








C_2018190EN.01002301.xml










4.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 190/23





Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2018 — Asia Leader International (Cambodia) v Commission
(Case T-462/15) (1)

((Dumping - Imports of bicycles consigned from Cambodia, Pakistan and the Philippines - Extension to such imports of the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of bicycles originating in China - Regulation (EU) 2015/776 - Circumvention - Transhipment - Article 13(1) and (2) and Article 18(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (now Article 13(1) and (2) and Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036)))
(2018/C 190/41)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Asia Leader International (Cambodia) Co. Ltd (Tai Seng SEZ, Cambodia) (represented by: A. Bochon, lawyer, and R. MacLean, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J.-F. Brakeland, M. França and A. Demeneix, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Article 1(1) and (3) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/776 of 18 May 2015 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EU) No 502/2013 on imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of bicycles consigned from Cambodia, Pakistan and the Philippines, whether declared as originating in Cambodia, Pakistan and the Philippines or not (OJ 2015 L 122, p. 4), to the extent that it concerns the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Asia Leader International (Cambodia) Co. Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 320, 28.9.2015.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018137EN.01000201.xml










19.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 137/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

18 April 2018
(2018/C 137/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2388 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,82 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4478 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87105 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4033 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1979 




ISK


Iceland króna


123,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6095 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,303 




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,16 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1697 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6539 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,0710 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5953 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5572 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,7245 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6912 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6236 




KRW


South Korean won


1 319,56 




ZAR


South African rand


14,8175 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7826 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4178 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 055,80 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8171 




PHP


Philippine peso


64,458 




RUB


Russian rouble


76,1846 




THB


Thai baht


38,688 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2047 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,2671 




INR


Indian rupee


81,3460 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 April 2018 on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate (COM(2017)0783 – C8-0007/2018 – 2017/0349(CNS))
Date: 2018-04-19
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: VAT rate, single market, tax collection, tax harmonisation, tax law








C_2019390EN.01018901.xml










18.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 390/189






P8_TA(2018)0177
Common system of value added tax, with regard to the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 April 2018 on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate (COM(2017)0783 – C8-0007/2018 – 2017/0349(CNS))
(Special legislative procedure – consultation)
(2019/C 390/41)

The European Parliament,







—


having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2017)0783),










—


having regard to Article 113 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8-0007/2018),










—


having regard to Rule 78c of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A8-0124/2018),












1.


Approves the Commission proposal;












2.


Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;












3.


Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;












4.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.