do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2018-06-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, chemical product, common customs tariff, organic chemical








C_2018191EN.01000602.xml










5.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/6





Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(2018/C 191/05)
Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

On page 182, in the explanatory note to CN subheadings ‘3824 99 92 and 3824 99 93 Chemical products or preparations, predominantly composed of organic compounds, not elsewhere specified or included’
 (3)
the following text is added:


‘These subheadings include oxo oils and their fractions subjected to partial or complete esterification, alkoxylation, condensation or hydrolysis. They are Heavy Oxo Fraction (HOF) by-products of oxo processes (including oxo synthesis) which include the by-products of hydroformylation (Fischer Tropsch reaction from alkenes to aldehydes) and the distillation residues from the preparation of oxo alcohols. They mainly contain aldehydes, ethers, ether-alcohols, alcohols, esters and carboxylic acids with some possible minor amounts of other substances (for instance, olefins and paraffins).
These subheadings do not cover Light Oxo Fraction (LOF) by-products of oxo processes which are mainly composed of olefins and paraffins (heading 2710).’



(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2)  OJ C 76, 4.3.2015, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 319, 26.9.2015, p. 1.
Microfinance and social entrepreneurship support : kickstart your business with the EU.
Date: 2018-06-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
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Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018191EN.01000501.xml










5.6.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

4 June 2018
(2018/C 191/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1737 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,44 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4434 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87673 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2583 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1546 




ISK


Iceland króna


122,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5030 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,696 




HUF


Hungarian forint


318,64 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2848 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6548 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,4193 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5311 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5148 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2091 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6654 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5655 




KRW


South Korean won


1 254,88 




ZAR


South African rand


14,7053 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5166 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3790 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 281,57 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6655 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,647 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,6626 




THB


Thai baht


37,511 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3893 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,3661 




INR


Indian rupee


78,7120 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision No 55/2017 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 5 June 2018 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2018/1051]
Date: 2018-06-05
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








L_2018189EN.01001301.xml










26.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 189/13








            DECISION No 55/2017 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 5 June 2018
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2018/1051]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;


Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.










2.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.







This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.


On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            
Signed in Washington DC, on 30 May 2018
            



On behalf of the European Union

Ignacio IRUARRIZAGA
            
Signed in Brussels, on 5 June 2018
            







ATTACHMENT A

EC Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility











UL International Italia S.r.l.




Via delle Industrie, 6




20061 Carugate (MI)




ITALY
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8924 — HgCapital/TA Associates/Access) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-06-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology, investment company, merger control, provision of services, software








C_2018290EN.01000101.xml










17.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 290/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8924 — HgCapital/TA Associates/Access)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 290/01)
On 5 June 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 32018M8924. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-352/18: Action brought on 5 June 2018 — Germann Avocats and XJ (*) v Commission
Date: 2018-06-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: cultural pluralism, damages, dominant position, equal treatment, evaluation method, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, tendering, trade union, transparency in decision-making




C_2018301EN.01003902.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/39






Action brought on 5 June 2018 — Germann Avocats and  XJ (*1) v Commission
(Case T-352/18)
(2018/C 301/53)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Germann Avocats LLC (Geneva, Switzerland),  XJ (*1) (represented by: N. Skandamis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


annul the defendant’s decision contained in a letter received by the applicants on 2 April 2018, rejecting the joint tender submitted by them for a follow-up study on trade union practices on non-discrimination and diversity in the workplace (call for tenders JUST/2017/RDIS/FW/EQUA/0042);










—


order the defendant to provide legally satisfactory transparency in the form of pertinent information and quantitative and qualitative analysis concerning the competition-related situation pertaining in particular to the successful tenderer and in relation to diversity concerns in the relevant markets for the tender at issue;










—


order the defendant to pay damages in the amount of EUR 35 000, plus interest to the applicants, on account of the harm they allegedly suffered as a result of failure to respect their legitimate expectations, a loss of opportunity to perform the contract in question and infringement of other rights and principles;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs of the present proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the defendant infringed the obligation to state reasons in its evaluation of their tender in respect of the call for tenders JUST/2017/RDIS/FW/EQUA/0042.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the defendant committed several manifest errors of assessment in its evaluation of the applicants’ tender in respect of the said call for tenders.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the defendant violated its duty to secure the applicants’ legitimate expectations as to a competitive market situation guaranteeing a level playing field among competitors, including by tolerating and/or favouring actual or possible abuses of dominant market positions, and that the defendant infringed the principles of equal treatment, sound administration, transparency and good faith in the procedure which led to the adoption of the contested decision.






(*1)  Information erased or replaced within the framework of protection of personal data and/or confidentiality.
Decision No 60/2018 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 5 June 2018 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2018/1056]
Date: 2018-06-05
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








L_2018189EN.01002301.xml










26.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 189/23








            DECISION No 60/2018 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 5 June 2018
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2018/1056]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;


Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Bodies in Attachment A are added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.










2.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Bodies indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.







This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.


On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            
Signed in Washington DC, on 30 May 2018
            



On behalf of the European Union

Ignacio IRUARRIZAGA
            
Signed in Brussels, on 5 June 2018
            







ATTACHMENT A

EC Conformity Assessment Bodies added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility











dB Technology (Cambridge) Limited




Radio Test Site




Twentypence Road




Cottenham




Cambridge




CB24 8PS




UNITED KINGDOM


















PRS LAB S.r.l.




Via Campagna 92




22020 Faloppio (CO)




ITALY
Case C-361/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Szekszárdi Járásbíróság (Hungary) lodged on 5 June 2018 — Ágnes Weil v Géza Gulácsi
Date: 2018-06-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: claim, cohabitation, enforcement of ruling, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, jurisdiction








C_2018311EN.01000501.xml










3.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/5






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Szekszárdi Járásbíróság (Hungary) lodged on 5 June 2018 — Ágnes Weil v Géza Gulácsi
(Case C-361/18)
(2018/C 311/05)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Szekszárdi Járásbíróság

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Ágnes Weil

Defendant: Géza Gulácsi

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 53 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (1) to be interpreted as meaning that, if requested by one of the parties, the court of the Member State that delivered the decision must issue the certificate relating to the decision automatically, without examining if [the case] falls within the scope of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012?










2.


If the answer to the first question is in the negative, is Article 1(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 to be interpreted as meaning that a repayment action between members of an unregistered non-marital partnership fall within the scope of the rights in property arising out of a relationship deemed by the law applicable to such relationship to have comparable (legal) effects to marriage?






(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1).
Decision No 58/2017 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 5 June 2018 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2018/1054]
Date: 2018-06-05
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








L_2018189EN.01001901.xml










26.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 189/19








            DECISION No 58/2017 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 5 June 2018
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2018/1054]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;


Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Bodies in Attachment A are added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.










2.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Bodies indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.







This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.


On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            
Signed in Washington DC, on 30 May 2018
            



On behalf of the European Union

Ignacio IRUARRIZAGA
            
Signed in Brussels, on 5 June 2018
            







ATTACHMENT A

EC Conformity Assessment Bodies added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility











IMST GmbH




Prüfzentrum




Carl-Friedrich-Gauss-Strasse 2-4




47475 Kamp-Lintfort




GERMANY


















Laird Bochum GmbH




Meesmanstrasse 103




44807 Bochum




GERMANY


















TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH




Äussere Frühlingsstrasse 45




94315 Straubing




GERMANY


















TÜV Rheinland LGA Products GmbH




Tillystrasse 2




90431 Nürnberg




GERMANY


















UL International Germany GmbH




Hedelfinger Strasse 61




70327 Stuttgart




GERMANY


















Nemko GmbH & Co. KG




Reetzstrasse 58




76327 Pfinztal




GERMANY
Decision No 61/2018 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 5 June 2018 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2018/1057]
Date: 2018-06-05
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








L_2018189EN.01002501.xml










26.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 189/25








            DECISION No 61/2018 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 5 June 2018
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2018/1057]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;


Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.










2.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.







This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.


On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            
Signed in Washington DC, on 30 May 2018
            



On behalf of the European Union

Ignacio IRUARRIZAGA
            
Signed in Brussels, on 5 June 2018
            







ATTACHMENT A

EC Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility











Istituto Italiano del Marchio di Qualità SpA




(IMQ SpA)




Via Quintiliano, 43




20138 Milano




ITALY
Case C-370/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul de Arbitraj Instituţionalizat Galaţi (Romania) lodged on 5 June 2018 — Uniunea Naţională a Barourilor din România v Marcel-Vasile Holunga
Date: 2018-06-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, jurisdiction, lawyer, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019065EN.01002001.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/20






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul de Arbitraj Instituţionalizat Galaţi (Romania) lodged on 5 June 2018 — Uniunea Naţională a Barourilor din România v Marcel-Vasile Holunga
(Case C-370/18)
(2019/C 65/25)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Tribunalul de Arbitraj Instituţionalizat Galaţi

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Uniunea Naţională a Barourilor din România

Defendant: Marcel-Vasile Holunga
By Order of 13 December 2018, the Court (Eighth Chamber) declared the request for a preliminary ruling manifestly inadmissible.