do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-742/17: Order of the General Court of 3 July 2018 — Kim and Others v Council
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: North Korea, data protection, economic sanctions, equal treatment, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, personal data, rights of the defence








C_2018301EN.01004701.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/47






Order of the General Court of 3 July 2018 — Kim and Others v Council
(Case T-742/17) (1)

(2018/C 301/62)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Third Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 13, 15.1.2018.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8916 — JIC/TAHL/Australia Nature’s Care Biotech) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consumption, culture, economic concentration, financial services, health care, industrial manufacturing, information technology, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2018241EN.01000202.xml










10.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 241/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8916 — JIC/TAHL/Australia Nature’s Care Biotech)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 241/04)
On 3 July 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 32018M8916. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8980 — Partners Group/Techem) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy consumption, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2018232EN.01001701.xml










3.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/17





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8980 — Partners Group/Techem)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 232/06)

1.   
On 22 June 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:






—


Partners Group AG (‘Partners Group’, Switzerland),










—


Techem GmbH (‘Techem’, Germany)




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Partners Group is a global private markets investment management company,










—


Techem is mainly active in the supply of cost allocation services comprising (i) the supply of sub-meters for residential water and heat; and (ii) the supply of sub-metering services for residential water and heat.






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.8980 — Partners Group/Techem
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.
Case T-564/17: Order of the General Court of 3 July 2018 — So v Council and Commission
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, North Korea, data protection, economic sanctions, equal treatment, natural person, ownership, right to justice, rights of the defence, trade restriction








C_2018311EN.01002002.xml










3.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/20






Order of the General Court of 3 July 2018 — So v Council and Commission
(Case T-564/17) (1)

(2018/C 311/22)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Third Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 338, 9.10.2017.
Case T-401/18: Action brought on 3 July 2018 — SFIE-PE v Parliament
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: collective bargaining, collective redress, indemnification, information profession, right to information, right to justice, worker consultation








C_2018364EN.01001301.xml










8.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 364/13






Action brought on 3 July 2018 — SFIE-PE v Parliament
(Case T-401/18)
(2018/C 364/13)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Syndicat des fonctionnaires internationaux et européens — European Parliament Branch (SFIE-PE) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare this action admissible and well-founded;










—


consequently:






—


annul the decision of 2 July 2018 requisitioning interpreters for 3 July 2018, as well as future decisions requisitioning interpreters for 4, 510 and 11 July 2018;










—


order the defendant to pay compensation for the non-material harm suffered, evaluated ex aequo et bono at EUR 10 000, and










—


order the defendant to pay all costs.









Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law: (i) breach of the right of collective action and right to information and consultation enshrined in Articles 28 and 27 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community — Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on employee representation (OJ 2002 L 80, p. 29) and detailed and implemented by the framework agreement of 12 July 1990 between the European Parliament and the trade unions or staff associations of the personnel of the institution, and (ii) infringement of the right to good administration enshrined in Article 41 of the Charter.










2.


Second plea in law: lack of competence of the author of the act and infringement of the principle of legal certainty.










3.


Third plea in law: breach of the right to an effective remedy provided for in Article 47 of the Charter.
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2018/1005 of 3 July 2018 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (EUPOL COPPS/1/2018)
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: EU police mission, Palestine, police cooperation








L_2018180EN.01002301.xml










17.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 180/23








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2018/1005
of 3 July 2018
         
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (EUPOL COPPS/1/2018)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2013/354/CFSP of 3 July 2013 on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (1), and, in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Decision 2013/354/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.












(2)


On 28 September 2017, the PSC adopted Decision EUPOL COPPS/1/2017 (2), appointing Mr Kauko AALTOMAA as Head of Mission of EUPOL COPPS from 1 October 2017 to 30 June 2018.












(3)


On 29 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/942 (3), extending the mandate of EUPOL COPPS from 1 July 2018 until 30 June 2019.












(4)


The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed to extend the mandate of Mr Kauko AALTOMAA as Head of Mission of EUPOL COPPS from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.












(5)


This Decision should apply from 1 July 2018,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The mandate of Mr Kauko AALTOMAA as Head of Mission of EUPOL COPPS is hereby extended from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It shall apply from 1 July 2018.




Done at Brussels, 3 July 2018.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

W. STEVENS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 185, 4.7.2013, p. 12.

(2)  Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2017/1802 of 28 September 2017 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (EUPOL COPPS/1/2017) (OJ L 259, 7.10.2017, p. 20).

(3)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/942 of 29 June 2018 amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (OJ L 166, 3.7.2018, p. 17).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8832 — Knauf/Armstrong) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, insulator, merger control








C_2018232EN.01001501.xml










3.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8832 — Knauf/Armstrong)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 232/05)

1.   
On 20 June 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:






—


Knauf International GmbH (Germany),










—


Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (United States)




Knauf International GmbH (‘Knauf’) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over (i) subsidiaries of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (‘Armstrong’) in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC), and (ii) designated subsidiaries of Armstrong’s joint venture with Worthington Industries with operations in EMEA and APAC (jointly ‘the Target’).
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
The concentration has been referred to the Commission by the Austrian Federal Competition Authority, pursuant to Article 22(3) of the Merger Regulation. The referral was subsequently joined by Germany, Lithuania, Spain and the United Kingdom.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Knauf is a manufacturer of insulation materials, dry-lining systems, plasters, and other products.










—


Armstrong designs and manufactures commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions.










—


The Target is active in the manufacture and sale of modular suspended ceilings in EMEA and APAC, and consists of the ceiling business of Armstrong outside of the Americas.






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.8832 — Knauf/Armstrong
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’).
European Parliament legislative resolution of 3 July 2018 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) on the development of satellite navigation and the provision of associated services in ASECNA's area of competence for the benefit of civil aviation (11351/2017 — C8-0018/2018 — 2017/0104(NLE))
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: Africa, Madagascar, air safety, air traffic, civil aviation, cooperation agreement (EU), provision of services, ratification of an agreement, satellite navigation, technical cooperation








C_2020118EN.01018001.xml










8.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/180






P8_TA(2018)0269
Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 3 July 2018 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) on the development of satellite navigation and the provision of associated services in ASECNA's area of competence for the benefit of civil aviation (11351/2017 — C8-0018/2018 — 2017/0104(NLE))
(Consent)
(2020/C 118/27)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (11351/2017),










—


having regard to the draft Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) on the development of satellite navigation and the provision of associated services in ASECNA's area of competence for the benefit of civil aviation (13661/2016),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 172 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), point (v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0018/2018),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A8-0213/2018),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and to ASECNA.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,00 % on 1 July 2018 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2018232EN.01000901.xml










3.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/9





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,00 % on 1 July 2018
Euro exchange rates (2)

2 July 2018
(2018/C 232/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1639 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,86 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4504 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88650 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4490 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1563 




ISK


Iceland króna


124,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5015 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,998 




HUF


Hungarian forint


329,81 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3893 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6578 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,3743 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5825 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5342 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1325 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7315 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5925 




KRW


South Korean won


1 303,87 




ZAR


South African rand


16,0710 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7586 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3846 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 760,16 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7093 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,137 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,4691 




THB


Thai baht


38,589 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5227 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,3320 




INR


Indian rupee


80,0705 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-408/18: Action brought on 3 July 2018 — Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: architecture, eligibility criteria, financial aid, international conference, reimbursement of aid








C_2018319EN.01001802.xml










10.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 319/18






Action brought on 3 July 2018 — Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
(Case T-408/18)
(2018/C 319/22)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (Thessaloniki, Greece) (represented by: S. Paliou, lawyer)

Defendant: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


declare that the defendant’s demand, set out in debit note No 3241804913 of 16 April 2018, that the applicant repay part of the subsidy which it received for the ENHSA action is unfounded in respect of the sum of EUR 77 169,78 and declare that that sum corresponds to eligible expenditure;










—


declare that the defendant’s demand, set out in debit note No 3241804682 of 9 April 2018, that the applicant repay part of the subsidy which it received for the ARCHI-MUNDUS action, amounting to EUR 28 976,83, is unfounded and declare that that sum corresponds to eligible expenditure;










—


call upon the defendant to repay the foregoing sums with statutory interest; and










—


order the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency to pay the applicant’s costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

By the present action, Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis contests the demand which the EACEA has formulated by debit note No 3241804913 of 16 April 2018 in the sum of EUR 84 955,12 relating to the ENHSA action. Also, Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis contests the demand which the EACEA has formulated by debit note No 3241804682 of 9 April 2018 in the sum of EUR 28 976,83 relating to the ARCHI-MUNDUS action.
Those demands were made after the EACEA carried out an on-site audit at the applicant’s premises, when the EACEA disputed the reality of the expenditure that related to flat-rate daily allowances in connection with conferences that were held within the framework of the ENHSA and ARCHI-MUNDUS actions.
In that context, the applicant asks the General Court of the European Union to declare that the flat-rate daily allowance (per diem) for the non-Greek-speaking participants at the conferences under the two actions corresponds to eligible expenditure.
Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis maintains that the expenditure contested by the EACEA is eligible. That is confirmed by the material which the applicant submitted to the EACEA during the on-site audit and by means of subsequent correspondence.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8850 — Kaiser+Kraft/Hoffmann/Simple System) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: distance selling, distributor, economic concentration, merger control, tool industry








C_2018248EN.01000101.xml










16.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 248/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8850 — Kaiser+Kraft/Hoffmann/Simple System)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 248/01)
On 3 July 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 German language 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 32018M8850. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-402/18: Action brought on 3 July 2018 — Aquino and Others v Parliament
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: collective bargaining, collective redress, indemnification, information profession, right to information, right to justice, worker consultation








C_2018364EN.01001401.xml










8.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 364/14






Action brought on 3 July 2018 — Aquino and Others v Parliament
(Case T-402/18)
(2018/C 364/14)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Roberto Aquino (Brussels, Belgium) and 30 other applicants (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


declare the present action admissible and well founded;










—


consequently:






—


annul the decision of 2 July 2018 requisitioning interpreters for 3 July 2018 as well as future decisions requisitioning interpreters for 4, 5, 10 and 11 July 2018;










—


order the defendant to pay compensation for the non-material harm suffered, assessed on equitable principles at EUR 1 000 per applicant;










—


order the defendant to pay all of the costs.









Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on three pleas in law which are essentially identical or similar to those relied on in Case T-401/18, SFIE-PE v Parliament.