do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018243EN.01000201.xml










11.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

10 July 2018
(2018/C 243/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1713 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,30 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4536 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88338 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2438 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1649 




ISK


Iceland króna


125,40 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4145 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,898 




HUF


Hungarian forint


324,84 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3208 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6585 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,5065 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5739 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5382 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1926 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7188 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5893 




KRW


South Korean won


1 308,63 




ZAR


South African rand


15,7331 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7767 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3980 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 799,96 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7099 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,647 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,2605 




THB


Thai baht


38,875 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5513 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,4121 




INR


Indian rupee


80,6170 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-469/17: Order of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — The Scotch Whisky Association v EUIPO — José Estévez (JOHN COR)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018319EN.01002602.xml










10.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 319/26






Order of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — The Scotch Whisky Association v EUIPO — José Estévez (JOHN COR)
(Case T-469/17) (1)

(2018/C 319/32)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 309, 18.9.2017.
Case T-57/17: Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — Pegasus v Parliament (Institutional law — European Parliament — Decision awarding a grant to a political foundation — Pre-financing set at 33 % of the maximum amount of the grant awarded — Obligation to provide a bank pre-financing guarantee — Financial Regulation — Rules of Application of the Financial Regulation — Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding — Proportionality — Equal treatment)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European party, abuse of power, financial aid, foundation, guarantee, party financing, principle of proportionality








C_2018301EN.01003001.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/30






Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — Pegasus v Parliament
(Case T-57/17) (1)

((Institutional law - European Parliament - Decision awarding a grant to a political foundation - Pre-financing set at 33 % of the maximum amount of the grant awarded - Obligation to provide a bank pre-financing guarantee - Financial Regulation - Rules of Application of the Financial Regulation - Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding - Proportionality - Equal treatment))
(2018/C 301/39)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Pegasus (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: P. Richter, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, C. Burgos and S. Alves, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment in part of Decision FINS-2017-31 of the European Parliament of 12 December 2016 concerning the award of a grant to the applicant, in so far as that decision restricts the pre-financing to 33 % of the maximum amount of the grant and makes its payment subject to the provision of a bank guarantee.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Pegasus to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 78, 13.3.2017.
Case C-192/17: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 11 July 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — COBRA SpA v Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 1999/5/EC — Mutual recognition of the conformity of radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment — Existence of harmonised standards — Need for the manufacturer to consult a notified body — Affixing of the identification number of a notified body)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EC conformity marking, approval, harmonisation of standards, labelling, marketing standard, mutual recognition principle, radio equipment, technical standard, telecommunications equipment








C_2018319EN.01001101.xml










10.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 319/11






Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 11 July 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — COBRA SpA v Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico
(Case C-192/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 1999/5/EC - Mutual recognition of the conformity of radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment - Existence of harmonised standards - Need for the manufacturer to consult a notified body - Affixing of the identification number of a notified body))
(2018/C 319/12)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: COBRA SpA

Defendant: Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico

Operative part of the judgment







1.


The second subparagraph of Article 12(1) of Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009, must be interpreted as meaning that, where a manufacturer of radio equipment makes use of the procedure laid down in the second paragraph of Annex III to that directive and uses the harmonised standards in order to define the test suites referred to in that paragraph, he is not required to consult a notified body as referred to in Article 11(1) of that directive and, consequently, is not required to ensure that the CE marking is accompanied by the identification number of that notified body.










2.


The second subparagraph of Article 12(1) of Directive 1999/5, as amended by Regulation No 596/2009, must be interpreted as meaning that a manufacturer of radio equipment who has made use of the procedure identified in Annex III to that directive, using the harmonised standards defining the essential radio test suites to be carried out, is not required to ensure that the CE marking is accompanied by the identification number of the notified body that he has voluntarily consulted — despite not being required to do so — in order to confirm the list of essential radio test suites set out in those harmonised standards.






(1)  OJ C 231, 17.7.2017.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9000 — Bain Capital/Reifen Krieg Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pneumatic tyre, retail trade, wholesale trade








C_2018243EN.01000901.xml










11.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9000 — Bain Capital/Reifen Krieg Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 243/05)

1.   
On 4 July 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:






—


Bain Capital Investors LLC (‘Bain Capital’, United States of America),










—


Reifen Krieg GmbH, Secura Reifenservice GmbH, Reifen24 AG, Moti Reifen GmbH, SW Reifenhandel GmbH, Komplettradlager.de GmbH, Duro Reifenservice GmbH, and MUTAVI-Solutions GmbH (together ‘Reifen Krieg Group’, Germany).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Bain Capital is a private equity investment firm registered in the United States that invests in companies on a worldwide basis across most industries,










—


Reifen Krieg Group is a wholesale and retail distributor of replacement tyres, predominantly active in Germany.






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.9000 — Bain Capital/Reifen Krieg Group
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





E-mail: 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-186/15: Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — CSTP Azienda delle Mobilità v Commission (State aid — Undertaking operating networks of bus routes in the Regione Campania — Advantage — Service of general economic interest — Compensation for tariff obligations as a result of public service obligations, paid following a decision of a court ruling at final instance — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — Existing aid and new aid — Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 — Conditions for exemption from the requirement for notification — Article 4(5) and Article 7(6) of Regulation (EC) No 659/99 — Respective jurisdictions of the Commission and the national courts in respect of the monitoring of State aid — Force of res judicata of a judgment of a higher national court — Temporal application of the rules of substantive law — Legitimate expectations — Legal certainty)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Campania, Italy, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, principle of legal certainty, public transport, reimbursement of aid, road transport, services of general interest








C_2018301EN.01002501.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/25






Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — CSTP Azienda delle Mobilità v Commission
(Case T-186/15) (1)

((State aid - Undertaking operating networks of bus routes in the Regione Campania - Advantage - Service of general economic interest - Compensation for tariff obligations as a result of public service obligations, paid following a decision of a court ruling at final instance - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market - Existing aid and new aid - Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 - Conditions for exemption from the requirement for notification - Article 4(5) and Article 7(6) of Regulation (EC) No 659/99 - Respective jurisdictions of the Commission and the national courts in respect of the monitoring of State aid - Force of res judicata of a judgment of a higher national court - Temporal application of the rules of substantive law - Legitimate expectations - Legal certainty))
(2018/C 301/32)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: CSTP Azienda delle Mobilità SpA (Salerno, Italy) (represented by: G. Capo and L. Visone, lawyers)

Defendants: European Commission (represented by: L. Armati, G. Conte and P.-J. Loewenthal, Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Asstra Associazione Trasporti (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Malena, lawyer)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1074 of 19 January 2015 on State aid SA.35842 (2014/C) (ex 2012/NN) implemented by Italy — Additional public service compensation for CSTP (OJ 2015 L 179, p. 112).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders CSTP Azienda delle Mobilità SpA, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Declares that Asstra Associazione Trasporti is to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 190, 8.6.2015.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8949 — Tenneco/Federal-Mogul) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, vehicle parts








C_2018243EN.01001101.xml










11.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8949 — Tenneco/Federal-Mogul)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 243/06)

1.   
On 3 July 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:






—


Tenneco Inc. (‘Tenneco’, United States of America),










—


Federal-Mogul LLC (‘Federal-Mogul’, United States of America).




Tenneco acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Federal-Mogul.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Tenneco manufactures and distributes components for motor vehicles, in particular clean air and ride performance products, for both original equipment manufacturers and the repair and replacement independent aftermarkets worldwide,










—


Federal-Mogul manufactures and supplies components for motor vehicles, rail and other applications, in particular engine, transmission and driveline components as well as brake friction material, chassis components, sealing components and wiper products worldwide.






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.8949 — Tenneco/Federal-Mogul
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’).
Case T-424/18: Action brought on 11 July 2018 — Puma v EUIPO — Carrefour (Representation of crossed lines)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018301EN.01004301.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/43






Action brought on 11 July 2018 — Puma v EUIPO — Carrefour (Representation of crossed lines)
(Case T-424/18)
(2018/C 301/58)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: P. Trieb and M. Schunke, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Carrefour SA (Boulogne Billancourt, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark (Representation of crossed lines — Application for registration No 14 572 697

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 May 2018 in Case R 945/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred before the Board of Appeal.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-13/17: Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — Europa Terra Nostra v Parliament (Law governing the institutions — European Parliament — Decision awarding a grant to a political foundation — Pre-financing amount fixed at 33 % of the maximum amount of the grant awarded — Obligation to provide a pre-financing bank guarantee — Financial Regulation — Rules for the application of the Financial Regulation — Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding — Proportionality — Misuse of powers)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European party, abuse of power, financial aid, foundation, guarantee, party financing, principle of proportionality








C_2018301EN.01002801.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/28






Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — Europa Terra Nostra v Parliament
(Case T-13/17) (1)

((Law governing the institutions - European Parliament - Decision awarding a grant to a political foundation - Pre-financing amount fixed at 33 % of the maximum amount of the grant awarded - Obligation to provide a pre-financing bank guarantee - Financial Regulation - Rules for the application of the Financial Regulation - Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding - Proportionality - Misuse of powers))
(2018/C 301/36)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Europa Terra Nostra eV (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: P. Richter, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, C. Burgos and S. Alves, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment in part of Decision FINS-2017-30 of the European Parliament of 12 December 2016 relating to the award of a grant to the applicant, in so far as that decision limits the pre-financing amount to 33 % of the maximum amount of the grant and makes its payment conditional on the provision of a bank guarantee.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Europa Terra Nostra eV to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 63, 27.2.2017.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8959 — Sonatrach/Augusta Refinery Assets) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, oil industry








C_2018243EN.01001201.xml










11.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8959 — Sonatrach/Augusta Refinery Assets)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 243/07)

1.   
On 3 July 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:






—


Société Nationale pour la recherche, la production, le transport, la transformation et la commercialisation des hydrocarbures SPA (‘Sonatrach’, Algeria),










—


Augusta Refinery Assets, currently owned and controlled by Esso Italiana S.r.l., an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation.




Sonatrach acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Augusta Refinery Assets.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Sonatrach: Sonatrach is an Algerian government-owned company operating in the oil and gas sector. Sonatrach has integrated activities in the exploration, production, refining, transportation and marketing of hydrocarbons,
—   for the Augusta Refinery Assets: the Augusta Refinery Assets consist of a refinery located in Augusta, Italy and a number of ancillary assets. The undertaking is active in the markets for crude oil refining for fuel and non-fuel products and sales of refined fuel and non-fuel products.


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.8959 — Sonatrach/Augusta Refinery Assets
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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8910 — Bouygues/Alpiq InTec and Kraftanlagen München) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, energy supply, energy technology, energy transport, mass media, merger control, nuclear technology, real property, telecommunications








C_2018251EN.01000102.xml










18.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 251/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8910 — Bouygues/Alpiq InTec and Kraftanlagen München)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 251/02)
On 11 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 32018M8910. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.