do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Special Report No 18/2018 — ‘Is the main objective of the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact delivered?’
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: economic convergence, economic growth, economic stabilisation, euro area, fiscal policy, macroeconomics, multilateral surveillance, stability pact, stability programme, structural adjustment








C_2018248EN.01000301.xml










16.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 248/3





Special Report No 18/2018
‘Is the main objective of the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact delivered?’
(2018/C 248/03)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 18/2018 ‘Is the main objective of the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact delivered?’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8976 — Hisense/Gorenje) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, household electrical appliance, merger control, supply








C_2018248EN.01000601.xml










16.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 248/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8976 — Hisense/Gorenje)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 248/05)

1.   
On 6 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:






—


Hisense Group Co., Ltd (China) (‘Hisense’),










—


Gorenje gospodinjski aparati d.d. (Slovenia) (‘Gorenje’).




Hisense acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Gorenje.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 29 May 2018.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Hisense: production and supply of white goods and electronics,
—   for Gorenje: production and supply of small and major domestic appliances.


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.8976 — Hisense/Gorenje
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-443/18: Action brought on 16 July 2018 — Peek & Cloppenburg v EUIPO — Peek & Cloppenburg (Vogue Peek & Cloppenburg)
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, retail selling, trade-mark law








C_2018311EN.01001701.xml










3.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/17






Action brought on 16 July 2018 — Peek & Cloppenburg v EUIPO — Peek & Cloppenburg (Vogue Peek & Cloppenburg)
(Case T-443/18)
(2018/C 311/17)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Peek & Cloppenburg KG, Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: P. Lange, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Peek & Cloppenburg KG, Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Party applying for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark Vogue Peek & Cloppenburg — Application for registration No 2 700 847

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 April 2018 in Case R 1362/2005-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, read in conjunction with Paragraph 15(2) of the German Law on trade marks;










—


Infringement of Article 8(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, read in conjunction with Paragraph 15(3) of the German Law on trade marks;










—


Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 63 of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, read in conjunction with Rule 20(7)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bank, banking, economic concentration, electronic money, insurance, invoicing, merger control, subsidiary








C_2018272EN.01000101.xml










3.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 272/01)
On 16 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 32018M8967. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-465/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 16 July 2018 — AV, BU v Comune di Bernareggio
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU competition policy, equal treatment, free movement of workers, pharmacy, principle of proportionality, right of establishment, right of pre-emption, staff, transfer of property








C_2018399EN.01002101.xml










5.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/21






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 16 July 2018 — AV, BU v Comune di Bernareggio
(Case C-465/18)
(2018/C 399/28)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: AV, BU

Respondent: Comune di Bernareggio

Question referred

Do the principles of freedom of establishment, non-discrimination, equal treatment, the protection of competition and freedom of movement for workers, referred to in Articles 45, 49 to 56 and 106 TFEU and in Articles 15 and 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and the requirements of proportionality and reasonableness inherent in those principles, preclude a provision of national law, such as Article 12(2) of Law No 362/1991, which, in the event of the transfer of ownership of a municipal pharmacy, confers a right of pre-emption on the employees of the pharmacy in question?
Council Decision of 16 July 2018 appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Chemicals Agency, Malta, appointment of members, board of directors, decision-making body (EU)








C_2018253EN.01000701.xml










19.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/7





COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 July 2018
appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency
(2018/C 253/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (1), and in particular Article 79 thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that the Council is to appoint one representative from each Member State as member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Management Board’).










(2)


By its Decision of 11 May 2015 (2), the Council appointed 15 members of the Management Board.










(3)


The Maltese Government has informed the Council of its intention to replace the Maltese representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative, who should be appointed for a period which runs until 31 May 2019,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Ms Ingrid BORG, Maltese, born on 8 April 1981, is hereby appointed member of the Management Board in place of Mr Edward XUEREB for the period from 16 July 2018 to 31 May 2019.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 16 July 2018.


For the Council


The President

J. BOGNER-STRAUSS




(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision of 11 May 2015 appointing 15 members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (OJ C 161, 14.5.2015, p. 2).
Council Decision (EU) 2018/1047 of 16 July 2018 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Singapore, of the other part
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Singapore, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, framework agreement, signature of an agreement








L_2018189EN.01000201.xml










26.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 189/2








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1047
of 16 July 2018
         
on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Singapore, of the other part


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 207 and 212, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 25 November 2004, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Singapore (‘the Agreement’).












(2)


The negotiations were concluded and the Agreement was initialled on 14 October 2013.












(3)


The Agreement should be signed, subject to its conclusion at a later date. It is accompanied by a Side Letter, forming an integral part of the Agreement, which should be signed at the same time as the Agreement,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Singapore, of the other part, and of the Side Letter attached to the Agreement is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (1).


Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement and the Side Letter attached to the Agreement on behalf of the Union.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 16 July 2018.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
Case C-459/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen (Belgium) lodged on 16 July 2018 — Argenta Spaarbank NV v Belgische Staat
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: basis of tax assessment, business location, corporation tax, double taxation, establishment, tax exemption, tax law, tax relief, venture capital








C_2018373EN.01000701.xml










15.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 373/7






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen (Belgium) lodged on 16 July 2018 — Argenta Spaarbank NV v Belgische Staat
(Case C-459/18)
(2018/C 373/07)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Argenta Spaarbank NV

Defendant: Belgische Staat

Question referred

Does Article 49 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union preclude national tax legislation pursuant to which, for the purpose of calculating the taxable profits of a company subject to full tax liability in Belgium which has a permanent establishment in another Member State, the profits of which are wholly exempt in Belgium by virtue of the application of a double taxation convention between Belgium and the other Member State:






—


the deduction for risk capital is reduced by an amount in respect of deduction for risk capital calculated with reference to the positive difference between, on the one hand, the net book value of the assets of the permanent establishment, and, on the other hand, the total liabilities that do not form part of the company’s equity capital and that are attributable to the permanent establishment and










—


the aforementioned reduction is not applied in so far as the amount of the reduction is lower than the profits of that permanent establishment,




whereas no reduction of the deduction for risk capital is applied if that positive difference can be attributed to a permanent establishment located in Belgium?
Case T-445/18: Action brought on 16 July 2018 — Peek & Cloppenburg v EUIPO — Peek & Cloppenburg (Peek & Cloppenburg)
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, retail selling, trade-mark law








C_2018311EN.01001801.xml










3.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/18






Action brought on 16 July 2018 — Peek & Cloppenburg v EUIPO — Peek & Cloppenburg (Peek & Cloppenburg)
(Case T-445/18)
(2018/C 311/19)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Peek & Cloppenburg KG, Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: P. Lange, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Peek & Cloppenburg KG, Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Party applying for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark Peek & Cloppenburg — Application for registration No 2 791 416

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 January 2018 in Case R 1270/2007-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, read in conjunction with Paragraph 15(2) of the German Law on trade marks;










—


Infringement of Article 8(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, read in conjunction with Paragraph 15(3) of the German Law on trade marks;










—


Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 63 of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, read in conjunction with Rule 20(7)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1000 of 16 July 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism








LI2018178EN.01000301.xml










16.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


LI 178/3








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/1000
of 16 July 2018
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 of 20 September 2016 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them and repealing Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (1),


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 20 September 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693.












(2)


In view of the continued threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, one person should be added to the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities in Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693.












(3)


Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.


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




Done at Brussels, 16 July 2018.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 25.




ANNEX
The following person is added to the list set out in Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693:







‘2.


Rabah TAHARI (a.k.a. Abu Musab); date of birth: 28 August 1971; place of birth: Oran (Algeria); Nationality: Algerian.’.
Case T-444/18: Action brought on 16 July 2018 — Peek & Cloppenburg v EUIPO — Peek & Cloppenburg (Peek & Cloppenburg)
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018311EN.01001702.xml










3.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/17






Action brought on 16 July 2018 — Peek & Cloppenburg v EUIPO — Peek & Cloppenburg (Peek & Cloppenburg)
(Case T-444/18)
(2018/C 311/18)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Peek & Cloppenburg KG, Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: P. Lange, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Peek & Cloppenburg KG, Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark Peek & Cloppenburg — EU trade mark No 270 439

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 April 2018 in Case R 522/2006-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, read in conjunction with Paragraph 15(2) of the German Law on trade marks;










—


Infringement of Article 8(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, read in conjunction with Paragraph 15(3) of the German Law on trade marks;










—


Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 63 of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, read in conjunction with Rule 20(7)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-07-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018248EN.01000201.xml










16.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 248/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

13 July 2018
(2018/C 248/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1643 




JPY


Japanese yen


131,04 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4555 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88488 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3760 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1704 




ISK


Iceland króna


125,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4830 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,924 




HUF


Hungarian forint


324,06 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3210 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6578 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,6467 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5764 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5358 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1387 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7280 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5919 




KRW


South Korean won


1 319,70 




ZAR


South African rand


15,5187 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8012 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3963 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 787,23 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7106 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,291 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,4844 




THB


Thai baht


38,841 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5373 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,1768 




INR


Indian rupee


79,7320 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.