do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8905 — AXA Group/Roland) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance, merger control








C_2019020EN.01000101.xml










16.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 20/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8905 — AXA Group/Roland)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 20/01)
On 26 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 32018M8905. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-07-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018264EN.01000301.xml










26.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 264/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

25 July 2018
(2018/C 264/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1690 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,80 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4513 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88855 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2925 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1598 




ISK


Iceland króna


124,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5485 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,675 




HUF


Hungarian forint


325,92 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2996 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6275 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,6563 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5766 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5341 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1714 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7173 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5931 




KRW


South Korean won


1 312,47 




ZAR


South African rand


15,4426 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9047 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4020 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 884,57 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7409 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,291 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,5813 




THB


Thai baht


38,893 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3539 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,9426 




INR


Indian rupee


80,3640 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8959 — Sonatrach/Augusta Refinery Assets) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, oil industry








C_2018274EN.01000101.xml










6.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 274/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8959 — Sonatrach/Augusta Refinery Assets)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 274/01)
On 26 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 32018M8959. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-490/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Budapest Környéki Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság (Hungary) lodged on 26 July 2018 — SD v Agrárminiszter
Date: 2018-07-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: aid to agriculture, apiculture, eligibility criteria








C_2019025EN.01001401.xml










21.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 25/14






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Budapest Környéki Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság (Hungary) lodged on 26 July 2018 — SD v Agrárminiszter
(Case C-490/18)
(2019/C 25/17)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Budapest Környéki Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: SD

Defendant: Agrárminiszter

Questions referred







1.


Must the ‘reliable method’ referred to in Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1366, (1), used to determine, between 1 September and 31 December each year, [the number of] beehives, be interpreted as meaning that it is the applicant for aid who must notify the number of bee colonies and, if so, is this a reliable method?










2.


If, under Article 2 of Delegated Regulation 2015/1366, the number of beehives –– used as the basis for aid to the apiculture sector –– must be determined between 1 September and 31 December each year owing to bees’ biological characteristics, is it possible to interpret that provision as meaning that Member States may depart from this rule?










3.


If the answer is in the affirmative, may the national legislation stipulate that the number of bee colonies required is to be determined retrospectively, in January?










4.


Can the fact that [EU funds] are to be allocated for the 2017-[2019] apiculture programmes on the basis of the number of beehives notified in 2013 by the Member States in the context of the 2014-2016 apiculture programmes be interpreted as meaning that, after the period that ended on 31 December 2016, which provides the basis for the distribution of aid for 2017, the number of beehives needed in order to be allocated aid may also be determined by a different method?










5.


Can the aforementioned EU Regulation be interpreted as permitting the adoption of a national rule of law under which a de minimis aid payment is subject to a requirement that is not compatible [with EU law]? Must the aid provided for in EU law also be appropriate, in practice, for promoting beekeeping?






(1)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1366 of 11 May 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector (OJ 2015 L 211, p. 3).
Case T-469/18: Action brought on 26 July 2018 — Battelle Memorial Institute v EUIPO (HEATCOAT)
Date: 2018-07-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, aeronautical industry, aircraft, registered trade mark, safety device, trade-mark law








C_2018341EN.01002602.xml










24.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 341/26






Action brought on 26 July 2018 — Battelle Memorial Institute v EUIPO (HEATCOAT)
(Case T-469/18)
(2018/C 341/38)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio, United States) (represented by: B. Brandreth QC)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark HEATCOAT — Application for registration No 16 865 263

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 May2018 in Case R 36/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in its entirety; and










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the Applicant, including the costs of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 95 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2018-07-26
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, crew, maritime transport, social-security contribution, tax rebate








C_2018264EN.01001401.xml










26.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 264/14






State aid — Decision to raise no objections
(2018/C 264/08)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


10 April 2018





Case No



:


81767





Decision No



:


043/18/COL





EFTA State



:


Norway





Title



:


Amendment to the tax and social security contributions refund scheme for employing seafarers 2016–2026 (NIS ferries in foreign trade)





Legal basis



:


Article 4 of the Act on subsidies for the employment of workers at sea; and
Article 14 of the Regulation on subsidies for the employment of workers at sea.





Type of measure



:


Scheme





Objective



:


Maritime transport





Form of aid



:


Tax and social security refunds





Budget



:


Annual increase of NOK 50 million





Duration



:


10 years from 1 March 2016 to 28 February 2026





Economic sectors



:


Maritime transport





Name and address of the granting authority



:







Norwegian Maritime Authority




P.O.Box 2222




N-5509 Haugesund




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Case C-493/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 26 July 2018 — UB v VA, Tiger SCI, WZ, as UB’s trustee in bankruptcy, Banque patrimoine et immobilier SA
Date: 2018-07-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: bankruptcy, debt, financial solvency, judicial proceedings, jurisdiction, real property








C_2018364EN.01000401.xml










8.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 364/4






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 26 July 2018 — UB v VA, Tiger SCI, WZ, as UB’s trustee in bankruptcy, Banque patrimoine et immobilier SA
(Case C-493/18)
(2018/C 364/04)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant in cassation: UB

Respondents in cassation: VA, Tiger SCI, WZ, as UB’s trustee in bankruptcy, Banque patrimoine et immobilier SA

Questions referred







1.


Does the action brought by the trustee in bankruptcy appointed by the court of the Member State which opened the insolvency proceedings seeking a declaration that mortgages registered over immovable property of the debtor located in another Member State and the sale of that immovable property in that State are ineffective as against the trustee, with a view to the restitution of those assets to the debtor’s estate, derive directly from the insolvency proceedings and is it closely linked to them?










2.


If so, do the courts of the Member State in which the insolvency proceedings were opened have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine the action brought by the trustee in bankruptcy or, on the contrary, do the courts of the Member State in which the immovable property is located alone have jurisdiction for that purpose, or is there concurrent jurisdiction between those various courts, and, if so, under what conditions?










3.


Can the judgment by which the court of the Member State which opened the insolvency proceedings authorises the trustee in bankruptcy to bring, in another Member State, an action falling, in principle, within the jurisdiction of the court which opened the proceedings, have the effect of imposing the jurisdiction of that other State, in so far as, inter alia, that judgment could be classified as a judgment concerning the course of insolvency proceedings within the meaning of Article 25(1) of Regulation [No 1346/2000] (1) which may, on that basis, be recognised with no further formalities, pursuant to that article?






(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings (OJ 2000 L 160, p. 1).
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa, as part of the Internal Security Fund for the period 2014 to 2020
Date: 2018-07-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU visa policy, Schengen Agreement, Switzerland, agreement (EU), external border of the EU, financial aid, fund (EU), migration control








L_2018189EN.01000101.xml










26.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 189/1







Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa, as part of the Internal Security Fund for the period 2014 to 2020

The Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation will enter into force on 1 August 2018, the procedure provided for in Article 19(3) of the Agreement having been completed on 17 July 2018.
Notice of open competition
Date: 2018-07-26
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: administrator, assistant, competition (EU), data protection, personal data








C_2018264EN.01001501.xml










26.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 264/15






NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION
(2018/C 264/09)
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competition:






 


EPSO/AD/360/18 — ADMINISTRATORS (AD 6) IN THE FIELD OF DATA PROTECTION




The competition notice is published in 24 languages in 
Official Journal of the European Union C 264 A of 26 July 2018.
Further information can be found on the EPSO website: https://epso.europa.eu/