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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8966 — PGA Motors/Fiber/Bernard Participations) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, holding company, maintenance, merger control, motor vehicle industry, retail trade, vehicle parts








C_2018277EN.01001801.xml










7.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 277/18






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8966 — PGA Motors/Fiber/Bernard Participations)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 277/06)

1.   
On 31 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:






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PGA Motors SAS (PGA Motors, France), belonging to the group Emil Frey,










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Fiber SC (Fiber, France),










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Bernard Participations (France).




PGA Motors acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Bernard Participations.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for PGA Motors: retail distribution of motor vehicles and spare parts, and associated repair and maintenance services,
—   for Fiber: family holding of controlling interest in Bernard Participations,
—   for Bernard Participations: retail distribution of motor vehicles and spare parts, and associated repair and maintenance services.


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.8966 — PGA Motors/Fiber/Bernard Participations
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 C-115/17: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — France) — Administration des douanes et des droits indirects, Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer) v Hubert Clergeau and Others (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 — False declarations or deceitful practices in order to secure special export refunds on certain cuts of boned meat of bovine animals — Amendment to Regulation No 1964/82 extending the entitlement to special export refunds — Principle of the retroactive application of the more lenient criminal law — Third sentence of Article 49(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union)
Date: 2018-08-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: beef, boned meat, economic offence, export (EU), export refund, legality, principle of proportionality, retroactivity of a law








C_2018352EN.01000701.xml










1.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/7






Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — France) — Administration des douanes et des droits indirects, Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer) v Hubert Clergeau and Others
(Case C-115/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 - False declarations or deceitful practices in order to secure special export refunds on certain cuts of boned meat of bovine animals - Amendment to Regulation No 1964/82 extending the entitlement to special export refunds - Principle of the retroactive application of the more lenient criminal law - Third sentence of Article 49(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union))
(2018/C 352/09)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Administration des douanes et des droits indirects, Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)

Defendants: Hubert Clergeau, Jean-Luc Labrousse, Jean-Jacques Berthellemy, Alain Bouchet, Jean-Pierre Dubois, Marcel Géry, Jean-Paul Matrat, Jean-Pierre Paziot, Patrice Raillot

Operative part of the judgment

The principle of the retroactive application of the more lenient criminal law, enshrined in the third sentence of Article 49(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, must be interpreted as not precluding a situation in which a person is convicted on the ground that he wrongfully obtained special export refunds provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 of 20 July 1982 laying down the conditions for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of boned meat of bovine animals, by means of deceitful practices or the making of false statements as to the nature of the goods in respect of which the refunds were requested, although, as a result of changes in those rules which occurred subsequent to the acts complained of, the goods that were exported by that person have since become eligible for those refunds.


(1)  OJ C 178, 6.6.2017.
Case C-475/17: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Riigikohus — Estonia) — Viking Motors AS and Others v Tallinna linn, Maksu- ja Tolliamet (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Taxation — Common system of value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Article 401 — Domestic taxes which can be characterised as turnover taxes — Prohibition — Concept of ‘turnover tax’ — Local sales tax — Essential characteristics of VAT — None)
Date: 2018-08-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, consumer, restriction on competition, sale, tax harmonisation, taxpayer








C_2018352EN.01001301.xml










1.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/13






Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Riigikohus — Estonia) — Viking Motors AS and Others v Tallinna linn, Maksu- ja Tolliamet
(Case C-475/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Taxation - Common system of value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Article 401 - Domestic taxes which can be characterised as turnover taxes - Prohibition - Concept of ‘turnover tax’ - Local sales tax - Essential characteristics of VAT - None))
(2018/C 352/17)
Language of the case: Estonian

Referring court

Riigikohus

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Viking Motors AS, TKM Beauty Eesti OÜ, TKM King AS, Kaubamaja AS, Selver AS

Defendants: Tallinna linn, Maksu- ja Tolliamet

Operative part of the judgment

Article 401 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax must be interpreted to the effect that it does not preclude the maintenance or introduction of a tax such as the sales tax at issue in the main proceedings.


(1)  OJ C 347, 16.10.2017.
Case T-477/18: Action brought on 7 August 2018 — Užstato sistemos administratorius v EUIPO — DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem (Representation of a bottle and an arrow)
Date: 2018-08-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, consultancy, packaging product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, waste disposal, waste recycling








C_2018341EN.01002701.xml










24.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 341/27






Action brought on 7 August 2018 — Užstato sistemos administratorius v EUIPO — DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem (Representation of a bottle and an arrow)
(Case T-477/18)
(2018/C 341/39)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Užstato sistemos administratorius VšĮ (Vilnius, Lithuania) (represented by: I. Lukauskienė, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark (Representation of a bottle and an arrow) — Application for registration No 14 481 519

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2018 in Case R 2203/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in the part that found that the Opposition Division’s decision of 21 August 2017 that the signs produced a different overall impression which would exclude a likelihood of confusion is annulled and to remain valid the decision of Opposition Division of 21 August 2017;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article (8) (1) (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case C-485/17: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Verbraucherzentrale Berlin eV v Unimatic Vertriebs GmbH (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 2011/83/EU — Article 2(9) — Concept of ‘business premises’ — Criteria — Sales contract concluded on a stand run by a trader at a trade fair)
Date: 2018-08-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: business activity, consumer protection, contract, retail outlet, sale, trade event








C_2018352EN.01001401.xml










1.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/14






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Verbraucherzentrale Berlin eV v Unimatic Vertriebs GmbH
(Case C-485/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Consumer protection - Directive 2011/83/EU - Article 2(9) - Concept of ‘business premises’ - Criteria - Sales contract concluded on a stand run by a trader at a trade fair))
(2018/C 352/18)
Language of the case: Germany

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Verbraucherzentrale Berlin eV

Defendant: Unimatic Vertriebs GmbH

Operative part of the judgment

Article 2(9) of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, must be interpreted as meaning that a stand, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, run by a trader at a trade fair, at which he carries out his activity for a few days each year, constitutes ‘business premises’ within the meaning of that provision if, in the light of all the factual circumstances surrounding that activity, in particular the appearance of the stand and the information relayed on the premises of the fair itself, a reasonably well-informed and reasonably observant and circumspect consumer could reasonably assume that the trader is carrying out his activity there and will solicit him in order to conclude a contract, which is for the national court to ascertain.


(1)  OJ C 392, 20.11.2017.
Information on the entry into force of the the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of claims in the field of value added tax
Date: 2018-08-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic Area, European tax cooperation, Norway, VAT, administrative cooperation, cooperation agreement (EU), fraud, tax offence








L_2018199EN.01000101.xml










7.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 199/1







Information on the entry into force of the the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of claims in the field of value added tax

Following signature on 6 February 2018, the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway notified each other (on 9 July 2018 and 26 June 2018 respectively) of the completion of their internal legal procedures referred to in Article 44(1) of the Agreement (1).
The Agreement enters into force on 1 September 2018 pursuant to Article 44(2) thereof.


(1)  Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of claims in the field of value added tax (OJ L 195, 1.8.2018, p. 3).
Case C-59/17: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État — France) — Château du Grand Bois SCI v Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer) (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Agriculture — Market in wine — Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 — Support for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards — Unannounced on-the-spot checks — Powers of control officials — Whether officials may enter agricultural land without having obtained the vine grower’s permission)
Date: 2018-08-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative supervision, agricultural land, aid for restructuring, protection of privacy, vineyard, viticulture








C_2018352EN.01000601.xml










1.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/6






Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État — France) — Château du Grand Bois SCI v Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)
(Case C-59/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Agriculture - Market in wine - Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 - Support for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards - Unannounced on-the-spot checks - Powers of control officials - Whether officials may enter agricultural land without having obtained the vine grower’s permission))
(2018/C 352/07)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Château du Grand Bois SCI

Respondent: Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 76, 78 and 81 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 of 27 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine as regards support programmes, trade with third countries, production potential and on controls in the wine sector, must be interpreted as not authorising officials carrying out an on-the-spot check to enter agricultural land without having obtained the vine grower’s permission.


(1)  OJ C 112, 10.4.2017.
Case C-161/17: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Land Nordrhein-Westfalen v Dirk Renckhoff (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Copyright and related rights — Directive 2001/29/EC — Information society — Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights — Article 3(1) — Communication to the public — Concept — Publication online, without the consent of the rightholder, of a photograph previously published on another website without any restrictions and with the consent of the rightholder — New public)
Date: 2018-08-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Internet site, computer piracy, copyright, open access publishing








C_2018352EN.01001001.xml










1.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/10






Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Land Nordrhein-Westfalen v Dirk Renckhoff
(Case C-161/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Copyright and related rights - Directive 2001/29/EC - Information society - Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights - Article 3(1) - Communication to the public - Concept - Publication online, without the consent of the rightholder, of a photograph previously published on another website without any restrictions and with the consent of the rightholder - New public))
(2018/C 352/13)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant on a point of law: Land Nordrhein-Westfalen

Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Dirk Renckhoff

Operative part of the judgment

The concept of ‘communication to the public’, within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, must be interpreted as meaning that it covers the posting on one website of a photograph previously posted, without any restriction preventing it from being downloaded and with the consent of the copyright holder, on another website.


(1)  OJ C 231, 17.7.2017.
Case C-329/17: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Austria) — Gerhard Prenninger and Others v Oberösterreichische Landesregierung (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 2011/92/EU — Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment — Annex II — Point 1(d) — Concept of ‘deforestation for the purposes of conversion to another type of land use’ — Clearance of a path in a forest in connection with the construction and operation of an overhead electrical power line)
Date: 2018-08-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: deforestation, energy supply, environmental impact, environmental monitoring, land use, wooded area








C_2018352EN.01001201.xml










1.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/12






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Austria) — Gerhard Prenninger and Others v Oberösterreichische Landesregierung
(Case C-329/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Environment - Directive 2011/92/EU - Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment - Annex II - Point 1(d) - Concept of ‘deforestation for the purposes of conversion to another type of land use’ - Clearance of a path in a forest in connection with the construction and operation of an overhead electrical power line))
(2018/C 352/15)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Gerhard Prenninger, Karl Helmberger, Franziska Zimmer, Franz Scharinger, Norbert Pühringer, Agrargemeinschaft Pettenbach, Marktgemeinde Vorchdorf, Marktgemeinde Pettenbach, Gemeinde Steinbach am Ziehberg

Defendant: Oberösterreichische Landesregierung

intervener: Netz Oberösterreich GmbH

Operative part of the judgment

Point 1(d) of Annex II to Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment must be interpreted as meaning that the clearance of a path in a forest for the purpose of the construction and operation of an overhead electrical power line, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, and for the duration of its lawful existence is covered by the concept of ‘deforestation for the purposes of conversion to another type of land use’ within the meaning of that provision.


(1)  OJ C 318, 25.9.2017.
Case C-122/17: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal — Ireland) — David Smith v Patrick Meade, Philip Meade, FBD Insurance plc, Ireland, Attorney General (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Approximation of laws — Insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles — Third Directive 90/232/EEC — Article 1 — Liability for personal injury caused to all passengers other than the driver — Compulsory insurance — Direct effect of directives — Obligation to disapply national legislation contrary to a directive — Non-application of a contractual clause contrary to a directive)
Date: 2018-08-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: approximation of laws, civil liability, compulsory insurance, direct applicability, insurance contract, motor vehicle insurance, third-party insurance, transport accident, trauma, traveller








C_2018352EN.01000802.xml










1.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/8






Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal — Ireland) — David Smith v Patrick Meade, Philip Meade, FBD Insurance plc, Ireland, Attorney General
(Case C-122/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Approximation of laws - Insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles - Third Directive 90/232/EEC - Article 1 - Liability for personal injury caused to all passengers other than the driver - Compulsory insurance - Direct effect of directives - Obligation to disapply national legislation contrary to a directive - Non-application of a contractual clause contrary to a directive))
(2018/C 352/11)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

Court of Appeal

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: David Smith

Defendants: Patrick Meade, Philip Meade, FBD Insurance plc, Ireland, Attorney General

Operative part of the judgment

EU law, in particular Article 288 TFEU, must be interpreted as meaning that a national court, hearing a dispute between private persons, which finds that it is unable to interpret the provisions of its national law that are contrary to a provision of a directive that satisfies all the conditions required for it to produce direct effect in a manner that is compatible with that provision, is not obliged, solely on the basis of EU law, to disapply those provisions of national law and a clause to be found, as a consequence of those provisions of national law, in an insurance contract.
In a situation such as that at issue in the main proceedings, a party adversely affected by the incompatibility of national law with EU law or a person subrogated to the rights of that party could however rely on the case-law arising from the judgment of 19 November 1991, Francovich and Others (C 6/90 and C 9/90, EU:C:1991:428), in order to obtain from the Member State, if justified, compensation for any loss sustained.


(1)  OJ C 151, 15.5.2017.