do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-79/17: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 September 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesverwaltungsgericht Oberösterreich — Austria) — Proceedings brought by Gmalieva s.r.o. and Others Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Freedom to provide services — Gambling services — Gambling monopoly in a Member State — National legislation prohibiting the operation of slot machines without prior authorisation from the administrative authorities
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative procedure, automatic game, freedom to provide services, game of chance, monopoly, trade licence








C_2018399EN.01001201.xml










5.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/12






Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 September 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesverwaltungsgericht Oberösterreich — Austria) — Proceedings brought by Gmalieva s.r.o. and Others
(Case C-79/17) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Freedom to provide services - Gambling services - Gambling monopoly in a Member State - National legislation prohibiting the operation of slot machines without prior authorisation from the administrative authorities)
(2018/C 399/15)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesverwaltungsgericht Oberösterreich

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Gmalieva s.r.o., Celik KG, PBW GmbH, Antoaneta Claudia Gruber, Play For Me GmbH, Haydar Demir

Intervener: Landespolizeidirektion Oberösterreich

Operative part of the order

It is for the referring court to determine, in the light of the guidance given by the Court of Justice inter alia in the judgment of 30 April 2014, Pfleger and Others (C-390/12, EU:C:2014:281), whether a national statutory monopoly scheme in respect of games of chance, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, is to be regarded as coherent, in the light of Article 56 TFEU et seq., where national judicial proceedings have established that:






—


gambling addiction does not represent a societal problem justifying State intervention;










—


the playing of prohibited games gives rise to police involvement in an administrative context and not to criminal offences;










—


annual State income from games of chance exceeds EUR 500 million, being 0,4 % of the annual budget; and










—


the advertising measures undertaken by licensees also seek principally to entice persons who have not previously played games of chance to do so.






(1)  OJ C 178, 6.6.2017.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8985 — Boeing/KLX) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2018314EN.01001401.xml










6.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 314/14






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8985 — Boeing/KLX)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 314/12)

1.   
On 29 August 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:






—


The Boeing Company (‘Boeing’, United States),










—


KLX inc. (‘KLX’, United States).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Boeing: manufacturer of commercial aircraft, business jets, military aircraft and helicopters; supplier of space and security systems and provider of aftermarket services for the aerospace market, including the distribution of aerospace parts and chemicals
—   for KLX: distribution of small aerospace parts and chemicals.


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.8985 — Boeing/KLX
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’).
Corrigendum to Council Directive (EU) 2017/2455 of 5 December 2017 amending Directive 2006/112/EC and Directive 2009/132/EC as regards certain value added tax obligations for supplies of services and distance sales of goods (OJ L 125, 22.5.2018)
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: VAT, broadcasting, electronic commerce, import (EU), provision of services, tax exemption, tax harmonisation, telecommunications, third country








L_2018225EN.01000102.xml










6.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 225/1







Corrigendum to Council Directive (EU) 2017/2455 of 5 December 2017 amending Directive 2006/112/EC and Directive 2009/132/EC as regards certain value added tax obligations for supplies of services and distance sales of goods

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 125 of 22 May 2018
)


This corrigendum should be considered null and void.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1227 of 6 September 2018 establishing a prohibition of fishing for Bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Portugal, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2018229EN.01000701.xml










12.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 229/7








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/1227
of 6 September 2018
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for Bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 (2) lays down quotas for 2018.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2018.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2018 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 September 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (OJ L 27, 31.1.2018, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


15/TQ120




Member State


Portugal




Stock


BET/ATLANT




Species


Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)




Zone


Atlantic Ocean




Closing date


31.7.2018
Case C-184/18: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 September 2018 (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Central Administrativo Sul — Portugal) — Fazenda Pública v Carlos Manuel Patrício Teixeira, Maria Madalena da Silva Moreira Patrício Teixeira (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Direct taxation — Article 18 TFEU — Principle of non-discrimination — Articles 63, 64 and 65 TFEU — Free movement of capital — Higher tax burden on capital gains on immoveable property realised by non-residents — Restrictions on the free movement of capital to or from a third country)
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: capital gains tax, direct tax, discrimination on the basis of nationality, distribution of the tax burden, equal treatment, free movement of capital, real property, residence, third country, trade restriction








C_2018399EN.01001601.xml










5.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/16






Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 September 2018 (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Central Administrativo Sul — Portugal) — Fazenda Pública v Carlos Manuel Patrício Teixeira, Maria Madalena da Silva Moreira Patrício Teixeira
(Case C-184/18) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Direct taxation - Article 18 TFEU - Principle of non-discrimination - Articles 63, 64 and 65 TFEU - Free movement of capital - Higher tax burden on capital gains on immoveable property realised by non-residents - Restrictions on the free movement of capital to or from a third country))
(2018/C 399/22)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Central Administrativo Sul

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Fazenda Pública

Defendants: Carlos Manuel Patrício Teixeira, Maria Madalena da Silva Moreira Patrício Teixeira

Operative part of the order

Legislation of a Member State, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which subjects capital gains resulting from the transfer, by a resident of a third country, of immovable property situated in that Member State to a tax burden greater than that which would be applicable for the same type of transaction to capital gains realised by a resident of that Member State constitutes a restriction on the free movement of capital which, subject to verification by the referring court, does not fall within the exception provided for in Article 64(1) TFEU and cannot be justified by the reasons referred to in Article 65(1) TFEU.


(1)  OJ C 182, 28.5.2018
Case C-4/17 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 September 2018 — Czech Republic v European Commission (Appeal — European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) — Expenditure eligible for European Union financing — Expenditure by the Czech Republic — Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 — Article 11(3) — Concept of ‘restructuring of vineyards’)
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EAFRD, EAGF, agricultural expenditure, aid to agriculture, eligibility criteria, vineyard, viticulture








C_2018399EN.01000601.xml










5.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/6






Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 September 2018 — Czech Republic v European Commission
(Case C-4/17 P) (1)

((Appeal - European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) - Expenditure eligible for European Union financing - Expenditure by the Czech Republic - Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 - Article 11(3) - Concept of ‘restructuring of vineyards’))
(2018/C 399/06)
Language of the case: Czech

Parties


Appellant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, J. Pavliš and J. Vláčil, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: P. Ondrůšek and B. Eggers, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 20 October 2016, Czech Republic v Commission (T-141/15, not published, EU:T:2016:621);










2.


Annuls Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/103 of 16 January 2015 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in so far as it excludes expenditure by the Czech Republic under the EAGF on the measure to protect vineyards against damage caused by animals and birds for 2010 to 2012 in the total amount of EUR 2 123 199,04;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Czech Republic both in the proceedings at first instance and on the present appeal.






(1)  OJ C 63, 27.2.2017.
Case C-565/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Regionale per la Lombardia (Italy) lodged on 6 September 2018 — Société Générale S.A. v Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione Regionale Lombardia Ufficio Contenzioso
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: establishment, financial derivative, financial occupation, financial transaction, securities, tax, tax law








C_2018436EN.01002401.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/24






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Regionale per la Lombardia (Italy) lodged on 6 September 2018 — Société Générale S.A. v Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione Regionale Lombardia Ufficio Contenzioso
(Case C-565/18)
(2018/C 436/33)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Commissione Tributaria Regionale per la Lombardia

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Société Générale S.A.

Respondent: Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione Regionale Lombardia Ufficio Contenzioso

Question referred

Should Articles 18, 56 and 63 TFEU preclude national legislation from charging a tax on financial transactions — irrespective of the State of residence of the financial market participants and the intermediary — which is payable by the counterparties to the transaction and consists of a fixed amount which rises incrementally in ranges of trading values and which varies according to the type of instrument traded and the value of the contract, and which is due by virtue of the fact that the taxable transactions concern the trading of a derivative based on a security issued by a company resident in the State imposing that tax?
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018314EN.01000501.xml










6.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 314/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

5 September 2018
(2018/C 314/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1582 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,17 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4559 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90328 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5408 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1288 




ISK


Iceland króna


127,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7485 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,746 




HUF


Hungarian forint


327,81 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3249 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6378 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,7240 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6144 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5263 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0913 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7637 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5965 




KRW


South Korean won


1 299,75 




ZAR


South African rand


17,9906 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9128 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4300 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 297,72 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8088 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,273 




RUB


Russian rouble


79,2265 




THB


Thai baht


38,035 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,8364 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,6600 




INR


Indian rupee


83,1035 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-488/16 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 September 2018 — Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise eV v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Freistaat Bayern (Appeal — EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Word mark NEUSCHWANSTEIN — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Indication of geographical origin — Distinctive character — Article 52(1)(b) — Bad faith)
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, designation of origin, gift item, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018399EN.01000401.xml










5.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/4






Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 September 2018 — Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise eV v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Freistaat Bayern
(Case C-488/16 P) (1)

((Appeal - EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Word mark NEUSCHWANSTEIN - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Indication of geographical origin - Distinctive character - Article 52(1)(b) - Bad faith))
(2018/C 399/04)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise eV (represented by: B. Bittner, Rechtsanwalt)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Botis, A. Schifko and D. Walicka, acting as Agents), Freistaat Bayern (represented by: M. Müller, Rechtsanwalt)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise eV to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 6, 9.1.2017.
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 6 September 2018 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banco de España (ECB/2018/22)
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European System of Central Banks, Spain, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area








C_2018325EN.01000101.xml










14.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/1






RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 6 September 2018
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banco de España
(ECB/2018/22)
(2018/C 325/01)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.










(2)


The mandate of Banco de España’s current external auditors, KPMG Auditores, S.L., ended after the audit for the financial year 2017. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2018.










(3)


Banco de España has selected the temporary association of undertakings Mazars Auditores, S.L.P. - Mazars, S.A. as its external auditors for the financial years 2018 to 2020, with the option to extend the mandate to the financial years 2021 and 2022,




HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the temporary association of undertakings Mazars Auditores, S.L.P. - Mazars, S.A. should be appointed as the external auditors of Banco de España for the financial years 2018 to 2020, with the option to extend the mandate to the financial years 2021 and 2022.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 6 September 2018.


The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI
Case C-90/18: Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 September 2018 (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Visoki upravni sud — Croatia) — Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak (HBOR) v Povjerenik za informiranje Republike Hrvatske (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Lack of sufficient information concerning the factual and regulatory context of the dispute in the main proceedings and the reasons justifying the need for a reply to the questions referred — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to EU information, banking secrecy, confidentiality, provision of documents, public financing








C_2018399EN.01001502.xml










5.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/15






Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 September 2018 (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Visoki upravni sud — Croatia) — Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak (HBOR) v Povjerenik za informiranje Republike Hrvatske
(Case C-90/18) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Lack of sufficient information concerning the factual and regulatory context of the dispute in the main proceedings and the reasons justifying the need for a reply to the questions referred - Manifest inadmissibility))
(2018/C 399/21)
Language of the case: Croatian

Referring court

Visoki upravni sud

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak (HBOR)

Defendant: Povjerenik za informiranje Republike Hrvatske

Intervener: Hrvoje Šimić

Operative part of the order

The request for a preliminary ruling from the Visoki upravni sud (Administrative Court of Appeal, Croatia), by decision of 1 February 2018, is manifestly inadmissible.


(1)  OJ C 134, 16.4.2018
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8981 — IFF/Frutarom) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-09-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cosmetics industry, economic concentration, food industry, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2018398EN.01000102.xml










5.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8981 — IFF/Frutarom)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 398/02)
On 6 September 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 32018M8981. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.