do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, countervailing charge, glass, import (EU), originating product








C_2018345EN.01001001.xml










27.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 345/10






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures
(2018/C 345/08)
1.   As provided for in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the countervailing measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of subsidisation and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Solar glass


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-subsidy duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 471/2014 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of solar glass originating in the People’s Republic of China
(OJ L 142, 14.5.2014, p. 23).


15.5.2019






(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 55.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, glass, import (EU), originating product








C_2018345EN.01000901.xml










27.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 345/9






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2018/C 345/07)
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Solar glass


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 470/2014 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of solar glass originating in the People’s Republic of China
(OJ L 142, 14.5.2014, p. 1).


15.5.2019






(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column
Corrigendum to Council Decision 2009/477/EC of 28 May 2009 publishing in consolidated form the text of the Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention) of 14 November 1975 as amended since that date (OJ L 165, 26.6.2009)
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: carriage of goods, customs cooperation, customs harmonisation, international convention, international road transport, transport document








L_2018243EN.01002101.xml










27.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 243/21







Corrigendum to Council Decision 2009/477/EC of 28 May 2009 publishing in consolidated form the text of the Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention) of 14 November 1975 as amended since that date

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 165 of 26 June 2009
)


On page 44, Annex 4, point 8:
for:


                  ‘Nom et adresse’,

read:


                  ‘Name and address’.
Case T-12/17: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Mellifera v Commission (Consumer protection — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1056 — Implementing Regulation extending the approval period of the active substance ‘glyphosate’ — Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Request for internal review — Article 2(1)(g) and Article 10(1) of Regulation No 1367/2006 — Measure of individual scope — Aarhus Convention)
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, consumer protection, herbicide, market approval, plant health control








C_2018427EN.01004802.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/48






Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Mellifera v Commission
(Case T-12/17) (1)

(Consumer protection - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1056 - Implementing Regulation extending the approval period of the active substance ‘glyphosate’ - Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 - Request for internal review - Article 2(1)(g) and Article 10(1) of Regulation No 1367/2006 - Measure of individual scope - Aarhus Convention)
(2018/C 427/61)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Mellifera eV, Vereinigung für wesensgemäße Bienenhaltung (Rosenfeld, Germany) (represented by: A. Willand, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Gattinara and C. Hermes, acting as Agents)

Re:

APPLICATION based on Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision Ares(2016) 6306335 of 8 November 2016, rejecting the request for internal review based on Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ 2006 L 264, p. 13), of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1056 of 29 June 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval period of the active substance ‘glyphosate’ (OJ 2016 L 173, p. 52).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mellifera eV, Vereinigung für wesensgemäße Bienenhaltung to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 63, 27.2.2017.
Case T-70/17: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — TenneT Holding v EUIPO — Ngrid Intellectual Property (NorthSeaGrid) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark NorthSeaGrid — Earlier EU word and figurative marks nationalgrid — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy distribution, energy grid, registered trade mark, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_2018427EN.01005002.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/50






Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — TenneT Holding v EUIPO — Ngrid Intellectual Property (NorthSeaGrid)
(Case T-70/17) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark NorthSeaGrid - Earlier EU word and figurative marks nationalgrid - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2018/C 427/64)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: TenneT Holding BV (Arnhem, Netherlands) (represented by: K. Limperg, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ngrid Intellectual Property Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: F. Traub, Solicitor)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 November 2016 (Case R 1607/2015-5) relating to opposition proceedings between Ngrid Intellectual Property and TenneT Holding.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls paragraph 1 of the operative part of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 November 2016 (Case R 1607/2015-5) relating to opposition proceedings between Ngrid Intellectual Property Ltd and TenneT Holding BV;










2.


Orders EUIPO to pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by TenneT Holding BV;










3.


Orders Ngrid Intellectual Property to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 104, 3.4.2017.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018345EN.01000301.xml










27.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 345/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

26 September 2018
(2018/C 345/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1737 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,61 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4584 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89080 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3763 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1369 




ISK


Iceland króna


128,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5465 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,605 




HUF


Hungarian forint


323,85 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2826 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6611 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,1820 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6202 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5214 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1676 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7668 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6027 




KRW


South Korean won


1 309,19 




ZAR


South African rand


16,7827 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0685 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4275 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 532,20 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8603 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,728 




RUB


Russian rouble


77,4075 




THB


Thai baht


38,098 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,7985 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,3375 




INR


Indian rupee


85,2190 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1302 of 27 September 2018 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: European Commission, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iraq, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, trade restriction








L_2018244EN.01007901.xml










28.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 244/79








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1302
of 27 September 2018
         
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96 (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists public bodies, corporations and agencies and natural and legal persons, bodies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources that were located outside Iraq on the date of 22 May 2003 under that Regulation.












(2)


On 24 September 2018, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove three entries from the list of persons or entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.












(3)


Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
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, 27 September 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments






(1)  
            OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6.




ANNEX
In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, the following entries are deleted:







‘61.


IRAQI FAIRS ADMINISTRATION. Address: Baghdad International Fair, Al Mansour, P.O. Box 6188, Baghdad, Iraq.’










‘151.


STATE ENTERPRISE FOR SHOPPING CENTRES. Addresses: (a) P.O. Box 3095, Al Wahda District, Khalid Bin Al Waleed St., Baghdad, Iraq; (b) P.O. Box 3095, Andalus Square, Baghdad, Iraq.’










‘195.


STATE TRADING COMPANY FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. Addresses: (a) P.O. Box 602-5720, Baghdad, Iraq; (b) Al-Karradah Al Sharkiya, P.O. Box 5720, Baghdad, Iraq.’
Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, concerning Iceland's participation in the joint fulfilment of the commitments of the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iceland, Kyoto Protocol, adaptation to climate change, agreement (EU), climate change, greenhouse gas, reduction of gas emissions








L_2018243EN.01000101.xml










27.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 243/1







Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, concerning Iceland's participation in the joint fulfilment of the commitments of the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, concerning Iceland's participation in the joint fulfilment of the commitments of the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1), signed in Brussels on 1 April 2015, enters into force on 27 November 2018, in accordance with Article 11 of the Agreement, as the last instrument of ratification was deposited on 29 August 2018.


(1)  
            OJ L 207, 4.8.2015, p. 17.
Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, agricultural product, agricultural trade, liberalisation of trade, tariff exemption, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU)








L_2018243EN.01000102.xml










27.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 243/1







Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products (1) will enter into force on 1 October 2018, the procedure provided for in point (15) of the Agreement having been completed on 16 July 2018.


(1)  
            OJ L 129, 25.5.2018, p. 3.
Case T-825/17: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Carbon System Verwaltungs v EUIPO (LIGHTBOUNCE) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark LIGHTBOUNCE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, lighting, photographic industry, provision of services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018427EN.01006402.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/64






Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Carbon System Verwaltungs v EUIPO (LIGHTBOUNCE)
(Case T-825/17) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark LIGHTBOUNCE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2018/C 427/85)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Carbon System Verwaltungs GmbH (Marktheidenfeld, Germany) (represented by: M. Gilch and L. Petri, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Hanne and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 October 2017 (Case R 2301/2016-1) concerning an application for registration of the word sign LIGHTBOUNCE as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Carbon System Verwaltungs GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 52, 12.2.2018.
Case T-595/17: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Demp v EUIPO (Combination of the colours yellow and grey) (EU trade mark — Application for an EU trade mark consisting of a combination of the colours yellow and grey — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, horticulture, measuring equipment, mechanical equipment, pump, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law, tube, water management in agriculture








C_2018427EN.01005902.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/59






Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Demp v EUIPO (Combination of the colours yellow and grey)
(Case T-595/17) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for an EU trade mark consisting of a combination of the colours yellow and grey - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2018/C 427/77)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Demp BV (Vianen, Netherlands) (represented by: C. Gehweiler, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 July 2017 (Case R 1624/2016-5), concerning an application for registration, as an EU trade mark, of a colour sign consisting of a combination of the colours yellow and grey.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Demp BV to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 357, 23.10.2017.
Case T-589/16: Order of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — HS v EIB (Civil service — EIB staff — Transfer of pension rights — Amount transferred — Non-contractual liability — Pre-litigation procedure — Conciliation procedure before the EIB — Reasonable period — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, damages, transfer of pension rights








C_2018427EN.01006601.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/66






Order of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — HS v EIB
(Case T-589/16)
(Civil service - EIB staff - Transfer of pension rights - Amount transferred - Non-contractual liability - Pre-litigation procedure - Conciliation procedure before the EIB - Reasonable period - Manifest inadmissibility)
(2018/C 427/87)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: HS (represented by: A. Senes and L. Payot, then A. Senes, lawyers)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (represented by: T. Gilliams, G. Nuvoli, P. Kijver and G. Faedo initially, then T. Gilliams, P. Kijver and G. Faedo, Agents, and B. Wägenbaur, lawyer)

Re:

Application, on the basis of Article 270 TFEU, seeking compensation for damage allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of errors committed by the EIB in the transfer of the applicant’s pension rights from the national pension scheme to the EIB pension scheme.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


HS shall pay the costs.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8858 — Boeing/Safran/JV (Auxiliary Power Units)) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 347/02
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aircraft, economic concentration, merger control








C_2019347EN.01000201.xml










14.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8858 — Boeing/Safran/JV (Auxiliary Power Units))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 347/02)
On 27 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 32018M8858. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.