do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9109 — Omers/BCI/AIMCo/PGGM/CPPIB/Puget Holdings) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-10-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy distribution, energy production, gas supply, merger control, pension fund








C_2018382EN.01000102.xml










23.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9109 — Omers/BCI/AIMCo/PGGM/CPPIB/Puget Holdings)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 382/02)
On 15 October 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 32018M9109. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-622/18: Action brought on 15 October 2018 — EN (Information erased or replaced within the framework of protection of personal data and/or confidentiality.) v Commission
Date: 2018-10-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrator, competition (EU), damages, equal treatment, recruitment








C_2019004EN.01003201.xml










7.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 4/32






Action brought on 15 October 2018 — EN (1) v Commission
(Case T-622/18)
(2019/C 4/43)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: EN (2) (represented by: E. Metodieva, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of 12 December 2017 of the selection board of Open Competition EPSO/AD/323/16 — Investigators (AD 7) for the following profiles: 1. Investigators: EU expenditure, anti-corruption; 2. Investigators: Customs and trade, tobacco and counterfeit goods, not to include the applicant’s name in the reserve list for the first profile of the said competition;










—


set aside in its entirety EPSO’s decision of 10 July 2018 to reject the applicant’s complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations regarding the decision of the EPSO selection board not to include him on the reserve list;










—


order the defendant to pay damages to the applicant in the form of lost benefits as a result of his non-inclusion in the said reserve list;










—


order the defendant to pay the applicant the expenses for legal assistance and legal representation before and during the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on seven pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging inadequate behaviour on the part of one of the members of the selection board, allegedly resulting in a failure to examine the applicant properly.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging the lack of impartiality of one of the members of the selection board for the competition in question.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging lack of competence of the assessors.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the competition in question violated the language regime.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging that certain irregularities affected the case study in the competition in question.










6.


Sixth plea in law, alleging breach of the principles of equal and fair treatment said to result from the allegedly excessive period of one month over which the competition in question was carried out.










7.


Seventh plea in law, alleging an insufficient statement of reasons in respect of the applicant’s assessment.






(1)  Information erased or replaced within the framework of protection of personal data and/or confidentiality.

(2)  Information erased or replaced within the framework of protection of personal data and/or confidentiality.
Council Decision of 15 October 2018 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Portugal
Date: 2018-10-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Portugal, advisory committee (EU), appointment of members, free movement of workers




C_2018376EN.01000901.xml










18.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 376/9






COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 October 2018
appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Portugal
(2018/C 376/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (1), and in particular Articles 23 and 24 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decision of 28 September 2018 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers (the ‘Committee’) for the period from 25 September 2018 to 24 September 2020.










(2)


The government of Portugal has submitted nominations for several posts to be filled,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period ending on 24 September 2020:
I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES







Country


Members


Alternates




Portugal


Ms Isabel VILELAS
Ms Helena BENTES


Ms Helena Cristina BARBOSA DOS SANTOS






Article 2
The members and alternate members not yet nominated will be appointed by the Council at a later date.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.


Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 2018.


For the Council


The President

E. KÖSTINGER




(1)  OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision of 28 September 2018 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers (OJ C 366, 10.10.2018, p. 3).
Case C-646/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil de Gerona (Spain) lodged on 15 October 2018 — OD v Ryanair D.A.C.
Date: 2018-10-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, branch, carriage of passengers, carrier, jurisdiction, nationality of legal persons








C_2019025EN.01001802.xml










21.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 25/18






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil de Gerona (Spain) lodged on 15 October 2018 — OD v Ryanair D.A.C.
(Case C-646/18)
(2019/C 25/22)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Juzgado de lo Mercantil de Gerona

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: OD

Defendant: Ryanair D.A.C.

Questions referred







1.


Does the concept of implied prorogation of jurisdiction laid down in and governed by Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (1) require there to be any objective connection between the subject matter of the dispute or the domicile of the applicant and the court with which the claim is lodged?










2.


Does the concept of implied prorogation of jurisdiction laid down in and governed by Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 require, in all respects, an autonomous interpretation common to all the Member States? Is it therefore unable to be made subject to limitations laid down in Member States’ rules on domestic jurisdiction, such as a provision that such jurisdiction is not valid in proceedings which, because of the small sum involved, are required by the Spanish Law on Civil Procedure to be heard under the simplified procedure?






(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9092 — EQT Fund Management/Saur) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-10-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: drinking water, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, wastewater, water treatment








C_2018382EN.01000101.xml










23.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9092 — EQT Fund Management/Saur)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 382/01)
On 15 October 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 32018M9092. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Council Decision (EU) 2018/1589 of 15 October 2018 appointing two alternate members, proposed by the Republic of Estonia, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2018-10-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Estonia, European Committee of the Regions, appointment of members








L_2018264EN.01002301.xml










23.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 264/23








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1589
of 15 October 2018
         
appointing two alternate members, proposed by the Republic of Estonia, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Estonian Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020. On 4 September 2015, by Council Decision (EU) 2015/1510 (4), Mr Mart VÕRKLAEV was replaced by Mr Juri GOTMANS as an alternate member.












(2)


An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Georg LINKOV.












(3)


An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the mandate on the basis of which Mr Juri GOTMANS (Mayor of Haanja Municipality) was proposed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Mr Priit VÄRK, Mayor of Paide,










—


Mr Juri GOTMANS, Member of Võru Town Council (change of mandate).






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 2018.


For the Council


The President

E. KÖSTINGER
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).

(4)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/1510 of 4 September 2015 appointing an Estonian member and an Estonian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions. (OJ L 236, 10.9.2015, p. 8).
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1539 of 15 October 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them
Date: 2018-10-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism








LI2018257EN.01000101.xml










15.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


LI 257/1








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1539
of 15 October 2018
         
implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 of 20 September 2016 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 20 September 2016, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.












(2)


In view of the continued threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them, one person should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.












(3)


Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 15 October 2018.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





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




ANNEX
The following person is added to the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686:







‘3.


Hocine BOUGUETOF; date of birth: 1 July 1959; place of birth: Tebessa (Algeria); nationality: Algerian.’
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/317 of 2 March 2018 establishing a derogation from Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 as regards the minimum distance from coast and the minimum sea depth for boat seines fishing for transparent goby (Aphia minuta) in certain territorial waters of Italy (OJ L 62, 5.3.2018)
Date: 2018-10-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Apulia, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, catch by species, conservation of fish stocks, derogation from EU law, fishing controls, fishing vessel, sea fish, territorial waters








L_2018257EN.01006401.xml










15.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 257/64







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/317 of 2 March 2018 establishing a derogation from Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 as regards the minimum distance from coast and the minimum sea depth for boat seines fishing for transparent goby (Aphia minuta) in certain territorial waters of Italy

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 62 of 5 March 2018
)


On page 2, in recital 18:
for:

               ‘March’,
read:

               ‘May’.
Council Decision (EU) 2018/1599 of 15 October 2018 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore
Date: 2018-10-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Singapore, free-trade agreement, signature of an agreement, trade agreement (EU)








L_2018267EN.01000101.xml










25.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 267/1








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1599
of 15 October 2018
         
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91, Article 100(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 23 April 2007, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). That authorisation provided for the possibility of bilateral negotiations.












(2)


On 22 December 2009, the Council authorised the Commission to pursue bilateral FTA negotiations with individual ASEAN Member States, starting with Singapore, which were to be conducted in accordance with the existing negotiating directives.












(3)


The negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (the Agreement) have been concluded, and the Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to the fulfilment of the procedures required for conclusion at a later date,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The signing on behalfof the Union of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore 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 on behalf of the Union.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 2018.


For the Council


The President

E. KÖSTINGER
            





(1)  The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018372EN.01000101.xml










15.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 372/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

12 October 2018
(2018/C 372/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1574 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,99 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4602 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87640 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3593 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1470 




ISK


Iceland króna


134,40 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4675 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,777 




HUF


Hungarian forint


324,15 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2936 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6613 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,8020 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6236 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5054 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0696 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7768 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5932 




KRW


South Korean won


1 309,22 




ZAR


South African rand


16,7000 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0043 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4115 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 598,27 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8084 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,581 




RUB


Russian rouble


76,2999 




THB


Thai baht


37,882 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3784 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,8434 




INR


Indian rupee


85,1445 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-79/16: Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2018 — Vereniging Gelijkberechtiging Grondbezitters and Others v Commission (State aid — Aid scheme relating to the subsidised acquisition or free granting of nature land — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market at the end of the preliminary examination stage — No formal investigation procedure — Locus standi — Notion of interested party — Admissibility — Infringement of procedural rights — Serious difficulties — Substantial effect on the competitive position of the competing undertakings)
Date: 2018-10-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, admissibility, competitiveness, control of State aid, land and buildings, services of general interest, transfer of property








C_2018436EN.01003401.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/34






Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2018 — Vereniging Gelijkberechtiging Grondbezitters and Others v Commission
(Case T-79/16) (1)

((State aid - Aid scheme relating to the subsidised acquisition or free granting of nature land - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market at the end of the preliminary examination stage - No formal investigation procedure - Locus standi - Notion of interested party - Admissibility - Infringement of procedural rights - Serious difficulties - Substantial effect on the competitive position of the competing undertakings))
(2018/C 436/47)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicants: Vereniging Gelijkberechtiging Grondbezitters (Hoenderloo, Netherlands) and 21 other applicants whose names are listed in Annex I to the judgment (represented by: H. Viaene, D. Gillet and T. Ruys, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P.-J. Loewenthal and S. Noë, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Vereniging tot Behoud van Natuurmonumenten in Nederland (‘s-Graveland, Netherlands) and 12 other interveners whose names are listed in Annex II to the judgment (represented by: P. Kuypers and M. de Wit, lawyers)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision C(2015) 5929 final of 2 September 2015 on State Aid SA.27301 (2015/NN) — Netherlands in connection with the subsidised acquisition or free granting of nature land, a summary of which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ 2006 C 9, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Decision C(2015) 5929 final of 2 September 2015 on State Aid SA.27301 (2015/NN) — Netherlands in connection with the subsidised acquisition or free granting of nature land;










2.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Vereniging Gelijkberechtiging Grondbezitters and the other applicants whose names are listed in Annex I;










3.


Orders Vereniging tot Behoud van Natuurmonumenten in Nederland and the other interveners whose names are listed in Annex II to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 118, 4.4.2016.