do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018)
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: agricultural product, agricultural production, consumer protection, food inspection, genetically modified organism, harmonisation of standards, labelling, organic farming, organic product








L_2018260EN.01002501.xml










17.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 260/25







Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 150 of 14 June 2018
)


On page 54, Article 54(2), in first sentence:
for:

               ‘The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 2(6), Article 9(11), Article 10(5), Article 12(2), Article 13(3), Article 14(2), Article 15(2), Article 16(2), Article 17(2), Article 18(2), Article 19(2), Article 21(1), Article 22(1), Article 23(2), Article 24(6), Article 30(7), Article 32(4), Article 33(6), Article 34(8), Article 35(9), Article 36(3), Article 38(8), Article 40(11), Article 44(2), Article 46(7), Article 48(4), Article 53(2), (3) and (4), Article 57(3) and Article 58(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 1 January 2021.’,
read:

               ‘The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 2(6), Article 9(11), Article 10(5), Article 12(2), Article 13(3), Article 14(2), Article 15(2), Article 16(2), Article 17(2), Article 18(2), Article 19(2), Article 21(1), Article 22(1), Article 23(2), Article 24(6), Article 30(7), Article 32(4), Article 33(6), Article 34(8), Article 35(9), Article 36(3), Article 38(8), Article 40(11), Article 44(2), Article 46(7), Article 48(4), Article 53(2), (3) and (4), Article 57(3) and Article 58(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 17 June 2018.’.
Case C-425/17: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 October 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Germany) — Günter Hartmann Tabakvertrieb GmbH & Co. KG v Stadt Kempten, (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Approximation of laws — Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products — Directive 2014/40/EU — Ban on placing tobacco for oral use on the market — Definitions of ‘chewing tobacco’ and ‘tobacco for oral use’ — Paste composed of finely ground tobacco (Thunder Chewing Tobacco) and porous cellulose sachet portions filled with finely ground tobacco (Thunder Frosted Chewing Bags))
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: approximation of laws, marketing standard, tobacco, tobacco industry








C_2018455EN.01001401.xml










17.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 455/14






Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 October 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Germany) — Günter Hartmann Tabakvertrieb GmbH & Co. KG v Stadt Kempten,
(Case C-425/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Approximation of laws - Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products - Directive 2014/40/EU - Ban on placing tobacco for oral use on the market - Definitions of ‘chewing tobacco’ and ‘tobacco for oral use’ - Paste composed of finely ground tobacco (Thunder Chewing Tobacco) and porous cellulose sachet portions filled with finely ground tobacco (Thunder Frosted Chewing Bags)))
(2018/C 455/21)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Günter Hartmann Tabakvertrieb GmbH & Co. KG

Defendant: Stadt Kempten

Intervener: Landesanwaltschaft Bayern

Operative part of the judgment

Article 2(8) of Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC, read in conjunction with Article 2(6) of that directive, must be interpreted as meaning that only tobacco products which can be consumed in the proper sense only by chewing constitute tobacco products intended to be chewed within the meaning of those provisions, which it is for the national court to determine on the basis of all the relevant objective characteristics of the products concerned, such as their composition, their consistency, their method of dispensation and, where appropriate, their actual use by consumers.


(1)  OJ C 347, 16.10.2017.
Case T-788/17: Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2018 — Szabados v EUIPO — Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (Separ) (MicroSepar) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark MicroSepar — Earlier EU figurative mark SeparSolidaria — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medicine, registered trade mark, research body, trade-mark law, veterinary medicine








C_2018436EN.01004901.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/49






Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2018 — Szabados v EUIPO — Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (Separ) (MicroSepar)
(Case T-788/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark MicroSepar - Earlier EU figurative mark SeparSolidaria - Relative ground for refusal - 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 436/69)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Andreas Szabados (Grünwald, Germany) (represented by: S. Wobst, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (Separ) (Barcelona, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 September 2017 (Case R 2420/2016-1), relating to opposition proceedings between M. Andreas Szabados and Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Andreas Szabados to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 32, 29.1.2018.
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, regions of Sweden, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2018375EN.01000401.xml










17.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 375/4






Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 375/04)






Member State


Sweden




Routes concerned


Pajala — Luleå
Gällivare — Stockholm/Arlanda
Arvidsjaur — Stockholm/Arlanda
Hemavan — Stockholm/Arlanda
Vilhelmina — Stockholm/Arlanda
Lycksele — Stockholm/Arlanda
Kramfors — Stockholm/Arlanda
Sveg — Stockholm/Arlanda
Östersund — Umeå
Torsby — Stockholm/Arlanda
Hagfors — Stockholm/Arlanda




Period of validity of the contract


27 October 2019-26 October 2023




Deadline for submission of tenders


60 days after the date of publication of this tender invitation




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained


All documents will be available from:
http://www.trafikverket.se/Foretag/Upphandling/Aktuella-upphandlingar/
RFT reference: CTM:188089
For further information please contact:





The Swedish Transport Administration




SE-781 87 Borlänge




SVERIGE




Tel. +46 771921921




Contacts:




Håkan Jacobsson: hakan.jacobsson@trafikverket.se




Anna Fällbom: anna.fallbom@trafikverket.se
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fisheries Control Agency (codification)’ (COM(2018) 499 final — 2018/0263 (COD))
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: European Fisheries Control Agency, common fisheries policy, fishery management, fishing controls, operation of the Institutions








C_2019062EN.01031001.xml










15.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 62/310






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fisheries Control Agency (codification)’
(COM(2018) 499 final — 2018/0263 (COD))
(2019/C 62/52)






Consultation


European Parliament, 5.7.2018
Council of the European Union, 17.7.2018




Legal basis


Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment




Adopted at plenary session


17.10.2018




Plenary session No


538




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


208/0/5




Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 538th plenary session held on 17 and 18 October 2018 (meeting of 17 October 2018), by 208 votes to none with five abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 17 October 2018.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Luca JAHIER
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion and correcting that Regulation as regards the resources for the investment for growth and jobs goal’ (COM(2018) 498 final — 2018/0265 (COD))
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: commitment of expenditure, distribution of EU funding, economic and social cohesion, employment aid, financial aid, financial management, fund (EU), regional cooperation, regional development, youth employment








C_2019062EN.01030801.xml










15.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 62/308






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion and correcting that Regulation as regards the resources for the investment for growth and jobs goal’
(COM(2018) 498 final — 2018/0265 (COD))
(2019/C 62/50)






Consultation


European Parliament, 5.7.2018
Council of the European Union, 19.7.2018




Legal basis


Articles 177 and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion




Adopted at plenary


17.10.2018




Plenary session No


538




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


214/0/2




Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 538th plenary session of 17 and 18 October 2018 (meeting of 17 October 2018), by 214 votes with two abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 17 October 2018.


The President of European Economic and Social Committee

Luca JAHIER
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9107 — The Carlyle Group/NEP Group) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual production, broadcasting, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2018414EN.01000102.xml










15.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 414/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9107 — The Carlyle Group/NEP Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 414/02)
On 17 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 32018M9107. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-26/17: Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2018 — Jahlk v Parliament (Privileges and immunities — Member of the European Parliament — Decision to waive parliamentary immunity — Connection with the duties of a Member of the European Parliament — Equal treatment — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Procedure for waiving immunity — Rights of defence — Misuse of powers — Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: France, Member of the European Parliament, criminal procedure, equal treatment, indemnification, parliamentary immunity, principle of legal certainty, rights of the defence








C_2018436EN.01004002.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/40






Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2018 — Jahlk v Parliament
(Case T-26/17) (1)

((Privileges and immunities - Member of the European Parliament - Decision to waive parliamentary immunity - Connection with the duties of a Member of the European Parliament - Equal treatment - Legal certainty - Legitimate expectations - Procedure for waiving immunity - Rights of defence - Misuse of powers - Non-contractual liability))
(2018/C 436/56)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Jean-François Jalkh (Gretz-Armainvilliers, France) (represented initially by J.-P. Le Moigne, subsequently by M. Ceccaldi, and finally by F. Wagner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented initially by M. Dean and S. Alonso de León, and subsequently by S. Alonso de León, N. Görlitz and S. Seyr, acting as Agents)

Re:

First, application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Decision P8_TA(2016)0430 of the Parliament of 22 November 2016 waiving the applicant’s parliamentary immunity and, second, application based on Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Jean-François Jalkh to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament, including those relating to the application for interim measures.






(1)  OJ C 70, 6.3.2017.
Case T-631/18: Action brought on 17 October 2018 — Herholz Vertrieb v EUIPO (#)
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building materials, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018445EN.01002401.xml










10.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 445/24






Action brought on 17 October 2018 — Herholz Vertrieb v EUIPO (#)
(Case T-631/18)
(2018/C 445/30)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Herholz Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG (Ahaus, Germany) (represented by: D. Sprenger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: EU word mark # — Application for registration No 16 967 267

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 August 2018 in Case R 445/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


vary the contested decision by registering the EU trade mark as applied for;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018375EN.01000201.xml










17.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 375/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

16 October 2018
(2018/C 375/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1587 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,92 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4609 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87593 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3165 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1444 




ISK


Iceland króna


135,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4198 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,821 




HUF


Hungarian forint


322,06 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2890 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6680 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,7070 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6243 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5010 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0806 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7604 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5925 




KRW


South Korean won


1 301,92 




ZAR


South African rand


16,5064 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0095 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4168 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 570,93 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8083 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,381 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,8119 




THB


Thai baht


37,733 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3017 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,7751 




INR


Indian rupee


85,1200 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-504/17: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 October 2018 — European Commission v Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Taxation of energy products and electricity — Directive 2003/96/EC — Articles 4 and 7 — Application of the minimum levels of taxation applicable to motor fuels — Directive 95/60/EC — Fiscal marking of gas oils and kerosene — Refuelling of private pleasure craft)
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: fuel tax, infringement of EU law, motor fuel, national implementing measure, pleasure craft, tax exemption, tax law, tax relief








C_2018455EN.01001502.xml










17.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 455/15






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 October 2018 — European Commission v Ireland
(Case C-504/17) (1)

((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Taxation of energy products and electricity - Directive 2003/96/EC - Articles 4 and 7 - Application of the minimum levels of taxation applicable to motor fuels - Directive 95/60/EC - Fiscal marking of gas oils and kerosene - Refuelling of private pleasure craft))
(2018/C 455/23)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: F. Tomat and J. Tomkin, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Ireland (represented by: M. Browne, G. Hodge, J. Quaney and A. Joyce, acting as Agents, and by F. Callanan, Senior Counsel, and B. Doherty, Barrister-at-Law)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by not ensuring that the minimum levels of taxation applicable to motor fuels laid down by Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity were applied to gas oil used as fuel for propelling private pleasure craft, and by permitting the use of marked fuel for propelling private pleasure craft, even where that fuel is not subject to any exemption from, or reduction in, excise duty, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 4 and 7 of Directive 2003/96 and Council Directive 95/60/EC of 27 November 1995 on fiscal marking of gas oils and kerosene respectively;










2.


Orders Ireland to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 347, 16.10.2017.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9103 — ORIX Aviation Systems/Bohai/Avolon) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air transport, economic concentration, hire purchase, investment company, merger control








C_2018388EN.01000201.xml










26.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 388/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9103 — ORIX Aviation Systems/Bohai/Avolon)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 388/03)
On 17 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 32018M9103. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-822/17: Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2018 — Weber-Stephen Products v EUIPO (iGrill) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark iGrill — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2018-10-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, computer equipment, electronic device, household article, measuring equipment, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2018436EN.01005001.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/50






Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2018 — Weber-Stephen Products v EUIPO (iGrill)
(Case T-822/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark iGrill - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 436/70)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Weber-Stephen Products LLC (Palatine, Illinois, United States) (represented by: R. Niebel and A. Jauch, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Rajh, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 September 2017 (Case R 579/2017-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign iGrill as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Weber-Stephen Products LLC to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 63, 19.2.2018.