do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018376EN.01001101.xml










18.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 376/11






Euro exchange rates (1)

17 October 2018
(2018/C 376/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1530 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,43 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4604 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87945 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3148 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1453 




ISK


Iceland króna


137,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4293 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,843 




HUF


Hungarian forint


322,55 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2940 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6658 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,5818 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6190 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4957 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0373 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7563 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5867 




KRW


South Korean won


1 299,48 




ZAR


South African rand


16,4471 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9887 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4165 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 489,57 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7881 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,181 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,6506 




THB


Thai baht


37,542 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3090 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,7267 




INR


Indian rupee


84,8915 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-652/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Аdministrativen sad Haskovo (Bulgaria) lodged on 18 October 2018 — SZ v Мitnitsa Burgas
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Bulgaria, confiscation of property, fine, foreign currency, free movement of capital, money, national law, seizure of goods








C_2019004EN.01001601.xml










7.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 4/16






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Аdministrativen sad Haskovo (Bulgaria) lodged on 18 October 2018 — SZ v Мitnitsa Burgas
(Case C-652/18)
(2019/C 4/21)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Аdministrativen sad Haskovo

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: SZ

Respondent: Мitnitsa Burgas

Question referred

Are Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community and Article 49(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to be interpreted as precluding a provision of national law such as Article 20(1) of the Valuten Zakon (Law on Currency) which, in the case of a failure to comply with the obligation to declare under Article 3 of the Regulation, in addition to the imposition of a fine pursuant to Article 18(1) of the Law on Currency of BGN 1 000 to BGN 3 000, cumulatively provides for the full confiscation of the undeclared cash regardless of its provenance and intended use?


(1)  OJ 2005 L 309, p. 9.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1571 of 18 October 2018 on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 26th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, intervention buying, invitation to tender, minimum price, purchase price, skimmed milk powder, tendering








L_2018262EN.01005401.xml










19.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 262/54








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1571
of 18 October 2018
         
on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 26th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),


Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (2), and in particular Article 32 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 (3) has opened the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure.












(2)


In the light of the tenders received for the 26th partial invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.












(3)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
For the 26th partial invitation to tender for the selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080, in respect of which the period during which tenders were to be submitted ended on 16 October 2018, the minimum selling price shall be 123,10 EUR/100 kg.


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, 18 October 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 71.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 of 25 November 2016 opening the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure (OJ L 321, 29.11.2016, p. 45).
Case C-145/17 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 October 2018 — Internacional de Productos Metálicos, SA v European Commission (Appeal — Dumping — Imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China or consigned from Malaysia — Infringement of the Anti-Dumping Agreement concluded in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) — Repeal of definitive anti-dumping duties already collected — Non-retroactive effect — Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU — Person individually concerned — Regulatory act that does not entail implementing measures)
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, Malaysia, World Trade Organisation, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), international agreement, metal product, originating product, retroactivity of a law, steel








C_2018455EN.01000902.xml










17.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 455/9






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 October 2018 — Internacional de Productos Metálicos, SA v European Commission
(Case C-145/17 P) (1)

((Appeal - Dumping - Imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China or consigned from Malaysia - Infringement of the Anti-Dumping Agreement concluded in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) - Repeal of definitive anti-dumping duties already collected - Non-retroactive effect - Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU - Person individually concerned - Regulatory act that does not entail implementing measures))
(2018/C 455/14)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: Internacional de Productos Metálicos, SA (represented by: C. Cañizares Pacheco, E. Tejedor de la Fuente and A. Monreal Lasheras, abogados)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: J.-F. Brakeland, M. França and G. Luengo, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Internacional de Productos Metálicos, SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 195, 19.6.2017.
Case C-301/17: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 October 2018 — European Commission v Romania (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — 2005 Act of Accession — Obligations of the accession States — Environment — Directive 1999/31/EC — Article 14(b) — Operation of landfill sites — Closure of sites which have not been granted a permit to operate a landfill — Closure and after-care procedures)
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: infringement of EU law, national implementing measure, prevention of pollution, storage of waste, unauthorised dumping, waste disposal








C_2018455EN.01001302.xml










17.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 455/13






Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 October 2018 — European Commission v Romania
(Case C-301/17) (1)

((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - 2005 Act of Accession - Obligations of the accession States - Environment - Directive 1999/31/EC - Article 14(b) - Operation of landfill sites - Closure of sites which have not been granted a permit to operate a landfill - Closure and after-care procedures))
(2018/C 455/20)
Language of the case: Romanian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: L. Nicolae and E. Sanfrutos Cano, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Romania (represented by: R.-H. Radu, E. Gane, L. Liţu, O.-C. Ichim and M. Chicu, and subsequently C.-R. Canţăr, E. Gane, L. Liţu, O.-C. Ichim and M. Chicu, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by having failed to comply, as regards the 68 landfill sites in question, with the obligation to adopt all necessary measures to close down as soon as possible, under Article 7(g) and Article 13 of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste, sites which have not been granted, in accordance with Article 8, a permit to continue to operate, Romania is in breach of its obligations under Article 14(b), in conjunction with Article 13, of that directive;










2.


Orders Romania to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 239, 24.7.2017.
Case T-367/17: Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2018 — Linak v EUIPO -ChangZhou Kaidi Electrical (Electrically operated lifting column) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing an electrically operated lifting column — Earlier Community design — Ground for invalidity — No individual character — Informed user — No different overall impression — Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, electronic device, electronic equipment








C_2018436EN.01004401.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/44






Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2018 — Linak v EUIPO -ChangZhou Kaidi Electrical (Electrically operated lifting column)
(Case T-367/17) (1)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing an electrically operated lifting column - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Informed user - No different overall impression - Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002))
(2018/C 436/61)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Linak A/S (Nordborg, Denmark) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and J. Fuhrmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented initially by: G. Sakalaite-Orlovskiene and A. Folliard-Monguiral, and subsequently by G. Sakalaite-Orlovskiene and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: ChangZhou Kaidi Electrical Co. Ltd (Changzhou, China)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 March 2017 (Case R 1411/2015-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Linak and ChangZhou Kaidi Electrical.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Linak A/S to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 249, 31.7.2017.
Case T-624/18: Action brought on 18 October 2018 — Gres de Aragón/EUIPO (GRES ARAGÓN)
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building materials, ceramics, export, import, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2018445EN.01002301.xml










10.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 445/23






Action brought on 18 October 2018 — Gres de Aragón/EUIPO (GRES ARAGÓN)
(Case T-624/18)
(2018/C 445/28)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Gres de Aragón (Alcalñiz, Spain) (represented by: J. Learte Álvarez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark GRES ARAGÓN — Application for registration No 16 311 938

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 August 2018 in Case R 2269/2017-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision refusing European Union trade mark application No 16 311 938 GRES ARAGÓN in connection with some of the goods/services covered by the application;










—


Resume the processing of the application in respect of all the goods and services covered by the original application;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c), and Article 7(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-368/17: Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2018 — Linak v EUIPO — ChangZhou Kaidi Electrical (Electrically operated lifting column) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing an electrically operated lifting column — Earlier Community design — Ground for invalidity — No individual character — Informed user — No different overall impression — Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, electronic device, electronic equipment








C_2018436EN.01004402.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/44






Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2018 — Linak v EUIPO — ChangZhou Kaidi Electrical (Electrically operated lifting column)
(Case T-368/17) (1)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing an electrically operated lifting column - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Informed user - No different overall impression - Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002))
(2018/C 436/62)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Linak A/S (Nordborg, Denmark) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and J. Fuhrmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented initially by: G. Sakalaite-Orlovskiene and A. Folliard-Monguiral, and subsequently by G. Sakalaite-Orlovskiene and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: ChangZhou Kaidi Electrical Co. Ltd (Changzhou, China)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 March 2017 (Case R 1412/2015-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Linak and ChangZhou Kaidi Electrical.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Linak A/S to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 249, 31.7.2017.
Case T-387/16: Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2018 — Terna v Commission (Financial aid — Projects of common interest in the field of trans-European energy networks — Determination of the final amount of the financial aid — Audit report identifying irregularities — Ineligible costs — Obligation to state reasons — Legitimate expectations — Proportionality)
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, audit, energy grid, principle of proportionality, project of common interest, trans-European network








C_2018436EN.01003601.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/36






Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2018 — Terna v Commission
(Case T-387/16) (1)

((Financial aid - Projects of common interest in the field of trans-European energy networks - Determination of the final amount of the financial aid - Audit report identifying irregularities - Ineligible costs - Obligation to state reasons - Legitimate expectations - Proportionality))
(2018/C 436/49)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Terna — Rete elettrica nazionale SpA (Rome, Italy) (represented by: A. Police, L. Di Via, F. Degni, F. Covone and D. Carria, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: O. Beynet, L. Di Paolo, A. Tokár and G. Gattinara, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the letters of 6 July 2015, 23 May and 14 June 2016 of the Commission relating to certain costs incurred in the context of two projects in the field of trans-European energy networks (Projects 209-E255/09-ENER/09/TEN-E-S 12.564583 and 2007-E221/07/2007-TREN/07TEN-E-S 07.91403) following the grant of financial aid by the Commission to the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Terna — Rete elettrica nazionale SpA to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 326, 5.9.2016.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9050 — Hammerson/M&amp;G/Highcross) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control, property development, real estate business, shopping centre, subsidiary








C_2018376EN.01003101.xml










18.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 376/31






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9050 — Hammerson/M&G/Highcross)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 376/07)

1.   
On 11 October 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:






—


Hammerson plc (‘Hammerson’, United Kingdom),










—


M&G Limited (‘M&G’, United Kingdom), belonging to Prudential plc (‘Prudential’, United Kingdom).




Hammerson and M&G acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Highcross shopping centre in Leicester (United Kingdom), which is currently solely controlled by Hammerson.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Hammerson: commercial real estate development and ownership-management of retail property in Europe. Its portfolio includes investments in prime shopping centres in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France, retail parks in the United Kingdom and premium retail outlets across Europe,
—   for M&G: wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Prudential, an international financial services group. Amongst other investments, Prudential invests on behalf of its clients in property, primarily through the M&G Real Estate brand.


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.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


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.9050 — Hammerson/M&G/Highcross
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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Case C-100/17 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 18 October 2018 — Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd v Council of the European Union, European Commission (Appeal — Dumping — Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 — Imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan — Continuing interest in bringing proceedings)
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Pakistan, anti-dumping duty, cotton, import (EU), originating product, textile product








C_2018455EN.01000901.xml










17.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 455/9






Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 18 October 2018 — Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd v Council of the European Union, European Commission
(Case C-100/17 P) (1)

((Appeal - Dumping - Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 - Imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan - Continuing interest in bringing proceedings))
(2018/C 455/13)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd (represented by: L. Ruessmann, avocat, and J. Beck, Solicitor)

Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix, acting as Agent, and by R. Bierwagen and C. Hipp, Rechtsanwälte), European Commission (represented by: J.-F. Brakeland and N. Kuplewatzky, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 168, 29.5.2017.
Case T-109/17: Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2018 — FCA US v EUIPO — Busbridge (VIPER) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark VIPER — Earlier national word mark VIPER — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Goods for which the earlier mark has been used — Extent of use of the earlier mark — Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2018-10-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, motor vehicle, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vehicle parts








C_2018436EN.01004102.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/41






Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2018 — FCA US v EUIPO — Busbridge (VIPER)
(Case T-109/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark VIPER - Earlier national word mark VIPER - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Goods for which the earlier mark has been used - Extent of use of the earlier mark - Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 436/58)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: FCA US LLC (City of Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States) (represented by: C. Morcom, QC)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Robert Dennis Busbridge (Hookwood, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 December 2016 (Case R 554/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between R.D. Busbridge and FCA US.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders FCA US LLC to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 121, 18.4.2017.