do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: Netherlands
Subjects: Netherlands, continental shelf, extraction of oil, hydrocarbon, petroleum exploration, public contract, security of supply








C_2018425EN.01001301.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/13






Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
(2018/C 425/04)
The Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block F12, as indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant) 2014, No 4928).
With reference to the Directive referred to in the preamble and Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block F12 of the Dutch continental shelf.
The Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the abovementioned Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).
Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:





The Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy




attn.: Mr J.L. Rosch, Energy and Environment Directorate




email: mijnbouwaanvragen@minez.nl




Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.
A decision on the applications will in principle be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.
Further information can be obtained by calling Mr E.J. Hoppel on the following telephone number: +31 703797762.
Case T-695/18: Action brought on 26 November 2018 — Werner v EUIPO — Merck (fLORAMED)
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, animal product, dietary product, foodstuff, milk product, pharmaceutical product, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019025EN.01006101.xml










21.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 25/61






Action brought on 26 November 2018 — Werner v EUIPO — Merck (fLORAMED)
(Case T-695/18)
(2019/C 25/79)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Stefan Werner (Baldham, Germany) (represented by: T. Büttner, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark ‘fLORAMED’ — Registration No 15 336 639

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 September 2018 in Case R 197/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision, as well as the decision of the Opposition Division of 24 November 2017, to reject the application for a trade mark in respect of all the goods claimed, which upheld the opposition brought by the opposing party on 7 October 2016.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-699/18: Action brought on 26 November 2018 — Apera Capital Master v EUIPO — Altera Capital (APERA CAPITAL)
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, banking, financial analysis, financial services, investment company, loan, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019044EN.01007601.xml










4.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/76






Action brought on 26 November 2018 — Apera Capital Master v EUIPO — Altera Capital (APERA CAPITAL)
(Case T-699/18)
(2019/C 44/101)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Apera Capital Master Ltd. (St Peter Port, Guernsey) (represented by: C. Schröder and A. von Alten, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Altera Capital (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark APERA CAPITAL — Application for registration No 15 640 436

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 September 2018 in Case R 1091/2018-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


refer the case back to EUIPO for reconsideration;










—


order EUIPO to bear the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 104(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of the applicant’s right to good administration and a fair trial.
Case T-697/18: Action brought on 26 November 2018 — Aldi v EUIPO — Titlbach (ALTISPORT)
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, registered trade mark, retail trade, sports equipment, textile product, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2019025EN.01006102.xml










21.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 25/61






Action brought on 26 November 2018 — Aldi v EUIPO — Titlbach (ALTISPORT)
(Case T-697/18)
(2019/C 25/80)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, C. Fürsen and M. Minkner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aleš Titlbach (Meziboří, Czech Republic)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the mark ALTISPORT — International registration designating the European Union No 1 226 617

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 September 2018 in Case R 2683/2017-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018425EN.01001201.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/12






Euro exchange rates (1)

23 November 2018
(2018/C 425/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1352 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,07 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4618 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88480 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3043 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1316 




ISK


Iceland króna


140,40 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7365 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,954 




HUF


Hungarian forint


322,03 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2949 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6577 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,9992 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5708 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5019 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8837 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6747 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5605 




KRW


South Korean won


1 285,15 




ZAR


South African rand


15,7507 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8866 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4324 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 495,81 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7635 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,477 




RUB


Russian rouble


74,7114 




THB


Thai baht


37,552 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3205 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,0983 




INR


Indian rupee


80,2040 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-401/17: Order of the General Court of 26 November 2018 — Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft v EUIPO — C & C IP (T)
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, business management, catering industry, hotel industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019044EN.01008201.xml










4.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/82






Order of the General Court of 26 November 2018 — Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft v EUIPO — C & C IP (T)
(Case T-401/17) (1)

(2019/C 44/111)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Third Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 269, 14.8.2017.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9159 — CVC/MUFG/Ngern Tid Lor) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, loan, merger control, miscellaneous industries








C_2018425EN.01001801.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/18






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9159 — CVC/MUFG/Ngern Tid Lor)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 425/09)

1.   
On 16 November 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:






—


CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg),










—


Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (‘MUFG’, Japan),










—


Ngern Tid Lor Company Limited (‘Ngern Tid Lor’, Thailand).




CVC and MUFG acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over Ngern Tid Lor.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


CVC provides advice to and manages investment funds and platforms. CVC holds interests in a number of companies in various industries, including chemicals, healthcare, insurance underwriting, retailing and distribution, primarily in Europe, the US and the Asia-Pacific region,










—


MUFG provides globally a comprehensive range of financial solutions, including banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, and leasing,










—


Ngern Tid Lor Company Limited mainly provides title loans — i.e. cash loans granted to borrowers in Thailand in exchange for the ownership rights to a vehicle.






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:
Case M.9159 — CVC/MUFG/Ngern Tid Lor
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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9094 — Amcor/Bemis) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, packaging product, plastics industry








C_2018425EN.01001601.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/16






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9094 — Amcor/Bemis)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 425/07)

1.   
On 15 November 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:






—


Amcor Limited (‘Amcor’, Australia),










—


Bemis Company Inc. (‘Bemis’, United States of America).




Amcor enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation with Bemis.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Amcor: supply of a broad range packaging solutions; rigid and flexible packaging products for the food, beverage, medical, pharmaceutical, personal care and other consumer goods sectors globally,
—   for Bemis: supply of flexible and rigid plastic packaging for the food, consumer products, medical and other sectors worldwide.


3.   

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.



4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9094 — Amcor/Bemis
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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9120 — Carlyle/Apollo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2018425EN.01002101.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/21






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9120 — Carlyle/Apollo)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 425/12)

1.   
On 15 November 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


The Carlyle Group LP (‘Carlyle’, United States of America),










—


Apollo Aviation Holdings Limited, the holding company of the Apollo Aviation Group (‘Apollo’, United States of America).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Carlyle: global alternative asset manager which manages funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit and Solutions,
—   for Apollo: multi-strategy aviation investment manager, which manages funds primarily active in the provision of commercial aircraft operating lease services.


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.9120 — Carlyle/Apollo
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 T-379/17: Order of the General Court of 26 November 2018 — Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft v EUIPO — C & C IP (T)
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, catering industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019044EN.01008103.xml










4.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/81






Order of the General Court of 26 November 2018 — Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft v EUIPO — C & C IP (T)
(Case T-379/17) (1)

(2019/C 44/110)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Third Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 256, 7.8.2017.
Case T-702/18: Action brought on 26 November 2018 — Durand and Others v Parliament
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: animal welfare, committee of inquiry, conference of presidents, parliamentary sitting, transport of animals








C_2019065EN.01004001.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/40






Action brought on 26 November 2018 — Durand and Others v Parliament
(Case T-702/18)
(2019/C 65/51)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Pascal Durand (Paris, France) and seven other applicants (represented by: O. Brouwer and E. Raedts, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


declare that the Parliament has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 226(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 198(4) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, by the failure of the Conference of Presidents to submit to the plenary of the European Parliament a proposal for the setting up of a Committee of Inquiry;










—


in subsidiary order, in the event that the General Court would hold that the letter of 21 September 2018 of the President of the Parliament contains an unequivocal and final position putting an end to the failure to act, annul the decision contained in the letter of 21 September 2018 to refuse to submit to the plenary of the European Parliament a proposal for the setting up of a Committee of Inquiry;










—


order the Parliament to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the costs of possible intervening parties.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants submit that the Conference of Presidents of the Parliament was required to formulate and send to the plenary of the European Parliament a proposal on the setting up of a Committee of Inquiry, concerning the welfare of animals in transport, as requested by 223 Members of the European Parliament, pursuant to Article 198(4) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament and in accordance with Article 226 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. A decision refusing to do so would breach these same articles.
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) 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 — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Andalusia, Melilla, Spain, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2018425EN.01001401.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/14






Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) 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
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 425/05)






Member State


Spain




Routes concerned


Melilla-Almería/Granada/Sevilla




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


The day following the publication of this information notice.




Address where the text and any other information or documentation related to the public service obligations can be obtained







Ministerio de Fomento




Dirección General de Aviación Civil




Subdirección General de Transporte Aéreo




Paseo de la Castellana 67




28071 Madrid




ESPAÑA




Tel. +34 915977505




Fax +34 915978643




Email: osp.dgac@fomento.es








In the event that no air carrier submits a program of services compliant with the public service obligations imposed, access may be restricted to a single air carrier through the corresponding public tender procedure, in accordance with Article 16(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008.