do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-681/17: Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2018 — Khadi and Village Industries Commission v EUIPO — BNP Best Natural Products (Khadi) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark ‘Khadi’ — Production of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Discretion of the Board of Appeal — Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Absolute grounds for refusal — Mark of such a nature as to deceive the public — Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Mark containing badges, emblems or escutcheons — Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation 2017/1001) — No bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Date: 2018-11-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, agricultural product, cosmetic product, household article, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019044EN.01003801.xml










4.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/38






Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2018 — Khadi and Village Industries Commission v EUIPO — BNP Best Natural Products (Khadi)
(Case T-681/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark ‘Khadi’ - Production of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Discretion of the Board of Appeal - Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Absolute grounds for refusal - Mark of such a nature as to deceive the public - Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Mark containing badges, emblems or escutcheons - Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation 2017/1001) - No bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)))
(2019/C 44/48)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (Mumbai Maharashtra, India) (represented by: J. Guise, N. Rose and V. Ellis, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: initially, M. Rajh and D. Walicka, and, subsequently, M. Rajh and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: BNP Best Natural Products GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: M. Kloth and R. Briske, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 June 2017 (Case R 2083/2016-5) relating to invalidity proceedings between Khadi and Villages Industries Commission and BNP Best Natural Products.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Khadi and Village Industries Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 402, 27.11.2017.
Council Decision (EU) 2018/1890 of 29 November 2018 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank
Date: 2018-11-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European System of Central Banks, Netherlands, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area




L_2018309EN.01000301.xml










5.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 309/3








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1890
of 29 November 2018
         
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,


Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 19 October 2018 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank (ECB/2018/25) (1),

Whereas:







(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.












(2)


The mandate of De Nederlandsche Bank's current external auditors, Deloitte Accountants B.V, will expire following the audit for the financial year 2018. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2019.












(3)


De Nederlandsche Bank has selected KPMG Accountants N.V. as its external auditors for the financial years 2019 to 2022, with the option to extend the mandate on a yearly basis until the financial year 2025.












(4)


The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that KPMG Accountants N.V. be appointed as the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial years 2019 to 2022, with the option to extend the mandate on a yearly basis until the financial year 2025.












(5)


Following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB, Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC, paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:


‘8.   KPMG Accountants N.V. are hereby approved as the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial years 2019 to 2022.’.




Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the ECB.




Done at Brussels, 29 November 2018.


For the Council


The President

M. SCHRAMBÖCK
            





(1)  
            OJ C 394, 30.10.2018, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69).
Case T-811/16: Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2018 — Di Bernardo v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Recruitment — Competition notice — Open competition — Non-inclusion on the reserve list — Obligation to state reasons — Professional experience — Liability)
Date: 2018-11-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EPSO, European official, competition (EU), indemnification, professional experience, recruitment








C_2019044EN.01002601.xml










4.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/26






Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2018 — Di Bernardo v Commission
(Case T-811/16) (1)

((Civil service - Officials - Recruitment - Competition notice - Open competition - Non-inclusion on the reserve list - Obligation to state reasons - Professional experience - Liability))
(2019/C 44/32)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Danilo Di Bernardo (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: S. Orlandi and T. Martin, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Gattinara and L. Radu Bouyon, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the decision of the selection board in the open competition on the basis of tests EPSO/AST-SC/03/15 of 10 August 2016 not to include the applicant on the reserve list for the recruitment of secretaries/clerks at grade SC 1 in the field of financial support and, secondly, compensation for the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the selection board in the open competition on the basis of tests EPSO/AST-SC/03/15 of 10 August 2016 not to include Mr Danilo Di Bernardo on the reserve list for the recruitment of secretaries/clerks at grade SC 1 in the field of financial support;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 30, 30.1.2017.
Case T-222/18: Order of the General Court of 29 November 2018 — Aliança — Vinhos de Portugal v EUIPO — Lidl Stiftung (ALIANÇA VINHOS DE PORTUGAL)
Date: 2018-11-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019044EN.01008204.xml










4.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/82






Order of the General Court of 29 November 2018 — Aliança — Vinhos de Portugal v EUIPO — Lidl Stiftung (ALIANÇA VINHOS DE PORTUGAL)
(Case T-222/18) (1)

(2019/C 44/114)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 166, 14.5.2018.
Final Report of the Hearing Officer — Thales/Gemalto (M.8797)
Date: 2018-11-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air transport, astronautics, economic concentration, information security, land transport, merger control, telecommunications industry








C_2019287EN.01000401.xml










26.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/4






Final Report of the Hearing Officer (1)

Thales/Gemalto
(M.8797)
(2019/C 287/03)

1.   

On 18 June 2018, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration by which Thales S.A. (‘Thales’) would acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) (the ‘Merger Regulation’) sole control of Gemalto N.V. (‘Gemalto’) (‘Proposed Transaction’).



2.   

On 23 July 2018, the Commission adopted a decision initiating proceedings pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation in which it indicated that the Proposed Transaction raised serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market and the EEA Agreement. On 21 August 2018, Thales submitted written comments on this decision.



3.   

Thales submitted a first set of proposed commitments on 10 October 2018 to address the competition concerns raised by the Commission. The Commission launched the market test of the proposed commitments on 11 October 2018. On the basis of feedback from the Commission’s market testing of this package, Thales submitted revised commitments on 7 November 2018 (the ‘Final Commitments’).



4.   

The Commission did not issue a statement of objections pursuant to Article 13(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004. (3) There was no formal oral hearing in accordance with Article 14 of that regulation.



5.   

One interested third person was admitted in the present proceedings.



6.   

The draft decision concludes that the Final Commitments are capable of removing the serious doubts as to the compatibility of the Proposed Transaction with the internal market. It therefore declares the Proposed Transaction compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement, subject to certain conditions and obligations that must be complied with.



7.   

Overall, I consider that the effective exercise of procedural rights has been respected during the present proceedings.



Brussels, 29 November 2018.

Joos STRAGIER




(1)  Pursuant to Articles 16 and 17 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29) (‘Decision 2011/695/EU’).

(2)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (OJ L 133, 30.4.2004, p. 1; corrigendum in OJ L 172, 6.5.2004, p. 9)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018430EN.01000401.xml










29.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 430/4






Euro exchange rates (1)

28 November 2018
(2018/C 430/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1284 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,47 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4616 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88245 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2544 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1273 




ISK


Iceland króna


141,60 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7085 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,931 




HUF


Hungarian forint


324,37 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2953 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6590 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,9268 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5595 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5036 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8328 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6613 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5548 




KRW


South Korean won


1 273,13 




ZAR


South African rand


15,7292 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8464 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4159 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 401,86 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7368 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,352 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,9100 




THB


Thai baht


37,259 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3579 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,0580 




INR


Indian rupee


79,6430 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-720/16: Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2018 — ARFEA v Commission (State aid — Retroactive public service compensation granted by the Italian authorities — Regional bus transport service provided between 1997 and 1998 on the basis of concessions — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery — Altmark judgment — Temporal application of rules of substantive law)
Date: 2018-11-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Italy, Piedmont, State aid, bus, control of State aid, public transport, reimbursement of aid, service concession, services of general interest








C_2019044EN.01002501.xml










4.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/25






Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2018 — ARFEA v Commission
(Case T-720/16) (1)

((State aid - Retroactive public service compensation granted by the Italian authorities - Regional bus transport service provided between 1997 and 1998 on the basis of concessions - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery - Altmark judgment - Temporal application of rules of substantive law))
(2019/C 44/31)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Aziende reunite filovie ed autolinee Srl (ARFEA) (Alexandria, Italy) (represented by: M. Chiti, V. Angiolini and L. Formilan, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Armati and D. Recchia, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2016/2084 of 10 June 2016 concerning State Aid SA.38132 (2015/C) (ex 2014/NN) — additional PSO compensation for ARFEA (OJ 2016 L 321, p. 57).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


dismisses the action;










2.


Aziende reunite filovie ed autolinee Srl (ARFEA) is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 441, 28.11.2016.
Case C-340/17 P: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 29 November 2018 — Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Invalidity proceedings — Declaration of invalidity on the basis of an earlier United Kingdom trade mark — Genuine use — Proof — Effects of the procedure for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on the proceedings before the General Court and the lawfulness of the decision at issue — None)
Date: 2018-11-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcohol, registered trade mark, road safety, safety device, trade-mark law








C_2019035EN.01000601.xml










28.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/6






Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 29 November 2018 — Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
(Case C-340/17 P) (1)

((Appeal - EU trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Invalidity proceedings - Declaration of invalidity on the basis of an earlier United Kingdom trade mark - Genuine use - Proof - Effects of the procedure for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on the proceedings before the General Court and the lawfulness of the decision at issue - None))
(2019/C 35/07)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. (represented by: E. Baud and P. Marchiset, avocats)

Other party to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Botis and S. Hanne, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: C. Brodie and Z. Lavery, acting as Agents, and by N. Saunders, Barrister)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);










3.


Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 347, 16.10.2017.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8951 — Suzano Papel e Celulose/Fibria Celulose) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-11-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pulp and paper industry








C_2019021EN.01000302.xml










17.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8951 — Suzano Papel e Celulose/Fibria Celulose)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 21/03)
On 29 November 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 32018M8951. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya apply
Date: 2018-11-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, personal data








C_2018430EN.01000301.xml










29.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 430/3






Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya apply
(2018/C 430/03)
The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1):
The legal basis for this processing operation is Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 (2).
The controller of this processing operation is the Council of the European Union represented by the Director-General of RELEX (Foreign Affairs, Enlargement, Civil Protection) of the General Secretariat of the Council and the department entrusted with the processing operation is RELEX.1.C that can be contacted at:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1.C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/44.
The data subjects are the natural persons who fulfil the listing criteria as laid down in that Regulation.
The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the statement of reasons and any other data related thereto.
The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.
Without prejudice to restrictions provided for in Article 20(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, requests for access, as well as requests for rectification or objection will be answered in accordance with section 5 of Council Decision 2004/644/EC (3).
Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the asset freeze or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.
Data subjects may have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.


(1)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 296, 21.9.2004, p. 16.
Case T-651/17: Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2018 — Sata v EUIPO — Zhejiang Auarita Pneumatic Tools (Spray gun for paint) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a paint spray gun — Earlier Community designs — Ground for invalidity — Informed user — Designer’s degree of freedom — Individual character — Saturation of the state of the art — Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Expediency of oral proceedings — Article 64(1) of Regulation No 6/2002 — Duty to state reasons — Article 62 of Regulation No 6/2002)
Date: 2018-11-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, hand tool, paints and varnishes








C_2019044EN.01003701.xml










4.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/37






Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2018 — Sata v EUIPO — Zhejiang Auarita Pneumatic Tools (Spray gun for paint)
(Case T-651/17) (1)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a paint spray gun - Earlier Community designs - Ground for invalidity - Informed user - Designer’s degree of freedom - Individual character - Saturation of the state of the art - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Expediency of oral proceedings - Article 64(1) of Regulation No 6/2002 - Duty to state reasons - Article 62 of Regulation No 6/2002))
(2019/C 44/47)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sata GmbH & Co. KG (Kornwestheim, Germany) (represented by: K. Manhaeve and G. Glas, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Zhejiang Auarita Pneumatic Tools Co. Ltd (Zhejiang, China)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 July 2017 (Case R 914/2016-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Zhejiang Auarita Pneumatic Tools and Sata.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Sata GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 402, 27.11.2017.