do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2018439EN.01000901.xml










6.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/9






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2018/C 439/05)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


6.10.2018




Duration


6.10.2018-31.12.2018




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


NEP/8ABDE.




Species


Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)




Zone


8a, 8b, 8d and 8e




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


38/TQ120






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2018439EN.01001101.xml










6.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/11






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2018/C 439/09)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


6.10.2018




Duration


6.10.2018-31.12.2018




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


PLE/8/3411




Species


Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)




Zone


8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


34/TQ120






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9225 — MML Capital Partners/Macquarie Group/Peggy Holdco) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, consultancy, economic concentration, financing, investment, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2018439EN.01003201.xml










6.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/32






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9225 — MML Capital Partners/Macquarie Group/Peggy Holdco)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 439/17)

1.   
On 29 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:






—


Macquarie European Investment Holdings Limited, belonging to Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia),










—


MML Capital Partners Fund VI GP Ltd, belonging to MML UK Partners LLP (‘MML’, United Kingdom).




Macquarie and MML acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Peggy Holdco Limited, Macquarie’s subsidiary owning ParkingEye Limited (United Kingdom), a carpark management company.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Macquarie: a global provider of banking, financing, advisor, investment and funds management services,
—   for MML: a private equity firm.


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.9225 — MML Capital Partners/Macquarie Group/Peggy Holdco
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-115/18: Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2018 — Tomasz Kawałko Trofeum v EUIPO — Ferrero (KINDERPRAMS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark KINDERPRAMS — Earlier national figurative marks Kinder — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Identity or similarity of the goods and services — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, broadcasting, press agency, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2019065EN.01003202.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/32






Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2018 — Tomasz Kawałko Trofeum v EUIPO — Ferrero (KINDERPRAMS)
(Case T-115/18) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark KINDERPRAMS - Earlier national figurative marks Kinder - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Identity or similarity of the goods and services - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2019/C 65/40)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Tomasz Kawałko Trofeum (Gdynia, Poland) (represented by: P. Moksa, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ferrero SpA (Alba, Italy) (represented by: F. Jacobacci and L. Ghedina, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 December 2017 (Case R 1112/2017-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Ferrero and Tomasz Kawałko Trofeum.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Tomasz Kawałko Trofeum to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 161, 7.5.2018.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018439EN.01000301.xml










6.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

5 December 2018
(2018/C 439/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1354 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,31 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4630 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88885 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1753 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1328 




ISK


Iceland króna


139,40 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6480 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,886 




HUF


Hungarian forint


323,49 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2826 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6528 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,0453 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5569 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5076 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8695 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6398 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5520 




KRW


South Korean won


1 264,39 




ZAR


South African rand


15,6366 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7848 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3990 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 344,08 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7165 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,878 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,8385 




THB


Thai baht


37,190 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3692 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,2282 




INR


Indian rupee


80,0660 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2018439EN.01001102.xml










6.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/11






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2018/C 439/10)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


6.10.2018




Duration


6.10.2018-31.12.2018




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


WHG/08.




Species


Whiting (merlangius merlangus)




Zone


8




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


33/TQ120






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case C-305/17: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 December 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresný súd Bratislava — Slovakia) — FENS spol. s r.o. v Slovenská republika — Úrad pre reguláciu sieťových odvetví (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Free movement of goods — Customs duties — Charges having equivalent effect — Levy on the transmission of electricity generated domestically and intended for export — Compatibility of such legislation with the principle of free movement of goods)
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: charge having equivalent effect, customs duties, electrical energy, electricity supply, export, free movement of goods








C_2019044EN.01000201.xml










4.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/2






Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 December 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresný súd Bratislava — Slovakia) — FENS spol. s r.o. v Slovenská republika — Úrad pre reguláciu sieťových odvetví
(Case C-305/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Free movement of goods - Customs duties - Charges having equivalent effect - Levy on the transmission of electricity generated domestically and intended for export - Compatibility of such legislation with the principle of free movement of goods))
(2019/C 44/02)
Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Okresný súd Bratislava

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: FENS spol. s r.o.

Defendant: Slovenská republika — Úrad pre reguláciu sieťových odvetví

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 28 TFEU and 30 TFEU must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State which provides for a pecuniary charge, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which is imposed on electricity exported to another Member State or to a third country only in the case where that electricity was generated within the national territory.


(1)  OJ C 269, 14.8.2017.
Case T-715/18: Action brought on 6 December 2018 — Phrenos and Others v Commission
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, equal treatment, invitation to tender, services contract, tendering








C_2019072EN.01003101.xml










25.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/31






Action brought on 6 December 2018 — Phrenos and Others v Commission
(Case T-715/18)
(2019/C 72/40)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Phrenos SPRL (Mont-sur-Marchienne, Belgium), Akkanto (Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium) and Operational Management Solutions (Chaumont-Gistoux, Belgium) (represented by: R. Jafferali and R. van Melsen, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the European Commission, as notified to the applicants by letter of 27 November 2018, to award the contract for services relating to the planning, preparation, promotion and implementation of the ‘European Development Days’ event for its Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (EuropeAid/139729/DH/SER/BE) (2018/S 144- 328417) for the years 2019 to 2022 inclusive, to a third party;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of the main and interim proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on four pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the defendant failed to state reasons for its award decision.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the defendant failed to properly assess the (apparent) abnormally low prices of the chosen tender.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of equal treatment with regard to the assessment of the tenders submitted.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the award criterion for the evaluation of tenders applied by the defendant was illegal.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1963 of 6 December 2018 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Monzinger Niederberg’ (PDO)
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, white wine, wine of superior quality








L_2018316EN.01000101.xml










13.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 316/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1963
of 6 December 2018
         
conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Monzinger Niederberg’ (PDO)


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), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘Monzinger Niederberg’ sent by Germany and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(3)


In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Monzinger Niederberg’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.












(4)


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
The name ‘Monzinger Niederberg’ (PDO) is hereby protected.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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 6 December 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ C 302, 28.8.2018, p. 6.
Case T-728/18: Action brought on 6 December 2018 — Brand IP Licensing v EUIPO — Facebook (lovebook)
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, business administration, business management, information technology industry, office worker, provision of services, registered trade mark, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_2019054EN.01003001.xml










11.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/30






Action brought on 6 December 2018 — Brand IP Licensing v EUIPO — Facebook (lovebook)
(Case T-728/18)
(2019/C 54/44)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Brand IP Licensing Ltd (Road Town, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: J. MacKenzie, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park, California, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark lovebook — Application for registration No 9 926 577

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 October 2018 in Case R 2279/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


set aside in its entirety the decision of the Opposition Division of 24 August 2017;










—


dismiss the opposition;










—


award the costs in favour of the applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article (8)(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1964 of 6 December 2018 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay’/‘Uhlen Blaufüßer Lay’ (PDO)
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, sparkling wine, white wine








L_2018316EN.01000301.xml










13.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 316/3








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1964
of 6 December 2018
         
conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay’/‘Uhlen Blaufüßer Lay’ (PDO)


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), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay’/‘Uhlen Blaufüßer Lay’ sent by Germany and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(3)


In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay’/‘Uhlen Blaufüßer Lay’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.












(4)


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
The name ‘Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay’/‘Uhlen Blaufüßer Lay’ (PDO) is hereby protected.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 6 December 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ C 277, 7.8.2018, p. 3.
Case C-551/18 PPU: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 6 December 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie — Belgium) — Execution of a European arrest warrant issued against IK (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Urgent preliminary ruling procedure — Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA — European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States — European arrest warrant issued for the purposes of enforcing a custodial sentence — Substance and form — Article 8(1)(f) — Failure to refer to an additional sentence — Validity — Consequences — Effect on detention)
Date: 2018-12-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European arrest warrant, alternative sentence, carrying out of sentence, detention before trial, enforcement of ruling, imprisonment, offence








C_2019093EN.01001802.xml










11.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/18






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 6 December 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie — Belgium) — Execution of a European arrest warrant issued against IK
(Case C-551/18 PPU) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Urgent preliminary ruling procedure - Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA - European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States - European arrest warrant issued for the purposes of enforcing a custodial sentence - Substance and form - Article 8(1)(f) - Failure to refer to an additional sentence - Validity - Consequences - Effect on detention))
(2019/C 93/24)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van Cassatie

Party to the main proceedings

IK

Operative part of the judgment

Article 8(1)(f) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States, as amended by Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA of 26 February 2009, must be interpreted as meaning that failure to indicate, in the European arrest warrant pursuant to which the person concerned has been surrendered, an additional sentence of conditional release which was imposed on that person for the same offence in the same judicial decision as that relating to the main custodial sentence does not, on the facts of the case in the main proceedings, preclude the enforcement of that additional sentence, on the expiry of the main sentence after an express decision to that effect is taken by the national court with jurisdiction for the enforcement of sentences, from resulting in deprivation of liberty.


(1)  OJ C 16, 14.1.2019.