do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8832 – Knauf/Armstrong) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 130/01
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building insulation, building materials, economic concentration, merger control








C_2020130EN.01000101.xml










21.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8832 – Knauf/Armstrong)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 130/01)
On 7 December 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 32018M8832. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-722/18: Action brought on 7 December 2018 — Repsol v EUIPO — Basic (BASIC)
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, goods and services, miscellaneous industries, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_2019054EN.01002801.xml










11.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/28






Action brought on 7 December 2018 — Repsol v EUIPO — Basic (BASIC)
(Case T-722/18)
(2019/C 54/42)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Repsol, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Devaureix and J. Erdozain López, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Basic AG Lebensmittelhandel (Munich, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark BASIC in colours blue, red, orange and white — European Union trade mark No 5 648 159

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 August 2018 in Case R 178/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


admit the writ of summons with all the documents annexed;










—


annul the contested decision;










—


order Basic Aktiengesellschaft Lebensmittelhandel and EUIPO to bear the costs of these proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 72(6) of Council Regulation (EC) 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 8(4) of Council Regulation (EC) 207/2009.
Case T-145/17: Order of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Kanyama v Council
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, arms control, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2019054EN.01003504.xml










11.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/35






Order of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Kanyama v Council
(Case T-145/17) (1)

(2019/C 54/55)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 129, 24.4.2017.
Case T-378/17: Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — La Zaragozana v EUIPO — Heineken Italia (CERVISIA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark CERVISIA — Earlier national word mark CERVISIA AMBAR — Relative ground for refusal — Similarity of the signs — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, beer, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019072EN.01002701.xml










25.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/27






Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — La Zaragozana v EUIPO — Heineken Italia (CERVISIA)
(Case T-378/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark CERVISIA - Earlier national word mark CERVISIA AMBAR - Relative ground for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2019/C 72/34)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: La Zaragozana, SA (Saragossa, Spain) (represented by: L. Broschat García and A.M. Santos Pribañez, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Heineken Italia SpA (Pollein, Italy) (represented by: P. Pozzi and G. Ghisletti, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 March 2017 (Case R 1241/2016-5) concerning opposition proceedings between La Zaragozana and Heineken Italia.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 13 March 2017 (Case R 1241/2016-5);










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 256, 7.8.2017.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9067 — Equinor Refining Norway/Danske Commodities) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, energy production, energy transport, gas industry, merger control, oil industry, renewable energy








C_2019055EN.01000101.xml










12.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 55/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9067 — Equinor Refining Norway/Danske Commodities)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 55/01)
On 7 December 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M9067. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-724/18: Action brought on 7 December 2018 — Aurea Biolabs v EUIPO — Avizel (AUREA BIOLABS)
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, dietary product, food supplement, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019054EN.01002901.xml










11.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/29






Action brought on 7 December 2018 — Aurea Biolabs v EUIPO — Avizel (AUREA BIOLABS)
(Case T-724/18)
(2019/C 54/43)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Aurea Biolabs Pte Ltd (Cochin, India) (represented by: B. Brandreth, Barrister, L. Oommen, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Avizel SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark AUREA BIOLABS — Application for registration No 15 836 737

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 September 2018 in Case R 814/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the payment of the applicant’s costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-664/14: Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Belgium v Commission (State Aid — Aid implemented by Belgium for the benefit of financial cooperatives in the ARCO Group — Guarantee scheme protecting the shares held by individual members of those cooperatives — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and prohibiting the payment of guaranteed amounts to individual members — Subject matter of the dispute — Recovery — Proportionality)
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, cooperative bank, principle of proportionality, protection of shareholders, reimbursement of aid








C_2019072EN.01001301.xml










25.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/13






Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Belgium v Commission
(Case T-664/14) (1)

((State Aid - Aid implemented by Belgium for the benefit of financial cooperatives in the ARCO Group - Guarantee scheme protecting the shares held by individual members of those cooperatives - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and prohibiting the payment of guaranteed amounts to individual members - Subject matter of the dispute - Recovery - Proportionality))
(2019/C 72/15)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: C. Pochet and J.-C. Halleux, acting as Agents, and J. Meyers, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Article 2(4) of Commission Decision 2014/686/EU of 3 July 2014 on State aid SA.33927 (12/C) (ex 11/NN) implemented by Belgium — Guarantee scheme protecting the shares of individual members of financial cooperatives (OJ 2014 L 284, p. 53).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Article 2(4) of Commission Decision 2014/686/EU of 3 July 2014 on State aid SA.33927 (12/C) (ex 11/NN) implemented by Belgium — Guarantee scheme protecting the shares of individual members of financial cooperatives;










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 380, 27.10.2014.
Case C-769/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 7 December 2018 — Caisse d’assurance retraite et de la santé au travail d’Alsace-Moselle v SJ, Ministre chargé de la Sécurité sociale
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: care of people with disabilities, disability insurance, disabled person, pension scheme, social assistance








C_2019054EN.01001301.xml










11.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/13






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 7 December 2018 — Caisse d’assurance retraite et de la santé au travail d’Alsace-Moselle v SJ, Ministre chargé de la Sécurité sociale
(Case C-769/18)
(2019/C 54/17)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Caisse d’assurance retraite et de la santé au travail d’Alsace-Moselle

Defendants: SJ, Ministre chargé de la Sécurité sociale

Questions referred







1.


Does the social assistance for help with the expenditure associated with a disability provided for by Paragraph 35a of the Eighth Book of the Sozialgesetzbuch (German Social Code) fall within the material scope of Regulation No 883/2004? (1)











2.


If it does, are the payment of the child-rearing allowance for a disabled child and the supplement thereto, or, in its place, the disability compensation allowance, on the one hand, and the social assistance for the integration of children and young people with mental disabilities, provided for in Paragraph 35a of the Eighth Book of the Sozialgesetzbuch (German Social Code), on the other hand, of an equivalent nature within the meaning of Article 5(a) of Regulation No 883/2004, having regard to the purpose of Article L. 351-4-1 of the French Social Security Code aimed at the taking into account of the costs inherent in raising a child with a disability for the purposes of the determination of the insurance period providing entitlement to a retirement pension?






(1)  Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ 2004 L 166, p. 1).
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2018/2075 of 7 December 2018 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) (EUMM GEORGIA/1/2018)
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Georgia, fact-finding mission








L_2018331EN.01021701.xml










28.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 331/217








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2018/2075
of 7 December 2018
         
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) (EUMM GEORGIA/1/2018)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2010/452/CFSP of 12 August 2010 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Decision 2010/452/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.












(2)


On 19 December 2017, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2438 (2) appointing Mr Erik HØEG as Head of EUMM Georgia from 15 December 2017 to 14 December 2018.












(3)


On 3 December 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1884 (3), extending the mandate of EUMM Georgia until 14 December 2020.












(4)


The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed to extend the mandate of Mr Erik HØEG as Head of EUMM Georgia from 15 December 2018,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The mandate of Mr Erik HØEG as Head of EUMM Georgia is hereby extended from 15 December 2018.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall expire on 14 December 2020.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2018.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

S. FROM-EMMESBERGER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 213, 13.8.2010, p. 43.

(2)  Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2017/2438 of 19 December 2017 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) (EUMM GEORGIA/1/2017) (OJ L 344, 23.12.2017, p. 39).

(3)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1884 of 3 December 2018 extending and amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (OJ L 308, 4.12.2018, p. 41).
Case T-144/17: Order of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Numbi v Council
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, arms control, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2019054EN.01003503.xml










11.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/35






Order of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Numbi v Council
(Case T-144/17) (1)

(2019/C 54/54)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 129, 24.4.2017.
Case T-143/17: Order of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Ilunga Luyoyo v Council
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, arms control, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2019054EN.01003502.xml










11.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/35






Order of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Ilunga Luyoyo v Council
(Case T-143/17) (1)

(2019/C 54/53)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 129, 24.4.2017.
Case T-142/17: Order of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Kaimbi v Council
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, arms control, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2019054EN.01003501.xml










11.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/35






Order of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Kaimbi v Council
(Case T-142/17) (1)

(2019/C 54/52)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 129, 24.4.2017.
Case T-280/17: Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — GE.CO.P. v Commission (Public procurement — Financial Regulation — Exclusion from procedures for the award of contracts and grants financed by the general budget of the European Union for a period of two years — Article 108 of the Financial Regulation — Rights of the defence — Proof of receipt of a notification)
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, improvement of housing, tendering, works contract








C_2019072EN.01002501.xml










25.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/25






Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — GE.CO.P. v Commission
(Case T-280/17) (1)

((Public procurement - Financial Regulation - Exclusion from procedures for the award of contracts and grants financed by the general budget of the European Union for a period of two years - Article 108 of the Financial Regulation - Rights of the defence - Proof of receipt of a notification))
(2019/C 72/31)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: GE.CO.P. Generale Costruzioni e Progettazioni SpA (Rome, Italy) (represented by: G. Naticchioni, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Dintilhac and F. Moro, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment, first, of the Commission Decision of 7 March 2017 excluding the applicant from participation in procedures for the award of contracts and grants financed by the general budget of the European Union and participation in award procedures within the framework of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the financial regulation applicable to the eleventh European Development Fund (OJ 2015 L 58, p. 17) and ordering the publication of that exclusion on the Commission’s website and, secondly, of all relevant acts precedent or subsequent to that decision, including any of which the applicant is unaware.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the Commission Decision of 7 March 2017 excluding GE.CO. P. Generale Costruzioni e Progettazioni SpA from participation in procedures for the award of contracts and grants financed by the general budget of the European Union and participation in award procedures within the framework of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the financial regulation applicable to the eleventh European Development Fund and ordering the publication of that exclusion on the Commission’s website;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 213, 3.7.2017.
Case T-725/18: Action brought on 7 December 2018 — Intercontinental Exchange Holdings v EUIPO (BRENT)
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, applied research, computer equipment, consultancy, electronic publishing, financial services, insurance, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2019065EN.01004101.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/41






Action brought on 7 December 2018 — Intercontinental Exchange Holdings v EUIPO (BRENT)
(Case T-725/18)
(2019/C 65/53)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia, United States) (represented by: R. Hoy, Solicitor and J. Bowhill, QC)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark BRENT — Application for registration No 16 710 014

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 September 2018 in Case R 624/2018-2

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 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018441EN.01001101.xml










7.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 441/11






Euro exchange rates (1)

6 December 2018
(2018/C 441/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1351 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,04 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4635 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88930 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2355 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1304 




ISK


Iceland króna


138,40 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7028 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,890 




HUF


Hungarian forint


323,75 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2881 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6548 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,0947 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5745 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5229 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8669 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6517 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5560 




KRW


South Korean won


1 273,03 




ZAR


South African rand


15,9797 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8239 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3965 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 481,65 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7271 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,012 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,9421 




THB


Thai baht


37,282 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,4370 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,3643 




INR


Indian rupee


80,4950 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-140/17: Order of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Kampete v Council
Date: 2018-12-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, arms control, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2019054EN.01003402.xml










11.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/34






Order of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — Kampete v Council
(Case T-140/17) (1)

(2019/C 54/50)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 129, 24.4.2017.