do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9159 — CVC/MUFG/Ngern Tid Lor) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, loan, merger control, miscellaneous industries








C_2018454EN.01000201.xml










17.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 454/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9159 — CVC/MUFG/Ngern Tid Lor)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 454/03)
On 10 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 32018M9159. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-621/18: Judgment of the Court (Full Chamber) of 10 December 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Session (Scotland), Edinburgh — United Kingdom) — Andy Wightman and Others v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 50 TEU — Notification by a Member State of its intention to withdraw from the European Union — Consequences of the notification — Right of unilateral revocation of the notification — Conditions)
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Union membership, withdrawal from the EU








C_2019065EN.01001901.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/19






Judgment of the Court (Full Chamber) of 10 December 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Session (Scotland), Edinburgh — United Kingdom) — Andy Wightman and Others v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
(Case C-621/18) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 50 TEU - Notification by a Member State of its intention to withdraw from the European Union - Consequences of the notification - Right of unilateral revocation of the notification - Conditions))
(2019/C 65/24)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

Court of Session (Scotland), Edinburgh

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Andy Wightman, Ross Greer, Alyn Smith, David Martin, Catherine Stihler, Jolyon Maugham, Joanna Cherry

Defendant: Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

Interveners: Chris Leslie, Tom Brake

Operative part of the judgment

Article 50 TEU must be interpreted as meaning that, where a Member State has notified the European Council, in accordance with that article, of its intention to withdraw from the European Union, that article allows that Member State — for as long as a withdrawal agreement concluded between that Member State and the European Union has not entered into force or, if no such agreement has been concluded, for as long as the two-year period laid down in Article 50(3) TEU, possibly extended in accordance with that paragraph, has not expired — to revoke that notification unilaterally, in an unequivocal and unconditional manner, by a notice addressed to the European Council in writing, after the Member State concerned has taken the revocation decision in accordance with its constitutional requirements. The purpose of that revocation is to confirm the EU membership of the Member State concerned under terms that are unchanged as regards its status as a Member State, and that revocation brings the withdrawal procedure to an end.


(1)  OJ C 445, 10.12.2018.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9120 — Carlyle/Apollo) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air transport, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2019123EN.01000501.xml










2.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 123/5






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9120 — Carlyle/Apollo)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 123/09)
On 10 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 32018M9120. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-780/18 P: Appeal brought on 10 December 2018 by Cuervo y Sobrinos 1882, S.L. against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 10 October 2018 in Case T-374/17 Cuervo y Sobrinos 1882 v EUIPO — A. Salgado Nespereira
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, clock and watch industry, clothing, fancy leather goods and glove-making industry, footwear industry, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, office supplies, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019230EN.01001901.xml










8.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 230/19






Appeal brought on 10 December 2018 by Cuervo y Sobrinos 1882, S.L. against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 10 October 2018 in Case T-374/17 Cuervo y Sobrinos 1882 v EUIPO — A. Salgado Nespereira
(Case C-780/18 P)
(2019/C 230/22)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: Cuervo y Sobrinos 1882, S.L. (represented by: S. Ferrandis González and K. Gibas, abogados)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office and A. Salgado Nespereira, S.A.
By order of 22 May 2019, the Court of Justice (Eighth Chamber) dismissed the appeal as in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded and ordered Cuervo y Sobrinos 1882, S.L. to bear its own costs.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1978 of 10 December 2018 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Cidre de Bretagne’/‘Cidre breton’ (PGI))
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Brittany, France, cider, designation of origin, labelling, product designation








L_2018317EN.01000901.xml










14.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 317/9








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1978
of 10 December 2018
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Cidre de Bretagne’/‘Cidre breton’ (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Cidre de Bretagne’/‘Cidre breton’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2446/2000 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Cidre de Bretagne’/‘Cidre breton’ (PGI) are hereby approved.


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, 10 December 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2446/2000 of 6 November 2000 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 281, 7.11.2000, p. 2).

(3)  
            OJ C 222, 26.6.2018, p. 20.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1944 of 10 December 2018 repealing Decision 2010/127/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Eritrea
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Eritrea, arms control, arms trade, economic sanctions, international sanctions








L_2018314EN.01006001.xml










11.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 314/60








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/1944
of 10 December 2018
         
repealing Decision 2010/127/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Eritrea


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 23 December 2009, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1907 (2009) imposing restrictive measures against Eritrea, consisting of a ban on the sale and supply to and from Eritrea of arms and related materiel.












(2)


On 1 March 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/127/CFSP ( (1)) concerning restrictive measures against Eritrea pursuant to UNSCR 1907 (2009).












(3)


On 14 November 2018, the UNSC adopted UNSCR 2444 (2018) terminating, with immediate effect, all UN restrictive measures against Eritrea.












(4)


Decision 2010/127/CFSP should therefore be repealed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Decision 2010/127/CFSP is hereby repealed.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 10 December 2018.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  Council Decision 2010/127/CFSP of 1 March 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Eritrea (OJ L 51, 2.3.2010, p. 19).
Case T-720/18: Action brought on 10 December 2018 — AMVAC Netherlands v EFSA
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: confidentiality, dissemination of EU information, market approval, marketing standard, plant health control, plant health product, rights of the defence








C_2019065EN.01004002.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/40






Action brought on 10 December 2018 — AMVAC Netherlands v EFSA
(Case T-720/18)
(2019/C 65/52)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: AMVAC Netherlands BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: C. Mereu, M. Grunchard and S. Englebert, lawyers)

Defendant: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the EFSA decision of 1 October 2018, notified to the applicant on 2 October 2018, on the assessment of the confidentiality claims made in relation to the application for renewal of the approval process for Ethoprophos as an active substance;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging ultra vires







—


The applicant submits that the documents to be published as a result of the contested decision should be published in sanitised form only because the defendant has undertaken an activity (proposal of a classification of substance) which is expressly outside its remit of powers.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging the breach of fundamental principles of EU law






—


The applicant submits that the contested decision results from a procedure during which its rights of defence have not been respected.














3.


Third plea in law, alleging the infringement of Article 63 of Regulation 1107/2009 (1)







—


The applicant submits that part of the documents to be published as a result of the contested decision contains information that results from a flawed and partial assessment, and their publication would undermine the commercial interests of the applicant.










(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ 2009 L 309, p. 1)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018444EN.01001701.xml










10.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 444/17






Euro exchange rates (1)

7 December 2018
(2018/C 444/07)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1371 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,36 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4641 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89085 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2665 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1299 




ISK


Iceland króna


139,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6970 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,851 




HUF


Hungarian forint


323,50 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2895 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6485 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,0619 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5766 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5230 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8866 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6558 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5583 




KRW


South Korean won


1 278,67 




ZAR


South African rand


16,0673 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8244 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3913 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 454,01 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7372 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,059 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,8850 




THB


Thai baht


37,359 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,4358 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,1435 




INR


Indian rupee


80,5090 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Special Report No 32/2018 — ‘European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa: Flexible but lacking focus’
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: Africa, EU migration policy, emergency aid, financial aid, fund (EU), human rights, humanitarian aid, illegal migration, return migration, right of asylum








C_2018444EN.01001801.xml










10.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 444/18






Special Report No 32/2018
‘European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa: Flexible but lacking focus’
(2018/C 444/08)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 32/2018 ‘European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa: Flexible but lacking focus’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1945 of 10 December 2018 amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Somalia, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, peacekeeping, public safety, settlement of disputes, sexual violence








L_2018314EN.01006101.xml










11.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 314/61








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/1945
of 10 December 2018
         
amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 April 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/231/CFSP (1).












(2)


On 14 November 2018, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2444 (2018). This Resolution notes that one of the listing criteria under Resolution 1844 (2008) is engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia, and decides that such acts may also include but are not limited to planning, directing or committing acts involving sexual and gender-based violence.












(3)


Decision 2010/231/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 2 of Decision 2010/231/CFSP, the first indent is replaced by the following:






‘—


engaging in, or providing support for, acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia, where such acts include, but are not limited to:






(i)


planning, directing or committing acts involving sexual and gender-based violence;










(ii)


acts that threaten the peace and reconciliation process in Somalia;










(iii)


acts that threaten the Federal Government of Somalia or AMISOM by force,’.










Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 10 December 2018.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP of 26 April 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Somalia and repealing Common Position 2009/138/CFSP (OJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 17).
Case C-776/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Erding (Germany) lodged on 10 December 2018 — U.B. and T.V. v Eurowings GmbH
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: airport, carriage of passengers, consumer protection, traveller








C_2019082EN.01001301.xml










4.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 82/13






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Erding (Germany) lodged on 10 December 2018 — U.B. and T.V. v Eurowings GmbH
(Case C-776/18)
(2019/C 82/13)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Amtsgericht Erding

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: U.B., T.V.

Defendant: Eurowings GmbH

Question referred

In the event of a cancellation within the meaning of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004, (1) is it to be assumed that there has been an offer to re-route allowing passengers to reach their final destination no more than two hours after their scheduled time of arrival also in the case where replacement transportation is provided to an airport other than that named in the booking confirmation, if that other airport is located in the same region?


(1)  Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1).
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its meeting on 10 December 2018 concerning a draft decision in Case AT.40428 Guess — Rapporteur: Italy
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU competition policy, European Economic Area, clothing industry, control of restrictive practices, distributor, electronic commerce, restriction on competition, sanction (EU), vertical agreement








C_2019047EN.01000201.xml










6.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 47/2






Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its meeting on 10 December 2018 concerning a draft decision in Case AT.40428 Guess
Rapporteur: Italy
(2019/C 47/02)

1.   

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment that the conduct covered by the draft decision constitutes a single and continuous infringement of Article 101 TFEU.



2.   

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amount of the fine, including its reduction based on paragraph 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.



3.   

The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9056 — Generali CEE/AS) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-12-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, insurance, investment company, merger control








C_2019038EN.01000102.xml










31.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9056 — Generali CEE/AS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 38/02)
On 10 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 32018M9056. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.