do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-46/17: Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — TDH Group v EUIPO — Comercial de Servicios Agrigán (Pet Cuisine) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark Pet Cuisine — Earlier EU figurative mark The Pet CUISINE alimento para mascotas felices Genial — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pet food, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019093EN.01004801.xml










11.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/48






Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — TDH Group v EUIPO — Comercial de Servicios Agrigán (Pet Cuisine)
(Case T-46/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark Pet Cuisine - Earlier EU figurative mark The Pet CUISINE alimento para mascotas felices Genial - Relative ground for refusal - 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 93/59)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: TDH Group (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: D. Chen, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Comercial de Servicios Agrigán, SA (Huesca, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 November 2016 (Case R 685/2016 2), relating to opposition proceedings between Comercial de Servicios Agrigán and TDH Group.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders TDH Group to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 78, 13.3.2017.
Case T-522/18: Order of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — BGC Partners v EUIPO — Bankgirocentralen BGC (AUREL BGC)
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, banking, business administration, business management, financial services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019065EN.01004801.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/48






Order of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — BGC Partners v EUIPO — Bankgirocentralen BGC (AUREL BGC)
(Case T-522/18) (1)

(2019/C 65/65)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 392, 29.10.2018.
Case T-464/17: Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — TP v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Remuneration — Deduction from salary — Maintenance awarded by a national court in the context of divorce proceedings — Sincere cooperation with the national courts — Circumscribed powers — Article 24 of the Staff Regulations — European Code of Good Administrative Behaviour — Rule of correspondence — Act adversely affecting a person — Claim for compensation — Compliance with the pre-litigation procedure)
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, deduction at source, divorce, indemnification, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, maintenance obligation








C_2019093EN.01005101.xml










11.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/51






Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — TP v Commission
(Case T-464/17) (1)

((Civil service - Officials - Remuneration - Deduction from salary - Maintenance awarded by a national court in the context of divorce proceedings - Sincere cooperation with the national courts - Circumscribed powers - Article 24 of the Staff Regulations - European Code of Good Administrative Behaviour - Rule of correspondence - Act adversely affecting a person - Claim for compensation - Compliance with the pre-litigation procedure))
(2019/C 93/63)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: TP (represented by: W. Limuti, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Berscheid and R. Striani, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the decision of the Commission to make a monthly deduction from the applicant’s salary in respect of maintenance to be paid to his ex-wife pursuant to the ruling of an Italian court and, second, compensation for the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders TP to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 309, 18.9.2017.
Case T-572/17: Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — UC v Parliament (Staff case — Officials — Promotion — 2015 promotion round — Staff report — Award of merit points — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Manifest error of assessment — Liability — Non-material damage)
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, damages, promotion, rights of the defence, staff assessment








C_2019093EN.01005301.xml










11.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/53






Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — UC v Parliament
(Case T-572/17) (1)

((Staff case - Officials - Promotion - 2015 promotion round - Staff report - Award of merit points - Obligation to state reasons - Right to be heard - Manifest error of assessment - Liability - Non-material damage))
(2019/C 93/66)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: UC (represented by: A. Tymen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: J. Steele and J. Van Pottelberge, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the applicant's staff report for 2015, of the decision to award him two merit points for that year and of the decision to reject his complaint and, secondly, compensation for the non-material damage allegedly suffered by the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders UC to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 369, 30.10.2017.
Case T-122/18: Order of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — Lidl Stiftung v EUIPO — Shimano Europe (PRO)
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, cycle and motorcycle industry, footwear industry, hand tool, optical industry, registered trade mark, sports equipment, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2019065EN.01004702.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/47






Order of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — Lidl Stiftung v EUIPO — Shimano Europe (PRO)
(Case T-122/18) (1)

(2019/C 65/62)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Fifth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 142, 23.4.2018.
Case T-733/18: Action brought on 14 December 2018 — Dalasa v EUIPO — Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin (charantea)
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cocoa, coffee, dietary product, food supplement, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, tea, trade-mark law








C_2019054EN.01003201.xml










11.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/32






Action brought on 14 December 2018 — Dalasa v EUIPO — Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin (charantea)
(Case T-733/18)
(2019/C 54/47)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Dalasa Handelsgesellschaft mbH (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: I. Hödl, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Gliedkörperschaft Öffentlichen Rechts (Berlin, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the mark at issue: Applicant

Mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark charantea — Application for registration No 15 785 801

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 October 2018 in Case R 540/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


uphold the action, alter the contested decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of 15 October 2018, R 540/2018-4 concerning opposition proceedings B 2 815 978 (EU trade mark application No 15 785 801), reject the opposition, and allow the EU trade mark application to proceed to registration;
in the alternative,










—


annul the contested decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of 15 October 2018, R 540/2018-4 concerning opposition proceedings B 2 815 978 (EU trade mark application No 15 785 801) and refer the case back to EUIPO;










—


in any event, order EUIPO to pay the costs of the present proceedings; and










—


order the opposing party to pay all the costs incurred in the proceedings before the Opposition Division and the Board of Appeal.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-298/16: Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — East West Consulting v Commission (Non-contractual liability — Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance — Third country — National public procurement — Devolved management — Decision 2008/969/EC, Euratom — Early Warning System (EWS) — Activation of a warning in the EWS — Protection of the financial interests of the European Union — Commission’s refusal to give ex ante approval — Contract not awarded — Jurisdiction of the General Court — Admissibility of evidence — No legal basis for the warning — Rights of defence — Presumption of innocence — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals — Causal link — Material and non-material damage — Loss of the contract — Loss of the opportunity to be awarded other contracts)
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: damages, financial control, fraud against the EU, indemnification, right to justice, rights of the defence, services contract








C_2019093EN.01004001.xml










11.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/40






Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — East West Consulting v Commission
(Case T-298/16) (1)

((Non-contractual liability - Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance - Third country - National public procurement - Devolved management - Decision 2008/969/EC, Euratom - Early Warning System (EWS) - Activation of a warning in the EWS - Protection of the financial interests of the European Union - Commission’s refusal to give ex ante approval - Contract not awarded - Jurisdiction of the General Court - Admissibility of evidence - No legal basis for the warning - Rights of defence - Presumption of innocence - Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals - Causal link - Material and non-material damage - Loss of the contract - Loss of the opportunity to be awarded other contracts))
(2019/C 93/49)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: East West Consulting SPRL (Nandrin, Belgium) (represented by: initially L. Levi and A. Tymen, and subsequently L. Levi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Dintilhac and J. Estrada de Solà, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation for the material and non-material harm allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of a warning being activated against it in the Early Warning System (EWS) and the subsequent refusal, on the basis of that warning, to endorse the contract awarded, following a public procurement procedure, to the consortium which it led and which was to be financed by the European Union in the context of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Orders the European Commission to pay to East West Consulting SPRL the sum of EUR 20 000;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 270, 25.7.2016.
Information concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on certain aspects of air services
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Brazil, agreement (EU), air transport








L_2018317EN.01000101.xml










14.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 317/1







Information concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on certain aspects of air services

The Agreement between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on certain aspects of air services, signed in Brasília on 14 July 2010, entered into force on 9 October 2018, in accordance with Article 8 of the Agreement, as the last notification was deposited on 9 October 2018.
Case T-539/16: Order of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — GM and Others v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Reform of the Staff Regulations — Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 — Types of posts — Transitional measures relating to classification in the types of posts — Article 31 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations — Assistants in transition — Promotion pursuant to Article 45 of the Staff Regulations authorised only within the career streams corresponding to the type of post held — Exclusion of AST 9 officials from the promotion procedure — No act having an adverse effect — Confirmatory measure — Lis pendens — Manifest inadmissibility — Article 129 of the Rules of Procedure — Objection of inadmissibility — Article 130 of the Rules of Procedure)
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: admissibility, assistant, pay scale, promotion, staff regulations (EU)








C_2019065EN.01003301.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/33






Order of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — GM and Others v Commission
(Case T-539/16) (1)

((Civil service - Officials - Reform of the Staff Regulations - Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 - Types of posts - Transitional measures relating to classification in the types of posts - Article 31 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations - Assistants in transition - Promotion pursuant to Article 45 of the Staff Regulations authorised only within the career streams corresponding to the type of post held - Exclusion of AST 9 officials from the promotion procedure - No act having an adverse effect - Confirmatory measure - Lis pendens - Manifest inadmissibility - Article 129 of the Rules of Procedure - Objection of inadmissibility - Article 130 of the Rules of Procedure))
(2019/C 65/41)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: GM, GN, GO and GP (represented by: T. Bontinck and A. Guillerme, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by: J. Currall and G. Gattinara, subsequently by C. Berardis-Kayser and G. Gattinara, and finally by G. Berscheid and G. Gattinara, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 270 TFEU seeking annulment of the decisions of the Commission by which the appointing authority of that institution classified the applicants as holding the post of ‘Assistant in transition’, resulting in the loss, with effect from 1 January 2014, of their eligibility for promotion to the next higher grade.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as being manifestly inadmissible.










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay half of the costs incurred by GM, GN, GO and GP.










3.


GM, GN, GO and GP shall bear half of their own costs.










4.


The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union shall bear their own costs relating to their respective applications for leave to intervene.






(1)  OJ C 96, 23.3.2015 (case initially registered before the European Union Civil Service Tribunal under Case No F-16/15 and transferred to the General Court of the European Union on 1.9.2016).
Update with effect from 1 July 2018 of the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, pension scheme, servant (EU), social-security contribution








C_2018451EN.01001901.xml










14.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 451/19






Update with effect from 1 July 2018 of the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union (1)

(2018/C 451/07)
The rate of the contribution referred to in Article 83(2) of the Staff Regulations shall be 10,0 %, with effect from 1 July 2018.


(1)  Eurostat Report on the 2018 actuarial assessment of the Pension Scheme for European Officials of 1 September 2018.
Case T-732/18: Action brought on 14 December 2018 — Dalasa v EUIPO — Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin (charantea)
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cocoa, coffee, dietary product, food supplement, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, tea, trade-mark law








C_2019054EN.01003102.xml










11.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/31






Action brought on 14 December 2018 — Dalasa v EUIPO — Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin (charantea)
(Case T-732/18)
(2019/C 54/46)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Dalasa Handelsgesellschaft mbH (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: I. Hödl, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Gliedkörperschaft Öffentlichen Rechts (Berlin, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the mark at issue: Applicant

Mark at issue: Application for EU word mark charantea — Application for registration No 15 485 956

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 October 2018 in Case R 539/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


uphold the action, alter the contested decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of 15 October 2018, R 539/2018-4 concerning opposition proceedings B 2 758 830 (EU trade mark application No 15 485 956), reject the opposition, and allow the EU trade mark application to proceed to registration;




in the alternative,






—


annul the contested decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of 15 October 2018, R 539/2018-4 concerning opposition proceedings B 2 758 830 (EU trade mark application No 15 485 956) and refer the case back to EUIPO;










—


in any event, order EUIPO to pay the costs of the present proceedings; and










—


order the opposing party to pay all of the costs incurred in the proceedings before the Opposition Division and the Board of Appeal.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9212 — MinebeaMitsumi/U-Shin) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, machinery, merger control, spare part








C_2019001EN.01000102.xml










3.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 1/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9212 — MinebeaMitsumi/U-Shin)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 1/02)
On 14 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 32018M9212. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-520/18: Order of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — BGC Partners v EUIPO — Bankgirocentralen BGC (BGC PARTNERS)
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, banking, financial services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019065EN.01004703.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/47






Order of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — BGC Partners v EUIPO — Bankgirocentralen BGC (BGC PARTNERS)
(Case T-520/18) (1)

(2019/C 65/63)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 392, 29.10.2018.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018451EN.01000301.xml










14.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 451/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

13 December 2018
(2018/C 451/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1371 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,06 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4647 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89848 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3020 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1287 




ISK


Iceland króna


140,40 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7388 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,829 




HUF


Hungarian forint


323,14 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2925 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6515 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,0968 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5729 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5193 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8803 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6564 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5587 




KRW


South Korean won


1 278,56 




ZAR


South African rand


16,1227 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8246 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3935 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 496,36 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7531 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,888 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,4593 




THB


Thai baht


37,195 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,4083 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,9031 




INR


Indian rupee


81,4280 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.