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Call for proposals and related activities under the 2019 work plan of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking
Date: 2019-01-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Joint Undertaking, action programme, fuel cell, hydrogen, invitation to tender








C_2019018EN.01000301.xml










15.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 18/3






Call for proposals and related activities under the 2019 work plan of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking
(2019/C 18/03)
Notice is hereby given of the launch of the call for proposals and related activities under the 2019 work plan of the Fuel cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH 2 JU).
This work plan, including deadlines and budgets for the activities, is available through the Participant Portal website (https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home) along with information on the modalities of the call and related activities, and guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals. All this information will be updated as necessary on the same Participant Portal.
Case T-29/19: Action brought on 15 January 2019 — Idea Groupe v EUIPO — The Logistical Approach (Idealogistic Verhoeven Greatest care in getting it there)
Date: 2019-01-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, carriage of goods, consultancy, logistics, provision of services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, transport company








C_2019093EN.01007302.xml










11.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/73






Action brought on 15 January 2019 — Idea Groupe v EUIPO — The Logistical Approach (Idealogistic Verhoeven Greatest care in getting it there)
(Case T-29/19)
(2019/C 93/95)
Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties


Applicant: Idea Groupe (Montoir de Bretagne, France) (represented by: P. Langlais, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: The Logistical Approach BV (Uden, Netherlands)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark Idealogistic Verhoeven Greatest care in getting it there in the colours black, white and shades of blue — Application for registration No 14 567 184

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 November 2018 in Case R 2064/2017-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs;










—


order the company The Logistical Approach B.V to pay the costs occasioned by its intervention, should it intervene.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9130 — Société Générale/Commerzbank EMC Business) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-01-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2019018EN.01004201.xml










15.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 18/42






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9130 — Société Générale/Commerzbank EMC Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 18/07)

1.   
On 7 January 2019, 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:






—


Société Générale SA (‘SG’, France), belonging to the Société Générale group,










—


Equity Markets & Commodities business (‘Commerzbank EMC Business’) of Commerzbank AG.




SG acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the Commerzbank EMC Business.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets and shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


SG is a financial services group incorporated under the laws of France. It is active worldwide in three key businesses, namely, retail banking and financial services, global investment management and services, and corporate and investment banking;










—


Commerzbank EMC Business comprises on a worldwide basis asset management services, the structuring, issuance, and market making of exchange traded structured investment products and the structuring, issuance, and market making of wholesale structured investment products.






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.



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.9130 — Société Générale/Commerzbank EMC Business
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’).
Case T-28/19: Action brought on 15 January 2019 — Karlovarské minerální vody v EUIPO — Aguas de San Martín de Veri (VERITEA)
Date: 2019-01-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, tea, trade-mark law








C_2019082EN.01006701.xml










4.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 82/67






Action brought on 15 January 2019 — Karlovarské minerální vody v EUIPO — Aguas de San Martín de Veri (VERITEA)
(Case T-28/19)
(2019/C 82/78)
Language in which the application was lodged: Czech

Parties


Applicant: Karlovarské minerální vody a.s. (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) (represented by: J. Mrázek, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aguas de San Martín de Veri, SA (Bisaurri, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant in the proceedings before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for registration of the European Union trade mark VERITEA — Application No 15 592 876

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2018 in Case R 499/2018-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


reject the opponent’s opposition;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-01-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019018EN.01000101.xml










15.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 18/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

14 January 2019
(2019/C 18/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1467 




JPY


Japanese yen


123,93 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4639 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89263 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2493 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1258 




ISK


Iceland króna


138,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7868 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,561 




HUF


Hungarian forint


321,33 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2925 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6815 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,3241 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5945 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5226 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,9934 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6820 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5526 




KRW


South Korean won


1 287,82 




ZAR


South African rand


15,9218 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7595 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4325 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 195,99 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7049 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,912 




RUB


Russian rouble


77,0602 




THB


Thai baht


36,626 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2739 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,9830 




INR


Indian rupee


81,2195 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9233 — Fosun International/Tom Tailor) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-01-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, consumer goods, economic concentration, health care, insurance, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, tourism








C_2019018EN.01004301.xml










15.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 18/43






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9233 — Fosun International/Tom Tailor)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 18/08)

1.   
On 21 December 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:






—


Fosun International Limited (‘Fosun International’, China),










—


Tom Tailor Holding SE (‘Tom Tailor’, Germany).




Fosun International acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Tom Tailor.
The concentration is accomplished by way of other means, linked to reduced attendance rates at Tom Tailor’s annual shareholders’ meetings.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Fosun is part of a Chinese group with activities in (i) pharmaceuticals, medical services and health, (ii) tourism, leisure, fashion and consumer products, and (iii) insurance, finance and investment.










—


Tom Tailor is a German fashion house that mainly offers classic and modern casual wear for men, women and children.






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.9233 — Fosun International/Tom Tailor
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-881/16: Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2019 — HJ v EMA (Civil service — Temporary agents — Partial inadmissibility — Application for an injunction — Access of officials to their personal file — Articles 26 and 26a of the Staff Regulations — Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Personal file made accessible to all members of staff of the EMA — Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by EU institutions and bodies — Liability — Non-material harm)
Date: 2019-01-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, access to EU information, data protection, indemnification, personal data, protection of privacy, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU)








C_2019093EN.01004702.xml










11.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/47






Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2019 — HJ v EMA
(Case T-881/16) (1)

((Civil service - Temporary agents - Partial inadmissibility - Application for an injunction - Access of officials to their personal file - Articles 26 and 26a of the Staff Regulations - Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Personal file made accessible to all members of staff of the EMA - Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by EU institutions and bodies - Liability - Non-material harm))
(2019/C 93/58)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: HJ (represented by: L. Levi and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: European Medicines Agency (represented by: I. Ratescu and F. Cooney, acting as Agents, and S. Orlandi and T. Martin, lawyers)

Re:

Application pursuant to Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, compensation in respect of the non-material harm which the applicant claims to have suffered following the disclosure of his personal file to all members of staff of the EMA and, second, the withdrawal of two documents from that file.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Orders the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to pay HJ the symbolic sum of EUR 1 by way of compensation for the non-material harm suffered;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the EMA to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by HJ.






(1)  OJ C 46, 13.2.2017.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 January 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (12564/2017 — C8-0033/2018 — 2017/0185(NLE))
Date: 2019-01-15
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: Croatia, Kyrgyzstan, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement








C_2020411EN.01025701.xml










27.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 411/257






P8_TA(2019)0003
Protocol to the EU-Kyrgyzstan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (accession of Croatia) ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 January 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (12564/2017 — C8-0033/2018 — 2017/0185(NLE))
(Consent)
(2020/C 411/32)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (12564/2017),










—


having regard to the draft Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (12659/2017),










—


having regard to request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 91, Article 100(2), Articles 207 and 209, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0033/2018),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A8-0443/2018),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the Protocol;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Case C-258/17: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 January 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Austria) — E.B. v Versicherungsanstalt öffentlich Bediensteter BVA (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Directive 2000/78/EC — Equal treatment in employment and occupation — Article 2 — Attempted act of same-sex indecency committed by a civil servant on male minors — Disciplinary sanction adopted in 1975 — Compulsory early retirement accompanied by a reduction in the pension entitlement — Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation — Effects of the application of Directive 2000/78/EC on the disciplinary sanction — Calculation of the retirement pension paid)
Date: 2019-01-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative sanction, civil servant, disciplinary proceedings, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, early retirement, equal treatment, pension scheme, sexual offence, young person








C_2019093EN.01000701.xml










11.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/7






Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 January 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Austria) — E.B. v Versicherungsanstalt öffentlich Bediensteter BVA
(Case C-258/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Social policy - Directive 2000/78/EC - Equal treatment in employment and occupation - Article 2 - Attempted act of same-sex indecency committed by a civil servant on male minors - Disciplinary sanction adopted in 1975 - Compulsory early retirement accompanied by a reduction in the pension entitlement - Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation - Effects of the application of Directive 2000/78/EC on the disciplinary sanction - Calculation of the retirement pension paid))
(2019/C 93/07)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant on a point of law: E.B.

Respondent body: Versicherungsanstalt öffentlich Bediensteter BVA

Operative part of the judgment







1.


Article 2 of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation must be interpreted as applying, after the expiry of the time limit for transposing that directive, namely from 3 December 2003, to the future effects of a final disciplinary decision, adopted before the entry into force of that directive, ordering the early retirement of a civil servant, accompanied by a reduction in his pension entitlement.










2.


Directive 2000/78 must be interpreted as meaning that, in a situation such as that referred to in point 1 of the operative part of the present judgment, it obliges the national court to review, with respect to the period starting on 3 December 2003, not the final disciplinary decision ordering the early retirement of the civil servant concerned, but the reduction in his pension entitlement, in order to calculate the amount he would have received in the absence of any discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation.






(1)  OJ C 283, 28.8.2017.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 January 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Status Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Albania (10302/2018 — C8-0433/2018 — 2018/0241(NLE))
Date: 2019-01-15
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Fisheries, Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Albania, European cooperation, Frontex, agreement (EU), border control, external border of the EU, illegal migration, operation of the Institutions, ratification of an agreement








C_2020411EN.01025601.xml










27.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 411/256






P8_TA(2019)0002
Conclusion of the EU-Albania status agreement on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Albania ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 January 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Status Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Albania (10302/2018 — C8-0433/2018 — 2018/0241(NLE))
(Consent)
(2020/C 411/31)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (10302/2018),










—


having regard to the draft Status Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Albania (10290/2018),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 77(2), points (b) and (d), Article 79(2), point (c) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0433/2018),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0463/2018),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Albania.
Special Report No 01/2019 — ‘Fighting fraud in EU spending: action needed’
Date: 2019-01-15
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU control, EU expenditure, European Anti-fraud Office, common strategy, fight against crime, financial control, fraud, fraud against the EU, general budget (EU)








C_2019018EN.01000201.xml










15.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 18/2






Special Report No 01/2019
‘Fighting fraud in EU spending: action needed’
(2019/C 18/02)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 01/2019 ‘Fighting fraud in EU spending: action needed’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu.