do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019063EN.01000301.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

15 February 2019
(2019/C 63/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1260 




JPY


Japanese yen


124,45 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4612 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87938 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4813 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1340 




ISK


Iceland króna


134,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7690 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,709 




HUF


Hungarian forint


318,21 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3307 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7407 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,9322 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5836 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4959 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8370 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6432 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5293 




KRW


South Korean won


1 269,32 




ZAR


South African rand


15,9011 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6236 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4080 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 924,46 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5997 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,036 




RUB


Russian rouble


75,0816 




THB


Thai baht


35,210 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,1852 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,7650 




INR


Indian rupee


80,3610 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Decision of 18 February 2019 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Greece
Date: 2019-02-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Greece, advisory committee (EU), appointment of members, free movement of workers




C_2019067EN.01000201.xml










20.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 67/2






COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 February 2019
appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Greece
(2019/C 67/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (1), and in particular Articles 23 and 24 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decisions of 28 September 2018 (2), of 15 October 2018 (3) and of 19 November 2018 (4), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 25 September 2018 to 24 September 2020.










(2)


The government of Greece has submitted nominations for several posts to be filled,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period ending on 24 September 2020:
I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES







Country


Members


Alternates




Greece


Mr Georgios NERANTZIS
Ms Maria-Eirini MOUNTAKI


Ms Panagiota STAMATIOU






Article 2
The members and alternate members not yet nominated will be appointed by the Council at a later date.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.


Done at Brussels, 18 February 2019.


For the Council


The President

N. BĂDĂLĂU




(1)  OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision of 28 September 2018 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers (OJ C 366, 10.10.2018, p. 3).

(3)  Council Decision of 15 October 2018 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Portugal (OJ C 376, 18.10.2018, p. 9).

(4)  Council Decision of 19 November 2018 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Italy (OJ C 421, 21.11.2018, p. 7).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9219 — Blackstone/Sretaw/Beauparc) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-02-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, waste recycling








C_2019070EN.01001001.xml










25.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 70/10






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9219 — Blackstone/Sretaw/Beauparc)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 70/06)
On 18 February 2019, 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 32019M9219. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-125/19 P: Appeal brought on 18 February 2019 by Vans, Inc. against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) delivered on 6 December 2018 in Case T-848/16, Deichmann SE v European Union Intellectual Property Office
Date: 2019-02-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019220EN.01001701.xml










1.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 220/17






Appeal brought on 18 February 2019 by Vans, Inc. against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) delivered on 6 December 2018 in Case T-848/16, Deichmann SE v European Union Intellectual Property Office
(Case C-125/19 P)
(2019/C 220/22)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Vans, Inc. (represented by: M. Hirsch and M. Metzner, Rechtsanwälte)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office, Deichmann SE

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union (Ninth Chamber) of 6 December 2018 in Case T-848/16 and dismiss the action;










—


order Deichmann SE to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The General Court incorrectly proceeded on the basis that Deichmann had sufficiently substantiated the earlier marks; in particular, the General Court interpreted the concept of ‘equivalent document’ under Rule 19(2)(a)(ii) of Regulation No 2868/95 (1) (now Article 7(2)(a)(ii) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) (2) too broadly.
Contrary to what the General Court found, an extract from the TMView database is not an ‘equivalent document’ within the meaning of Rule 19(2)(a)(ii) of Regulation No 2868/95; this is apparent, first, from the clear wording of the provision, which refers, in respect of authorised equivalent documents, to the nature, not the origin, of the document, and, second, from the rationale behind the provision.
Nor can an extract from TMView be established as substantiating evidence on the basis of the properties of the database.
The opposition would therefore — as the Board of Appeal correctly established — have to be rejected simply because the earlier rights were not substantiated.


(1)  Commission Regulation of 13 December 1995 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark (OJ L 303, 15.12.1995, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Regulation of 5 March 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union trade mark, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430 (OJ L 104, 24.4.2018, p. 1).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9265 — Schwarz Gruppe/Nord-Westdeutsche Papierrohstoff/JV) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-02-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: domestic waste, economic concentration, electronic commerce, merger control, recycled product, waste disposal, waste recycling








C_2019070EN.01000902.xml










25.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 70/9






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9265 — Schwarz Gruppe/Nord-Westdeutsche Papierrohstoff/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 70/05)
On 18 February 2019, 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 German 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 32019M9265. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-101/19: Action brought on 18 February 2019 — Rezon v EUIPO (imot.bg)
Date: 2019-02-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Internet access provider, banking, broadcasting, financial services, insurance, registered trade mark, sponsorship, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_2019131EN.01005601.xml










8.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 131/56






Action brought on 18 February 2019 — Rezon v EUIPO (imot.bg)
(Case T-101/19)
(2019/C 131/65)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties


Applicant: Rezon OOD (Sofia, Bulgaria) (represented by M. Yordanova-Harizanova, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: application for the EU figurative mark imot.bg — application for registration No 17 203 316

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 November 2018 in Case R 999/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and order registration of the mark at issue;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of the present proceedings and the costs incurred before the Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Council Decision of 18 February 2019 extending the term of office of the Chairperson of a Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office
Date: 2019-02-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Union Intellectual Property Office, administrator, decision-making body (EU)




C_2019073EN.01000201.xml










26.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/2






COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 February 2019
extending the term of office of the Chairperson of a Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office
(2019/C 73/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark (1), and in particular Article 166(3) thereof,
Whereas on 20 November 2018, the Management Board of the European Union Intellectual Property Office decided to propose to the Council of the European Union the extension of the term of office of Mr Gordon HUMPHREYS as Chairperson of a Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office for a period of five years, as from 1 September 2019,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
The term of office of Mr Gordon HUMPHREYS as Chairperson of a Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office is hereby extended from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2024.


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


Done at Brussels, 18 February 2019.


For the Council


The President

N. BĂDĂLĂU




(1)  OJ L 154, 16.6.2017, p. 1.
Decision No 1/2019 of the Trade and Development Committee established under the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part of 18 February 2019 on the establishment of a list of arbitrators [2019/391]
Date: 2019-02-18
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, Southern African Development Community
Subjects: Southern African Development Community, arbitration, cooperation agreement (EU), economic cooperation, international arbitration, joint body (EU)








L_2019070EN.01003301.xml










12.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 70/33








            DECISION No 1/2019 OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE SADC EPA STATES, OF THE OTHER PART
         
of 18 February 2019
         
on the establishment of a list of arbitrators [2019/391]


THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Articles 94, 100, 103 and 104 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The list of arbitrators provided for in Article 94 of the Agreement, as set out in the Annex to this Decision, is hereby adopted.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Cape Town, South Africa.


For the Trade and Development Committee


Representative of the SADC EPA States

O. WARD
            

EU representative

E. SYNOWIEC
            







ANNEX

LIST OF ARBITRATORS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 94 OF THE AGREEMENT







 


Arbitrators selected by the SADC EPA States:






1.


Boitumelo Sendy GOFHAMODIMO










2.


Leonard Moses PHUTI










3.


Tsotetsi MAKONG










4.


Sakeus AKWEENDA










5.


Faizel ISMAIL










6.


Kholofelo Ngokoane KUGLER










7.


Nkululeko J. HLOPHE










8.


Samuel Jay LEVY














 


Arbitrators selected by the EU:






9.


Jacques BOURGEOIS










10.


Claus-Dieter EHLERMANN










11.


Pieter Jan KUIJPER










12.


Giorgio SACERDOTI










13.


Laurence BOISSON DE CHAZOURNES










14.


Ramon TORRENT










15.


Michael Johannes HAHN










16.


Hélène RUIZ FABRI














 


Arbitrators jointly selected by the Parties (non-nationals who may act as Chairperson):






17.


Merit JANOW










18.


Ichiro ARAKI










19.


Christian HÄBERLI










20.


Claus VON WOBESER










21.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/271 of 18 February 2019 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them
Date: 2019-02-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism








LI2019046EN.01000301.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


LI 46/3








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2019/271
of 18 February 2019
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them


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 20 September 2016 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 (1).












(2)


In view of the continued threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, one person should be added to the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693.












(3)


Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.


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




Done at Brussels, 18 February 2019.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 of 20 September 2016 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them and repealing Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 25).




ANNEX
The following person is added to the list set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693:







‘4.


Brahim el KHAYARI; date of birth: 7 May 1992; place of birth: Nîmes (France); nationality: French.’.
Council Regulation (EU) 2019/278 of 18 February 2019 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe
Date: 2019-02-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Zimbabwe, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








L_2019047EN.01000101.xml










19.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 47/1








            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2019/278
of 18 February 2019
         
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/284 of 18 February 2019 amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (1),


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

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 (2) gives effect to several measures provided for by Decision 2011/101/CFSP (3), including the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain natural or legal persons, entities and bodies.












(2)


On 18 February 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CSFP) 2019/284 removing the name of two persons from Annex II to Decision 2011/101/CFSP.












(3)


Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should be amended accordingly.












(4)


This Regulation must enter into force on the day following that of its publication,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 18 February 2019.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  See page 38 of this Official Journal.

(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 1).

(3)  Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6).




ANNEX



‘ANNEX IV

List of persons referred to in Article 6(4)

Persons






 


Name (and any aliases)




3.


Chiwenga, Constantine




4.


Shiri, Perence (a.k.a. Bigboy) Samson Chikerema




5.


Sibanda, Phillip Valerio (a.k.a. Valentine)






            ’
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/270 of 18 February 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them
Date: 2019-02-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism








LI2019046EN.01000101.xml










18.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


LI 46/1








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/270
of 18 February 2019
         
implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 of 20 September 2016 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 20 September 2016 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.












(2)


In view of the continued threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them, one person should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.












(3)


Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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, 18 February 2019.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 1.




ANNEX
The following person is added to the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686:







‘4.


Brahim el KHAYARI; date of birth: 7 May 1992; place of birth: Nîmes (France); nationality: French.’