do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-169/17: Judgment of the General Court of 5 March 2019 — Pethke v EUIPO (Civil Service — Officials — Assignment — Reassignment of a Head of Service to a post of principal administrator — Article 7(1) of the Staff Regulations — Interests of the service — Equivalence of posts — Discrimination on grounds of sex — Proportionality — Action for damages — Inadmissibility — Failure to comply with the pre-litigation procedure)
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrator, damages, principle of proportionality, reassignment, sexual discrimination








C_2019139EN.01004602.xml










15.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/46






Judgment of the General Court of 5 March 2019 — Pethke v EUIPO
(Case T-169/17) (1)

(Civil Service - Officials - Assignment - Reassignment of a Head of Service to a post of principal administrator - Article 7(1) of the Staff Regulations - Interests of the service - Equivalence of posts - Discrimination on grounds of sex - Proportionality - Action for damages - Inadmissibility - Failure to comply with the pre-litigation procedure)
(2019/C 139/45)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Ralph Pethke (Alicante, Spain) (represented by: H. Tettenborn, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Lukošiūtė, acting as Agent, and by B. Wägenbaur, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought under Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the decision of the Executive Director of EUIPO of 17 October 2016 changing the assignment of the applicant from the post of director of the ‘Operations’ department to a post in the EUIPO ‘Observatory’ department and, secondly, compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Dismisses the action.











2.



Orders Mr Ralph Pethke to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).







(1)  OJ C 151, 15.5.2017.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9259 — Investindustrial/Natra) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cocoa, confectionery product, economic concentration, food industry, investment company, merger control








C_2019102EN.01000102.xml










18.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9259 — Investindustrial/Natra)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 102/02)
On 5 March 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 32019M9259. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-450/17: Judgment of the General Court of 5 March 2019 — Eurosupport — Fineurop support v EIGE (Public service contracts — Tender procedure — Provision of a service for the implementation of a study on female genital mutilation — Rejection of a tenderer’s bid — Obligation to state reasons — Coherence between comments and the numerical score — Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, damages, provision of services, services contract, sexual mutilation, tendering








C_2019139EN.01004801.xml










15.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/48






Judgment of the General Court of 5 March 2019 — Eurosupport — Fineurop support v EIGE
(Case T-450/17) (1)

(Public service contracts - Tender procedure - Provision of a service for the implementation of a study on female genital mutilation - Rejection of a tenderer’s bid - Obligation to state reasons - Coherence between comments and the numerical score - Non-contractual liability)
(2019/C 139/47)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Eurosupport — Fineurop support Srl (Milan, Italy) (represented by: M. Velardo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Institute for Gender Equality (represented by: V. Ost and M. Vanderstraeten, lawyers)

Re:

Application (i) under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of the decision of the EIGE of 8 May 2017 rejecting the tender submitted by the applicant in procurement procedure EIGE/2017/OPER/04 and the decisions selecting as successful the tender submitted by Company Y and awarding that contract to it, (ii) under Article 268 TFEU for an award of damages in respect of those decisions and (iii) in the alternative, for compensation for irregularities in the award of that contract.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Declares that there is no longer any need to rule on the decisions of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) of 8 May 2017 adopting the tender submitted by Company Y in the context of the EIGE/2017/OPER/04 tender procedure and awarding it that contract;











2.



Annuls the decision of the EIGE of 8 May 2017 rejecting the tender which Eurosupport — Fineurop support Srl had submitted in the context of that procedure;











3.



Dismisses the action as to the remainder;











4.



Orders Eurosupport — Fineurop support to bear 25 % of its own costs and the EIGE to bear its own costs and to pay 75 % of the costs incurred by Eurosupport — Fineurop support.







(1)  OJ C 357, 23.10.2017.
Council Decision (EU) 2019/378 of 5 March 2019 appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, European Committee of the Regions, appointment of members








L_2019068EN.01001501.xml










8.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 68/15








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/378
of 5 March 2019
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Austrian Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Michael STRUGL,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Mr Markus ACHLEITNER, Mitglied der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung.






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




Done at Brussels, 5 March 2019.


For the Council


The President

G.L. GAVRILESCU
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Case T-439/17: Judgment of the General Court of 5 March 2019 — Yellow Window v EIGE (Public service contracts — Tender procedure — Provision of a service for the implementation of a study on female genital mutilation — Rejection of a tenderer’s bid — Obligation to state reasons — Coherence between comments and the numerical score — Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, damages, provision of services, services contract, sexual mutilation, tendering








C_2019139EN.01004701.xml










15.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/47






Judgment of the General Court of 5 March 2019 — Yellow Window v EIGE
(Case T-439/17) (1)

(Public service contracts - Tender procedure - Provision of a service for the implementation of a study on female genital mutilation - Rejection of a tenderer’s bid - Obligation to state reasons - Coherence between comments and the numerical score - Non-contractual liability)
(2019/C 139/46)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Yellow Window (Antwerp, Belgium) (represented by: M. Velardo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Institute for Gender Equality (represented by: V. Ost and M. Vanderstraeten, lawyers)

Re:

Application (i) under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of the decision of the EIGE of 8 May 2017 rejecting the tender submitted by the applicant in procurement procedure EIGE/2017/OPER/04 and the decisions selecting as successful the tender submitted by Company Y and awarding that contract to it, (ii) under Article 268 TFEU for an award of damages in respect of those decisions and (iii) in the alternative, for compensation for irregularities in the award of that contract.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Annuls the decision of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) of 8 May 2017 rejecting the tender submitted by Yellow Window NV in the context of the EIGE/2017/OPER/04 tender procedure and the decisions of 8 May 2017 adopting the tender submitted by Company Y in the context of that procedure and awarding it that contract;











2.



Dismisses the action as to the remainder;











3.



Orders Yellow Window to bear 25 % of its own costs and the EIGE to bear its own costs and to pay 75 % of the costs incurred by Yellow Window.







(1)  OJ C 338, 9.10.2017.
Case C-206/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa (Latvia) lodged on 5 March 2019 — SIA ‘KOB’ v Madonas novada pašvaldības Administratīvo aktu strīdu komisija
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: acquisition of property, agricultural land, company member, discrimination on the basis of nationality, free movement of capital, official language, right of establishment








C_2019155EN.01003402.xml










6.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 155/34






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa (Latvia) lodged on 5 March 2019 — SIA ‘KOB’ v Madonas novada pašvaldības Administratīvo aktu strīdu komisija
(Case C-206/19)
(2019/C 155/41)
Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Administratīvā rajona tiesa

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: SIA ‘KOB’

Defendant: Madonas novada pašvaldības Administratīvo aktu strīdu komisija

Question referred

Does European Union law, in particular Articles 18, 49 and 63 TFEU, preclude national legislation which requires legal persons – in cases where the member or members who together represent more than half of the voting capital in the company, and all persons who are entitled to represent that company, are nationals of other Member States of the European Union – to submit certificates of registration of those members or representatives as Union citizens and a document demonstrating that they have a knowledge of the official language corresponding to at least level B.2, in order to acquire ownership of agricultural land?
Case T-311/18: Order of the General Court of 5 March 2019 — Buck v EUIPO — Unger Holding (BUCK)
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, lighting equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019155EN.01005801.xml










6.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 155/58






Order of the General Court of 5 March 2019 — Buck v EUIPO — Unger Holding (BUCK)
(Case T-311/18) (1)

(2019/C 155/68)
Language of the case: English
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 240, 9.7.2018.
Calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020 (Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 568)
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, action programme, digital archiving, financial aid, invitation to tender, trans-European network, transmission network








C_2019083EN.01000801.xml










5.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/8






Calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020
(Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 568)
(2019/C 83/08)
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, is hereby launching the following call for proposals in order to award grants to projects in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the 2019-2020 Work Programme in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020.
Proposals are invited for the following call area:
CEF-TC-2019-3: eArchiving
The total indicative budget available for proposals selected under this call is EUR 2,1 million.
The deadline for the submission of proposals is 14 May 2019.
The respective call documentation is available on the CEF Telecom website:
https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-telecom/apply-funding/2019-eArchiving
Council Decision (EU) 2019/377 of 5 March 2019 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by Hungary, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Hungary, appointment of members








L_2019068EN.01001401.xml










8.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 68/14








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/377
of 5 March 2019
         
appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by Hungary, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Hungarian Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU)2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr László Lóránt DR. KERESZTES.












(3)


An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Sándor KOVÁCS,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






(a)


as a member:






—


Mr József KÓBOR, Representative of Local Government of Pécs with county rights;




and










(b)


as an alternate member:






—


Mr Nándor SKUCZI, Chair of the Municipality of Nógrád County.










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




Done at Brussels, 5 March 2019.


For the Council


The President

G.L. GAVRILESCU
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9185 — LG Electronics/Lufthansa Technik/JV) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, communications industry, economic concentration, electronics industry, household electrical appliance, maintenance, merger control, mobile communication








C_2019083EN.01001201.xml










5.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/12






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9185 — LG Electronics/Lufthansa Technik/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 83/11)

1.   
On 22 February 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:






—


LG Electronics Inc., (‘LGE’, South Korea),










—


Lufthansa Technik AG (‘LHT’, Germany),










—


Newly created joint venture (‘JV’, Germany).




LGE and LHT acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a JV.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for LGE: electronics, mobile telecommunications devices and home appliances,
—   for LHT: engines, components, aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul. LHT is also active in the development, design, manufacture and supply of cabin management and in-flight entertainment systems (CMS/IFE) and CMS/IFE components,
—   for JV: design, manufacture, maintenance and sale of CMS/IFE and display related systems.


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.9185 — LG Electronics/Lufthansa Technik/JV
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’).
Winding-up proceedings — Decision to start winding-up proceedings in respect of Hajdúnánás Környéki Növénytermesztők Növénybiztosító Egyesülete ‘f.a.’ (Publication made in accordance with Article 280 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, insurance company, judicial proceedings, liquidation








C_2019083EN.01000701.xml










5.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/7






Winding-up proceedings
Decision to start winding-up proceedings in respect of Hajdúnánás Környéki Növénytermesztők Növénybiztosító Egyesülete ‘f.a.’

(Publication made in accordance with Article 280 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))

(2019/C 83/07)






Insurance undertaking







Hajdúnánás Környéki Növénytermesztők Növénybiztosító Egyesülete ‘f.a.’




Hajdúnánás




Bocskai u. 45.




4080




MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY








Date, entry into force and nature of decision


31 January 2019
Entry into force: 31 January 2019
Compulsory liquidation order with appointment of liquidator.




Competent authorities







Debrecen Regional Court




4025 Debrecen




Széchenyi utca 9.




4025




MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY








Supervisory authority







Central Bank of Hungary




Budapest




Krisztina krt. 39




1013




MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY








Liquidator appointed







Pénzügyi Stabilitási és Felszámoló Nonprofit Kft.,




Budapest,




Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 78. I. emelet




1055




MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY








Applicable law


Hungary
Part Four of Act LXXXVIII of 2014 on the Business of Insurance
Act XLIX of 1991 on Bankruptcy Proceedings and Liquidation Proceedings
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019083EN.01000601.xml










5.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/6






Euro exchange rates (1)

4 March 2019
(2019/C 83/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1337 




JPY


Japanese yen


126,91 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4616 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85775 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5543 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1352 




ISK


Iceland króna


136,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7633 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,621 




HUF


Hungarian forint


315,84 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2989 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7412 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,1023 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5990 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5092 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8986 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6660 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5361 




KRW


South Korean won


1 276,68 




ZAR


South African rand


16,1463 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5985 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4325 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 019,18 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6204 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,726 




RUB


Russian rouble


74,5435 




THB


Thai baht


36,142 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2794 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,9374 




INR


Indian rupee


80,3630 






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