do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2019-03-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, citrus fruit, import (EU), originating product, prepared foodstuff, preserved product








C_2019104EN.01001001.xml










19.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 104/10






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2019/C 104/06)
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc.)


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1313/2014 of 10 December 2014 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc.) originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) no 1225/2009
(OJ L 354, 11.12.2014, p. 17).


12.12.2019






(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 April 2019 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))
Date: 2019-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2019104EN.01000401.xml










19.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 104/4






Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 April 2019

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

(2019/C 104/04)
Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6.). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basispoints has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basispoints to the base rate.
Modified rates are indicated in bold.
Previous table published in OJ C 55, 12.2.2019, p. 17.


































From


To


AT


BE


BG


CY


CZ


DE


DK


EE


EL


ES


FI


FR


HR


HU


IE


IT


LT


LU


LV


MT


NL


PL


PT


RO


SE


SI


SK


UK




1.4.2019


…


-0,13 


-0,13 


0,00 


-0,13 


1,98 


-0,13 



0,04 



-0,13 


-0,13 


-0,13 


-0,13 


-0,13 


0,28 


0,56 


-0,13 


-0,13 


-0,13 


-0,13 


-0,13 


-0,13 


-0,13 


1,87 


-0,13 


3,56 



-0,03 



-0,13 


-0,13 


1,09 




1.3.2019


31.3.2019



-0,13 




-0,13 



0,00 



-0,13 



1,98 



-0,13 



0,03 



-0,13 




-0,13 




-0,13 




-0,13 




-0,13 



0,28 


0,56 



-0,13 




-0,13 




-0,13 




-0,13 




-0,13 




-0,13 




-0,13 



1,87 



-0,13 



3,56 



-0,13 




-0,13 




-0,13 



1,09 




1.2.2019


28.2.2019


-0,16 


-0,16 


0,00 


-0,16 


1,98 


-0,16 



0,03 



-0,16 


-0,16 


-0,16 


-0,16 


-0,16 


0,28 


0,56 


-0,16 


-0,16 


-0,16 


-0,16 


-0,16 


-0,16 


-0,16 


1,87 


-0,16 


3,56 



-0,24 



-0,16 


-0,16 


1,09 




1.1.2019


31.1.2019



-0,16 




-0,16 




0,00 




-0,16 




1,98 




-0,16 




0,02 




-0,16 




-0,16 




-0,16 




-0,16 




-0,16 




0,28 




0,56 




-0,16 




-0,16 




-0,16 




-0,16 




-0,16 




-0,16 




-0,16 




1,87 




-0,16 




3,56 




-0,31 




-0,16 




-0,16 




1,09
Case T-336/18: Order of the General Court of 19 March 2019 — Eagle IP v EUIPO — Consolidated Artists (LILLY e VIOLETTA)
Date: 2019-03-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2019164EN.01006101.xml










13.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 164/61






Order of the General Court of 19 March 2019 — Eagle IP v EUIPO — Consolidated Artists (LILLY e VIOLETTA)
(Case T-336/18) (1)

(2019/C 164/64)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 268, 30.7.2018.
Notice for the attention of the person to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 and Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan apply
Date: 2019-03-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, South Sudan, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2019104EN.01000101.xml










19.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 104/1






Notice for the attention of the person to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 and Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan apply
(2019/C 104/01)
The following information is brought to the attention of the person that appears in Annex II to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 (1) and Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 (2) concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan.
The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of persons designated in the above-mentioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 and in Regulation (EU) 2015/735 should continue to apply to that person.
The attention of the person concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2015/735, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 6 of the Regulation).
The person concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include that person on the above-mentioned lists should be reconsidered, by 30 November 2019, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1.C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu






(1)  OJ L 117, 8.5.2015, p. 52.

(2)  OJ L 117, 8.5.2015, p. 13.
Case C-237/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Kúria (Hungary) lodged on 19 March 2019 — Gömböc Kutató, Szolgáltato és Kerreskedelmi Kft. v Szellemi Tulajdon Nemzeti Hivatala
Date: 2019-03-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: designs and models, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019187EN.01004602.xml










3.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 187/46






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Kúria (Hungary) lodged on 19 March 2019 — Gömböc Kutató, Szolgáltato és Kerreskedelmi Kft. v Szellemi Tulajdon Nemzeti Hivatala
(Case C-237/19)
(2019/C 187/50)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Kúria

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Gömböc Kutató, Szolgáltato és Kerreskedelmi Kft.

Defendant: Szellemi Tulajdon Nemzeti Hivatala

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 3(1)(e)(ii) of Directive 2008/95/EC (1) of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks to be interpreted as meaning that, for signs which consist exclusively of the shape of goods,






(a)


it can only be examined if the shape is necessary to obtain the technical result sought on the basis of the graphic representation contained in the register, or










(b)


can the perception of the relevant public also be taken into account?
In other words, can it be taken into account that the relevant public is aware that the shape for which registration is sought is necessary in order to obtain the technical result sought?














2.


Is Article 3(1)(e)(iii) of Directive 2008/95/EC of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks to be interpreted as meaning that the ground for refusal is applicable to those signs which consist exclusively of the shape of goods and in respect of which it can be determined whether the shape gives substantial value to the goods, bearing in mind the perception or knowledge that the buyer has of the goods represented graphically?










3.


Is Article 3(1)(e)(iii) of Directive 2008/95/EC of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks to be interpreted as meaning that the ground for refusal is applicable to signs which consist exclusively of a shape






(a)


that, by virtue of its individual character, already enjoys the protection conferred on designs, or










(b)


whose aesthetic appearance alone gives the goods any kind of value?










(1)  OJ 2008 L 299, p. 25.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/486 of 19 March 2019 entering the name ‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep's Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’ (TSG) in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed
Date: 2019-03-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Austria, designation of origin, labelling, milk, product designation, sheep








L_2019084EN.01000101.xml










26.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 84/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/486
of 19 March 2019
         
entering the name ‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep's Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’ (TSG) in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


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

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Austria's application to register the name ‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep's Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep's Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep's Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’ (TSG) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.4. — Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


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




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 March 2019.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ C 400, 6.11.2018, p. 3.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Case C-444/17: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 March 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — France) — Préfet des Pyrénées-Orientales v Abdelaziz Arib, Procureur de la République près le tribunal de grande instance de Montpellier, Procureur général près la cour d’appel de Montpellier (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Border control, asylum and immigration — Regulation (EU) 2016/399 — Article 32 — Temporary reintroduction of border control by a Member State at its internal borders — Illegal entry of a third-country national — Equation of internal borders with external borders — Directive 2008/115/EC — Scope — Article 2(2)(a))
Date: 2019-03-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Schengen Agreement, area of freedom, security and justice, border control, external border of the EU, foreign national, illegal migration, immigration, internal border of the EU, right of asylum








C_2019187EN.01001502.xml










3.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 187/15






Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 March 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — France) — Préfet des Pyrénées-Orientales v Abdelaziz Arib, Procureur de la République près le tribunal de grande instance de Montpellier, Procureur général près la cour d’appel de Montpellier
(Case C-444/17) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Area of freedom, security and justice - Border control, asylum and immigration - Regulation (EU) 2016/399 - Article 32 - Temporary reintroduction of border control by a Member State at its internal borders - Illegal entry of a third-country national - Equation of internal borders with external borders - Directive 2008/115/EC - Scope - Article 2(2)(a))
(2019/C 187/17)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Préfet des Pyrénées-Orientales

Defendants: Abdelaziz Arib, Procureur de la République près le tribunal de grande instance de Montpellier, Procureur général près la cour d’appel de Montpellier

Operative part of the judgment

Article 2(2)(a) of Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals, read in conjunction with Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), must be interpreted as not applying to the situation of an illegally staying third-country national who was apprehended in the immediate vicinity of an internal border of a Member State, even where that Member State has reintroduced border control at that border, pursuant to Article 25 of the regulation, on account of a serious threat to public policy or internal security in that Member State.


(1)  OJ C 330, 2.10.2017.
Joined Cases T-98/16, T 196/16 and T-198/16: Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2019 — Italy and Others v Commission (State aid — Intervention by a consortium governed by private law of banks in favour of one of its members — Intervention authorised by the Central Bank of the Member State — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — Action for annulment — Definition of State aid — Whether imputable to the State — State resources)
Date: 2019-03-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, bank, control of State aid, credit guarantee, financial aid, holding company








C_2019155EN.01003601.xml










6.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 155/36






Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2019 — Italy and Others v Commission
(Joined Cases T-98/16, T 196/16 and T-198/16) (1)

(State aid - Intervention by a consortium governed by private law of banks in favour of one of its members - Intervention authorised by the Central Bank of the Member State - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market - Action for annulment - Definition of State aid - Whether imputable to the State - State resources)
(2019/C 155/42)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant in Case T-98/16: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieir, Agent, S. Fiorentino and P. Gentili, avvocati dello Stato)

Applicant in Case T-196/16: Banca Popolare di Bari SCpA, formerly Tercas-Cassa di risparmio della provincia di Teramo SpA (Banca Tercas SpA) (Teramo, Italy) (represented by: A. Santa Maria, M. Crisostomo, E. Gambaro and F. Mazzocchi, lawyers)

Applicant in Case T-198/16: Fondo interbancario di tutela dei depositi (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Siragusa, G. Scassellati Sforzolini and G. Faella, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Stancanelli, L, Flynn, A. Bouchagiar and D. Recchia, Agents,)

Intervener in support of the applicant in Cast T-198/16: Banca d’Italia (represented by: M. Perassi, O. Capolino. M. Marcucci and M. Todino, lawyers)

Re:

Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1208 of 23 December 2015 on State aid SA.39451(2015/C) (ex 2015/NN) granted by Italy to the bank Tercas (OJ 2016 L 203 p. 1),

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Annuls Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1208 of 23 December 2015 on State aid SA.39451(2015/C) (ex 2015/NN) granted by Italy to the bank Tercas);











2.



Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 145, 25.4.2016.
Case T-169/19: Action brought on 19 March 2019 — Style & Taste v EUIPO — The Polo/Lauren Company (Representation of a polo player)
Date: 2019-03-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, furniture industry, household article, leather, optical industry, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2019155EN.01005601.xml










6.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 155/56






Action brought on 19 March 2019 — Style & Taste v EUIPO — The Polo/Lauren Company (Representation of a polo player)
(Case T-169/19)
(2019/C 155/66)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Style & Taste, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: L. Plaza Fernández-Villa, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: The Polo/Lauren Company LP (New York, New York, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Figurative mark (Representation of a polo player) — European Union trade mark No 4 049 201

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of
7 January 2019 in Case R 1272/2018-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should declare that Community trade mark No 4 049 201 was preceded by industrial design 24087 and, consequently, declare that EU trade mark No 4 049 201, the property of PRL, lacks distinctiveness as laid down in the applicable rules and, consequently, annul that EU trade mark.

Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 53(2) of Council Regulation (EU) No 207/2009.










—


Infringement of national legislation on legal protection of an industrial design, and of the Intellectual Property Act.
Council Decision (EU) 2019/457 of 19 March 2019 appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2019-03-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Spain, appointment of members








L_2019079EN.01001601.xml










21.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 79/16








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/457
of 19 March 2019
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, 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 Spanish 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 Ms Susana DÍAZ PACHECO,





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 Juan Manuel MORENO BONILLA, Presidente de la Junta de Andalucía.






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




Done at Brussels, 19 March 2019.


For the Council


The President

G. CIAMBA
            





(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).