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Case T-188/19: Action brought on 1 April 2019 — United Kingdom v Commission
Date: 2019-04-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, auditing, contract terms, financial accounting








C_2019172EN.01004601.xml










20.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 172/46






Action brought on 1 April 2019 — United Kingdom v Commission
(Case T-188/19)
(2019/C 172/60)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: S. Brandon, Agent, T. Johnston and J. Scott, Barristers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the Commission’s decision to adopt the Final Audit Report, Audit Reference Number 14-BA262-013, as final, as notified to the United Kingdom Government by letter dated 20 December 2018 and received on 21 January 2019;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the Auditors erred in law in finding that daily timesheets were required and, in doing so, misinterpreted the Grant Agreements.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the Final Audit Report unlawfully frustrates the Met Office’s legitimate expectation that its ex post facto time recording system and its monthly calculation of indirect costs rates would satisfy the requirements of the Grant Agreements.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019121EN.01000201.xml










1.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

29 March 2019
(2019/C 121/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1235 




JPY


Japanese yen


124,45 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4652 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85830 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3980 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1181 




ISK


Iceland króna


137,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6590 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,802 




HUF


Hungarian forint


321,05 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3006 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7608 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,3446 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5821 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5000 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8195 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6500 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5214 




KRW


South Korean won


1 276,46 




ZAR


South African rand


16,2642 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5397 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4338 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 998,64 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5838 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,075 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,8564 




THB


Thai baht


35,632 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3865 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,6910 




INR


Indian rupee


77,7190 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Brittany, France, Ile-de-France, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2019121EN.01004001.xml










1.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/40






Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 121/08)






Member State


France




Route concerned


Quimper - Paris (Orly)




Date of entry into force of the public service obligation


27 October 2019




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained


Order of 5 March 2019 imposing public service obligations on scheduled air services between Quimper and Paris (Orly)
NOR: TRAA1906145A
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/initRechTexte.do
For further information please contact:





Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile




DTA/SDT/T2




50 rue Henry Farman




75 720 Paris cedex 15




FRANCE




Tel. +33 158094321




osp-compagnies.dta@aviation-civile.gouv.fr
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/539 of 1 April 2019 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2019-04-01
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person




L_2019093EN.01001501.xml










2.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 93/15








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2019/539
of 1 April 2019
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


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 from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 31 July 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 (1) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.












(2)


On 28 September 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1465 (2).












(3)


In view of the continuing instability and gravity of the situation in Libya, the Council has decided that the restrictive measures concerning three persons should be extended for a further period of six months.












(4)


Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 17 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, paragraphs 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:


‘3.   The measures referred to in Article 8(2) shall apply with regard to entries 14, 15 and 16 in Annex II until 2 October 2019.


4.   The measures referred to in Article 9(2) shall apply with regard to entries 19, 20 and 21 in Annex IV until 2 October 2019.’




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, 1 April 2019.


For the Council


The President

G. CIAMBA
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (OJ L 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34).

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1465 of 28 September 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ L 245, 1.10.2018, p. 16).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9322 — Vista Equity Partners/TA Associates/Aptean) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, investment company, merger control








C_2019121EN.01004201.xml










1.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/42






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9322 — Vista Equity Partners/TA Associates/Aptean)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 121/10)

1.   
On 22 March 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:






—


Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (‘Vista’, United States),










—


TA Associates Management L.P. (‘TA Associates’, United States),










—


Aptean Inc. (United States) and Yaletown Acquiror S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) (together the ‘Target’), currently controlled by Vista.




Vista and TA Associates acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Vista: private equity firm focused on investments in software, data and technology-enabled businesses,
—   for TA Associates: private equity company active in North America, Europe and Asia, which undertakes buyouts and minority recapitalisations of profitable growth companies,
—   for the Target: seller of software that enables customers to enhance their internal workflows, notably customer relationship management, customer experience management, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, compliance solutions and knowledge management.


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.9322 — Vista Equity Partners/TA Associates/Aptean
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.
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/235 of 24 January 2019 on amending Decision 2008/411/EC as regards an update of relevant technical conditions applicable to the 3400-3800 MHz frequency band (OJ L 37, 8.2.2019)
Date: 2019-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: harmonisation of standards, regulation of telecommunications, technical standard, waveband




L_2019092EN.01001101.xml










1.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 92/11







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/235 of 24 January 2019 on amending Decision 2008/411/EC as regards an update of relevant technical conditions applicable to the 3 400-3 800 MHz frequency band

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 37 of 8 February 2019
)


On page 138, in the Annex, section A ‘Definitions’, the fifth paragraph:
for:


                  ‘
                  



where P(θ, φ) is the power radiated by an antenna array system in direction (θ, φ) given by the formula:
P(θ, φ) = PTxg(θ, φ)
where PTx denotes the conducted power (measured in Watts), which is input to the array system, and g(θ, φ) denotes the array systems directional gain along the (θ, φ) direction.’,

read:


                  ‘
                  



where P(

, φ) is the power radiated by an antenna array system in direction (

, φ) given by the formula:
P(

, φ) = PTxg(

, φ)
where PTx denotes the conducted power (measured in Watts), which is input to the array system, and g(

, φ) denotes the array systems directional gain along the (

, φ) direction.’.

On page 139, the fourth paragraph:
for:


                  ‘In Tables 3, 4, and 7 the power limits are determined relative to a fixed upper limit by means of the formula Min(P
Max

—

A
, B), which sets the lower (or stricter) of two values: (1) (P
Max
 A) expressing the maximum carrier power P
Max
 minus a relative offset A, and (2) the fixed upper limit B.’,

read:


                  ‘In Tables 3, 4, and 7 the power limits are determined relative to a fixed upper limit by means of the formula Min(P
Max
 – A, B), which sets the lower (or stricter) of two values: (1) (P
Max
 – A) expressing the maximum carrier power P
Max
 minus a relative offset A, and (2) the fixed upper limit B.’.
Case C-272/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden (Germany) lodged on 1 April 2019 — VQ v Land Hesse
Date: 2019-04-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to information, data protection, independence of the judiciary, personal data, petition, public institution, right to justice








C_2019187EN.01005201.xml










3.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 187/52






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden (Germany) lodged on 1 April 2019 — VQ v Land Hesse
(Case C-272/19)
(2019/C 187/56)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: VQ

Defendant: Land Hesse

Questions referred







1.


Is Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (1) — in particular Article 15 on ‘Right of access by the data subject’ thereof — applicable to the committee of a parliament of a constituent state of a Member State that is responsible for processing the petitions of citizens — namely the Petitions Committee of the Hesse Land Parliament — and is that committee to be regarded in that connection as a public authority within the meaning of Article 4(7) of the Regulation No 2016/679?










2.


Is the referring court an independent and impartial tribunal within the meaning of Article 267 TFEU read in conjunction with Article 47(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union?






(1)  OJ 2016 L 119, p. 1.
Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)
Date: 2019-04-01
Institutions: The Member States
Subjects: France, Grand Est, cross-border cooperation, economic and social cohesion, local authority, regional authority, regional cooperation, regional development








C_2019121EN.01004101.xml










1.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/41






Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)
(2019/C 121/09)
I.   Name of the EGTC, address and contact point


Official name: Eurodistrict PAMINA (PAMINA Eurodistrict)

Registered office: 2, Rue du Général Mittelhauser, 67630 Lauterbourg, France
Contact: Patrice Harster, Director-General for Services

Email: patrice.harster@bas-rhin.fr

Grouping website: www.eurodistrict-pamina.eu
II.   New members


Official name: Communauté de Communes du Pays rhénan (Community of Municipalities of the Pays rhénans)

Address: 32, Rue du Général de Gaulle, 67410 Drusenheim
Website: www.cc-paysrhenan.fr

Country: France

Official name: Communauté de Communes du Pays de Wissembourg (Community of Municipalities of Wissembourg)

Address: 4, Quai du 24 Novembre — BP 80023, 67161 Wissembourg Cedex
Website: www.cc-pays-wissembourg.fr

Country: France

Official name: Communauté de communes de l’Outre Forêt (Community of Municipalities of the Outre Forêt)

Address: 4, Rue de l’Ecole, 67250 Hohwiller
Website: www.cc-outreforet.fr

Country: France

Official name: Communauté de Communes Sauer-Pechelbronn (Community of Municipalities of Sauer-Pechelbronn)

Address: 1, Rue Obermatt, 67360 Durrenbach
Website: www.sauer-pechelbronn.fr

Country: France
Case C-276/19: Action brought on 1 April 2019 — European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: 2019-04-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, derogation from EU law, infringement of EU law, tax avoidance, tax collection, tax evasion, tax exemption, tax relief








C_2019206EN.01003501.xml










17.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 206/35






Action brought on 1 April 2019 — European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(Case C-276/19)
(2019/C 206/40)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. X. P. Lewis, J. Jokubauskaitė, Agents)

Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The applicant claims that the Court should:







—


declare that by introducing new simplification measures that extend the zero-rating and the exception to the normal requirement of keeping Value Added Tax records provided for by the original Terminal Markets Order 1973 without applying to the Commission with a view to seek the Council’s authorisation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 395 (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (1) of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (‘VAT Directive’);










—


order the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

On 28 December 1977, the United Kingdom notified special measures including the Value Added Tax (Terminal Markets) Order 1973 that permits commodity futures to be traded on certain markets in the United Kingdom free of VAT and of the recording requirements of VAT subject to certain conditions.
The Value Added Tax (Terminal Markets) Order 1973 was amended several times to add to its scope a number of commodities markets that were not listed in the original notification.
The Commission claims that the amendments made to the Value Added Tax (Terminal Markets) Order 1973 enlarge the scope of the original derogation that the United Kingdom had notified in 1977. They should consequently have been notified to the Commission pursuant to Article 395 (1) of the VAT Directive but they were not.


(1)  OJ 2006, L 347, p. 1.