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Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Date: 2019-05-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








C_2019171EN.01000301.xml










20.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/3






Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
(2019/C 171/02)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities designated in Annex I to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 (2), and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 (4), concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.
The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of persons and entities designated in the above-mentioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should continue to apply to those persons and entities.
The attention of the persons and entities 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 in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 16 of the Regulation).
The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council before 28 February 2020, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered 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




Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council’s next review, pursuant to Article 34 of Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Article 32(4) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, of the list of designated persons and entities.


(1)  OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.

(2)  OJ L 132, 20.5.2019, p. 36.

(3)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 132, 20.5.2019, p. 1.
Case T-309/19: Action brought on 20 May 2019 — BRF Singapore Foods v EUIPO — Tipiak (Sadia)
Date: 2019-05-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, foodstuff, fruit, milk product, processed food product, processed foodstuff, provision of services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vegetable








C_2019246EN.01003201.xml










22.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 246/32






Action brought on 20 May 2019 — BRF Singapore Foods v EUIPO — Tipiak (Sadia)
(Case T-309/19)
(2019/C 246/34)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: BRF Singapore Foods Pte Ltd (Singapore, Singapore) (represented by: C. Mateu, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Tipiak (Saint-Aignan de Grand Lieu, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark Sadia in colours black and white — Application for registration No 12 084 356

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 March 2019 in Case R 1834/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order Tipiak to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of general EU principles of the sound administration and equal treatment;










—


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










—


Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Special Report No 6/2019 — ‘Tackling fraud in EU cohesion spending: managing authorities need to strengthen detection, response and coordination’
Date: 2019-05-20
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU control, EU expenditure, budgetary expenditure, economic and social cohesion, fight against crime, financial control, fraud, fraud against the EU, general budget (EU), sanction (EU)








C_2019171EN.01002301.xml










20.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/23






Special Report No 6/2019
‘Tackling fraud in EU cohesion spending: managing authorities need to strengthen detection, response and coordination’
(2019/C 171/06)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 1/2019 ‘Tackling fraud in EU cohesion spending: managing authorities need to strengthen detection, response and coordination’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/808 of 20 May 2019 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
Date: 2019-05-20
Institutions: European Commission, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iraq, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person








L_2019133EN.01000801.xml










21.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 133/8








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/808
of 20 May 2019
         
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96 (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists public bodies, corporations and agencies and natural and legal persons, bodies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources that were located outside Iraq on the date of 22 May 2003 under that Regulation.












(2)


On 14 May 2019, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove four entries from the list of persons or entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.












(3)


Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as set out in 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, 20 May 2019.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments






(1)  
            OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6.




ANNEX
In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, the following entries are deleted:







‘25.


DIRECTORATE-GENERAL OF BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION. Address: P.O. Box 24042, Al-Jumhuriya Street, Building 66, Baghdad, Iraq.’












‘54.


IDRISI CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY (ICEC). Address: Museum Square, Karkh, P.O. Box 14077, Baghdad, Iraq.’












‘90.


NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANCY. Address: Rashid Street, P.O. Box 11387, Baghdad, Iraq.’












‘135.


STATE ENTERPRISE FOR FERTILISER INDUSTRIES. Address: P.O. Box 74, Basrah, Iraq.’
Case T-104/18: Judgment of the General Court of 20 May 2019 — Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation v REA (Arbitration clause — Grant agreement concluded in the framework of the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) — Development of a system to monitor process and quality in the sector of industrial food production — Food-Watch Project — Overlap of the project with another project funded under the same programme — Information requirements on beneficiaries — Decision to demand repayment of the financial contribution paid under the grant agreement)
Date: 2019-05-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU programme, Framework Programme for Research and Development, eligibility criteria, food production, product quality








C_2019230EN.01003801.xml










8.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 230/38






Judgment of the General Court of 20 May 2019 — Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation v REA
(Case T-104/18) (1)

(Arbitration clause - Grant agreement concluded in the framework of the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) - Development of a system to monitor process and quality in the sector of industrial food production - Food-Watch Project - Overlap of the project with another project funded under the same programme - Information requirements on beneficiaries - Decision to demand repayment of the financial contribution paid under the grant agreement)
(2019/C 230/47)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation (San Sebastián, Spain) (represented by: P. Palacios Pesquera and M. Rius Coma, lawyers)

Defendant: Research Executive Agency (represented by: S. Payan-Lagrou and V. Canetti, acting as Agents, and by J. Rivas Andrés, lawyer)

Re:

Application based on Article 272 TFEU seeking, in essence, a declaration that the applicant is not required to repay the grant awarded for the project FP7-SME 2013 605879 (Food-Watch).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Dismisses the action;











2.



Orders Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation to pay the costs, including those of the interim proceedings.







(1)  OJ C 134, 16.4.2018.
Case T-715/18: Order of the General Court of 20 May 2019 — Phreneos and Others v Commission (Public supply contracts — Tender procedure — Planning, preparation, promotion and implementation of the event ‘European Development Days’ — Rejection of a tenderer’s bid and award of the contract to another tenderer — Annulment of the procurement procedure — Action which has become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2019-05-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European cultural event, award of contract, development policy, public procurement, supplies contract, tendering








C_2019246EN.01002501.xml










22.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 246/25






Order of the General Court of 20 May 2019 — Phreneos and Others v Commission
(Case T-715/18) (1)

(Public supply contracts - Tender procedure - Planning, preparation, promotion and implementation of the event ‘European Development Days’ - Rejection of a tenderer’s bid and award of the contract to another tenderer - Annulment of the procurement procedure - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(2019/C 246/26)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Phrenos SPRL (Mont-sur-Marchienne, Belgium), Akkanto, (Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium), Operational Management Solutions (Chaumont Gistoux, Belgium) (represented by: R. Jafferali and R. van Melsen, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Aresu, J. Estrada de Solà and A. Katsimerou, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision of the Commission of 27 November 2018 rejecting the tender submitted by the consortium formed by the applicants in the call for tenders EuropeAid/139729/DH/SER/BE relating to the planning, preparation, promotion and implementation of the ‘European Development Days’ event for its Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, and awarding that contract to another tenderer.

Operative part of the order







1.



There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present action.











2.



The European Commission is ordered to pay the costs, including those relating to the interlocutory proceedings, with the exception of those relating to the application by Pomilio Blumm Srl for leave to intervene in the interlocutory proceedings.











3.



Phrenos SPRL, Akkanto, Operational Management Solutions, the Commission and Pomilio Blumm shall bear their own costs relating to the application by Pomilio Blumm Srl for leave to intervene in the interlocutory proceedings.







(1)  OJ C 72, 25.2.2019.
Composition of the Grand Chamber
Date: 2019-05-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of members, judge, president of an institution, vice-president of an institution








C_2019172EN.01000201.xml










20.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 172/2






Composition of the Grand Chamber
(2019/C 172/02)
On 10 April 2019, the General Court decided that, in respect of the period from and including 26 September 2019 to 31 August 2022 and pursuant to Article 15(2) of the Rules of Procedure, the fifteen judges composing the Grand Chamber shall be the President of the General Court, the Vice-President, two Presidents of Chambers designated on a rotational basis, the judges of the three-judge chamber before which the case was initially brought and the two judges which should have completed that three-judge chamber were the case to have been assigned to a five-judge chamber, and six judges designated on a rotational basis from among all the judges of the General Court with the exclusion of the Presidents of Chambers, according to, alternately, the order provided for in Article 8 of the Rules of Procedure and that order in reverse.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-05-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019171EN.01000501.xml










20.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

17 May 2019
(2019/C 171/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1172 




JPY


Japanese yen


122,34 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4677 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87595 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7660 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1283 




ISK


Iceland króna


137,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7953 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,753 




HUF


Hungarian forint


326,38 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3031 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7626 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,7659 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6239 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5074 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7694 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7107 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5365 




KRW


South Korean won


1 334,38 




ZAR


South African rand


16,0667 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7245 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4293 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 143,54 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6721 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,908 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,1926 




THB


Thai baht


35,499 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5286 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4336 




INR


Indian rupee


78,4330 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-310/19: Action brought on 20 May 2019 — BRF Singapore Foods v EUIPO — Tipiak (SADIA)
Date: 2019-05-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, foodstuff, fruit, milk product, processed food product, processed foodstuff, provision of services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vegetable








C_2019246EN.01003301.xml










22.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 246/33






Action brought on 20 May 2019 — BRF Singapore Foods v EUIPO — Tipiak (SADIA)
(Case T-310/19)
(2019/C 246/35)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: BRF Singapore Foods Pte Ltd (Singapore, Singapore) (represented by: C. Mateu, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Tipiak (Saint-Aignan de Grand Lieu, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark SADIA — Application for registration No 12 084 273

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 March 2019 in Case R 1857/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order Tipiak to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of general EU principles of the sound administration and equal treatment;










—


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










—


Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-685/18: Order of the General Court of 20 May 2019 — Apple v EUIPO — Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Withdrawal of the application for registration — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2019-05-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, computer equipment, consultancy, education, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2019246EN.01002401.xml










22.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 246/24






Order of the General Court of 20 May 2019 — Apple v EUIPO — Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)
(Case T-685/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Withdrawal of the application for registration - No need to adjudicate)
(2019/C 246/25)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California, United States) (represented by: J. Olsen and P. Andreottola, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication SCRL (La Hulpe, Belgium) (represented by: G. Glas, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 August 2018 (Case R 476/2018-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication SCRL and Apple Inc.

Operative part of the order







1.



There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.











2.



Apple Inc. and Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication SCRL shall each bear their own costs and shall each pay half of the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).







(1)  OJ C 25, 21.1.2019.
Case T-307/19: Action brought on 20 May 2019 — SQlab v EUIPO (Innerbarend)
Date: 2019-05-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, two-wheeled vehicle








C_2019230EN.01006001.xml










8.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 230/60






Action brought on 20 May 2019 — SQlab v EUIPO (Innerbarend)
(Case T-307/19)
(2019/C 230/74)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: SQlab GmbH (Taufkirchen, Germany) (represented by: A. Koelle, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for EU word mark Innerbarend — Application for registration No 15 442 635

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 March 2019 in Case R 2180/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


amend the contested decision to the effect that the action is well founded and the EU trade mark ‘Innerbarend’ is to be registered in Class 12;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


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