do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-191/18: Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Rietze v EUIPO — Volkswagen (Motor vehicle VW Caddy Maxi) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing the motor vehicle VW Caddy Maxi — Earlier Community design — Ground for invalidity — Individual character — Informed user — Different overall impression — Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Burden of proof on the applicant for a declaration of invalidity — Requirements relating to the reproduction of an earlier design)
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, light-duty vehicle, motor vehicle








C_2019255EN.01003601.xml










29.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/36






Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Rietze v EUIPO — Volkswagen (Motor vehicle VW Caddy Maxi)
(Case T-191/18) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing the motor vehicle VW Caddy Maxi - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - Individual character - Informed user - Different overall impression - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Burden of proof on the applicant for a declaration of invalidity - Requirements relating to the reproduction of an earlier design)
(2019/C 255/46)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Rietze GmbH & Co. KG (Altdorf, Germany) (represented by: M. Krogmann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: C. Klawitter, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 January 2018 (Case R 1203/2016-3) relating to invalidity proceedings between Rietze and Volkswagen.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



dismisses the action;











2.



orders Rietze GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 161, 7.5.2018.
Case T-61/17: Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Bonnafous v EACEA (Civil service — Contract staff — Dismissal at the end of the probationary period — Normal probationary conditions — Psychological harassment — Principle of sound administration — Duty of care — Rights of the defence — Right to be heard — Manifest error of assessment — Misuse of powers — Liability)
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: abuse of power, contract staff, dismissal, harassment at work, indemnification, probationary period, psychological harassment, rights of the defence, servant (EU)








C_2019255EN.01003401.xml










29.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/34






Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Bonnafous v EACEA
(Case T-61/17) (1)

(Civil service - Contract staff - Dismissal at the end of the probationary period - Normal probationary conditions - Psychological harassment - Principle of sound administration - Duty of care - Rights of the defence - Right to be heard - Manifest error of assessment - Misuse of powers - Liability)
(2019/C 255/43)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Laurence Bonnafous (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by S. Rodrigues and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (represented by H. Monet and V. Kasparian, acting as Agents, and by D. Waelbroeck and A. Duron, lawyers)

Re:

Application based on Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the dismissal decision of 14 November 2016 and of the decision rejecting the applicant’s complaint of 2 June 2017, taken by the EACEA, and second, compensation for the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant following those decisions.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Dismisses the action;











2.



Orders Ms Laurence Bonnafous to pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 374, 6.11.2017.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019191EN.01000101.xml










6.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

5 June 2019
(2019/C 191/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1257 




JPY


Japanese yen


121,96 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4682 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88631 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6255 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1163 




ISK


Iceland króna


139,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7738 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,657 




HUF


Hungarian forint


321,51 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2778 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7243 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,4344 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6114 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5070 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8257 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6943 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5364 




KRW


South Korean won


1 324,33 




ZAR


South African rand


16,5890 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7754 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4155 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 990,01 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6711 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,280 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,3295 




THB


Thai baht


35,302 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3427 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,0886 




INR


Indian rupee


78,0475 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-591/17: Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — EIB v Syria (Arbitration clause — Water Supply Deir Ez Zor Region Loan Agreement No 80310 — Non-performance of the agreement — Repayment of the sums advanced — Default interest — Procedure by default)
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EIB loan, claim, interest, international loan, water supply








C_2019280EN.01003901.xml










19.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/39






Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — EIB v Syria
(Case T-591/17) (1)

(Arbitration clause - Water Supply Deir Ez Zor Region Loan Agreement No 80310 - Non-performance of the agreement - Repayment of the sums advanced - Default interest - Procedure by default)
(2019/C 280/54)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Investment Bank (represented by: initially by P. Chamberlain, T. Gilliams, F. Oxangoiti Briones and J. Shirran, and subsequently by F. Oxangoiti Briones, J. Klein and J. Shirran, acting as Agents, and D. Arts, lawyer, and T. Cusworth, Solicitor)

Defendant: Syrian Arab Republic

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 272 TFEU, seeking an order that the Syrian Arab Republic repay sums due under Water Supply Deir Ez Zor Region Loan Agreement No 80310, plus default interest.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Orders the Syrian Arab Republic to repay the European Union, represented by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the sum of EUR 404 425,58;











2.



Declares that that sum is to bear default interest, on the principle amounts and on the contractual interest, at the annual rate of 3.5%, from 25 August 2017 until the date that payment is made;











3.



Dismisses the action as to the remainder;











4.



Orders the Syrian Arab Republic to pay the costs







(1)  OJ C 369, 30.10.2017.
Notice of open competition
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: EU budget, EU law, Economic and Monetary Union, administrator, competition (EU), competition law, counterfeiting, euro, financial legislation








C_2019191EN.01014301.xml










6.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/143






NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION
(2019/C 191/05)
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competition:






 


EPSO/AD/374/19 – ADMINISTRATORS (AD 7) IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS






1.


Competition Law










2.


Financial Law










3.


Economic and Monetary Union Law










4.


Financial rules applicable to the EU budget










5.


Protection of euro coins against counterfeiting








The competition notice is published in 24 languages in 
Official Journal of the European Union C 191 A of 6 June 2019.
Further information can be found on the EPSO website: https://epso.europa.eu/
Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2019/964 of 6 June 2019 appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, European Economic and Social Committee, appointment of members








L_2019156EN.01000401.xml










13.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 156/4








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2019/964
of 6 June 2019
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, of the European Economic and Social Committee


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Austrian Government,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 18 September 2015 and 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU, Euratom) 2015/1600 (1) and (EU, Euratom) 2015/1790 (2) appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020.












(2)


A member's seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Wolfgang GREIF,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Ms Sophia REISECKER, Leiterin der Abteilung Europa, Konzerne, internationale Beziehungen in der Gewerkschaft der Privatangestellten, Druck, Journalismus, Papier (GPA-djp), is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2020.


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




Done at Luxembourg, 6 June 2019.


For the Council


The President

A. BIRCHALL
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/1600 of 18 September 2015 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020 (OJ L 248, 24.9.2015, p. 53).

(2)  Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/1790 of 1 October 2015 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020 (OJ L 260, 7.10.2015, p. 23).
Council Decision of 6 June 2019 extending the term of office of a Deputy Executive Director of Europol
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Europol, administrator, managing director




C_2019195EN.01000601.xml










11.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/6






COUNCIL DECISION
of 6 June 2019
extending the term of office of a Deputy Executive Director of Europol
(2019/C 195/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA (1), and in particular paragraphs 3 to 5 of Article 54 thereof,
Acting as the authority vested with the power to appoint the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Directors of Europol,
Having regard to the proposal of the Management Board of Europol of 3 May 2018,
Whereas:






(1)


Mr Luis DE EUSEBIO RAMOS was appointed as Deputy Executive Director of Europol by Council Act of 12 March 2015 (2). The term of office of Mr Luis DE EUSEBIO RAMOS is due to expire on 31 July 2019.










(2)


The Deputy Executive Directors of Europol are appointed for a four-year period, extendable once in accordance with Article 54(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/794.










(3)


The decision of the Management Board of Europol of 1 May 2017 sets out the procedure for the extension of the term of office of Deputy Executive Directors of Europol.










(4)


The Management Board informed the European Parliament on 14 May 2018 that it intended to propose to the Council that Mr Luis DE EUSEBIO RAMOS’s term of office be extended.










(5)


The Management Board presented the Council with an opinion proposing that the term of office of Deputy Executive Director of Europol, Mr Luis DE EUSEBIO RAMOS, be extended and that his grade be reclassified as grade AD14.










(6)


On the basis of the proposal submitted by the Management Board, the Council wishes to extend the term of office of Mr Luis DE EUSEBIO RAMOS as Deputy Executive Director of Europol,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
The term of office of Mr Luis DE EUSEBIO RAMOS as Deputy Executive Director of Europol is extended from 1 August 2019 to 31 July 2023 at grade AD 14.


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


Done at Luxembourg, 6 June 2019.


For the Council


The President

A. BIRCHALL




(1)  OJ L 135, 24.5.2016, p. 53.

(2)  Council Act of 12 March 2015 appointing a Deputy Director of Europol (OJ C 88, 14.3.2015, p. 1).
Case T-192/18: Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Rietze v EUIPO — Volkswagen (Motor vehicle VW Caddy) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Registered Community design representing the motor vehicle VW Caddy — Earlier Community design — Ground for invalidity — Individual character — Informed user — Different overall impression — Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Burden of proof on the applicant for a declaration of invalidity — Requirements relating to the reproduction of an earlier design)
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, light-duty vehicle, motor vehicle








C_2019255EN.01003701.xml










29.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/37






Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Rietze v EUIPO — Volkswagen (Motor vehicle VW Caddy)
(Case T-192/18) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Registered Community design representing the motor vehicle VW Caddy - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - Individual character - Informed user - Different overall impression - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Burden of proof on the applicant for a declaration of invalidity - Requirements relating to the reproduction of an earlier design)
(2019/C 255/47)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Rietze GmbH & Co. KG (Altdorf, Germany) (represented by: M. Krogmann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: C. Klawitter, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 January 2018 (Case R 1244/2016-3) relating to invalidity proceedings between Rietze and Volkswagen.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



dismisses the action;











2.



orders Rietze GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 161, 7.5.2018.
Case T-351/19: Action brought on 6 June 2019 — Chypre v EUIPO — Filotas Bellas & Yios (Halloumi Vermion grill cheese M BELAS PREMIUM GREEK DAIRY SINCE 1927)
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cheese, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019263EN.01005602.xml










5.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/56






Action brought on 6 June 2019 — Chypre v EUIPO — Filotas Bellas & Yios (Halloumi Vermion grill cheese M BELAS PREMIUM GREEK DAIRY SINCE 1927)
(Case T-351/19)
(2019/C 263/63)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Republic of Cyprus (represented by: S. Malynicz, QC, S. Baran, Barrister and V. Marsland, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Filotas Bellas & Yios AE (Alexandreia Imathias, Greece)

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: Application for European Union figurative mark Halloumi χαλλούμι Vermion grill cheese M BELAS PREMIUM GREEK DAIRY SINCE 1927 — Application for registration No 12 172 276

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 April 2019 in Case R 2297/2017-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to bear its own costs and pay those of the Applicant for Annulment.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-210/18: Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Porsche v EUIPO — Autec (Cars) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a car — Earlier Community design — Ground for invalidity — No individual character — Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, motor car, motor vehicle








C_2019255EN.01003801.xml










29.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/38






Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Porsche v EUIPO — Autec (Cars)
(Case T-210/18) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a car - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
(2019/C 255/49)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany) (represented by: C. Klawitter, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Autec AG (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: M. Krogmann, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 January 2018 (Case R 941/2016-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Autec AG and Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)



Dismisses the action;











2)



Orders Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG to pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 166, 14.5.2018.
Case T-588/17: Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 –EIB v Syria (Arbitration clause — Euphrates Drainage and Irrigation Loan Agreement No 80211 — Non-performance of the agreement — Repayment of the sums advanced — Default interest — Procedure by default)
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EIB loan, claim, drainage, interest, international loan, irrigation








C_2019280EN.01003601.xml










19.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/36






Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 –EIB v Syria
(Case T-588/17) (1)

(Arbitration clause - Euphrates Drainage and Irrigation Loan Agreement No 80211 - Non-performance of the agreement - Repayment of the sums advanced - Default interest - Procedure by default)
(2019/C 280/51)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Investment Bank (represented by: initially by P. Chamberlain, T. Gilliams, F. Oxangoiti Briones and J. Shirran, and subsequently by F. Oxangoiti Briones, J. Klein and J. Shirran, acting as Agents, and D. Arts, lawyer, and T. Cusworth, Solicitor)

Defendant: Syrian Arab Republic

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 272 TFEU, seeking an order that the Syrian Arab Republic repay sums due under Euphrates Drainage and Irrigation Loan Agreement No 80211, plus default interest

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Orders the Syrian Arab Republic to repay the European Union, represented by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the sum of EUR 2 184 271,58;











2.



Declares that that sum is to bear default interest, on the principle amounts and on the contractual interest, at the annual rate of 3.5%, from 25 August 2017 until the date that payment is made;











3.



Dismisses the action as to the remainder;











4.



Orders the Syrian Arab Republic to pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 369, 30.10.2017.
Case C-223/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 June 2019 — Deichmann SE v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Munich SL (Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Revocation proceedings — Figurative mark representing a cross on the side of a sports shoe — Rejection of the application for revocation)
Date: 2019-06-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, footwear industry, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2019263EN.01001501.xml










5.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/15






Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 June 2019 — Deichmann SE v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Munich SL
(Case C-223/18 P) (1)

(Appeal - EU trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Revocation proceedings - Figurative mark representing a cross on the side of a sports shoe - Rejection of the application for revocation)
(2019/C 263/18)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Deichmann SE (represented by: C. Onken, Rechtsanwältin)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent), Munich SL (represented by: J. Güell Serra and M. del Mar Guix Vilanova, abogados)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Deichmann SE to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 249, 16.7.2018.