do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019203EN.01000201.xml










17.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 203/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

14 June 2019
(2019/C 203/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1265 




JPY


Japanese yen


121,90 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4676 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89093 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6390 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1211 




ISK


Iceland króna


141,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7728 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,540 




HUF


Hungarian forint


321,53 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2534 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7233 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,6427 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6324 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5018 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8170 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7241 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5403 




KRW


South Korean won


1 333,60 




ZAR


South African rand


16,6529 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7997 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4105 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 128,10 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6981 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,539 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,3880 




THB


Thai baht


35,101 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3423 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,6073 




INR


Indian rupee


78,6080 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-365/19: Action brought on 17 June 2019 — Capraro v Parliament
Date: 2019-06-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Bureau of the EP, Member of the European Parliament, allowances and expenses, damages, equal treatment, legality, pension scheme, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, retroactivity of a law








C_2019263EN.01006501.xml










5.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/65






Action brought on 17 June 2019 — Capraro v Parliament
(Case T-365/19)
(2019/C 263/70)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Patrizia Capraro (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Paniz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the communiqué of the European Parliament Directorate-General for Finance implementing Resolution No 14/2018 of 12 July 2018 of the Office of the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and/or Resolution No 6/2018 of the Presidential Council of the Senate of the Italian Republic, and, in any event,










—


annul the redetermination and recalculation of the life annuity disbursed by the European Parliament;










—


accordingly, declare that the applicant is entitled to the maintenance of the life annuity in question in so far as it was accrued and is being accrued on the basis of the legislation in force prior to Resolution No 14/2018 of the Office of the President of the Italian Chamber [of Deputies] and/or Resolution No 6/2018 of the Presidential Council of the Senate of the Italian Republic, and order the European Parliament to pay her all the sums unduly withheld, adjusted for inflation, together with statutory interest from the date of withholding until the date of payment;










—


order the European Parliament to implement the judgment and immediately to restore in full the original amount of the life annuity, and to pay compensation for all damages if and to the extent that damages are payable to the applicant; and










—


in any event, order the Parliament to pay all costs, lawyers’ fees, plus VAT, taxes, duties and flat-rate charges.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are similar to those relied on in Case T-345/19, Santini v Parliament.
Case T-488/18: Action brought on 17 June 2019 — XC v Commission.
Date: 2019-06-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, competition (EU), discrimination based on disability








C_2019270EN.01002901.xml










12.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 270/29






Action brought on 17 June 2019 — XC v Commission.
(Case T-488/18)
(2019/C 270/31)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: XC (represented by: C. Bottino, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul, pursuant to Article 270 TFEU, the act excluding the applicant from the open competition EPSO/AD/338/17;










—


Annul, pursuant to Article 263(4) TFEU, European Commission decision C(2018) 3969;










—


Annul, pursuant to Article 270 TFEU, the reserve list of open competition EPSO/AD/356/18;










—


Order compensation for harm to the extent determined by the Court and order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law
Concerning the application for annulment, pursuant to Article 270 TFEU of the applicant’s exclusion from open competition EPSO/AD/338/17






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of Articles 3 and 7 of Annex III to the Staff Regulations, as interpreted in particular by the judgment settling Cases T-361/10 Pachitis v Commission and T-587/16 HM v Commission











2.


Second plea in law based on the fact that, according to the applicant, the preparation procedure for the e-tray exercise constitutes an infringement of the obligation of secrecy of the proceedings of the selection board laid down in Article 6 of Annex III to the Staff Regulations.










3.


Third plea in law, based on the fact that the conduct of the e-tray exercise in accordance with the arrangements provided for by EPSO constituted indirect discrimination against the applicant in terms of access and an infringement of the obligation to provide reasonable adjustment.
Concerning the application for annulment, pursuant to Article 263(4) TFEU, of European Commission Decision C(2018) 3969










4.


Fourth plea in law based on the infringement of the principles set out in the judgments in Cases T-516/14 Alexandrou v Commission and C-491/15 P Typke v Commission

Concerning the application for annulment, pursuant to Article 270 TFEU, of the reserve list of open competition EPSO/AD/356/18










5.


Fifth plea in law alleging that EPSO was not entitled to fail to submit its request for re-examination to the selection board within the meaning of point 4.2.2 of the General rules governing open competitions or to take its place in decisions and/or statements of reasons.










6.


Sixth plea in law alleging infringement of the provisions of the Staff Regulations and of the Directive concerning discrimination on the grounds of disability.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/993 of 17 June 2019 repealing Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Republic of Maldives
Date: 2019-06-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Maldives, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, presidential election, rule of law








L_2019160EN.01002501.xml










18.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 160/25








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2019/993
of 17 June 2019
         
repealing Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Republic of Maldives


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 16 July 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006 (1) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Republic of Maldives.












(2)


Further to a review of Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006 in light of its objectives and of the current situation in the Republic of Maldives, the Council has decided to lift the restrictive measures in place.












(3)


Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006 should therefore be repealed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006 is hereby repealed.


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




Done at Luxembourg, 17 June 2019.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006 of 16 July 2018 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Republic of Maldives (OJ L 180, 17.7.2018, p. 24).
Case C-470/19: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court (Ireland) made on 17 June 2019 — Friends of the Irish Environment Limited v Commissioner for Environmental Information
Date: 2019-06-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to the courts, appeal, environmental policy, legal action, limitation of legal proceedings








C_2019280EN.01003001.xml










19.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/30






Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court (Ireland) made on 17 June 2019 — Friends of the Irish Environment Limited v Commissioner for Environmental Information
(Case C-470/19)
(2019/C 280/41)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

High Court (Ireland)

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Friends of the Irish Environment Limited

Respondent: Commissioner for Environmental Information

First Notice Party: The Courts Service of Ireland

Question referred

Is control of access to court records relating to proceedings in which final judgment has been delivered, the period for an appeal has expired and no appeal or further application is pending, but further applications in particular circumstances are possible, an exercise of ‘judicial capacity’ within the meaning of Article 2(2) of Directive 2003/4/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC?


(1)  OJ 2003, L 41, p. 26.
Case C-459/19: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) (United Kingdom) made on 17 June 2019 — Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs v Wellcome Trust Ltd
Date: 2019-06-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, investment company, provision of services, purchase, sale, share, taxpayer








C_2019280EN.01002801.xml










19.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/28






Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) (United Kingdom) made on 17 June 2019 — Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs v Wellcome Trust Ltd
(Case C-459/19)
(2019/C 280/38)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs

Respondent: Wellcome Trust Ltd

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 44 of Directive 2006/112 (1) to be interpreted as meaning that when a taxable person carrying on a non-economic activity consisting of the purchase and sale of shares and other securities in the course of the management of the assets of a charitable trust acquires a supply of investment management services from a person outside of the Community exclusively for the purposes of such activity, it is to be regarded as ‘a taxable person acting as such’?










2.


If Question 1 is answered in the negative and Articles 46 to 49 of the Directive do not apply, does Article 45 of the Directive apply to the supply or does neither Article 44 or Article 45 apply to the supply?






(1)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006, L 347, p. 1).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9370 — Telenor/DNA) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet access provider, economic concentration, merger control, mobile communication, telecommunications industry, television








C_2019203EN.01000601.xml










17.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 203/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9370 — Telenor/DNA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 203/05)

1.   
On 7 June 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:






—


Telenor ASA (‘Telenor’, Norway),










—


DNA Plc (‘DNA’, Finland)




Telenor acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of DNA.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Telenor: telecommunications operator, providing mobile and fixed telecommunications services and TV distribution services in the Nordic region;
—   for DNA: telecommunications operator, providing mobile and fixed telecommunications services, broadband internet services and TV distribution services in Finland.


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.9370 — Telenor/DNA
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’).
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/988 of 17 June 2019 correcting the French language version of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-06-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Translation, European Commission
Subjects: adjuvant, food safety, foodstuff, health risk, market approval, packaging product, plastics, toxic substance








L_2019160EN.01001001.xml










18.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 160/10








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2019/988
of 17 June 2019
         
correcting the French language version of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC (1), in particular Article 5(1)(a), (d), (e), (h), (i) and (j), Article 11(3) and Article 12(6) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The French language version of Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 (2) contains an error as regards the specific migration limit set out in Annex I, Table 1, point 1, row 1052.












(2)


The French language version of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 should therefore be corrected accordingly. The other language versions are not affected.












(3)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

(does not concern the English language)



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, 17 June 2019.


For the Commission


The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1).
Corrigendum to the Notice of initiation concerning the review of the safeguard measures applicable to imports of certain steel products (OJ C 169, 17.5.2019)
Date: 2019-06-17
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: import (EU), iron and steel product, originating product, surveillance concerning imports, tariff quota, third country








C_2019203EN.01001101.xml










17.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 203/11






Corrigendum to the Notice of initiation concerning the review of the safeguard measures applicable to imports of certain steel products
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 169 of 17 May 2019
)
(2019/C 203/07)
On page 12, point 7:

for:


‘A request for an intervention of the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. In principle, the timeframes set out in Section 5.1 to Section 5.3 of this Notice for submissions to the Commission apply mutatis mutandis to requests for intervention to the Hearing Officer. Where such requests are submitted outside the relevant timeframes, the Hearing Officer may also examine the reasons for such late requests, having due regard to the interests of good administration and the timely completion of the investigation.’,


read:


‘A request for an intervention of the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. In principle, the timeframes set out in Section 4.1 to Section 4.3 of this Notice for submissions to the Commission apply mutatis mutandis to requests for intervention to the Hearing Officer. Where such requests are submitted outside the relevant timeframes, the Hearing Officer may also examine the reasons for such late requests, having due regard to the interests of good administration and the timely completion of the investigation.’;

on page 15, Annex:

for:








‘Product Number


Product category




20


Gas pipes




21


Hollow sections




22


Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes




24


Other Seamless Tubes




25


Large welded tubes




27


Non-alloy and other alloy cold finished bars




28


Non Alloy Wire’






read:








‘Product Number


Product category




20


Gas pipes




21


Hollow sections




22


Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes




24


Other Seamless Tubes




25


Large welded tubes




26


Other Welded Pipes




27


Non-alloy and other alloy cold finished bars




28


Non Alloy Wire’
Case T-593/18: Order of the General Court of 17 June 2019 — BS v Parliament (Civil Service — Officials — Notice of modification of pension entitlements — Dependent child allowance — Education allowance — Child suffering from an infirmity preventing him from earning a livelihood — Actual maintenance of the child — Article 2 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations — Recovery of overpayments — Right to good administration — Action for annulment)
Date: 2019-06-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, care of people with disabilities, dependant, disabled person, family benefit, pension scheme, rights of the defence, staff regulations








C_2019399EN.01006001.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/60






Order of the General Court of 17 June 2019 — BS v Parliament
(Case T-593/18) (1)

(Civil Service - Officials - Notice of modification of pension entitlements - Dependent child allowance - Education allowance - Child suffering from an infirmity preventing him from earning a livelihood - Actual maintenance of the child - Article 2 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations - Recovery of overpayments - Right to good administration - Action for annulment)
(2019/C 399/73)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: BS (represented by: M. Maes and J.-N. Louis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented initially by: D. Boytha and T. Lazian, and subsequently by T. Lazian and C. González Argüelles, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU for annulment, first, of the notice of modification of the Applicant’s pension entitlements of 10 August 2017 issued by the Parliament and, secondly, ‘so far as necessary’ of the decision to recover the purported overpayment of EUR 1 589,16 in respect of the months of September, October and November 2017 and of EUR 4 815,16, as shown on the pension slip for December 2017.

Operative part of the order







1.



The action is dismissed.











2.



BS shall bear his own costs and pay those incurred by the European Parliament.







(1)  OJ C 427, 26.11.2018.
Council Regulation (EU) 2019/985 of 17 June 2019 repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1001 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Republic of Maldives
Date: 2019-06-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Maldives, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








L_2019160EN.01000101.xml










18.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 160/1








            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2019/985
of 17 June 2019
         
repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1001 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Republic of Maldives


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/993 of 17 June 2019 repealing Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Republic of Maldives (1),


Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 16 July 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Republic of Maldives. That Decision provided, inter alia, for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies responsible for undermining the rule of law or obstructing an inclusive political solution in the Republic of Maldives, as well as persons and entities responsible for serious human rights violations or abuses in the Republic of Maldives.












(2)


Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1001 (3) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006.












(3)


On 17 June 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/993, repealing Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006.












(4)


These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring their uniform application in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary.












(5)


Regulation (EU) 2018/1001 should therefore be repealed accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/1001 is hereby repealed.


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




Done at Luxembourg, 17 June 2019.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  See page 25 of this Official Journal.

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006 of 16 July 2018 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Republic of Maldives (OJ L 180, 17.7.2018, p. 24).

(3)  Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1001 of 16 July 2018 concerning certain restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Republic of Maldives (OJ L 180, 17.7.2018, p. 1).