do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1036 of 18 June 2019 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Zagorski mlinci’ (PGI)
Date: 2019-06-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: County of Krapina-Zagorje, County of Varaždin, County of Zagreb, Croatia, bread, designation of origin, labelling, product designation








L_2019168EN.01000101.xml










25.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 168/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1036
of 18 June 2019
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Zagorski mlinci’ (PGI)


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)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Croatia's application to register the name ‘Zagorski mlinci’ 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 ‘Zagorski mlinci’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Zagorski mlinci’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 2.3. — bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares, 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, 18 June 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 464, 27.12.2018, p. 7.

(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).
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) 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 — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
Date: 2019-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Balearic Islands, Community of Madrid, Spain, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2019207EN.01001202.xml










18.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/12






Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) 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
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(2019/C 207/05)






Member State


Spain




Concerned route


Menorca-Madrid




Period of validity of the contract


From 1 November 2019 to 30 April 2020 and from 1 November 2020 to 30 April 2021




Deadline for submission of tenders


2 months following the date of publication of this notice




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained







Ministerio de Fomento




Dirección General de Aviación Civil




Subdirección General de Transporte Aéreo




Paseo de la Castellana 67




28071 Madrid




ESPAÑA




Email: osp.dgac@fomento.es
Case C-463/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil de prud’hommes de Metz (France) lodged on 18 June 2019 — Syndicat CFTC du personnel de la Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie de la Moselle v Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie de Moselle
Date: 2019-06-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: collective agreement, equal treatment, gender equality, maternity leave, paid leave, public service employee, single parent, unpaid leave








C_2019280EN.01002901.xml










19.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/29






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil de prud’hommes de Metz (France) lodged on 18 June 2019 — Syndicat CFTC du personnel de la Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie de la Moselle v Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie de Moselle
(Case C-463/19)
(2019/C 280/39)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil de prud’hommes de Metz

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Syndicat CFTC du personnel de la Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie de la Moselle

Defendant: Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie de Moselle

Other party: Mission nationale de contrôle et d’audit des organismes de sécurité sociale

Question referred

Should Directive 2006/54/EC (1) read in conjunction with Articles 8 and 157 TFEU, the general EU law principles of equal treatment and of the prohibition of discrimination, and Articles 20, 21(1) and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, be interpreted as meaning that the provisions of Article 46 of the French national collective agreement for social security bodies, which grant female employees of social security organisations raising children on their own three months leave with half pay, one and a half months leave with full pay and unpaid leave of up to a year after maternity leave, are excluded from the scope of application of that directive?


(1)  Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast) (OJ 2006 L 204, p. 23).
Case C-466/19 P: Appeal brought on 18 June 2019 by Qualcomm, Inc., Qualcomm Europe, Inc. against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 9 April 2019 in Case T-371/17: Qualcomm and Qualcomm Europe v Commission
Date: 2019-06-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: competition policy, control of restrictive practices, electronic component, electronic device, restriction on competition, sanction (EU)








C_2019263EN.01003601.xml










5.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/36






Appeal brought on 18 June 2019 by Qualcomm, Inc., Qualcomm Europe, Inc. against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 9 April 2019 in Case T-371/17: Qualcomm and Qualcomm Europe v Commission
(Case C-466/19 P)
(2019/C 263/41)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Qualcomm, Inc., Qualcomm Europe, Inc. (represented by: M. Pinto de Lemos Fermiano Rato, advogado, M. Davilla, dikigoros)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellants claim that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment under appeal;










—


annul Commission Decision C(2017) 2258 final of 31 March 2017 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 18(3) and to Article 24(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (1) in Case AT.39711 — Qualcomm (Predation) (the ‘Decision’);










—


in the alternative, refer the case back to the General Court for determination in accordance with the judgment of the Court of Justice, and










—


order the European Commission to pay the appellant’s costs before the Court of Justice and the General Court.





Pleas in law and main arguments


First plea in law: the General Court failed to address arguments raised by the appellant.

Second plea in law: the finding that the Decision was adequately reasoned is based on manifest errors of fact, of law and inadequate reasoning.

Third plea in law: the finding that the information requested by the Decision was necessary is based on manifest errors of law and fact, a distortion of the evidence, inadequate reasoning, and a failure to consider all the relevant evidence.

Fourth plea in law: the finding that the information requested by the Decision was proportionate is based on manifest errors of fact, a distortion of the evidence, and inadequate reasoning.

Fifth plea in law: the General Court misapplied the rules governing the burden of proof regarding alleged infringements of Article 102 TFEU.

Sixth plea in law: the General Court made findings that infringe the right to avoid self-incrimination.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ 2003, L 1, p. 1).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019207EN.01000801.xml










18.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/8






Euro exchange rates (1)

17 June 2019
(2019/C 207/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1234 




JPY


Japanese yen


122,06 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4674 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89208 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6495 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1214 




ISK


Iceland króna


141,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7938 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,560 




HUF


Hungarian forint


322,29 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2605 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7280 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,5950 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6355 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5069 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7963 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7259 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5400 




KRW


South Korean won


1 333,25 




ZAR


South African rand


16,6463 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7794 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4055 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 103,94 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6913 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,703 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,1432 




THB


Thai baht


35,196 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3796 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,5292 




INR


Indian rupee


78,5770 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) 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 — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Andalusia, Melilla, Spain, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2019207EN.01001201.xml










18.6.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/12






Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) 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
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 207/04)






Member State


Spain




Concerned route


Melilla-Almería/Granada/Sevilla




Period of validity of the contract


From 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020




Deadline for submission of tenders


2 months following the date of publication of this notice




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained







Ministerio de Fomento




Dirección General de Aviación Civil




Subdirección General de Transporte Aéreo




Paseo de la Castellana 67




28071 Madrid




ESPAÑA




Email: osp.dgac@fomento.es
Case C-591/17: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 June 2019 — Republic of Austria v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 18, 34, 56 and 92 TFEU — Legislation of a Member State prescribing an infrastructure use charge for passenger vehicles — Situation in which owners of vehicles registered in that Member State qualify for relief from motor vehicle tax in an amount corresponding to that charge)
Date: 2019-06-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: charges for use of infrastructure, discrimination on the basis of nationality, freedom to provide services, infringement procedure (EU), measure having equivalent effect, tax relief, vehicle registration, vehicle tax








C_2019270EN.01000401.xml










12.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 270/4






Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 June 2019 — Republic of Austria v Federal Republic of Germany
(Case C-591/17) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Articles 18, 34, 56 and 92 TFEU - Legislation of a Member State prescribing an infrastructure use charge for passenger vehicles - Situation in which owners of vehicles registered in that Member State qualify for relief from motor vehicle tax in an amount corresponding to that charge)
(2019/C 270/04)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Republic of Austria (represented by: G. Hesse, J. Schmoll and C. Drexel, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: T. Henze and S. Eisenberg, acting as Agents, and by C. Hillgruber, Rechtsanwalt)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: J. Langer, J.M. Hoogveld and M.K. Bulterman, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Denmark (represented by: J. Nymann-Lindegren and M. Wolff, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that the Federal Republic of Germany, by introducing the infrastructure use charge for passenger vehicles and by providing, simultaneously, a relief from motor vehicle tax in an amount at least equivalent to the amount of the charge paid, to the benefit of owners of vehicles registered in Germany, failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 18, 34, 56 and 92 TFEU.










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder.










3.


Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay three quarters of the costs incurred by the Republic of Austria and to bear its own costs.










4.


Orders the Republic of Austria to bear one quarter of its own costs.










5.


Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Denmark to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 402, 27.11.2017.
Case T-828/17: Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2019 — Quadri di Cardano v Commission (Civil service — Members of the contract staff — Expatriation allowance — Article 4(1)(b) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations — Recovery of overpayment — Article 85, first paragraph of the Staff Regulations — Patent irregularity)
Date: 2019-06-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: allowances and expenses, contract staff, executive agency, expatriate worker, pay, servant (EU), small and medium-sized enterprises, staff regulations (EU)








C_2019295EN.01002402.xml










2.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 295/24






Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2019 — Quadri di Cardano v Commission
(Case T-828/17) (1)

(Civil service - Members of the contract staff - Expatriation allowance - Article 4(1)(b) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations - Recovery of overpayment - Article 85, first paragraph of the Staff Regulations - Patent irregularity)
(2019/C 295/31)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Alessandro Quadri di Cardano (Alicante, Spain) (represented initially by N. de Montigny and J.-N. Louis, then by N. de Montigny, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by T. Bohr and L. Radu Bouyon, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 270 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision of the European Commission’s Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements (PMO) of 28 February 2017 on the recovery of sums unduly paid to the applicant in respect of the expatriation allowance and annual travel expenses for the period of activity at the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), from 16 May 2014 to 15 July 2016, and, so far as necessary, of the salary slips ‘corrected’ further to that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Dismisses the action;











2.



Orders Mr Alessandro Quadri di Cardano to pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 63, 19.2.2018.
Case T-366/19: Action brought on 18 June 2019 — Sboarina v Parliament
Date: 2019-06-18
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.01006601.xml










5.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/66






Action brought on 18 June 2019 — Sboarina v Parliament
(Case T-366/19)
(2019/C 263/71)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Gabriele Sboarina (Verona, 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 him 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-371/19: Action brought on 18 June 2019 — Itinerant Show Room v EUIPO — Forest (FAKE DUCK)
Date: 2019-06-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, animal skin, clothing, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019263EN.01006801.xml










5.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/68






Action brought on 18 June 2019 — Itinerant Show Room v EUIPO — Forest (FAKE DUCK)
(Case T-371/19)
(2019/C 263/73)
Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Itinerant Show Room Srl (San Giorgio in Bosco, Italy) (represented by: A. Visentin, M. Cartella and B. Cartella, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Forest Srl (Milan, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark FAKE DUCK — Application for registration No 15 912 496

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 April 2019 in Case R 1117/2018-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare the action to be well founded for the reasons set out in the application and, accordingly;










—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to award EU trade mark No 015912496 also for Classes 18 and 25;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


Failure to carry out an assessment of the actual ways the goods are purchased.
Case T-569/18: Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2019 — W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen v EUIPO (Kordes’ Rose Monique) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Kordes’ Rose Monique — Absolute ground for refusal — Mark consisting of a plant variety denomination — Essential elements — Article 7(1)(m) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(m) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2019-06-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, floriculture, horticulture, plant propagation, plant variety right, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019288EN.01005201.xml










26.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 288/52






Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2019 — W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen v EUIPO (Kordes’ Rose Monique)
(Case T-569/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Kordes’ Rose Monique - Absolute ground for refusal - Mark consisting of a plant variety denomination - Essential elements - Article 7(1)(m) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(m) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2019/C 288/66)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG (Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany (represented by: G. Würtenberger, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 April 2017 (Case R 1929/2017-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Kordes’ Rose Monique as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 April 2017 (Case R 1929/2017-1);











2.



Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co. KG in the proceedings before the General Court.







(1)  OJ C 436, 3.12.2018.