do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-460/19: Action brought on 5 July 2019 — Graziani v Parliament
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Bureau of the EP, Italy, Member of the European Parliament, allowances and expenses, equal treatment, national law, pension scheme, principle of legal certainty








C_2019295EN.01007301.xml










2.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 295/73






Action brought on 5 July 2019 — Graziani v Parliament
(Case T-460/19)
(2019/C 295/96)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Carlo Alberto Graziani (Fiesole, Italy) (represented by: M. Merola, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare non-existent or annul in its entirety the measure of which the applicant was informed by means of the contested communication, in which the European Parliament re-determined retirement pension rights and ordered recovery of the amount paid on the basis of the earlier pension calculation;










—


order the European Parliament to refund all the sums unduly withheld, and to pay statutory interest from the date of withholding to the date of payment and order the European Parliament to implement the judgment and undertake all the necessary initiatives, acts or measures to ensure the immediate, full re-establishment of the original pension amount;










—


order the European Parliament to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are similar to those relied on in Case T-389/19, Coppo Gavazzi v Parliament.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at the first meeting on 5 July 2019 concerning a draft decision in Case AT.39711 — Qualcomm (predation) Rapporteur: Spain2019/C 375/04
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU competition policy, European Economic Area, control of restrictive practices, dominant position, electronic component, electronic device, sanction (EU), selling at a loss








C_2019375EN.01001401.xml










6.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 375/14






Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at the first meeting on 5 July 2019 concerning a draft decision in Case
AT.39711 — Qualcomm (predation)
Rapporteur: Spain
(2019/C 375/04)

1.   

The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s definition of the relevant product market defined as the UMTS (baseband) chipset market.



2.   

The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the relevant geographic market for UMTS chipsets is worldwide in scope.



3.   

The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission that, at least from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011, Qualcomm held a dominant position in the relevant market.



4.   

The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission that Qualcomm abused its dominant position on the relevant market by pursuing a predatory pricing strategy towards its two main customers for MBB devices, Huawei and ZTE, between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2011 with the intention to eliminate Icera from the market.



5.   

The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the conduct covered by the draft decision constitutes an abuse of a dominant position that infringes Article 102 TFEU and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement.



6.   

The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s assessment in the draft decision as regards the duration of the infringement.



7.   

The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) agrees with the Commission that Qualcomm shall refrain from repeating any act or conduct covered by the draft decision and from any act or conduct having the same or equivalent object or effect.



8.   

The Advisory Committee (8 Member States) recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
DRAFT General Budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020 - General Introduction - General statement of revenue - Statement of revenue and expenditure by section
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: EU expenditure, budgetary resources, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU)

EN 

  EN 

   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 5.7.2019  COM(2019) 400 final  DRAFT General Budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020  - General Introduction   - General statement of revenue   - Statement of revenue and expenditure by section  
 
 
DOCUMENTS 
DRAFT General Budget 
of the European Union 
for the financial year 2020 

—   General introduction 

—   General statement of revenue 

—   Statement of revenue and expenditure by section:  

—   Section 1:   European Parliament 

—    Section 2:   European Council and Council 

—    Section 3:   European Commission 

—    Section 4:   Court of Justice of the European Union 

—    Section 5:   Court of Auditors 

—    Section 6:   European Economic and Social Committee 

—    Section 7:   Committee of the Regions 

—    Section 8:   European Ombudsman 

—    Section 9:   European Data Protection Supervisor 

—    Section 10: European External Action Service  

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Italy, State aid, control of State aid








C_2019226EN.01000401.xml










5.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 226/4






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty)
(2019/C 226/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


20.05.2019




Aid number


SA.53579 (2019/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


BOLZANO-BOZEN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Criteri per la concessione di aiuti per la rimozione di alberi danneggiati ai sensi dell’art. 48 della legge Provinciale no 21 del 21 ottobre 1996




Legal basis


Criteri per la concessione di aiuti per la rimozione di alberi danneggiati ai sensi dell’art. 48 della legge provinciale 21 ottobre 1996, no 21




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for the prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fire, natural disasters, adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disaster, other adverse climatic events, plant pests and catastrophic events




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 25 (in millions)




Intensity


100  %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority


Ripartizione Foreste — Provincia Autonoma Bolzano
Via Brennero 6




Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.
Case T-503/19: Action brought on 5 July 2019 — Global Brand Holdings v EUIPO (XOXO)
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, cosmetic product, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, leather, optical industry, precious metal, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_2019288EN.01006601.xml










26.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 288/66






Action brought on 5 July 2019 — Global Brand Holdings v EUIPO (XOXO)
(Case T-503/19)
(2019/C 288/81)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Global Brand Holdings LLC (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: D. de Marion de Glatigny, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark XOXO — Application for registration No 17 086 951

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 April 2019 in Case R 1413/2018-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred before the Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


Infringement of the principles of equal treatment and sound administration;










—


Infringement of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-459/19: Action brought on 5 July 2019 — Barbarella v Parliament
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Bureau of the EP, Italy, Member of the European Parliament, allowances and expenses, equal treatment, national law, pension scheme, principle of legal certainty








C_2019295EN.01007202.xml










2.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 295/72






Action brought on 5 July 2019 — Barbarella v Parliament
(Case T-459/19)
(2019/C 295/95)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Carla Barbarella (Magione, Italy) (represented by: M. Merola, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare non-existent or annul in its entirety the measure of which the applicant was informed by means of the contested communication, in which the European Parliament re-determined retirement pension rights and ordered recovery of the amount paid on the basis of the earlier pension calculation;










—


order the European Parliament to refund all the sums unduly withheld, and to pay statutory interest from the date of withholding to the date of payment and order the European Parliament to implement the judgment and undertake all the necessary initiatives, acts or measures to ensure the immediate, full re-establishment of the original pension amount;










—


order the European Parliament to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are similar to those relied on in Case T-389/19, Coppo Gavazzi v Parliament.
Case T-465/19: Action brought on 5 July 2019 — Florio v Parliament
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Bureau of the EP, Italy, Member of the European Parliament, allowances and expenses, equal treatment, national law, pension scheme, principle of legal certainty








C_2019295EN.01007602.xml










2.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 295/76






Action brought on 5 July 2019 — Florio v Parliament
(Case T-465/19)
(2019/C 295/101)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Luigi Andrea Florio (Asti, Italy) (represented by: M. Merola, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare non-existent or annul in its entirety the measure of which the applicant was informed by means of the contested communication, in which the European Parliament re-determined retirement pension rights and ordered recovery of the amount paid on the basis of the earlier pension calculation;










—


order the European Parliament to refund all the sums unduly withheld, and to pay statutory interest from the date of withholding to the date of payment and order the European Parliament to implement the judgment and undertake all the necessary initiatives, acts or measures to ensure the immediate, full re-establishment of the original pension amount;










—


order the European Parliament to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are similar to those relied on in Case T-389/19, Coppo Gavazzi v Parliament.
Corrigendum to Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC (OJ L 252, 16.9.2016)
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: European standard, harmonisation of standards, inland waterway fleet, maritime safety, network of navigable waterways, safety standard, ship's passport, technical specification, technical standard








L_2019181EN.01012301.xml










5.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 181/123







Corrigendum to Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 252 of 16 September 2016
)


On page 133, Article 28:
for:

‘Documents falling within the scope of this Directive and issued by the competent authorities of the Member States under Directive 2006/87/EC before 6 October 2016 shall remain valid until they expire.’,

read:

‘Documents falling within the scope of this Directive and issued by the competent authorities of the Member States under Directive 2006/87/EC before 6 October 2018 shall remain valid until they expire.’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9382 — Toyota Financial Services/Mazda Motor Corporation/SMM Auto Finance) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, merger control, motor vehicle, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2019239EN.01000102.xml










16.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 239/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9382 — Toyota Financial Services/Mazda Motor Corporation/SMM Auto Finance)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 239/02)
On 5 July 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9382. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-513/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy dla Warszawy-Woli w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 5 July 2019 — P. J. v (X) S.A.
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer information, financial derivative, insurance contract, investment, life assurance, venture capital








C_2020077EN.01001301.xml










9.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 77/13






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy dla Warszawy-Woli w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 5 July 2019 — P. J. v (X) S.A.
(Case C-513/19)
(2020/C 77/18)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Rejonowy dla Warszawy-Woli w Warszawie

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: P.J.

Defendant: (X) S.A.
By order of 7 November 2019, the Court of Justice (Ninth Chamber) ruled that the request for a preliminary ruling is manifestly inadmissible.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting of 5 July 2019 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case AT.40432 — Character Merchandise Rapporteur: Slovenia (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 386/06
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU competition policy, European Economic Area, control of restrictive practices, goods and services, intellectual property, merchandising, restriction on competition, restrictive trade practice, sale, sanction (EU)








C_2019386EN.01002101.xml










14.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 386/21






Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting of 5 July 2019 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case AT.40432 — Character Merchandise
Rapporteur: Slovenia
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 386/06)

1.   

The Advisory Committee (7 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the conduct covered by the draft decision constitutes an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.



2.   

The Advisory Committee (7 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s assessment in the draft decision as regards the duration of the infringement.



3.   

The Advisory Committee (7 Member States) agrees with the Commission that a fine should be imposed on the addressees of the draft decision.



4.   

The Advisory Committee (7 Member States) agrees with the Commission on the final amount of the fine, including its reduction based on paragraph 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.



5.   

The Advisory Committee (7 Member States) recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9422 — Leonard Green &amp; Partners/Ares Management Corporation/Press Ganey Associates) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, health care, investment company, merger control, performance measurement, provision of services








C_2019225EN.01003101.xml










5.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 225/31






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9422 — Leonard Green & Partners/Ares Management Corporation/Press Ganey Associates)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 225/04)

1.   
On 28 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:






—


Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (‘LGP’, USA),










—


Ares Management Corporation (‘Ares’, USA),










—


Press Ganey Associates, Inc. (‘Press Ganey’, USA)




LGP and Ares acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Press Ganey.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for LGP: private equity investment firm primarily investing in companies providing services, including consumer, business and healthcare services, as well as retail, distribution and industrials,
—   for Ares: alternative asset manager holding interests in the credit, private equity, and real estate markets,
—   for Press Ganey: provision of patient experience measurement, performance analytics and strategic advisory solutions for health care organizations across the continuum of care, mainly in the USA.


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.9422 — Leonard Green & Partners/Ares Management Corporation/Press Ganey Associates
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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9357 – FIS/Worldpay) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 210/02
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, financial services, merger control, payment system, provision of services








C_2020210EN.01002401.xml










24.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/24






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9357 – FIS/Worldpay)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 210/02)
On 5 July 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9357. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019225EN.01003001.xml










5.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 225/30






Euro exchange rates (1)

4 July 2019
(2019/C 225/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1288 




JPY


Japanese yen


121,65 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4633 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89730 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5208 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1120 




ISK


Iceland króna


141,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6298 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,434 




HUF


Hungarian forint


322,82 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2439 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7188 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,3237 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6076 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4749 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7899 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6888 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5307 




KRW


South Korean won


1 319,51 




ZAR


South African rand


15,7869 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7567 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3985 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 961,23 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6653 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,683 




RUB


Russian rouble


71,5913 




THB


Thai baht


34,603 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3098 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4305 




INR


Indian rupee


77,3335 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.