do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-189/18: Order of the General Court of 25 November 2019 – Lipitalia 2000 and Assograssi v Commission
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: agricultural by-product, animal product, equal treatment, export (EU), export restriction, health control, organic fertiliser, principle of proportionality, third country, veterinary inspection








C_2020027EN.01007201.xml










27.1.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/72






Order of the General Court of 25 November 2019 – Lipitalia 2000 and Assograssi v Commission
(Case T-189/18) (1)

(2020/C 27/73)
Language of the case: Italian
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 166, 14.5.2018.
Euro exchange ratesSource: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 22 November 20192019/C 398/02
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019398EN.01000201.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

22 November 2019
(2019/C 398/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1058 




JPY


Japanese yen


120,03 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4727 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85980 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6265 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0994 




ISK


Iceland króna


136,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,1083 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,513 




HUF


Hungarian forint


334,29 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2977 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7741 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,3119 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6287 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4679 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6525 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7236 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5072 




KRW


South Korean won


1 303,07 




ZAR


South African rand


16,2718 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7834 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4365 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 575,19 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6123 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,235 




RUB


Russian rouble


70,4361 




THB


Thai baht


33,390 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,6313 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4472 




INR


Indian rupee


79,2710 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Decision (EU) 2019/1967 of 25 November 2019 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Italy, appointment of members








L_2019307EN.01002701.xml










28.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 307/27








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1967
of 25 November 2019
         
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Italian Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Vito SANTARSIERO,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Mr Vito BARDI, Presidente della Regione Basilicata.







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




Done at Brussels, 25 November 2019.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Case C-867/19 P: Appeal brought on 25 November 2019 by Confédération nationale du Crédit Mutuel against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 24 September 2019 in Case T-13/18, Crédit mutuel Arkéa v EUIPO — Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel (Crédit Mutuel)
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, consultancy, electronic banking, financial services, insurance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020095EN.01001302.xml










23.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 95/13






Appeal brought on 25 November 2019 by Confédération nationale du Crédit Mutuel against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 24 September 2019 in Case T-13/18, Crédit mutuel Arkéa v EUIPO — Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel (Crédit Mutuel)
(Case C-867/19 P)
(2020/C 95/13)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Confédération nationale du Crédit Mutuel (represented by B. Moreau-Margotin, M. Merli, C. Thomas-Raquin, M. Le Guerer, avocats)

Other parties to the proceedings: Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
By order of 13 February 2020, the Court of Justice (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) ruled that the appeal should not be allowed to proceed.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1943 of 25 November 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism








LI2019303EN.01000101.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


LI 303/1








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1943
of 25 November 2019
         
implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1686
imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda
and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 of 20 September 2016 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 20 September 2016 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.












(2)


In view of the continued threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them, one person should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.












(3)


Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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, 25 November 2019.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 1.




ANNEX
The following entry is added to the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686:






‘5.


Guillaume PIROTTE; date of birth: 7 June 1994; place of birth: Grasse (France); nationality: French.’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9502 — Synthomer/Omnova Solutions) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 398/03
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control, special chemicals








C_2019398EN.01000301.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/3






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9502 — Synthomer/Omnova Solutions)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 398/03)

1.   
On 15 November 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Synthomer plc (‘Synthomer’, UK),










—


Omnova Solutions, Inc (‘Omnova’, USA).




Synthomer acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Omnova.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 3 July 2019.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Synthomer develops and manufactures speciality chemicals for use in a variety of applications including medical gloves, paper, carpet, bedding, footwear, coatings, adhesives and cement. Synthomer’s activities are mainly focused on Europe,










—


Omnova develops and manufactures specialty chemicals and thermoplastic films for a variety of applications through its Specialty Solutions and Performance materials divisions. Omnova’s activities are predominantly based in North America.






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.9502 — Synthomer/Omnova Solutions
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’).
Council Decision (EU) 2019/1986 of 25 November 2019 appointing five members and one alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Poland of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Poland, appointment of members








L_2019308EN.01009401.xml










29.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 308/94








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1986
of 25 November 2019
         
appointing five members and one alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Poland of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Polish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


Five members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Paweł ADAMOWICZ, Mr Lech JAWORSKI, Mr Zbigniew PODRAZA, Mr Dariusz Zygmunt WRÓBEL and Mr Stanisław SZWABSKI.












(3)


An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the appointment of Ms Hanna ZDANOWSKA as a member of the Committee of the Regions,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






(a)


as members:






—


Mr Mariusz Rafał FRANKOWSKI, Councillor of the capital city of Warsaw,










—


Mr Krzysztof MATYJASZCZYK, President of Częstochowa,










—


Mr Rafał Kazimierz TRZASKOWSKI, President of the capital city of Warsaw,











—


Mr Artur Michał TUSIŃSKI, Mayor of Podkowa Leśna,










—


Ms Hanna ZDANOWSKA, President of Łodź,








and






(b)


as an alternate member:






—


Ms Aleksandra DULKIEWICZ, President of Gdańsk.











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




Done at Brussels, 25 November 2019.


For the Council


The President

F. MOGHERINI
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9553 — Domo Investment Group/Solvay’s EEA EP and P&I Business) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 434/01
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, plastics industry








C_2019434EN.01000101.xml










27.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 434/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9553 — Domo Investment Group/Solvay’s EEA EP and P&I Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 434/01)
On 25 November 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 32019M9553. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9557 — Swisscom/AMAG Group/Zürich Insurance Group/autoSense) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 408/01
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, maintenance, merger control, motor vehicle industry, provision of services, rental business, telecommunications








C_2019408EN.01000101.xml










4.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 408/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9557 — Swisscom/AMAG Group/Zürich Insurance Group/autoSense)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 408/01)
On 25 November 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 German 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 32019M9557. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-810/19: Action brought on 25 November 2019 – Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management v EUIPO – Yiwu Dearbody Cosmetics (BODYSECRETS)
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing industry, cosmetic product, dietary product, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020045EN.01008101.xml










10.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/81






Action brought on 25 November 2019 – Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management v EUIPO – Yiwu Dearbody Cosmetics (BODYSECRETS)
(Case T-810/19)
(2020/C 45/67)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc. (Reynoldsburg, Ohio, United States) (represented by: J. Dickerson, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Yiwu Dearbody Cosmetics Co.Ltd (Yiwu City, China)

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: European Union figurative mark BODYSECRETS – European Union trade mark No 13 921 978

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 September 2019 in Case R 2422/2018-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


authorize the declaration of invalidity of EU trade mark registration No 13 921 978;










—


order the proprietor to pay the costs of the action.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) in conjunction with Articles 7(1)(b), 7(1)(c) and 7(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case C-856/19: Action brought on 25 November 2019 — European Commission v Hungary
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: excise duty, national implementing measure, tax harmonisation, tobacco, tobacco industry








C_2020019EN.01003701.xml










20.1.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/37






Action brought on 25 November 2019 — European Commission v Hungary
(Case C-856/19)
(2020/C 19/39)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: C. Perrin and A. Sipos, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Hungary

Form of order sought

The Commission claims that the Court should:






—


declare that Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 10(2) and (3) of Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco, (1) by levying, after the expiration of the transitional period granted until 31 December 2017, an overall excise duty of less than 60 % of the weighted average retail selling price of cigarettes released for consumption and levying an excise duty of less than EUR 115 per 1 000 cigarettes.










—


order Hungary to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

Pursuant to Article 10(2) of Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco, as of 1 January 2014, the overall excise duty on cigarettes is to represent at least 60 % of the weighted average retail selling price of cigarettes released for consumption, unless the excise duty levied amounts to at least EUR 115 per 1 000 cigarettes. Since Hungary levies an excise duty of less than EUR 115 per 1 000 cigarettes, that Member State is required to establish an excise duty at a rate equivalent to or greater than 60 % of the weighted average price.
The third subparagraph of Article 10(2) of Directive 2011/64/EU granted Hungary and seven other Member States a transitional period until 31 December 2017 in order to reach that rate of excise duty. Under Article 10(2) and (3) of Directive 2011/64/EU, those Member States were required to reach the abovementioned excise duty thresholds by the end of that period.
The Commission claims that, at the end of the transitional period, Hungary did not reach the excise duty thresholds set out in Article 10(2) and (3) of Directive 2011/64/EU and that, as of 31 December 2017, that Member State continues to levy an excise duty that is below the thresholds established in that directive.


(1)  Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco (OJ 2011 L 176, p. 24).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9584 — Hutchinson/PFW Aerospace) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 398/04
Date: 2019-11-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, economic concentration, merger control, rubber industry








C_2019398EN.01000501.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9584 — Hutchinson/PFW Aerospace)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 398/04)

1.   
On 15 November 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:






—


Hutchinson Holding GmbH (‘Hutchinson’, Germany), controlled by TOTAL S.A. (France),










—


PFW Aerospace GmbH, (‘PFW’, Germany).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Hutchinson: worldwide supply of premium elastomer products, including sealing solutions, vibration, acoustic and thermal insulation and fluid transfer systems for the aerospace industry,










—


for PFW: worldwide supply of tubes and ducts for the aerospace industry, as well as aerostructure components.






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.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9584 — Hutchinson/PFW Aerospace
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’).