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Case T-527/16: Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — Tàpias v Council (Civil Service — Reform of the Staff Regulations and of the CEOS that entered into force on 1 January 2014 — Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1023/2013 — Solidarity levy applicable from 1 January 2014 — Suspension of application of the method for updating remuneration for 2013 and 2014)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, remuneration of work, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU), wage determination








C_2020036EN.01002401.xml










3.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 36/24






Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — Tàpias v Council
(Case T-527/16) (1)

(Civil Service - Reform of the Staff Regulations and of the CEOS that entered into force on 1 January 2014 - Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1023/2013 - Solidarity levy applicable from 1 January 2014 - Suspension of application of the method for updating remuneration for 2013 and 2014)
(2020/C 36/28)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Margarita Tàpias (Wavre, Belgium) (represented by: L. Levi and N. Flandin, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and R. Meyer, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Parliament (represented by: E. Taneva and M. Ecker, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision fixing the applicant’s remuneration for January 2014, as given specific expression in the salary slip for that month sent to her on 14 January 2014, which is the first salary slip to apply, with regard to the applicant, Article 65(4) and Article 66a of the Staff Regulations stemming from Article 1(44) and (46) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 (OJ 2013 L 287, p.15) providing, respectively, for the suspension of the application of the method for updating remuneration for 2013 and 2014 and the introduction of a solidarity levy from 1 January 2014.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Dismisses the action;











2.



Orders Ms Margarita Tàpias to pay the costs;











3.



Orders the European Parliament to bear its own costs.







(1)  OJ C 7, 12.1.2015 (case initially registered before the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union under number F-121/14 and transferred to the General Court of the European Union on 1 September 2016).
Corrigendum to Recommendation of the European Systemic Risk Board of 26 September 2019 on exchange and collection of information for macroprudential purposes on branches of credit institutions having their head office in another Member State or in a third country (ESRB/2019/18) (Official Journal of the European Union C 412 of 9 December 2019) 2019/C 419/12
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: European Systemic Risk Board
Subjects: EU Member State, EU banking union, branch, credit institution, data collection, exchange of information, financial risk, head office, third country








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12.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 419/24






Corrigendum to Recommendation of the European Systemic Risk Board of 26 September 2019 on exchange and collection of information for macroprudential purposes on branches of credit institutions having their head office in another Member State or in a third country (ESRB/2019/18)

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 412 of 9 December 2019
)

(2019/C 419/12)
On the cover page and on page 1, in the heading:
for:

‘EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK’,

read:

‘EUROPEAN SYSTEMIC RISK BOARD’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9602 — Banco Santander/Allianz Popular) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 419/08
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, financial services, insurance, investment company, merger control








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12.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 419/15






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9602 — Banco Santander/Allianz Popular)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 419/08)

1.   
On 4 December 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:






—


Banco Santander, S.A. (‘Banco Santander’, Spain),










—


Allianz Popular, S.L. (‘Allianz Popular’, Spain),




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Santander: mainly active in retail banking, treasury and insurance,










—


for Allianz Popular: Insurance, pension funds and asset management sectors in Spain. It is currently jointly controlled by Banco Santander and Allianz Europe, a subsidiary of Allianz SE (‘Allianz’).






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.9602 — Banco Santander/Allianz Popular
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.
Case C-910/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) lodged on 12 December 2019 — Bankia, S. A. v Unión Mutua Asistencial de Seguros (UMAS)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: advertising, civil liability, consumer information, dissemination of information, issue of securities, publication, right of action, securities








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23.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 95/14






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) lodged on 12 December 2019 — Bankia, S. A. v Unión Mutua Asistencial de Seguros (UMAS)
(Case C-910/19)
(2020/C 95/15)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Supremo

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Bankia, S. A.

Defendant: Unión Mutua Asistencial de Seguros (UMAS)

Questions referred

With regard to the interpretation of Article 3(2) and Article 6 of Directive 2003/71/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and amending Directive 2001/34/EC:






1.


When an offer of shares to the public for subscription is directed at both retail and qualified investors, and a prospectus is issued for the retail investors, is an action for damages arising from the prospectus available to both kinds of investor or only to retail investors?










2.


In the event that the answer to the first question is that it is also available to qualified investors, is it possible to assess the extent to which they were aware of the economic situation of the issuer of the offer of shares to the public otherwise than through the prospectus, on the basis of their legal and commercial relations with that issuer (for example, being shareholders of the issuer or members of its management bodies, etc.)?






(1)  OJ 2003, L 345, p. 64
Case C-376/18: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 December 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky — Slovak Republic) — Slovenské elektrárne a.s. v Úrad pre vybrané hospodárske subjekty, formerly Daňový úrad pre vybrané daňové subjekty (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Admissibility — Common rules for the internal market in electricity — Directive 2009/72/EC — Scope — Article 3 — Objectives — Principle of non-discrimination — Special levy on the revenue of entities that are holders of an authorisation to carry on activity in regulated sectors — Electricity sector)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Slovakia, admissibility, domestic market, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy industry, equal treatment, foreign market, price of energy, trade licence








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17.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/3






Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 December 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky — Slovak Republic) — Slovenské elektrárne a.s. v Úrad pre vybrané hospodárske subjekty, formerly Daňový úrad pre vybrané daňové subjekty
(Case C-376/18) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Admissibility - Common rules for the internal market in electricity - Directive 2009/72/EC - Scope - Article 3 - Objectives - Principle of non-discrimination - Special levy on the revenue of entities that are holders of an authorisation to carry on activity in regulated sectors - Electricity sector)
(2020/C 54/03)
Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Slovenské elektrárne a.s.

Defendant: Úrad pre vybrané hospodárske subjekty, formerly Daňový úrad pre vybrané daňové subjekty

Operative part of the judgment

Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC and, in particular, Article 3(1) to (3) and (10) thereof, must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation that establishes a special levy on the revenue, with respect to activities performed both nationally and abroad, of undertakings operating, on the basis of an authorisation issued by a public authority, in various regulated activity sectors, including undertakings that hold an authorisation for supplying electricity issued by the competent national regulatory authority.


(1)  OJ C 285, 13.8.2018.
From farm to fork : the European Green Deal.
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Communication
Subjects: EU environmental policy, circular economy, environmental protection, food safety, organic farming, quality of the environment, sustainable agriculture, sustainable development, sustainable fisheries

From Farm to Fork

The European

Green Deal

European food must remain safe, nutritious and of high quality.
It must be produced with minimum impact on nature.

December 2019

#EUGreenDeal

In EU budget 2021-2027

40% of Common Agriculture Policy  
should contribute to climate action

30% of the maritime fisheries fund 
should contribute to climate objectives

In spring 2020, the Commission will present a Farm to Fork Strategy to:

make sure 
Europeans get 
affordable and 
sustainable food

tackle climate 
change

protect the 
environment

preserve 
biodiversity

increase 
organic 
farming

Farmers and fishermen are key to managing the transition

The  European  Commission  will  work  with  Member  States 
and stakeholders to:

Ensure  the  transition  is  fair  and  just  for  everyone 
working in the European agricultural and maritime sector;

Reduce  significantly  the  dependency,  risk  and  use  of 
chemical pesticides, as well as of fertilisers, antibiotics;

Develop  innovative  farming  and  fishing  techniques 
that protect harvest from pests and diseases.

Farm  to  fork  will  also  help  combat  food  fraud 
by  preventing,  detecting  and  fighting  it  through 
coordination with Member States and non-EU countries.

Imported  food  products  from  third  countries  must  comply  with  the  EU’s  environmental 
standards.

Farm to Fork will contribute to achieving a circular economy – from 
production to consumption:

Better informed 
citizens

More efficient food 
production systems

Circular 
Economy

More sustainable 
processing and 
farm transport

Better storage 
and packaging

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Working with Member States is key: national strategic plans for agriculture should fully reflect 
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Case T-255/19: Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — Baustoffwerke Gebhart & Söhne v EUIPO (BOITON) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark BIOTON — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building materials, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








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3.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 36/31






Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — Baustoffwerke Gebhart & Söhne v EUIPO (BOITON)
(Case T-255/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark BIOTON - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2020/C 36/38)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Baustoffwerke Gebhart & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG (Aichstetten, Germany) (represented by: E. Strauß, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Schäfer and A. Söder, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 February 2019 (Case R 1887/2018-4), relating to an application for registration of the word sign BOITON as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Dismisses the action;











2.



Orders Baustoffwerke Gebhart & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 187, 3.6.2019.