do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2019/2155 of the European Central Bank of 5 December 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1163/2014 on supervisory fees (ECB/2019/37) (Official Journal of the European Union L 327 of 17 December 2019)
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: EU banking union, auditing, bank charges, banking supervision, credit institution, financial intervention, management audit








L_2019330EN.01010601.xml










20.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 330/106







Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2019/2155 of the European Central Bank of 5 December 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1163/2014 on supervisory fees (ECB/2019/37)

(Official Journal of the European Union L 327 of 17 December 2019)


On page 74, Article 2:
for:


                  ‘This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.’,

read:


                  ‘This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2020.’
Case T-870/19: Action brought on 20 December 2019 – Worldwide Spirits Supply v EUIPO – Melfinco (CLEOPATRA QUEEN)
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, tobacco, trade-mark law








C_2020077EN.01005401.xml










9.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 77/54






Action brought on 20 December 2019 – Worldwide Spirits Supply v EUIPO – Melfinco (CLEOPATRA QUEEN)
(Case T-870/19)
(2020/C 77/75)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Worldwide Spirits Supply, Inc. (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: S. Demetriou, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Melfinco S.A. (Schaan, Liechtenstein)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark CLEOPATRA QUEEN – European Union trade mark No 14 027 338

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 October 2019 in Case R 1820/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and reverse the invalidity declaring it null and void;










—


alternatively,










—


substantially alter the content of the contested decision to the extent that the applicant should be invited to produce evidence of genuine use or invited to reach an amicable settlement with Melfinco S.A. in the context of coexistence.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 64(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Euro exchange ratesSource: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 19 December 20192019/C 428/06
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019428EN.01000701.xml










20.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 428/7






Euro exchange rates (1)

19 December 2019
(2019/C 428/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1117 




JPY


Japanese yen


121,73 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4723 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85073 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4780 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0899 




ISK


Iceland króna


137,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9785 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,473 




HUF


Hungarian forint


330,52 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2617 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7710 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,6022 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6188 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4588 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6687 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6898 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5074 




KRW


South Korean won


1 296,60 




ZAR


South African rand


15,9180 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7931 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4398 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 551,77 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6047 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,263 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,4593 




THB


Thai baht


33,568 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5163 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,1158 




INR


Indian rupee


79,0320 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-297/19: Order of the General Court of 20 December 2019 — Dragomir v Commission (Non-contractual liability — Rule of law — Independence of the judiciary — Right to a fair trial — Protection of personal data — Failure by the Commission to adopt measures to ensure that Romania fulfils its obligations — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Romania, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, data protection, data-processing law, independence of the judiciary, infringement procedure (EU), liability, personal data, right to justice, rule of law








C_2020061EN.01004401.xml










24.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 61/44






Order of the General Court of 20 December 2019 — Dragomir v Commission
(Case T-297/19) (1)

(Non-contractual liability - Rule of law - Independence of the judiciary - Right to a fair trial - Protection of personal data - Failure by the Commission to adopt measures to ensure that Romania fulfils its obligations - Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(2020/C 61/56)
Language of the case: Romanian

Parties


Applicant: Daniel Dragomir (Bucharest, Romania) (represented by: R. Chiriță, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito and H. Stancu, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 270 TFEU seeking compensation for the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of the Commission’s failure to fulfil its obligations to ensure that Romania respects the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary and the right to a fair trial and of the Commission’s failure to fulfil its obligations relating to the protection of personal data.

Operative part of the order







1.



The action is dismissed.











2.



Mr Daniel Dragomir shall pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 270, 12.8.2019.
Corrigendum to the Statement of revenue and expenditure of the Community Plant Variety Office for the financial year 2019 (OJ C 193, 7.6.2019)
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: Community Plant Variety Office
Subjects: EU expenditure, budgetary resources, financial year, general budget (EU), publication of accounts








C_2019430EN.01002001.xml










20.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 430/20






Corrigendum to the Statement of revenue and expenditure of the Community Plant Variety Office for the financial year 2019
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 193 of 7 June 2019
)
On page 4, row ‘Grand Total’, in column ‘Appropriations 2018 — Payments’:
for:

‘17 012 092’,

read:

‘17 240 000’.
Case T-154/19: Order of the General Court of 20 December 2019 — ZU v EEAS (Action for annulment — Civil service — Officials — Mission expenses — Act not open to challenge — Act not adversely affecting an official — Irregular nature of the pre-litigation procedure — Premature action — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, admissibility, allowances and expenses








C_2020061EN.01004201.xml










24.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 61/42






Order of the General Court of 20 December 2019 — ZU v EEAS
(Case T-154/19) (1)

(Action for annulment - Civil service - Officials - Mission expenses - Act not open to challenge - Act not adversely affecting an official - Irregular nature of the pre-litigation procedure - Premature action - Inadmissibility)
(2020/C 61/53)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ZU (represented by: C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyer)

Defendant: European External Action Service (represented by: S. Marquardt and R. Spac, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action based on Article 270 TFEU seeking annulment of the part of the decision of 30 November 2018 by which the EEAS Appointing Authority rejected the applicant’s complaint of 27 July 2018, inasmuch as it implicitly refused the request concerning mission expenses submitted by the applicant on 26 February 2018.

Operative part of the order







1.



The action is dismissed as inadmissible.











2.



ZU shall pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 155, 6.5.2019.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9503 — Gardner Denver/Ingersoll Industrials) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 428/09
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical equipment, handling, hydraulic machinery, industrial production, merger control, pump








C_2019428EN.01004101.xml










20.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 428/41






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9503 — Gardner Denver/Ingersoll Industrials)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 428/09)

1.   
On 16 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:






—


Ingersoll-Rand U.S. HoldCo, Inc. (‘IR Industrials’, United States), belonging to the group Ingersoll-Rand plc (Ireland),










—


Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (‘GDI’, United States).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


IR Industrials is the industrial business of Ingersoll-Rand, active in air and gas compressors, blowers, gas systems and services, power tools and material handling systems, as well as utility and consumer low-speed vehicles,










—


GDI is a provider of air and gas compression equipment and aftermarket parts and services sold for industrial, energy and medical industries. GDI designs, manufactures and markets compressors, pumps and blowers, and vacuums for a range of industrial applications.






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.9503 — Gardner Denver/Ingersoll Industrials
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
E-mail: 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9645 — Platinum Equity Group/Cision) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 6/01
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, marketing, merger control, provision of services, public relations








C_2020006EN.01000101.xml










10.1.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 6/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9645 — Platinum Equity Group/Cision)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 6/01)
On 20 December 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 32019M9645. 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.9584 — Hutchinson/PFW Aerospace) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 389/01
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, economic concentration, merger control, rubber industry








C_2020389EN.01000101.xml










16.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 389/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9584 — Hutchinson/PFW Aerospace)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 389/01)
On 20 December 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 32019M9584. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-936/19 P: Appeal brought on 20 December 2019 by Rubik's Brand Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 24 October 2019 in Case T-601/17, Rubik's Brand Ltd v EUIPO — Simba Toys
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_2020201EN.01000702.xml










15.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/7






Appeal brought on 20 December 2019 by Rubik's Brand Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 24 October 2019 in Case T-601/17, Rubik's Brand Ltd v EUIPO — Simba Toys
(Case C-936/19 P)
(2020/C 201/11)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Rubik's Brand Ltd (represented by: K. Szamosi, M. Borbás, ügyvédek)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office, Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG
By order of 23 April 2020, the Court of Justice (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) decided that the appeal should not be allowed to proceed and ordered the appellant to bear its own costs.
Case T-869/19: Action brought on 20 December 2019 — Tetra v EUIPO — Neusta next (Wave)
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, lighting equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020061EN.01005401.xml










24.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 61/54






Action brought on 20 December 2019 — Tetra v EUIPO — Neusta next (Wave)
(Case T-869/19)
(2020/C 61/69)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Tetra GmbH (Melle, Germany) (represented by: E. Kessler, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Neusta next GmbH & Co. KG (Bremen, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark Wave — EU trade mark No 12 324 042

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 October 2019 in Case R 2440/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and the declaration that EU trade mark No 12 324 042 is invalid;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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)
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bavaria, Croatia, Germany, State aid, control of State aid








C_2019429EN.01000101.xml










20.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 429/1






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)
(2019/C 429/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


29.11.2019




Aid number


SA.54668 (2019/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


BAYERN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bayerische Gigabitrichtlinie




Legal basis


Bayerische Haushaltsordnung (BayHO)




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


—




Objective


Broadband infrastructures




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 3 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 500 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


31.12.2018 - 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat
Odeonsplatz 4, 80539 München




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.







Date of adoption of the decision


28.11.2019




Aid number


SA.53628 (2019/N)




Member State


Croatia




Region


HRVATSKA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Revitalisation of district heating in Zagreb




Legal basis


State Aid Act (OG 47/14 and 69/17); Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the European Commission for the use of EU structural and investment funds for growth and employment 2014-2020; Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014-2020; Heat Energy Market Act (OG 80/13, 14/14, 102/14, 95/15, 76/18)




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


HEP-TOPLINARSTVO d.o.o. za proizvodnju i distribuciju toplinske energije (HEP-DISTRICT HEATING d.o.o. for production and distribution of heat)




Objective


Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Energy infrastructures




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: HRK 421,5 (in millions)
Annual budget: HRK 0,4546 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


From 01.01.2020




Economic sectors


Steam and air conditioning supply




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
Miramarska cesta 22




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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9701 — InfraVia/Iliad/Iliad 73) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 428/10
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, provision of services, telecommunications, wholesale trade








C_2019428EN.01004301.xml










20.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 428/43






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9701 — InfraVia/Iliad/Iliad 73)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 428/10)

1.   

On 13 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:






—


Iliad S.A. (‘Iliad’, France),










—


InfraVia Capital Partners (‘InfraVia’, France).




Iliad and InfraVia acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of newly created joint venture.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Iliad: provision of fixed and mobile telephony services, internet access and hosting services,










—


for InfraVia: management of investment funds specialised in the infrastructure sector,










—


for the joint venture: provision of wholesale local access at a fixed location in France.






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.9701 — InfraVia/Iliad/Iliad 73
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.