do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-797/19 R-II: Order of the President of the General Court of 15 April 2020 — Anglo Austrian AAB and Belegging-Maatschappij ‘Far-East’ v ECB (Interim measures — Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 — Prudential supervision of credit institutions — Decision to withdraw authorisation as a credit institution — Further application — Article 160 of the Rules of Procedure)
Date: 2020-04-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, banking supervision, company in difficulties, company with share capital, credit institution, economic value, ownership, principle of proportionality, share, trade licence








C_2020247EN.01001501.xml










27.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 247/15






Order of the President of the General Court of 15 April 2020 — Anglo Austrian AAB and Belegging-Maatschappij ‘Far-East’ v ECB
(Case T-797/19 R-II)
(Interim measures - Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 - Prudential supervision of credit institutions - Decision to withdraw authorisation as a credit institution - Further application - Article 160 of the Rules of Procedure)
(2020/C 247/22)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicants: Anglo Austrian AAB AG, formerly Anglo Austrian AAB Bank AG (Vienna, Austria), Belegging-Maatschappij ‘Far-East’ BV (Velp, Netherlands) (represented by: M. Fischer, J. Willheim, M. Ketzer and O. H. Behrends, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (represented by: C. Hernández Saseta, E. Yoo and V. Hümpfner, agents)

Re:

Application based on Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking suspension of the implementation of the decision of 14 November 2019, ref: ECB-SSM-2019-AT-8, WHD-2019-0009, by which the European Central Bank withdrew the authorisation of Anglo Austrian AAB Bank AG as a credit institution from the date of notification of the decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the application.










2.


Reserves the costs.
Case T-200/20: Action brought on 15 April 2020 — Stone Brewing v EUIPO — Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) (STONE BREWING)
Date: 2020-04-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, beer, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020201EN.01004301.xml










15.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/43






Action brought on 15 April 2020 — Stone Brewing v EUIPO — Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) (STONE BREWING)
(Case T-200/20)
(2020/C 201/56)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Stone Brewing Co. LLC (Escondido, California, United States) (represented by: M. Kloth, R. Briske and D. Habel, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Ltd (Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union trade mark STONE BREWING — Application for registration No 15 423 668

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 January 2020 in Case R 1524/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


make an award of costs in its favour.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 71(1)(b) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625;










—


Infringement of Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 10(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9817 – Rhône Capital/Maxam) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 122/05
Date: 2020-04-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, explosive, firearms and munitions, investment company, merger control








C_2020122EN.01000501.xml










15.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9817 – Rhône Capital/Maxam)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 122/05)

1.   
On 3 April 2020, 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:






—


Rhône Capital L.L.C. (‘Rhône Capital’, United States),










—


MaxamCorp Holding, S.L. (‘Maxam’, Spain).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Rhône Capital: investment management firm,










—


Maxam: diversified group of companies which are primarily active in the manufacture and supply of civil explosives and initiating systems and related products, services and solutions; ammunition and defence products, services and systems; and recreational hunting and sporting products, such as cartridges and gunpowder, among others.






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.9817 – Rhône Capital/Maxam
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 T-219/20: Action brought on 15 April 2020 — JK v Commission
Date: 2020-04-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU office or agency, harassment at work, psychological harassment, staff regulations (EU)








C_2020209EN.01003201.xml










22.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/32






Action brought on 15 April 2020 — JK v Commission
(Case T-219/20)
(2020/C 209/43)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: JK (represented by: N. de Montigny, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Forms of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of 5 June 2019 of the Director of DG Budget and Administration, Human Resources, of the EEAS rejecting his complaint submitted, on the basis of Article 24 of the Staff Regulations, on 5 February 2019;










—


annul the implied decision of the Appointing Authority of the Commission rejecting his complaint lodged, on the basis of Article 24 of the Staff Regulations, on 5 February 2019;










—


annul, in so far as that decision follows an implied rejection, the decision rejecting the complaint lodged on 4 September 2019 by the applicant and notified on 6 January 2020 by the Director of DG Budget and Administration, Human Resources and Security;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of his action, the applicant puts forward two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging an infringement of Article 12a of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘the Staff Regulations’), an error of law in the assessment of the concept of harassment and, more specifically, in its assessment with regard to the implementation of the institution’s duty to provide assistance under Article 24 of the Staff Regulations and an error of law on the part of the Appointing Authority in rejecting the complaint, before any initiative for an administrative investigation, as regards the significance of the evidence provided in support of his complaint.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging a manifest error of assessment of the evidence submitted in support of the request for assistance in view of the fact that the applicant has provided, through his complaint, sufficient evidence to demonstrate the reality of the attacks to which he was subjected.
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.)) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 122/04
Date: 2020-04-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical compound, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating








C_2020122EN.01000401.xml










15.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/4






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
 (1)

)


(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 122/04)

Decisions granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2020) 2056


8 April 2020


Dichromium tris(chromate)
EC No 246-356-2, CAS No 24613-89-6


Wesco Aircraft EMEA Limited, Lawrence House, Riverside drive, BD19 4DH, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom;


REACH/20/10/0


Use in chemical conversion coating applications by aerospace and defence sector where any of the following key functionalities or properties is necessary for the intended use: corrosion resistance, active corrosion inhibition, adhesion promotion, chemical resistance, layer thickness, electrical properties


22 January 2026


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm
Case C-283/18: Order of the President of the Court of 15 April 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Almería — Spain) — Liliana Beatriz Moya Privitello, Sergio Daniel Martín Durán v Cajas Rurales Unidas, Sociedad Cooperativa de Crédito
Date: 2020-04-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: bank, borrowing, consumer credit, consumer protection, interest, long-term credit, real estate credit








C_2020320EN.01001602.xml










28.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/16






Order of the President of the Court of 15 April 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Almería — Spain) — Liliana Beatriz Moya Privitello, Sergio Daniel Martín Durán v Cajas Rurales Unidas, Sociedad Cooperativa de Crédito
(Case C-283/18) (1)

(2020/C 320/23)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 259, 23.7.2018.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9769 — VW Group/Munich RE Group/JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 419/07
Date: 2020-04-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, information technology industry, insurance company, management, merger control








C_2020419EN.01001701.xml










4.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 419/17






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9769 — VW Group/Munich RE Group/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 419/07)
On 15 April 2020, 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 32020M9769. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Council Decision (EU) 2020/539 of 15 April 2020 replacing the President of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Date: 2020-04-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice (EU), General Court (EU), appointment of members, committee (EU), member of the Court of Justice (EU)








L_2020122EN.01000101.xml










20.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 122/1








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/539
of 15 April 2020
         
replacing the President of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 255 thereof,


Having regard to the initiative of the President of the Court of Justice of 6 March 2020,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a panel was set up in order to give an opinion on candidates’ suitability to perform the duties of Judge and of Advocate-General of the Court of Justice and of the General Court before the Governments of the Member States make the appointments (the ‘panel’).












(2)


By Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/2262 (1), the Council appointed the seven members of the panel for a period of four years, ending on 28 February 2022.












(3)


By letter of 27 February 2020, Mr Christiaan TIMMERMANS, President of the panel, informed the President of the Council of his resignation.












(4)


By letter of 6 March 2020, the President of the Court of Justice proposed the appointment of Mr Allan ROSAS to replace Mr Christiaan TIMMERMANS as President of the panel for the remainder of his term, in accordance with point 3 of the operating rules of the panel as set out in the Annex to Council Decision 2010/124/EU (2),





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Allan ROSAS is hereby appointed President of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union for a period ending on 28 February 2022.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 15 April 2020.


For the Council


The President

G. GRLIĆ RADMAN
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/2262 of 4 December 2017 appointing the members of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (OJ L 324, 8.12.2017, p. 50).

(2)  Council Decision 2010/124/EU of 25 February 2010 relating to the operating rules of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (OJ L 50, 27.2.2010, p. 18).
Case T-682/18: Order of the General Court of 15 April 2020 — Twitter v EUIPO — 123billets and Hachette Filipacchi Presse (PERISCOPE)
Date: 2020-04-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Internet site, registered trade mark, social media, software, trade-mark law








C_2020201EN.01005502.xml










15.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/55






Order of the General Court of 15 April 2020 — Twitter v EUIPO — 123billets and Hachette Filipacchi Presse (PERISCOPE)
(Case T-682/18) (1)

(2020/C 201/71)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Third Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 25, 21.1.2019.
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.)) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 122/03
Date: 2020-04-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical compound, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating








C_2020122EN.01000301.xml










15.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/3






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
 (1)

)



(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 122/03)

Decisions partially granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2020) 2073


1 April 2020


Potassium dichromate
EC No 231-906-6, CAS No 7778-50-9


Brenntag UK Ltd., Green Lane LS19 7XX Leeds, United Kingdom


REACH/20/3/0


Use in formulation of mixtures intended exclusively for use REACH/20/3/1


21 September 2024


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.




REACH/20/3/1


Use for surface treatment of metals (such as aluminium, steel, zinc, magnesium, titanium, alloys), composites and sealings of anodic films for the aerospace sector in the surface treatment processes in which any of the key functionalities listed in the Annex is required


 


 






(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 14 April 2020 2020/C 122/02
Date: 2020-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020122EN.01000201.xml










15.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

14 April 2020
(2020/C 122/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0963 




JPY


Japanese yen


117,66 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4623 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87253 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,9158 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0543 




ISK


Iceland króna


155,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,3118 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,864 




HUF


Hungarian forint


350,70 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5473 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8343 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,4472 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7139 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5257 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4975 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8008 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5521 




KRW


South Korean won


1 332,53 




ZAR


South African rand


20,0255 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7366 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6130 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 229,09 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7508 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,453 




RUB


Russian rouble


80,3923 




THB


Thai baht


35,860 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,6585 




MXN


Mexican peso


25,8485 




INR


Indian rupee


83,4940 






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