do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-224/20: Action brought on 17 April 2020 — FT and Others v Commission
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: debt, equal treatment, principle of legal certainty, remuneration of work, retroactivity of a law, staff regulations (EU), wage determination








C_2020247EN.01001601.xml










27.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 247/16






Action brought on 17 April 2020 — FT and Others v Commission
(Case T-224/20)
(2020/C 247/24)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: FT and 22 other applicants (represented by: J.-N. Louis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul the Commission’s decision establishing the applicants’ remuneration slip for the month of June 2019 inasmuch as it applies, for the first time, the new correction coefficients applicable to their remuneration, with retroactive effect as of 1 August 2018;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of Articles 64 and 65 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘the Staff Regulations’), breach of the principle of equal treatment and a manifest error of assessment. The applicants submit, in that regard, that the Commission has failed to provide them with information enabling them to understand not only the reduction of the correction coefficient applied to their remuneration, but also the retroactive application which generates a particularly large debt.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 85 of the Staff Regulations, of the principle of legal certainty and of the duty to have regard to the welfare of officials. The applicants submit that they that they could not have been aware of the exceptional reduction of the correction coefficient applied to their remuneration for the reference period with retroactive effect. In their opinion, as the conditions laid down by Article 85 of the Staff Regulations have not been met, the Commission cannot request repayment from them of several months’ remuneration on the basis of the adjustment of the correction coefficient with retroactive effect.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9786 – RIL/BP/RBML JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 132/03
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, extraction of oil, fuel, gas industry, merger control, petrochemicals, petroleum exploration, retail selling, soft energy, telecommunications








C_2020132EN.01000301.xml










23.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 132/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9786 – RIL/BP/RBML JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 132/03)
On 17 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 32020M9786. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-202/20: Action brought on 17 April 2020 — Target Brands v EUIPO — The a.r.t. company b&s (ART CLASS)
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, electronic commerce, fancy leather goods and glove-making industry, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_2020201EN.01004401.xml










15.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/44






Action brought on 17 April 2020 — Target Brands v EUIPO — The a.r.t. company b&s (ART CLASS)
(Case T-202/20)
(2020/C 201/57)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Target Brands Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) (represented by: A. Norris, Barrister)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: The a.r.t. company b&s, SA (Quel, Spain)

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 word mark ART CLASS — Application for registration No 16 888 695

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 January 2020 in Case R 1597/2019-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


reject the opposition decision in respect of all of the remaining contested goods;










—


alternatively, remit the matter to the EUIPO for re-consideration;










—


order to pay its costs incurred in connection with this appeal, the appeal before the Board and the Opposition.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council
European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2020 on the decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak (COM(2020)0171 — C9-0096/2020 –2020/2056(BUD))
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financial instrument, European citizenship, commitment of expenditure, coronavirus disease, epidemic, financial year, general budget (EU), public health, public safety








C_2021316EN.01002201.xml










6.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 316/22






P9_TA(2020)0048
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for 2020: immediate measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak
European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2020 on the decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak (COM(2020)0171 — C9-0096/2020 –2020/2056(BUD))
(2021/C 316/10)

The European Parliament,







—


having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2020)0171 — C9-0096/2020),










—


having regard to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,










—


having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 12 thereof,










—


having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, as definitively adopted on 27 November 2019 (3),










—


having regard to Draft amending budget No 2/2020, which the Commission adopted on 2 April 2020 (COM(2020)0170),










—


having regard to Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure,












1.


Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;












2.


Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;












3.


Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and the Commission.






(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884.

(2)  OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 57, 27.2.2020.





ANNEX


DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL


on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak


(The text of this annex is not reproduced here since it corresponds to the final act, Decision (EU) 2020/546.)
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.9547 – Johnson & Johnson/Tachosil) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 124/01
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consumer goods, economic concentration, medical device, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2020124EN.01000101.xml










17.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 124/1






Withdrawal of notification of a concentration
(Case M.9547 – Johnson & Johnson/Tachosil)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 124/01)
Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004
On 19 February 2020, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) (‘Merger Regulation’).
On 25 March 2020, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings (3) under Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation. On 8 April 2020, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification and demonstrated that it abandoned the concentration.


(1)  OJ C 63, 26.2.2020, p. 5.

(2)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 102, 30.3.2020, p. 2.
Joined Cases T-103/19, T-110/19 to T-113/19 and T-116/19 to T-124/19: Order of the General Court of 17 April 2020 — Mende Omalanga and Others v Council
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU restrictive measure, arms control, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, protection of privacy, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2020215EN.01006201.xml










29.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 215/62






Order of the General Court of 17 April 2020 — Mende Omalanga and Others v Council
(Joined Cases T-103/19, T-110/19 to T-113/19 and T-116/19 to T-124/19) (1)

(2020/C 215/72)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the cases T-103/19 and T-112/19 be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 139, 15.4.2019.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9784 – Triton/Renk) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 124/09
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, mechanical engineering, mechanical equipment, merger control








C_2020124EN.01002501.xml










17.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 124/25






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9784 – Triton/Renk)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 124/09)

1.   
On 8 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:






—


Triton Managers V Limited (‘Triton Fund V’, Jersey),










—


RENK AG (‘Renk’, Germany), controlled by Volkswagen AG.




Triton Fund V acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Renk.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Triton Fund V: investing in medium-sized companies headquartered in Central and Northern Europe operating in different markets, with particular focus on three core sectors: business services, industrials and consumer/health,










—


for Renk: manufacturing transmissions for tracked vehicles, suspension systems, test systems, wind gear units and slide bearings, mill gear units, high-speed gear units, extruder gear units, marine propulsion units and couplings.






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.9784 – Triton/Renk
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.
European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2020 on the decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and a reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (COM(2020)0140 — C9-0092/2020 –2020/2053(BUD))
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financial instrument, European Public Prosecutor's Office, commitment of expenditure, coronavirus disease, epidemic, financial year, general budget (EU), migratory movement, refugee








C_2021316EN.01002001.xml










6.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 316/20






P9_TA(2020)0047
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for 2020: immediate measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak; reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office
European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2020 on the decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and a reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (COM(2020)0140 — C9-0092/2020 –2020/2053(BUD))
(2021/C 316/09)

The European Parliament,







—


having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2020)0140 — C9-0092/2020),










—


having regard to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,










—


having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 12 thereof,










—


having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, as definitively adopted on 27 November 2019 (3),










—


having regard to Draft amending budget No 1/2020, which the Commission adopted on 27 March 2020 (COM(2020)0145),










—


having regard to Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure,












1.


Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;












2.


Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;












3.


Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and the Commission.






(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884.

(2)  OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 57, 27.2.2020.





ANNEX


DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL


on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and a reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office


(The text of this annex is not reproduced here since it corresponds to the final act, Decision (EU) 2020/545.)
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union 2020/C 124/04
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, cast-iron, common customs tariff, electrical equipment, wool








C_2020124EN.01000401.xml










17.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 124/4






Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(2020/C 124/04)
Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:
On page 236, the explanatory note to subheading 5106 10 10 is replaced by the following:








‘5106 10 10 




Unbleached





Unbleached wool yarns are yarns made from wool which has been thoroughly cleaned by several processes. They are not bleached, dyed or printed, and therefore still have the natural colouring of the wool.
See also subheading note 1(a) to this section.’;





on page 311, the explanatory note to subheading 7307 19 10 is replaced by the following:








‘7307 19 10 




Of cast iron





This subheading includes fittings of malleable cast iron, which is an intermediate product between lamellar graphite iron (grey iron) and cast steel. Malleable cast iron can be easily cast and becomes tough and malleable after suitable heat treatment. During the heat treatment, the carbon partly disappears or changes its make-up; it finally deposits in the form of nodules which do not impair metallic cohesion to such an extent as the graphite flakes in grey cast iron.
Where the carbon content is 2 % or less by weight, the products are regarded as being of cast steel and fall in subheading 7307 19 90  (see note 1 to this chapter).
See also the explanatory note to subheadings 7307 11 10  and 7307 11 90 , second paragraph.
This subheading also includes fittings of spheroidal graphite cast iron.’;





on page 311, the explanatory note to subheading 7307 19 90 is deleted;
on page 344, the explanatory note to subheading 8481 10 05 is deleted;
on page 362, the explanatory note to subheading 8536 70 00 is replaced by the following:








‘8536 70 00 




Connectors for optical fibres, optical-fibre bundles or cables





See note 7 to this chapter.
See the HS Explanatory Note to heading 8536, (IV).’







(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2)  OJ C 119, 29.3.2019, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 16 April 2020 2020/C 124/03
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020124EN.01000301.xml










17.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 124/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

16 April 2020
(2020/C 124/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0888 




JPY


Japanese yen


117,12 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4619 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87163 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,8895 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0516 




ISK


Iceland króna


156,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4145 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,053 




HUF


Hungarian forint


349,56 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5288 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8373 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,5506 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7266 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5359 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4391 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8210 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5539 




KRW


South Korean won


1 334,51 




ZAR


South African rand


20,2373 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6991 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6010 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 089,80 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7655 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,414 




RUB


Russian rouble


80,6210 




THB


Thai baht


35,560 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,6990 




MXN


Mexican peso


26,2939 




INR


Indian rupee


83,7050 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9592 — Freudenberg/L&B) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 351/01
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, non-woven fabric








C_2020351EN.01000101.xml










21.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 351/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9592 — Freudenberg/L&B)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 351/01)
On 17 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 32020M9592. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) 2020/C 124/07
Date: 2020-04-17
Institutions: The Member States
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, cross-border cooperation, economic and social cohesion, local authority, regional authority, regional cooperation, regional development








C_2020124EN.01002201.xml










17.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 124/22






Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)
(2020/C 124/07)
I.   Name of the EGTC, address and contact point (as it is currently in the EGTC register)





Official name: Interregional Alliance for the Rhine-Alpine Corridor EGTC




Registered office: M1, 4-5, 68161 Mannheim, Germany




Person responsible (Director): Joerg Saalbach




Email address: joerg.saalbach@egtc-rhine-alpine.eu




Internet address of the Grouping: www.egtc-rhine-alpine.eu




II.   New members






Official name: Province Limburg




Postal address: Regierung an der Maas, Limburglaan 10 (Postbox: Box 5700, 6202 MA Maastricht)




Internet address: www.limburg.nl




Type of member: Regional authority




Country: The Netherlands









Official name: Metropolregion Rheinland




Postal address: Ottoplatz 1, 50679 Cologne




Internet address: www.metropolregion-rheinland.de




Type of member: Association of local authorities




Country: Germany









Official name: Ports of Genoa




Postal address: Palazzo San Giorgio, Via della Mercanzia 2, 16124 Genova




Internet address: www.portsofgenoa.com




Type of member: Public undertaking




Country: Italy









Official name: Provincie Vlaams-Brabant




Postal address: Provincieplein 1, 3010 Leuven




Internet address: www.vlaamsbrabant.be




Type of member: Regional authority




Country: Belgium




III.   Members who left the grouping






Official name: Technologie Region Karlsruhe




Postal address: Emmy-Noether-Straße 11, 76131 Karlsruhe




Internet address: https://technologieregion-karlsruhe.de/




Type of member: Public undertaking




Country: Germany